Chapter 110: Working For You, And Paying You?

Cloud Water City had a history of several hundred years, older even than the Great Cloud Kingdom itself. It was the most ancient and prosperous city in the Great Cloud Kingdom.

The Five Great Sects, the seven great families, various merchant guilds, and the Mercenary Guild all had branches here.

It took Jiang Taixuan and Li Yuanba two more days to finally reach Cloud Water City, which showed just how far apart the places were.

“Field Master, shall we enter the city directly?” Li Yuanba asked, landing with Jiang Taixuan outside the city walls.

“Of course not. A major city like Cloud Water City certainly has land worth its weight in gold. Buying property inside would require far too much money.” Jiang Taixuan shook his head.

Rather than spending money to buy, it would be better to simply occupy a hilltop; the impact wouldn’t be significant anyway.

Jiang Taixuan found a small hill not far from the city, where several other forces had already established themselves.

“System, construct a branch arena right here.” Jiang Taixuan said.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a golden light emanated from Jiang Taixuan, scanning the small hill. At the foot of the hill, a wooden house appeared. Written on it were the words ‘Gods and Demons Branch Dojo: Specializing in rentals, nurturing… Gods and Demons, one-stop service.’

Jiang Taixuan set up the Teleportation Array inside the Divine Devil Dojo. The dojo space was very large; not only was there room for one array, but a few more would have been no problem.

“Li Yuanba, you watch over the dojo for now. I’m going back.” After saying this, Jiang Taixuan stepped onto the Teleportation Array.

A flash of golden light later, Jiang Taixuan appeared behind the Divine Devil Dojo, where Divine Marquis Zhuge was waiting for him.

“Field Master.” Seeing his arrival, Divine Marquis Zhuge quickly stood up.

“My thanks, Divine Marquis.” Jiang Taixuan nodded, then opened the Celestial Network. “Now, the Divine Devil Dojo offers everyone a money-making opportunity. Any scattered martial artists at or above the Innate Realm can come to the Divine Devil Dojo to go to Cloud Water City and make some money.”

“Make money? Field Master, how do we make money?” A group of Innate Martial Artists hurriedly responded.

Ever since the Divine Devil Dojo appeared, these people basically kept the Celestial Network open at all times, afraid of missing any latest news.

“Establish an Express Delivery Company.” Jiang Taixuan said calmly.

“Express delivery?” The group was confused. What was this express delivery?

“What you need to do is deliver goods and collect payment based on the order. For each delivery you make, you can collect a small delivery fee.” Jiang Taixuan explained, pausing briefly before adding, “This is limited to Cloud Water City and Clear Moon City only.”

“Field Master, we understand it in principle. But what if the other party doesn’t pay?” The Innate Martial Artists hesitated. Cloud Water City was a major city, with Foundation Building cultivators all over the place and quite a few Dao Fruit Martial Artists.

If the other party didn’t pay, what could they possibly do about it?

“Not pay? Who in this world would dare default on a debt to the Divine Devil Dojo?!” Jiang Taixuan said arrogantly, then added with some impatience, “Are you all going to do it or not? If not, I’ll find others.”

“We’ll do it, of course we will.” The Innate Martial Artists quickly agreed.

“Limited to those at or above the Innate Realm. Those below Innate, don’t bother following.” Jiang Taixuan added another line, then waited.

Soon, over a dozen martial artists arrived. These were most of the scattered Innate Realm cultivators; a small portion had already been recruited by the various major powers in Clear Moon City.

“Now, first, let me explain to you what an Express Delivery Company is.” Jiang Taixuan had the Innate Martial Artists sit on the ground and began his explanation.

“Express delivery is very simple. Someone orders something from the Divine Devil Dojo through the Celestial Network. You are responsible for delivering it. Based on the distance and the level of danger, you charge a small delivery fee.”

“Don’t worry. Initially, the deliveries will be within Cloud Water City itself, so there shouldn’t be much danger. However, you must guarantee that the goods are not stolen.” Jiang Taixuan said.

“But, Field Master, Cloud Water City has so many Foundation Building and Dao Fruit cultivators. We are no match for them.” A group of Innate cultivators said helplessly.

Comparing themselves to peers at their own level, they had some confidence. But encountering Foundation Building or Dao Fruit Martial Artists? They wouldn’t even bother saying anything; they’d just accept their fate.

“Initially, if anything happens, the Divine Devil Dojo will take responsibility. But once you become proficient, my Divine Devil Dojo will no longer be responsible for such matters.” Jiang Taixuan stated, pausing briefly before continuing, “If incidents happen later on, you can come to the dojo to rent the services of powerful experts. As commercial partners, I’ll give you a discount.”

The group was pleasantly surprised and quickly agreed: “That works. We’ll do it.”

“Good. Now, let’s discuss the profit distribution. The Divine Devil Dojo will take ten percent of your income.” Jiang Taixuan said seriously.

“Field Master, what do you mean? We work for you, and we have to pay you?” The group of Innate cultivators was dumbfounded. They were just earning a little delivery fee, helping you deliver goods, and now they had to give you ten percent? What kind of business practice was that?

“Ahem.” Jiang Taixuan cleared his throat. “Don’t get excited yet. Listen to my explanation.”

“You can set fees based on distance, difficulty, and the value of the goods. For example, within Cloud Water City, charge a hundred Gold Coins per delivery. Outside Cloud Water City, charge one Yuan Coin. You can discuss and decide on a suitable price.”

Jiang Taixuan waved his hand dismissively, then paused before adding, “How much you charge is entirely up to you. As long as it’s not too outrageous, martial artists who can afford the goods won’t care about a little extra money. You can absolutely make a lot.”

The Innate Martial Artists fell silent. What the Field Master said made sense, but their income wasn’t much to begin with. How much could they really earn from delivery fees? And yet he still wanted to take ten percent from them?

“Think about it. In the future, when business expands and there are too many goods to deliver, if you charge one Yuan Coin per delivery, a thousand deliveries means a thousand Yuan Coins. Besides, for more difficult deliveries, charging ten or even a hundred Yuan Coins would be completely up to you.” Jiang Taixuan said, his tone turning cold as he added, “If you don’t want to do it, I’ll find others.”

“Field Master, please don’t look for others. We’ll do it.” The Innate Martial Artists’ eyes lit up. That was right. If the Divine Devil Dojo’s business grew big in the future, and they made many deliveries, the accumulated amount would be quite substantial.

As for the ten percent… if they didn’t give it, the Field Master wouldn’t let them do it. They’d have no chance to earn anything at all. Besides, this sounded very promising.

Jiang Taixuan nodded with a smile, inwardly grumbling that if the ‘Gods and Demons’ weren’t too lofty to be doing deliveries, he would have handled it himself.

“Alright. Also, during deliveries, you cannot make mistakes, nor can you steal the goods privately. If discovered, the Divine Devil Dojo will kill you on the spot, with absolutely no chance of survival.” Jiang Taixuan’s expression turned cold as he spoke sternly.

Everyone hurriedly nodded.

Jiang Taixuan’s expression softened slightly, but he still added a warning: “I will set up a mechanism. If anyone other than the buyer receives the goods, they will suffer a backlash from the mechanism and will undoubtedly die. If you don’t believe me, you can try.”

“We wouldn’t dare, we wouldn’t dare.” Everyone quickly shook their heads. They would not dare to even slightly violate the might of the Divine Devil Dojo.

“Then come with me now.” Jiang Taixuan led the group onto the Teleportation Array, heading for Cloud Water City.

“Field Master, what is this?” Looking at the strange formation, the Innate Martial Artists wore expressions of wariness.

“A Teleportation Array. You haven’t heard of it?” Jiang Taixuan was momentarily stunned, then looked at them with disdain. “And you call yourselves martial artists? You don’t even know about Teleportation Arrays? You’re truly embarrassing.”

The Innate Martial Artists fell silent, speechless. They really wanted to retort that they were just Innate cultivators from a small city; where would they have seen a Teleportation Array?

“Alright. A Teleportation Array can transport you to another location. I’ll explain more later. For now, just follow me.” Jiang Taixuan couldn’t be bothered to explain and was the first to step into the Teleportation Array.

Divine Marquis Zhuge slapped the martial artists, sending them all tumbling in without giving them any time to investigate.

The virtual Divine Devil Dojo also changed at this moment. It started accepting Heavenly Network Orders from Cloud Water City and Clear Moon City but no longer collected payments through the Heavenly Network.