Chapter 319: Plans
Chapter 319: Plans
October 27th, 2044
"Director, Senior Brother Yang, even though it's 20 million, if I can advance to a Second Rank Mentalist, even if I only craft First Rank Spirit Nourishing Pills, I can repay it within a month. If it's a Second Rank pill, it'll be even faster."
Jiang Cheng quickly spoke up.
Even though he could craft Supreme Grade Spirit Nourishing Pills, ten pills per batch, it was still too difficult to accumulate 2,000 of them.
After all, he still owed money to the Black Market, and even if he repaid it, he would have to work for them to earn money, or else, what would be the point of the Black Market cultivating him?
With this, trying to secretly accumulate 2,000 pills would be even more challenging. It would probably take two to three months, at best.
For others, advancing from a First Rank Mentalist to a Second Rank in three months was already considered fast, but for him, it was still too slow.
After all, the Dawn Society was still had their eyes on him, and who knew when they would send assassins again. It was better for him to be as strong as possible.
"Twenty million..."
Yang Chun took a sharp breath.
Adding to the fact that they had also borrowed a Tier 3 Advanced Artifact from Jiang Cheng a few days ago, which was worth almost 10 million.
That would add up to 30 million?
Wow.
Just as they had hope of repaying the 1.5 to 1.6 million they owed, they borrowed an even larger amount?
But even he had to admit that Jiang Cheng's words made sense; a First Rank Mentalist's psychic energy was indeed too low.
"Director."
He looked at Gu Changkong, "How about we borrow 20 million worth of pills? Jiang Cheng's skill is well-known, and he can repay this amount within a month or two, right?"
Gu Changkong couldn't refuse again, especially since he had already refused once before.
"Alright, do you want First Rank Spirit Nourishing Pills or Second Rank Calming Spirit Pills?"
"Director, do you have Third Rank ones?" Jiang Cheng asked with a smile.
"There are some, but..."
Gu Changkong frowned slightly, "A single Third Rank Basic Awakening Pill has an effect a hundred times greater than a Basic Spirit Nourishing Pill. It can restore your psychic energy twice over. If your psychic energy consumption rate is faster than the restoration rate, then it's a waste of the pill."
"It's fine, if there are Intermediate or Advanced ones, that would be even better. Ultimate grade would be the best."
Jiang Cheng hurriedly replied.
Two thousand Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills, equivalent to 200 Basic Awakening Pills, or just 20 Ultimate grade ones.
"Jiang, are you kidding me? The Ultimate Awakening Pill has an effect ten times greater than the Basic Awakening Pill, and a hundred times greater than the Basic Spirit Nourishing Pill! It's almost on par with a Fourth Rank pill. Although it can't restore instantly like a Fourth Rank pill, it's still very impressive."
Yang Chun muttered.
"Can a Fourth Rank Mental Power Pill instantly restore psychic energy?"
Jiang Cheng was intrigued by this information.
"Yeah," Yang Chun smiled bitterly, "After all, even a single Basic Fourth Rank Mental Power Pill costs 10 million. Regular people can't afford it, not even the wealthy in the Inner District. Fortunately, these pills use high-grade herbs, and after consuming them, one can restore a large amount of psychic energy in a short time. If it's Intermediate to Advanced grade, it's even better."
Jiang Cheng's heart was deeply moved.
"Director, I'll take the Ultimate Awakening Pill, then. If it's a Second Rank pill, there are too many."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Alright."
Gu Changkong nodded, "We don't have these pills in stock right now. We must ask someone from the Inner District to bring them over, which might take a day. Wait until tonight, and after you return, I'll have Senior Yang deliver them to you."
"Thank you, Director, and Senior Brother Yang."
Title: The Black Market's Favor
Jiang Cheng expressed his gratitude to the two individuals.
"Don't mention it. These are just temporary loans, and you'll have to repay them eventually."
Gu Changkong smirked and glanced at Yang Chun.
"So, the guards by his side, are they the same Seventh Rank Essence Warriors?"
Yang Chun's eyes lit up, and he eagerly replied, "Yes, they are."
"In that case, I'll talk to those two later and ask one of them to escort him when they have time."
Gu Changkong gave Jiang Cheng a sidelong glance.
"Director, you mean those two Ninth Rank Essence Warriors?" Yang Chun's voice rose in both surprise and eagerness.
Indeed, Jiang Cheng's eyes also revealed a hint of astonishment.
"Well, he currently owes us a huge debt. Anyone could get into trouble, but not him." Gu Changkong said, half-jokingly, half-seriously.
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel amused, yet he didn't forget to express his gratitude.
With the Sky-Net Umbrella in hand, and the protection of Ninth Rank Essence Warriors for his "commute," unless the Dawn Society's leader personally intervened, it would be difficult to harm him.
Speaking of which, two hundred million was not even close to his debt limit.
Several billion, tens of billions, that's his target. At that time, how would the Black Market protect him? Jiang Cheng pondered.
On the way back, Yang Chun seemed even happier than Jiang Cheng.
After sending the latter to the Alchemy Chamber, someone delivered a million-dollar worth of herbs, asking him to start refining them and contact when he finished.
Of course, every pill refined must be handed over.
Jiang Cheng readily agreed, and at this moment, he indeed had no intention of hoarding or taking advantage.
On one hand, the Black Market treated him well.
On the other hand, the Supreme Spirit Pill, was still beyond his reach.
At the very least, he needed to work hard and gain more trust.
Placing the ten sets of herbs into the alchemy furnace, controlling the fire, an hour later, a pleasant sound resonated from within, signaling success.
Jiang Cheng didn't rush to open the furnace but turned to the control panel.
The experience bar, based on the previous, increased tenfold! No wonder the alchemists here hadn't fully mastered the alchemy skill, and none had reached perfection.
Fortunately, the refined pills were all Supreme Spirit Pills!
With one batch, the experience bar increased by about 1%, and at this rate, with six batches per day, he could gain 6% experience daily, and in about half a month, he could perfect this alchemy skill.
"With two bottles of Supreme Awakening Pills tonight, I can become a Second Rank Mind Master."
Jiang Cheng looked at the control panel.
If this were the case, the time could be shortened by half. In about a week, he could reach perfection and then discuss refining Second Rank Pills with Gu Changkong.
"A week is still acceptable."
Jiang Cheng nodded.
Repaying half the debt, negotiations would be smoother.
Even if he repaid everything, he would still be in their favor, as the Black Market hadn't earned a single penny from him...
Gu Changkong and the others weren't unaware, but they valued the future returns, and most importantly, they saw Jiang Cheng as a money tree, continuously bringing them enormous profits. They just couldn't say it out loud, or it would hurt their feelings.
Jiang Cheng understood.
In any case, everyone had their own plans.
(End of Chapter)
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