Chapter 208
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Chapter 208: Two Big Investors Return to the Hidden Spirit Sect
After Xu Fan left, Ning Dao excitedly took out his communication artifact and started reaching out to all his friends.
Five massive light curtains appeared around Ning Dao, each displaying recent reports of attacks by the beast race on various fairy cities.
“Taoist friend Tai, do you know which fairy city the towering ape has invaded?”
“Fairy Yun, about the towering ape…”
“Brother Zhao, the towering ape…”
Ning Dao, who wasn’t great at socializing, felt for the first time the downside of having so few friends.
Meanwhile, in Spirit Heart Fairy City, at the headquarters of Hidden Spirit Commerce, Pang Fu received the procurement funds from Xu Fan.
“Has the Grand Elder struck it rich?”
Pang Fu stared at the two thousand small targets inside the space ring.
Then, he picked up the nearby jade slip.
“My heavens, the Grand Elder is planning something huge!”
The next morning, Pang Fu strode confidently into the reception room of the commerce association.
“President Pang, your business is booming.”
“Good morning, President Pang.”
“President Pang…”
Pang Fu raised his hand slightly, and the room instantly fell silent.
Looking at the vice presidents of the various commerce associations gathered below, Pang Fu nodded with satisfaction.
The tides have turned; this year is my time to shine.
“Did everyone review the list of spirit ore materials I sent out last night?”
Pang Fu spread his hands and said, “Friends, we’re all old acquaintances, so let’s not waste time. Let’s get straight to the quotes.”
“Let’s see who gets to profit this time.”
With a sly smile, Pang Fu made all the vice presidents secretly curse him as an old silver coin, though they kept their polite smiles intact.
“Thunder Heart Source Iron—my Thunder Commerce will take it. No objections, right?” said a burly man with a thick beard.
All the vice presidents nodded in agreement.
The bearded man glanced around, satisfied, then turned to Pang Fu with a grin. “President Pang, since this is such a large order, we’ll give you a 20% discount.”
“President Lei, you’re too kind,” Pang Fu replied with a smile.
“Purple Xuan Copper—no one’s competing with my Flying Cloud Commerce, are they?” a woman chimed in.
“Haha, 30 million spirit stones per pound. If President Flying Cloud offers less than that, my commerce will bow out,” said a dashing young man twirling a purple jade folding fan.
“My Azure Sky Commerce offers 25 million spirit stones per pound,” another young man said with a playful smirk, throwing a challenging glance at the fan-wielding dandy.
“25 million spirit stones per piece—anyone offering less?” Pang Fu asked with a grin. In large-scale procurement events like this, he used to be just a participant, rarely winning bids.
Who would’ve thought that in such a short time, he’d become the one running the show?
Materials like spirit ore that can be used to refine precious artifacts are stocked by top-tier commerce associations. Although available in large quantities, they are not sold cheaply.
To avoid selling their spirit ores at low prices, they eagerly participate in large bidding events.
Pang Fu looked at everyone in silence and said, “In that case, Purple Xuan Copper goes to Azure Sky Commerce.”
“Sky Extreme Magnet, my Shang Yuan Commerce, 50 million spirit stones for 10 pounds,” a middle-aged cultivator said lightly.
This time, there were no competitors.
“Shang Yuan Commerce wins the bid,” Pang Fu said with a smile.
“President Lin doesn’t need to quote a price; no one dares to steal orders from you,” Pang Fu flattered.
“The price still needs to be quoted,” the middle-aged cultivator replied, narrowing his eyes.
Pang Fu then conducted bids for the remaining spirit ore materials.
The meeting lasted all day, and the spirit ore, originally valued at 200 billion spirit stones, only cost 186 billion spirit stones.
“Chief Pang, you have worked hard,” Xu Fan said upon receiving the news. He had originally thought that it would take at least several months to acquire so many spirit ore exotic treasures, but he didn’t expect to see a bidding event here too.
“Never underestimate anyone,” Xu Fan added.
As Xu Fan contemplated how to refine the materials after they arrived tomorrow, Grape informed him that guests were visiting.
“It turns out the big investors have arrived; let’s welcome them quickly!” Xu Fan said cheerfully.
In the main peak’s dojo, Xu Fan warmly welcomed the two Integration Elders from the Qianling Sect.
“Elders, it’s been a while,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
“It’s been almost 20 years since we last met. Elder Xu has finally advanced to Golden Core,” the blue-robed cultivator said with a grin.
“Haha, thanks to both of you, I barely managed to reach Golden Core,” Xu Fan replied courteously.
Tool puppets served tea as the two elders of Qianling Sect discussed the purpose of their visit.
“Elders, you wish to purchase a precious artifact to support the Battle Royale game, correct?” Xu Fan asked.
“Yes, ever since Mu Hua returned to the sect, he highly recommended your sect’s illusion game.”
“Coincidentally, our sect has some spare funds, so we came to take a look and inquire about the price,” another accompanying Core Formation stage cultivator said.
“Mu Hua also mentioned that this game can improve the disciples’ survival efficiency on the battlefield, which is something our sect values,” the elder continued.
Xu Fan sipped his tea, considering what price to quote.
He set down the teacup and slowly said, “Both elders know that this can allow over two hundred disciples to enter the illusion and simulate combat.”
“With such high computing power for support, a precious artifact simply can’t achieve that.”
“As for the precious artifacts,” Xu Fan glanced at the two Qianling Sect elders without finishing his sentence.
“Friend Xu, why not give a price? Whether we agree or not, we can discuss it further,” the blue-robed Core Formation stage cultivator said.
“80 billion spirit stones,” Xu Fan replied.
“Can it carry 2,000 people into the Battle Royale illusion?” the blue-robed Core Formation stage cultivator asked.
“It can carry up to 3,000 people.”
“Can your Celestial Watcher artifact control it?”
“Yes, while the illusion game is running, it can also control 2,000 Celestial Watchers,” Xu Fan said. As for how they knew about the Celestial Watchers, it surely had to do with the Elder Council.
“The illusion artifact, plus 2,000 Celestial Watchers, totals 100 billion spirit stones. That is the lowest price.”
After Xu Fan finished speaking, he waited for the two Qianling Sect Core Formation stage elders to counter the offer.
“Friend Xu, can you lower the price a bit?”
“99 billion spirit stones,” Xu Fan said tentatively; his target price in mind was 85 billion spirit stones.
“Deal! When can Elder Xu deliver?” the blue-robed Core Formation stage cultivator said with a smile, not expecting such a low price for a miscellaneous precious artifact.
“I can deliver in five years.”
Xu Fan felt a bit shivery; this was one hundred billion spirit stones, not just a few million.
“Elder Xu, recently our sect’s Star Ship returned, and it happened to encounter star body meteors in the Extreme Void Domain, which are full of top-quality spirit stones. Just right, there are 99 million top-quality spirit stones, or 99 billion spirit stones.”
“If it exceeds a bit, I won’t have permission to purchase; isn’t that a coincidence?” the blue-robed Core Formation stage cultivator said with a smile.
“In the Extreme Void Domain, there’s such a treasure?” Xu Fan exclaimed.
“That’s nothing; there are chances to encounter such things at least once a year.”
For some reason, Xu Fan suddenly felt that the deal he had at hand was no longer appealing.
