Chapter 71 (1/2)
The next morning, Wang Lin walked out of Keystone Business hurriedly towards the west of 800 Avenue.
He was a little mind-absent because he was wondering, “What is the background of Golden Hall? How dare it boast to publicly sell a Peerless Saber? Why have I never heard about a store called Golden Hall on the 800 Avenue?”
Yesterday, Wang Lin also heard of the fired-up information. At first, he thought that it was just a stunt by a profiteer who played to the gallery.
However, thinking it carefully, Wang Lin found the tricks Golden Hall used were really outstanding.
Not a well-known store it was, however, it released news spreading rapidly through the whole town within only one day and caused a sensation. That in itself was abnormal.
From Wang Lin’s perspective, even if the so-called “Peerless Saber” was a stunt, this kind of hype was beyond what an ordinary businessman could make!
Therefore, it was why Wang Lin couldn’t help coming to see what was happening here.
The Golden Hall would show the “Peerless Saber” to the public at midday. Wang Lin would like to see who on earth its owner was and whether the so-called “Peerless Saber” was really worthy of the name.
A treasure chariot pulled by four white deer with golden mane drove across the street and suddenly stopped by Wang Lin’s side.
The curtain of the treasure chariot was lifted up and there revealed a middle-aged face with a genial look, “It is you, Brother Wang Lin from Keystone Business.” said he smilingly.
Casually cupping one hand in the other Wang Lin greeted indifferently, “It is you, Shopkeeper Shiao of Treasure Loft.”
Shiao Yuanzhong, the genial middle-aged man, was the shopkeeper of the top business “Treasure Loft” in Donglin Town. He was shrewd and tactful.
Treasure Loft and Keystone Business were opponents, so Wang Lin did not show much affection towards Shiao Yuanzhong.
“Haha, are you going to Golden Hall to have a look?” asked Shiao smilingly.
“Yes,” Wang Lin nodded calmly, “Golden Hall caused such a sensation yesterday, I couldn’t help but be curious about it.”
Shiao couldn’t agree more and said, “Right. I heard that Golden Hall popped up several months ago. I originally thought that it is just a small shop, however, it seems its owner is by no means ordinary.”
Saying that, Shiao sighed with implication, “Currently, the fraternities in Donglin Town are shocked. Brother Wang, I believe you’re also clear that one strong competitor is tantamount to one hungry wolf. Under such a context, I wonder what Miss Wansu thinks about it.”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “Miss Wansu’s mind is beyond my guess.”
“Oh.” Shiao nodded and said nothing more, then he left smilingly.
“It seems that the great uproar stirred by Golden Hall has brought about vigilance of other commercial houses. Supposedly, it would be difficult for Golden Hall to keep a foothold thoroughly in the future.” Wang Lin looked as if deep in thought.
It was pretty bustling on the street today. Besides ordinary people, a lot of cultivators also flocked to the place where Golden Hall was located.
What Wang Lin heard on the way were all the remarks about the “Peerless Saber” Not everyone bought the hype. A few skeptical voices could also be heard. However, the more skeptical people were, the more mysterious it got.
On the way, besides Shiao Yuanzhong from Treasure Loft, Wang Lin also met many well-renowned key figures from other business, who all played indispensable roles in Donglin Town.
For instance, Wu Yongtai from Wu Business and Shi Wenfeng, the owner of Gold Collector, were seemingly average shopkeepers but, in fact, had powerful clans behind them.
Wang Lin also met plenty of Spirit-Gang Realm cultivators, some of whom ranked top in Donglin Town such as Lei Qidong, a senior coach from Donglin School and Sun Zhan, the general coach from Jin’s Martial Club…
Seeing all these, Wang Lin exclaimed privately, “The shopkeeper of Golden Hall is so extraordinary that such a gimmick attracted so much attention. He must be an expert in commercial publicity.”
However, Wang Lin was clear that serious consequence would result should the Peerless Saber be more in name than reality.
Business was based on credibility. Under watchful eyes of the people, it would be impossible for Golden Hall to survive on the 800 Avenue if they tricked the public.
Soon Wang Lin arrived at Golden Hall, which was now tightly packed with people. Waves of noises overwhelmed the place.
“A Peerless Saber? Which level is it? Is it the Human, the Earth or the Heaven? It is impossibly a pure Yang spiritual tool because that is a precious treasure which can only be driven by a powerful cultivator at Reincarnation Developing Realm!”
“In my opinion, this Peerless Saber is not ranked by levels. The reason why it is peerless is that it perhaps has some extremely unique use and power.”
“Humph, don’t comment on it too early. Small as it is, Golden Hall is quite arrogant. I think it’s just a fraud!”
“How come! No business dares to play such a trick as it would offend everyone present, which is beyond Golden Hall can bear.”
Wang Lin was standing outside the crowd and listening to their comments. He became so curious about how the shopkeeper would deal with this situation.
Today, would Golden Mansion be an instant hit and keep a solid foothold in Donglin Town, or just a farce and go back home embarrassedly?
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In the meantime, Lin Xun left home and went across twisted dark alleys. Finally, he went out of the chaotic and turbulent civilian area.