Chapter 162: Chapter 110: Why do these Spirit Stones run out so fast?_2
Translator: 549690339
However, the crucial point lies in the milk source. The only families that scale-breed Fu Zhu Deer are the Broken Mountain Gang and Nangong Family.
It makes no sense for him to ignore what’s close at hand and go far instead, so it looks like he has to work with Ke Yuelin.
He took out a bag of Spirit Stones and handed them to Ke Yuelin.
The latter counted briefly, and his expression changed.
“Isn’t it three hundred per month? Why are there only fifty Spirit Stones?”
“It’s a deposit. Who pays the full amount up front!” Luo Chen rolled his eyes. “I certainly need to try it out for a few days! What if it isn’t popular and I’m accused of using fake milk.”
The expression on Ke Yuelin’s face fluctuated for a long time before he finally agreed.
“Fine, I’ll arrange for someone to milk for you, but we’re short on staff at the Beast Hall, so we can’t deliver it to you.”
Having said that, he left with a wave of his sleeve.
They had agreed on three hundred Spirit Stones per month, but only fifty were at hand immediately. It’s no wonder he felt so resentful.
Luo Chen also left grumbling and swearing about the issue with the milking.
Despite the grumbling, his mood was undoubtedly excellent.
The matter of the milk supply was finally resolved.
With everything ready, all he needed was a favourable wind to set sail!
That favourable wind was brought to him by Yuan Xiaoyue that same day.
“Brother He agreed. The small shop right across from Mountain Feng at White Stone Plaza will be rented to us, but the rent of ten Spirit Stones a month is a must, and we have to rent it for at least a year.”
“Ten Spirit Stones? Why doesn’t his Yu Ding Sword Pavilion just rob people?”
Yuan Xiaoyue patiently explained: “After all, it’s a shop, which is different from a stall rented by a rogue cultivator. Moreover, there are a lot of people who want to rent it.”
The ‘Brother He’ she spoke of was the cultivator Luo Chen had given a decade’s worth of Pineapple Wine to, named He Youjun.
He was a Ninth Level Qi Refinement, second only in status to Miao Zhen, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who is currently staying behind in The Great River District, and the older Sun Shou.
He currently oversees the general affairs of the Luofeng Mountain Dao Debate Platform and the shops and stalls in White Stone Plaza.
Also, because Luo Chen consistently supplied him with wine, he was quite supportive of Luo Chen’s business.
After Yuan Xiaoyue reported the situation last time, he directly sent the Enforcement Team to sweep through the stalls, collect a penalty fee, and establish a new rule.
Since then, Yuan Xiaoyue has occupied the best stall and set up the sign for ‘Chen Yue’s Snack Stall’.
Now that they want to rent a shop, even if it’s just a small storefront, Luo Chen is sure to seek him out.
Luo Chen had no choice but to follow Yuan Xiaoyue to find He Youjun.
He had initially thought that the first investment would only cost a little over a hundred, but it seems like it’s far more than that!
Renting a shop costs ten per month and requires a year’s lease, which directly removes more than a hundred.
Buying tea-making utensils, customizing bubble tea cups, all require a large sum.
There’s also the labor fee that’s sure to be given to the lady from the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion later this afternoon.
Oh, he also needs to take a trip to Wanbao Pavilion later to buy a Lower Grade Magic Tool.
“Damn it, why do Spirit Stones run out so fast!”
A hundred Spirit Stones?
Yeah right!
Luo Chen seriously underestimated the cost of opening a store.
A tea shop and a snack booth are completely different things and the capital invested in them can’t be compared.
After a serious calculation, the initial investment is at least around five hundred Spirit Stones.
This is still under the circumstances of him finding an excuse to delay the payment for the first month’s goods from Ke Yuelin.
Otherwise, the costs would instantly skyrocket to a thousand.
“Could it…be a loss?”
Luo Chen was holding a small ball in his hand, feeling extremely anxious.
However, he didn’t know that someone else was more anxious than him.
In the room across, Feng Xia nervously walked out of the bedroom.
“Will I be okay dressed like this?”
“Why wouldn’t it be okay? You look so beautiful, I don’t know how many cultivators will be attracted by you later,” Gu Caiyi said cheerfully.
Bai Meiling opened her big eyes in surprise and exclaimed, “I wonder how I never noticed how glamorous you are, Sister Xia!”
Feng Xia glared at her, still feeling somewhat uneasy.
Gu Caiyi shook her head, “This is already my most conservative outfit, but Sister Xia, you are so well-built that it seems a bit too much. I’ll modify it later!”
“It needs more modifications?” Feng Xia asked nervously.
“Yes, not only the dress but also your makeup. You actually have a good foundation, you just don’t use cosmetics often and don’t know how to highlight your advantages.”
Gu Caiyi carefully stared at Feng Xia, offering all sorts of suggestions.
“Your hairstyle needs to be changed.”
“Accessories are a must, otherwise, you’ll appear too plain.”
“Don’t worry, it won’t be cumbersome.”
“These shoes are for regular work, right? Let’s go to the store tomorrow and buy a few more pairs! They’re not expensive, these kinds of things don’t cost Spirit Stones, they can be bought with gold and silver.”
“Xiao Ling, help Sister Xia draw her eyebrows. She’s not suited for willow leaf brows. Never mind, I’ll do it!”
After the makeover, Gu Caiyi let go of her hand.
“This looks good; it seems like you are naturally pretty without any makeup, but in fact, it is the result of meticulous grooming, which creates a kind of unadorned natural beauty.”
Feng Xia was a bit confused, what did it mean by an unadorned natural beauty resulting from meticulous grooming?
Her experience was completely different from many female cultivators in The Great River District.
Being a rogue cultivator herself, she had no mastery of combat techniques or any special skills.
With average looks, she couldn’t even cling to someone else.
With no other options, she took a job as a drug tester for Hundred Herbs Pavilion but was later left with hidden injuries.
Luckily, the Pavilion changed hands later to the kind Boss Liu, who shifted her from being a drug tester to logistics work, where she handled medicinal herbs.
For these years, life has been tough.
That’s why she is not familiar with normal grooming and makeup.
She prefers to live a frugal life, wearing no makeup at all..