Zhao Chang was the first person to have this idea, but the business was too big for him to handle alone.
And even if it looks reliable, there are still risks, and it may take a period of time to start to pay off, so he called his trusted partners Lin Xusheng and Chu Hai to do it together.
Zhong Qiaonan and Zhao Chang were acquainted, seemingly meeting during a training camp. Zhong Qiaonan had sold him a life-saving pill. This incident was discovered by Zhong Qiaonan, and Mingbo somehow caught wind of it. Zhong Qiaonan orchestrated this scheme, introducing them to each other.
Ming Bo was naturally interested in this business and wanted to join in to get a piece of the pie, but Zhao Chang and the other two seemed to have not yet made up their minds to let him join.
After listening for so long, Ning Zhishui finally figured out the background of Zhao Chang and the other two. They were in the material refining business in Luoyu City and Pingzhou City.
Especially Zhao Chang, his ancestors have been in the business of refining medicine and refining materials for seven generations. He has four shops in Luoyu City and is quite famous.
If the amount of Starry Night Stone was not too much for one or two families to eat, and if they could not bear the risk even if they could eat it reluctantly... then he might have kept it all for himself.
As for Lin Xusheng and Chu Hai, the shops they opened were more diverse, selling a little bit of everything, so they didn't know as much about refining materials as Zhao Chang did.
As for Ming Bo, he was in the materials refining business in Zhoufu. He didn't ask for much. He just wanted to monopolize the local supply of Starry Night Stone in Zhoufu. He didn't want to create a competitive relationship with Zhao Chang and others.
The four of them ate, drank and chatted for a while. Ming Bo was very sincere, and it seemed that Zhao Chang and the others were impressed. Judging from the situation, there should be no doubt about this cooperation.
"In that case, let's go and check out the goods together this afternoon. If there are no problems, the four of us will take charge." Zhao Chang said finally.
Mingbo breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhong Qiaonan and Ning Zhishui were talking in low voices and did not join in their conversation.
Hearing him say this, Zhong Qiaonan asked, "Uncle Zhao, do you have any Starry Night Stone on you? Can you let us see what it looks like?"
Zhao Chang readily agreed and took out a bag of Starry Night Stone fragments and the magic weapon he mentioned.
As they said, this stone is very beautiful and very different from the ordinary materials we see.
Zhong Qiaonan took the sword, looked at it, praised it, and then showed it to Ning Zhishui.
Ning Zhishui took the sword, looked at it for a moment, and said, "It looks good, but the material can't just look good."
Everyone was in high spirits, and Ning Zhishui's words almost made everyone in the room quiet for a moment.
Zhao Chang was stunned at first, then asked her: "Xiao Ning, what do you mean?"
He had a good temper, but his other two companions had already frowned. "Little girl, are you saying that you don't think highly of the Starry Night Stone?"
"I'm really not optimistic."
After Ning Zhishui said this, everyone except Zhong Qiaonan frowned, looking very unhappy.
Businessmen care a lot about their fortune and like to hear auspicious words. If a business like this is viewed as bad before it even starts, it is naturally impossible for them to be happy.
The fact that he didn't turn hostile and curse at her was already giving Ning Zhishui some face, probably because of the wine she had.
Zhong Qiaonan turned to look at Ning Zhishui, his eyes deep and unremarkable.
"I'm sorry, this may sound disappointing, but I'm reminding you because I want to build a good relationship with you. My own materials shop will soon open in Luoyu City, and we'll be in the same business, so it's inevitable that we'll interact with each other." Ning Zhishui said, "If I don't remind you and you just pay for it, then the loss will be devastating to you."
With a bang, Chu Hai slapped her down, puffing his beard and glaring angrily, "Little girl, you are so young, yet you speak so arrogantly!"
Zhao Chang reached out and grabbed Chu Hai's sleeve, signaling him to be quiet, and then asked Ning Zhishui, "Xiao Ning, then tell me, what's wrong with this stone?"
"Exactly, what's the problem? Is it ugly, or isn't it tough enough?" Lin Xusheng was also furious, his tone was very aggressive, but he controlled himself and didn't say anything unpleasant. "It just so happens that I have a sword-testing stone here, you can chop it yourself and see for yourself."
He took out the sword-testing stone and placed it on the open space next to him.
Ning Zhishui glanced at them and asked, "What if I prove that there is indeed a problem with it?"
"If you can prove it, then whatever you say is what it is!" Lin Xusheng gritted his teeth.
"If what you say is right, then go ahead!" Chu Hai said, waving his hand.
"Little girl, if your reminder is correct, then we all owe you a favor." Zhao Chang looked at her, "Didn't you say your family also does materials business in Luoyu City? Whether you need people, goods, or money, I, Zhao Chang, will definitely not refuse any help I can provide."
Ming Bo was stunned just now, and only then did he speak, "Yes, that's right."
They had originally agreed to do more than just buy and sell ore, but also labor, transportation, and primary processing.
They plan to sell semi-finished products, which fetch a higher price than the original ore.
If that were the case, it would mean that the cost they paid would be even greater, and if this went wrong... it would definitely be a serious blow.
If what Ning Zhishui said was true, then he had helped them avoid a huge disaster, and this was a favor worth more than just a few thousand or tens of thousands of crystals.
Enough for them to make a promise!
"Well, you guys watch."
Ning Zhishui stood up with his sword raised, then reached out and took a wine glass on the table, which still had some wine in it.
She poured the wine onto the sword, then stretched out her hand and bent it—
With a "crack", the sword broke into two pieces.
The room was filled with silence.
Zhao Chang and the others stared blankly, as if they couldn't react for a moment to what was happening.
"What's going on? Why is it..." Mingbo moved his lips and his eyes were wide open.
Chu Hai was stunned. "Did you do something secretly? It's just a little bit of wine, how could it be..."
"Let me try."
Zhong Qiaonan stood up, picked up the broken pieces of stone, sprinkled a little wine on them, and then slapped them with his palm.
With a few snaps, all the stones cracked.
Zhao Chang and his companions had pale faces, staring blankly at the broken sword and the stone, all dumbfounded.
"Why? Did you add some special medicine to this wine?" Chu Hai stumbled over and reached out to pick up the broken sword to examine it, his face full of disbelief. "How could this be? They're obviously very strong... Yes, I still have some here."
He hurriedly took out a sword from his Qiankun bag, which was also made of starry night stone.
He first slashed his sword directly on the sword-testing stone. The sword was still intact, but a deep mark was left on the sword-testing stone.
It can be seen that it is indeed very tough.
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