The cultivators on the street quickly formed a long queue.
Regardless of whether the burly woman and the vagrant were plants or not, the bags only sold for 1 Magic Crystal each.
One Magic Crystal isn’t much to lose, and one Magic Crystal isn’t much to be scammed for! If you don’t get lucky, just think of it as paying a little Fudai Tax, but if you do win… then it’s an unexpected windfall!
Yet, what filled the air were countless cheers of victory.
“Oh my god! There really are good items! Demon Dispelling Pills! Haha, what a steal!”
“Grade B Hemostatic Pills! I’m not losing out either!”
The queue soon stretched from one end of the street all the way to the other.
If it weren’t for the Auction House security maintaining order and Jiang Ke’er’s note limiting one purchase per person, the excited cultivators would have already surged forward in a frenzy.
“Who is this rich Grandmaster bored enough to throw around freebies in broad daylight?”
The cultivators on the street were ablaze with excitement.
Those who managed to grab a Lucky Bag immediately snapped pictures with their Magic Crystals and posted them in the cultivator circles to show off their loot.
Those who missed out were desperately rallying friends and family to come and try their luck!
Half an hour later, the nearby streets were packed with tens of thousands of cultivators! They greedily sniffed the lingering scent of pills in the air and anxiously peeked toward the Lucky Bag Stand.
Unfortunately, there were only a thousand bags, and that was no match for such overwhelming enthusiasm.
Not only were the buyers stunned, but the consignment clerk was also a bit dumbfounded—selling a thousand bags at one Magic Crystal each brought in only a thousand Magic Crystals, yet the value of the pills inside was easily worth over forty thousand Magic Crystals.
Maybe the seller’s true intention wasn’t the money—the first batch was just a marketing stunt to open the market… but even so, that was a massive investment!
Just how much stock did the seller have to afford such a lavish promotional campaign?
“Sold out, sold out!”
The consignment clerk began to pack up.
He never expected the bags to sell out, let alone be snapped up so quickly… You could only say the seller of these bags was incredibly generous—or foolish.
“Is there any more stock?”
“Why are you closing the stand already?”
“What about the bags?”
“Will they sell again?”
Voices clamored from all around, but the clerk could only shout loudly, “No more stock! I don’t know if there’ll be more later. If you want to buy, come early next time!”
Sitting on the second floor of the restaurant across the street, Jiang Ke’er and the group from Taiming Sect witnessed the entire spectacle.
“The owner of these bags is really generous,” Xiao Ming couldn’t help but sigh, a hint of envy in his voice.
“I wish I had that kind of money… And Qing Yi Junior Sister, why didn’t you have us line up to buy some? We clearly had a chance earlier!”
“Because,” Jiang Ke’er flipped open one of the bags, “that generous, foolish person is me.”
The room fell silent.
Everyone’s eyes widened, and the air grew heavy with shock.
“Qing… Qing Yi Junior Sister, those pills inside are worth tens of thousands of Magic Crystals!” Xiao Ming’s face went pale.
“How could you just give them away like that? And even if you’re burning money, it would make more sense to give them to me than to everyone else!”
“I’ll keep giving them away tomorrow. You can try lining up then,” Jiang Ke’er smiled.
“But the price won’t be one Magic Crystal tomorrow—it’ll be fifty Magic Crystals.”
“I see,” Xiao Ri suddenly realized.
“So today’s just a promotion. Then by raising the price and reducing the contents, the money can be recouped. That’s actually a pretty smart idea… but today everyone came to grab a bargain. Tomorrow, with the higher price, those bags won’t sell as well.”
Jiang Ke’er smiled without saying a word.
“But what does this have to do with Taiming Sect?” Senior Brother Xuanyang’s tone was a bit anxious.
“Forgive me, Little Junior Sister, but I don’t understand.”
Not understanding was the point!
If you understood, then the Dan Sect Alliance’s big shots would understand too!
And wouldn’t that put us in danger? Surrounded and attacked by a crowd of hysterical, bottom-line-stepping Grandmasters, what chance would we have to survive?
“Don’t rush. There are too many people and too much noise here to explain. You’ll know tomorrow night… For now, follow me to the Auction House.”
Jiang Ke’er led everyone into the Auction House’s Consignment Counter, which was now at least ten times busier than it had been that morning!
Most of the crowd were cultivators who had just won big prizes and, unable to use the pills themselves, came to consign them at the nearest Auction House.
Amid the crowd, Jiang Ke’er assigned their first task to Xiao Ming, Xiao Ri, Xuanyang, and Qian Yue.
“You will take these pills and consign them at different times at the counter.”
She then handed out the pills.
Each pill was contained inside a normal-looking Qiankun Bag, each holding pills worth tens of thousands of Magic Crystals.
They followed her instructions.
Normally, when someone comes to consign large quantities of monopoly-grade pills, the clerks would be alert.
The hidden Dan Sect Alliance cultivators around would immediately step forward to question and investigate their identities.
But today, there was no such thing—too many people were selling pills, and every kind was monopoly-grade.
There were more sellers than the hidden Dan Sect cultivators, so it was impossible to investigate everyone! Not to mention that their line of sight was blocked by the bustling crowd!
So the group quietly and successfully completed the consignment. Soon, one hundred thousand Spirit Stones were credited to Jiang Ke’er’s account.
“Two birds with one stone. Using the Lucky Bags to spark a consignment frenzy, then taking full advantage of the chaos to sell monopoly pills,” Xuanyang said in shock, though still confused.
“It’s clever, but what’s the use? Especially now, with so many small traders dumping pills, the pill prices on this street have plummeted. Selling pills now is a loss… Your original purchase price couldn’t have been lower than it is now.”
Of course, Xuanyang didn’t know that Jiang Ke’er hadn’t bought these pills at all—she had refined them herself at almost zero cost, so she was profiting no matter what.
As for the purpose?
Well, mainly because her funds were a bit stuck.
She had poured all her money in yesterday, but couldn’t break even until tomorrow.
So this was a chance to sell some pills and get some cash flow.
Yet Jiang Ke’er just smiled enigmatically, offering no explanation.
“Let’s head back to the inn.”
Leading the group, Jiang Ke’er set off for the inn.
Along the way, they passed by the Dan Sect Alliance Flagship Store. It was still bustling, though somewhat less crowded than last night.
Back at the inn, Jiang Ke’er split the one hundred thousand Spirit Stones into four parts, transferring them all to the accounts of the four from Taiming Sect.
“Next is the second task! Everyone, you must now sweep the nearby towns for all Qiankun Bags priced below three Spirit Stones, buying until you run out of money… Return to the inn to regroup by tomorrow morning at the latest! Even if you haven’t finished buying, you must come back on time!”