Chapter 650 - 649: The Temptation of Steamed Buns: Godfather of the Alien Race’s Pyramid Scheme
Chapter 650: Chapter 649: The Temptation of Steamed Buns: Godfather of the Alien Race’s Pyramid Scheme
Chu Sheng was taken aback. He hadn’t expected this fellow to be such a man of action.
’But this is good, too. If Bone Thin can bring the whole village of Nipogen, it’ll save me the time of advertising everywhere.’
As for the white-flour steamed buns.
Back when Chu Sheng went into Secret Realms with Gu Yuexi, he would sometimes bring snacks for her.
White-flour steamed buns were filling and easy to carry, so naturally, he had stocked up on quite a few in his Primordial Grotto Heaven.
Besides, the things weren’t worth much anyway.
「That evening.」
Bone Thin really did bring the entire village’s several hundred Nipogen over.
Chu Sheng saw that the cave couldn’t possibly hold so many Nipogen.
So he simply set up shop in the open area at the cave’s entrance.
First, he handed out the steamed buns.
Chu Sheng took out the long-prepared white-flour steamed buns from his Primordial Grotto Heaven.
Every Nipogen was given one white-flour steamed bun.
Especially Bone Thin.
In front of the several hundred Nipogen from the village, Chu Sheng gave it a large bag full of white-flour steamed buns.
There were dozens of them!
The other Nipogen’s eyes nearly popped out of their heads.
"Old Chu! Why did you only give us one, but gave Bone Thin so many?!"
A Nipogen that looked like a potato couldn’t help but ask loudly.
Chu Sheng explained calmly.
"Because I promised Bone Thin that for every ten Nipogen it brought, I would give it one extra white-flour steamed bun."
"It brought several hundred today, so naturally, it gets this many."
When the Nipogen heard this, they instantly grew anxious and started shouting all at once.
"Old Chu! Pick me next time! I’ll help you call over all the Nipogen in the village!"
"Pick me! Old Chu, pick me! I won’t just call the Nipogen from our village, I’ll bring the ones from the next village over too!"
"You guys can only summon village Nipogen! My great-uncle’s nephew’s brother is a Municipal Official in Drake City! I’ll have it help me promote this, I could bring tens of thousands of Nipogen!"
He watched as these members of an Alien Race argued until they were red in the face over a few white-flour steamed buns, creating a fervent scene as they all vied to be recruiters.
Chu Sheng finally understood.
Why those people who run pyramid schemes all solemnly believe they are helping others.
This feeling of having hundreds respond to a single call was truly intoxicating.
"Everyone quiet down! Quiet down!"
Chu Sheng shouted, putting a stop to the chaotic scene.
"From now on, I will be holding a lecture here every night at eight."
"Any Nipogen among you who can bring a new Nipogen who has never been here before will receive white-flour steamed buns."
"Bring ten, get one free."
"Bring a hundred, get ten free."
"No upper limit!"
"Really?!"
The potato-like Nipogen jumped up in excitement.
Chu Sheng puffed out his chest and promised.
"We’re all old friends here, would I lie to you?"
"That’s great!"
"One steamed bun for every ten I bring... doesn’t that mean I can eat white-flour steamed buns every day?!"
"Just thinking about it makes me so happy!"
In the hearts of these Nipogen,
Chu Sheng, who could produce hundreds of white-flour steamed buns at once without batting an eye,
was, without a doubt, a "tycoon."
If they followed a tycoon, they would surely live a good life.
Chu Sheng hadn’t expected it either.
That with just a few white-flour steamed buns, he had successfully completed the first step.
Displaying his power and building trust.
’Those pyramid scheme masters on Earth give away real gold and silver, and even then, they might not be able to get a foothold.’
’I wonder what they would think if they knew I achieved this effect with just a few steamed buns.’
Chu Sheng thought to himself.
After letting the Nipogen get excited for a while,
Chu Sheng stood up again, waving his hands to signal for everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, please quiet down for a moment and listen to me."
For the sake of white-flour steamed buns, the simple-minded Nipogen Race was remarkably cooperative.
One by one, they immediately shut their mouths and sat on the ground like well-behaved children.
Some tilted their heads up, others looked down, their eyes filled with worship and anticipation.
"AHEM~ AHEM~"
Chu Sheng, imitating the habit of powerful figures, coughed twice to clear his throat.
Then, he began his... con.
Er...
No!
His speech.
"As you can see, I’ve struck it rich."
"We’re all old acquaintances, from the same village."
"I can’t just get rich by myself and ignore all of you."
"So, I’ve gathered you all here today because I want to lead everyone to wealth together!"
Having said this, Chu Sheng paused deliberately.
’According to the usual script, a human audience would have faces full of mistrust at this point.’
’This person must be a scammer.’
’Then the speaker would need to tell a few captivating success stories to slowly convince them that he’s telling the truth.’
But in the eyes of these Nipogen, there wasn’t the slightest trace of mistrust.
Only... blind adoration.
It was as if whatever Chu Sheng said was correct.
’Well, then.’
’I can skip that whole part.’
Chu Sheng couldn’t be bothered to make up any stories.
He got straight to the point.
"Everyone, deposit ten catties of Outer Realm Crystal with me."
"From now on, you can come and collect one catty of Outer Realm Crystal from me every week."
"Deposit one hundred catties of Outer Realm Crystal with me."
"And you can collect ten catties of Outer Realm Crystal from me every week."
"The Outer Realm Crystal you deposit with me is called the principal."
"The Outer Realm Crystal you collect each week is called the interest."
"As long as you don’t withdraw the principal, you can collect interest once a week, forever."
"If you withdraw the principal, you can no longer collect interest."
"However, you don’t have to return the interest you’ve already collected; it’s still yours."
"Does everyone understand?"
The Nipogen didn’t answer.
They just looked at each other.
Then, in unison, they turned around.
And ran away at top speed.
In the blink of an eye,
the hundreds of Nipogen who had been densely packed here just a moment ago were all gone, not a single one left.
Leaving only Chu Sheng, a lone mosquito, standing there stunned.
’Did I fail?’
’Couldn’t I fool this bunch of aliens?’
’Right, with such high interest, only an idiot would believe it.’
Chu Sheng scratched his head, a little doubtful of himself.
He had already prepared to share a few success stories.
But the Nipogen had just run off.
Just when he thought he was off to a bad start,
Bone Thin was the first to run back.
It ran up to Chu Sheng, panting, clutching a heavy cloth bag.
"Old Chu! This is 280 catties of Outer Realm Crystal! My entire life’s savings! I’m depositing all of it with you!"
Chu Sheng froze for a moment.
Before he could react,
more and more Nipogen came running back from all directions, carrying cloth bags and wooden boxes of all sizes.
"Old Chu! My entire life’s savings, 300 catties of Outer Realm Crystal, it’s all for you!"
"And mine! 360 catties! It took me thirty years to save up this much!"
"I have 420 catties! I was saving it to get a wife! Not getting one anymore! I’m depositing it all with you!"
"I have 500 catties! It’s what my dad left me before he died!"
...
In just a short while,
every single one of the Nipogen who had just run off had returned.
Without exception, they brought their entire life’s savings to deposit with Chu Sheng.
Not a single one hesitated.
Not a single one doubted.
Chu Sheng looked at the mountain of Outer Realm Crystals, then at these Nipogen with their clear eyes and expectant faces.
A tiny pang of guilt stirred in his heart.
But this feeling quickly vanished.
When the Alien Races invaded Blue Star and slaughtered the Human Race,
they never once showed any mercy!!!
’Pity them...’
’...better to just profit myself!’