“Is that so? I understand.”
Bei Adolis nodded, not showing the slightest bit of anger at Nangong Lengyue’s cold attitude.
After all, before they began working together, most of the witches here had already gotten to know each other in the group chat, so they were well aware of each other’s temperaments.
“The second item is an auction.”
“An auction?”
At Bei Adolis’s words, everyone who had been silent let out a chorus of startled exclamations.
What a familiar yet distant term.
They could confidently say they hadn’t heard that word in at least half a year, if not closer to a year.
No, even back on Blue Star, they had only ever heard of such things in the news.
“What exactly would this auction be for? What’s the process?”
“How should I know? I was just a lowly worker before I transmigrated; I never went to fancy places like that.”
“I participated in a few online auctions, but I stopped once I heard the water there was too deep.”
“I heard you’re supposed to appraise the items first, then post an announcement, and then do something else...”
Upon hearing the word auction, everyone immediately began discussing how such an event would operate.
After all, this kind of thing was incredibly foreign to them.
“Why an auction?”
Diana looked puzzled.
“Don’t those kinds of plots happen all the time in novels and anime? The protagonist gets some supreme treasure or heavenly resource at some random auction.”
“...”
Diana fell silent at Bei Adolis’s answer.
She truly hadn’t expected that someone who looked like a mature, sophisticated woman could say something like that.
It seemed she was a web novel fan too?
“Haha, alright, alright, I’m just kidding. If the first item targets the few, then the second targets the many.”
Seeing Diana’s silence, Bei Adolis clutched her chest and laughed.
The other witches who were discussing the matter paused for a moment before joining in the laughter.
This joke instantly lightened the atmosphere in the meeting room, after which Bei Adolis continued.
“Everyone, while that was a joke, the auction itself is not.”
“While commercial activities do exist on the Kalim continent right now, to be honest, the scale is quite small.”
“In this situation, what we need to do is take a commercial activity to the extreme, injecting vitality into this commercial world of Kalim that is currently like a stagnant pool.”
“This is also the primary reason why I chose an auction.”
“Anyone can participate, the content isn’t restricted, and it’s easy to create hype—that is the greatest benefit of an auction.”
As Bei Adolis spoke, she became more excited, even spreading her arms as if making a grand declaration.
The witches, already shocked, found themselves even more stunned.
But truth be told...
Although Bei Adolis’s body language was a bit exaggerated, it perfectly suited her title as the Golden Witch.
After all, it was only natural for someone who possessed the Midas touch and had graduated from a famous business school to think about things from a commercial perspective.
Most importantly, what she said seemed to make a lot of sense.
“So, what do we need to do?”
Diana asked.
“It’s simple. Since the Tourism Department hasn’t found any ancient bloodline dungeons yet, the Patrol Team should have plenty of time, right?”
“In that case, go clear dungeons and mass-produce magic tools for the auction.”
“I just did a quick calculation. Currently, a total of 81 Level 1 dungeons, 58 Level 2 dungeons, 22 Level 3 dungeons, and 6 Level 4 dungeons have been discovered in the entire Abandoned Land.”
“Setting aside the Level 4 dungeons that can’t be cleared yet due to level restrictions, the total number of the remaining dungeons is 161.”
“If we split into 161 clearing teams with one hundred people in each group, the Patrol Team could lead at least fifteen thousand or so apprentice witches into battle.”
“Under the condition of ensuring the safety of the apprentice witches, even at a slow pace, those 161 dungeons should yield at least two to three hundred magic tools a day.”
“This way, not only do we get magic tools, but the apprentice witches also gain valuable combat experience and level experience. I personally think it’s a very good deal.”
“In short, everyone! Before we attract permanent residents, we must first attract people to come here! The question of whether they stay permanently comes after that!”
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Lan Qingyou never seemed to lack magic tools, or even that the witches didn’t lack them now; that was built on the principle of ‘mutual assistance.’
When someone took a magic tool from the warehouse, someone else would naturally throw in any extra, unused tools they had obtained.
Forget magic tools; people even threw materials in there.
After all, Lan Qingyou had provided these things in the beginning to help them get started or complete their studies, and as the price for equivalent exchange, they would naturally do the same.
Of course, this wasn’t mandatory; it relied entirely on everyone’s self-awareness.
And clearly, everyone had high standards.
But!
This sort of thing was not the norm.
Even the races that appeared at the same time as the Witch race didn’t have warehouses that functioned so smoothly.
So, using magic tools as hype was definitely an option.
However...
“In that case, there should be strict requirements for the quality of the magic tools, right?”
Diana frowned.
The Witch race did have many magic tools; while it wasn’t at the point where everyone had one, it was at least very easy to borrow one from someone else when needed.
But the vast majority of these magic tools were C-grade or D-grade.
B-grade was rare, A-grade even rarer, and S-grade...
Well, S-grade could be counted on one hand, and borrowing them came with level and procedural restrictions.
“They don’t need to be too strict. This is the first time, after all; just having them is good enough. Besides, most transmigrators don’t necessarily have magic tools, so we need to use volume to create hype.”
“For example, hype like ‘The First Kalim Auction will officially open at the end of the month in Typhon City, Witch's Forest; ten thousand magic tools all for sale’;”
“With hype like that, people will definitely be willing to come to Typhon City to take a look. And once they arrive, they’ll naturally see exactly what kind of place Typhon City is.”
After finishing her explanation of the idea, Bei Adolis confidently flipped her golden hair.
“Bei Adolis, your idea is indeed feasible to some extent, but I don’t think ten thousand magic tools alone will attract that many people.”
Diana shook her head.
While Bei Adolis’s method was good, even if successfully implemented, it wouldn’t meet her expectations.
For instance, if a hundred people came but only one stayed after buying something, what would be the point?
They weren’t trying to start a tourism project to attract a bunch of visitors who would just leave.
Rate on N.U.
