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Chapter 787 - Chapter 787 Chapter 787 Willing to Concede Defeat

Chapter 787: Chapter 787 Willing to Concede Defeat Chapter 787: Chapter 787 Willing to Concede Defeat “`

Facing Feng Jun’s question, Huang Fu Wu Xia hesitated a moment before finally letting out a wry smile, “Your level of finding bargains… I really don’t know what to say, its value is hard to judge.”

“Then I won’t make it hard for you,” Feng Jun raised his hand to grab the book and the Reward Command Token, “I’ll take these for now, and I’ll help you choose something else.”

“Hold on,” Huang Fu Wu Xia swayed her body to block him from the book, “I didn’t say I wasn’t satisfied with it.”

“I know you’re not unsatisfied,” Feng Jun nodded generously, “You just find it difficult to appraise. Let’s pick something that’s easier to appraise… sell it to you first, then we can slowly discuss how much this Reward Command Token is worth.”

If it had been anyone else, Huang Fu Wu Xia would have agreed without hesitation, rare as it was to use Feng Jun’s ability to scavenge treasures–it was only sensible to grab as many as possible.

She herself had the skill to appraise treasures, but the cost was too high. What made her feel more helpless was… her proudly claimed appraisal skills really didn’t compare to Feng Jun’s!

This Reward Command Token was excellent proof; if she were looking for bargains, even with her Treasure-Appraising Eye, she wouldn’t have found a Reward Command Token from a former Heavenly Heart Platform’s leader hidden in an ordinary Formation book.

Moreover, there was another problem at the moment–right next to them stood a little troublemaker, Shangguan Yunjin.

Huang Fu Wu Xia did not underestimate her destructive power in the slightest. What was the real relationship between Wuyou Platform and Heavenly Heart Platform? Others might be deceived, but not her–it wasn’t just about being closely connected.

However, she was a decisive person, and so she made her decision right away, “It’s really hard to price this treasure. I’ll give you two options: the first is to buy it outright for thirty thousand Spirit Stones…”

“Hehe,” Shangguan Yunjin let out a slight laugh, filled with undisguised scorn.

She didn’t have thirty thousand Spirit Stones, but she absolutely didn’t think that a Reward Command Token from a Heavenly Heart Platform Master Yisuo was worth only that much.

Huang Fu Wu Xia didn’t bother with her reaction but continued to speak, “The other option is, my Tiantong Commerce Alliance is competing with Heavenly Heart Platform for the mining rights in the Green Mist Sea. Using this Reward Command Token there, the mining rights would be easily obtainable.”

At this point, she paused, waiting for him to ask what ‘mining rights’ meant.

Feng Jun stayed silent, lighting a cigarette–he didn’t need her to explain what ‘mining rights’ meant, he just wanted to know what kind of mine it was.

Huang Fu Wu Xia, surprised by his lack of inquiry, quickly came to a realization–of course, as a business prodigy, he would know, wouldn’t he?

So she promptly spoke up, “We’re looking for ink crystals, Spirit Stones, mystical items, and beast crystals… It’s mainly about Tiantong competing with Heavenly Heart for the leading rights in that area.”

Feng Jun blinked, asking doubtfully, “I’m not quite clear on what this leading right is, but I’m puzzled, that area must be huge, and you want to buy this Reward Command Token outright with thirty thousand Spirit Stones?”

“That’s something you don’t know,” Huang Fu Wu Xia said with a slight smile, explaining in detail.

What they were fighting over was a piece of coastline and sea territory in the Endless Sea, the area spanning nearly a million square miles, almost half land and half sea, with a variety of mineral resources. Recently, there had been discoveries indicating the potential presence of a small Spirit Stone mine.

Neither the Tiantong Commerce Alliance nor the Heavenly Heart Platform had taken the gloves off completely; they had each fostered their own influence locally, and what was happening there was essentially a proxy war. Whoever could take down that piece of land would claim its output.

The Tiantong Commerce Alliance, with this Reward Command Token, could force Heavenly Heart Platform to cede territory. This wasn’t a fundamental conflict of interest; backing down would not be shameful–in fact, it would be shameful for Tiantong if they couldn’t handle this matter with the face of Master Yisuo on the line.

Without the support from Heavenly Heart Platform, the local forces were nothing, mere chickens and dogs; they could leave with some dignity if they backed down willingly.

What has been described so far is the convenience that the Reward Command Token could bring, and now, the disadvantages should be addressed.

If they took over the area, wouldn’t they have to start defensive efforts? Especially against attacks from the sea, which would entail a significant expense.

Among the sea creatures, there were no lack of Spirit Beasts, comparable to Innate Experts or Qi-Refining Practitioners, and above Spirit Beasts were Demon Beasts, equivalent to transcendental beings.

Of course, there were also Great Demons, comparable to Golden Core Masters–though encounters with them were relatively rare.

In short, contracting a sea territory came with significant risk; if it weren’t for the recent appearance of ink crystals and Spirit Stones, nobody would bother to fight over this territory–unclaimed lands were abundant nearby.

Not to mention exploration costs; it’s not enough to believe there could be a Spirit Stone mine–you had to explore and find the veins to actually gain something.

If you find a vein, then of course, making a fortune is no problem; the issue is if you don’t find one.

If nothing is found, all the initial investments would end up wasted, which wouldn’t be surprising at all.

Even on Earth, isn’t it the same when searching for gold mines or oil wells?

When it gets down to it, it’s a huge gamble, and you must also incur the compulsory defensive costs.

Hence, Huang Fu Wu Xia believed that Feng Jun selling the Reward Command Token for thirty thousand Spirit Stones was a prudent move, and she suggested that he should do so–to at least ensure that he wouldn’t end up with a total loss.

After listening for a while, Feng Jun asked a question, “If I don’t invest but still want a stake in it, how much would it be worth?”

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Thirty thousand spirit stones didn’t hold much significance for him now, indeed it was a sum of money, but having it wouldn’t make him much stronger, and without it, his life would still go on just the same.

This was a lesson he had learned in the Earth Realm, the presence or absence of some money in his hands really didn’t matter. When it was time to spend big, a little less didn’t make a difference, and in ordinary daily life, a little more was of no use either.

“Three to four percent is not a low estimate,” Huang Fu Flawless gave an evaluation, “I need to coordinate with the Commerce Alliance.”

And she emphasized one point, “If there’s no harvest, your Reward Command Token will have been wasted. If there is a harvest, you’d best hope the output isn’t too high, or you’ll inevitably face trouble.”

In the face of immense wealth, Feng Jun, a mere Qi Refining Ninth Layer practitioner, really didn’t have the ability to protect himself. The reason she considered it “inevitably troublesome” rather than something more serious was that she took into account the power backing him, which might not stand by and watch him be bullied.

After all, it involved a spirit stone mine, and if the deposit was large enough, even Master Yisuo’s Reward Command Token wouldn’t be of any help.

As soon as Feng Jun heard this, he understood and pondered for a moment before asking, “How much annual income would become trouble for me?”

“Above five hundred thousand spirit stones, I suppose,” Huang Fu Flawless could only give a rough estimate, “What I can be sure of is, if the annual income exceeds one million, you definitely won’t be able to keep that share by yourself.”

Feng Jun wasn’t angry; instead, he chuckled and nodded, “But then I could choose to sell the shares to Tiantong, right? No problem with that?”

Huang Fu Flawless was taken aback, then nodded slightly, “No problem with that, and the price you’d sell at will certainly be higher than thirty thousand.”

She didn’t try to fool him on this matter. In fact, she really didn’t want to give him any more bad impressions at this point.

Moreover, she made it very clear, “Your biggest problem right now is the lack of manpower, which is not an issue for Tiantong.”

My problem… isn’t just a lack of manpower? Feng Jun inwardly gave a wry smile.

Still, he thought it over carefully, whether to start buying shares and developing on the Mobile Phone Plane.

In the end, he sighed and waved his hand dejectedly, “Forget it, what you’ve said makes sense, I don’t want to be distracted by these things… Let’s just settle on thirty thousand spirit stones.”

When Shangguan Yunjin heard his words, she couldn’t help but exclaim again, “Fellow Daoist Feng, are you really not going to reconsider?”

This time, Huang Fu Flawless did not argue with her, because Feng Jun had already made his decision.

And she thought that although her initial offer was not low, it was by no means high. If she pressed Shangguan Yunjin now, and later on Feng Jun felt that he had made a bad deal, wouldn’t he still complain about her?

Accept defeat gracefully; she did not want to affect his judgement at this critical moment.

“Accept defeat gracefully,” Feng Jun waved his hand and spoke with a smile, “Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shangguan, I know you mean well, but you’re only assuming the best-case scenario. Not everyone can sell their goods at the most appropriate price.”

“For me, gambling one thousand eight hundred to win thirty thousand is already satisfying enough; there’s no need to gamble again… too much is as bad as too little.”

He had already adjusted his mindset; the Reward Command Token was indeed a rare item, but its usefulness was just so-so, and the karma it might carry was even more challenging for him to deal with.

What he really needed to do now was to keep a low profile and cultivate silently.

Hearing this, Huang Fu Flawless couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, “Fellow Daoist Feng, you have a keen insight indeed. You’re right, even for us at Tiantong, oftentimes we can’t sell things at a high price… In business, you seek monopoly, but if you really don’t know how to share, the business won’t last long.”

“Okay, don’t rub it in,” Feng Jun glared at her without good humor, “When will you bring the spirit stones?”

“Soon, very soon,” Huang Fu Flawless replied with a grin, “By the way, do you still plan to take all thirty thousand in spirit stones, or do you want to buy something else?”

After thinking it over, Feng Jun answered, “Right now, what I seem to lack the most are pills. I’m planning to buy some… I need to prepare pills suitable for all stages from the Transcendence to the Dust-free Realm.”

Huang Fu Flawless glanced at Mi Yunshan and Yun Buyao, not far away, and spoke softly, “Those two won’t need much pills for the Transcendence Realm in their cultivation, right? After all, both are cultivation seedlings… Maybe it’s better to prepare more for the Qi Refinement Realm instead?”

Feng Jun glanced at Chen Junsheng and said with a smile, “Preparing more is never a bad thing.”

He did not intend to invest heavily in Chen Junsheng, and there was no rush to consider such matters until Chen had accomplished something significant.

The key was the Earth Plane, where Sister Hong and Feng Jing were, with their questionable talent, necessitating increased investment.

And then there were his parents, who also required his full support.

Huang Fu Flawless wondered, was that middle-aged man of mediocre talent really worth all this?

If she hadn’t noticed the close relationship between Mi Yunshan and Feng Jun, she might have suspected his… exclusive preferences.

But in the end, she merely stated indifferently, “As for the price, rest assured, it’ll be fair.”

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