Chapter 117: Prosperous Store Street

However, there is also some useful news in the newspaper, for instance, what the latest technology is over in the Royal Capital.

For a small county-level city like Tana City, the technology of the Royal Capital is practically no different from a miracle.

Aside from large-scale agricultural machinery like the Harvester, the Royal Capital even has trams, and there have been many breakthroughs in art; in short, looking at the introductions in the newspaper, most are about things in the Royal Capital, with only a small portion being news content about Tana City.

This is mainly because Tana City really doesn't have much news to speak of. After closing the newspaper, Ye Laoshi began to read a book. Although Tana City lacks many books, if one is willing to order from a publishing house, it is still possible to order some novels that are currently popular in the Royal Capital.

By the time Ansain finished reading, the sky had already turned dark...

The shop had to be lit, and the two of them closed their books, still feeling unfulfilled.

"Apologies, I read for too long." Ansain felt refreshed after finishing, then said, "Where is this book from?"

"Uh, it was written by two of my students." Ye Laoshi originally wanted to say it was brought from modern society, but that was truly inappropriate, so he could only answer the other party this way.

Ansain was amazed; those two students looked impoverished, yet they could actually write such thrilling articles.

The aristocratic life inside was something even real nobles could hardly bear.

"The two of them are simply geniuses. Have you found a publishing house for this book yet?" Ansain was unwilling to let go of even the slightest opportunity to make money; after all, he was a Believer of the Wealth Church. If he could be the agent to publish this book, he would make sure the entire Federal could see it!

Ye Laoshi had also intended to look for a publishing house, but Tana City had no suitable publishing house at all.

There was only one printing plant, and the printing quality was very low-grade, not the kind Ye Laoshi wanted to use.

If he could get someone from the Wealth Church to help, Ye Laoshi would not be opposed to it. After all, he had the works, and as long as these things were printed, they would not fail to be a hit.

Those were all good works verified in the real world; even if a portion did not fit the aesthetics here, the majority would.

After all, they were AI algorithms and such; they shouldn't deviate too much from reality.

Thinking this, Ye Laoshi said with a smile: "Of course not. In fact, Tana City doesn't have a suitable publishing house. There is only that one printing company, and the products they print are really a bit too inferior."

As he spoke, he took out the book imported from Haigang Cheng, "As long as it has this quality, I think this book will definitely sell very well."

"You are absolutely right, but with this kind of printing, the cost will also be very high. If you want a higher royalty, I'm afraid that won't work; my estimate is probably between 8-13 percent." Ansain truly wanted to offer the other party a benefit. Everyone on this street spoke with a bit of an accent, and if he wasn't mistaken, they should all be Xiahui People.

It was evident that they were not particularly devout believers of the Wealth Church and had no faith in the church.

To prevent them from going to other churches for everything, Ansain still felt it was better to play it safe.

Not to mention that for this publishing matter, contacting the Wisdom Church might be better.

If they saw this book, they would definitely want to snatch it up, and the royalties offered then might be higher.

By offering a bit more himself, perhaps he could maintain a good, continuous cooperation.

In real life, an 8% royalty is already quite high.

Most newcomers cannot get such a high royalty, which made Ye Laoshi somewhat pleasantly surprised.

If it became a hit, he might even get a higher royalty. After nodding, he said: "No problem, you can take the first third to submit it. If possible, you can be our exclusive agent; we can have new novels coming out every month."

Hearing Ye Laoshi's words, the two disciples who were studying by lamplight trembled. They had to work overtime during the day; if they had to work overtime in the game at night as well, their lives would be too miserable.

However, based on one book a month, it didn't seem unacceptable.

It looked like they would have to get more senior brothers to enter the game to help. This game was so fun, being able to experience a real world, being able to have a good dream...

After seeing Ansain off, Ye Laoshi also closed the shop door. At this time, the two disciples could rest and do some of their own things.

On the Store Street, there were still some players watching Ansain leave, and another portion of players had already started packing up their stalls and preparing dinner.

There is no nightlife in Tana City; life here is relatively monotonous and dull. This time is when the middle class prepares dinner or goes to a restaurant to enjoy their evening meal.

The Store Street is quite lively because many new shops have opened here.

However, it has nothing to do with bookstores. There are only kerosene lamps here at night, and the Store Street is not lit up right now. It is said that an electric line will be pulled in soon, but the cost of using electricity also makes the players somewhat hesitant.

Several young employees from the Municipal Building walked into the Store Street. They did not encounter the hurrying Ansain. These people came by reputation; it was said that yesterday someone stopped by a few shops opened by Xiahui People to have dinner, and the taste was simply extraordinary.

They could not imagine that rice could actually be so delicious.

Yes, Tana City also has rice, but the sales volume of rice in Tana City is not high; sometimes, this rice is only used as Grain for brewing Wine.

And Tana City's love for bread has reached a crazy level.

"Welcome." Hearing the doorbell ring, the shop owner Bantian Yingtao said skillfully, "Do you guests have a reservation?"

Because business had been good these past few days, Bantian Yingtao had already marked on the blackboard at the entrance that reservations were required in advance, otherwise, they simply couldn't keep up.

"Yes, this is the number for our reservation this morning." One of the young men wearing a silk top hat said with a smile, "We need a separate room."

"No problem, you can go to the Plum Blossom room." Bantian Yingtao personally led them into the Plum Blossom room, "This is our menu, you may order."

"A few more new dishes?" Donald's eyes lit up, "I thought you only had rice here. What is this, bread?"

"You can understand it that way, but they are not baked; they are steamed." This was Bantian Yingtao's explanation for steamed buns.

"Then bring two portions of this, and just bring the rice. I want to order this fish, and this sweet and sour pork..." The other party could already correctly spell the pinyin for sweet and sour pork, which could be considered a form of cultural output from the players to the game.

(End of chapter)