Chapter 228 Looking for the Alchemist
At every moment, Yu Xian is deeply aware of the difficulty of starting a business, and is increasingly aware of the importance of talents.
If he now has a team of alchemists under his command and has such a large amount of funds, even if he is a serious elixir business, he may be able to maintain a balance of payments.
Too bad he didn't.
If you don’t have enough production yourself, you can only find outsourced processing.
Yu Xian found a long-term partner - Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.
He has been able to refine so many Five Elements Yuan Dan over the years, and the hunting efficiency of Datonghui alone is naturally far from enough.
Then you can only buy it from the market.
As for the channel that can stably provide high-level demon pills, there is only one channel on the market, which is the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.
Only the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, a giant force that spans multiple domains, can provide a large number of high-level demon pills.
High-level demon elixirs can not only be used to refine heretic golden elixirs, but also some spiritual elixirs that assist golden elixir monks in their practice.
After all, Luo Han, a quasi-third-level alchemist, could make alchemy with the help of second-level demon pills, so there was no reason why others couldn't.
Therefore, the demand for high-level demon pills in the market has always been very strong.
As far as Yu Xian knows, Wangshu City alone used to consume more than ten third-level demon pills every year, and in recent years the consumption has steadily increased due to him.
And these demon pills are definitely not all collected from the Jinpeng demon veins, it can even be said that there are very few.
Otherwise, according to this consumption frequency, the Jinpeng Demon King would have become a polished commander long ago, and he would not have called Mingyue Tiancheng to ask for an explanation for the disappearance of less than twenty demon kings.
Moreover, the relationship between Qinghuang Demon Lord, who belongs to Jinpeng Demon Vein, and Nine Sun Immortal Sect is quite good.
Therefore, in this part of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains guarded by the Azure Phoenix Demon Lord, also known as the Azure Phoenix Demon Territory, the intensity of the war between the human and demon clans is not too high.
It's just that due to a certain agreement, a beast wave must be launched every once in a while, but after everyone calls it a day, they can do whatever they have to do.
But this is not the case in other large domains.
The war between human monks and monsters in some large areas has been in a state of intense heat all year round.
Both sides are regarded as mortal enemies, and there is no need to launch any tide of beasts. Almost every moment, the human race's Jindan Zhenren and the demon race's demon king fall in the war.
If there are more demon kings who have fallen, there will naturally be more demon pills.
This is the meaning of the existence of Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, to sell low-priced goods to people who need them more at high prices.
If it were other monks, even with the strength of Nascent Soul, they would not be able to do such cross-domain business.
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Wanbao Chamber of Commerce is a giant that spans many domains, but its branch in Fucheng is just a small second-floor shop.
The goods displayed in the store are extremely rare, and there are not many people outside, making it look quite deserted.
But only knowledgeable people know that the annual turnover of such a small store is hardly less than tens of millions of spiritual stones.
Yu Xian was welcomed into the VIP room as the president of the Datong Association and was personally received by the branch director of the Chamber of Commerce.
Although he killed Lin Zhanlong from the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce in Shangyang City, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce didn't know that - the blood curse on his body was gone, so they just pretended that nothing happened.
So the two sides have always cooperated happily.
"President Bai, I have always heard of his famous name. When I saw him today, he really has an extraordinary temperament. I wonder if you are here, do you have any advice?"
The branch director of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce is an old man with white hair and a boyish face named Yan Lai. He has a golden elixir cultivation level. His eyes are clear and his whole body exudes an indifferent and peaceful temperament.
To put it simply, it is a salted fish temperament.
As the branch director of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, there is no need to worry about business difficulties.
There is no way, the supply channel is too powerful and high-end, and it has almost become an exclusive business.
There are always times when others ask for his favor, and there is no time when he asks for help from others - except when the turnover is too low.
As a commercial organization, if it cannot make money for the organization, it is a waste.
Therefore, he still gave enough respect to Yu Xian, a big customer who frequently made millions of orders.
Yu Xian smiled lightly: "Director Yan, I'm here to send you a big order. I want to order twenty heretic golden elixirs from you."
One heretic golden elixir costs two million spiritual stones, and twenty pills are only 40 million. The spiritual stones in his hand are more than enough.
Moreover, Datonghui is making revenue every day, but its expenses are only about one-tenth of the daily revenue.
"this?"
Yan Lai was a little embarrassed.
When Yu Xian saw this, he thought it was because he couldn't deliver the goods, so he said very reasonably:
"Director Yan, I can pay a deposit first and then come back to settle the balance with you when the goods arrive."
Yan Lai shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "President Bai, you are embarrassing me. If you want twenty third-level demon pills, it won't take long for me to transfer them from the branch headquarters for you."
But if you want to practice the golden elixir here, you don’t know when. "
Yu Xian wondered: "What's the difference between the two?"
Yan Lai pondered for a moment and said: "That Miss Zhao has also bought a lot of demon pills from me over the years. Originally, I couldn't say much about the guests, but President Bai and Miss Zhao are the same family, so I just talked about it. .
The old man boldly speculated that President Bai should also be able to refine the heretic golden elixir, right? "
"good."
Yu Xian nodded gently.
You can still fool others by making fun of it, but when it comes to raw material suppliers, you can't hide this kind of thing at all.
Yan Lai nodded, as expected.
"Since President Bai can also refine the heretic golden elixir, you should know that the cost of refining the heretic golden elixir is quite high. The raw materials alone require millions of spirit stones, plus the labor cost of the alchemist and the transportation cost of the chamber of commerce. , warehouse storage costs, etc.
According to today's market price, even if a heretic golden elixir is successfully sold, the profit will be only 12%, or even a loss.
The reason why the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce sells the heretic golden elixir is just to gain the reputation of the chamber of commerce and attract some popularity.
In fact, there is no money to be made from the elixir of the outside world.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, we will not sell outsiders’ golden elixirs.
What's more, President Bai wants such a large quantity at one time. Unless he is willing to increase the price, the Chamber of Commerce will definitely not be able to adjust the shipment. "
Yu Xian: "..."
The retail price is the market price, but for large orders, the price will increase. This is the first time he has heard of doing business like this.
But he woke up after hearing Yan Lai's explanation.
I have always calculated the Five Elements Yuan Dan based on the cost price of the raw materials, and I have always spent money on manpower. However, in fact, refining the heretic golden elixir is a thankless task for everyone except those monks who are in urgent need.
"Then why not raise the price?"
Yu Xian asked.
Yan Lai glanced at Yu Xian and said: "The raw material cost of the heretic golden elixir is quite high, but the refining difficulty is slightly lower than that of ordinary third-level elixir recipes. Even a quasi-third-level alchemist can get started.
The price is slightly higher, so people will naturally ask the alchemist for help in refining it instead of coming to our chamber of commerce to buy the finished product.
In addition, this elixir is useless, and monks who can form elixirs do not need it. Monks who cannot form elixirs do not have the spiritual stone.
Even if we raise the price, not many people will buy it.
In fact, I have always been very curious about the fact that President Bai spent a lot of money just to help a group of old monks with no future break through the realm of fake elixirs. "
Yu Xian said with a serious face: "The tide of beasts has attacked, and many monks and people have been displaced. I am helping those old monks in order to be able to contribute in the troubled times.
Thanks to my favor, they joined Master Chu's demon-killing army. I believe that it won't be long before Wangshu Mansion will be the first city to eliminate demons. "
Yan Lai didn't believe that this was the only reason, let alone that when Miss Zhao bought the demon elixir from him, the beast tide had not yet come.
But it was inconvenient for him to ask more about the guest's privacy. Just mentioning it was already a bit of a bad rule.
He thought for a while and suddenly said:
"If President Bai really needs a large amount of heretic golden elixirs for this reason, I can introduce someone to you."
Yu Xian didn't take it seriously, but he wouldn't return the kindness.
"I would also like to ask Manager Yan to introduce me."
"The man's name is Qiu En, and he is an old alchemist who lives here in seclusion. If he hadn't come to the Chamber of Commerce once to ask for medicine, I would not have met him..."
Yan Lai took out a jade slip, attached it with his spiritual consciousness, and recorded a message.
"This is a letter of introduction written by me for President Bai. President Bai can just show it when he meets the person."
Yu Xian took the jade slip, penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness, and saw the information at a glance.
"Is there such a strange person in the city?"
He put away the jade slips and saluted Yanlai.
"If I can get help from this person, Bai owes the old gentleman a favor."
"It's just a little effort."
Yan Lai stroked his beard and smiled, watching Yu Xian leave, and by the way accepted the large order of fifty demon pills that Yu Xian placed on the spot.
The Chamber of Commerce can't make much money from the outsider's golden elixir, but they can make a lot from the demon elixir.
With just this one order and some savings, the next two years' turnover will be considered complete.
This is also the reason why he took the initiative to make friends with Yu Xian.
After all, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce has branches in every city.
If he and Yu Xian were not happy, the result would be the same if they would pat him on the back and travel thousands of miles to purchase branches elsewhere.
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There are always some good people in this world who have no interests involved and simply want to do their part to help others.
Qiu En, introduced by Director Yan, is such a person.
No one knew his origins. Others only knew that he was a medical practitioner with a very strange temper. He would treat people he liked without paying him, but he would kill people he didn't like even if he didn't like him.
The number of people who have been saved by him ranges from one thousand to eight hundred.
But because of his weird temper, he often lost money for medical treatment, resulting in his family never becoming rich.
According to Supervisor Yan's introduction, Qiu En appears to be a medical practitioner who knows some Qihuang techniques. His cultivation level is neither high nor low, and he is in the middle stage of foundation building.
In fact, he is a secretive third-level alchemist. Since his cultivation is only at the foundation-building level, he has never dared to expose it.
His medical clinic can be maintained until now only because of his secret alchemy subsidies.
Manager Yan knew this because Qiu En did not hesitate to reveal his true identity in order to gain his trust in asking for medicine.
Obviously, he overestimated the integrity of businessmen.
In the face of considerable benefits, he was still sold lightly.
Clang! !
Yu Xian stood in front of a small courtyard surrounded by earth walls and knocked on the door.
It can be seen that the poor are really poor. There is only a basic defensive array arranged in the entire courtyard. Its power is not enough to block a monk in the late stage of Qi training. It is more used as a warning.
"Who?"
A plain-faced girl in plain clothes opened the courtyard door.
Yu Xian stood at the door and handed the jade slip given by Manager Yan to the girl.
"You are Dr. Qiu's adopted daughter Yourong, right? I'm here to see Dr. Qiu. Please give this jade slip to him. He will know it at a glance."
Yu Xian already knew the girl's identity through Supervisor Yan's introduction.
Qiu Yourong, Qiu En's adopted daughter, was another client of Qiu En's request for medicine to save his life.
Seeing Yu Xian's aristocratic temperament that was incompatible with the surrounding environment and his "plain" face, the girl couldn't help but blush slightly and took the jade slip in a panic.
"You...you wait a moment."
Not long.
An old man with messy hair and unkempt appearance walked out of it holding the jade slip, with a somewhat decisive look on his face. It was Qiu En.
"You come in with me."
"Yourong, you stay outside while I have something to talk with him."
The bad old man walked into the house without looking at Yu Xian.
"Close the door."
The bad old man has a very tough attitude.
As soon as Yu Xian had an idea, the door of the room was closed. He stood at the door, and the light dimmed, like a ruthless devil.
"What is coming will come."
The bad old man sighed, looked at Yu Xian and said:
"No matter what you want me to do, I can't hurt Yourong, otherwise I would rather die with Yourong."
Yu Xian: "..."
He was stunned for a while and then asked: "Doctor Qiu, are you mistaken? I was introduced by Director Yan. My purpose of coming must have been clearly stated in the jade slip."
The bad old man snorted coldly: "The things written in the jade slips are so fake, save the world? Haha, how can I believe that there are such good people in the world?
Tell me, what is your real purpose? What price did Manager Yan sell me for? "
Yu Xian couldn't help but laugh.
"Are you allowed to be a good person in this world, and others not allowed to be good people?"
The bad old man retorted: "Who says I am a good person? I have been practicing for nearly a hundred years and I have never met a good person. There are only fake good people in this world who are incapable of making mistakes."
Yu Xian nodded in agreement and said, "That's true."
"Then let's stop talking nonsense. I want you to make elixirs for me. I will provide the materials and the elixir room. You can only be responsible for refining the elixirs.
I will give you 100,000 spirit stones for each furnace of elixir, but the condition is that you are not allowed to refine useless elixirs, because you cannot afford the compensation. "
The bad old man's face darkened: "How can there be such overbearing conditions? Which alchemist can guarantee 100% success in elixirs?"
"What a coincidence, I have two of them."
Yu Xian thought of Luo Han and Patriarch Wu.
One feels sorry for her husband and does not dare to take it lightly; the other is simply afraid of death, so he concentrates on it and has a stable rate of elixir formation.
"I can make elixirs for you, and I don't have to give up the spirit stones, but I can only make one elixir at most. Otherwise, just kill me."
The bad old man has quite a temper, he said with a pinched neck.
Yu Xian laughed: "Are you really not afraid of death?"
The bad old man snorted coldly: "Everyone is destined to die, it's just that he dies early and dies late."
"You are young and beautiful, and you haven't experienced the beauty of life yet. Are you willing to let her die with you?"
Yu Xian felt threatened.
The bad old man's voice was decisive: "I saved her life. I have allowed her to live for ten more years. Now even if she dies, she will still be considered a profit."
Yu Xian tapped his eyebrows depressedly.
"How did things get to this point? Forget it, I won't force you to make elixirs for me if you don't want to.
I will also help you with the matter to Manager Yan so that he will not leak any information about you. "
Seeing what Qiu En wanted to say, Yu Xian waved his hand to interrupt.
"I have hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones every minute, and I have no intention of arguing with you here. If you don't believe my sincerity, I can't force you to believe it.
And the reason why I am so polite to you is not to be a polite corporal. To be honest, you are not qualified yet.
It's just my personal appreciation for you.
Although you say you are not a good person, you do not care about your deeds. If you have done good deeds, you are a good person. "
Yu Xian pushed open the door, looked at the girl who was looking around, nodded to her, and then walked out decisively.
It is naturally impossible for him to give up such a good leek.
It's just that this bad old man's temper is indeed very strange, and ordinary methods may not be able to solve it.
His consciousness glanced at the girl behind him who was still looking on tiptoe, and the corner of his mouth curled up.
If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have emphasized it in the first place.
In the small courtyard.
Qiu En looked at his adopted daughter suspiciously.
"Yourong, everyone is gone, what are you looking at? Did he secretly say something to you just now?
Let me tell you, this kind of person looks polite, but in fact they don’t treat people as human beings at all.
When you are of use to him, he will smile at you. When you are no longer of use, he will not look at you even if you kneel to death in front of him.
They are cold-blooded.
I'm talking to you, do you remember? "
The girl came back to her senses and said angrily:
"Listen, I always say that there are so many bad people out there, but I haven't seen anyone bullying me? Dad, you just like to think wildly."
But the words Yu Xian said when he left were echoing in her mind.
"Yourong, are you interested in seeing the outside world?"
The words were very ordinary, but they had a magical power that lingered in her mind.