Chapter 290: Chapter 180: Re-entering the Red Lotus Demon Cave Instance, Gathering Alien Metal Minerals (5k)
After a round of explanations, Su Xing realized he had made a huge blunder and felt a wave of embarrassment.
He quickly changed the subject, saying:
“Ahem, Sister Xue, how’s the business at the Tarot Society lately? Do you need any help from me?”
As soon as business was mentioned, Jin Congxue’s attention was immediately attracted.
“The business at the Tarot Society has been good lately… Following your instructions, I have concentrated more manpower on white equipment and the mining of alien metals…”
Jin Congxue paused and said with some concern:
“However, just the employees mining the six alien metal dungeons number in the thousands… which adds up to considerable monthly expenses…”
“And the main economic source of our society is still the Nourishing Face Pill. Nowadays, the customer base for the pills is almost saturated, and their sales are not as good as before, so there’s a bit of a cash flow issue…”
Su Xing nodded slightly after hearing this.
He had to provide several thousand Nourishing Face Pills a week, totaling twenty to thirty thousand pills a month.
Plus, each Nourishing Face Pill could guarantee one to three months of preserved looks.
Some rich women even had dozens of Nourishing Face Pills in stock, so the market was indeed a bit saturated.
After thinking for a while, Su Xing said:
“I can still refine a high-end version of the Nourishing Face Pill that maintains one’s appearance for a year, or even three years!”
“Not only will it preserve looks, but it can also make one look ten years younger! I’ll give you the pills later; they should make us a considerable amount of money…”
Previously, Su Xing had been refining the low-end version of the Nourishing Face Pill.
He used common ginseng.
But now a large batch of ten-year-old Spirit Ginseng had matured in his Spirit Field. If he used those to refine the pills, it would be enough to make true Nourishing Face Pills.
The medicinal effect would be vastly superior to the low-end version, virtually an Immortal Elixir for ordinary people!
Jin Congxue’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, clearly very interested.
“Look ten years younger… maintain appearance for one to three years?”
“Hiss~ If there really is such a pill, it would be priceless, with prices several times or even dozens of times higher!”
“However… this high-end Nourishing Face Pill can’t be sold in bulk like before; we need to use a scarcity marketing strategy!”
Jin Congxue, being a businesswoman, quickly devised several plans for selling the Nourishing Face Pill.
Su Xing was very satisfied upon seeing this. With Jin Congxue’s help, he was absolutely confident in the Tarot Society’s development.
After pondering for a moment, Jin Congxue continued:
“Boss~ I also have ideas to expand into international markets… Places like America, Huangdao Country, and the other domains of the Six Countries Twelve Domains will surely be eager for the Nourishing Face Pill!”
“The domestic market is saturated, but there’s still a vast blue ocean in the international market!”
Su Xing nodded slightly and said:
“Leave these matters to you, and discuss with me if any problems arise…”
After discussing business, Su Xing skillfully made a round and, after probing with his Divine Sense, returned to the dormitory and entered the Spirit Field Blessed Land.
He exchanged goods for simulated energy for the new week, totaling over ninety million in value.
Thus, his energy level was restored to around 1.5 billion points.
On the afternoon of September 9, 2024, in the New Era, Su Xing started a new round of simulation on time.
“Begin simulation!”
[Ding! This simulation consumes 5,200 points of energy, remaining energy: 1.5 billion points, remaining simulation times: none.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Drawing blue talent requires 10,000 energy points, drawing purple talent requires 100,000 energy points, would you like to draw?]
“Draw purple talent!”
Su Xing silently thought.
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the purple talent, “I’m Not a Rain God!”]
[“I’m Not a Rain God”]: Purple Talent, whenever you sing loudly and the number of spectators is over ten thousand, there is a 100% chance of rain in the area for the next seven days. (Please~ host a concert in the desert!)
Seeing the new talent, Su Xing smirked and muttered:
“Goodness, another conceptual talent? A forced rain summoning talent… But, it doesn’t seem all that useful!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly, unable to think of a suitable scenario to use this talent for the time being.
He looked at the simulation panel.
[In the Spirit Field Cave, you realized you were in a simulation.]
[You stayed in Kyoto City for a few days, then set off for the northern frontier region of Daxia.]
[You disguised yourself and concealed your aura, using a spell to shield yourself from Heavenly Secrets, then flew by sword at tens of thousands of meters altitude.]
[After half an hour, you arrived at Northwest Province, Mai City.]
[Following the information in your memory, you quickly found a dungeon heavily guarded by soldiers, the Red Lotus Demon Cave!]
[You cast a minor spell and successfully evaded the guards, entering the Red Lotus Demon Cave dungeon.]
Seeing this, Su Xing nodded slightly and said:
“During a previous simulation, I found a small high-rank exotic metal mine in this Red Lotus Demon Cave dungeon…”
“I wonder how much alien metal this dungeon has?”
Su Xing mused to himself. Currently, his simulated energy was seriously insufficient. If he couldn’t obtain more simulated energy through new means…
It certainly wouldn’t be enough to support his future cultivation needs with less than a billion energy per week.
So, Su Xing decided to focus on the Red Lotus Demon Cave dungeon he had discovered before.
This mine dungeon might give Su Xing a pleasant surprise?
To be on the safe side, Su Xing decided to conduct an immersive simulation in advance to see if there were any risks.
With that in mind, Su Xing silently thought:
“Use the immersive simulation function, duration: 24 hours!”
[Ding, you successfully used the immersive simulation function, consuming 2.4 million points of energy, remaining energy: 1.5 billion points.]
With the sound of the simulator prompt, Su Xing’s vision shifted.