Outside the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Dabing was lying on the armchair, rocking. Nan Huanuo was sitting on the rocking chair, peeling grapes and feeding them to him. After he finished eating, he reached out to take the seeds.
Fairy Nishang and Ting'er were all practicing diligently, unwilling to waste even a quarter of an hour. Only she was not in a hurry. There was no hope of building a foundation in the short term anyway. However, spirit stones were also consumed during practice. Her cultivation level had also increased greatly recently. She was already at the sixth level of Qi training and was about to enter the later stage.
Each major realm has ten minor realms. Levels 1, 2, and 3 are the early stages, levels 4, 5, and 6 are the middle stages, levels 7, 8, and 9 are the late stages, and the tenth level is the great perfection.
Nan Huanuo looked outside and said, "Sir, if we set the price of the spiritual spring so high, will anyone really buy it?"
Chen Dabing crossed his legs and said, "Don't worry, someone will definitely buy it. The position of city lord is very tempting!"
Nan Huanuo said, "That's true. Once the clan leader becomes the city lord, his annual salary will increase tenfold. He'll have to risk his life for it."
As he was speaking, a group of people walked quickly into the store, led by the leader of the Qinglang Sect.
"Fellow Daoist from the Red Clothes Sect, is the Spiritual Spring still available for sale?"
Business has come to the door, Chen Dadan and Nan Huanuo stood up to greet him: "Greetings to Sect Master Lang."
Sect Leader Lang waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. Answer me quickly. Is the spiritual spring still available for sale?"
Chen Dabao said, "Yes, but the quantity is limited. Buy as soon as possible."
Sect Leader Lang's face darkened. "Are you saying there's more than one spiritual spring?"
Scarcity makes things valuable. If there's only one copy, it naturally sells better. However, Chen Dabing didn't want to deceive people about this, so he nodded and said, "Indeed, there are more than one copy."
"This..." Sect Master Lang said, "I sold everything I had to scrape together these 1,000 spirit stones. I wanted to be the first to buy the spirit spring so I could have an advantage in the martial arts competition, but now there's more than one, and my advantage is gone!"
Chen Dabao said, "Master Lang, think about it. Although we can't gain an advantage, at least we won't be at a disadvantage. Please carefully consider whether you should buy this spiritual spring."
Sect Master Lang thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Before, only the Qingliu Sect had the advantage. If other sects also bought the spiritual spring, then everyone would have the advantage, and he would be the only one at a disadvantage.
How could this be tolerated? One thousand spirit stones is one thousand spirit stones. At least there is a glimmer of hope to win the position of city lord. If I succeed in becoming the city lord, I will get back two years' salary.
"Alright! I'll buy this spiritual spring, but you have to ensure that the quality is the same as at the auction."
Chen Dabao smiled and said, "Of course. Business is all about integrity. Guaranteed authenticity. Nanhuanuo, please inspect the goods."
Nan Huanuo took out a small jade box and opened the lid. A surge of spiritual energy escaped, making everyone present feel that the bottleneck that had been imprisoned for a long time was slightly loosened.
"Okay, please keep the one thousand spirit stones."
Sect Master Lang took out a storage bag. Nan Huanuo took a look at it and accepted it, and also handed the small jade box to him.
He left quickly and called for a disciple who had reached the great perfection of Qi training to return to the sect. He asked him to drink the spiritual spring and build his foundation immediately.
"Yeah!" Nan Huanuo cheered happily: "It's sold. I sold one copy for the whopping price of one thousand spirit stones."
Chen Dabing remained calm and continued to lie there like Ge You, saying, "Business will soon arrive. This battle for city lord is really timely. I estimate I can sell four more copies."
As soon as he finished speaking, another sect leader came to visit. This time it was Sect Leader Hu from the Tiger Head Sect.
The same rhetoric, the familiar routine, another spiritual spring was sold, and one thousand spiritual stones were obtained.
Next came Sect Master Ji, Sect Master Yao and Sect Master Liu. Surprisingly, Sect Master Liu of Qingliu Sect had bought one at the auction before, and this time he sold everything he had to buy a second one. Other sects also wanted to buy a second one, but they really couldn't gather so many spirit stones.
After going around in circles and harvesting a bunch of leeks, the Qingliu Sect still had an advantage among the five major sects. It relied on this advantage to bravely win the championship in the martial arts arena and seize the position of city lord.
"Congratulations, City Lord Liu." Chen Dabing said with a smile.
Sect Master Liu, no, now City Master Liu, said with a haughty tone, "The Red Clothes Sect is doing business in Piaomiao City selling spiritual springs, so they must pay 50% tax."
Chen Dabing's expression changed, and he said, "In that case, I'll just close this shop."
"Hahaha!"
City Lord Liu laughed wildly, "Do you think we won't have to collect taxes just because we're closed? There's a law called the Tax Retrospective Law. All previous transactions are subject to tax. According to my investigation, the Red Clothes Sect recently sold six spiritual springs for 5,800 spiritual stones. You need to pay 2,900 spiritual stones in tax."
"You farted."
The beautiful girl Nan Huanuo was so anxious that she cursed: "When Murong Danqing was the mayor of Piaomiao City, he never collected taxes. And you are here to collect taxes on your first day in office, and it's a heavy tax of 50%."
City Lord Liu sneered, "Murong Danqing's era is over. Now Piaomiao City belongs to my Qingliu Sect. Moreover, our five major sects have reached a consensus that doing business in Piaomiao City will be taxed at a rate of 50%. If you don't agree, ask the other sect masters."
Behind him followed the four clan leaders Hu, Lang, Ji and Yao. They looked dejected as they had failed in their fight for the city lordship, but they could not hide the greed in their eyes.
In fact, the Qingliu Sect had just become the city lord, and how could it dare to attack the Hongyi Sect without a firm foothold? The five major sects were jealous of the income from the spiritual spring, and reached a consensus to deal with the Hongyi Sect in the name of taxation, and the spiritual stones obtained were divided equally among the five major sects.
In order to compete for the position of city lord, they emptied the sect's resources and wanted to get it back from the Red Clothes Sect.
"The City Lord is right. Paying taxes is a matter of course for businesses. If you don't pay taxes, then don't stay in Piaomiao City."
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