Chapter 100: Chapter 83 Baiyan Trading Company
The Destiny Plates of the Heaven Mandate Hall could only be applied for by schools, and ordinary merchant lines could only get used ones. Even then, the competition was extremely fierce.
To obtain the management rights to this artefact, the Liu Clan had prepaid countless wealth each year, and this year, too, they had paid hundreds of thousands of Origin Currency in advance, and this… this is the broken thing they gave me?
“This year’s evaluation took a full two days, and there still could not be just one piece, and a shattered one at that…”
After his anger subsided, Liu Tianzheng couldn’t help but ask.
“Of course, there isn’t just one piece!”
Dean Lu Mingrong nodded, his face sincere: “There are precisely three pieces!”
“That’s more like it!”
Relieved, Liu Tianzheng’s grim expression broke into a smile, but before it fully bloomed, his face suddenly contorted, his eyelids twitching constantly, “Dean Lu, you’re not playing tricks on me, are you?”
Just now, Wu Yunzhou had passed over two more used Destiny Plates, just like the first one, all shattered into several halves. Forget about Heavenly Mandate Vitality, there wasn’t even a hair left…
After so many years of cooperation, this was the first time he had seen such clean absorption.
What, did they lick the Destiny Plates?
“The Liu Clan head is overthinking things. Why would I play tricks on you! There are more students this year, more geniuses, they consumed more Heavenly Mandate Vitality, nothing strange about that, it’s just unfortunate that all three Destiny Plates have been completely drained, no remnants left.”
Lu Mingrong shook his head.
Liu Tianzheng: “That’s impossible! I had specifically investigated. This year, 9465 people came to Baiyan Academy for the assessment, of which 2593 did not absorb any Yuan Power, failing the evaluation. Out of the successful 6872 students, those who absorbed only one accounted for over ninety percent. I have calculated the scores, and the total Heavenly Mandate Vitality consumed by everyone might not even reach nine thousand paths. One Destiny Plate should be enough, how could three plates possibly be absorbed like this?”
Lu Mingrong: “But that’s the fact!”
In fact, the other party’s calculations were not bad. With everyone else combined, they wouldn’t absorb the content of one Destiny Plate. But that guy alone had dried up three plates… it was just that these words couldn’t be spoken out loud.
“Liu Clan head, the Dean is right, that’s the fact. If you don’t believe it, you can ask the other Elders. We have no need to falsify this, moreover, the fragments of the plates are in your hands. Whether they are real or fake, you can see at a glance!”
Wu Yunzhou said.
After carefully examining the fragment in his palm and confirming the absence of any mistakes, Liu Tianzheng knew that continuing to question was pointless. He took a deep breath and said:
“Dean Lu, I know that Baiyan Academy applies to the Heavenly Machine Hall for two Destiny Plates every year and in normal circumstances, only one is necessary! Therefore, over the years, the school should still have quite a stockpile left… I wonder if you could sell me one! Otherwise, with just this pile of fragments, I’m afraid the Source Pool evaluation at our trading company cannot proceed this year…”
The slots for the evaluation were already sold quite a bit, and if there were no Destiny Plates, the trading company was likely to shut down…
“The school does apply for two Destiny Plates at the Heavenly Machine Hall every year, but they are not always granted so many! Plus, there’s the annual consumption…”
Lu Mingrong did not deny it and said: “However, to speak of what’s remaining, indeed there are a few left. I can sell one to you, but the price might be quite high.”
“The price is negotiable!”
Liu Tianzheng nodded hurriedly, his face smiling.
“Since the Liu Clan head is so urgent, here’s what I’ll do, I won’t conjure a price out of thin air, two million Origin Currency for one!”
Lu Mingrong said: “You should know, even when the school purchases from the Heavenly Machine Hall, the price is quite hefty.”
The school had the qualification to purchase Destiny Plates from the Heavenly Machine Hall, but they also needed to pay in Origin Currency.
Knowing that the other party had not lied and the price was not too outrageous, Liu Tianzheng clenched his fist, took a long time, and finally exhaled a turbid breath: “Fine, deal!”
Inside a Destiny Plate, about ten thousand paths of Heavenly Mandate Vitality can be stored. The cultivators coming here for testing had to pay a fee of 200 Origin Currency, and according to the usual pattern, those who couldn’t absorb any accounted for half, those who absorbed one accounted for the remaining half’s over ninety percent…
The Destiny Plate purchased for two million Origin Currency, as long as it was completely used, should be able to earn profits over two million Origin Currency, definitely considered a hefty profit.
“Good, get a new one for the Liu Clan head!”
After the parties agreed, Lu Mingrong couldn’t be bothered to say more, casually waving his hand.
Wu Yunzhou turned and left, and before long, he handed over an intact Destiny Plate.
Liu Tianzheng examined it several times, confirming it was brand new, then finally relaxed: “I will personally deliver the Origin Notes tonight…”
“We trust the Liu Clan head’s integrity!”
Lu Mingrong waved his hand.
As long as the Liu Clan still existed, they weren’t worried about them reneging on the debt.
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Baiyan Trading Company, buzzing with people, was extremely lively.
Zhang Xuan looked at the magnificent building in front of him and turned to Yu Longqing with a slightly awkward look: “City Lord, I just feel that my Source Pool hasn’t fully stabilized yet, and I want to see if I can continue to absorb some Heavenly Mandate Vitality, so there’s no need to trouble you. Otherwise, having the city lord accompany me like this could easily lead to all sorts of misunderstandings…”
Yu Longqing nodded, “I was inconsiderate!”
His popularity in Baiyan City was high. The citizens might not recognize the School Head, Patriarch Chen, but not knowing the city lord meant practically not needing to leave the house…
If he was to lead this person into the Baiyan Trading Company, bustling around, even the most foolish person would sense something amiss.
How else could he discreetly hide his genius identity?
After pondering for a moment, Yu Longqing took out a token, “Zhang laoshi, I may not accompany you, but you must take this token. If you see something you want and don’t have enough Origin Currency to pay, you can use this token to run a tab at the City Lord Residence. Furthermore, if someone deliberately makes things difficult, you can also summon the city’s guards to avoid trouble.”
