The longer they stayed in the silent quarters, the more uncomfortable Wen Fang felt outside. She was on the verge of going crazy.
Even though her ancestors had followed the Celestial Sage Mu Fanjun to conquer the world, because of their low status and the fact that it had happened so long ago, who could remember who her ancestors were? She was only able to continue working in the Celestial Nation Chamber of Commerce due to the blessings of her ancestors. Without a strong background, she naturally didn't have the opportunity to be assigned to a branch in a large city.
The more cultivators a branch in a large city came into contact with, the more transactions they would make. The more transactions they made, the higher the commission they would receive. The better their results in the Chamber of Commerce, the higher the chances of being promoted to a larger city, and the higher the chances of them getting promoted.
She had just graduated from the Chamber of Commerce's training program, and had only been in the South Edict Manor branch for slightly more than a year. She had never done any big business in this small place, and the deals she had handled were all settled quickly. She had never seen anything like this.
She didn't even dare to imagine the situation she was seeing right now. There were two Red Lotus cultivators from the Chamber of Commerce involved, and they had been hiding in the silent quarters for over half a month. How big was this business? If it was just a small business, how could the Red Lotus cultivators from the Chamber of Commerce have the patience to do so?
She had missed out on such a big business within the scope of her business, and it was even from the hands of the person she called 'Big Brother'. This meant that she had not done her job well. She was still too thin-skinned. She felt like hanging herself.
Now, it was too late to get someone by Miao Yi's side to flatter him.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er had been guarding the entrance to the silent quarters, not allowing anyone to get close. They even had Tian Qingfeng and three others standing guard outside the door. Aside from Senior Liu, who could freely enter and exit the living room, the security was extremely tight. Wen Fang could only wander around outside as a guest, unable to get close at all.
Inside the silent quarters, Uncle Hua and Old Dong were having a hard time as they took a sip of fine wine and rinsed their mouths with water to avoid affecting the taste of the next jar.
The taste of the wine and water was terrible, but the wine was indeed a bejeweled nectar. Not everyone had the chance to taste so many different types of bejeweled nectar at once. The two of them were experiencing both bitterness and happiness at the same time. They were willing to be tortured at the same time.
To the two of them, this feeling was absolutely unimaginable to an outsider. The two of them finally understood what it meant to 'find joy in bitterness'!
In order to avoid damaging the taste and efficacy of each jar of wine, a small hole was made at the mouth of the jar. They quickly extracted a bit of the Bejewelled Nectar and sealed the jar. After stamping the seal with the seal of the Chamber of Commerce, the two of them tasted it.
The two of them were indeed experts in wine tasting. For every wine tasting, they could tell each other what kind of spirit herbs were used to brew the wine. How many years it had been aged and so on, and then set the price.
Holding onto a jade archive, Luo Ping quickly noted down the price, then quickly stored the appraised wine into his storage ring. Miao Yi then placed another jar of wine in front of Uncle Hua and Old Dong.
Miao Yi hadn't slept or rested for more than ten days, but he was still in high spirits.
Luo Ping was the same. This was a big deal, how could he not be alert.
The four of them appraised the wine at a rate of five hundred jars per day. After more than twenty days, they finally finished appraising more than ten thousand jars of wine.
Luo Ping was calculating the price repeatedly.
Uncle Hua and Old Dong, on the other hand, heaved a huge sigh of relief. They shook their heads in disbelief.
"It's simply unimaginable. This is the first time in my life that I've seen so many different types of bejewelled nectar brewed with so many different types of spirit herbs. "Old Dong exclaimed as he shook his head.
Uncle Hua sighed as well, "I know right. Old Dong, did you notice? The spirit herbs used to brew this wine include almost every kind of spirit herb that we know of. Some of them are even specialties of the dangerous places in the Sea of Constellations. There are even some that can only be found in the territories of the Demonic Behemoths in the deep sea. This is truly unbelievable! "
These words made Miao Yi feel a little guilty. He had gotten these things from killing people in the Sea of Constellations. Yuan Kaishan and Bi Youbo were sworn brothers. It probably wouldn't be too difficult for him to get his hands on some of the treasures from the deep sea.
Old Dong nodded and said, "The variety of spirit herbs contained in these ten thousand jars of bejewelled nectar is simply breathtaking. Truly breathtaking. This old man has lived for so long, and I really can't think of anyone who would spend so much effort on these things that satisfy one's cravings. "
The two of them suddenly looked at Miao Yi and asked, "Mountain Chieftain Miao, did you brew all of these?"
Miao Yi laughed dryly, "It's a private matter."
"Oh …" Old Dong and Uncle Hua immediately pretended as if they hadn't asked anything. According to the rules of the Chamber of Commerce, they indeed shouldn't ask about the privacy of their customers, nor should they divulge it.
"These things are worth quite a lot." Uncle Hua glanced at Miao Yi and clicked his tongue, "At least eight hundred million Gold Crystals, right?"
Unexpectedly, Miao Yi wasn't happy at all. Instead, his expression quickly darkened and he suddenly cursed. "Goddamn old man!"
"…" Old Dong and Uncle Hua were immediately dumbfounded as they looked at him in shock. The two of them weren't the only ones who could be called 'old men' here.
"Ah!" Luo Ping also raised his head in shock.
Miao Yi was taken aback. He quickly waved his hand and laughed dryly, "Seniors, you've misunderstood. I'm not talking about you. I'm not talking about you. I'm scolding the person who stole my wine."
There wasn't a person who stole his wine. It was just an excuse. There was only one person who kept drinking from him, and that person was none other than Yao Ruoxian.
At first, Miao Yi only let Qian'Er and Xue'Er send a jug over occasionally. Later on, Yao Ruoxian became addicted to the wine and would force the two girls to come over and ask for more from Miao Yi. Miao Yi only knew that drinking this wine would aid his cultivation. Even though he treasured it, he didn't think too much of it.
How could he have known that this wine was worth so much? If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have given it to him!
All these years that Yao Ruoxian had been with him, he casually calculated and drank over three thousand jugs of his!
How many hundred million Gold Crystals could he sell for over three thousand jugs of wine?! Just thinking about it made Miao Yi's heart ache. He wanted to catch Yao Ruoxian and force him to spit it out, but that was impossible. The mace artifact in Yao Ruoxian's hand was no joke.
There was another matter that made Miao Yi's heart ache. If he had known that the seventy-two Fort Masters in the Sea of Constellations were so powerful, he wouldn't have killed them back then. Wouldn't it have been better to kidnap all of them to make wine for himself?
However, he could only regret this matter for a while. He knew that kidnapping them back then was not practical. Even if he could escape and kidnap them back to make wine, he didn't have the ability to obtain the ingredients needed to brew the spiritual wine. He could only lament that it was a pity to kill all of those strange demons. It would be difficult to encounter them again in the future!
However, Miao Yi would never have imagined that the ten thousand jugs of wine that he previously thought to be the most worthless in his collection would turn out to be the most valuable item after that immortal herb. It was too inconceivable.
If he had known earlier, he would have gotten himself a set of good transcendent artifacts and killed Xiong Xiao long ago. He wouldn't have had to risk his life by going to Thriving Ten-Thousand Manor.
"Brother Miao, you tricked me." Luo Ping suddenly stared at the jade archive in his hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "You have to recalculate it again."
Miao Yi was taken aback, but quickly reacted. His words of 'goddamn old man' had messed up Luo Ping's calculations. He hurriedly cupped his fists and apologized.
Uncle Hua slapped the back of Luo Ping's head and said, "This transaction is not a small one. You should be happy about it. What's wrong with asking you to recalculate it again?"
It was obvious that the two of them had a good relationship. Otherwise, Luo Ping wouldn't have been able to use his personal connections to invite him all the way here. After all, he didn't have the slightest bit of confidence in these wines. If they didn't have a good relationship, a Red Lotus cultivator wouldn't have come all the way here for no reason.
Why was Wen Fang working in a small South Edict Manor branch, while Luo Ping was working in the capital city's Chamber of Commerce?
The internal reasons were obvious. Firstly, there was definitely a difference in their backgrounds and connections.
On the other hand, Miao Yi wasn't wrong to look for Luo Ping instead of Wen Fang. If he had looked for Wen Fang, he might not have been able to make this wine deal.
Luo Ping didn't mind being slapped in the face. He grinned and continued to recalculate the results from before.
After he was done, Luo Ping heaved a sigh of relief. He stared at Miao Yi and said excitedly, "Brother Miao, the total is eight hundred and sixty-seven million and one hundred and ten thousand Gold Crystals. Please reconfirm."
This wasn't a small amount. Naturally, he had to reconfirm it. Miao Yi had also done the calculations just now. Once the two old men gave him a price, he would add it up. Even though he didn't recalculate it repeatedly like Luo Ping did, the numbers still matched.
Even though the amount was huge, Miao Yi wasn't happy at all. When he first heard that a jar of wine could be sold for a hundred thousand Gold Crystals, he did a rough calculation and thought it would exceed a billion Gold Crystals.
Who would have thought that the ingredients used to brew the wine, the quality, and the age of the wine would affect the price. The most expensive jar of wine was actually sold for one million and five hundred thousand Gold Crystals. This was truly shocking to Miao Yi. The lowest was only ten thousand Gold Crystals. All in all, this was the price of over ten thousand jars of bejeweled nectar.
He didn't know whether this price was appropriate or not, because he couldn't tell if these wines were good or bad. He only knew that they tasted good. Moreover, unlike the Chamber of Commerce, there wasn't a reference price for other items. Hence, when it came to the price, only Uncle Hua and Old Dong had the final say. Whether it was good or bad was also up to them. Miao Yi himself was completely at a loss.
The two old men had also made it clear that they wouldn't kill him with the price they gave. The Chamber of Commerce still had some credibility, but they would definitely profit from this. Moreover, they were going to appraise so many fine wines at once. If they drank too many of the good wines, then they would have to appraise some of the inferior wines. This would definitely affect the price of the inferior wines, and it wouldn't be too fair.
However, they really couldn't give a fair price for these things. Naturally, it was because they didn't have a reference price, and the Chamber of Commerce couldn't predict how much they could sell them for. The two old men could only guarantee that the Chamber of Commerce wouldn't suffer a loss in the end. Otherwise, why would the Chamber of Commerce keep these loss-making businesses?
To Miao Yi, this was a little unfair. The two old men had made it clear that the best way was for Miao Yi to entrust these wines to the Chamber of Commerce for auction. When the time came, the Chamber of Commerce would take out some samples and give them to the high-end customers in the cultivation world to appraise. After that, they would hold a special auction. These ten thousand jars of bejeweled nectar were enough to hold a special auction.
After the Chamber of Commerce took a cut of the final price from the auction, the rest would be the fair price that Miao Yi would receive.
Miao Yi asked how long it would take for the results of the auction to be announced. Luo Ping said that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed. If he wanted to sell them for a good price, he would first have to make some preparations, and then slowly wait for a few years.
But how could Miao Yi afford to wait? If he could afford to wait for a few years, he wouldn't have to go bankrupt selling these things.
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