Surviving in the chaos of war begins in the wilderness.

Chapter 119 A Thrilling Sale

In the Great Yin Kingdom, it is said that there are as many as 5 or 60 Grandmasters of the Primordial Realm. Most of them are in the capital.

Don't assume there are many innate grandmasters. In the thirty-six provinces of the world, many provinces don't even have a single innate grandmaster.

Take Liuzhou for example. There are no innate grandmasters or the most powerful experts here. They are just a few well-known seniors in the late stage of the Transformation Realm.

Yunzhou alone possesses three Innate Grandmasters. This demonstrates its formidable strength.

Of course, the monsters in Yunzhou are also much stronger.

Just like in Fufeng County here, the strongest monsters are only at the Ming Jin stage, and occasionally a few at the An Jin stage will appear.

But deep in the mountains of Yunzhou, there are not only many demonic beasts at the Dark Force and Transformation Force stages, but also the legendary Innate Grandmaster stage demonic beasts? Every time a legendary demonic beast appears, it stirs up the winds and clouds of the world.

Sure enough, because Manager Hu came from Yunzhou, Zhou Ye and the other local martial arts masters were subtly looked down upon.

"Young friend Tian, ​​do you have any more questions? A bottle of 10 mid-grade Qi and Blood Pills costs 300 taels. A bottle of high-grade Qi and Blood Pills costs 3..."

"600 taels per grain?"

Reminded by this, Zhou Ye snapped out of his reverie.

Forget it. I'll wait until I'm stronger before I go and see the world!

Let me set myself a small goal first—to break through the hidden strength barrier before making any further moves!

To be honest, Zhou Ye doesn't have many mid-grade Qi and Blood Pills left, only a mere four. But their effect on aiding cultivation is negligible. So, he'll try high-grade Qi and Blood Pills instead!

"Manager Hu, give me two bottles of the finest wine."

"Hehe. 1200 taels!"

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Upon receiving the two bottles of top-grade Qi and Blood Pills, Zhou Ye couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that earning more money was ultimately pointless. Take these top-grade Qi and Blood Pills, for example; each bottle contained three pills, and he needed to take one bottle every month. That cost 600 taels of silver!

At this moment, Zhou Ye felt a pang of regret. He needed to recover some losses first!

"Manager Hu, I wonder if your Shan Hai Lou accepts gifts?"

"Our Shan Hai Lou has its own caravans. In addition to the main branch in Yunzhou, we have branches in almost every prefecture in the surrounding prefectures. So we will definitely buy them, it just depends on whether they are valuable."

"Do you buy demon beast meat?" Zhou Ye had plenty of demon beast meat. Besides, a large trading company like Shan Hai Lou, which only deals in high-end business, only had demon beast meat to offer—right?

Unexpectedly, Manager Hu smiled and politely declined, saying, "Young friend Tian, ​​we have even more demonic beasts in Yunzhou. Although they used to be slightly more expensive than in your Fufeng County, and we could still do some business with demonic beast meat, your prices are outrageous now! You dare to sell the lowest grade early-stage Qi Refining demonic beast meat for two and a half ounces? If it weren't for the difficulty in preserving and transporting demonic beast meat, our Shan Hai Lou would have liked to sell Yunzhou's meat to us."

Okay! With the skyrocketing prices of all kinds of food, even monster meat has seen its price rise to an outrageous level.

"Young friend Tian, ​​what's wrong with your Fufeng County? Why are you making such a fuss all the time? Do you have any herbs? Any minerals? Any cloth or silk? Even our Yunzhou and several nearby prefectures are starting to run out of stock, and prices have skyrocketed."

"Um?"

Zhou Ye's eyes lit up. He was no longer sleepy when he heard about cloth and silk.

"Manager Hu, do you need cloth or silk?"

"Oh? You actually have some? Do you have 2000 bolts of cotton cloth? Find me at least 500 bolts first. I have a big client who urgently needs them."

"Yes, of course. But what about the price?"

"Prices are negotiable. Cotton cloth is two and a half ounces per bolt? As for silk, it depends on the type."

"Okay, sure. Let's set a time then—"

"What time should we schedule? Are you free now? Is it in stock?"

"Yes, yes."

"That's good. I'll take some people to inspect the goods right away. Payment will be settled on the spot. How about that?"

Zhou Ye: ".

Several hours later, when Manager Hu arranged for the Shan Hai Lou caravan to hurriedly take away 2000 bolts of cotton cloth and 300 bolts of silk, Zhou Ye not only did not pay a single tael of silver, but he also received more than 3100 taels.

You know, Manager Hu bought less than a tenth of that entire warehouse of cloth and silk? That's practically robbery.

At this moment, Zhou Ye suddenly realized that if he continued to hoard such a huge amount of wealth, it would likely attract the envy of others.

Therefore, it's best to stop while you're ahead and clean up all the fabrics and silks as quickly as possible.

Another issue is the stockpile of monster meat, which also needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. What if we wait until large quantities of monster meat from outside are imported? Wouldn't that leave us with nothing but a pile of uneaten meat?

Therefore, the next day, Zhou Ye quickly arrived at the Gu family's residence with some monster materials and 500 jin of monster meat.

"Ninth Brother, this is meat from a demon beast at the early stage of the Ming Jin realm. It's just a small token of my appreciation." As he spoke, Zhou Ye handed over 10...

Several kilograms of crocodile meat from an early-stage Mingjin oil-armored crocodile.

"Oh, Xiao Tian. You're too kind!" Gu Jiu's face lit up with joy. Even though he was a direct descendant of the Gu family, it was still very difficult for him to eat the meat of a Ming Jin stage demon beast. He could only taste a few small pieces during festivals.

But then, Gu Jiu's face turned completely shocked: "Brother, you wouldn't have...? You wouldn't have broken through to the Ming Jin stage, would you?"

"Exactly." Zhou Ye chuckled. "Just a few days ago, it was just a fluke."

"That's great. I'll help you become a Mingjin retainer first, and you'll get 40 taels a month. Also, don't rush off, let's have some fun together later."

In fact, since he had already revealed his true strength to the He family and the Gu family, they wouldn't have any doubts about his breakthrough to the Mingjin level now.

Since that's the case, it's better to take more offerings each month. And that way, we can also sell more monster meat.

Sure enough, when the formalities were being processed, the Gu family not only brought a congratulatory gift of 100 taels of silver, but they also politely made a new request, hoping that the amount of monster meat they would provide each year should not be less than 500 jin.

More than half an hour later, only Zhou Ye and Gu Jiu remained in the room.

"Xiaotian, they said 500 jin, but you'd better be 1000 jin. That shouldn't be too difficult for you, right? Besides, at home, your brother will have an explanation to everyone."

"OK!"

What Zhou Ye really wanted was to give more. Let's say the Gu family gets 1000 jin, the He family gets 1000 jin, and Wang's Pharmacy gets 500 jin, that's just 2500 jin, right?

The current stock of monster meat is enough to supply for four or five years.

You know, even if you make salted meat, it will still spoil after several years. Wouldn't that be a complete waste?

"By the way, Ninth Brother, I brought a piece of oiled crocodile skin from the early stage of Ming Jin. Could you make me a set of armor? The extra crocodile skins can be given to your Gu family, and there are also two pieces of crocodile skin from the late stage of Jin Jin."

"Really? Can you tell me how much the He family took?"

"It's definitely a bit more than your Gu family. There should be a proper order of arrival, right? Of all the materials from the oil-armored crocodile, the crocodile skin is the most valuable. Since both of you want the pelt, how am I supposed to divide it?"

"Alright! I won't argue with that old scoundrel He Jing. I'll take care of the armor, so you won't have to pay for it. But if you come across any good monster materials in the future, be sure to consider the Gu family!"

"hehe."

In the end, Gu Jiu settled the previous cloth transaction. He readily gave 1200 taels of silver instead of the initial 300 taels.

He also offered to give away two young and beautiful maids, the kind you could take home. However, after admiring them, Zhou Ye ultimately declined.

There's no way! How could a woman possibly slow down my sword-drawing speed?

A day later, the same process was repeated at the He family's house.

Interestingly, the price of monster meat is currently higher than that of monster materials? The prices in Fufeng County are truly insane.

A few days later, Zhou Ye delivered another batch of monster meat to Wang's Pharmacy and also went into the mountains to collect a large quantity of medicinal herbs.

Currently, various medicinal herbs have become extremely scarce, with supply falling far short of demand. Due to the ensuing conflict throughout Fufeng County, even the number of mountain travelers has dwindled significantly.

Therefore, Zhou Ye earned more than 6000 taels of silver from these three transactions.

However, Zhou Ye did not reveal his identity as a Ming Jin martial arts master to Wang Zhengyu.

Zhou Ye had already made his decision: What did Brother Xiao Tian's breakthrough to the Ming Jin realm have to do with me, Zhou Ye? I would only "shyly" reveal my own breakthrough to the Ming Jin realm after I had reached the later stages. That way, even if I broke through to the Ming Jin realm in four or five years, others could still barely accept it—right?

After dealing with the monster meat, it's time to move on to the cloth and silk.

That day, Zhou Ye went to a teahouse by the dock. After ordering tea and snacks, he casually tossed a large coin to the waiter: "Excuse me, is your manager here? I'd like to ask about some business matters."

"Understood, I'll be right back."

You know what, teahouses are pretty magical places; they're where all sorts of information gathers.

Zhou Ye had previously inquired about this teahouse. Since there were many private merchants near the docks, these merchants needed a place to exchange business information. The teahouse owner was also a middleman, acting as a go-between. Of course, he would charge a referral fee.

A moment later, the teahouse owner came to the table. He bowed and said, "Friend, you seem unfamiliar? My name is Cao Delu, greetings. May I ask what kind of business you would like to inquire about?"

"Manager Cao, please!" Zhou Ye invited Manager Cao to sit down.

Manager Cao asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Um—just call me Little Huang!"

"Brother Huang, it's settled: one tael of silver for each piece of information. If you need me to act as a middleman, both the buyer and seller will have to pay me a commission, which is one-tenth of the purchase price. If the business is large and the commission exceeds 50 taels, I'll only charge a maximum of 50 taels."

"Two, that's all. Also, I follow the rules here; I absolutely don't ask where you come from. But the customers are a mixed bag, and I can't vouch for everyone. If anything happens after you leave the teahouse, we are not responsible."

"Understood."

"May I ask, are you buying or selling goods? What kind of goods do you have?"

"Selling goods! I have fabrics and silks. I wonder if you—"

How many?

"Uh... there must be at least a few thousand, right?"

"Huh?" Manager Cao's expression was strange. He sized Zhou Ye up several times, then shouted in the teahouse, "There are people selling cloth and silk here, who needs any?"

In an instant, the entire teahouse fell completely silent. But a few moments later, six or seven customers rushed over, shouting, "Me! Me!", "Who sells cloth?", "How much do you have? I can have it all!"

Finding Zhou Ye already dumbfounded, Manager Cao himself was amused. He bowed apologetically; this commission had been earned far too easily—all it took was shouting a few words?

Alright! Since he had already promised to pay the commission, Zhou Ye wouldn't go back on his word. He just hadn't expected that fabrics and silks would become so sought after, with many out-of-town merchants unable to even snatch them up?

Fortunately, Zhou Ye had a large quantity of cloth and silk. Some merchants wanted thousands of bolts, while others wanted at least several hundred. After a busy day, they finally sold over 3000 bolts of various cotton and silk fabrics, and Zhou Ye now had an astonishing 25000 silver notes.

Two more?

However, the next day, when Zhou Ye saw a large, dark mass of people suddenly appear at the teahouse entrance in the distance, he hesitated. After a moment's consideration, Zhou Ye used his Concealment Technique to its fullest extent and quietly turned and left—

Zhou Ye was unaware that among these people, while there were indeed many merchants who wanted to buy cloth and silk, there were also a few who wanted to double-cross them. Among them was even a powerful expert at the early stage of internal energy cultivation.

Even the merchants aren't entirely safe. Once they find out Zhou Ye is just a rogue martial artist with no connections, they might harbor some malicious intentions. Not necessarily murder and robbery, but they might at least try to use their power to drive down the price.

This situation is not surprising.

Take the previous Shanke Market, for example. Even though Zhou Ye was extremely careful, he was still targeted several times.

It's simply that the bandits at the Mountain Merchant Market are too weak. As long as Zhou Ye uses his Concealment Technique and Agility to their fullest extent, he will disappear without a trace after a few rounds.

Interestingly, because the difference in strength between the two sides was so vast, even Zhou Ye himself didn't realize it in the end. He still thought the Mountain Guest Market was safe.

However, this experience made Zhou Ye more vigilant. He even hurriedly returned to his home at the dock, took all the useful items there, and went straight back to his home in the outer city.

As for the business that Brother Zhou (Brother Huang) is doing, what does it have to do with me, Zhou Ye?

This even includes the remaining fabrics and silks in that warehouse, which number less than 2 bolts. If any danger is discovered, Zhou Ye doesn't intend to keep them.

Anyway, I've already gotten my principal back, even more than I initially thought. So what if I don't want it? Giving it up isn't a big loss—what a load of rubbish!

You fucking bastard!

Back home in the outer city, Zhou Ye couldn't help but burst into a tirade of curses. "This is outrageous! There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me!"

However, this also made Zhou Ye reflect deeply: he had been careless and had become accustomed to the orderly life before he transmigrated.

I almost forgot, this is a martial arts world, where the strong prey on the weak. No matter how much money you earn, without strength, you still can't keep it.

So, actually, nothing else matters! Improving your own abilities is the most important thing!

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