Chapter 1139: Mutual Benefit

Zhu Youfu has been frequently running over to Ye Liuyun's place these days, and they make some food together.

Ye Liuyun just took it as a way to relax. Zhu Youfu is very serious when he cooks, and he has no ill intentions, so Ye Liuyun still likes making friends with him.

"I look at that Blood Sea, and your gaze seems off—are you eyeing my Bloodthirst Divine Bow?"

Zhu Youfu reminded Ye Liuyun while practicing grilling meat, chatting casually.

"Yeah! I estimate he'll make a move once he enters the Secret Realm."

Ye Liuyun said offhandedly.

"It's not worth risking your life for a mere divine artifact!" Zhu Youfu lamented for the Blood Sea.

"How do you know he'll die?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

"I can tell from his appearance that his life won't be long!" Zhu Youfu laughed.

"Do you know physiognomy, or did you just guess?" Ye Liuyun became even more curious.

"Haha, I don't know anything about physiognomy. I just go by intuition—I sense this person's luck is extremely bad. But my intuition has always been accurate. Take you, for example: I've never seen anyone with better luck than you! That's why I acknowledged you as boss; following you is sure to be right!"

Zhu Youfu also didn't know where this ability came from.

But this ability has been verified countless times. He also gave Ye Liuyun many examples.

Ye Liuyun felt that this ability was like when a Martial Cultivator encounters danger and feels uneasy—except Zhu Youfu stands out more in reading people's luck.

Zhu Youfu also told Ye Liuyun: "Actually, it's not just that Blood Sea; many people who enter the Secret Realm usually run into trouble!"

"Oh? Then what about us? And the Fourth Prince?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.

The Secret Realm inherently contains danger; even without Zhu Youfu's special ability, Ye Liuyun could guess that.

Zhu Youfu naturally said: "You're both people of great fortune; you'll surely be fine! That's why I follow you. And not just this time—from now on you'll always be my boss, call me whenever! If you seek me, there'll definitely be good things!"

Ye Liuyun chuckled, suddenly remembering he knew formations, and asked him: "You know formations—can you help me make some formation plates for the soldiers?"

Qiong Qi wouldn't help Ye Liuyun with these trivial matters, and he had already disappeared, so he could only turn to Zhu Youfu.

"The boss has given orders—I'll definitely do my best. I'm just afraid my skill isn't enough, the power won't suffice!" Zhu Youfu humbly said.

"I want to equip the army with some defensive and offensive formation plates to lower the soldiers' death rate." Ye Liuyun stated his idea.

Zhu Youfu immediately patted his chest and promised: "I can definitely draw these up, though I need a lot of formation plates and time. I also know some formations for training soldiers that, by enhancing gravity, can boost their cultivation potential!"

Upon hearing that, Ye Liuyun was very pleased. He immediately sent an avatar to contact Qin Peng, asking him to purchase the formation plates.

Upon hearing there was such a good thing, Qin Peng was overjoyed and immediately got to work preparing.

Of course, Ye Liuyun wouldn't let Zhu Youfu work for nothing! He promised to give him some rare resources as payment! »

"There's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you!"

Ye Liuyun wanted to promote the jerky Zhu Youfu made to the army as reserve food.

Because during war, lighting fires to cook or grill meat easily reveals one's position.

Although Martial Cultivators don't need to eat often, they can't go without food entirely. Especially during marches and battles, they expend great stamina; eating food is an excellent way to replenish it.

And jerky is not only meat; it needs no fire, can be eaten directly, and is far more convenient than having soldiers carry raw meat to grill on the spot.

After Ye Liuyun expressed his idea, he also explained to Zhu Youfu: "I don't want you to make the secret recipe public. You can supply the army, earn a reasonable profit from it, and I'll place orders. Besides jerky, you can also research dried spiritual fruits and other foods!"

Zhu Youfu laughed loudly upon hearing: "See, I told you—finding me means only good things. This business is promising; I might even earn more than my father!"

Ye Liuyun also said confidently: "Of course! Although this product's profit isn't as high as jewelry, the volume is huge! I can also promote these goods through the Chamber of Commerce; once sales take off, profits will naturally rise!"

Zhu Youfu nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining.

"Exactly, many people find grilled meat hard to eat and just make do with it! This jerky should also be popular among Martial Cultivators!"

Previously Zhu Youfu had no channel through the Chamber of Commerce. Now that Ye Liuyun is willing to help him promote, he naturally wants to seize the opportunity.

"Haha, if this works out, my father probably won't force me to take over his jewelry business!"

Thinking that his jerky would be popular and profitable, Zhu Youfu grinned from ear to ear.

Seeing him so excited, Ye Liuyun could tell he was also thoroughly tired of his family's arrangements.

"Alright, go back and think it over first! You can pick personnel from the soldiers, then have them sign Divine Soul Contracts to prevent leaks or poisoning! I can provide the venue, so no outsiders can sneak in and cause trouble.

"Even if I take a ten percent stake, how about that?"

"Give you twenty percent! You also have the Chamber of Commerce channel to help me promote!" Zhu Youfu declared generously.

"Haha, good, it's settled!"

Ye Liuyun actually didn't care about that one percent, but he greatly admired Zhu Youfu's generosity. Only someone with such breadth could make a business last long.

Actually, when making food for the army, the biggest fear is poisoning, so absolute safety is required. Ye Liuyun immediately notified Qin Peng to prepare another Secret Realm dedicated to producing and storing these supplies and food.

Although he himself had already learned how to make jerky, he absolutely had no time to do these things, nor any interest.

It just so happened that Zhu Youfu was interested in this, so he simply let him handle it—just to let him earn some profit from it.

Ye Liuyun also thought it reasonable.

Friends benefit each other; he couldn't possibly run all the business by himself.

Ye Liuyun also generously produced a bucket of Food Star Beast's blood and handed it to Zhu Youfu, so he could boost his strength before entering the Secret Realm.

Upon seeing it was the blood of a high-grade Food Star Beast, Zhu Youfu became excited again.

"This is great stuff—you actually have so much!"

Although Martial Cultivators on Zhongyang Dalu have high realms, there are no Food Star Beasts nearby. Making those high-level cultivators spend years traveling far to capture them, they're unwilling to do so.

Therefore, the blood of Food Star Beasts remains a rare resource here.