Chapter 31 The Alchemist Society (Please read on, please vote!)
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"In short, that's how it is. Xu's Pill Shop is finished. This is the contract you signed, and I've also retrieved the copy that was left in the Enforcement Hall for you."
Wang Yu slammed nine sheets of scrap paper onto the table. Zhou Tao hesitated, realizing that what Wang Yu had said was a bit outrageous.
So, in this and that way, the alchemy shop was shut down?
Deacon Xu, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, showed absolutely no reaction?
Luo Pinghu frowned and couldn't help but speak.
"Wang Yu, you make it sound so easy, but what about the details? And how did you get this contract back?"
"I have my own channels, don't worry about it."
"you---"
Zhou Tao suddenly reached out to stop Luo Pinghu, subtly gesturing with his lips. Only then did they realize that, overnight, Wang Yu's aura had reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.
A breakthrough?
But so what? Luo Pinghu was puzzled and had no intention of listening to Zhou Tao's instructions anymore. The three of them had previously banded together because they wanted Zhou Tao to be the leader so that it would be easier to communicate with Danpu and they would have more say.
Last night's dinner was about a potential collaboration. Wang Yu was invited, but he declined. Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Luo Pinghu took his leave.
"In that case, thank you Fellow Daoist Wang for retrieving the contract for me. Farewell."
"Don't rush."
Wang Yu spoke again.
"Having cultivated in the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect for so long, do you feel the difficulty of cultivation?"
"Without resources, cultivation progress is slow, and there is almost no possibility of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. Without a background, one can hardly move an inch, and doesn't even have the right to have a normal conversation."
What does Master Wang mean by this?
Zhou Tao asked the question, and Wang Yu answered with a smile.
"This is a rare opportunity. It's not easy to gather four alchemists like us who have no background. Why don't we form an alchemist association to sell pills together and cooperate with those formal pill shops?"
"Oh---"
Luo Pinghu's tone was both sarcastic towards Wang Yu and helpless about his own situation: "It's easy to say. Do you have resources? Do you have connections? Three lousy alchemists, plus you, a one-armed hero, what makes you think you can cooperate with a pill shop? You can't even get a meeting with a Foundation Establishment deacon."
His statement is biased. Wang Yu, Luo Pinghu, and Huang Kai are indeed from the lower class, but Zhou Tao is different, even though he has no background.
With his skills at the eighth level of Qi Refining and being a first-grade high-level alchemist, he would be qualified to work at any alchemy shop. However, his decision to come to the Xu family's alchemy shop indicates that he is also in trouble.
He must have offended someone or been ousted from his original shop by his colleagues, otherwise he wouldn't have come to this newly opened shop. The fact that he was invited to a dinner party yesterday shows that he has ulterior motives.
Wang Yu didn't care about Luo Pinghu's sharp tongue. He was just an ordinary cultivator who had been oppressed. He must have put in a lot of effort to learn alchemy.
Now that he's finally found a well-paying job, and suddenly it's gone, it's natural for him to be upset, and he gets easily provoked.
Zhou Tao is thoughtful, Luo Pinghu is emotional, but Huang Kai, who has been silent all along, is highly valued by Wang Yu. His personality seems to be the kind that is tenacious and unyielding.
He remained remarkably calm and composed; though he did not express his opinion, he also showed no intention of getting up to leave.
The three of them each have their own strengths, and Wang Yu felt confident about their collaboration.
A moment of silence.
Zhou Tao spoke first: "Tell me your confidence and plan. If it's reasonable, I can join."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu looked at Huang Kai, who was usually quiet and reserved, and said, "My thoughts are similar to Brother Zhou's."
"And you, Luo Pinghu, would you like to listen?"
The guy didn't speak, but he didn't leave either. With the three of them acting this way, Wang Yu felt even more confident. He reached into his storage bag and took out the law enforcement token he had just received the night before.
"Yes, this is the source of Wang's confidence."
The Hall of Enforcement is a place that countless ordinary people in the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect have long dreamed of. Being able to join it means that one will have the opportunity to become a core member of the sect in the future, and one foot will be in the elite.
Wang Yu came from a similar background to them, and was also one-armed. Naturally, the three of them wouldn't think that he had an extraordinary background. Yesterday, he was just hiring an alchemist, but today it was completely different.
For people like them, there is only one way to become a cultivator in the Enforcement Hall: to be appreciated by a powerful figure!
Zhou Tao pondered for a moment and felt that the closure of Xu's Pill Shop was inextricably linked to Wang Yu. It was an intuition, and he immediately made up his mind.
"I'm joining."
"I'll join too."
"Brother Pinghu?"
"Can...can I...?"
"Of course." Wang Yu stepped forward and patted Luo Pinghu on the shoulder with a smile, comforting him, "It's okay, we're friends, it's just a few words, nobody takes it to heart."
Luo Pinghu breathed a sigh of relief, unaware that the corpse of the last friend whom Wang Yu had patted on the shoulder had already been refined.
"Since you've agreed, let me explain the significance of this alchemist association and the benefits you can enjoy."
"In short, I will use my position to supply the pills refined by my brothers to any shop in the Reverse Blood Ten Workshops."
Don't underestimate the significance of this operation.
The Reverse Blood Ten Workshops are internal businesses of the sect. They serve as a platform for training disciples and a tool for collecting spirit stones. The business here is monopolized.
Within the Ten Workshops of Reverse Blood, any alchemy shop that wants to operate a business needs the approval of the Alchemy Hall. The relationships involved are complex, with various connections and competition among people. It's difficult to secure a shop, obtain the necessary qualifications, and access the right channels!
The practice of setting up a cloth on the roadside and moving around freely is prohibited.
Even if your neighbors know you are an alchemist and want to buy pills from you, you are not allowed to sell them privately; it is forbidden by the sect rules.
Therefore, the qualification to sell is extremely important. Wang Yu only gradually learned about this after he came into contact with the alchemy circle, and he has to thank the medicine garden for those six months.
Secondly, there's the source of the spiritual herbs. She used her connections with Cold Blood Peak to acquire a medicinal garden like the one belonging to Steward Tantai, so she could only trade the mature spiritual herbs to the pill shops under Cold Blood Peak.
Only a small portion of the spiritual medicines are traded among disciples.
Those who have purchasing needs are mostly alchemists. They have mastered the most basic alchemy skills and then entered various alchemy shops to work, becoming qualified employees.
To own your own business, you need to be in the foundational stage before you have room to maneuver.
Furthermore, buying medicinal herbs in bulk from reputable stores is too expensive and not cost-effective; one needs to have their own channels for obtaining medicinal herbs.
Therefore, Wang Yu's first promise was enough to tempt the three of them.
If you can make money selling pills, why would you need to work a regular job?
Zhou Tao couldn't help but ask.
"How exactly will it work? What will the selling price be? How much profit will we get?"
"Wait, I haven't finished yet."
"Leave the procurement channels for spiritual herbs and the qualifications to sell pills to me. You just need to focus on refining pills. I guarantee that you will earn three times more than you have in the past, and no less."
The three were quite tempted. Regardless of whether Wang Yu could do it or not, joining this alchemist society would definitely be a worthwhile investment.
"Now, your first priority is to go to the Alchemy Hall and obtain the alchemist level certificate recognized by the sect."
(End of this chapter)
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