OFR – Chapter 28 Heaven of Treasures Online Store.

For wealthy individuals, two hundred thousand might not be a significant sum, but for a small, newly-established Taobao seller like Mi Xuan, it truly represented an important cash flow. 

Because of this, Mi Xuan took great care in arranging the fastest local courier to deliver the order to the QQ customer, Xiao Mu.

Time flew by, and before she knew it, it was already past 5 PM.

Meanwhile, down in the basement, Mu Bai was delighted to receive a notification from Taobao’s customer service, confirming that his online store had been successfully set up.

After some thought, he decided to name his store “Zhenpin Tian” (Heaven of Treasures), and he selected the category for his store as “rare animals and plants.”

He then gradually set up the store tags, descriptions, and other details, finally creating his first item for sale.

**[Auction: Four 60 cm Premium Golden Arowanas, 100% authentic, or 10x money-back guarantee.]**

After creating the listing, Mu Bai uploaded the pictures he had taken earlier of the Arowanas and set the auction format, rather than a fixed price, with the auction to run for 24 hours and the highest bidder winning. The starting bid was set at 600,000 yuan.

For premium Golden Arowanas, a starting price of 600,000 yuan was reasonable, and considering that the ones he cultivated in his magical space were far superior in both appearance and aesthetic value, Mu Bai felt this price was more than fair.

In addition to the pictures, he also wrote some text introducing the fish, mainly focusing on guarantees. Since Golden Arowanas are rare ornamental fish, he did not offer a seven-day unconditional return policy, nor did he offer guaranteed shipping. However, he did state that the buyer could inspect the fish in person after purchase, and if unsatisfied, they could request an immediate refund. Malicious bidders, however, would be blacklisted.

After completing the auction listing, Mu Bai familiarized himself with Taobao’s various seller rules. He noticed that stores with a deposit tended to attract more traffic than those without, so after seeing that the deposit was only 1,000 yuan, he paid it without hesitation.

Once the deposit was paid, Mu Bai checked the time on his phone and saw that it was almost 7 PM. The sky outside was starting to darken, and it was nearing dinner time. He left his apartment, found a nearby restaurant, and had a simple meal. Then, he headed to the bathhouse he had visited previously for a soak.

Half an hour later, as he exited the bathhouse, the owner struck up a conversation with him, seemingly interested in hiring him. “Hey, Xiao Mu, I heard you used to be a masseur?”

Mu Bai chuckled, “Yeah, what’s up, boss?”

The bathhouse owner, despite often glancing at the legs of female customers, was a decent person at heart.

“Since you don’t have a job right now, how about working for me as a bathhouse attendant? The base pay is 3,000 yuan a month, and the more you work, the more you earn. Plus, I can help promote your massage services. With your looks, I’m sure plenty of ladies would want massages from you.”

The owner’s voice was filled with temptation as he made the offer.

Mu Bai smiled. If this had been a few days ago, he might have agreed. The job wasn’t as demanding as his previous ones, and it had its perks. As the bathhouse’s only attendant, there would be plenty of benefits. 

But now, he politely waved off the offer and left without explaining. After all, there wasn’t much he could say. Some things, if spoken out loud, would probably just make him sound crazy.

By now, it was past 8 PM. The streetlights had come on, casting a soft yellow glow over the streets.

The bathhouse wasn’t far from Mu Bai’s rented basement, so he quickly made it back home. After locking the door, he opened Taobao on his phone to check the status of the Golden Arowana auction.

Two hours had passed since he uploaded the listing.

Mu Bai had expected some bids by this time, but the results were a bit disappointing.

Although Taobao has an enormous amount of traffic and millions of active users, his newly-established store had only garnered a little over 20 views in the past two hours, and only one potential buyer had reached out through Wangwang (Taobao’s messaging service).

**User 52587***: “There’s no way you’ll sell it for 600,000 yuan. If you change the price to a fixed 6,000 yuan and offer a seven-day unconditional return, I might consider buying it.”

“What’s this person even thinking?” 

Mu Bai stared at the message, unsure how to respond. 

A premium Golden Arowana for 6,000 yuan? That was impossible.

Even with his magical space, the cost to raise these four Arowanas had already exceeded tens of thousands of yuan. He had used several growth-enhancing cards, each of which cost 100 online copper coins, equivalent to 10,000 yuan each.

So Mu Bai simply ignored the message.

He also knew that, even if you have a good product, it won’t sell if no one knows about it. After some thought, Mu Bai decided to rent an advertising slot on a popular Arowana forum.

The forum, which is the largest for Arowana enthusiasts in Jianghai Province, has hundreds of thousands of followers and tens of thousands of daily active users. 

Since the forum sold advertising space, Mu Bai reached out to one of the online administrators.

**Xiao Mu:** “Hello, is there an available ad slot on the homepage? I’d like to rent it for 24 hours.”

The administrator quickly responded, knowing Mu Bai was a paying customer. “The homepage slots are taken, but we have banner ads available on the secondary pages. The effect is nearly as good as the homepage, and the cost is 5,000 yuan for 24 hours. We offer a 50% discount for long-term rentals.”

Seeing that the homepage was unavailable, Mu Bai didn’t push it. After discussing the details with the admin, he rented the secondary page’s banner ad for 24 hours.

**Admin:** “Please send me the ad link and images, and I’ll put them up for you.”

Mu Bai copied the link to his store, attached a few images of the Golden Arowanas, and sent them over.

Soon, the banner on the forum’s secondary pages changed to display his images and the link to his store.

It was close to 9 PM, the time when the forum was most active, and Mu Bai hoped the advertisement would bring some traffic.

Since he had stayed up late the previous night raising the Arowanas, Mu Bai was feeling drowsy.

He didn’t force himself to stay awake to monitor the ad’s performance. Whether it worked or not, that was up to chance. There was no point in stressing over it.

He crawled into bed, drifting off to sleep, hoping that by tomorrow morning, his store would no longer be so quiet.