Chapter 740: Cai Youdao's Work Ethic Awakens

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"Hehe, you don't need to say more." Cai Youdao's eyes narrowed into a smile. "Under my keen sense of smell, your [stench of Spirit Stones] as a super rich person is now completely exposed."

Wang Shoujie raised an eyebrow slightly: "Senior, are you perhaps looking to borrow money?"

"You're willing to lend me money?" Cai Youdao's narrowed eyes instantly widened, filled with anticipation.

Wang Shoujie shook his head decisively: "No."

"If you don't want to lend money, why mention borrowing money? Are you trying to fool me..." Cai Youdao rolled his eyes at him in exasperation. "However, out of due respect and politeness for a wealthy person, this Immortal Lord will forgive you."

"In that case, we'll meet again."

Wang Shoujie cupped his hands at him and immediately pulled Yun Tiange, ready to leave, appearing unwilling to get too entangled with him.

"Wait!" Cai Youdao quickly stopped the two of them, revealing a fawning and shifty smile to Shoujie. "It's like this, Li Ci said that if I'm willing to be a retainer, I can find her Fourth Uncle Wang Shoujie, and he'll provide food and accommodation, with excellent conditions."

"Our family doesn't lack retainers." Wang Shoujie turned and walked away again.

Cai Youdao hastily stopped him again: "Young man, don't rush. Give me a chance to talk. If your family doesn't lack retainers, do you lack workers?"

Wang Shoujie, helpless, had to stop. He casually asked, "Senior, you're doing so well with your stall, free and easy. Why do you want to work for someone else?"

"Running a stall? Free and easy? Sigh, don't even bring that up." Cai Youdao looked miserable, sighing. "These days, the economy is sluggish, and even the competition for stalls is getting fiercer. Take my stone gambling stall, for instance: if I set up in the market, I get charged a lot of fees and don't make much money in a month. If I just find a random spot on the street, I get chased around like a dog. All that trouble, just for a few paltry coins. If my luck is bad and I run into a jinx like that brat Li Ci, I'll lose everything, even my underwear..."

"How can running a stall be as good as working for someone? Finding a rich boss who provides food and accommodation and a stable income is better than anything..."

Wang Shoujie pondered for a moment, then asked, "Since senior is sincerely looking for work, do you have any special skills?"

"I'm in the True Immortal Realm, doesn't that count as a special skill?" Cai Youdao rolled up his sleeves and proudly patted his chest, saying, "Although I'm old and not strong enough in combat, I have no problem sweeping away trash below the True Immortal Realm."

"Pfft~ What arrogance." Yun Tiange spat at him with disdain. "If a Transcendent Realm Saint Child wields a Saint Artifact, do you think you can defeat them?"

She couldn't help but muse, this old coot probably hadn't encountered a prodigy like Ruolan, so he didn't know there were always people stronger than him.

From his tone, not to mention Ruolan, it was questionable if he could even beat Shoujie.

"I can't beat them, but I can outrun them." Cai Youdao was unfazed by the retort, looking shifty-eyed as he said, "I'm best at observing expressions and fleeing at the sight of danger."

"What use is a True Immortal like you?" Yun Tiange said displeasedly, "Young Master, let's go."

"Wait! I can also refine pills and artifacts." Cai Youdao hastily stopped Wang Shoujie and the two again. "Young Master Shoujie, please give me another chance."

"Alchemy and artifact refining?" Wang Shoujie frowned and scrutinized him. "Can you refine Grade 9 Pills? Can you refine Dao Weapons? Since you can refine pills and artifacts, how can you be so impoverished?"

"Uh... I'm not a professional Alchemist..." Cai Youdao chuckled a few times, a bit guilty. "It's just that I've lived for a long time, so I know a little bit of everything. I can refine Grade 6 Pills without losing money, and I can also refine Divine Ability Spirit Treasures at a loss..."

Grade six pills? Divine ability spirit treasures at a loss?

Isn't that worse at alchemy than Wang Shouye, worse at artifact refining than Wang Ningxi? And fighting is also mediocre...

Wang Shoujie looked at Cai Youdao meaningfully: "No wonder a dignified True Immortal Realm like you can only earn a living by setting up stalls."

"Well... alchemy and artifact refining can be cultivated with a lot of practice." Cai Youdao swallowed, feeling inexplicably guilty. "If Young Master is willing to invest money in cultivation, I will definitely strive to become an alchemy grandmaster and an artifact refining grandmaster."

"It's too late." Wang Shoujie shook his head. "Senior, at your age, by the time your alchemy and artifact refining skills are cultivated, there won't be many years left to profit. It's too much of a loss."

Besides, even if he were to invest money, there were plenty of people in the family who could be cultivated. Why bother cultivating an outsider whose origins were unclear?

Glancing at the somewhat anxious Cai Youdao, Wang Shoujie recalled the older girl Li Ci and finally relented: "Alright, alright, since Li Ci recommended you, I'll reluctantly take you in for now. Tell me, how much annual support do you need?"

At the mention of support, Cai Youdao became energized.

He rubbed his fingers, his long, narrow eyes gleaming with hope: "Actually, my demands aren't high. As long as I have Seventh Rank Spirit Rice to eat every day, with some dragon claws and phoenix legs whenever I want, and an Immortal Spirit Stone or two every year... and preferably not to be disturbed too often..."

As he spoke, he noticed that Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange were walking farther and farther away.

He quickly wiped his saliva, waved his hand to put away his stone gambling stall, and then trotted after them: "Young Master Shoujie, don't go! The terms can still be discussed, discussed! Dozens of top-grade Spirit Stones a year, no, thirty will do... twenty, twenty will do, right? I don't need Seventh Rank Spirit Rice anymore, Grade Six, you can't treat me badly with Grade Six, right?"

Still Grade Six!

Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange walked even faster.

Grade 6 Spirit Rice was not just any ordinary Spirit Rice.

Currently, some Spirit Rice varieties in Shenwu World's spirit fields, such as Saint Spirit Rice and Immortal Spirit Rice, are named using a self-created naming system.

In the Holy Domain's Great World, however, spiritual veins and Spirit Rice are named according to standardized methods like Grade 1, Grade 2, and so on.

What was the concept of Grade 6 Spirit Rice? It was the Immortal Spirit Rice planted around the Wang Clan's Liuxian Valley! It was the kind that Emperor Longchang yearned to eat three times a day!

As for Seventh Rank Spirit Rice, it has not yet appeared in Shenwu World, nor are there corresponding spiritual veins, spirit fields, and Seventh Rank Spirit Rice spiritual herbs.

No kidding, Wang Shoujie himself hadn't even tasted Seventh Rank Spirit Rice yet.

Just as Cai Youdao was endlessly pestering Wang Shoujie and the others outside, on the other side, Crown Prince Yuanzheng and Ji Yue'er's business negotiations were proceeding intensely.

"Your Highness Yuanzheng, are you satisfied with our [White Jade Spirit Rice No. 79]?" Ji Yue'er slowly sipped her Spirit Tea, her gaze not directed at Crown Prince Yuanzheng, clearly confident in the quality of the White Jade Spirit Rice.

The Spirit Rice sample had already been cooked into rice, and at this moment, it was being tasted by "servants" brought by Crown Prince Yuanzheng.

And these "servants" were not just anyone; they were sweepers or odd-job workers specifically selected by Yuanzheng from the lowest ranks of the Imperial Family, all at the Qi Refining Realm, "ordinary people" who constituted the vast majority of the Immortal Dynasty's population.

The White Jade Spirit Rice series belonged to the [Grade 1 Spirit Rice] in the Holy Domain, and it was also the most common type.

Crown Prince Yuanzheng, having been born into royalty, had never tasted this lowest-grade ordinary Spirit Rice, so he naturally couldn't distinguish between good and bad.

"Delicious! So delicious~"

Dozens of servants, eating the rice, all their eyes lit up, and they praised it one after another.

This Spirit Rice was round and lustrous, leaving a fragrant taste in the mouth, and was several times better than the same-grade Spirit Rice from the Xianwu Immortal Dynasty.

Crown Prince Yuanzheng nodded without saying anything, then had the Spirit Realm cultivators he had already found come in to taste it together.

Grade 1 Spirit Rice was a relatively luxurious consumption for ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivators. The daily food for most Spirit Realm cultivators was just Grade 1 Spirit Rice.

After the tasting, it was naturally unanimously praised.

"Fairy Ji." Yuanzheng was very satisfied. "To be honest, this [White Jade Spirit Rice No. 79] is indeed of extremely high quality. However, what is the quantity and price you can offer?"

The lower the class of grain used, the greater the demand. After all, the population base was there.

For example, Grade 1 Spirit Rice, whose main consumer groups were wealthy Qi Refining Realm cultivators, ordinary Spirit Realm cultivators, and poor Heaven-Human Realm cultivators—these three ranks of cultivators made up the grassroots of the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty, accounting for the vast majority of the population. The annual demand for Spirit Rice was also the largest.

If there was a severe shortage, it would inevitably damage the foundation of the Immortal Dynasty and lead to its rapid decline.

Ji Yue'er, after standardizing their units of measurement with Yuanzheng, said: "According to our standard, [one warehouse] is two hundred thousand catties, which is one hundred tons."

"Ton" is now the standard unit for the Wang Clan and has gradually been adopted throughout the Shenwu World.

"One hundred warehouses make one ship, referring to a standard volume cargo ship. The price for Grade 1 White Jade Spirit Rice No. 79 is one hundred eighty thousand Immortal Crystals per ship, delivered."

The unit Immortal Crystal originally came from the Holy Domain, and was simply adopted during the Shenwu period and has since been passed down. Each Immortal Crystal is roughly equivalent to one low-grade Spirit Stone, and theoretically can also be exchanged for one low-grade Spirit Stone at official banks.

Of course, Immortal Crystals are a currency for measuring price, while the latter is an actual cultivation resource.

While the two seem to have a linked price, the actual circulation of Immortal Crystals in any country is far greater than the actual inventory of low-grade Spirit Stones, because a large number of Immortal Crystal notes exist.

"One hundred eighty thousand Immortal Crystals?" Yuanzheng's expression became slightly serious. "Fairy Ji, this price is a bit high, isn't it?"

"Expensive? I heard that the Xianwu Immortal Dynasty charges you 250,000 Immortal Crystals per ship for Grade 1 Spirit Rice, and its quality is far inferior to our White Jade Spirit Rice No. 79..." Ji Yue'er said unhurriedly. "Our Young Master, to help you, had these Spirit Rice transported 'from a long distance,' so the delivered price is naturally a bit higher."

"This..." Yuanzheng hesitated slightly, saying, "Can we pay with various grades of mineral powder or metal ingots? Of course, it must be at our Immortal Dynasty's normal prices... no arbitrary price suppression."

"Our Young Master said that your mineral powder prices are quite reasonable, not 'inflated,' and can be accepted as payment." Ji Yue'er said with a smile, "Transporting them back and selling them will yield some 'slight profit,' just enough to cover 'shipping costs.'"

In fact, even without Yuanzheng asking, Ji Yue'er would still heavily purchase various grades of mineral powder or metal ingots.

According to the Clan Leader, metal minerals are non-renewable resources, so they should be purchased whenever possible. Moreover, the prices of metal minerals here are much lower compared to Shenwu World.

Upon hearing this, Yuanzheng's face lit up with joy. "In that case, this business can be done, and it can be done long-term. According to your units of measurement, our Xinluo needs two thousand 'ships'!"

"Only two thousand ships?" Ji Yue'er frowned slightly. "Is your Xinluo Immortal Dynasty that small?"

In the past hundred and some years, the three major powers of Shenwu World—the Wang Clan, the Immortal Dynasty, and the Demon Dynasty—made extensive preparations for opening the Holy Domain, and Spirit Rice was one of them.

Over these years, the three powers have continuously expanded the scale of their spirit fields, undertaken large-scale cultivation, and vigorously promoted the Wang Clan's high-yield White Jade Spirit Rice No. 79. Coupled with the Wang Clan's numerous spirit fields in the Demon Suppressing Capital's protectorate, the total annual output of White Jade Spirit Rice No. 79 in Shenwu World has steadily increased, reaching over twelve thousand ships.

Excluding the nearly eight thousand ships consumed by the Shenwu Human Clan themselves, the annual surplus has reached four thousand ships. Most importantly, accumulated over these years, Shenwu World's total surplus inventory has reached two hundred thousand ships...

A mere two thousand ships cannot satisfy Shenwu World's sales appetite.

Yuanzheng's expression froze.

Young Master Shoujie was that powerful? The grain production in his hands was so enormous...

He dared not offend, and hastily said, "Although our Xinluo's spirit fields are few, our own production can reach about eight hundred ships. However, this grain price is quite reasonable, and perhaps there will be more sales when the time comes. Even if there's a surplus, we can store it for emergencies... So, we'll need three thousand ships annually. We'll increase it later as needed~"

"Three thousand ships... that's barely acceptable." Ji Yue'er put down her teacup with a hint of disdain. "Then the contract price for this batch of goods will be 540 million Immortal Crystals."

Yuanzheng was immediately overjoyed: "Deal! But at least eighty percent of it must be paid for with minerals~"

Although he bought an extra thousand ships of Spirit Rice, this transaction was not a loss. Yuanzheng and the Imperial Family could still skim off a large sum as transit fees.

But Crown Prince Yuanzheng did not know that, while he was overjoyed, Ji Yue'er was actually secretly gasping in awe.

Oh my goodness~ No wonder they say that bulk goods trading is how you make money.

Shenwu World, in order to "hide wealth among the people" and encourage cultivation enthusiasm, has already raised its acquisition price. The acquisition cost is only 60,000 Immortal Crystals per ship, totaling 180 million Immortal Crystals for three thousand ships!

Just from this Grade 1 Spirit Rice alone, the gross profit reached 360 million Immortal Crystals, which is equivalent to three or four Immortal Spirit Stones. And this is the annual transaction volume... Over the long term, this is an enormous wealth.

When she was in the True Demon Hall back then, she probably never dreamed that one day she would be able to handle, or even preside over, transactions of such a scale.

"Since the Grade 1 Spirit Rice has been settled, let's discuss the Grade 2 Spirit Rice." Ji Yue'er collected her thoughts and casually took out a second sample from her storage ring. "This is our [Condensation Essence Spirit Rice No. 58]. Please inspect the quality. If you're satisfied, the price per ship will be 1.7 million Immortal Crystals."

"Alright."

Crown Prince Yuanzheng agreed and immediately followed the previous procedure, reconfirming the quality of the sample.

In a short while, the results were out, and Crown Prince Yuanzheng dared not lie: "The quality is better than Xianwu's equivalent, and the price is quite reasonable. We'll take three hundred, no, three hundred and fifty ships!"

Grade 2 Spirit Rice in Shenwu World was originally called Mid-Grade Spirit Rice, and required Mid-Grade Spiritual Fields nurtured by Mid-Grade Spiritual Veins to cultivate. However, to align with the Holy Domain world, Shenwu World internally also unified the terminology to Grade 2 Spirit Rice, Grade 2 Spiritual Veins, Grade 2 Spirit Fields, and so on.

This type of Spirit Rice was most suitable for wealthy Spirit Realm cultivators, ordinary Heaven-Human Realm cultivators, and poor Purple Mansion Realm cultivators. The spiritual energy within the Spirit Rice was balanced and mild, suitable for most people, so the price would naturally not be cheap.

Three hundred and fifty ships?

Ji Yue'er also understood the other party's absorption capacity and immediately decided: "Alright, let's go with that. This item totals 595 million Immortal Crystals."

Naturally, the gross profit here was astonishing.

And the total output of Shenwu World's Grade 2 Condensation Essence Spirit Rice had already reached eight hundred ships! And it was still expanding year by year.

Subsequently.

The two parties then negotiated on Grade 3 Spirit Rice—[Purple Paste Spirit Rice No. 33].

This treasure rice, originally known as [High-Grade Spirit Rice] in Shenwu World, has also seen its large-scale production increased. This was originally a staple food for high-ranking individuals, and its main customer base included wealthy Heaven-Human Realm cultivators, ordinary Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, and impoverished Divine-Transformation Realm cultivators.

This time, Crown Prince Yuanzheng was extremely excited: "This Purple Paste Spirit Rice is truly a good thing, we'll take thirty ships!"

"Thirty ships? No, the production of Purple Paste Spirit Rice is too low, we can only give you twenty ships." Ji Yue'er immediately denied.

Currently, the total output of Purple Paste Spirit Rice in Shenwu World is only sixty ships, and its own consumption is very high, with not much inventory.

However, this also indicates that the proportion of Heaven-Human and Purple Mansion Realm talents in the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty's total population might be significantly higher than in Shenwu World, even though their total population is much smaller.

After all, the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty is only one of the Immortal Dynasties in this world, unlike Shenwu World, where the two dynasties are now united, so the total population is naturally far greater than that of the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty.

"Twenty ships it is, then. However, Fairy Ji, if there's any surplus production in the future, I hope you'll consider our Xinluo Immortal Dynasty." Yuanzheng became increasingly respectful towards Ji Yue'er.

"Naturally, we will. Purple Paste Spirit Rice is twenty-one million Immortal Crystals per ship, and for twenty ships, the total price is four hundred twenty million Immortal Crystals. Let's sign this contract first."

After the Grade 3 Purple Paste Spirit Rice, came the Grade 4 Spirit Rice known as [Snow Marrow Spirit Rice] No. 28, which was called [Supreme Grade Spirit Rice] in Shenwu World.

This kind of Spirit Rice is very expensive and rare in production. Basically, only wealthy Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, ordinary Divine-Transformation Realm cultivators, and impoverished Transcendent Realm cultivators would consume this Spirit Rice.

Incidentally, Emperor Longchang, before he met Wang Shoujie, regularly consumed this level of Spirit Rice. And within the Wang Clan now, the consumption of this Spirit Rice is also very high, but it is primarily consumed by particularly wealthy Heaven-Human Realm cultivators and affluent Purple Mansion Realm cultivators.

As for the Divine-Transformation Realm cultivators of the Wang Clan, they currently consume higher-grade Spirit Rice.

"Snow Marrow Spirit Rice is 320 million Immortal Crystals per ship. We can only give you one ship." Ji Yue'er said.

In fact, the total output of Snow Marrow Spirit Rice in Shenwu World had reached five ships, but unfortunately, the internal consumption was too high.

"One ship? That's a bit little. Can you spare another fifty warehouses, or half a ship's worth?" Yuanzheng said eagerly, "Our Xinluo's Grade 4 Spirit Rice production is too low; it's not enough to go around."

Ji Yue'er hesitated for a moment, then made the decision: "At most, half a ship, no more. The total for this order will be 480 million Immortal Crystals."

This was the maximum amount of Snow Marrow Spirit Rice that could be spared. After this wave of transactions, she definitely needed to acquire more Grade 4 spiritual veins to expand the number of Grade 4 spirit fields.

The production of Snow Marrow Spirit Rice was still too low.

Crown Prince Yuanzheng, fearing Ji Yue'er would go back on her word, quickly signed the order, then eagerly asked, "How much Grade 5 Spirit Rice is there?"

"Our Grade 5 Spirit Rice is called [Five-Essence Spirit Rice No. 19], priced at 3.5 billion Immortal Crystals per ship. Production hasn't caught up yet..."

Ji Yue'er's words were cut off by Crown Prince Yuanzheng's urgent interruption: "We want fifty warehouses of this, and the price can still be negotiated~"

Spirit Rice of this level, in Shenwu World, was originally called [Saint Grade Spirit Rice].

This grade of Spirit Rice is naturally consumed by wealthy Divine-Transformation Realm cultivators, ordinary Transcendent Realm cultivators, and impoverished True Immortal Realm cultivators.

It must be admitted that before cooperating with the Wang Clan, Immortal Venerables and Immortal Emperors usually ate this kind of rice... only occasionally enjoying something better.

As for Emperor Longchang, it's not even worth mentioning. Back then, the Great Qian Royal Family did have ten or twenty mu of Grade 5 spirit fields, but the Saint Grade Spirit Rice produced was eventually all contributed to the Immortal Emperor in exchange for other resources.

"No, at most twenty warehouses for you."

Ji Yue'er shook her head, her tone firm.

After all, the total output of Shenwu World was only seventy warehouses, and there wasn't much inventory.

She paused, then added: "We don't have much of this grade of Spirit Rice on hand right now. However, we can gradually increase the supply in the future."

"Too little, too little." Yuanzheng said helplessly, "Getting it through other channels is too expensive and troublesome."

"Expensive and troublesome, you have to overcome it yourself." Ji Yue'er was unmoved. "Twenty warehouses of Five-Essence Spirit Rice, priced at 700 million Immortal Crystals. Your Highness Crown Prince, please sign the contract."

"Alright~"

Crown Prince Yuanzheng, helpless, could only agree.

After signing, Ji Yue'er produced the last sample of Spirit Rice: "This is our Grade 6 Spirit Rice—[Pure Origin Spirit Rice No. 7]. Currently, the production is relatively low, so we can only spare you one warehouse!"

"How can one warehouse be enough?" Crown Prince Yuanzheng immediately grew anxious. "At least five warehouses."

No wonder he was anxious. This level of Spirit Rice was extremely beneficial to him. He usually couldn't get it even if he wanted to, only occasionally getting a taste.

This kind of Spirit Rice, in Shenwu World, was originally called "Immortal Spirit Rice." Emperor Longchang would throw tantrums and beg for a taste of this "Immortal Rice," which was precisely this kind.

However, this Grade 6 Spirit Rice is generally consumed by True Immortal Realm powerhouses, and some impoverished Da Luo Saint Venerables. As for Transcendent Realm powerhouses, unless they are extremely wealthy or have special identities, ordinary Transcendent Realm powerhouses generally cannot afford to eat it.

"Five warehouses, dream on, only one warehouse." Ji Yue'er flatly refused.

She loved Grade 6 Spirit Rice, but even she had to exchange vast amounts of family contribution points for it, and could only taste it occasionally.

Reportedly, the total output of Shenwu World was only five warehouses!

With such limited production, it was already barely enough for their own consumption, so providing one warehouse was already the limit. How could it be more?

No matter how Crown Prince Yuanzheng pleaded, Ji Yue'er remained unmoved.

Until production significantly increases, this remains a strategic resource. This one warehouse is merely to keep the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty hooked.

"One warehouse it is, it's better than none." Crown Prince Yuanzheng, seeing that Ji Yue'er was determined not to agree, reluctantly gave up.

Xinluo's Grade 6 Spirit Rice production was also extremely low. Although Xianwu had a surplus, they simply wouldn't sell it to them; they'd rather use it as tribute!

"One warehouse costs 300 million Immortal Crystals. Come and sign the contract." Ji Yue'er's lips curved slightly, revealing a triumphant expression.

So expensive!

But Crown Prince Yuanzheng didn't hesitate and directly signed the contract.

No matter how expensive, he had to buy it. He still wanted to eat more Grade 6 Spirit Rice to advance to the True Immortal Realm as soon as possible.

"Is there any Seventh Rank Spirit Rice?" Crown Prince Yuanzheng asked eagerly.

"Scram! We don't have that, and even if we did, we wouldn't sell it." Ji Yue'er rolled her eyes at him and retorted directly.

Not to mention that Shenwu World currently has no Seventh Rank Spirit Rice, even if it did, it wouldn't sell it to the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty.

Seventh Rank Spirit Rice is primarily for Saint Venerables. Outside of Saint Venerables, only some relatively poor Dao Lords would consume it. Even True Immortal Realm experts, unless they are like the Grotto-Heaven Saint Child, how could ordinary True Immortals afford to eat it?

Still want to buy Seventh Rank Spirit Rice? Don't you see if your Xinluo Immortal Dynasty can afford it?

Yuanzheng returned speechless, feeling he had gone too far.

Ji Yue'er sorted through the contracts.

In the Spirit Rice trade, contracts totaling 3.035 billion Immortal Crystals were reached, with an estimated gross profit of over 2 billion.

This was an astronomical gross profit, equivalent to twenty Immortal Spirit Stones!

And this was the annual trade volume.

Annually!

Twenty Immortal Spirit Stones a year, accumulated for two years, would be enough to buy an Immortal Artifact.

As long as the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty continued to suffer from food shortages, this Spirit Rice trade could continue indefinitely. Over the years, the profits obtained would be immense.

With this income, Shenwu World could accomplish many things.

Whether it was purchasing pills to enhance one's aptitude, taking them back to cultivate more talents and plan for the future, or purchasing Immortal Artifacts, Immortal Scriptures, and other items, it could greatly enhance Shenwu World's heritage and accumulate more advantages for the future of the Human Clan.

Next, the foundation of Shenwu World was probably about to usher in a new wave of growth!

"Let's discuss the procurement plans for raw ores, mineral powders, metal ingots, and some spiritual medicinal materials." Ji Yue'er was as excited as if she had just had a shot of adrenaline.

This wave was a huge win.

And Crown Prince Yuanzheng was no less enthusiastic, equally highly stimulated.

Although this batch of Spirit Rice was quite expensive, slightly more so than previous imports from the Xianwu Immortal Dynasty, its quality was ultimately better. It was enough to solve the immediate crisis and allow the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty to emerge from the quagmire!

With the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty's food crisis resolved, it would have the upper hand against the Xianwu Immortal Dynasty and could respond calmly. Next, he wanted to see how the Xianwu Immortal Dynasty would solve the problem of metal ore imports.

The Xianwu Immortal Dynasty's annual metal consumption was considerable. Previously, they imported from the Xinluo Immortal Dynasty with tax incentives and very low import prices. Importing from elsewhere would not come with such good benefits.

His Majesty and Ancestor would surely be very pleased to hear this.

Having handled this matter so beautifully, he might even receive some rewards.

He had to quickly convey this good news to His Majesty and Ancestor, so they could also be happy.

...

Meanwhile.

In a private room overlooking the street at Yi Kang Food Palace.

Phoenix wings, dragon liver, immortal wine... a table full of steaming, delicious dishes looked incredibly rich and inviting.

It was clear that the managers and chefs at Yi Kang Food Palace had been instructed. Compared to last time, this table of delicacies was clearly more refined and exquisite. Some were even non-menu items, likely specially customized for Wang Shoujie and his companions.

It was no wonder.

A month had passed, and although no one dared to speak openly about what happened at the auction, word had secretly spread. Situ Xuejia had naturally received the news and, upon seeing Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange again, naturally sought to leave a good impression on them by any means necessary.

Wang Shoujie sat by the table, chopsticks in hand. Several times he wanted to reach for a dish but gave up, finally putting down his chopsticks with a helpless expression and looking to the other side.

And where he was staring, Cai Youdao, looking scruffy and unkempt, was holding a braised phoenix wing, brazenly eating and drinking, looking like he was settling in with Wang Shoujie for good.

While eating, he continued to market himself to Wang Shoujie: "Two supreme spirits, seeing as you treated me to this meal, for only two supreme Spirit Stones a year, you can have a True Immortal."

Wang Shoujie was speechless.

Your price drop is too fast, it's making me a bit flustered.

Yun Tiange sat on Wang Shoujie's other side, also quite displeased by Cai Youdao's appearance: "Old man, are you done yet? Haven't we told you it won't work? Why are you still following us? Also, did we say you could eat? Why are you freeloading?"

"Don't be so absolute~ This old man has lived many years longer than you, and even if my alchemy and artifact refining skills aren't great, I at least have some knowledge. You won't regret hiring me." Cai Youdao chuckled. "I've traveled all over Dongxia Divine Continent to find disciples all these years. Since you're new here, there's always a time you might need me. And that girl Li Ci said she'd treat me to a meal, and since you're her Fourth Uncle, consider this a treat from her."

Just as he was speaking, there was a knock on the private room door.

It turned out to be Ji Yue'er and Jiang Yuling, who had finished their tasks and had come to meet Shoujie.

In fact, if they hadn't agreed to meet Ji Yue'er and the others here, Wang Shoujie and Yun Tiange wouldn't have sat here for so long. They would have left as soon as Cai Youdao started his relentless pestering.

Upon entering the private room, Ji Yue'er took out a stack of contracts. Seeing others in the room, she hesitated whether to report the situation immediately.

Suddenly.

Jiang Yuling directly bypassed her and plopped down onto Wang Shoujie's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck: "Shoujie, I knew you were rich, but I never imagined you were this rich."

"For one Immortal Spirit Stone, just one Immortal Spirit Stone a year, you can have a beautiful, curvaceous, and very capable mid-Transcendent Realm girlfriend." Jiang Yuling, whose face was usually cold, was now full of fawning, slapping her chest repeatedly and winking at Wang Shoujie. "Most importantly, you don't even have to marry me. If you get tired of me, you can just give me some compensation and abandon me anytime, and I promise I won't cling to you or disrupt your family harmony!"

"How about it? Consider it?"

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