"What are you looking at? Trying to get it for free? I'll kill you!"
Lana waved her fist, looking fierce and threatening in a menacing tone.
Kane quickly waved his hands, smiling apologetically. "No, no such intention. Then we'll be leaving!"
With that, he turned and left, feeling a wave of frustration. He had indeed wanted to get it for free, but unfortunately, Lana only recognized money, not people.
"Ah, why are you leaving? Wait a moment!"
Lana suddenly raised her hand and called out to Kane and his group.
"Your Eminence Lana, do you have any instructions?"
Hearing this, everyone stopped and looked back at Lana.
She asked with a curious expression, "Don't the rest of you sell techniques?"
Kane shook the golden book and jade slips in his hand, somewhat puzzled. "Didn't you already sell it to us?"
However, he seemed to suddenly recall something, his eyes widening in astonishment. "For 100,000 gold spirit coins, you only sold me a one-time use?"
"Otherwise? You only offer 100,000 gold spirit coins and expect to buy a permanent one? That's a Mechanical Great Sage with a Data Nascent Soul that fears no Cyber Demons, a lifespan of 2,000 years, and the right to open up territory in the Cyber Dimension! For others, if they don't have 150,000, I won't even spare them a glance!" Lana tilted her head and retorted.
This seemed to make perfect sense. If it were him, he might have sold it for even more.
After a moment of thought, Kane agreed with Lana's point, but then he was stunned speechless by Lana's next words.
"What?! A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator can open up territory in the Cyber Dimension? Does a Nascent Soul really have such a benefit?"
Everyone was startled, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.
They had originally speculated that Lana's level should be higher. After all, the power she displayed was simply too immense—whether it was opening up a safe zone or slaying Cyber Demons like chickens.
These were powers beyond their imagination, but now that they learned Lana was only in the Nascent Soul Stage, they naturally felt incredibly shocked.
After all, the power Lana displayed was truly too immense, so powerful that they couldn't even imagine how she wielded it.
"I am a Mechanical Great Sage, which is what you call a Nascent Soul cultivator, and I've only been a Mechanical Great Sage for less than half a year. Currently, there are only two in the entire Cyber Dimension.
However, perhaps soon, more Great Sages will descend upon the Cyber Dimension."
Lana recalled the current situation within the Mechanicus. Currently, there are nine Mechanical Sages in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Great Sage realm.
Some of them might fail, but overall, the Mechanicus's overall strength will be further enhanced, entering the true Great Sage era.
Then, Lana suddenly realized that what she had just said seemed inappropriate, so she quickly added:
"Don't you dare scheme against them! Those are my people. We will set a unified external price, charging 150,000 gold gears each time. There will absolutely be no internal competition, and no chance for you to find a bargain!"
After speaking, Lana's face showed a kind smile, filled with sacred maternal radiance. However, as everyone looked at her, they felt that her smile hid deep cunning, as if she were looking at a group of piglets waiting to be slaughtered.
This was not a kind smile at all; it was clearly the smile of a shrewd merchant!
Everyone couldn't help but curse silently in their hearts, "What a profiteer!"
And Kane and the other two, looking at the familiar scene before them, felt dizzy and their vision blurred.
They had once relied on such methods to extort spirit coins from all over the world, but now they were being exploited in the same way by a higher-level existence.
They finally deeply understood what it meant to reap what you sow—and that retribution is swift.
It truly was: the heavenly dao cycles, and no one escapes its wrath.
"Can we get a loan?"
A Golden Core Ancestor cautiously asked. He was one of those who simply couldn't produce such a huge amount of spirit coins in a short period.
"Of course, I welcome anyone who needs a loan here."
Lana's smile grew wider. With a wave of her hand, she drafted a usurious loan contract with a 90% principal and 130% repayment.
Everyone's faces turned ashen as they looked at the contract's contents.
One of them couldn't help but complain, "This is too expensive!"
"Expensive?"
Lana's lips curled into a cold smile. "A Great Sage has a lifespan of nearly 2,000 years!" Her tone carried a hint of mockery, as if scoffing at their ignorance and greed.
"You can pay it off by working for 1,000 years, or even faster, in a few decades, once you open up your Digital World territory and recruit other cultivators! What more do you want? Do you want us to give it to you for free?"
Lana looked at the other party with an unfriendly expression. The pressure released by her Data Nascent Soul, carrying the power of a Soul Killer, directly caused the other person's body to start glitching, and if it went further, their data code would be exposed.
"No, no problem at all, not expensive in the slightest!"
This was the good thing about the Cyber Cultivators. Because they had been trained by various seniors from the very beginning, even now that they had achieved cultivation, they still had an almost unlimited recognition of their superiors.
They would even rationalize and beautify the mistakes and oppression of the strong, self-justifying all unreasonable things.
"Very good. Those who want to buy, sign the contract directly. Those who don't, get out!"
Lana was too lazy to waste words. She directly condensed a huge mall and hundreds of multi-functional vending machines through the core of the Digital World.
Then, Lana doubled all the technologies on the Dimensional Mall by a hundred times and clearly marked and entered them all into the vending machines.
At the same time, she also sent what was happening on her side to every Mechanical Sage's email, stating that if anyone encountered Cyber Cultivators in the future and dared to arbitrarily lower prices or engage in malicious competition, then they shouldn't blame her power axe for being impolite.
Then, she released a message in the City of Freedom:
"A new Digital Mall has been established, offering various powerful technological products. Everyone is welcome to come and purchase.
At the same time, we have established a professional mentor team that can provide one-on-one teaching services, allowing you to master this knowledge and technology more quickly."
As soon as this message was released, it immediately caused a sensation throughout the City of Freedom. Countless Cyber Cultivators flocked to the mall to purchase their desired goods.
Many Cyber Cultivators who didn't have money would also come to look; at least they could pre-order and slowly save money to buy them.
However, upon entering the Digital Mall, they were immediately dazzled by the array of goods, and then, under various loan discounts, unknowingly signed a large number of loan contracts, engaging in a wave of excessive consumption.
And these early consumers, having purchased powerful spells and weapons, naturally unleashed powerful forces.
This stimulated more people to buy on credit. Under this craze, the Cyber Cultivators, in just a few months, made the Digital Mall's transaction volume reach over ten million gold gear spirit coins.
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