Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

Su Xing naturally knew Jin Congxue was joking, so he half-jokingly said,

"Sure, being able to take care of a beauty like you, I couldn't ask for more!"

Jin Congxue rolled her eyes charmingly and said,

"Tch, little pervert!"

"By the way, I have something serious to discuss with you. This time, the fifty elixirs were auctioned off for two million each because the elixirs just came out. Several of my wealthy sisters couldn't wait to buy them, so they were so expensive..."

"However, the price of these elixirs will definitely drop afterward... I estimate it will finally stabilize around 1 to 1.5 million each."

Su Xing nodded after hearing this. It was roughly what he expected, so he said,

"No problem, a million each is already a lot of profit for me. As long as you help me convert the money into white equipment, it'll be fine!"

At an average of a million each, Su Xing could refine 100 low-grade Nourishing Face Pills a week, which meant an income of one hundred million Great Xia Coins a week.

Converted into energy, it could yield about six hundred thousand points of energy, definitely a considerable amount.

At least Su Xing wouldn't need to worry about energy shortage for the near future.

After hearing Su Xing's words, Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said,

"Big brother! You really think our Jin Merchant Guild's money grows on trees?"

"Selling you white equipment for 900 each is already at cost price, adding our labor costs, we're actually losing money!"

"And you're going to buy white equipment worth one billion in one go, which is more than ten thousand items! That's almost one-tenth of our guild's inventory!"

Su Xing felt a bit embarrassed after hearing this.

After all, the Jin Merchant Guild needed to make money too. Before, they could make a few hundred coins on each white equipment sold.

Now, they were working for Su Xing for nothing and not earning a cent. And as Su Xing's strength increased, his demand for white equipment would only grow.

At that time, the Jin Merchant Guild might not be able to meet his energy consumption needs with all their weekly white equipment.

Su Xing showed a hint of apology and tentatively asked,

"So, what do you suggest I do? This white equipment is very important to me!"

Jin Congxue thought for a moment after hearing this and said,

"Though I don't know why you need to buy white-quality equipment, that must be your secret. I won't pry further."

"But I have some internal data from the Jin Merchant Guild. Among the ten billion people in the Great Xia Country, only five billion are combat profession users, and only about four billion are of Bronze grade."

"High-level profession users generally don't use white-quality equipment. This means that the annual circulation of white-quality equipment in the Great Xia Country is only about five billion."

"At your current acquisition rate, you're buying ten thousand white-quality equipment per week, amounting to over five million pieces a year! That's almost one percent of the entire market!"

"According to Great Xia's laws, you might even be charged with monopoly!"

Su Xing frowned slightly after hearing Jin Congxue's words. He hadn't thought that far ahead, but buying so much white-quality equipment just for himself would inevitably attract official attention over time. This was a significant problem.

And as his strength increased, in the future, it wouldn't just be five million pieces a year; it might even be fifty million!

So Su Xing furrowed his brows and asked,

"White-quality equipment is indeed crucial for me... Is there any way to avoid this?"

Jin Congxue thought for a moment and said,

"There's a way, and more than one!"

"Firstly, you could raise the quality of the equipment, not just white. If you also need green-quality equipment, perhaps it wouldn't be so conspicuous."

"Secondly, you could establish your own guild specifically for acquiring low-rank equipment, and even hire some people to dive into dungeons to farm equipment... This way, you could save a lot on costs and avoid any unwanted attention."

Su Xing's eyes lit up upon hearing Jin Congxue's plan.

He had tried devouring green-quality equipment before. Each piece could provide about 50 energy points, but each green item cost at least twenty thousand Great Xia Coins. The cost-effectiveness was too low, twice as expensive as white equipment.

But Jin Congxue's second suggestion was intriguing. Establishing his own guild would indeed save him a lot of trouble.

Su Xing blinked and said,

"So, beautiful Jin Congxue, can I hire you to be the head of my guild?"

Jin Congxue's eyes widened at Su Xing's proposal and asked,

"You want me to manage your guild? Come on... I'm part of Jin Merchant Guild! Strictly speaking, if you start a guild, you'd be competing with us!"

Upon hearing that Jin Congxue didn't outright refuse, Su Xing felt hopeful. He took out several high-quality Nourishing Face Pills he had made before and, coughing lightly, said,

"Ahem, it wouldn't be unpaid work! These Nourishing Face Pills, you can have as many as you like! And in the future, I'll prioritize giving you other elixirs I make!"

Jin Congxue received the elixirs and said softly,

"Boss, you're really generous! Just one of these top-grade Wealthy Woman's Joy Pills is worth at least five million... You are offering millions in salary just like that!"

Jin Congxue thought for a moment and said,

"But registering a guild requires a lot of work. You need enough funding and certain networking resources..."

Su Xing blinked and said,

"You're the young lady of the Jin Merchant Guild! Are you saying you don't have connections?"

Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said,

"So, you're just going to use me as a laborer, huh? I do have a lot of resources at hand. Setting up a preliminary guild is definitely doable... But!"

"But starting a guild requires a lot of money. The initial investment is at least ten billion, and you need to hire a team of dungeon divers... But you have an advantage, being a student. You could contact the new students at Kyoto University, who just happen to need dungeon training. Having them farm equipment for you would be perfect!"

Su Xing nodded after hearing this. He had thought of that. As for the funding problem...

Su Xing thought for a moment and said,

"I'll give you two hundred Nourishing Face Pills every week... You can use half the sales revenue to set up the new guild, and the other half to buy white-quality equipment for me... Once the guild is established, you can reinvest the earnings from the Nourishing Face Pills into the guild. I only need the white-quality equipment from the guild! How about that?"

Jin Congxue thought carefully for a moment after hearing this and said,

"If that's the case, it could work! Two hundred Nourishing Face Pills per week... That's equivalent to two to three billion in funding!"

"In that case, I can guarantee setting up a preliminary guild within a week! Plus, I have connections at Jiangnan University, where I can recruit students to dive into dungeons for equipment!"

Jin Congxue paused and said,

"But we still have a crucial issue to resolve!"

Su Xing asked in confusion,

"What issue?"

Jin Congxue smiled and said,

"My boss... You haven't come up with a name for the guild yet!"

Su Xing was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said,

"Let's call it, Tarot Society..."