Chapter 36: The Initial Concept of the Honghuang Network "See you off? ...
"Watch them go?"
Zhao Gongming became even more curious, and ordered the treasure-calling boy to clean up the reception room, while he walked towards Eroh Peak with his hands in his sleeves.
When he arrived, Fuli was still standing there, her eyes fixed on the road down the mountain. If you didn't know, you would think it was a wife-waiting rock.
He made a "tsk" sound, walked over and stood on tiptoe to look in that direction, but there was no one there.
“Hey, hey.”
A large hand suddenly reached out before her eyes, fanning them like a palm-leaf fan. Fu Li clapped her hands in anger, "Teacher, what are you doing?"
"Why are you still asking me?" Zhao Gongming snorted unhappily. "I'm still asking you. The person has already disappeared, and you're still looking? Look at you, you've achieved nothing!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He couldn't help but stamp his feet and curse, "I knew that kid wasn't a good person. It's only been a few days, and he's already kidnapped my apprentice."
Fu Li looked at him with amusement and speechlessness, and reminded him: "Teacher, we have known each other for several years." Longer than I have known you.
Of course, to prevent the teacher from getting angry, she didn’t say the latter part.
Zhao Gongming's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly cleared his throat as if nothing had happened. "Ahem. Actually, your teacher doesn't object. After all, you're an adult now, and it's normal for you to have these thoughts."
However, there are so many good men in this world. I think you should look around more and not just meet someone who is just like you and get trapped by them with just a little trick."
Fu Li looked peculiar. "Teacher, are you encouraging me to have two relationships at the same time?"
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Gongming glared at her. "As businessmen, we have to compare products from different sources. Otherwise, how can we be sure which one is the best?"
Fu Li nodded in understanding: "Oh, it's to encourage me to have three relationships at the same time."
"Hey!" Zhao Gongming was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Master, I'm talking to you seriously, can you please still speak properly?"
Fu Li said: "It is possible, but..."
"But what?"
"But you should tell Lingzhuzi about this," Fu Li said proudly. "I took the initiative. I was the one who trapped him. Do you think a person as solid as Lingzhuzi would let your apprentice suffer any harm?"
Zhao Gongming: "...Ah, so that's how it is."
I felt refreshed instantly.
He changed his attitude and said with a smile, "As an elder, I shouldn't interfere in the affairs of you young people. By the way, how did you come up with that method to sell the things to Guangchengzi?"
He also changed the subject.
——What is this about loving something and giving it up? Others may not know, but doesn’t Zhao Gongming know it?
Fu Li's storehouse of tea sets, wine sets, screens, and various bottles, cups, boxes, and jars is overflowing. Even if Guang Chengzi came, even if all the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect came and each took a set back, it would still be more than enough for Fu Li.
"It was just a sudden inspiration." Fu Li smiled, thinking: What's the point of coming up with it? I'm just standing on the shoulders of those who came before me... or should I say, those who will come after me?
Nowadays, people are naturally simple and honest, but after the Song Dynasty, business gradually developed and various sales methods emerged one after another. She just borrowed some of them.
"By the way, teacher, I have something important to discuss with you."
Zhao Gongming said, "Let's go. We'll talk about it when we get back."
The master and disciple returned to the cave where they usually studied Taoism. Fu Li took out a bottle of nectar from the closet, poured two cups, and brought one of the cups to the teacher.
After sitting down, she told him the plan she had been thinking about for several days.
"Teacher, don't you think it's too inefficient to just rely on introductions from acquaintances and wait for people to come and shop?"
Zhao Gongming was full of confidence. "Our Mount Emei's reputation has long been known. Who in the Three Realms doesn't know my name, Zhao Gongming? Whether it's martial arts techniques, elixirs, talismans, or magic weapons, whatever you want, you can buy it in Mount Emei. If you have any extra magic weapons, you can ask me to sell them for you. I only need a small commission."
After saying this, he added earnestly, "The reason I was able to build such a great foundation is because I treated everyone equally and never cheated anyone, young or old. You should also behave in the same way in the future."
"Teacher, I will remember your teachings." Fu Li stood up and bowed, then sat down and continued, "I have an idea. Teacher, please give me some advice and see if it's feasible."
"No need to be so polite from now on." Zhao Gongming drank a sip of nectar and raised his chin to signal her: "You go ahead."
"This is what I think. Our sect is good at formations, and the Chan Sect is good at refining instruments. Teacher, why don't you ask the uncles and uncles to work together to build an invisible network covering the prehistoric world and even the three realms, connecting countless small instruments.
The instrument was used as a medium to transmit information, spiritual energy, and even items. If the teacher wanted to sell something in the future, he would simply post an announcement online with detailed instructions highlighting the product's features.
Those in need can also purchase directly online using equivalent goods or spiritual power. This saves time, effort, and efficiency, and buyers don't have to travel all the way."
That’s right, it’s about building a primitive version of the Internet and doing online shopping in the primitive era.
Zhao Gongming is very confident in his business acumen, but he is very interested in the invisible network that Fu Li mentioned.
"This is a novelty. Tell me more about it so I can see who we need to contact."
Fu Li explained the concepts of modern wireless networks, such as base stations on the ground and satellites in the sky. As for online shopping, it was simply a form of information exchange, and as long as a wireless network was established, it would be easy.
Zhao Gongming nodded repeatedly, then lowered his head to think for a moment and said, "According to what you said, it would be safer to build a satellite base station in the air, and the coverage area would be wider.
However, building a base station in Chaos is beyond the capabilities of second-generation disciples like us. We need the help of our teacher and two senior uncles."
He always acted on his own whims, and when he got to this point, he suddenly decided, "You've been a disciple for quite some time now, so it's a good opportunity to take you to meet your master. He loves clever and skillful children, so just make a few of your specialty cakes."
"Ah, teacher, are you really going to take me to see my master?" Fu Li was a little excited, but also a little timid.
In her previous life, when she read prehistoric novels, her favorite prehistoric character was Tongtian Jiaozhu. This liking was different from liking Nezha, Yang Jian, and others. It was a kind of respect for the elders.
Many people say that the disciples of the Jiejiao sect are of varying quality, and many even practice evil magic.
But in Fu Li's opinion, Tongtian Sect Master recruits disciples regardless of their background or connections. All creatures in the ancient world who are willing can go to Jin'ao Island to listen to his teachings.
This kind of mind is worthy of admiration.
As for the bad elements among the disciples, it is inevitable that there will be some given the large number of them.
People can criticize these disciples, and even better, kill them to eliminate the harm. But they cannot completely deny the contributions that Tongtian Patriarch has made to the prehistoric creatures just because of a few scumbags.
If the Jiejiao also pursued elite education like the Chenjiao, many creatures with poor backgrounds and poor upbringing would lose the opportunity to progress from the very beginning.
When the upward ladder is completely monopolized, something big is bound to happen over time.
Zhao Gongming was unaware of her complex thoughts. He only noticed her nervousness, stepped forward, patted her shoulder, and said, "Don't be afraid. Among all the saints, your master is the kindest."
Fu Li explained, "I'm not afraid to meet my master, but I respect him deeply and I'm afraid I won't be good enough and will disappoint him."
"Hahahaha..." Zhao Gongming laughed heartily, "You're so young, why do you have to think so much? If you're not good enough, I can catch up and accept you as my disciple."
"Oh, teacher, let's not talk about the past anymore." Fu Li felt a little embarrassed when he mentioned what happened at that time.
Thinking back carefully, she was indeed a little ungrateful at that time.
"Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Go get ready first. I'll take you to Jin'ao Island tomorrow morning."
"Then I'll go down the mountain first." She said, turned around and ran away excitedly.
"Hey, this kid!"
Zhao Gongming shook his head helplessly, and first sent a jade slip back to Jin'ao Island, telling his eldest brother Duobao that he would bring his disciples back to meet the leader tomorrow.
Aside from his regular sermons every hundred years, Tongtian Sect Master no longer cared about external affairs. All matters within the sect were handed over to the head disciple, Duobao Zhenren.
Duobao Zhenren's true form was a spirit rat, and his roots weren't particularly deep. When Tongtian Patriarch took him in, the Three Pure Ones hadn't yet split up, and both resided at the Kunlun Mountain Daoist temple.
It is easy to imagine what a chaotic scene it was when he brought back a mouse that had just awakened its intelligence and couldn't even transform, and pointed at the mouse and told his two brothers that it was his eldest disciple.
At that time, the two tribes of wizards and liches were rampant in the ancient world, and the Three Pure Ones had not yet become saints. When they were traveling in the ancient world, they often suffered from the bullying of the two more powerful tribes.
If even the Three Pure Ones are like this, one can easily imagine what life is like for the rest of the living beings.
Although all creatures in the world that can transform into human form are considered demons, not every little demon has the opportunity to enter the demon court system.
The greatest pursuit of those who cannot enter is to live a stable life and practice with peace of mind.
Compared to the two races of liches and wizards, the human race, apart from its rapid reproduction, is practically useless. Like those homeless demons, they are often affected by the conflicts between the two races.
As the fight between the wizards and liches becomes more intense, more and more low-level demons, wizards and humans are implicated.
Yuanshi Tianzun looks the most serious, but actually has the hottest temper. He hates evil and hates both the Lich and the Warlock races.
Later, another major event happened: the demon clan great sage Bai Ze discovered that the souls of the human race had a strong inhibitory effect on the soulless witch clan.
After discussing with Taiyi, Di Jun led the demon tribe to slaughter the human race. Using the human souls as a foundation, he refined the acquired killing treasure - the Tuwu Sword. He then used the Tuwu Sword to bring disaster to many witch tribes.
It was truly a catastrophe, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowing like seas, which was realistic at the time.
Yuanshi Tianzun's disgust towards the demon clan instantly reached its peak, and he began to like the witch clan instead.
Yuanshi Tianzun had only three words for the rat demon brought back by Tongtian: "Throw it out!"
But Tongtian Patriarch believed that it was precisely because the demons were so aggressive and bloodthirsty that they needed instruction. Someone like Duobao, who had just begun to awaken and had yet to experience the bloody storms of war, was the perfect candidate for instruction.
The two men each insisted on their own opinion and neither could convince the other. It was only then that the Sage Taiqing came out to mediate and kept Duobao to teach him first.
Most new creatures have pure minds, and the same is true for the newly awakened demons.
Duobao knew nothing at that time. He was suddenly in an unfamiliar environment. He was very well-behaved and obedient. Every day he listened to his teacher's lectures, learned etiquette from his uncle, and practiced diligently. He was truly free from distractions.
It was also through Duobao that Yuanshi Tianzun realized that his mind was too paranoid: everything cannot be generalized, and being born into a demon clan does not necessarily mean being evil.
Later, he also founded a school and accepted disciples. Jade Ding Zhenren, who was transformed from jade, and Huanglong Zhenren, who was born into the dragon clan, were both his disciples.
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