Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 62 Good things are coming
That night, after Fang Jingxuan got off work, he met up with Wei Tong again and began to report on what had happened that day.

After Fang Jingxuan finished speaking, Wei Tong smiled and said:

"You did a great job. I hadn't even thought of this. Although this is roughly what happened, we can't delve into it. We just need to do our own thing.

Now I'm mainly responsible for taxation and farmland management. The director has never been involved in specific business matters and has delegated a lot of power. Perhaps it was this indulgence that triggered the greed of the predecessor.

After Wei Tong finished speaking, he sighed a few times and then continued:
"This year's autumn taxes have been collected, so I don't need to worry about that anymore. As for the farmland, I need to check the detailed accounts. I need to find out all the spiritual fields, mansions, and mines inside and outside the city that have been encroached upon, and the interests of the market town have been damaged when they were sold or leased.

We need to take back what has been seized, and we need to eliminate insider trading. This is not an easy task, and we will offend many people."

After Wei Tong finished saying this, he looked at Fang Jingxuan, which immediately made Fang Jingxuan's heart skip a beat.

This is a matter of life and death, Boss Wei. You didn't tell me it was so dangerous before.

Do you still expect me to charge into battle?
I just want to make some money, but I don't want to sacrifice my life for the interests of Hongyefang. Look, is it too late for me to quit now?

Fortunately, Wei Tong had no intention of letting Fang Jingxuan take the lead. He also knew that Fang Jingxuan could not withstand such a task, so he had to do it himself.

It is estimated that the people behind Wei Tong chose him to be the deputy manager because they valued Wei Tong's high level of cultivation, strong combat power, and ability to handle work under pressure.

"Forget it. This thing can't be done in a short time. Let's take three years. Hopefully, after three years, we can produce some preliminary results."

Now Fang Jingxuan knew that Wei Tong's deadline was three years, and those who supported him behind the scenes hoped to see some results within these three years.

That also means that I can hang around for three years.

Fang Jingxuan relaxed and said:
"Then, big brother, you must cultivate more confidants in the next three years. At least three of the six directors should be your own people. That way, things will be easier to do."

None of the six council members now are Wei Tong's men. Oh, one of them has been taken away, leaving only five.

"Yes, don't worry, you will be indispensable."

Fang Jingxuan smiled awkwardly and poured more tea for Wei Tong. I am serious about flattering you.

In the next few days, Fang Jingxuan was quietly getting familiar with the new environment. When he first arrived, no one asked him to do anything, so he was naturally happy to have some free time.

Until this day, Ding San came up excitedly and told Fang Jingxuan that there was good news.

Upon hearing the good news, Fang Jingxuan immediately became excited. He followed Ding San to the next room and met a councilor named Zhao.

"Officer Zhao, this is Fang Jingxuan. He's been working as a warehouse clerk for quite some time. I think it's time to assign him a job."

Zhao Canban was thin, with a mustache and a deep gaze. He looked at Fang Jingxuan and nodded.

"That's right. I have an errand on hand. There are a few batches of talismans missing from the warehouse and they need to be replenished. You can take this errand."

So this is the job. It’s a really good job. Purchasing things, there is plenty of money to be made.

Zhao Canban started writing a note. When he finished, Fang Jingxuan wanted to take it, but Zhao Canban paused:
"You're new here, do you know the rules?"

Fang Jingxuan nodded repeatedly. Ding San had explained it clearly to him. It was a 30% to 70% split. He would get 70% for the participation in the event and he would get 30%.

Of course, if you have the ability and can lower the price, you can earn whatever you want.

Fang Jingxuan didn't mind at all that he only got 30% for running errands. Even if he participated in the work, he had to pay tribute to his superiors. How they divided the profits was none of his business.

"Remember, you can't pass off inferior goods as good ones, or you can't use shoddy work to fill in the gaps. Otherwise, when they find out, we'll all be in trouble. If you can't do it, tell me in advance and I'll replace you. But if you delay, you'll get a few lashes to teach you a lesson."

Facing the warning from Zhao Canban, Fang Jingxuan nodded repeatedly. Some things were difficult to handle and he was not sure about them, but he still knew something about the talisman business. After all, he was also half a talisman maker.

"Then keep it, sign and seal it, and go to the warehouse to collect the spirit stones. The time limit is three days. If you don't understand, ask Xiao Ding. Go." After receiving the note, Fang Jingxuan followed Ding San to the underground warehouse to collect the corresponding spirit stones.

Above this warehouse is the office area, and below is the real core area, the Fangshi Warehouse!

This is where all the spiritual stones accumulated in the Hongyefang warehouse are stored, as well as various magical instruments, elixirs, talismans, spiritual materials, and other things. It is the richest place in Hongyefang.

Fang Jingxuan couldn't enter such an important place on ordinary days. Only in this situation could he go in and stay for a while.

And it is only in the spirit stone area on the first floor. You have to come out after you get the spirit stones.

With the note in hand, the cultivators inside did not make things difficult for Fang Jingxuan, and he received the spirit stones easily.

A total of fifteen medium-grade spirit stones.

After coming out, Fang Jingxuan took a medium-grade spirit stone and looked at it carefully. This thing is rare.

Low-level cultivators usually use low-grade spirit stones. Even if they have saved up hundreds of low-grade spirit stones, they would not think of exchanging them for medium-grade ones.

Because medium-quality goods can be easily exchanged for low-quality goods, but low-quality goods are difficult to exchange for medium-quality goods.

Moreover, there is a premium when exchanging a medium-sized item for a low-sized one, and a price difference when exchanging a low-sized item for a medium-sized one.

One medium-grade spirit stone can generally be exchanged for one hundred and three to seven low-grade spirit stones, depending on their properties.

On the Danding Sect side, the gold-attributed mid-grade spirit stones are the most expensive, with an exchange rate of one to one hundred and seven.

Earth-type spirit stones are the cheapest, with an exchange rate of only one hundred and three.

The reason for this phenomenon is that the output of earth-type spirit stones is large, and the Houtu League has a large earth-type spirit stone mine, which has already lowered the price.

The Baishan Sword Sect needed gold-type spirit stones for cultivation, and they had been collecting them all the time, causing the price of gold-type spirit stones to continue to rise, which made people extremely hateful.

This is getting off topic. Fang Jingxuan received fifteen mid-grade spirit stones, but the documents in the warehouse recorded fifteen hundred low-grade spirit stones. They didn't take the exchange rate into account.

This is also a benefit for the servant Ku Ding. When the time comes, Fang Jingxuan just needs to hand over the talisman corresponding to the value of 1,500 low-grade spirit stones.

A medium-grade spirit stone is as big as a baby's fist, and is much larger than a low-grade spirit stone which is as big as a finger.

But the gap is definitely not a hundred times. Why is the premium so high? The main reason is that the spiritual energy contained in this mid-grade spirit stone is more pure.

The spiritual energy in the spirit stone contains impurities and cannot be directly absorbed for cultivation. Those who practice cultivation with spirit stones in their hands are all fools. It is best not to do this unless it is absolutely necessary.

The spirit stone needs to be released slowly by the spirit gathering array. Its main use is to provide energy for various flying boats, magic tools, formations, alchemy furnaces and other things.

Fang Jingxuan understood it as a special energy source for cultivators. Because it was portable and easy to carry, and had high use value, it became the recognized currency for practitioners.

After leaving the warehouse, Fang Jingxuan saw Ding San waiting. He put away the spirit stones and asked:

"Old Ding, what should we do first?"

"Of course, we have to go to the black market to exchange money. If you want to make more money, you have to be bold. The regular talisman shops sell them at such high prices. Let's go to the black market and take a look."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fang Jingxuan immediately looked at Ding San with admiration. He didn't expect this guy to be so brave.

I seem to remember that your brother is the assistant director of the inspection office. How dare you go to the black market? Aren’t you afraid of being surrounded and beaten?

(End of this chapter)