The ritual has ended.

"Old Steward, how is the situation with this prayer?"

Embers Su Yuniang scampered over with a look of eager anticipation.

Ning Zheng smiled and glanced at the two hundred beast-eared ladies and one hundred demon beasts who disagreed with the Qi Fortune value trade, causing them to shiver in fear.

"Sir, we are also praying earnestly."

"Yes, we are also new believers of the No-Life Sect."

"Please believe us."

They quickly spoke up.

Ning Zheng looked at them for a few moments and finally sighed.

Knowing it wasn't their fault.

Their logic in life had already been fixed; when they were not believers of the No-Life Sect in life, they would never be in death either.

They are unlike the living, unable to adapt or be persuaded to change their beliefs.

If they could change their logical flaws and accept new things and knowledge, they would have already awakened...

Ning Zheng retracted his gaze and said to Su Yuniang, "In the future, these are not the three hundred of the No-Life Sect, and they don't need to participate in the prayer."

"Then?" Su Yuniang hesitated a bit.

Ning Zheng smiled and said, "During worship, they just need not participate and carry on with their normal work."

Su Yuniang breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought they were going to target those three hundred prisoners.

Ning Zheng said, "You are doing very well! In the future, I'll give you a daily task. I will come by once a day to conduct this ritual, make them pray, and worship the statue, and your daily task reward is 10... no, 5 Magic Coins!"

Embers Su Yuniang's eyes curved like crescent moons as she smiled, "Five Magic Coins, I will guarantee to complete the task!"

"Work hard."

Ning Zheng said, "I believe you have a bright future."

"Yes!"

Embers Su Yuniang saluted, overjoyed inside.

Ning Zheng was pleased, glanced at those female prisoners, and then left the prison directly.

Walking to a deserted place, on his way home, he felt a kind of pressing joy in his chest, wanting to shout exuberantly at the mountains.

It really worked.

It actually succeeded!

"Daily +3000, finally found a new source of Qi Fortune value!"

Ning Zheng's gaze burned as he looked at the distant Demon Suppression Tower.

At this moment, in his eyes, it was not a prison but a Treasure Basin, continuously producing Qi Fortune value.

The preciousness of this batch of funeral prisoners felt even higher than the blacksmiths on the mountain.

They produced a daily 3000 Qi Fortune value.

That group of blacksmiths only generated a daily 1500 Qi Fortune value.

Moreover, the blacksmiths have less Qi Fortune, more complaints, chattering, and troublesome antics!

With the comparison.

He was displeased no matter how he looked at it.

Especially Jiucai Rong, who previously demanded he be happy by calling himself being cuckolded, what kind of bizarre request is that??

Directly degrading the evaluation!

For a moment now, Ning Zheng even thought about shutting down the Sword Casting Manor server right then and just relaxing, leaving only this one prison to harvest 3000 Qi Fortune points daily.

Of course, it was just a thought.

Though now the prison's revenue surpasses that of the blacksmiths.

Without the blacksmiths, he couldn't set up a new batch of No-Life Sect ghosts.

He still relied on these blacksmiths to continue sending people to prison and maintaining the manor's operation.

And now, with daily revenue tripling, 4500 Qi Fortune points in a day, 9000 points in two days.

Almost every two days, he could advance a Small Realm in the Four Viscera Realm.

Directly taking off!

Of course, Ning Zheng still planned to accumulate some Qi Fortune value first.

In only twenty days, he would have a hundred thousand Qi Fortune points to upgrade the server's 1000 blacksmith limit, getting a daily 6000 Qi Fortune points yield, a better cost-effectiveness.

Moreover, accumulating a lot of Qi Fortune value would allow him to handle unexpected situations.

"However, rather than just lying flat and reaping, windfall profits are what can make someone immensely wealthy the fastest."

Ning Zheng found the benefits.

Previously, he loved lying flat, quietly collecting Qi Fortune points because that was all he could do.

But now he discovered a new domain—the No-Life Sect ghosts.

This is a group comparable to blacksmith greenhorns!

And more worry-free, with a purchasing price, they are commodities.

What's the difference between this and directly spending Magic Coins to purchase Qi Fortune value?

It's simply a lucrative deal!

Even at the market price, two hundred Magic Coins each, he wanted to spend a million Magic Coins to buy 5000 No-Life Female Ghosts!

As Ning Zheng thought more about it, the more he felt impassioned, suddenly aware:

"Wait, buying a large quantity of No-Life Sect ghosts, how am I increasingly becoming like an evil cult?"

Ning Zheng's expression gradually stiffened.

But he still had to buy them.

If this could indeed earn Qi Fortune points, then the more, the better.

Mm, it must be done quietly.

Otherwise, if the No-Life Sect noticed, it would be troublesome.

If they find out, they'll probably go crazy trying to hunt me down.

He is a decisive person. He hadn't even returned home yet and immediately used the Communication Token to send a message to Shi Youxing.

"What's up, something wrong?"

Shi Youxing didn't expect the other party to contact her again so soon:

"I'm still digesting the gains from this time, meanwhile surveying the local Magical Artifact market in Yunshan City to prepare for the Painting Card's expansion."

She paused:

"Are you in such a hurry to attack that City Guard? I suggest not wasting time on that, the profit is too small. It would be better to invest the time in making more Magical Artifacts, it's more profitable that way."

She continued enthusiastically, "Save up more Painting Cards. Once I've surveyed the market properly, we can launch a big wave!"

Ning Zheng of course knew that crafting Magical Artifacts was more profitable.

But he had to consider the mood of those blacksmiths.

A boss battle could make them more delighted when forging Magical Artifacts.

Releasing emotions appropriately can mobilize their proactive engagement.

"It's not about attacking the City Guard."

Ning Zheng said, "I want to acquire more Ghost Maids. Do you have any channels for that?"

Shi Youxing was silent for a moment.

She suddenly felt like it was defying the natural order.

What's the deal? Can't 2000 satisfy your manor?

With specs like that, are you burying an Imperial Mausoleum and need so many for accompaniment?

These things can't even be used as cultivation resources to enhance your Realm, one worth 200 Magic Coins equates to a Low Tier Magical Artifact, it's sheer extravagance.

Shi Youxing was becoming increasingly curious.

What exactly were they secretly concocting? Throughout the tomb raids, they had always been so mysterious, with many inexplicable little details.

"Let me just ask whether I can buy them." Ning Zheng said straightforwardly.

"During our previous tomb raids, of course we encountered quite a few! But we sold them off, after all, no one in their right mind keeps so many illicit goods around." Shi Youxing replied:

"If it's not urgent, we can find some after our next tomb descent, there'll be more coming in dribs and drabs. If it's urgent, I can help you inquire about Black Market acquisition channels."

Shi Youxing clearly had an industry chain, and she knew businessmen in this line of work.

"However, I don't recommend buying right now. The prices have increased significantly, each maid is now 300 Magic Coins."

This was a clear shift in market supply and demand.

After all, everyone is reinstating their family ancestors, purchasing maids, and readjusting their Paper Houses.

During the Red Sun time, not everyone was so at ease; saving the ancestors was priority, who would bother saving their weak maids?

No problem, buy them after the Red Sun.

Others aren't making insane purchases like Ning Zheng does, buying thousands at a time. Smaller estates would buy two or three maids, and larger ones seventeen or eighteen.

For a family, it wasn't much of a huge expense.

Shi Youxing reminded him, "The prices have risen sharply lately, can you handle it?"

Ning Zheng felt a bit pained.

If only he had bought them before the Red Sun, the prices were much lower then.

But hindsight is always clearer.

Just like those blacksmiths who didn't purchase Middle Grade Spirit Root Liquid before, only to feel the sting once prices skyrocket after the Red Sun.

Without experience the first time, even a meticulous plan can easily go wrong.

Currently, the best time to purchase these maids was yesterday. Since you can't buy them yesterday, today is the next best time.

Ning Zheng nodded, "Buy them."

To Ning Zheng, this was a highly cost-effective deal, the earlier he gets them, the earlier he benefits.

If the prices go up, so be it. He's got money!

The manor's blacksmiths nearly starve themselves, saving every penny, and go mad earning money, all to buy him cultivation resources.

If he doesn't spend the money, isn't it wasting the blacksmiths' efforts?

But Ning Zheng paused, "But I want those from the No-Life Sect."

"Huh?"

Shi Youxing was silent for a while, her expression rather complicated.

"That condition makes it a bit difficult. There were few to begin with, and specifying such requirements means there's likely no stock."

"I'll ask someone in the Court, some of them with unclean dealings secretly sell female prisoners, who produce Embers after execution, to Black Market traders."

She explained, "After all, within the low-tier female prisoners, the No-Life Sect has always held a significant portion."

Ning Zheng nodded, "Then I'll wait for your good news... This matter needs to be discreet."

"Of course, I know that too. I'm also afraid of the No-Life Sect."

Shi Youxing assured that her handling of things was absolutely reliable.

Ning Zheng thought the same.

The tomb-robbing families are more hated than bandit families, thriving with high spirits, and if they haven't been eliminated yet, there must be something remarkable about them.

After ending the communication, he let out a long breath.

Although he had a network of connections, such a peculiar request would likely take some searching to fulfill.

But now, it seemed a bit challenging!

He hadn't thought of purchasing Fanatic Believers from other Demon Sects to impersonate their high-ranking members and harvest Qi Fortune Value.

But this wasn't just any impersonation!

His "Crazy Scholar" attributes match well to pretend to be No-Life Sect, but pretending to be other Demon Sects might not fool anyone.

Additionally.

The No-Life Sect was the most prominent villain Demon Sect in Xinyi Continent, with the greatest numbers, hence naturally became the target for bulk purchasing.

"Having money with nowhere to spend it..."

Ning Zheng sighed.

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