Soon, Li Fushang's subordinates arrived with two large baskets of spirit stones.
"Alright, ten thousand spirit stones have arrived. Now I can have this mechanism car!"
The door of the small hovercar closed.
"This mechanism car is now yours. There are usage instructions on board."
Then, the small hovercar lifted off, preparing to leave.
At this moment, a voice called out.
"Hold on. Since the transaction is taking place on the Chi Yun Cultivator Street, a transaction tax must be paid. Hand over one thousand spirit stones."
Several cultivators flew out. They were all wearing the uniforms of the Chi Yun Hall. These cultivators were the order maintainers of the Chi Yun Cultivator Street.
At this moment, the customer service staff responsible for this transaction was at a loss for what to do upon hearing this.
Ye Fan, who had been observing the transaction, directly stepped forward and took the microphone.
"We did not conduct the transaction within the Chi Yun Cultivator Street, so there is no need to pay a transaction tax. This is outside the gate of the Chi Yun Cultivator Street."
The leading cultivator completely ignored Ye Fan's explanation.
"The bluestone paving here was also constructed by the Chi Yun Cultivator Street, so this is also Chi Yun Cultivator Street's territory. Hurry up and pay the transaction tax!"
At this, Ye Fan, who was above, heard this and asked, "May I ask how much the transaction tax is for the Chi Yun Cultivator Street?"
The leading cultivator said, "Ten percent. A ten percent transaction tax is required."
Ye Fan calculated and said, "So, a ten percent transaction tax is needed. In that case, the previous transaction is void. Customer, the price has changed... The price of this mechanism car is now 11,112 spirit stones. Please pay the remaining 1,112 spirit stones!"
At this, Li Fushang, who had been watching the scene, said, "How can you arbitrarily raise the price!"
At this moment, the leading cultivator beside him bowed to Li Fushang and said, "Greetings, Elder Li."
Li Fushang nodded and said, "Nephew, perhaps we can waive the transaction tax this time."
"Impossible. The tax revenue from the Chi Yun Cultivator Street is a major source of income for our Chi Yun Alliance. Even within our Chi Yun Hall, we cannot do this."
Ye Fan's voice continued, "Since that's the case, please have Li Fushang pay the 1,112 spirit stones."
Li Fushang waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. I'll help you pay this thousand spirit stones."
Saying that, Li Fushang directly took out a thousand spirit stone voucher from his embrace and handed it to the leader of the tax collection team.
"Transaction tax received. This transaction is valid."
Ye Fan's voice came from the small hovercar, "Thank you for your patronage."
Then, the small hovercar lifted off and quickly left.
Below, the ordinary cultivators looked curiously at the departing small hovercar, as it contained ten thousand spirit stones.
The door of the remaining hover bus opened, and Li Fushang boarded it.
Li Fushang first sat down in a seat.
"Hmm, this chair is quite soft. This Flying Sky Drifting Thunderbolt Car is not a magic treasure, so it cannot be bonded with spiritual power. To use this Flying Sky Drifting Thunderbolt Car, one can only refer to the manual."
Li Fushang directly picked up the usage manual from inside the bus.
Li Fushang began to flip through the usage manual.
...
Li Fushang's actions inside the hover bus were all being monitored by cameras, so Ye Fan didn't need to pay further attention.
Ye Fan said, "When we next conduct a transaction on the Chi Yun Cultivator Street, the price needs to be increased to 11,112 spirit stones."
"Yes!"
In another compartment not far from Ye Fan, Lin Dong was also watching a customer service staff member promoting hover buses in front of the mountain gate of a major sect. Xiao Yan was also watching from afar... Except for Su Han, all other members of the special operations team were engaged in promoting these transactions.
This promotion was solely for hover buses, and these hover buses had undergone various modifications. In addition to a large number of cameras, they could also serve as signal relay stations. Moreover, they were completely unarmed. It could be said that these hover buses were the export version for the other world.
Despite the constant broadcasts, many sects purchased these hover buses with spirit stones. However, some sects directly drove the hover buses away. Some even mistook the hover buses for enemy probes and destroyed them.
At this moment, in the Southern Region, in front of the mountain gate of a puppet and mechanism sect, two hovercars were suspended, incessantly promoting their wares.
This puppet and mechanism sect specialized in manufacturing puppets and mechanisms, and had many buyers in the cultivation world, thus possessing considerable wealth.
Therefore, when the hovercars came to promote themselves to the puppet and mechanism sect, their ingenuity directly alarmed the sect leader.
The sect leader came out, inspected the hover bus, and then directly paid spirit stones to purchase it.
Those who destroyed the hover buses upon sight were demonic sects. These demonic sects were originally hidden in remote mountains. Suddenly, two objects resembling magic treasures flew over. They assumed their location had been exposed and decisively destroyed the hover buses. However, after destroying them and searching the surroundings, they found no trace of righteous cultivators.
In fact, the movements of these demonic sects were discovered by Dragon Country's drones.
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Time passed, bit by bit.
Through the sale of hover buses, the spirit stones obtained by Dragon Country increased day by day.
The spirit stone funding for Dragon Country's explorers also increased.
At this moment, at the foot of a mountain forest, a person from Dragon Country was climbing a long flight of stairs with a large group of people. At the end of the stairs was the mountain gate of a sect.
This person from Dragon Country was named Ge Ju. He was one of the members sent by Dragon Country to explore the cultivation world. Upon arriving in this region, he happened to encounter a sect recruiting disciples. Thus, he participated in the entrance examination along with other ordinary people from this planet.
...
In the Southern Region, many explorers, like Ge Ju, were trying to contact or gain power from the cultivation forces.
In this cultivation world, Dragon Country did not possess the overwhelming power it had in World 2, the Magic World. Therefore, they could only use such methods to exert influence here.
At this moment, an important piece of news reached Su Han.