Chapter 96: Business

The Lettuce that Lin Manzhi grows is the common loose‑leaf Lettuce, cultivated in the Space Spirit Spiritual Field; at its optimal eating stage it can be harvested with a single click, with no wilted leaves or roots, each head weighing about three taels, the spread green leaves overlapping heavily, a pleasing verdancy.

Beside her, Su Li could not sit still; she stood by the box watching the maid work, and each Lettuce taken out made her especially excited.

Last time she had intended to first turn that batch of Lettuce into an elixir, to make a name for herself in Kuangsha City, so that everyone would know the elixir came from the Wushen Temple of Kuangsha City.

Then, when she presented the fresh Lettuce to the Great Witch of the Mountain Classic Beast Temple, she wouldn't fear that the credit for the new elixir would be usurped by others!

Now the Lettuce has been bought back, so the plan can proceed as scheduled.

Six thousand heads of Lettuce can produce 600 doses of the new elixir.

Su Li thought of this—there must never be a shortage of Lettuce again.

During the inventory waiting time, she pulled Lin Manzhi aside to agree on the next Lettuce delivery schedule.

Lin Manzhi had already intended a long‑term partnership; after chatting with Su Li, they set a deal to deliver Lettuce every twenty days, six thousand heads each time.

When both parties finished checking the items and gold without discrepancy, the transaction was considered a perfect conclusion.

Having made a good profit, Lin Manzhi promptly spent one hundred gold coins on four Spirit Core Repair Elixirs; the other elixirs can be made from her own vegetables, and Mo Lie doesn't need them at all, even if he did, she still has Pheromones.

Lin Manzhi lifted her hand, handed the money pouch and the small box containing the precious elixirs to Mo Lie, whose eyes beneath the black cloth smiled.

Mo Lie raised his hand to receive them; beneath his long, curled eyelashes, his blue eyes were slightly deep.

Su Li stayed beside them, walking through the exquisite long corridor, observing the Wooden Female interacting with the black‑clad Beast Form, looking thoughtful.

The master behind the Wooden Female still holds a medicinal plant in hand, yet must hide that his Spirit Core has problems; instead of going to another city, he has to spend a fortune buying elixirs here?

She seemed to glimpse a secret behind the Wooden Female, felt a surge of pride, and wanted to play her trump card to attract the force behind the Wooden Female, hoping to secure exclusive rights to sell the Lettuce.

At that thought, Su Li called out to Lin Manzhi, "Wait, I have something important to tell you."

What could it be?

Lin Manzhi felt puzzled, thought for a moment, nodded, and followed Su Li back.

When they returned to the courtyard, a few people sat at the table; Su Li, Mo Lie, and Hua Zheng sat on one side, while Lin Manzhi sat alone on the opposite side.

Su Li smiled and said, "My skill at refining elixirs is among the best on the continent; I recently obtained Lettuce and newly refined a more potent and superior Spirit Imitation Elixir."

Lin Manzhi turned her head, listening attentively, and replied, "Shamaness Su can become the highest‑ranking Shamaness in the Wushen Temple of Kuangsha City, so her skill is naturally impressive."

Su Li glanced at the female beside her, found it fitting, and continued, "Now that I have Lettuce, the new elixir I produce and sell here will surely cause a sensation; then I will be summoned back to the Mountain Classic Beast Temple."

Lin Manzhi felt a bit bewildered, asking herself, "What's the point of this?"

She habitually turned her head to glance at Mo Lie sitting beside her.

Seeing this, Su Li became confident, certain that the Wooden Female's relationship with the black‑clad Beast Form was intimate, perhaps this Spirit Core Repair Elixir was bought for him!

That was her speculation, and she had no intention of having the guards fight; she wanted to test the black‑clad Beast Form before her.

Even if the Spirit Core problem isn't with the black‑clad Beast Form before her, it doesn't matter; the Wooden Female's side surely has an important injured male beast, otherwise few would be willing to buy such an expensive elixir.

She hummed lightly and said, "You buy Spirit Core Repair Elixirs every time; for that male beast with a faulty Spirit Core, I can ask the Great Witch to examine him. In return, how about you sell all your Lettuce exclusively to me?"

Lin Manzhi: "……"

Mo Lie: "……"

Hua Zheng: "?!!"

Lin Manzhi turned her head, lifted her gaze at Mo Lie; his blue eyes, upon hearing this, remained as calm and untroubled as her own.

Mo Lie must have known that, too.

Earlier, when he was the Young Master of Ansen City and his Spirit Core malfunctioned, the lord had summoned the Great Witch to treat him, and the Great Witch herself personally saved his life.

Otherwise, with his Spirit Core nearly completely collapsed and even his Beast Form on the brink of death, it would have been impossible for him to survive after the Spirit Core shattered into a hundred and eighty pieces.

Su Li watched the three fall silent in surprise, a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, and said, "You don't need to be too happy; I know this news pleases you. The Great Witch is one of the few females with Pregnancy Value below 1; her Pheromones are powerful, and even a male beast with a strong bloodline can be healed."

She hadn't considered that Mo Lie might belong to a lord's faction; if so, he wouldn't send people to Kuangsha City to sell Lettuce medicinal plants, but would sell them directly in his own domain, or deal straight with the Great Witch.

Mo Lie said coldly, "No need."

At the same time, Lin Manzhi lowered her head and shook, "…No longer needed, thank you."

Su Li ignored Mo Lie's reply, smiled and looked at the Wooden Female, "This isn't something a lowly maid can decide, right? When you return, mention it to the master behind you; I'll await your word for the next transaction."

Lin Manzhi was choked by the excuse of her imagined master.

She raised her head again toward Su Li, her eyes flickering slightly, and said, "I'm confident I can persuade my master to sell Lettuce only to you, without needing to see the Great Witch; I have another condition."

"What condition? Go ahead and speak." Su Li's eyes lit up; she finally got what she wanted! From now on, Lettuce would effectively stay only in her hands.

Lin Manzhi smiled, "You say you've created an exclusive Spirit Imitation Elixir; we want half the selling price of that elixir."

Su Li: "!!"

"I intend to sell the Spirit Imitation Elixir for 100,000 per dose! Half would be 50,000!"

"Impossible! I bought each Lettuce for five hundred." Su Li said with a stern face, "Wooden Female, you're being far too greedy!"

Just after Hua Zheng had recovered from the transaction with the Great Witch, he heard this and gasped, "One half?!!"

If he remembered correctly, the Wushen Temple previously sold it externally for one million per dose; everyone went mad for it, and many still didn't get any.

One dose… that would be five hundred thousand, wouldn't it?

Each dose, fifty hundred thousand…

He dared not think further, Hua Zheng stared blankly beside him; the Wooden Female once again reshaped his understanding, though Shamaness Su disagreed.

Mo Lie's face remained expressionless, but he was somewhat surprised by the Little Female's boldness.

In the silence, Lin Manzhi was not nervous at all.

First propose something the other side can't accept; then stating what you truly want becomes easier to achieve.

She looked as if she were struggling, thought a moment, then stepped back and said, "Alright then, let's treat the new elixir as a joint venture. From now on we'll supply Lettuce, you'll produce and sell the elixir; I'll take thirty percent, you'll take seventy percent."