Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 255 - 148: Breaking Even, The Summer Wind
Huang Fuxing discovered that Ji Jingqiu did not leave the Buddha Country quickly but stayed for a while.
He checked, and during this time, Ji Jingqiu didn't do anything, he just sat there quietly.
He must have felt that he wouldn't be able to meet the Supreme True Buddha for a while, so he prayed to the Supreme True Buddha before leaving...
A warmth surged in his heart; this young man indeed was a devout believer of the Supreme True Buddha.
Having Ji Jingqiu in the sect proved that the Supreme True Buddha Sect indeed had not run out of luck!
Huang Fuxing looked up, just like Ji Jingqiu, gazing at the once hope-bringing and then despair-inducing Supreme True Buddha...
He sighed softly.
One day, he and his master will restore the Supreme True Buddha's sanity, leading the Supreme True Buddha Sect back to greatness.
After deleting all records of Ji Jingqiu's recent "arrival" in the Buddha Country, Huang Fuxing checked again to ensure no traces were left before exiting the Buddha Country.
Returning to his base in reality, his device started pinging with a series of message alerts.
Opening them, he found it was the "buyer", and his expression immediately relaxed.
He started getting into work mode.
His master was the leader of the Old Law Sect. Although the Old Law Sect was declining, it hadn't completely retreated and still held some key positions.
Like the one he now occupied, which was a very lucrative position.
The Supreme True Buddha Sect had a fortunate opportunity in the Spirit Ocean years ago, transplanting an Exotic Plant named the Arhat Tree, whose Arhat Fruits could be consumed by Martial Artists in the True Seed Realm to increase their success rate of Reversing Innate.
Every year, the Supreme True Buddha Sect would auction off a portion of these fruits to some powers within the Federation.
It's safe to say that the Arhat Fruit greatly contributed to the sect's survival in these tight years, providing not only a substantial economic base but also some hidden "connections."
After all, as long as the Arhat Tree was in the hands of the Supreme True Buddha Sect, some powers still had a chance to buy the fruits, but once it fell into the hands of the Federation officials, there would be no way to buy them; not even the officials themselves could spare any.
And this "job" was under Huang Fuxing's control.
This was also why Huang Fuxing confidently assured Ji Jingqiu that he could definitely get him an Arhat Fruit.
But now there's a problem...
"Mr. Gu, why is the price of Arhat Fruit more than double the usual this time?"
Huang Fuxing touched his nose.
This was the problem he faced.
While he was responsible for selling the Arhat Fruit, the sect had a minimum quota, and anything beyond that was his excess profit.
This year's quota was just two fruits, one for Ji Jingqiu, obviously not charging for that, how to meet the minimum quota? He had to charge the buyers harshly.
"Doubling the price" was to balance the accounts.
And the "extra" was his profit margin.
Heaven help him, he was not asking for an outrageous price.
Huang Fuxing patiently explained to the customer:
"This year, the Arhat Tree faced significant issues, and we had to pay a much higher cost to barely maintain our external sales quota for this year."
"We estimate that in the next ten years, our external sales quota will be reduced by at least half, so this year is very likely the lowest price for the next decade!"
After sending a long string of messages, Huang Fuxing opened a conversation with his master to report his interaction with Ji Jingqiu.
[Handle the follow-up properly, don't let the New Law Sect find anything suspicious, especially regarding the whereabouts of the Arhat Fruit]
Huang Fuxing was well-prepared for this!
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Balancing the accounts with the help of the buyers was a crucial part, then there was the delivery to Ji Jingqiu, for which he didn't use his own courier company but entrusted a friend.
After chatting with his master about recent developments, Huang Fuxing felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
Recently, the Supreme True Buddha was inadvertently disturbed, causing significant turmoil within the sect, originating from the central region.
The Left Dharma King of the New Law Sect took advantage of the situation, not only recalling all personnel from the central region but also using the opportunity to carry out purges within the sect.
This brought quite some trouble to their faction.
Luckily, they hadn't discovered Ji Jingqiu...
As he pondered, his device pinged with a message alert.
"Mr. Gu, we are very sincere, but could the price be lower?"
The other party was still bargaining with him.
Huang Fuxing was getting impatient; how could this guy be so persistent? He had been haggling for almost half a month!
Isn't it their honor to contribute to the resurgence of the Supreme True Buddha Sect?
Why bother over every little detail?
He quickly replied: "This is the offering money for the Supreme True Buddha, there's no room for negotiation, take it or leave it! There are others waiting!"
After sending this message, Huang Fuxing felt somewhat guilty.
The price offered by the other party was actually the highest at the moment.
The price of Arhat Fruits was already high, and doubling it, even for a top-tier power, was painful.
If the other party refused to buy, it would be hard for him to balance his accounts...
As there was no reply from the other party for a long time.
Huang Fuxing's heart gradually sank.
After a good while, the party finally replied.
"We will purchase. We hope to establish a foundation of trust with your sect through this opportunity. We may seek to purchase Arhat Fruits from your sect in the future."
Seeing this, Huang Fuxing's heart finally settled.
He quickly replied: "Okay, provide a delivery address, and we will take care of the delivery. Also, pay upfront! That's the rule, no exceptions."
