Chapter 361: Ten Thousand Portions of Ingredients

"Alright, you listen well. If you bring up a fourth condition after this is settled, I won't agree to it." Kong Ming felt as if his heart were bleeding.

"President, do I look like someone who goes back on his word? For the final condition, I want a large quantity of True Qi Pill ingredients," Lu Yu said with a smile. "At least ten thousand portions."

"Boom!" It was as if a thunderbolt had struck; the three people present were stunned into silence by Lu Yu's words.

Ten thousand portions of True Qi Pill ingredients? Never mind whether the Headquarters could produce that all at once right now; even if they could, how much would that cost?

Calculating at two hundred thousand Contribution Points per portion of True Qi Pill ingredients, ten thousand portions would be two billion!

Two billion!

Calculating at a value of 1.2 million Contribution Points per High Grade True Qi Pill, that would be 1,600 High Grade True Qi Pills!

At the Headquarters' current efficiency of refining two High Grade True Qi Pills per batch, that would require 800 batches!

Even with Lu Yu's Prescription, there would surely be a break-in period, right? Even if we estimate half that, it would still be 400 batches at the very least.

How many Alchemists in the Headquarters could reach this level? You could count them on one hand.

This meant that these few Alchemists would have to work honestly for Lu Yu for several months!

If one were to factor in the demand for True Qi Pills from other Martial Artists, this time would likely extend to a year, or even several years...

"One thousand portions!" Kong Ming said directly. "This is already the limit of what the Headquarters can provide. Any more and there really isn't any."

"One thousand portions?" Lu Yu widened his eyes, his expression as if to say, how could you say something so disappointing.

One thousand portions is only two hundred million; that is far too little!

"President, I only have these two conditions in total. If you agree, I will send you the Prescription later, and from now on, how many High Grade True Qi Pills the Headquarters refines will have nothing to do with me. If you feel that ten thousand portions of ingredients is truly too much, I can give you time to consider."

"Kong Ming, I think you should just agree to him," Lao Tang sighed and said. "This kid won't scatter the eagle until he sees the rabbit; if you don't agree, he certainly won't hand over the Prescription."

"That's right, Kong Ming, hurry up and agree to him," He Lao urged; he had long been impatient to get his hands on the Prescription and show off his skills.

"Yao Lao, He Lao, the Headquarters truly cannot produce ten thousand portions of ingredients!" Kong Ming complained incessantly.

"If you can't produce it all at once, you can take it out slowly."

"That's right, for every second we delay, perhaps one more Martial Artist will die at the hands of a Fierce Beast in the future."

Upon hearing this, Kong Ming clenched his fists tightly, his gaze falling back on Lu Yu as he said, "Fine, Little Brother Lu, I also agree to the third condition you proposed.

But I'll say the ugly part first: ten thousand portions of True Qi Pill ingredients, let alone the Association, cannot be produced all at once right now. Even if we could, it's impossible to give them all to you; after all, others in the Association need them too."

"I understand, President, I am not an unreasonable person," Lu Yu expressed his understanding. "How about this: we specify in the contract that the ten thousand portions of ingredients will be delivered in several batches, how much is shipped per batch, and what the time limit is."

"Fine!" Kong Ming said through gritted teeth. This kid, does he really treat this as an ordinary transaction?

Yet he had no choice; he still had to coax the other party. Who knew if, before long, this kid might bring out another Prescription capable of refining Top Grade True Qi Pills?

Both sides discussed for a while longer and finally finalized all the details.

Yao Lao and the others still wanted to keep Lu Yu to say a few more things, but Lu Yu decisively cut the communication.

In the Alchemy Room, peace was restored once again.

Lu Yu's face was brimming with a deep smile.

Not bad: one Four-tier Alloy War Bow, three Demon-Breaking Arrows, one Cloud Jade Fruit, and ten thousand portions of True Qi Pill ingredients.

This buyout price was absolutely worth it.

Wait a bit longer; when the timing is right, or when I'm short on money, I'll ponder selling the Prescription for refining Top Grade True Qi Pills—that is what you call a long-term stream.

"This kid, he really is ruthless!"

As soon as the video call hung up, Yao Lao couldn't help but blurt out.

Ten thousand portions of ingredients for refining True Qi Pills—this is no small amount.

One must know that even for the Headquarters, the daily supply is only two or three hundred portions, which means that with one request, Lu Yu took away nearly two months' worth of the Headquarters' stock.

"That's for sure," Kong Ming replied with a bitter smile. "And he also took away three Demon-Breaking Arrows."

"Little Chang, are Demon-Breaking Arrows really that hard to come by?" Yao Lao couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

After all, as a non-combatant, his Realm was only just entering the Force-Refining stage, and he had relied on Top Grade Blood Qi Pills to force his way up, so it was understandable that he didn't know much about these things.

"That's right," Kong Ming explained patiently. "Two years ago, when our Branch and the Awakened Association had a pretty good relationship, the President managed to get a large piece of alloy with Demon-Breaking properties from them.

After two years of use, there isn't much left now; I estimate that forging three Demon-Breaking Arrows is the limit.

You and the others know, Yao Lao, that in the last two years, our relationship with the Awakened Association hasn't been as harmonious as before; wanting to get this kind of alloy from them again to bring back and forge Magic-breaking Weapons is basically impossible."

Yao Lao and He Lao nodded helplessly upon hearing this.

Indeed, in the first few years after the beast disaster broke out, everyone in Yanxia Country worked together as one, without distinction.

But as the situation gradually stabilized in recent years, the relationship between the Martial Arts Association and the Awakened Association has also become complicated.

Like the North Mountain Branch Martial Arts Association, which is willing to follow the Awakened Association's every command, they naturally receive strong support.

But their Nanshan Branch Martial Arts Association is unwilling to do so, so the help they receive is much less.

Seeing that his words had made the two old men's expressions turn grave, Kong Ming smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Although we paid quite a bit this time, overall, we are still the ones who profited."

"That is true," Yao Lao hummed softly.

After all, they had already bought out this Prescription and paid the corresponding fee; how many High Grade True Qi Pills are refined afterward truly has nothing to do with Lu Yu.

However, he still felt it was a bit strange; that kid looked like a total money-grubber, so why would he make such a choice this time?

It was truly somewhat contrary to common sense, but after pondering for a long time, he couldn't think of a reason, so he simply stopped wasting his energy thinking about it.

"That's right, that's right," He Lao at the side nodded repeatedly, saying excitedly, "Once that little brother sends the Prescription over, our Association's production of High Grade True Qi Pills will be able to increase several times over in one go.

By then, you and the others, Kong Ming, will have enough True Qi Pills to take, and the Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artists in the Association will also benefit.

Perhaps before long, the number of True Essence Realm Martial Artists in our Nanshan Branch Martial Arts Association will be able to rise by several levels!"

The more He Lao spoke, the more excited he became, his body even trembling slightly.

Hearing this, Kong Ming couldn't help but feel his heart surge as well.