Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 650 - Accepting Lord Hua
Chapter 650: Chapter 650 Accepting Lord Hua
Chapter 650: Chapter 650 Accepting Lord Hua
Feng Jun didn’t speak, but Elder Guo did, “If Director Zhang likes it, he can take the butterfly with him when he leaves.”
Sister Hong was stunned for a moment before she spoke up and asked, “Don’t you really want it?”
Elder Guo certainly wanted that butterfly, the renowned Huajun, which could also indirectly prove the lineage of Weiyu Daoism.
However, the problem he faced was similar to the feeling Tang Wangsun had when facing the Soul Stone: although Huajun was good, he couldn’t use it.
Moreover, in the foreseeable future, he wouldn’t be able to use it for a very long time.
Despite his frequent boasts about eating meat and such, Feng Jun could kill Huajun, but since he was bound by the cause and effect of Weiyu, how dare he kill it casually?
Unable to use it, yet unable to release it, and with no aspirations for Spirit Fields, what was he to do with this creature?
Therefore, in his heart, he was inclined to sell Huajun to Luohua Manor; if he could exchange it for some Spirit Stones, that would be even better.
But since Feng Jun didn’t speak up and didn’t seem to care much about Huajun, Elder Guo really felt quite stifled.
He didn’t believe that Feng Jun wouldn’t be tempted by a Qi Refinement-stage Spirit Plant herder, but Feng Jun’s explanation was so on point that he couldn’t persist.
Elder Guo had noticed Sister Hong’s fondness for Huajun, and had initially thought he could use it to his advantage. However, his arrangements for Weiyu’s Secret Treasure had greatly irritated her about the handling fee.
Elder Guo did not think there was anything wrong with his arrangements for Weiyu’s Secret Treasure. He hadn’t anticipated unearthing a Spirit Plant garden while digging for the treasure. Was such a discovery good or not? Truly good, but not very helpful for the reconstruction of Weiyu Daoism Lineage.
As for Sister Hong’s complaints, despite his dissatisfaction, Elder Guo was clear that her demands were reasonable and not just making trouble for nothing.
Feng Jun dismissed her complaints, saying it was just a joke, but Elder Guo understood that she must have been discontent inside.
If Wang Haifeng had felt discontent, Elder Guo wouldn’t have cared, but Sister Hong… that was a different matter.
Though she was not a martial master, she was Feng Jun’s companion, and among the women close to Master Feng, she was the leader—judging by her ability to negotiate on Feng Jun’s behalf, her status was confirmed.
You could offend Master Feng’s disciples, but could you casually offend a significant other of an important figure?
With this in mind, Elder Guo simply laid his cards on the table: Master Feng, if you don’t change the handling fee, I might as well let Sister Hong have Huajun—it’s worth it to be considerate to such people.
So to her question, he just chuckled, “We do desire it, for it’s indeed proof of Weiyu Daoism Lineage, but if we can’t use it, then ‘precious swords to the heroes, beauties to the fair,’ it wouldn’t wrong Huajun either.”
The five of them spoke while quickly walking up the hillside.
However, Sister Hong was quite surprised, and couldn’t help but ask Feng Jun, “Is this Huajun… really that hard to domesticate?”
“Please, it was originally a Gu Insect!” Feng Jun couldn’t help but cry and laugh, “If we were to kill and eat its meat, it might still need special treatment. And you’re asking me if it’s easy to domesticate?”
Hearing this, Guo family’s father and son felt a slight shiver in their hearts again—so even killing it for its meat required care?
But Sister Hong knew Feng Jun very well; hearing his words, she knew there was a chance to tame it—otherwise, he would have outright refused.
Being known for her “street-smarts” and still possessing a bit of righteous spirit, she decisively spoke, “I really do like this Huajun, but it doesn’t feel right to just take it. Elder Guo, why don’t you name a price?”
Upon hearing this, Elder Guo chuckled dryly, “Director Zhang is so straightforward; I can’t be too coy. So… I would like to exchange it for some Spirit Stones.”
How many he wanted to exchange… he didn’t say. Just see what you can offer.
But Sister Hong was straightforward, “Five Spirit Stones, whether or not Huajun can be tamed, that’s the price. Is it acceptable?”
Elder Guo hesitated only for an instant before he decisively nodded, “Yes, no problem.”
Feng Jun turned his head and glared fiercely at Sister Hong but said nothing.
Sister Hong wasn’t upset; she looked at him with a smile, “Since I’ve already bought it, if Master Feng is worried about the Spirit Stones, you should think of a way to domesticate Huajun.”
So that’s what you were thinking, Feng Jun couldn’t help but snort coldly, “Profligate woman!”
Having heard this remark, the father and son of the Guo family felt somewhat more at ease…
Feng Jun truly didn’t like Huajun that much; in his imagination, a Spirit Plant herder should not be such a Gu Insect.
However, for five Spirit Stones… that really wasn’t a loss. The price of a Qi Refinement-stage Spirit Plant herder should be somewhere between fifty to three to four hundred Spirit Stones, and something like an earthworm would be about fifty to sixty Spirit Stones. Butterflies were more expensive, starting at a hundred and going up.
This Huajun, aside from managing the Spirit Fields, also had some combat abilities, capable of killing pests. If sold well, it could fetch up to two to three hundred stones, so this transaction wasn’t a loss either.
The group returned to the hotel, just in time for breakfast. After breakfast, they didn’t rest but started to get busy with their own tasks.
By evening, the five gathered again, and Elder Guo suggested, maybe… we should continue with the segmented collection of Spirit Plants after all.
His willingness to compromise was truly not easy, and if he didn’t compromise, the workload for both sides would increase substantially.
Allocating precisely twenty-three point two-five percent based on value was really challenging.
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However, Elder Guo had a request, hoping they could divide the area themselves.
It wasn’t that he wanted to take advantage of the situation, he just wanted to prevent Feng Jun from seeing through which areas were more valuable and ending up at a loss.
If he was the one dividing, he’d accept losing as part of the gamble.
Feng Jun, of course, wouldn’t refuse such a suggestion, as finalizing the area quickly would allow an early return to Zhengyang.
In addition, Elder Guo summoned eight young people to join in the excavation of the Spirit Fields.
Feng Jun and his team didn’t mind since the excavation work in the Spirit Fields was indeed massive; with just a few people digging, who knew when it would be completed.
But the digging work suddenly accelerated starting the second night.
Luohua Manor’s side was already fast, akin to digging ginseng without minding the loss of small roots, just keeping the main ones intact, digging up a plant and tossing it dirt and all into the Storage Bag.
But the Guo father and son duo was even more extreme; they didn’t even want the soil, perhaps digging slower, but upon excavation, they cleaned off all the dirt, piling the Spirit Plants to one side, making it clear they had no intention of replanting.
In just two nights, Luohua Manor had excavated two-thirds of their share. The Guo father and son duo were a bit slower but had also dug up about a third.
The capacity of Feng Jun’s Storage Bag was limited to sixty cubic meters, fitting fifty to sixty plants before it was full.
Once full, it definitely needed to be transported back, but given it was the end of the year, vehicles were hard to find.
Fortunately, Xu Leigang had secured four or five vehicles through the military, and Wu Limin, the young master of Sheng Tang Construction, had also arranged for several trucks for long-distance transportation.
After all, Feng Jun wanted to transplant all the Spirit Plants back home, which is why he took the trouble.
The Guo father and son had no such worries; however, they were still very careful when excavating—these were future treasures of the Guo Family. Losing a few roots could mean losing a lot of money.
On the third night, seeing there were not many Spirit Plants left in his area, Feng Jun decided it was time to leave and let Wang Haifeng continue digging alone—after all, he had just been promoted to martial master and needed time to consolidate his skills.
Coach Wang was reluctant, saying he needed to consolidate but also hadn’t comforted his wife at home for a long time.
In truth, this was an excuse; during his time in Zhengyang, he hadn’t comforted his wife often and just didn’t like living like a groundhog.
Sister Hong asked with a smile, “How about this, Master Feng goes back and I stay with you to dig?”
Wang Haifeng dared not engage in such talk and could only force a smile, “I’m just overwhelmed by the workload… My Storage Talisman really can’t hold that many plants.”
His Storage Talisman was not only small in volume but also had a limited number of uses. With large amounts of soil attached to the plants excavated from the Spirit Plant garden, the Storage Talisman was needed to move them onto trucks.
Feng Jun gave him a trial-use Storage Talisman, “This talisman can still be used five more times, dig as quickly as you can.”
Hearing that Feng Jun was leaving, the Guo father and son rushed over, Elder Guo hesitantly spoke, “Master Feng, are you taking the Butterfly away today?”
What he meant wasn’t whether the Butterfly could be taken away, but rather… when would those five Spirit Stones be delivered?
Feng Jun looked at him with a smile, “Yes, I’m taking it today. Should I give you the Spirit Stones now, or will you come to Luohua Manor to collect them?”
“Give them now,” Elder Guo wasn’t distrusting Master Feng, rather… a bird in hand is worth two in the bush, isn’t it?
Feng Jun flipped his wrist and directly produced a Jade Box, then opened it and placed five Spirit Stones into it.
Upon seeing the five Spirit Stones, the eyes of the Guo father and son duo blued, Guo Haiyun took out a yellow silk cloth that bound their package token, wrapped the Jade Box in it, and tucked it into his chest, clearly valuing the Spirit Stones over the token at this moment.
Indeed, Weiyu’s Secret Treasure had brought the Guo father and son a massive fortune; each plant valued at five million, and with seven hundred similar plants… that amounted to how much money?
Of course, wealth isn’t calculated like this. Centuries-old ginseng sells for millions because it’s rare. If there’s an abundance, naturally, it loses its value, especially when it comes to the king of top-grade herbs.
However, if they could control the market flow, they could still maintain high prices. Moreover, the Guo Family didn’t plan to sell much, only considering to sell one or two plants when they were short on cash.
With the luxury goods market of Huaxia Country, absorbing seven or eight such Spirit Plants per year was not a problem at all.
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So the Guo father and son duo could be considered billionaires, but this was just their net worth. If they were in a rush to sell, the value would definitely plummet, somewhat similar to the stock market.
But even with so many herbs in hand, they still coveted the Spirit Stones—such items simply couldn’t be bought with money!
Actually, the Jade Box given by Feng Jun was also quite valuable, but at this moment, such considerations were secondary.
“Then I wish you both a smooth journey,” the Guo father and son duo said with a smile as they cupped their hands together.
Watching the two depart, Guo Haiyun pondered for a moment and then looked towards his father, “Do you think… Luohua will be able to tame the Butterfly?”
Elder Guo gave his son a glance and spoke indifferently, “It’s no longer ours, worrying too much… is not good for you.”
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