A New Business!
"Spirit Master Feng Xin, this is all you have asked for!"
"Good."
Seeing that all he needed was fulfilled, Feng Xin quickly arranged everything. That mortal did not joke when he said he would finish things fast.
Feng Xin sat down as he opened a blank scroll. With the quill and the ink, Feng Xin quickly wrote a set of words.
Seeing the beautiful calligraphy that he have written, Feng Xin nodded at its beauty. Calligraphy is one of the things he has learned in this world in his free time because free time in this world is not as exciting in comparison to the modern world which has the internet.
"Job available! Your job is to simply watch battles in the battle stage and write a detailed summary of how the battle went. For example; contents of the report must have the spirits used by the fighters, own strengths, and weaknesses of the fighters like being good at dodging or bad at defense, etc."
"Salary will be half a spirit stone per 7 reports verified by Feng Xin. Submitting as many reports as possible with the right content will be paid at the rate stated. A bonus of one Low Essence Refining Pill will be given to the person with the most verified reports at the end of the month. "
Feng Xin looked at it and he nodded. The only thing left is the requirements.
"Requirements: Literate, spirit cultivator."
When he looked at it, Feng Xin felt rather satisfied.
'Unfortunately, I cannot use mortals as the people who will do this job for me. Finding a literate among them is like finding a needle in a haystack. At the same time, they are not allowed to watch any fights in the battle stage unless it is a grand one that is promoted by the clan.'
Feng Xin thought of it. He would have been able to achieve the cheapest labor out there if only they are allowed to watch the battle stage. Labor among mortals is after all the cheapest one out there.
"Half a spirit for simply watching a match! That is quite a sum!"
"Indeed, if it were me I would have been able to earn a spirit stone in under a week!"
"Ah, that's a quick way to earn money!"
Since Feng Xin is positioned at the very gate of the academy, the mortal guards are naturally the first ones to see it.
Their reaction is naturally understood. In this world, a single spirit stone can be quite a sum for mortals. They can use it to live for six months if they are thrifty enough!
As for spirit cultivators, a single spirit stone is not worth much, naturally, half a spirit stone is not even a thing for them but that is only in the eyes of veteran spirit cultivators. For spirit cultivators that came from mortal families, it is a godsent opportunity to earn money!
With this, Feng Xin's target is naturally those who are poor and wanted to earn money. They are still novice spirit cultivators after all. Finding a job that pays well that can sustain their cultivation is naturally out of the question.
Competition among jobs that pays good spirit stone is after all heavily contested, newbies will naturally be not accepted.
"If this job is treated as a real job, one can earn seven spirit stones a week as the maximum amount. Such pay is not the best for spirit cultivators but the bonus is tempting, with the bonus of the Low Essence Refining Pill worth fifty spirit stones, the poor ones will not be able to resist."
Feng Xin smiled as he muttered it under his breath.
'This is why I loved experiencing the capitalistic world, it made me realize that abusing labor is the cheapest thing out there that can give me the highest return. I just need to put some bonus here and there and labor efficiency will just skyrocket.'
Feng Xin cannot hide the smirk anymore as he thought of such a thing.
Since his method of earning resources by hoarding is pretty much a one-time method, Feng Xin naturally now has to choose a method where the rules cannot bind him. At the same time, this method should be a long-time business.
Otherwise, he will run out of ideas if all of them are prohibited. Hence, he has no choice but to go for a business that at least has a certain amount of legitimacy.
He has already thought of one and that is selling information!
In this world, what is the most important thing for spirit cultivators when they are about to fight in a match? Is it their spirit? Their fighting style? Their cultivation? No! It is their knowledge about their enemy.
Fighting isn't always about strength unless, of course, that other person has absolute strength.
In a match of two people with the same strength, the one that decides the winner isn't the intelligent one nor the one blessed with strength or even speed but the one who came prepared.
If the two world wars of his previous world taught Feng Xin something, it is the fact the winner isn't the strongest one but the one with the most preparation! After all, battles are just mere tools to grasp the win but in order to win, one must be prepared to their very best.
"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail."
Feng Xin muttered a quote that he pretty much agreed on that came from Earth.
If a win on Earth is filled with plan after plan, this world does not differ much. Every victory is filled with plan after plan. Idiots are the only ones to achieve victory without a plan and Feng Xin isn't one of them.
'Unfortunately for me, this business is filled with loopholes here and there. Establishing it will need a solid amount of workers. If others don't submit reports to me, I will not be able to create the information that I am willing to sell.'
Feng Xin thought about the first problem in the plan, this is why he is forced to put the Low Essence Refining Pill as bait for them. At the same time, there will also be retaliation from the academy elder.
"Selling information is profitable but it is also risky. The academy elder will do his best to stop it from happening. Concerns will be raised especially with the safety of the people whose information is going to be sold. After all, what if it is sold outside of the clan?"
Feng Xin muttered and he knew the answer.
It will be disastrous for the clan and they will not allow it! At that point, death will be the lightest punishment he can receive.
'Thankfully, I came from the modern world. I already had an idea how to avoid that problem.'
Feng Xin thought about the legal agreement between the user and a service provider on Earth. In there exists the Terms of Service!
He got inspiration from certain websites that can give you access to the dark side of the world, the place where killing, selling drugs, and even forbidden pornography are normal. They are free from scrutiny as they are not at fault due to their terms of service.
The fault lies entirely in the user with how they will use it! So even if they do anything forbidden, the service provider will not be liable but the user!
"Thankfully, this world is quite simple. Written agreements are very strong pieces of evidence that can protect me with such a business. Also, with enough benefits, anyone will be moved!"
Feng Xin nodded as he knew that his business is filled with plenty of disadvantages for the clan if not handled properly. At the same time, it will also be of huge help to increase competitiveness among fighters.
This in turn can give them better preparations in battle wherein they will not just blindly fight but will fight with their preparation being able to showcase all of their talents!
"This method will teach my clansmen to prepare. Even then, just selling information about their enemy isn't attractive enough. They can also do it with enough patience to analyze their enemies. The thing that will really attract them is my skill, the Analysis Technique!"
Feng Xin muttered after he have gotten it he used it on his classmates in the fight hence he is able to pinpoint their weaknesses with his analysis. This is also the reason why he tried to fight all of his classmates, to analyze them.
It is just at the beginner level but its effect is already amazing. He just needed to upgrade it to the standard level and its effect will not be something that others will be able to ignore.
With the reports submitted to him, he will use the analysis technique and turn them into something more useful where he will point out their weaknesses and strengths and give suggestions on how to fight them!
Selling an enemy's weakness, anyone will be moved especially with the rewards from the battle stage!