Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 544: Chapter 289: Discussing Settlement (Part 2)

Zhao Yonglong shook his head. "It all depends on fate; you can’t force it. But the second reason I came today is also related to your business."

"Spirit Rice?" Zhang Zhenyuan asked doubtfully.

Zhao Yonglong nodded. "That’s right. How much Spirit Rice do you have on hand?"

Zhang Zhenyuan had no intention of hiding this. After a moment of thought, he said, "I should have about four thousand catties left. Why? Does someone want to buy it? Don’t you still have your One-Horned Iron Bulls? You have time for this?"

Zhao Yonglong smiled. "You’re as smart as ever. The Spirit Rice Commerce Association’s standard purchase price is 85 Spirit Crystals per catty. Old Zhang, I know your production cost for this Spirit Rice. After factoring everything in, it’s basically 65 Spirit Crystals a catty. If someone were to buy it all in one go, what price could you offer?"

At this, Zhang Zhenyuan’s expression turned serious. He asked, "Someone wants to buy up Spirit Rice? Is the demand very high?"

Zhao Yonglong nodded but didn’t elaborate. He just asked, "Old Zhang, let me put it this way. I’ve sold all of my One-Horned Iron Bull Exotic Beasts. I came here to ask if you’re willing to sell yours for 95 Spirit Crystals a catty. His price is slightly higher than the Commerce Association’s, but not by much."

Zhang Zhenyuan frowned. "In that case, my profit is 5 Spirit Crystals less per catty than the market price. For my four thousand catties of Spirit Rice, that’s a difference of 200 Spirit Stones. That’s enough to pay my rent for three or four months. I could just sell it slowly myself. There’s no worry about not being able to sell Spirit Rice; it would just take a little longer. Selling Spirit Rice doesn’t conflict with tending my Spirit Fields, either."

Zhao Yonglong frowned. "I just called you smart, so how can you not see it? You’d be out 200 Spirit Stones, but you could use the time you save from manning a stall for Cultivation. With your aptitude from a Five Elements Spirit Root, shouldn’t you be spending more time on Cultivation?"

With that, he stood up and said, "I have other things to attend to. Think about it. If you’re interested, come to my place tonight and let me know."

"No need." Zhang Zhenyuan said, "I’ll sell. You’re right. I can use the extra time not only for Cultivation, but also to focus on researching how to increase the yield of my Spirit Fields."

Zhao Yonglong smiled. "Now you’re talking. Alright, get the Spirit Rice packed up. When the time comes, I’ll bring him to your Magical Treasure Space to make the purchase."

"Th-... Alright!" Zhang Zhenyuan cupped his hands. "Thank you, brother."

Zhao Yonglong waved his hand and left.

This time, besides gauging his friend’s willingness to sell, he had also genuinely come to help him out.

But when it came to others, of course he was going to make a profit.

The price of 95 Spirit Crystals for the first transaction was set by Cheng Zongyang. This was the margin Cheng Zongyang allowed him to earn, so that Cheng Zongyang could focus on gathering resources.

Otherwise, it would be too time-consuming to go and ask everyone one by one. However, starting from the second transaction, the purchase price could only be 90 Spirit Crystals.

After leaving Zhang Zhenyuan’s residence, Zhao Yonglong headed for the North District.

The price of Demon Beast Flesh was far higher than that of Spirit Rice and Mutant Beastmen, and the profits were naturally higher as well. But he didn’t entertain the thought of getting into the Demon Beast Flesh business. After all, that kind of trade was run by the major Cultivation Immortality Influences. A Loose Cultivator like him meddling in it would just be asking for trouble.

But whether he did the business or not was one thing; gathering information was another. At the very least, he had to learn some things.

「South District, Cheng Mansion.」

"A most welcome guest." Seeing Lady Qin’s exclusive vehicle stop at the entrance, Cheng Zongyang happily went forward to greet her.

"How long were you gone?" Lady Qin asked with a calm expression as she got out of the vehicle.

Cheng Zongyang glanced over. She was still in plain clothes, yet they couldn’t hide her graceful figure. But it was just a glance before his gaze settled on her mature and elegant face. He smiled and said:

"Just over three months. Now that things have stabilized here, I naturally had to inform some family, relatives, and friends."

As they spoke, the two entered the living room on the first floor.

"Have a seat, I’ll go make some tea..."

"No need." Lady Qin shook her head slightly. "Don’t trouble yourself. Let’s get down to business. I hear you have a proposition for me?"

Seeing Lady Qin’s noticeably colder attitude compared to before, Cheng Zongyang didn’t mind. ’After all, women always have a few days where no one can please them.’ He didn’t insist and sat down, saying:

"Lady Qin, I’ve mentioned before, if I need your help with residency permits again, is that still possible?"

Lady Qin shot Cheng Zongyang a look and gave a short, humorless laugh. "It seems you went back to find people this time. Getting residency isn’t cheap, you know. The price before was only because it was part of a package deal."

"Two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones per person," Cheng Zongyang said directly. "Lady Qin, we can be considered friends, right? So I won’t let you take a loss. If I do need your assistance with the residency permits, I can offer a price of two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones per person. What do you think? If we don’t need the permits, I naturally won’t trouble you."

Now, Lady Qin looked at Cheng Zongyang with great curiosity and couldn’t help but ask, "The people from your village are quite wealthy, aren’t they? What, did you discover a Spirit Stone Ore deposit and mine it yourselves?"

Cheng Zongyang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Lady Qin, if we had a Spirit Stone Ore deposit, who besides an Immortal Sect could protect it and keep it a secret? I can only say that I have my own source of business. I’m currently a purchasing agent for a Commerce Association."

"Two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones... you’re certainly decisive with your offer."

Lady Qin chuckled. "I don’t care what Commerce Association is backing you, but that amount of Spirit Stones isn’t enough. From the looks of it, you’re probably bringing in a lot of people, right? With that many people, the members of the Immortal Sect aren’t blind. My meager connections over there can’t be used indefinitely. If you want them to turn a blind eye, you have to make sure they’re well-fed. Let’s make it three thousand Spirit Stones. I have to pass most of that on."