The talisman I drew must be banned.

Chapter 146 New Mission

The six arts of a gentleman: etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and numeracy.

The Six Arts of Immortal Cultivation: Alchemy, Weapon Refining, Formation, Talisman Making, Spiritual Planting, and Beast Control.

Formation and talisman making are important skills in the world of immortality, and full-time formation masters and talisman masters have also been developed.

The "portable spirit gathering array" Jiang Cheng bought at Tongbao Pavilion was made by the array master of Tongtianmen.

Compared with simple and easy-to-use talismans, formations are often larger in scale, more effective, more complex, and more expensive and difficult to make, so the price will be more expensive.

The third-level portable spirit gathering array Jiang Cheng just bought was worth 110,000 low-grade spirit stones.

It is basically equivalent to eleven of the most expensive second-level pills, the Foundation-Building Pill, or eighty of the more expensive second-level talisman giants.

Judging from the unit price, among the same levels, it must be formation > elixir > talisman.

But not necessarily in terms of profits.

Because from a cost perspective, Talisman＜＜Elixir＜Formation.

Although talismans are sold cheaply, their production costs are also relatively low.

Compared with the formations and alchemy of the treasures of heaven and earth and thousand-year-old spiritual plants, the cost of materials required for drawing talismans is basically negligible.

Jiang Cheng's arrival today was unlucky. Bai Xiaohe was originally in the store every day, but today, she happened to go out to discuss business, so Jiang Cheng missed the opportunity.

Fortunately, the clerk contacted Bai Xiaohe and said that the store manager would be back soon.

"Jiangcheng?" Bai Xiaohe hurried back from outside carrying his bag.

In fact, Bai Xiaohe is well aware of the current predicament of Tongbaoge Huayuan Road store.

To sum up, there are only two main points:
  The first point is that the store is located in a remote location and covers a large area, but the surrounding customer flow is not enough and there are too few people entering the store.

The second point is that compared to other stores, Tongbao Pavilion has nothing special. It has no exclusive products and no price advantage.

In the past, Tongbao Pavilion had a name endorsed by Tongtianmen.

But now, Taixu Gate and Linlan Gate are expanding in the Liang Kingdom, and Tongtian Gate's influence has been weakening year after year. In addition, the Liang Kingdom's court has personally stopped opening government-run shops, causing the brand power of Tongbao Pavilion to be greatly affected.

Facing the current situation, Xiaohe also has his own ideas.

Her father was the Minister of War in the imperial court, a third-rank official.

Basically equivalent to the second or third in command of Liang Guo's Ministry of War.

It stands to reason that since her father has a prominent position, she should have no worries about food and clothing, but in fact this is not the case.

Bai Xiaohe's mother came from a good family, with no family background, knowledge, or character. She was taken as a concubine by his father just because of her beauty. It is equivalent to a beautiful sparrow flying on a high branch overnight.

Then there are some popular palace fighting scenes. Bai Xiaohe's mother can't fight against the experienced mistress of the Bai family, and her natal family is weak and can't give much help.

Later, Bai Xiaohe, the son of Bai's mother, was a girl and an only child, so there was no chance of fighting for power. The two of them were almost out of sight in the Bai family mansion.

It is said that studying changes one's destiny. Bai Xiaohe was quite successful. He was admitted to Lingda University and then to Tongtianmen Outer School after graduation. He was able to leave the Bai family and start his own business.

But the reality is that Bai Xiaohe could not leave his family after all.

There was no business in Tongbao Pavilion, so Bai Xiaohe had to pull her father's tiger skin and wonder if she could take some orders from the court.

Thanks to her father's honor, Wai Lang, a member of the arsenal department responsible for military supplies under the Ministry of War and a fifth-rank official, met her smoothly today.

The result.

Good luck!

Yuan Wailang gave Bai Xiaohe a business.

But Bai Xiaohe couldn't do it.

Because the price of the elixirs needed by the Arsenal Department was too low, it was already 10 to 20% lower than their purchase price from Tongbao Pavilion.

Tongbao Pavilion's profit is negative.

This is equivalent to Bai Xiaohe having to lose a lot of money every time he sells a pill.

So this business really can't be done.

But these are all work matters, and Xiaohe doesn't intend to bring his work emotions to Jiang Cheng.

She was very happy that Jiang Cheng and Liu Qing could come to play with her. After chatting with Jiang Cheng for a while about the current situation, it was getting late.

"It's almost night now, haven't you eaten yet? I'll treat you to dinner." Xiao He said to Jiang Cheng and Liu Qing.

"It's better if I invite you," Jiang Cheng said.

"No, no, please."

"Sister Xiaohe, I have made two more contracts recently. If you are not short of money, please don't fight with me." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

After spending the whole afternoon in Tongbao Pavilion, Jiang Cheng saw the situation in Tongbao Pavilion.

He really didn't know the specific aspects, but Xiaohe's situation was definitely not optimistic.

Seeing Jiang Cheng's resolute attitude, Xiao He did not continue to argue with Jiang Cheng.

The three of them came to a restaurant near Tongbao Pavilion, found a small private room, and ordered some home-cooked dishes.

Liu Qing sniffed her nose, looked at Xiaohe, then at Jiang Cheng, and finally whispered: "Not happy."

Jiangcheng:?
  Snake is not happy?
  I've been doing very well recently. I even bought her enough snacks for an elephant today. Why is she unhappy?

Liu Qing:?

She suddenly smelled some strange smell from Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng must be thinking about something very bad that affects her mood.

However, the smell only appeared for a short while and then dissipated on its own.

Jiang Cheng looked into Liu Qing's eyes and tried to ask her why she was unhappy, but Liu Qing turned her eyes slightly and looked at Xiaohe.

Oh, she meant that Xiaohe was unhappy.

In fact, Jiang Cheng could also tell that Xiao He was not in a good mood, but he had never asked directly before.

Now that Liu Qing has started a team, he can't sell his teammates, he can only keep up with the output.

"Sister Xiaohe, did you encounter any difficulty?"

"Is it difficult? No, it's pretty good."

"No, Sister Xiaohe used to smile and talk, but she doesn't smile much today. She must have encountered something, right?"

Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Xiaohe's eyes became sore and his mouth suddenly became as flat as a duck's.

She has been under a lot of pressure lately, and the entire store is shouldering her shoulders.

Her mother didn't have any opinions, and her father didn't like her.

Other relatives cannot be counted on.

It can be said that she only has one reliable friend in Jiang Cheng.

"Jiang Cheng, can you teach me what should I do? Oh."

Xiaohe really didn't want to cry, but she still couldn't hold it in and shed two big tears.

Jiang Cheng did not rush to reply, but said to Liu Qing: "Go and close the door to the room."

The level 4 boss skillfully orders the level 83 employees to do their jobs.

As a Mahayana monk, Liu Qing didn't even think there was anything wrong with Jiang Cheng's behavior during his Qi training period.

She didn't say a word the whole time. She stood up obediently, walked to the door and closed it, then sat back obediently next to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng said in a gentle tone: "Sister Xiaohe, it's okay, we are all friends. If you have anything to say, just tell me and Liu Qing."

Xiaohe originally wanted to find someone to talk to about her difficulties, but now that Jiang Cheng took the initiative to speak, she immediately told all the things she had encountered recently.

Although Xiaohe's words were quite detailed, Jiang Cheng still extracted key information from them.

The situation at the Tongbaoge Huayuan Road store is not optimistic.

Xiaohe found a business, but couldn't agree on the purchase price at all.

Other than that, Xiaohe had no other choice.

(End of this chapter)