The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 110 - 109 Opening Up a Market for the Potion

Chapter 110: Chapter 109 Opening Up a Market for the Potion

The next day, she woke up early in the morning.

Qu Tong jogged to exercise her body, as usual.

Qu Tong didn’t go to the sports field, as it was too crowded, and she didn’t like it, so she jogged slowly along the small path behind the dormitory building.

When she ran near the Mecha Single Soldier Department boys’ dormitory, she saw a familiar figure, wearing a leather jacket, who was Bright Brother, who somehow sneaked in.

Qu Tong didn’t greet him since she thought he must be looking for Xu An.

Bright Brother also spotted Qu Tong and brightened up as he caught up with her.

"Sis, where’s your brother?" Bright Brother ran alongside her.

Qu Tong didn’t stop but answered while running, "I don’t know, isn’t he in the dorm?"

"No, I called him and nobody picked up," Bright Brother replied.

"What do you want with my brother?"

Bright Brother got excited at the mention of this, and started to complain to Qu Tong like spilling beans, "Your damn brother, saying that the Energy Liquid came from the black market!"

"The Sixth Army Corps and the special police force are searching the black market everywhere, taking the opportunity to crack down and root out several irregular places, and I’ve been interrogated several times already."

Bright Brother whispered, "You know our black market isn’t all legitimate business, and if he keeps up the investigation, my main base won’t be safe anymore; that would be a huge loss for me!"

Then, he turned his pleading gaze to Qu Tong, "Sis, this mess was caused by your brother, what do you think I should do?"

Qu Tong glanced at Bright Brother and said, "Pole!"

"Just do it forcefully? Isn’t that a bit too rash," Bright Brother hesitated, as they were dealing with the special police, and how could small fries like them fight against them?

"I said ’pole’, as in a wooden pole!" Qu Tong raised her voice slightly.

"Bang!"

Bright Brother walked into a lamp post, and there was even an echo.

Bright Brother fell to the ground, his head buzzing.

Qu Tong had to stop jogging, rather helplessly, and took Bright Brother to a hospital outside the campus.

Qu Tong wasn’t in a hurry to return to school; considering Bright Brother’s situation, which ultimately was a result of her carelessness, she decided to go to a coffee shop and ordered a private room.

"Sis, why did you bring me here?" Bright Brother was somewhat baffled.

Qu Tong sat down and beckoned to Bright Brother, who was standing at the door, "Want to make a big score?"

It was just perfect, as she was short on cash recently and wanted to get her hands on the SSS Mech at the Underground Fighting Arena. Opportunity had just come knocking at her door.

Bright Brother looked at Qu Tong for a long while, then suddenly realized, his expression astonished, "You don’t really have that potion, do you?"

Qu Tong casually stirred her coffee and spoke nonchalantly, "I don’t, but I know Ali."

Bright Brother came over to sit opposite Qu Tong, leaned forward a bit, "You mean Ali from Miss Ali’s God of Wealth Temple?"

Qu Tong smiled slightly, her answer nearly obvious.

Bright Brother slapped the table, "There’s such a good deal? Sis, how much do you have?"

Bright Brother’s eyes glittered as he looked at Qu Tong as if she were a treasure trove of gold.

Remaining composed, Qu Tong said, "Let’s agree on a split of two to eight, you two, I eight."

"No problem, even one-nine is fine by me," Bright Brother agreed without hesitation.

"Then one-nine it is."

"Ah! Sis, I was joking, two-eight, two-eight!" Bright Brother hastily backpedaled.

"First tell me, how much stock can you get hold of? What’s the cost? How much you plan to sell one for?" Bright Brother eagerly asked all his burning questions.

An Energy Liquid that the military is interested in must be a good thing.

Plus, what kind of store is Miss Ali’s God of Wealth Temple? They have sold Advanced Mind Stabilizing Potion before, so other potions are surely not inferior, and definitely bring in a huge profit.

"I’m planning to sell them for 50,000 Star Coins each; the cost is included in my eighty percent," Qu Tong estimated and set her price.

"That expensive? Is the Energy Liquid really worth that many Star Coins?" Bright Brother was surprised upon hearing it.

Qu Tong was unconcerned and explained:

"The Energy Liquid on the market can only restore 10% of the spiritual power and sells for 20,000 per bottle. Mine can restore 25%, so selling it for 50,000 per bottle isn’t too much, is it? Although it restores less physical strength, it has no side effects, and its efficacy won’t decrease if you drink a couple more, wouldn’t you say it’s worth it?"

50% was too high, so Qu Tong decided to lower it to 25%.

After hearing this, Brother Liang immediately changed his tune, "It’s worth it, absolutely worth it!"

"I’ll give you 300 bottles to sell to the Sixth Army Corps."

"Sure." Brother Liang agreed.

This was a win-win situation, not only solving the immediate dilemma but also building a good relationship with the Sixth Army Corps and profiting from the venture.

"Little sis." Brother Liang rubbed his hands together.

"Can I take it to a black market auction?"

Qu Tong didn’t dismiss the idea outright, "You can, but in small amounts. The potions I give you must be supplied to the military, 90% of them. The remaining 10% is yours to do as you please, but I’ll take 80% of the profits."

"Great, great, great!" Brother Liang exclaimed three times, as if he could already see the Star Coins filling his pockets.

Qu Tong looked at Brother Liang’s money-grubbing appearance and couldn’t help but find it amusing.

It’s not wise to put all your eggs in one basket, having other outlets is naturally good.

Brother Liang, using his optical brain to tally the profits, looked up and asked Qu Tong, "Sis, when can I get the goods?"

"Day after tomorrow, wait for me outside the school at noon."

"No problem."

"What about next month? Will there be any?"

Qu Tong raised an eyebrow, "We’ll see."

Brother Liang wasn’t disappointed. Just flipping them quickly could net him at least three million in profit, which was already quite good.

Having settled the deal, Brother Liang went back home in high spirits.

It wasn’t until noon that Qu Tong received a message from Xu An.

Xu An had been testing his new mecha at the training ground and hadn’t noticed the message.

*

Three days later, Brother Liang came to Qu Tong.

Brother Liang sold all 270 bottles of Energy Liquid to the Sixth Army Corps and placed the remaining 30 bottles in a small auction, netting Qu Tong an income of over 15 million.

With some complication, Brother Liang mentioned the sale to Qu Tong, "The Commander of the Third Army Corps got wind of it and insisted on reserving next month’s supply. In the future, other legions might want in too. You can still get goods from Miss Ali next month, right? Could we possibly get more?"

Qu Tong dashed Brother Liang’s hopes, "That’s all the supply we have. You’ll have to manage the distribution yourself, and the price cannot be raised otherwise there’s no deal."

"Alright then."

Brother Liang was somewhat crestfallen, but thinking of the 300 bottles for next month, he perked up again, thumping his chest loudly:

"Got it, got it! I’m not the type to exploit national defense for personal gain."

Seeing Brother Liang agree, Qu Tong went back to class.

In recent days, the number of theory classes had begun to decrease, and the few that were held discussed the military league.

The principal had to pay attention to it upon seeing the list of instructors, especially upon spotting a certain name in the first row, which invigorated him.

Xu An had no idea how Song Ke was persuaded, but she didn’t follow Liu Hang’s team and instead chose to join their smaller team.

Song Ke joked that she joined them for good food, which Qu Tong half-believed.

Upon hearing that they were forming a team, Rong Yueqing inquired if she could join Qu Tong’s team.

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao, naturally valuing appearance as justice, agreed without hesitation.

Xu An and the other two were very easygoing, so after Qu Tong asked, she let Rong Yueqing join.

Their team formation spread, and naturally, it attracted plenty of mockery, but they had Cheng Yao and Fei Wenxing in their camp.

Fei Wenxing, with a grand gesture, assured heartily, "If anyone dares to fuss, just tell me. Cheng Yao and I will take care of them. We’ll make sure they’re scolded so harshly they’ll doubt their life, feel dizzy and see stars, and even have nightmares when they go to sleep at night."