After enjoying a final meal in Xia's Season, the Reincarnation Paradise's notification sound rang out precisely as if a stopwatch had been clicked.
However, this time it was slightly different from the previous two; Mu Yang found that besides returning to the real world, he also had an additional option.
"The Contractor's time in Reincarnation Paradise has reached its limit and will soon return to the real world. Please remember the Reincarnation Paradise regulations."
"Tip: Because the Skywing Merchant Guild, in which the Contractor holds shares, is developing Douluo Continent, the Contractor can choose to spend seven days of real-world time in Douluo Continent."
"Tip: Killing creatures in Douluo Continent will not yield World Origin or treasure chests."
Being able to go to Douluo Continent during the real-world rest period was undoubtedly good news.
In reality, Mu Yang couldn't do anything but watch anime, so going to Douluo Continent would definitely be much more comfortable, and he could also support the Skywing Merchant Guild.
As soon as he made his choice, he quickly felt a sensation of being hit over the head, and his vision instantly went black.
When Mu Yang opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on a sofa, a sofa that looked remarkably familiar—it was the sofa in the Sun God Sect's outpost on Douluo Continent.
Five Employees, who were gathered around a table, drawing and writing on a map, were stunned when they suddenly noticed an extra person on the sofa.
One must know that derivative worlds are full of dangers, and one could lose their life if not careful.
"Fourth Shareholder?"
But when they saw the person's face and realized it was one of the Merchant Guild's shareholders, they finally relaxed.
"What are you all talking about?"
Mu Yang cleared his throat, breaking the silent atmosphere.
"We're drawing a map, marking out valuable areas that require a certain amount of manpower and time to mine. This will make construction simpler and more convenient."
The leading Employee quickly replied, displaying the map before Mu Yang.
Mu Yang only glanced at it roughly before returning the map.
"Alright, you all carry on. I'm going out for a walk."
"Yes!"
Seeing Mu Yang push the door open and leave, the five tense individuals finally relaxed.
"How come I feel like the Fourth Shareholder is unbelievably strong? Just sitting next to him makes me feel like I'm suffocating."
A female Employee's voice trembled slightly, clearly awed by Mu Yang's aura, which he hadn't fully reined in.
"I also feel he's very strong, stronger than any Contractor I've ever seen."
"Isn't that a good thing? We are members of the Skywing Merchant Guild; the stronger our superior is, the better, so we can grow bigger and bigger!"
"That's true."
"Alright, stop wasting time. Let's continue drawing."
Although he had left the room, Mu Yang could still clearly hear the commotion inside, because his strength had now returned to the God King level in Douluo Continent.
However, it was of little significance, as he couldn't gain any rewards from killing creatures.
But if an external enemy (Tang San) were to attack, he could indeed slap him back and then follow up with a kick.
Outside the Sun God Sect's outpost at this moment, many Employees were working tirelessly on their tasks to develop Douluo Continent.
The outpost had been moved by Eilex into the territory allocated to the Sun God Sect by the four nations, so the Skywing Merchant Guild's development would not be hindered in any way.
"Mu Yang?"
Hearing Xiao Xian's familiar voice, Mu Yang turned around and greeted her.
"It really is you, but shouldn't you be in the Paradise or reality right now?"
Xiao Xian was both happy and a little confused by Mu Yang's appearance, and even somewhat wary.
After all, in her opinion, any unreasonable occurrence in a derivative world should be viewed with caution, and a person who shouldn't be there appearing meant that the person in front of her might not be the real Mu Yang.
"Uh, it's a long story…"
Mu Yang briefly explained the reason for his arrival in Douluo Continent, and when he mentioned the Reincarnation Paradise, Xiao Xian finally lowered her guard.
Plot characters in derivative worlds cannot know about the Paradise; even if a Contractor mentions it to them, the Paradise will translate it into something they cannot understand.
This is like a cognitive barrier; plot characters cannot normally perceive the existence of the "Paradise."
Under Xiao Xian's guidance, Mu Yang toured and learned about the Skywing Merchant Guild's development plan.
According to Xiao Xian, the Skywing Merchant Guild would not rely solely on Employees for the development of Douluo Continent.
Because all the Skywing Merchant Guild's Employees combined didn't exceed 500, with such a small number, developing even 1% of a world would be difficult, and it would take an extremely long time to complete.
At this point, the natives of the derivative world became useful. Ruo Yi planned to hire Soul Masters and even Soul Beasts to carry out mining in certain areas, such as ore veins and cliffs.
Paying Employees and Contractors required paradise coins, while paying Soul Masters involved gold soul coins. Anyone could tell which was cheaper.
Ruo Yi publicly declared that the Skywing Merchant Guild was a force under the Sun God Sect, leveraging the Sun God Sect's booming prestige to attract Soul Masters to join.
At the same time, she also planned to establish a special currency. The Soul Masters would not receive gold soul coins for their work but rather contribution points that could be exchanged for various items.
Contribution points could be directly exchanged for gold soul coins, or they could be saved up, and once a certain amount was reached, they could be exchanged for thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
In this way, the Skywing Merchant Guild's costs would be further reduced, and a large number of Soul Masters would also be attracted to work.
However, no one planned to economize on tools, as tools directly affected development efficiency.
If efficiency was too low and affected the development plan, they would directly send that Employee to the Merchant Guild's court!
As for where the gold soul coins needed by Soul Masters would come from, Xiao Xian stated that this was also not an issue.
She directly brought over some scripts from the real world, adapted them according to the Soul Master system, and then had people re-film them.
She also provided Mingde Hall with a general blueprint for televisions. Jing Hongchen of Mingde Hall, upon learning that this was a task from the Sun God Sect, personally spent a day researching and developing a Soul Tool television.
And the buying and selling of televisions, as well as watching these shows, required money, thus creating a channel for earning revenue.
"Where's Ruo Yi?"
After talking for so long, Mu Yang realized that Ruo Yi was nowhere to be seen around the Sun God Sect's outpost.
"Ruo Yi should be on her way to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect right now."
"The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? That's not surprising then."
Mu Yang nodded thoughtfully; Ruo Yi going to win over the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect indeed aligned with the Merchant Guild's interests.
It is well known that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is as rich as a nation because of its inherited martial spirit—the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—which has the function of detecting treasures.
Therefore, things that other Soul Masters consider worthless, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can perceive their true value, thereby buying them at a low price and selling them at a high price, which is similar to finding hidden gems.
In Ruo Yi's view, this was simply a natural treasure hunter! So she planned to pull the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into the Skywing Merchant Guild's camp.
Regarding this well-developed plan, Mu Yang couldn't help but sigh that merchants are indeed merchants; their minds are simply brilliant when it comes to doing business. It hadn't been long, and they already had the blueprint for a development plan.