Chapter 111

There were 108 precious tripods in the elixir room of the Shangshi Corpse Capital.

Among them, 36 could refine Refined Pills, 36 could refine Liangfu Pills, and the last 36 could refine Pure Fu Pills.

Calculated based on being able to open three furnaces a day, each furnace could refine 10 Pure Fu Pills, 20 Liangfu Pills, and 40 Refined Pills.

The total amount of food pills refined each month was over 32,000 Pure Fu Pills, double that in Liangfu Pills, and double that again in Refined Pills.

And Zhang Gui had understated the quantity by half, playing a little trick, just to leave room for negotiation.

Now that the deal was completed with Salisa unexpectedly quickly, he couldn't go back on his word.

He could only immediately say goodbye and return to the True Dragon Kingdom, bringing back enough food pills to show his full sincerity.

He immediately won Salisa's trust.

Afterward, the two spent a whole day clarifying each other's rights and obligations and drafting the contract.

They went to the United Kingdom of Britannia in Western Hezhou;

the Black Teuton Noble Alliance;

and the 'White Eagle Bank' jointly established by the Gaul Empire and the New God Yesaya Church.

At the notary office 'Holy Scale' established in Civilization Pioneer City, they officially reorganized the 'Black Lion Trade Brokerage Company' into:

Black Lion and Fierce Tiger Joint Trade Company.

And according to the general understanding of Western Hezhou merchants, contract business partners bonded by economic interests were much more reliable than ordinary kinship relations bonded by blood.

Especially under the circumstance that Zhang Gui had directly invested in advance with hot-selling goods costing at least one 'Pure White Eagle'...

One small Eagle Yuan was equivalent to half a qian of silver.

Ten small Eagle Yuan exchanged for one Eagle Yuan, and ten Eagle Yuan exchanged for one Great Eagle Yuan.

Twenty Great Eagle Yuan exchanged for one small Golden Eagle, ten small Golden Eagles exchanged for one Golden Eagle, and ten Golden Eagles exchanged for one Great Golden Eagle.

Ten Great Golden Eagles exchanged for one Pure White Eagle, approximately equivalent to 100,000 taels of Ming Song silver...

And this did not include the intangible value of acquiring production technology, cultivating high-level human resources, wear and tear of production materials, etc.

Walking out of the gate of the 'Holy Scale.'

Before getting into the carriage, Salisa had already made a guarantee,

"Tomorrow, the Black Lion and Fierce Tiger Joint Trade Company will officially open in a detached commercial building in the best location on 'Silver Fish Street.'

The first floor will be a shop selling food pills, wholesale and retail; of course, only selling three types..."

"Oh, Ms. Salisa, I am a person who is devoted to cultivation and the control of the overall situation.

And this overall situation does not refer to our small trade company, but the vast world.

So you can make the decisions for business matters; I only care about dividends.

Also, can you introduce me to the upper-class figures of this city now? I am already impatient."

Salisa looked at Zhang Gui seriously upon hearing this,

"Since we have officially contracted to become business partners, you can call me Salisa.

And I hope to call you Caiyang or Zhang."

"Then you can call me Caiyang; I am not used to a one-character address."

"Okay, Caiyang."

Salisa nodded, took a pocket watch from her pocket, and pressed it gently against Zhang Gui's heart,

"Next, please tell me, you aren't really some royal duke of Ming Song, which is why you don't care about a big business of two-digit 'Pure White Eagles' every year, are you?

Or are you not a Ming Song person at all, but a secret agent from another country in the Eastern Continent?

I don't need you to tell me your true identity and background.

But I must know if you are serving some higher-level person or organization.

Sometimes you will be forced to make choices against your own will.

Don't lie; the 'Old Clock' will verify your heart's voice."

Experiencing a non-combat supernatural item at such close range for the first time, Zhang Gui swallowed nervously, but he did not refuse.

After all, everything has to have a first time.

"Salisa, your imagination is truly rich.

Alright, I swear, in the past, present, and future, I will only serve myself.

If there is anyone in this world who wants to force me to make choices against my own will, then the most likely thing I will do is kill him!"

The pocket watch ticked, and it seemed as if nothing had happened.

However, Zhang Gui vaguely felt something flow out of his chest and then be filled back in.

Afterward, Salisa put away the pocket watch, and a sincere smile appeared on her face,

"Your words are a bit clever, but for me, it is already enough.

Let's go, partner, let's go have a good meal and wish for a happy cooperation in the future."

"I can't wait."

Zhang Gui returned the smile and boarded the carriage with Salisa.

"How about we go to 'Taste of the Sea' where we went last time? Their spicy stewed seafood and cream desserts are both very good.

By the way, I have something I need your help with."

Amidst happy eating, drinking, chatting, and laughing, the whole afternoon passed in a flash.

In the evening, Salisa went to the dock area of Civilization Pioneer City.

She rented a small 50-ton pneumatic alchemical armed cargo ship.

She began to build connections and find relationships to redeem Ming Song people overnight.

And while she was busy, Zhang Gui teleported back to the True Dragon Kingdom again to make arrangements.

Afterward, he selected more than twenty Southern Chi Continent people who had already settled in the Shangshi Corpse Capital and whose wives were pregnant, disguising them as sailors.

He teleported them into the cargo ship Salisa had rented.

It is actually not uncommon for some Southern Chi slaves who have been domesticated to be loyal enough to be promoted by their masters to sailors or even gain freedom to become first mates.

So, let alone in this dark night, even if they appeared on the deck during the day, it would not attract anyone's attention.

After a long time.

Salisa appeared on the shore and began to send the redeemed Ming Song prisoners of war to the cargo ship in dribs and drabs.

When she saw Zhang Gui appear on the ship's rail, she wasn't surprised; she waved her hand and said:

"Aren't you going to help?"

Zhang Gui then smiled and began to help escort the prisoners of war.

Two hours later, he stood at the dock, watching the last rescued Song Ming person crawl onto the deck in a daze, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He thanked Salisa and said:

"I did have a premonition that with the connections you manage, you should be able to redeem a certain amount of Song Ming prisoners of war, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

You have truly worked hard."

"I already said we are now contract business partners; when we have needs, we must try our best to help each other without harming our own interests to be in accordance with morality.

Besides, these poor compatriots of yours who have had their thumbs cut off are not worth much.

It's just that now the supply is getting less and less, so it's a bit troublesome to collect them."

Salisa first commented on the living people as if they were goods, then said in a slightly preachy tone:

"And it's only past three o'clock in the morning now, and this is not heavy mental labor like balancing accounts, so it's not hard work at all.

A qualified merchant, when business is good, will not close their eyes for half a month.

Even if a supernatural body is exhausted to the point of near fainting, it is all normal.

Money is not that easy to earn!"

(End of chapter)