Chapter 103.2 God Wang Tower (2/2)
Chapter 103.2 God Wang Tower (2/2)
“Understood!” That junior apprentice-brother nodded.
“Eldest apprentice-brother, have you captured Tong An’an?” he asked.
“I found traces of him. Humph. He seems to be gathering demonic sect disciples. But it’s okay; he won’t get away. I heard that the demonic sect is hunting him down as well!” Murong Luguang said.
“That’s good to know!” I’m sure many fellow apprentices will believe in you if you capture Tong An’an this time. Wang Ke only knows to play around; how could he be qualified to become the East Wolf Deputy Hall Lord? I wish for your speedy appointment as the official East Wolf Hall Lord!” that junior apprentice said happily.
“It will be so!” Murong Luguang affirmed his junior confidently.
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On the construction site at the Wolf Cultivation Town—
Wang Ke finally found some free time to personally visit the site. He nodded in approval as he looked at the terrific efficiency of those Innate Stage builders after their training.
Inserting concrete rebars? Many tools and machines were needed back on Earth, but here? Innate Stage builders can bend them with their bare hands; he had no need for those machines or processes.
What about the Earth’s cranes? No need for them here; the builders could carry concrete piles up to the third floor with a single jump.
Scaffolds? Not needed. Innate Stage builders who fell from the highest floor only had to pat the dust off their backs.
“Wang Ke, not bad, right? They’ve already finished the third floor.” Zhang Zhengdao walked up to him proudly.
Wang Ke shook his head and said, “This is just the beginning. There’s a long way to go!”
“This is very fast already. Look! How many Innate Stage workers have you recruited? Do you really have that much money? Isn’t this burning your money away? Seeing your little cousin-sister handing money to those workers every day makes my heart tremble!” Zhang Zhengdao said, looking terrified.
“The cost of paying them is insignificant to me! Who would be so dumb to let you trick them out of their money if you don’t splurge to make everything look grand? Uh no, I mean, willing to buy our products,” Wang Ke said in disdain.
“What… What are you going to sell?” Zhang Zhengdao asked.
“Patience. I already have the initial plan, but we need to make things look grand first!” Wang Ke explained.
“Oh?” Zhang Zhengdao was still unsure.
Three floors. Ten floors. Fifteen floors!
The God Wang Tower reached skyward. Many residents from the Wolf Cultivation Town had to crane their heads to look at the building. The sight caught their interest; many disciples from the Heavenly Wolf Sect were also intrigued.
Back on the spiritual mountain—even Chen Tianyuan was filled with curiosity as he watched the God Wang Tower grow. Still, he was the Sect Lord after all; it would be too embarrassing if he kept looking for his disciple to ask about it.
He endured his urge to ask, even when he couldn’t help but observe the construction progress for some time each day.
Still, his inaction gave his disciples the impression that he tacitly consented to Wang Ke’s project; so, none of them tried to stop him.
The construction caught the attention of many immortal sects in the Ten-thousand Great Mountains, but the most they did was to send low-ranking disciples to observe the construction, since it was only the standard construction of a building.
The tower reached its thirtieth floor and the rooftop was finished three months later. All the contemptuous people, questioning and waiting to laugh at Wang Ke now looked at the tower in shock.
God Wang Tower was completed. It wouldn’t be wise to assume that the tower was far inferior to those on Earth. Wang Ke spent a huge amount of money hiring blacksmiths for quality checks and ensuring that nothing was lacking. Even back on earth, some high towers would have minor errors; but the God Wang Tower had none. How sharp were the eyes of those artifact creators! The difficulty of building the tower was nowhere near the intricacies required when creating those ingenious enchanted artifacts! All the small problems were ironed out during construction.
Many were awestruck by the beautiful look given by the glass windows, once installed on the four sides of the tower.
Have you seen a hundred-meter-wide mirror before? It looks like the spell barrier used by the immortal sects. The grandeur of it dazzled its onlookers.
“Just the windows gave you such a surprise? How can you call yourself cultivators? So ignorant!” Wang Ke boasted.
Everyone could sense the tower’s splendor and magnificence when the words “God Wang Tower” were installed at the top.
Business? Store?
Who had ever seen a merchant store comparable to that one? It was unprecedented even outside the Ten-thousand Great Mountains!
The construction was completed, and the work on the interior began.
Wang Ke was right. His little cousin-sister was gifted with an immaculate interior decorating sense; he only had to give her some pointers, describing how skyscrapers and five-star hotels looked back on Earth, and she could duplicate that for him.
Polished marble flooring? That was too simple for cultivators!
Grass patch selection, deliberation for carpets and water landscaping; none of that was too difficult for them!
Toilet bowls, bathtubs, wash basins, glass mirrors and lights made of spirit stones. All the artifact workshops across all the seventy-two cultivation towns became suppliers of the God Wang Tower.
Chairs and other types of furniture were purchased from the mortal realm. The blueprints provided made everything easy to settle.
Sanitation was even easier. Wang Ke hired a bunch of refugees from the mortal realm, and their seriousness when working could move you to tears!
God Wang Tower was near completion within a short span of eight months; that was unthinkable back on Earth.
The Innate Stage builders were sent back to their respective cultivation towns. Wang Ke knew that they would spread the news about God Wang Tower upon return! They would boast and advertise it without even receiving a cent.
Wang Ke and Zhang Zhengdao went to do the final supervision round of the tower. A group of excited Wang Clan members tagged along.
“Clan Lord, many people came secretly to check on the tower these past few days. We couldn’t keep track of them. I’m afraid they were Golden Core stage disciples from the Heavenly Wolf Sect!” the little cousin-sister reported.
“Right. I think that’s to be expected! Although they said they wouldn’t come, their bodies were honest!” Wang Ke smiled.
“Look at this hall! Those chandeliers! Wang Ke, this is extravagant!” Zhang Zhengdao was in awe.
“This is nothing! It’s just for looks! This will help us bluff others, not you! You must understand that no matter how grand the God Wang Tower is, an Astral Infant cultivator can smack it to the ground with one slap; Innate Stage cultivators would only take a little longer!” Wang Ke rolled his eyes.
“How can it be! This is such a beautiful house!” Zhang Zhengdao stared at him.
“This place is but a tool to make money! Just a facade! Surface work! You understand? It’s meaningless if this grand-looking building can’t make money!” Wang Ke said in disdain.
“Ahh?” Zhang Zhengdao‘s enthusiasm was dampened by Wang Ke’s reminder.
“For instance, I hired a blacksmith to forge this lift. Looks good, right? But what use does it have? Innate Stage cultivators can go up a few floors with one jump. Golden Core stage cultivators can jump even higher. Astral Infants can reach the top floor with one step! The lift is just surface work! It’s used to raise a sense of extravagance! Just to trick people!” Wang Ke explained.
“Ohh…okay!” Zhang Zhengdao replied awkwardly.
“Don’t be disappointed, though! To earn money, you must first polish your appearance! I threw in such a huge sum of money to build this tower; it would be a great loss if I can’t earn it back!” Wang Ke said.
“Uhh? How can this house help rake in the money?” Zhang Zhengdao was at a loss.
“This will help us expand our influence! A month from now we will start selling our first product during the opening ceremony!” Wang Ke explained.
“A month from now? We’ll start selling the first product? What would that be?” Zhang Zhengdao asked.
“You will know when the time comes. Now, I need you to make use of your shamelessness!” Wang Ke said in a serious tone.
“Me? What can I do?” Zhang Zhengdao asked.
“Travel the entire Ten-thousand Great Mountains before the opening ceremony! Help God Wang Company expand its influence and get a bunch of rich people to come here and give us money! No, I mean, invite the first batch of guests for the opening ceremony!” Wang Ke said.