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Chapter 246: A Distinguished Guest Arrives!
Chapter 246: A Distinguished Guest Arrives!
Profit margin, and it was just the profit margin.
Because there were still various costs to be deducted.
Raw materials?
These were actually not a lot, and the raw materials for a single batch of Jade Marrow Pill only cost five spirit stones.
Even with the impact of the war, if the price rose to six spirit stones, it would still be a mere trifle.
Adding in the losses from refining the Jade Dew Pill, the Spirit Gate Pill, and other pills at a loss... the total cost was still only forty thousand spirit stones.
As for rent, the Crimson Cloud Hall cost five thousand spirit stones a year.
The rent wouldn't increase for the time being, and since he was still in the honeymoon phase with the Ice Fortress, he could continue to get this discounted price.
The main cost was labor! With a full year of pill refining at full speed, it could be said that the cultivators in the Pill Hall and Medicine Hall were almost exhausted.
In this situation, Luo Chen would definitely have to give out substantial rewards on top of the basic salary.
These two halls alone consumed sixty thousand spirit stones in a year.
The Battle Hall was responsible for protection and transportation, so there was no need for rewards, and maintaining the basic salary was sufficient.
This also cost around sixty thousand spirit stones a year.
The Treasure Hall was in charge of sales, the most important aspect besides pill refining! Luo Chen didn't give out rewards but instead offered a commission.
For every bottle of pills sold, whether it was the Jade Marrow Pill or the Essence Nourishing Spirit Liquid that only underwent rough processing, he promised to give a two-spirit-stone commission.
Considering that there weren't many female cultivators in the Treasure Hall and their cultivation levels weren't high, after offering such high treatment, the cost was only twenty thousand spirit stones.
"Calculating it this way, the cost for ordinary cultivators is around one hundred and forty thousand, and including the material and rent costs, it's still only one hundred and eighty thousand."
"The ones with the highest consumption are actually the high-level cultivators."
For the Luo Tianhui high-level cultivators, the salary Luo Chen offered far exceeded that of the ordinary lower-level cultivators.
Not to mention Sima Huiwang and Mu Ran Qinglian's existence.
Take Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang, for example, they only received three to four hundred spirit stones a month.
Even so, the combined cost of all the Ninth Level Qi Condensation cultivators for a year was sixty thousand!
This group had the fewest members.
There were also Wang Yuan and Duan Feng, who received three thousand spirit stones a month.
Each of them cost at least thirty thousand spirit stones a year!
"Adding it all up, the yearly expenditure is at least three hundred thousand spirit stones!"
After calculating this!
Even though Luo Chen had mentally prepared himself, he was still shocked.
No wonder Wang Haichao was so stingy and never gave fixed salaries to his cultivators.
No wonder Uncle Mi was unwilling to have the Broken Mountain Sect produce a second Foundation Establishment Cultivator; it would cost at least three to four thousand spirit stones a year.
If it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment sect, how could they possibly support such a massive cost expenditure?
Only Luo Chen had the ability and the courage to do this! If Wang Haichao were still alive and saw Luo Chen being so generous, he would probably scold him for being foolish.
However, Luo Chen saw things more clearly than anyone else.
These expenses were all necessary.
Those people received the compensation they deserved for their hard work.
Without their efforts, where would such a large income come from?
Not to mention, was thirty thousand spirit stones a year for Duan Feng a lot? Not at all!
Firstly, he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Secondly, the Artifact Hall's output also brought in eighty to ninety thousand spirit stones a year.
That four hundred thousand wasn't just the Pill Hall's earnings.
Lastly, once Duan Feng trains the Artifact Hall's cultivators, they can produce and sell their own artifacts, providing a stable source of income.
As for Wang Yuan, was thirty thousand spirit stones a year a lot? It seemed like he had no output!
However, throughout Luo Tianhui's journey, Wang Yuan had always provided combat power support.
In the Fu family's battle, he broke through an impenetrable fortress.
In the Little Heavenly Circle Mountain Battle, he withstood the pressure from Duan Qiankun head-on.
In the Gaolingyuan Battle, he defeated Huo Hu despite the cultivation gap.
When he entered the Crimson Peak, he boldly killed Cao Wanchun, establishing Luo Tianhui's authority.
It could be said that thirty thousand spirit stones a year was too little for him.
If Chu Kui from the Heavenly Wave Immortal City were here, he would ask for at least a hundred thousand spirit stones for a single task!
Not to mention the guidance Wang Yuan had provided Luo Chen along the way.
For this reason, Luo Chen had offered Wang Yuan the high price of a Foundation Establishment Offering's salary long ago.
As for the others?
After their hard work, Luo Chen, who had also experienced the hardships of a low-level cultivator, couldn't help but provide them with generous compensation.
Moreover!
"In a year, I've made a net profit of ten thousand spirit stones!"
Ten thousand!
Net income, pure profit, all belonging to Luo Chen alone! Which Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator could earn so many spirit stones? Even Chu Kui, a late-stage Foundation Establishment grandmaster, had to ask for a high price to earn his blood, sweat, and tears, and that was if he had the opportunity.
Even a sect's Foundation Establishment cultivators might not be able to achieve this.
This was the equivalent of a lower-grade magical treasure every year... no, he could even buy two or three! This was the value that an alchemist, an alchemist with his own business, could create!
One might even say that this wasn't even Luo Chen's full potential in pill refining.
If he went all out?
If he didn't refine the Jade Dew Pill, didn't refine the Spirit Gate Pill, and slightly reduced his cultivation time, the value he could create would be even greater.
However, Luo Chen wouldn't put the cart before the horse.
Moreover!
He also wanted to save more time for cultivation after Luo Tianhui was on the right track.
What does it mean to be on the right track?
Several hundred spirit fields could all generate income! The Artifact Hall could produce and sell its own artifacts!
As for the Pill Hall, Qu Lingjun and Mi Li could take charge independently.
Even the Battle Hall, Sima Huiwang and Sima Xian have recently been planning to find them some side jobs.
Let's not talk about anything else.
Those spirit fields will always need manpower!
With dozens of powerful Late-stage Qi Condensation cultivators in the Battle Hall, it's good to have them learn some Spirit Planting Techniques and go farming when they're free!
Farming when idle, and fighting when needed, that's the healthy operation model for the Battle Hall!
Cultivating every day?
A group of Qi Condensation cultivators, what can they cultivate? They might overdo it and damage their brains.
It can be said that Luo Chen's future plans are very clear and goal-oriented.
By then, Luo Tianhui's benefits will no longer rely solely on the current Pill Hall and the cheap Artifact Hall.
He's thinking a bit too far ahead.
Luo Chen retracted his thoughts.
Luo Chen began calculating how to maximize the utilization of this vast amount of spirit stones.
Invest in himself!
With 100,000 spirit stones, he can casually buy lower-grade magical treasures.
Even with a little more, he can attempt to acquire intermediate-grade magical treasures.
But he would never do that!
He already has two magical treasures.
Moreover, they are both offensive and defensive.
No matter how many magical treasures there are, with his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, he can't utilize them.
Advancing his cultivation is the most important thing.
"Perhaps, it's time to consider changing to a different Cave Mansion."
Luo Chen recalled Tan Taijin and Ling Yuzhi's Second Rank Superior Cave Mansion.
That was a place where the spiritual energy concentration was twice that of a lower-grade Cave Mansion.
If he could cultivate in such an environment, his cultivation speed would definitely increase significantly!
However, there hasn't been a free Second Rank Superior Cave Mansion available, leaving him with money but nowhere to spend it.
"Acquire other resources beneficial for cultivation?"
Luo Chen's heart settled, and he planned to take some time to visit various shops within the city.
There would definitely be many good things he didn't know about.
For example, the existence of Tai Bai Spirit Wine!
He could also visit Ten Thousand Treasure Tower more often.
Recently, they launched a new flying boat that can sail on the inland of the immortal city, seemingly a simplified version of his Langqi Flying Boat.
As soon as it was released, it received great acclaim from cultivators.
With Ten Thousand Treasure Tower's research and development capabilities, they would definitely have auxiliary magical artifacts for sale, targeting Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"Dong!"
A faint sound echoed.
Luo Chen woke from his reverie and glanced over.
Xu Xiaoliu, standing for too long, couldn't help but touch the wall behind him.
"President, I'm sorry..."
"It's fine!"
Luo Chen smiled, knowing that he had been thinking for too long.
Looking at the two, Luo Chen praised,
"Recently, you've been doing a great job!"
Xu Xiaoliu scratched his head and chuckled, "It's still the ideas you came up with, President. As soon as the flyers were distributed, we had customers coming to Crimson Cloud Hall, even though it's in such a remote location."
"Why didn't we think of this before?"
Luo Chen smiled.
It was just a simple flyer, nothing special.
It's just that cultivators couldn't bring themselves to distribute them.
Xu Xiaoliu wasn't any different. After he proposed the flyers, he went a step further and suggested engraving a route map on the back of the flyers.
This way, even those without immediate pill needs would keep these flyers.
"Caiyi, you've done well too!"
Facing Luo Chen's appreciative gaze, Gu Caiyi puffed out her ample chest.
She smiled, "These are just things you taught me in the past, Caiyi dares not take credit."
Luo Chen shook his head, "I'm not just talking about those female cultivators."
"For this huge shop to grow from nothing, it's mostly thanks to your hard work. I've witnessed all your struggles."
Gu Caiyi opened her mouth, wanting to say something modestly.
But as the words reached her lips, she choked up.
Just as Luo Chen said, she had endured immense hardships this past year.
Previously, at Dahefang, although she also managed a shop, it was small, with few people, and most of the guests were of lower cultivation than her.
Even when encountering high-level cultivators, there were others to assist.
Now, she was alone.
She had to shoulder the responsibilities of the Treasure Hall by herself.
Facing all kinds of characters, even a slight mistake was beyond what she could afford.
It was just as Luo Chen said, the hardships were not to be spoken of to outsiders! Countless times, she woke up in the middle of the night, worried about how to do business the next day.
Fortunately!
All these efforts were worth it.
He saw it all.
It wasn't false praise but sincere compliments!
"Everything Caiyi has done is as it should be."
Luo Chen showed a warm smile.
"There's no need to talk about what should or shouldn't be. You've done well, and naturally, you should be rewarded."
"I've recently researched a little something that's very beneficial for female cultivators. After closing the shop later, you can give it a try."
Gu Caiyi blinked her big eyes, showing her anticipation.
For Luo Chen to say that it's very beneficial for female cultivators, it must be truly effective.
"With you two managing Crimson Cloud Hall, I'm at ease. As for Green Mist Valley, when you're free, Caiyi, you can go and guide the cultivation of the maidens..."
As Luo Chen spoke, his voice gradually weakened.
His gaze shifted, staring out through the wooden door and window, at a figure standing outside on the street.
It was as if he could see through the wooden door and window, and he saw a figure standing there for a long time.
"We have a distinguished guest!"
(End of Chapter)
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