HBWnovel Chapter 281 - 279 Inventory
Chapter 281 - 279 Inventory
Five days later.
In the dense woods where the trade of the Wood Spirit Boy occurred.
"Mr. Gongsun is really bold. He even dares to monopolize all the materials for the Spiritual Pulp?!" Mo Wuzhou exclaimed with a look of admiration.
"To give away such a profitable exclusive deal, is he really willing to let me take it?" Mo Wuzhou was doubtful.
"How dare we compete with the Lower Courtyard for money," Shang Huan said with a big, ingratiating smile on his face.
It’s not like they could do anything about it anyway.
The surprise attack from the last time still made him shudder.
Thank goodness his boss was reliable. Otherwise, he would have surely died that night!
"You don’t dare, but do you think I do?" Mo Wuzhou rolled his eyes.
It was only because he had a good master. Otherwise, he reckoned he’d have been assigned to a hunting team and not be able to cultivate in peace on the mountain as he was now.
"I can go and make contact with the Administrative Affairs Institute for you."
"Thank you, Elder Brother Mo," Shang Huan smiled and squinted, "Once the deed is done, there will be a handsome reward for sure."
"You weren’t planning on giving me the deal in the first place, were you?" Mo Wuzhou glared at Shang Huan. "You just wanted me to act as the middleman?"
"You’re overthinking it, Elder Brother Mo," Shang Huan chuckled.
Mo Wuzhou rolled his eyes: "Just you wait."
...
Three days later.
In the dense forest outside the fourth campsite in the Yiyou District.
"Mr. Gongsun, I’ve completed all the handovers with the Administrative Affairs Institute," Shang Huan respectfully handed Chen Mu a Mustard Seed Talisman.
Behind the mask, Chen Mu’s still slightly swollen face could not help but reveal a smile.
"You’ve kept your share, right?" Chen Mu took it and asked.
"We did!" Shang Huan said, eyes filled with excitement.
Although the past two months had been tough and hair-raising, the money made was indeed substantial!
Just as Chen Mu was about to leave, he paused, then couldn’t help but offer some advice, "The person who died had backers, so there’s always a risk."
"Stay quiet for a while, and focus on your cultivation."
"Your strength is, quite frankly, not up to par."
When using the Seven Souls Return to Origin, it was his Jade Seed that was the smallest.
"Yes!" Shang Huan bowed respectfully. He had similar plans.
Although the fight that night was short, it was so intense that it scared him terribly, and even the residual force of the battle was enough to knock him over.
Seeing Shang Huan’s earnest agreement, Chen Mu nodded slightly.
He couldn’t let this fat man cause any more trouble.
After thinking it over, Chen Mu didn’t continue to nag.
At worst, he could activate Seven Souls Return to Origin and directly extract the spirit of this fat man.
Even if it meant he would be listless for several days, he couldn’t let him stir up any more trouble.
...
At Peng Yue Mountain, Cold Moon Pond, at the Scripture Transmission Institute’s residence.
Fu Zi sat behind the counter at the entrance of the Scripture Cave, engrossed in a scroll of Jade Slips.
The Lower Courtyard ordered the clearing of the mountains, and indeed they provided more money.
But because of the shortage of supplies, except for Exotic Beast Meat, everything in Peng Yue Mountain was getting more expensive.
"Isn’t the little bit of wage they pay just going straight back into the Lower Courtyard’s pocket?"
"The Administrative Affairs Institute has some real talent," Chen Mu sighed.
Thinking of making a fortune by working for the Lower Courtyard, tough luck!
"Thankfully, I have a special skill."
A cloud of black smoke swirled, and a brown square wooden box appeared before him.
This was all the earnings from the past three months of trading with the Wood Spirit Boy and selling Spiritual Pulp.
Even though he’d counted it several times already, Chen Mu still couldn’t resist counting it again.
"27,125 coins! Heh heh..."
The feeling of counting money was so satisfying!
Although the process was dangerous, the profit was indeed substantial!
The Wood Spirit Boy earned 24,000, Shang Huan monopolized the Spiritual Pulp trade, turning 8,000 White Jade into 12,000.
Chen Mu left 2,000 for Shang Huan and the six siblings from Wu Mountain, keeping 2,000 for himself.
Plus the dividends from the Insect Repellent Incense, Chen Mu’s fortune had truly skyrocketed.
If he were still in the Lower Courtyard of Tongtian River, he would definitely spend the whole day at Red Sleeve Square.
Maybe he’d even follow a Ling Boat to visit the Heavenly River Water Mansion and see the world.
"What a pity."
Stuck in the poor mountain ravines of Peng Yue Mountain, he could only spice up his meals with different preparations of Exotic Beast Meat.
...
A cool, refreshing breeze blew by, making Chen Mu take a deep breath involuntarily.
The long-missed scent of autumn cleared his head.
Over a month passed, and seeing a box of savings still thrilled him.
But that urge to splurge came to a gradual halt.
"It’s also a good thing this place isn’t the Lower Courtyard of Tongtian River. Otherwise, I’d be regretting it right about now."
After all, he needed to save money to buy the Condense Aperture Secret Method.
Thinking of that Condense Aperture Secret Method starting at a hundred thousand, Chen Mu felt immense pressure.
Black smoke billowed.
A fist-sized, ghastly white bone sphere appeared in his right hand.
A palm-sized, jet-black moon blade appeared in his left hand.
"A stroke of serendipity?"
"Nice items here!"
Whether it was the sharpness of the jet-black moon blade, which easily sliced through Spiritual Armor and the Spiritual Light Barrier, or the sturdy defense of the hollow bone sphere, which held up against his heavy strikes, he coveted them both.
"These are no ordinary items; probably a lot of people know about them," Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.
"But I still need to cultivate them. I’ll master them first before anything else."
Deadly in attack, formidable in defense.
At critical moments, they could save his life.