The day passed quickly, and both Chen Changsheng and Bai Ze had mined a considerable amount of ore.
Looking at the large quantity of ore, Chen Changsheng took out an abacus and started calculating.
“Thirteen hundred eighty blocks of ore, which is equivalent to thirty-eight thousand divine source…”
Facing Chen Changsheng’s actions, Bai Ze was puzzled. “Wait, why are we digging so much ore?”
“Are you telling me you plan to forge magic treasures with this kind of material?”
“Even if we use this quality of ore, we can only forge treasures up to the Earth Immortal Realm.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng put away his abacus and smiled. “You’re wrong. I never intended to use these ores to forge treasures of the Earth Immortal Realm.”
“I plan to use them to create magic treasures for Divine Realm cultivators.”
“No, you’re crazy.”
“One treasure of the Earth Immortal Realm is equivalent to ten treasures of the Divine Realm. How can you think of making a profit like this?”
“No, forging top-quality treasures is actually a loss-making business.”
“Top-quality treasures require more time, more materials, and better craftsmen. In that case, my output will greatly decrease.”
“On the contrary, if I am willing to lower the quality slightly, then my output will greatly increase.”
“I have calculated this pile of ore. Only one top-quality Earth Immortal Realm treasure can be refined, but I can refine ten top-quality Divine Realm treasures.”
“In terms of price, Earth Immortal Realm treasures are indeed higher than ten Divine Realm treasures.”
“But if I choose to refine high-quality Divine Realm treasures, then these ores can produce thirteen.”
“On the market, the prices of high-quality treasures and top-quality treasures do not differ much.”
“If I sell thirteen treasures, I only make money from one, and the other two I use to lower the price. In this way, how much do you think my sales will be?”
Upon hearing this, Bai Ze was stunned.
“But high-quality treasures cannot match top-quality treasures!”
“I know, but how many people in this world can fully utilize the power of top-quality treasures?”
“High-quality treasures are already sufficient for some cultivators.”
“Now I am a merchant, not a master craftsman. My goal is to provide a large number of treasures, not to create a single top-quality treasure.”
“In battle, a large number of weapons decide victory or defeat. A single treasure cannot play much of a role.”
As he spoke, Chen Changsheng collected all the ore into a unified space.
“Alright, let’s get to work.”
“From now on, the price for mining workers in the Immortal King Realm will be twenty thousand divine source per day.”
“The amount of ore must meet my standards. If it falls short, there will be deductions; if it exceeds, there will be bonuses.”
“I will give you the specific standards later, and you will be responsible for supervising this aspect.”
Hearing this, Bai Ze became anxious.
“Hold on!”
“What’s wrong?”
“You’re giving someone who is in the Immortal King Realm twenty thousand divine source a day, are you treating them like beggars?”
“Also, the value of the ore you dug today is approximately thirty-eight thousand divine source, and strong figures in the Immortal King Realm would dig about the same amount.”
“Thirty-eight thousand divine source, and you’re taking eighteen thousand for yourself. They aren’t fools, you know.”
Seeing Bai Ze speechless, Chen Changsheng smiled faintly. “Even if it were twenty thousand, they would still rush to take it.”
“Besides, if I don’t swallow this eighteen thousand price difference, how can you feed your people, and how can I make a fortune?”
After hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, Bai Ze was dumbfounded.
Because it realized for the first time that making money required such audacity.
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Abyss City.
Bai Ze and Chen Changsheng arrived, but Bai Ze remained cautious.
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Because it was afraid that everyone would hear such a greedy price and immediately attack.
Seeing Chen Changsheng appear, those people from yesterday immediately surrounded him.
“Chen Changsheng, yesterday you listed miners as one of the job categories.”
“Are you thinking of having us dig mines?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng took out paper and pen while rolling his eyes at them.
“What’s wrong with being a miner? Making money is good.”
“Everyone here has probably done many dirty things.”
“Do you feel ashamed just because you’re a miner?”
Hearing this, a Fifth-Rank Immortal King cultivator spoke up. “That makes sense. As long as resources can be obtained, it doesn’t matter what we do.”
“But I wonder, how much are you going to pay us?”
“This is the latest price list, take a look.”
Speaking, Chen Changsheng handed over a piece of paper.
But when everyone saw the prices, they instantly became angry.
“Chen Changsheng, are you treating us like beggars?”
The cultivation level of the Fifth-Rank Immortal King suddenly erupted, and at the same time, Bai Ze also drew his weapon, ready to fight.
“Bang!”
The desk was shattered by Chen Changsheng’s palm, and more than ten Immortal King puppets appeared behind him.
“Who are you trying to scare?”
“If you’re not satisfied, don’t do it. Did I force you to come?”
With louder voices and stronger momentum, everyone was silenced instantly.
As Chen Changsheng said, these jobs were entirely voluntary. No one was forced to do them.
Since fighting Chen Changsheng over this wouldn’t make sense, everyone’s emotions gradually calmed down.
The agitated Fifth-Rank Immortal King cultivator also spoke up. “Chen Changsheng, we didn’t mean to oppose you.”
“It’s just that your prices are too insulting. We are Immortal King Realm strong figures. How could we care about mere twenty thousand divine source?”
Seeing that everyone’s emotions had stabilized, Chen Changsheng retracted the puppets and took out a new desk.
“I know that none of you would care about twenty thousand divine source, but the value created by a miner in the Immortal King Realm is only this much.”
“Yesterday, Bai Ze and I mined for a day, and the value I created was thirty-eight thousand divine source.”
“So I can only offer you the base price of twenty thousand divine source.”
Upon hearing this, there were mocking sounds in the crowd.
“Only two thousand for thirty-eight thousand, you really are greedy.”
“Sigh!”
“Eat whatever you want, but don’t speak nonsense. Offering you twenty thousand is already generous.”
“To buy land in that small world, I need money. The ore you bring back, I need to refine it into magic treasures, which also requires money.”
“After refining the magic treasures, I still need to find ways to sell them and exchange them for corresponding supplies to give to you.”
“Subtracting all these costs, how much can I earn?”
“If I don’t earn anything, why would I do this?”
“Of course, if you think the earnings are too little, you can completely switch to other jobs.”
“There are plenty of high-paying jobs on this price list. Why insist on being miners?”
Chen Changsheng’s words left everyone speechless.
At this moment, a Second-Rank Immortal King cultivator stepped forward and said, “Can I try the Mining Protection Team job?”
