The talisman I drew must be banned.

Chapter 159 The devil’s path must also keep pace with the times
  Although the problem of the cost of Qi and Blood Pills has been solved through the plant self-discipline talisman.

But before Tongbao Pavilion obtains the order from the Arsenal Division, there is still an extremely critical link - bidding!
  There are many shops in Yujing that can make Qi and Blood Pills. If several shops contact the Arsenal at the same time and want to take orders for Qi and Blood Pills, for the sake of fairness and justice, the Arsenal will ask each shop to provide a batch of samples.

Finally, the supplier of Qi Xue Dan is determined based on the quality of the sample and the final quotation from each store.

However, the processes of elixir refining, quotation, and bidding are not things that Jiang Cheng should consider.

All he has to do is to keep the scrawled little fruit trees disciplined. And on the twenty-fourth day, when the blood orange fruit reaches ten-year quality, the fruit will be picked and submitted to Xiaohe, who will bid for the elixir.

As for whether it can be successful in the end, it depends on the quality of Chengdan and the choice of the arsenal.

These are not things that a freshman in Jiangcheng should consider.

……

When the scale of Miaodanfang was not large, the owner Shen Mi often needed to start the furnace to refine elixirs to ensure the quality and output of the elixirs produced by Miaodanfang.

But now Miaodanfang has grown into the top three alchemy shops in Yujing by taking over the business of the imperial court.

At this time, it would be a bit of a show if Shen Mi tried to refine the elixir himself.

Shen Mi's main job now is to use his connections in the court to obtain stable orders for elixirs for Miaodanfang.

This is an extremely simple but extremely difficult job that extremely tests a person's emotional intelligence and skills.

Some officials are fond of spiritual stones, some are fond of women, some are interested in children, and some are sincere but love flattery...

In order to maintain the relationship with the court, Miaodanfang has to pay a lot of benefits every year, but compared with the elixir orders, these efforts are quite worth it.

For example, on the day Xiaohe expressed his participation in the bidding for the Qi and Blood Pills of the Arsenal Department, Qi Huaizhu, the steward of the Arsenal Department and a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, came to Shen's Mansion in person.

"Brother Shen." Qi Huaizhu cupped his hands.

"Master Qi, please." Shen Mi greeted this old friend skillfully.

"I've been to your house many times, so I won't talk nonsense today. Is this a convenient place to talk?"

"There is absolutely no flaw below the transformation level."

"That's good. The concubine of the Bai family came to see me again today. Tongbao Pavilion has decided to participate in the bidding for Qi and Blood Pills."

Shen Mi was stunned and asked strangely: "Are they crazy? In the entire Liang Kingdom, except for our Miaodan Shop, who can lower the price of Qi and Blood Pills to less than forty?"

Qi Huaizhu said seriously: "I don't think she is joking. She must be really prepared. She is probably quite sure."

Shen Mi frowned and thought deeply. Based on his understanding of the Immortal Sect, Tongbao Pavilion would definitely not do anything that would damage its reputation by passing off quality products.

What's more, although the business of Qi and Blood Pills is not small, judging from the size of the Immortal Sect, the value of Qi and Blood Pills is not even a drop in the bucket. There is absolutely no need to give in to this.

"Brother Shen," Qi Huaizhu cupped his hands and said, "You are a professional in alchemy. I don't know about it. I can only talk about the attitude of our Arsenal Department. Before our cooperation, our two families have a tacit understanding. Personally, I am definitely inclined to continue. Purchase elixirs from Miaodanfang. But if the difference between the samples provided by the two companies is too big, it will be a bit difficult to tell."

Shen Mi was silent.

He knew the unspoken rules of the imperial court.

Some things cannot be weighed if they are not put on the scale. They do not weigh four ounces. Even if they are put on the scale of a thousand kilograms, they cannot be stopped.

"Special supply of Qi and Blood Pills" can be regarded as a tacit understanding between the Arsenal and Miaodanfang. Because the Arsenal has limited funds and Miaodanfang can lower the price, the two companies hit it off immediately.

But if someone comes up with a "high-grade Qi and Blood Pill" worth less than forty spiritual stones, then the previous tacit understanding will not work.

At the same time, it also means that Miaodanfang will lose the big order of Qi and Blood Pills.

"I understand." Shen Mi said.

After sending Qi Huaizhu away, Shen Mi summoned his henchmen without saying a word.

"Find out the origin of Tongbao Pavilion's Qi and Blood Pill! No matter the cost, the sooner the better."

……

Although the five major immortal sects have joined forces to maintain overall peace in the world of immortality.

However, if there is a demand, there will be a market. Evil cultivators and other evil forces, as a part of the monks' special needs, have been suppressed endlessly.

In order to cope with the strong suppression of the righteous forces such as the Immortal Sect, the demonic forces were generally divided into two development factions.

One group is more moderate and actively adapts to the changes of the times. By studying the law, adapting to the rules, and finding a living space in the cracks between the immortal sect and the secular forces.

The other faction is more extreme. They usually practice dormantly, wait until the critical moment to backstab the Immortal Sect, and then continue to lie dormant in an attempt to overthrow the Immortal Sect's rule. Most of the true magic masters come from this faction.

At night, two cake makers from the Demonic Life-Chasing Sect appeared outside the Tongbaoge Huayuan Road store.

One of them is an old man with a thousand-plane compass and looks kind-hearted.

The other was a young man with a mohawk haircut, his hands in his pockets, and many holes in his pants. He looked like he was not someone to be trifled with.

"Master, shall we rush in directly?" the young man said.

The old man put down the Qianji Compass and said, "That's too slow. Look at my Life Compass!"

With the injection of spiritual power from the old man, the compass suddenly started to activate!
  Countless cube mechanisms are surging in the compass, and the passenger flow situation of the Tongbaoge Huayuan Road store in the past few days has begun to appear on the compass!
  One guest in the morning, one guest in the afternoon, and one guest in the evening.

Even the mohawk boy couldn't help complaining: "Isn't this business too bad? Can such a big store make back the rent?"

The old man didn't answer, he was very calm. He found a very crucial piece of information - there were two people who stayed in Tongbao Pavilion for a long time, and they obviously didn't look like customers.

Most of the people Shen Fang is looking for are them!
  The old man twisted the compass and tried to use it to pick up the details left by the two men in Tongbao Pavilion and deduce the direction in which they came.

This compass is not a high-end "deduction" magic weapon, but a "reasoning" magic weapon that uses leftover information. Some experienced head catchers with some tracking spells can actually achieve the effect of a compass.

This method of finding people is far inferior to "deduction of spells", but the advantage is that it consumes less energy, is very primitive, does not touch the secrets of heaven, and will not attract the attention of powerful monks.

Following the guidance of the compass, the two men from the Mingzhui Sect confirmed two locations.

One is Lianyun University and the other is Yuhu Ming'an Community.

The two men from the Zhuiming Sect squatted at the entrance of Yuhu Ming'an and discovered that there was a Lianda University student who took the trouble to go back and forth between Lianda University and Yuhu Ming'an every day, which was extremely suspicious.

At the gate of Lian Gate, the two men from the Mingzhui Sect watched Jiang Cheng walk into the school.

The mohawk boy said: "Master, Lianda is a powerful force in the Immortal Sect. How do we get in? Do you want to teach me the invisibility spell?"

The old man said enigmatically: "Don't bother me so much, I have a clever plan of my own."

The mohawk boy thought to himself: As expected of the master! Even the powerful Immortal Sect forces can sneak in at will!
  The old man took the young man to the gate of Lian Gate and confidently said to the guard: "We are delivering express."

Doorman: "Come in and register. Do you have a work permit?"

"Yes. You see, I have been doing this for more than ten years."

Mohawk Boy:...

Suddenly he didn't really want to work in the Life-Chasing Sect anymore.

……

As the scrawled fruit trees gradually entered the fruit maturity stage, Jiangcheng found that the scrawled fruit trees moved more frequently.

During the earliest germination and growth stages, the soil of scrawled small fruit trees only needs to be changed every half a day on average.

The later ones grow bigger and are kept on the wasteland. The scrawled small fruit trees move to their nests every three or four hours.

As it bloomed and produced thirty fruits, the number of times it moved to its nest almost doubled three or four times.

Basically, in less than an hour, the scruffy little fruit tree will have to dig a new hole and find another place to absorb nutrients.

Moreover, it is just like the author of Internet articles who only digs up and does not bury it, without any quality.

Looking at the wasteland dug by scrawled small fruit trees, Jiang Cheng realized that although this guy grew fast and had many fruits, its demand for resources was also extremely terrifying.

Blood orange fruit trees that are not self-disciplined can basically achieve a balance between photosynthesis and fruit growth.

But the scrawled little fruit tree cannot do that. It must dig holes frequently and rely on the nutrients and aura in the land to replenish its energy.

"Why do I feel that the information on Sunseeking Grass that I specially collected seems to have no effect at all?" Jiang Cheng murmured as he looked at the small fruit tree that was digging a hole.

"It's possible that it works, but it can't handle the growth needs of thirty fruits."

"So the question now is, how can we help blood orange trees get more free energy?"

Jiang Cheng looked at the cheap weeds that no one wanted in the wasteland, and a bold idea came to his mind.

Eating grass is definitely more nutritious than eating soil, right?
  How about finding a way to let small fruit trees eat grass directly?
  Animals can eat grass, so why can’t fruit trees eat grass?
  Where are the rights to the fruit trees?

All trees are created equal!
  Trees should also have the right to eat grass!

After Jiang Cheng got the idea to solve the problem, the next thing he needed to do was to find a way to solve the problem.

"Is there any spell that can refine other objects and attribute their power to oneself? Or can it directly plunder energy from other objects?"

The two people from the Mingzhui Sect who followed secretly from the side:?
  What demon speaks?

Is this boy named Jiang Cheng really a Lian University student?

Why is he more like a demon than us? ?
  Jiang Cheng temporarily exited the thinking mode and noticed the two life-seeking sects beside him.

The two people looked hesitant, and at first glance they were shy and introverted honest people.

"Are you guys also here to order talismans from me?"

Jiang Cheng asked. Recently, many seniors have approached him to order talismans.

Although these two people don't look much like students from Lianda University, Lianda University does have many weird seniors.

Compared with those psychopaths and perverts, these two people just have a little more personality in appearance.

But Jiangcheng never judges people by their appearance.

"Is the talisman you are talking about something that can make blood orange fruit trees dance?" The old man pointed to the scrawled small fruit tree in the distance.

"It's not dancing, it's just digging a hole and trying to bury itself in it," Jiang Cheng explained.

Dig a hole and bury yourself in it?

Why is it that whenever this person opens his mouth, he always speaks words that are deeply frightening?
  The old man swallowed and said, "So that blood orange tree can bear a lot of fruits because of your talisman?"

"Right? Do you need it? You can reserve it with just one spiritual stone."

"Then let me reserve one. When can I get the goods?"

Jiang Cheng estimated the date and said: "The basic version should be about ten days later. The enhanced version will be a few days later."

(End of this chapter)