LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 186 Going Abroad to Start a Business, Repaying the Immortal Sect!
Everyone was actually quite curious about Meng Yu's purchase of Divine Thunder.
"Mmm, we took a different approach, which made it a bit cheaper, but the Divine Thunder you've brought has an advantage—it can work in tandem with the Long River Nine Bends Array, making the Great Formation even more impregnable. On our side, those heavy weapons are strictly controlled and not easy to acquire."
"That's good to hear. Mr. Meng, how much Spirit Rice can you provide?"
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Meng Yu's First Grade Spirit Rice was of excellent quality—ten Spirit Stones could be exchanged for eighty catties on the market.
"I won't take advantage of you. How about thirty Spirit Stones for a hundred catties of First Grade Spirit Rice? I'll make sure it's delivered to you in a short time."
Meng Yu's quote essentially tripled the price, but rather than getting angry, Fu Youzhi immediately stood up and bowed to Meng Yu in respect.
When it's a common commodity, especially one that you desperately need to save lives and the market isn't stocked with much—in this case, Spirit Rice—it seems common, but large-scale purchasing can really displease the local powers. The price of grain skyrockets, causing all kinds of public order problems, eventually making successful purchasing difficult, not to mention the significant manpower expended.
Now someone is willing to provide a large quantity within a short period, and the price is only 2.8 times higher. Don't complain about the high price; this only means they are extremely, extremely righteous.
"Young Master Meng, we want ten thousand dan."
Fu Youzhi felt a bit uneasy when he mentioned the quantity—one dan is a hundred catties, and ten thousand dan would be three hundred thousand Spirit Stones. It seemed like Meng Yu was taking advantage of them for two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, but if he could deliver ten thousand dan in one go, that would be a real lifesaver.
Even the woman next to Fu Youzhi felt a bit embarrassed—who would hoard so much Spirit Rice?
Spirit Rice is quite special as the Spiritual Energy slowly disperses and, because it's cheap, it's not easy to preserve. Storing large amounts in a Storage Bag can deteriorate the bag due to the dissipating Spiritual Energy, among other things.
"Ah, ten thousand dan."
A look of 'you're playing with me' appeared on Meng Yu's face.
"Alright, first you prepay the Spirit Stones, then pay another two hundred thousand, and I'll head back and bring you the Spirit Rice."
Meng Yu had a strange expression, as if he had been insulted.
"Brother Meng, did I say something wrong to upset you? Ten thousand dan is quite a lot, and the price is a bit low. We can still negotiate; as long as most of it is delivered..."
"It's not that it's too much; the amount is too small. I can't be bothered to go back just for that."
Meng Yu's words stunned everyone present.
"I have as much as you need; just tell me the shortfall. Or how about fifty thousand dan?"
Meng Yu's words left Fu Youzhi frozen in shock.
Fifty thousand dan?
Are you sure you're speaking human language?
Meng Yu smiled, a composed and relaxed smile.
"Last time I visited with Qian Qian, I saw a brother and stayed with him for a few days. Qian Qian even farmed there for two days. He was quite poor but had ample land—a major grain producer."
Before leaving, Tan Xingyu told Meng Yu that he would surrender to the Immortal Sect and asked whether the videos shot over the past ten days should be handed over to the Immortal Sect.
Meng Yu said he needed a copy of his selfie videos, and also, do him a favor by editing out any modern agricultural machinery, as he would promote it on his visit—some dignified households waving Spirit Stones might come to purchase them.
After all, our world is one of pure, natural, pollution-free Immortal Techniques. Remove any inappropriate footage—surely you don't want the Immortal Sect's high-tech to end up there, do you?
Then, Tan Xingyu edited the video and sent a copy to Meng Yu via a Memory Stone.
Now, Meng Yu took out the Memory Stone and started to play it for everyone.
"Take your time watching. Oh, and ladies, since you're here, let's talk about an agreement concerning peace."
While Master Lin and the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Taixuan Sect watched the video, Meng Yu chatted with the two cultivator maidens from the Five Directions Tower.
They were acquaintances of Bai Qianqian, often visiting the Moon-Watching Sect to purchase Spirit Fruits and Vegetables. Bai Qianqian greeted them warmly, inviting them to munch on carrots together.
Meng Yu was happy to chat with them. One was plump and lovely with skin as fresh and clean as a Breeze over fine sand, fresh and light with tears in her eyes like a young widow; the other was spirited and feminine yet stubborn, fresh as the fall of a hundred flowers.
They were both beautiful and good talkers—one weepy, the other softly spoken, both calling him Young Master Meng.
However, Bu Shixian seemed to give him a sharp look. What had happened?
Then again, the two ladies seemed a bit absent-minded, their gaze fixed on the video being played.
Well, Meng Yu didn't want to disturb them as they watched on, paler by the second.
Tan Xingyu's sultry filming was very good, a beautiful scene indeed—waves of wheat, tall Immortal Rice, joyous Bai Qianqian, boundless fields, Wooden Puppets everywhere, and heaps of Spirit Rice...
Heaps in the truest sense of the word, including fresh threshing on the spot.
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"As we left, Big Brother Tan Xingyu gave us a storage bag filled with a thousand loads of spirit rice, plus dozens of loads of Second Grade spirit rice and some Third Grade spirit rice, as small snacks for us to eat on the road. He also asked me to help him open up food sales channels. The abundant harvest has led to a food surplus, and the farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy. Please help them, otherwise, they'll have no choice but to feed it to the cows."
The last image was of Tan Xingyu's honest and enthusiastic voice.
"Welcome to buy rice, bulk orders will get a better price! The price…"
Meng Yu mercilessly deleted the pricing part—how could he let foreigners know that the price of our spirit rice here is cheaper by more than ten times, and moreover, if you buy with… ah no, spirit stones, there are even more discounts, tax rebates for export, all kinds of subsidies.
Meng Yu's editing left several people who were watching intently dumbfounded. They cursed Meng Yu's despicable shamelessness in their hearts, but that was all they could do. After all, just looking at this farm was enough to leave everyone in shock.
The vast spirit fields were lush with spirit rice. The Cultivator at the Golden Core late stage had an attitude that was both respectful and friendly, and then there were those offhand comments, such as feeding excess spirit rice to cows, or casually gifting so much to Meng Yu…
Right then, they all remembered some legends, along with Bai Qianqian's past as a poverty-stricken beauty.
It's not that Bai Qianqian was too formidable; it's that Meng Yu was too rich! The Five Directions Tower didn't lose to Bai Qianqian; they lost to a funded Bai Qianqian!
Everyone looked at Meng Yu with completely different eyes now. Before they knew Meng Yu was a second-generation rich kid, but only now did they realize he was a genuine, outrageously wealthy dude!
Meng Yu was not proud; his voice was timid yet polite.
"Big Brother Tan is a really good person, he deals in big business. Would it be kind of... unworthy to ask him to make a trip for just ten thousand loads?"
Meng Yu said, timid yet polite.
See, he gave me a thousand loads as a snack, would it seem appropriate for me to ask for only ten times that as a snack?
"How about five hundred thousand loads, or a million loads? We have Second and Third Grade spirit rice too, do you want some?"
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Taixuan Sect became even more submissive, and as for the two maidens from the Five Directions Tower, they seemed… to have become more submissive too, with teary eyes?
Going abroad to start a business, repaying the Immortal Sect, hmph, hmph!
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Immortal Sect, Supreme Star, joint council meeting.
Tan Xingyu sat helplessly on the Cloud Platform, playing some mobile game on a holographic screen.
Within the Immortal Sect, as long as one achieves the Golden Pill of Achievement, one can get a seat in the Supreme Senate after applying and participate in the Immortal Sect's decision-making council.
Ordinarily, Tan Xingyu wouldn't attend such a messy council meeting because it was too boring.
But this time, since it involved him, Meng Yu, and Bai Qianqian, he had no choice but to waste time here.
Meng Yu was such a detestable guy.
Initially, Tan Xingyu turned himself in voluntarily, stating that regardless of the situation, Meng Yu had demonstrated his value and we should be doing business with him instead of driving him to extremes.
So, the real discussion began, but unfortunately, in the end, it only gained some support from the Golden Cores, while even more opposed it.
The reasons for the opposition were clear to everyone.
Beyond justice and the law, there were other factors.
If you want to build a road in a remote area, someone will come forward claiming it disrupts their family's feng shui. No amount of explanation helps. It's not that the reasons aren't sufficient; it's that they either haven't received any benefits, or they're not afraid of you.
For instance, many wanted to get involved in the Son of Heavenly Way project, some wanted Meng Yu to cough up more benefits, others simply wanted to oppose for the sake of opposing—what are you going to do about it?
Hence, the first discussion concluded with maintaining the status quo, actively making contact, yet continuing the pursuit of the criminal.
The higher-ups even gathered a bunch of psychological and negotiation experts, ready to bamboozle Meng Yu and leave him crippled.
Then… in the following five months, three robbery incidents occurred in succession, each fiercely slapping the Immortal Sect in the face.
What's this, you want to block my road construction? You think I'll negotiate with you? To hell with negotiating, I'm going to take you down right now!
The three robbery cases weren't costly, but they were highly insulting. Everyone knew Meng Yu was behind them, and as the debates entered the council, the suppression orders were lifted and the related news began to spread.
Beyond discussing how many times Meng Yu should be summarily executed, videos of the crimes committed by the bandit disguised with a bear's head and a Golden Core cultivation level spread widely among the Immortal Sect. Especially the last time when the bear-headed bandit turned back to save someone and apologized with a soft and gentle voice, "I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry," it became a delight to many viewers.
Someone leaked the video sent by Tan Xingyu showing the girl working the fields at noontime, drops of sweat falling onto the soil below, and her talking about the situation in their area, rousing immense sympathy.
Then, this adorable Golden Core maiden was forced by that scoundrel Meng Yu to take the plunge into crime, becoming a bandit. It was simply too infuriating.
People looked at Meng Yu with even greater displeasure.
Today, the topic of discussion was still Meng Yu, and yesterday, a very famous newspaper in the Immortal Sect published a front-page article with rather harsh language.
"The dignity of the law must not be violated!"
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