What a lucky world!

Chapter 222 Opportunity locked: Buddha chants the lotus formation!

Five hundred luck coins, placed together in front of you, are actually just a small pile.

One serving plate can hold it all.

However, there was a mysterious power on this luck coin, which made Zhang Mu want to devour it.

"The power of luck..." Zhang Mu sighed in his heart.

Normally when I hold a dozen or even dozens of coins, the feeling is not so profound, but when 500 coins are placed in front of me at once, the feeling becomes obvious.

What exactly is the power of luck?
After being in this world for so long, Zhang Mu has his own understanding.

The way of heaven is unkind and regards all things as stupid dogs.

Luck is a back door opened by heaven for all things.

Fate comes first, luck comes second, and feng shui comes third. Fate is predetermined, but when luck is enough, you can change it.

Therefore, the desire of living things for luck is the instinct of life, just like reproduction.

Master Bai Qi looked at the pile of luck money with reluctance and said with emotion: "For a merchant family like ours, although we may look glorious, we can't actually accumulate much luck."

"Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants—these are the classes of destiny that have remained unchanged since ancient times."

"Those who hold official positions will naturally be able to share more of the imperial fortune."

"Those who work in agriculture may have less luck individually, but they are numerous, and when added together, they amount to a considerable amount."

"Not to mention the laborers, they are indispensable in every town."

"Only people like us who are traveling merchants, though we have a lot of money, are like the saying goes, money comes like wind and goes like water, and we can't gather good fortune."

"These five hundred Luck Coins represent all the savings accumulated by our four families in Su City over the years."

Zhang Mu nodded slightly as he listened to Mr. Bai Qiye's boasting.

Mr. Bai Qi's words were not an exaggeration. Within the framework of the imperial court, unless they resorted to evil methods, other forces, except for those aristocratic families with masters in charge, did not have the ability to gather luck money on their own.

The reason why Wuzhai was able to do so was because it was independent of the imperial court and not controlled by the great destiny. It was an extra-legal force and had its own destiny.

But even for a village as big as Qianyuan Wuzhai, they could only condense about 150 to 160 a year at most, which was just enough to support their practice.

The situation is roughly the same for other martial arts villages. Being able to save twenty luck coins in a year is considered a huge surplus.

This is also the reason why Zhang Mu is still short of luck money even though he won the Qianyuan battle.

So even though he knew that the four major families in Sucheng would have higher rewards in the future, Zhang Mu still accepted this favor.

Seeing Zhang Mu's expression, Master Bai Qi also chuckled.

When it comes to favors, I’m not afraid of saying too much, I’m just afraid of not being able to do what I say.

"Master Bai Qi, do you believe me?" Suddenly, Zhang Mu raised his head, shifted his gaze away from the pile of luck money, and looked at Bai Jingqi.

The Seventh Master of the Bai Family was startled for a moment, then laughed and said, "Master Zhang, you're joking. Ever since we met, my Bai Family has always stood on your side."

"Not to mention me, even the entire Bai family believes in you."

"Okay, then you should go back now and prepare some money to buy a large amount of land on the beach with plenty of sunshine." Zhang Mu said, "Do it secretly and don't let the Bai family take charge. You can find some people under your command to do it."

Upon hearing this, Master Bai Qi rolled his eyes and said, "There's plenty of sunshine on the mudflats?"

"You want to build a salt pan?"

Zhang Mu nodded. Master Bai Qi immediately frowned and waved his hand, saying, "No, the sea salt is too coarse and it's only produced along the coast. It can't be sold at a high price."

"There are some profits to be made from a large scale, but you still have to build connections and go through a lot of effort, and in the end, you'll make money for those grandsons in official robes."

"It's not worth it." "I advise you not to get involved!"

"Brother, I know you need money to support such a large village. You can start with my Bai family. If it's not enough, I can borrow from other families. Don't worry about the cost. I only want 2% interest from you."

"Once you've recovered from this, unify the rights to the Wuzhai Road in Taiping County, and you'll have no problem making money!"

Zhang Mu smiled and said, "The money from the trade route is too single-source and easily affected. We must always have another plan."

"Seventh Master, if you trust me, just do it!"

Master Bai Qi looked at Zhang Mu seriously and thought for a moment, "No, Lao Zhang, can you tell me the truth? Can you really make money?"

"If you can't make money from coarse salt, what if you turn it into refined salt?" Zhang Mu said with a smile.

Mr. Bai Qi's eyes widened instantly: "Refined salt? Are you kidding me?"

Zhang Mu smiled but said nothing.

Master Bai Qi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do it when I get back!"

Zhang Mu nodded: "We need to be more secretive."

"Don't worry, I understand." Master Bai Qi said, "No matter how big your business is on the coast, it will catch the attention of those with ulterior motives."

"My Bai family has connections and can directly find a suitable island to buy."

Zhang Mu heard this and his eyes moved as he looked towards Mr. Bai Qi.

Master Bai Qi did not hide anything and said, "The sea is the territory of the Dragon Clan, and under the Dragon Clan there are many subordinate water tribes. These water tribes often trade with us humans, exchanging marine products for our human products."

"Silk is the most popular commodity, and my Bai family naturally has its own way of maritime trade."

Zhang Mu hadn't expected such a development, and immediately agreed, "That's great. I'll leave the salt fields matter to you."

"No problem. We can make money together. It's a win-win situation for both of us. It's not a favor." Master Bai Qi waved his hand. "Then I won't delay any longer. I'll go down the mountain now."

"I'll give it to you!"

"No need, no need. We are all familiar with the place. Don't be so formal." Mr. Bai Qi smiled, waved his hand, and walked out.

Zhang Mu watched Mr. Bai Qi walk away and chuckled.

He originally planned to involve the Bai family just because he thought that Qianyuan Mountain did not have enough manpower to make salt, but he did not expect that the Bai family would give him a pleasant surprise.

Rubbing his temples and putting the matter aside for the time being, Zhang Mu turned his attention back to the pile of luck money.

Time to get down to business.

Zhang Mu placed his hand on the luck coin, and with a firm mind, a Tai Chi shadow suddenly appeared before his eyes, with a line of words appearing on the shadow -

"Formation is the best way for a force to protect itself."

"I've deduced an opportunity regarding the formation. Would the leader of the faction like to investigate?"

An idea flashed through Zhang Mu's mind, and he sent out the intention to investigate. The next moment, the luck coins quickly disappeared from his hands, and the Tai Chi phantom began to rotate slowly. At this moment, Zhang Mu seemed to hear the sound of tortoise shells falling to the ground, the sound of abacus chips being moved, and inaudible whispers.

The Tai Chi shadow was spinning faster and faster, and suddenly it stopped abruptly.

Then, a new line of words appeared in front of Zhang Mu's eyes -

"There are monsters harming people on Qipan Peak."

"The power of the monster is suspected to be the power of the formation, or it may be related to a certain formation Buddhist treasure. You can go and investigate."

"Opportunity locked: Buddha chanting lotus formation!"

(End of this chapter)