mtlumby2d Chapter 525 The Birth of the Monkey King!
Chapter 525 The Birth of the Monkey King!
"Brother, these cigarettes are like fine wines, they have a magical power. Should we take them to the commercial street to sell?" Honglian took a deep breath and elegantly exhaled a smoke ring.
Then, holding the cigarette between two fingers, flick the ash into the crystal ashtray on the table.
"Of course! Smoking and drinking go hand in hand!" Xiao Yu said earnestly.
The cost of cigarettes is negligible, but the profits are ridiculously high!
The profit margin is many times greater than that of plant-based vegetables!
"Smoking and drinking go hand in hand! That's a good saying!" The women nodded in agreement.
“However…” Xiao Yu thought for a moment and continued, “The quality of these cigarette paper and filter paper is not good. They need to be improved, otherwise they cannot be put on the market.”
“Then I will inform the paper mill to have the person in charge come to the city lord’s mansion tomorrow,” Honglian said.
“Okay.” Xiao Yu nodded.
Actually, he had another idea that could solve these problems.
That is, making pipes.
However, pipes are relatively expensive to make.
It is only suitable for people of high status.
For ordinary people, using a pipe is somewhat of a luxury.
After dinner, Xiaoyu delivered today's sales report to the city lord's mansion.
Sure enough, today's turnover was less than yesterday's, less than eight million.
It's clear that the popularity of bicycles, a major source of revenue, has dropped significantly.
This directly resulted in a decrease of over a million in total revenue today.
There might be even less tomorrow!
"It seems that holding a bicycle race is inevitable!" Xiao Yu thought to himself.
However, there's no rush for now. We need to wait for the major powers to arrive so we can reap the rewards first.
"Brother-in-law, didn't you say there was a new story?" After the kitchen staff finished their work, Xinglan ran over to Xiao Yu and asked expectantly.
She heard from her sister that her brother-in-law had already conceived the plot of his new book.
"Okay, prepare some peanuts, popcorn, and cold drinks. I'll start speaking right away!"
A moment later, under the glowing tree, the stone table was filled with snacks such as peanuts and popcorn, as well as ice cream, canned fruit, and other delicious treats.
Around the stone table, all the women sat together.
The biggest difference from usual is that...
These pretty girls all had cigarettes in their mouths, and they looked at Xiao Yu expectantly.
Xiao Yu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, took a deep drag before speaking, "Today's story is a bit special. It's about a bald man who, leading a monkey, a pig, and a salted fish, journeys westward..."
This story begins a thousand years after the end of the Investiture of the Gods...
In the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory, there is a mountain called Flower Fruit Mountain. On Flower Fruit Mountain lies a celestial stone, left behind by the goddess Nuwa when she mended the sky. Having absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, it gained sentience and gave birth to a spirit monkey…
The story Xiao Yu is going to tell today is, of course, "Journey to the West," one of the Four Great Classical Novels.
In terms of timeline, Journey to the West is equivalent to a sequel to Investiture of the Gods.
Moreover, the reason for mentioning the Investiture of the Gods is because it is quite popular in Longcheng.
after an hour.
"Alright, that's enough for today's story. Time to cultivate." Xiao Yu glanced at the sky and, seeing the Night Light Domain beginning to spread, said calmly.
"Huh? So fast?" Xinglan pouted when she heard this.
Sure enough, happy times are always so short.
The Journey to the West has only just begun, with the monkey crossing thousands of mountains and traversing countless rivers.
Finally, we found the legendary immortal's abode, the Blood Moon Three Stars Cave.
From this moment on, he was about to embark on the path of cultivation, seeking immortality. What a pity...
The women were all somewhat reluctant to leave, but they also knew very well that they must not slack off in their cultivation!
They immediately went back to their rooms, retrieved their meditation cushions, and began to meditate and cultivate.
Xiao Yu looked up at the sky, his brows furrowing slightly.
"The full moon is the day after tomorrow! And now it seems... the moon has gotten bigger!"
……
The next morning.
A new book called "Journey to the West" has been put on the shelves of an ice cream shop.
The cover notes that it is a sequel to "Investiture of the Gods".
Previous readers were already deeply attracted by the various battles between gods and demons in "Investiture of the Gods".
Now that we see they are similar novels and have a cause-and-effect relationship, we immediately go on a buying spree.
When you turn to the first page of the book, you see "Chapter One: The Birth of the Monkey King," which features a monkey drawn with excellent artistry.
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately began excitedly flipping through the pages.
"Hahaha...this book is even better than Investiture of the Gods!" someone exclaimed after reading just one chapter.
"Yes! This monkey is fearless, I really like it!"
After all, Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels, and its popularity far exceeds that of Investiture of the Gods.
This immediately prompted readers to read it again.
"Sigh, it would be great if such a good novel could be adapted into a stage play."
"Yes! I've watched The Butterfly Lovers twice, and I cried every time I watched it. I don't want to watch it again."
"If Journey to the West were to be made into a stage play, I would definitely go see it!"
The worldview of Journey to the West is significantly grander than that of Investiture of the Gods.
The story, in comparison, is much more exciting.
Therefore, readers are eager for it to be adapted.
"Brother!" Inside the city lord's mansion, Honglian asked with a smile, "The new book is selling very well! However, it is, after all, a mythological novel. It might be a bit difficult to adapt it into a stage play."
“It is indeed difficult, and there’s no rush to make changes for now,” Xiao Yu said calmly.
This novel has hundreds of thousands of words and will take at least one or two months to finish updating.
Right now, when the hype is at its peak, there's no need to rush into making changes.
Moreover, as Honglian said, the adaptation is extremely difficult, both in terms of special effects and scenery...
"Lord City Lord! We've set off from the Mechanical City!" At this moment, news came from the three beast-eared girls. The three women had finally confirmed the location information of those major forces.
"Now that you know, come back first and leave it to me," Xiao Yu said calmly.
After instructing the three women to return to the city as soon as possible, he lightly stomped his foot and said to the Earth Dragon Turtle, "Now you know the location. Make your move!"
"Ow!"
A dragon's roar resounded.
The earth dragon turtle roared to the sky.
The earth and sky trembled violently.
Immediately afterwards, the earth dragon turtle slowly moved its body.
Its enormous tail suddenly jerked up.
At this moment, inside the city of machines.
Qin Tian was leading an elite team of over a hundred people out of the city quietly.
They headed straight southeast.
That's the direction from which those powerful forces came.
"Brothers!" Qin Tian said solemnly along the way, "You all know the current situation of my Mechanized City! It is currently in a weak period, and it has been squeezed out of hundreds of millions of resources by Dragon City, which has caused it to deteriorate day by day."
Therefore, this interception is of great importance!
The current city of government offices is at its weakest point since its founding.
Because they were worried that powerful forces would be drawn to Dragon City.
Therefore, the mechanical city planned to intercept them in advance.
Even if it means coercion and enticement, they must intercept all people and bring them into the Mechanized City for the transaction.