Chapter 3324 — Overturning Common Sense
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
During this period, Wei Zhao had remained in the Night Palace cultivating. The third layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art was on the verge of breaking through to the Grand Perfection stage, and Wei Zhao meant to charge straight through in one sustained effort. Yet Wei Zhao knew in truth that such things were not the work of a single day or night; whether the breakthrough would come smoothly was up to fate.
Just as the Grand Supreme Elder returned to the Night Palace in high spirits, carrying the three second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons, Wei Zhao received a call from Han Jingyi—or rather, from Liu Jinghan.
Although many sect masters and elders had tried to exchange high prices or other cultivation resources with the Grand Supreme Elder for the second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons, the Grand Supreme Elder had refused them all. She was now quite clear about her position within the Night Palace, and intended to let Gu Mengyao make the decision once she returned.
Still, she had recorded the terms each family offered, so that Gu Mengyao might weigh them and decide which family the two surplus second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons should be sold to.
"Jingjing, this is about the second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons, isn't it?" Wei Zhao asked as he picked up the phone.
"Yes, Brother Wei Zhao, you truly foresee things like a god—you already know!" Han Jingyi said in surprise.
"Liu Jinghan, stop flattering me... I'm not used to it..." Wei Zhao broke into a sweat; Han Jingyi's praise always made him feel somewhat awkward.
"I'm Han Jingyi!" she protested. "Could it be that Brother Wei Zhao prefers a business-genius girl like Liu Jinghan?"
"Then it had better be Han Jingyi," Wei Zhao said with a wry smile. "Is there some new plan? Actually, you can decide these things yourself—there's no need to consult me on every little thing."
"Well, it's like this: the second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons made with the substitute material can be put on the market at any time. We found a solution to the cauldron material problem long ago; only, if it were merely a second-grade automatic medicinal cauldron with substituted materials, even if the quality were slightly better, it could not possibly boost sales," Han Jingyi said. "The current second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons use medicinal cauldrons from the Xuandan Sect as raw material and can last several years or even a decade or more, while our substitute material can last several decades. In essence there is a difference, but not a great one, and we cannot wait ten-some years before selling."
"Oh? So what is the situation now?" Wei Zhao asked. The second-grade automatic medicinal cauldrons had been selling well lately, and Wei Zhao had obtained a large sum of money from the Overseas Cultivators' Association; it was still sitting in the jade pendant space, and he had not yet found time to give it to Yu Xiaoke. Add to that the other transfer, and the orphanage truly had no shortage of money—it had already gotten onto its feet, which lifted a weight from Wei Zhao's heart.
So Wei Zhao's need for money was not especially great. But Wei Zhao knew that the company's operations had already grown to a considerable scale and had become the enterprise on which the Liu family, Fatty Lai, Kang Xiaofeng, and the others depended for their livelihood; it could not be allowed to stagnate or simply shut down. So for their sakes, Wei Zhao had to keep helping out.
"The situation now is that Jingjing has invented a medicinal cauldron that allows a first-grade alchemist to refine second-grade pills." Han Jingyi's words were truly earth-shattering, giving Wei Zhao a great fright!