Chapter 2516 — A Pleasant Cooperation
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"Yes, sir!" the young captain of the Law Enforcement Hall answered at once.
"Give me the radio set. I want a word with the vice president," Wei Zhao said suddenly to the captain.
"This..." The captain of the Law Enforcement Hall hesitated.
"Give it to him," the Heaven Rank vice president ordered outright.
"Yes, sir." The captain hastily handed the radio set to Wei Zhao.
"Mr. Ling, that's you, isn't it? Heh heh—how did you come to wander into our medicinal garden?" The Heaven Rank vice president's tone was pleasant, with not the slightest hint of reproach. "Still, you know how it is—those two disciples were only carrying out orders. Don't hold it against them; our medicinal garden really is a restricted area."
"Mm... I know. You needn't be nervous either, Vice President. I'm not the sort to kill at random," Wei Zhao said with a wry smile.
Those words gave the two Law Enforcement Hall disciples a great fright. Surely not? The vice president was actually speaking to Wei Zhao in such a respectful tone? And from the sound of it, this Mr. Ling might have killed them? At that thought, cold sweat broke out all over the two disciples.
"Heh heh, I was only speaking offhandedly. So—Mr. Ling, is there something you wanted?" the Heaven Rank vice president asked.
"Vice President, if I may be so bold—the medicinal herbs grown on the mountain, are they for sale?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Oh? These medicinal materials are naturally for sale, though not through our market's channels—they're sold through the channels of a higher-level trade fair," the Heaven Rank vice president said. "Why—is Mr. Ling interested... ah, of course. Mr. Ling did provide some pills earlier..."
"Exactly. I was wondering whether I might purchase some of the materials," Wei Zhao said.
"That doesn't fall within my jurisdiction. I'm only responsible for the safety of the medicinal garden; the sale of the medicines is handled by another vice president," the Heaven Rank vice president said. "Tell you what, Mr. Ling—I'll make some inquiries for you. In about a month, give me another call and I'll have news for you. This batch of medicinal materials won't be ready for some time yet anyway, so there's no rush."
"Very well, then—much obliged!" Wei Zhao said. "I can promise you this: the pills I refine will be offered first to the vice president's market."
"Heh heh, that would naturally be for the best!" the Heaven Rank vice president said with a laugh. "Then here's to a pleasant cooperation!"
In truth, the reason he was helping Wei Zhao like this was precisely that Wei Zhao could supply pills to the cultivators' market. One had to understand that pills were among the greatest sources of profit for a cultivators' market; the profits from the invitation cards were taken directly by the cultivators' guild and did not count toward the Heaven Rank vice president's performance, whereas the profits earned at the market's auctions were his performance—which was why he was willing to lower himself and cultivate Wei Zhao's goodwill.
Otherwise, the mere fact that Wei Zhao was stronger than he was would hardly have been enough to make him so genial.
For a long time, the pills sold at the cultivators' market had all been supplied by the Hidden You Family, but the Heaven Rank cultivators were far from satisfied with that, for the Hidden You Family's quantities were simply too small—only twenty or thirty pills each time, and most of those were common pills such as the Minor Restoration Pill, the Channel-Opening Pill, the Qi-Returning Pill, the Foundation-Building Pill, and the Body-Tempering Pill. Cultivation pills like the Minor Qi-Gathering Pill were exceedingly rare. Wei Zhao had provided five Minor Qi-Gathering Pills in one go, which had astonished the Heaven Rank vice president!
"A pleasant cooperation! I hope the Heaven Rank vice president will be generous with his help!" Wei Zhao said quickly.