Chapter 150

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Chapter 150: Cooperating Once Again

The Wilderness, the Five Elements Sect’s base

Yue Qing and Jiang Shu were visiting Lin Jiang’s residence for the first time. Looking at the spacious courtyard, they were quite envious. The rent inside the base was outrageous, and they couldn’t afford such a spacious yard.

This was still under the discounted rate for being disciples of the Five Elements Sect. Of course, they could also stay at the sect’s guesthouse, but the environment there was very poor.

"Senior Brother Xiao"

"Senior Brother Xiao"

The two of them greeted Lin Jiang, who was now their senior fellow student.

"Senior Brother Yue，Senior Brother Jiang"

Lin Jiang just exchanged pleasantries, a simple greeting without too much formality.

"What did Big Brother Xiao call us here for?"

"I have a business proposition that I want to collaborate with you on."

"Wow, thank you Big Brother Xiao for your guidance."

When Yue Qing heard this, he became extremely happy. It was not in vain that he had been trying so hard to ingratiate himself. Finally, he had gained a powerful ally.

"Brother Xiao is willing to invest in my Chunfeng Tower. I am willing to give him a 30% stake."

"Brother Yue, I’m really not interested in your Chunfeng Tower. Let’s not talk about this."

"So what other business can Brother Xiao do? Is it buying resources for cultivation? It’s not impossible, but it requires a lot of capital to make it work."

Yue Qing doesn’t mind, as long as there are other opportunities for cooperation and making money.

"In the stronghold, what sells the best?"

"Well, everything sells well in the stronghold. Cultivation pills, healing potions, offensive and defensive spiritual talismans, shields, armor, swords. Even battle formations for warning, trapping, and killing enemies. Anything sells well."

"But we can’t compete with the sect. They already dominate most of the market. We can at most make a small profit."

"Apart from all that, there’s cloth, women, and alcohol. These three things sell the best. The magical robes are sturdy but not everyone can afford them. Many people still wear regular clothes and it’s normal for them to get ruined after a trip. Beautiful women and good wine, on the other hand, are popular everywhere. Don’t underestimate the women in my Chunfeng Tower, they bring in a lot of business. Those independent cultivators work hard outside and need to unwіnd when they come back."

"The profit margin for cloth is very low, and we have no channels for magical robes. So let’s focus on selling good wine."

Lin Jiang replied that he was not interested in Chunfeng Tower and didn’t know what Yue Qing kept mentioning it for.

"We can do the business of spiritual wine, but we need a large quantity. Can Senior Brother find someone who can provide spiritual wine?"

"Yes, we can brew it ourselves."

"Brew it ourselves?"

"Yes, on the mountain gate side, Zheng Yi and his son have always been in contact with me. I can ask Zheng Yi to collect spiritual paddy and low-level spiritual herbs for us. The sect will have flying boats coming and going every month. I will establish this connection. Once we have the spiritual paddy and herbs, you can arrange for people to brew the wine. I don’t need very high-end spiritual wine, just an ordinary quality will do. As long as we sell it quickly, we can make a lot of money."

Lin Jiang said that others couldn’t do this task, at least Yue Qing couldn’t. Because the sect is very far from the Wilderness base, it would be very dangerous for individuals to travel back and forth. There’s a high risk of robbery.

But Lin Jiang could take advantage of the sect’s transportation. The sect sends a large batch of supplies to the base every month, including their daily necessities and goods from Xingyuan Building. Lin Jiang can easily use this opportunity to transport goods from the base.

"If Senior Brother Xiao can establish this connection, then there will be great potential. I can’t promise anything else, but getting a few thousand spirit stones every month will be like playing around."

Yue Qing replied that earning over ten thousand spirit stones in a year is already a significant amount. Many people in the Building Foundation Period only earn this much in a year. And this is just one part of their business. Yue Qing believed that Lin Jiang wouldn’t just focus on this one business.

"A thousand spirit stones aren’t enough. With my connections, I can’t earn more than thirty to fifty thousand spirit stones in a year, that would be pure loss."

"Senior Brother Xiao, is this really a big deal? Just finding a place for brewing alcohol is already a challenge."

"The brewing workshop will be located outside the stronghold. I will use a third-order formation to deal with common dangers, and I will also have the guard team focus on clearing nearby monsters. If there are any golden core or third-order monsters attacking, I will ask for help from skilled experts."

Lin Jiang said. By placing the brewing workshop in the stronghold, we can reduce costs significantly. As for safety, he can guarantee it. Lin Jiang can also utilize some of the stronghold’s resources.

"If what Senior Brother Xiao said is true, then this can really be done."

"That’s just one aspect of it. We can do other businesses within my authority as long as it’s not against the rules. We can earn as much as possible. I need to prepare for the Foundation Establishment stage. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Jiang said. This is also because of Zhang Wanjing’s face. He has restrained himself a lot. Otherwise, those people from the Five Elements Sect would not be his match. His methods for making money are quite impressive.

"Understood. So, what about the shares?"

"I will take sixty percent, and the remaining forty percent will be divided amongst all of you. Don’t think I’m taking too much. I will have to put in more effort than you can imagine. I need to establish connections, make acquaintances, and I’m even risking being punished by the sect."

Lin Jiang answered, why should he do so much when there is not enough benefit? Isn’t it better to just relax?

"If it’s enough, it’s enough. Can you please help me with the Chunfeng Tower matter, Senior Brother?"

"Senior Brother Yue, why are you staring at Chunfeng Tower?"

"Ahem, well, um…"

"Let me explain. Senior Brother Yue and his sweetheart are the owners of Chunfeng Tower."

Jiang Shu said on the side, and Yue Qing quickly covered his mouth, telling him to stop talking.

"Sweetheart, Yue Qing, don’t touch him. What does that mean, explain clearly."

"It’s just a matter of fact. Senior Brother Yue has a sweetheart in Medicine City, who used to be a girl from Sweet Red Building named Sister Hua. As she got older and no one chose her, she was kicked out by Sweet Red Building. Senior Brother Yue met Sister Hua, who used her savings from several decades to open Chunfeng Tower. Now, the girls at Chunfeng Tower are all Sister Hua’s sisters."

"Jiang Shu, I will compete with you."

"Don’t make a fuss, how old is Sister Hua?"

"He’s only a few years younger than Senior Brother Yue, not even sixty yet, in the Qi Refining Period."

"Let’s have a duel, Jiang Shu."

Yue Qing went crazy. They exposed his secrets in front of everyone. Is that interesting?

Lin Jiang was stunned. A Qi Refining Period practitioner at the age of fifty or sixty. Then it shouldn’t be called Sister Hua anymore, but Grandma Hua. I couldn’t tell. Yue Qing actually likes this.

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Two kilometers outside the Five Elements Sect headquarters, this is the patrol limit of the headquarters guard team. But Lin Jiang has already greeted the guard team. They will take care of this place during their daily patrols, and they will also try their best to eliminate the nearby monsters. As a thank you, Lin Jiang promised them to speak highly of them in front of Zhang Shuhua and have them transferred back to the headquarters.

"Eight Gate Golden Armor Formation"

"Five Elements Shock Killing Formation, they are all the work of masters. Senior Brother Xiao is really willing to spend money."

Yue Qing watched as Lin Jiang set up the formations and said to Jiang Shu. These two formations are both at the third level, and they are not ordinary formations. They must be expensive.

"The cost of these two formations exceeds 100,000 spirit stones. It seems that Senior Brother Xiao really wants to stay in this stronghold. Wasn’t Martial Uncle Zhang looked down upon by the higher-ups?"

"Even if Martial Uncle is not favored, his cultivation is here. We just need to stick close to him and seek his protection."

"What Senior Brother said is right. As disciples with no backing, it’s already good enough if we can find someone to rely on."

Jiang Shu said. What do we have to do with the internal politics of the sect? As long as we have someone to protect us and make money, we’re fine.

"I have invested a lot this time, Jiang Shu. From now on, this place will be in your hands. You must guard it well."

"Senior Brother, rest assured. With these two formations, we have no worries below the golden core level. And above the golden core, we still have Senior Brother Xiao."

"That’s right, that’s right."

Yue Qing said, while others may be in danger here, they won’t be. With the protection of the formations and reinforcements to call upon, everything is worry-free.

"I have set up the formation. Here is the control token for the formation. I have already sent a message back to the sect. Next month, we will receive medicine and spiritual paddy. We will also get brewing tools. You will be in charge of brewing, but don’t mess it up."

"Don’t worry, senior brother. We can’t find a master brewer, but we can definitely handle it at an average level. Senior brother, just wait to collect the money."

"Alright, from now on, I won’t be able to go out easily. If you need anything, come to my house."

Lin Jiang nodded. He also had to lead by example and couldn’t just run around freely. He had a lot of things to take care of every day.

After Lin Jiang gave them instructions, he left immediately. He had already taken care of the most important things and left the rest to Yue Qing and the others. If they couldn’t handle these small matters, they didn’t deserve to work with him.