After hearing all this, George realized the core advantage of these products could be summed up in one word: innovation.
No similar products existed on the market, meaning no competition—a vast blue ocean awaited.
Even more crucial, the craft and techniques (Divine Skills) to make these were entirely in their hands—no one could copy them in the short term.
“In short, we’ll use these to open up the market. Once we’re famous, we’ll launch even more products,” Tao Tao said, “And I’ve already planned out a full pipeline—coming soon will be the Xuanhua Axe, Sun-shooting Bow, Mountain-moving Shovel, and more.”
“We’ll gradually open up new map-themed product lines, like Netherworld Soup and Judge’s Pen from the underworld series.”
“And the Shanhai Series Divine Beasts—adorable divine pets and beasts.”
“In short, with these, Streetlamp Technology Company will surely grow and thrive!”
At this point, George was completely convinced.
Forget billions—dominating the market was just a matter of time.
So this was why Tao Tao had been so busy all semester—no wonder he always got blocked when trying to grab Chinese Pantheon materials.
Come to think of it, the Chinese Pantheon really was full of every possible resource.
Now he felt the project had a 99% chance of success—only one problem remained: “What if the noble families and corporations unite to take us down?”
That was the biggest problem—there was no way the Seven Pantheons or Five Major Corporations would sit back and let someone else rise, especially the Chinese Pantheon.
Who would let another pantheon come in and take a share of the pie?
Tao Tao smiled, already prepared she said, “So our strategy is: the crafty rabbit has three burrows. Specifically, we’ll set up multiple subsidiaries.”
“For example, for the Journey to the West series, we’ll open an ‘East Tang Dynasty of the Journey to the West’ branch, with all final interpretations belonging to East Tang.”
“Clothing and jewelry will be from the Weaving Maiden Textile Bureau. And the Thunder Division Armory, as just mentioned.”
It’s like—if it’s ‘Made in China,’ it’ll get targeted by the other pantheons.
But if it’s ‘Made in Tang,’ no one will know the difference.
And for names like those, they had plenty to choose from.
“In short, we’ll have countless subsidiaries, as numerous as the stars.”
“Even if someone does try to attack, it’ll be almost impossible to catch them all. At the same time, we’ll weave connections and gradually build partnerships with downstream branches of other corporations, giving them a share of the profits and making them our allies.”
“Now then,” Tao Tao shut off the projection, beaming at George, “do you still think we can’t make a hundred billion?”
This time, George was speechless.
He looked at Su Fu and said, “Boss, from now on, I’m with you! Our Streetlamp Technology Company will surely become great and strong!”
‘Naturally,’ Su Fu thought to herself.
No wonder she’d worked herself dizzy for half a semester with all those dungeons—finally the supply was in place.
Now it was up to Tao Tao and George—all they needed to do was get to work!
Though that was the plan, Su Fu still joined everyone for the first week.
Once she was sure everything was running smoothly, she finally withdrew.
Just as Su Fu was preparing to take on the Jiang Ziya dungeon, Houchu suddenly arrived at Kunlun.
Su Fu invited him to the main pavilion and asked, “What’s up? Did something happen with the Tree of Life?”
Since the last Eden incident, she and Olivia had agreed that Houchu would be the only communicator from then on—otherwise, any other method risked information leaks.
After all, if not for a leak, Eden wouldn’t have suffered such a fatal blow.
“No, not at all,” Houchu said, “This time I’ve come to tell you something else.”
“The High Priestess and the others are considering moving Eden to the Central Star System—after all, it can’t survive a second attack.”
“What?” Su Fu was shocked.
“Can Eden actually be moved?”
Houchu smiled and replied, “If it were an ordinary tree, sure, it couldn’t walk. But the Tree of Life? Of course it can move.”
Su Fu thought it over and realized it made sense.
Wasn’t it just like moving a plant to a new place?
Didn’t she herself move a Ginseng Fruit tree into her own home?
“So when will it happen?”
“Probably when you get into Genesis Academy, so it won’t affect you too much,” Houchu answered.
“By the way, where’s the Serpent of Temptation? Why isn’t it with you?”
“You have a lot of faith in me,” Su Fu replied, “Didn’t it want to cultivate into a dragon? My master, Tai Xuanzi, took it to train.”
Houchu: “…That makes sense, perfect match.”
He coughed lightly and said, “Also, the Saint Son and Saint Maiden asked me to tell you: hurry up and get into Genesis Academy.”
Su Fu: “…±‡J? “
Houchu silently nodded.
What a solid relationship, he thought to himself.
“By the way, a lot of powerful new figures have shown up lately. Have you heard?”
Su Fu’s eyes brightened, “Did the Paradise Pantheon get some inside scoop? Tell me everything!”
If you have resources and don’t use them, you’re a fool—plus, she and the Paradise Pantheon were practically besties, so of course she’d share with no reservations.
She was perfectly justified.
Houchu smiled and said, “The three most famous new arrivals lately are these: The first is the Coffin Maiden from the Gravekeeper Clan among the ancient civilization remnants. I hear she’s just arrived in the Second Ring.”
“Her goal is clear: take first place in the league.”
Su Fu pressed for more, “What’s special about her clan?”
“I know a bit,” Houchu explained, “Though they’re classed as an ancient civilization, their true origin isn’t the Milky Way like us—they’re genuine interstellar exiles. Their faith is: all things must ultimately come to stillness.”
“This saintess’ power is truly bizarre—no one’s figured it out yet. And—she’s challenged all five major academies, with no defeats so far.”
Su Fu was stunned, “Wow, that’s really arrogant.”
But an undefeated record meant she wasn’t just cocky—she had real skills, and her abilities could not be underestimated.
Wait—wasn’t there a bug in the system?
Why hadn’t she come to challenge Kunlun?
Houchu continued, “Her ability is a black cube, but everyone calls it a ‘coffin.'”
“The second is from the Stellar Abyss Group—one of the five major corporations.”
“His name is Huangfu Yun. Apparently, Stellar Abyss has finally broken through a technological bottleneck and developed the ‘Divine Mecha.’ Internally, they’re calling this the Fourth Generation Technological Revolution.”
“Stellar Abyss Group…” Su Fu was familiar—they were the major corporation in charge of anomalous technology and weaponry, basically the arms dealers of the interstellar world.
Their symbol was an ouroboros, also known as the ‘Dragon Guild.’
“If they’re calling this truly revolutionary, it’s probably not just hype.”
As one of the five major corporations, if they dared make such a claim, it meant the technology had completely redefined the boundaries of what was possible, even breaking previously assumed laws.
“And the last one?” Su Fu asked.
Houchu lowered his eyes, tone dropping, “This one’s from the Anomaly Management Bureau.”
“Huh?” Su Fu didn’t get it so asked, “Aren’t they a regulatory agency? How do they have a contestant?”
They were all salarymen—so why was a student suddenly appearing?
Houchu shook his head and replied, “Not one of their staff—an experimental subject.”
Su Fu: “???”
“An experimental subject? They’re putting test subjects out in the open now?”
“Right. An experimental product born from their anomaly research. No real name—just a code. His code name is: Chiya.”
“Actually, there are two of them. The other one, code name Zero, hasn’t acted yet.”
“And even Chiya—the one who has—he’s always wearing a Suppressor. He’s never taken it off.”
“Wow,” Su Fu understood, “So, he’s never actually used his full strength?”
One after another… She thought, there was still some time before the League began, but already so many strong opponents had appeared.
By the time it started, how many more would pop up?
You had to know—the Interstellar League wasn’t just for students.
Anyone in the interstellar world who met the criteria could enter.
It’s just that, historically, the Ministry of Education’s universities always dominated, so they were most famous.
But now, the corporations, the Anomaly Management Bureau, the legal sector, interstellar ancient clans—all were joining the fray.
It was going to be chaos.
Just then, Houchu said, “So, I think you should get some advance payment from the Paradise Pantheon.”
“What do you need? I’ll bring it for you next time.”
Su Fu’s eyes instantly changed—she got it.
Houchu came all this way for this reason.
No wonder he was such a loyal card partner.
Since that’s how it was, she wouldn’t be polite.
Su Fu recalled several forbidden items she’d seen before, and answered quickly: “015, Cain’s Contract; 017, Fruit Core of Wisdom Fruit; 018, Mammon Coin… Thank you, bring them all if you can.”
Houchu paused, raising his eyebrows, “Three?”
“What? Too few?” Su Fu started plotting again.
Houchu: “No.”
“Just those three. I’ll try to bring them next time.”
Su Fu was moved, “You’re a great person!”
After Houchu left, Su Fu wasted no time and directly redeemed the Jiang Ziya 3A dungeon: [Weishui: Fragment of Investiture].
She’d already had her master arrange the Qingling Summon Array for her.
Everything was ready except for the east wind.
Weishui was the place where Jiang Ziya lived in seclusion and fished before he met King Wen of Zhou.
The famous saying “Jiang Taigong fishes, those who wish to be caught will bite” came from here.
She quickly reviewed the key points in her mind, then said to Shen Yan:
“I want to enter the dungeon [Weishui: Fragment of Investiture].”
[“You have redeemed the dungeon. Constructing exam space…”]
[“Examinee Su Fu, welcome to the A-grade assessment space”]
[“Exam loaded”]
[“Your exam this time is: Weishui: Fragment of Investiture. Now randomly drawing from the [Chinese Pantheon] Divine Pool…”]
[“Chinese Pantheon Divine Pool matched”]
[“Random draw result: Investiture of the Gods”]
Let’s see if there’s Nezha and Erlang Shen—she hadn’t seen them in so long.
She really missed them.
Once the three rebels gathered, it was time to give the interstellar world a taste of Chinese awe!