Chapter 68 – Blue Talent, Fortune in Commerce
by spirapiraChapter 68 – Blue Talent, Fortune in Commerce
Wang Qingxuan had a good relationship with him—she was one of Su Xing’s few “friends” at school.
At the same time, Wang Qingxuan’s role in future simulations could not be overlooked.
Right now, Su Xing assumed Wang Qingxuan had run into some kind of trouble, so he wanted to lend a hand.
What he didn’t expect was that after hearing his words, Wang Qingxuan felt even more ashamed. She thought to herself:
“He’s so handsome, and he’s so enthusiastic about helping me, yet I still want to ask for more—I’m truly shameless… And besides, he’s just so incredibly handsome!!!”
After hesitating for a while, Wang Qingxuan mustered her courage and said:
“If you’re willing, I can be a concubine!”
“Huh??!”
Su Xing was stunned by Wang Qingxuan’s sudden declaration. He asked in confusion:
“What do you mean by ‘concubine’?”
Wang Qingxuan’s pretty face flushed slightly as she murmured:
“I saw everything… Last time, you met a very beautiful older girl outside school, and I happened to run into you… Don’t worry, I don’t ask for much. I just want to be by your side…”
Su Xing: “…”
After Wang Qingxuan’s explanation, Su Xing finally understood the reason she had come to find him.
He then spent considerable effort giving Wang Qingxuan a lecture on proper values, telling her that such thinking was inadvisable.
When it came to naive young girls on the verge of falling into the abyss, Su Xing’s specialty was spiritual redemption!
But what Su Xing didn’t realize was that his little speech only made Wang Qingxuan fall for him even harder.
In the blink of an eye, three more days passed.
Su Xing arranged a meeting with Jin Congxue and handed over the pills he had prepared in advance.
What pleasantly surprised Su Xing was that Jin Congxue had managed to gather a whopping 320,000 pieces of white-quality equipment within a single week—far more than Su Xing had anticipated.
Su Xing deftly converted the equipment into energy. The 320,000 pieces of white equipment provided him with a full 1.85 million simulation energy points.
Adding the roughly 200,000 points he had left over from before, Su Xing’s simulation energy reserves exceeded two million points for the first time.
“With energy in hand, there’s nothing to worry about!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward slightly.
On the afternoon of February 4th, New Era 2024, Su Xing entered the Blessed Spirit Field and initiated his twenty-second simulation.
“Begin simulation!”
【Ding! This simulation consumes 2,200 energy points. Remaining energy: 2,056,666 points. Remaining simulations: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a white talent costs 100 energy points, a green talent costs 1,000 energy points, and a blue talent costs 10,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?】
“Draw a blue-quality talent!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the blue talent: Fortune in Commerce!】
【Fortune in Commerce】: Blue talent. You possess remarkable talent in the art of commerce. You also have exceptional business acumen. When doing business, you tend to achieve great wealth and prosperity, rarely encountering setbacks.
Su Xing’s eyes lit up when he saw the newly drawn talent. He had previously drawn a white talent called business elite that could help him with commerce.
The Fortune in Commerce before him was clearly an upgraded version of that talent.
“The Fortune in Commerce talent, huh? That’s actually quite good… Perhaps it could accelerate the development of the Tarot Trading Company?”
Su Xing decided to observe the talent’s usefulness during the simulation.
【Within the Blessed Spirit Field, you become aware that you are in a simulation.】
【You begin refining pills, preparing the pills that the Tarot Society will need for the upcoming period.】
【One week later, you deliver the pre-refined pills to Jin Congxue, but unexpectedly learn that the Capital City’s Lingyun Merchant Association is selling off some of its business operations. Jin Congxue tells you these operations involve medicinal agents, equipment, and skill scrolls. If you could acquire all of Lingyun Merchant Association’s operations, it would usher the Tarot Society into an era of rapid expansion.】
【You understand in your heart that this is likely the Fortune in Commerce talent taking effect. You ask Jin Congxue how much capital would be needed to acquire these operations.】
【Jin Congxue states that at least 200 billion in capital would be needed to have any confidence in completing the acquisition. You say this is too expensive and that you can’t raise that much money in a short time.】
【Jin Congxue thinks it over, then says she is willing to provide a guarantee on behalf of the Jin Commerce Group. You could first acquire the equipment trading operations, and pay for the rest in installments—though this would still require raising nearly 50 billion in capital within one month.】
【You agree. Over the next month, you refine pills day and night, finally raising enough capital and successfully acquiring part of Lingyun Merchant Association’s operations.】
【Several more months pass, and the Tarot Society acquires all of Lingyun Merchant Association’s remaining operations. In just a few short months, the Tarot Trading Company’s scale expands tenfold, becoming one of the Capital City’s preeminent trading firms.】
Su Xing’s eyes went wide at this. He murmured:
“Fortune in Commerce—the effect is actually this powerful? Expanding tenfold in just a few months? Under normal development, it would take at least several years to reach that level, wouldn’t it?”
“It seems the Fortune in Commerce talent is an absolute must-pick!”
Su Xing’s mind raced with thoughts.
The Fortune in Commerce talent might not be of great use within the simulation itself, but in the real world, its impact on the Tarot Society’s development would be absolutely enormous.
The faster the Tarot Society grew, the more energy Su Xing could harvest!
Correspondingly, his own strength would increase faster as well!
Su Xing had already made his decision. He took a deep breath and continued the simulation.
【As the Tarot Society’s scale expands, it can now effortlessly produce hundreds of thousands of white-quality equipment pieces each month. The only pity is that within the simulation, you no longer need this equipment for energy.】
【You know that staying with the Tarot Society won’t help improve your strength, so you begin quietly waiting for the opportunity to join the Advent Cult.】
【One day, Wang Qingxuan finds you. She tells you she is about to join a mysterious organization. After a passionate night together, you and she join the Advent Cult together.】
【During the first three months after joining the Advent Cult, you maintain a cautious approach. Then, when an opportunity arises, you demonstrate your pill-refining abilities and catch the eye of Protector Shadow.】
【Protector Shadow promises that as long as you complete your monthly tasks, you will definitely become an Elder-level figure within a year.】
【You receive a large quantity of pill-refining ingredients from Protector Shadow and refine massive amounts of Essence Nurturing Pills and Spirit Nurturing Pills.】
【With sufficient pills in hand, you begin devoting most of your time to cultivation. Your plan is to forge the Nine-Revolution Golden Core!】
【In the second year, you inscribe another core marking upon your Golden Core. You successfully condense the Six-Revolution Golden Core, and your realm once again falls back to Golden Core stage ninth layer.】
【Your heart remains utterly calm as you prepare to cultivate your realm back up.】
【While you are diligently cultivating, Protector Shadow seeks you out. She requests that you privately refine a batch of pills exclusively for her. She emphatically stresses that you must not tell anyone about this.】