Another Transaction

The weather grew colder, autumn's chill gradually receding as winter's icy grip began to sweep across the entire north.

On Blue Star, in Linping City, at Jingjiang No. 1 villa.

In the basement, Su Jie moved with lightning speed, practicing a set of fist techniques. As his fists flew, faint sounds like tigers and leopards roaring seemed to emanate from his bones.

Bang!

Su Jie suddenly threw a punch, landing on a sturdy wooden dummy.

The powerful force instantly sent the dummy flying several meters. Its chest cracked continuously, as if struck by a heavy hammer. Su Jie's Spiritual Energy and vitality were also constantly refined through this training.

He clenched his palms, took a deep breath, and exhaled sharply. A stream of white mist shot out like an arrow for several meters before dissipating.

"My strength now is comparable to a water buffalo, wouldn't you say?"

Su Jie mused inwardly. Without accurate instruments to measure his strength, he could only guess. In any case, a normal person struck by Su Jie's full-power punch would likely not survive.

After a good workout, Su Jie muttered, "It took seven days, but this Tiger Roar Fist I bought from the Black Market is quite good. At least I have some close-combat ability now, it wasn't easy!"

What Su Jie was practicing was a physical martial art from the Tianyuan World, mostly practiced by martial arts experts in the civilian world. Its potential was limited, and Su Jie had spent ten Blood Marrow Stones to acquire it.

Since most Gu Masters were not adept at close combat, and the Hundred Poisons Gu Refining True Scripture Su Jie practiced didn't strengthen the body much, close combat was Su Jie's weakest offensive method compared to the strange abilities of Gu worms. Su Jie wanted to at least compensate for this weakness.

Sizzle!

The Thousand-Hand Centipede, now even fatter, crawled over affectionately and rubbed against Su Jie's pant leg as it saw him finish his training, looking on curiously.

"See? Your master is working so hard. You should put in some effort too and hurry up and reach your second Spirit Refinement."

Su Jie tapped the Thousand-Hand Centipede's head. This guy was being well-fed and cared for on Blue Star every day, and its size had already grown to 1.8 meters.

Su Jie could also feel that the Thousand-Hand Centipede was close to another transformation, perhaps in ten days, perhaps in twenty. Then it would undergo another monstrous development and become a low-grade Gu worm that had undergone secondary Spirit Refinement.

The Thousand-Hand Centipede's two antennae continuously nudged Su Jie's neck, its monstrous mouth gaping wide, as if it were about to wear a 'hungry, feed me' emoji on its forehead.

"You finished already? I had Old Chen deliver eighty thousand scorpions today."

Su Jie blinked, then looked. Indeed, the scorpions in several incubators were all gone. Calculated at roughly one yuan per scorpion, this guy had consumed eighty thousand yuan today and still wasn't full.

"Wait a moment, I'll have someone bring you more food."

Su Jie pushed the Thousand-Hand Centipede's head aside and picked up his phone to call Chen Yaoguang.

"Old Chen, get ready with a few workers and send another twenty thousand scorpions to the warehouse."

"Okay, I'll get it ready right away. But Mr. Su, we're running low on scorpions at the farm. At this rate of consumption, we won't be able to supply your channels."

Chen Yaoguang's voice came through. He was happy that the farm had recently turned a corner from crisis to safety, but the excessive consumption and inability to keep up with production were starting to give him a headache.

"How much inventory do we have left?"

Su Jie wasn't surprised by this. After all, he knew better than anyone about the Thousand-Hand Centipede's ever-increasing appetite.

"We have about 240,000 scorpions left. At your consumption rate, Mr. Su, that'll only last for two more days."

"Is that so! Old Chen, I remember you said you've been in the insect farming business for decades, right? You must know quite a few related farms. Help me call them and buy scorpions, spiders, centipedes, venomous snakes, and other poisonous insects from other farms. You handle the price negotiations."

"Mr. Su, I do know quite a few people. How much should we buy?"

"Buy as much as you can within ten million yuan, no limit. If it exceeds ten million, report back to me."

"Hiss, that much? Understood, Boss."

Chen Yaoguang was stunned by Su Jie's generosity. Spending tens of millions so casually to buy poisonous insects and creatures made him wonder just how big Su Jie's business truly was.

After hanging up, Su Jie no longer appeared as nonchalant as he had during the phone call. He glanced at his bank card balance on his phone. After deducting the ten million yuan intended for Chen Yaoguang to purchase poisonous insects, Su Jie only had a mere one million yuan left to use.

While one million yuan was a lot, it certainly wouldn't be enough given the Thousand-Hand Centipede's growing appetite.

"I happen to have a batch of good lumber saved up. I'll find someone to sell it and get some capital back."

Fortunately, Su Jie had stable channels for making money; otherwise, he truly wouldn't be able to afford to feed the increasingly ravenous Thousand-Hand Centipede.

His finger slid across his phone's contact list. Su Jie sent Chen Yaoguang a message and then walked out of the basement.

"Mr. Su, the meal is ready."

A servant came to remind him.

"Alright, I know."

Su Jie nodded. The current Jingjiang No. 1 had several servants, chefs, and gardeners hired by Su Jie to manage the large house and ensure his comfortable living.

However, the basement was Su Jie's private domain, where the Thousand-Hand Centipede was kept. No one could enter except Su Jie.

After finishing his meal, Su Jie drove his BMW alone to the Nanqiao Logistics Center.

At the same location, with the same personnel, Liang Lianjun appeared with a group of Cold Lily staff.

Upon receiving Su Jie's call, he heard that there was an even more valuable shipment this time and didn't dare to delay, rushing over with his team.

It was no wonder Su Jie had left such a deep impression on him last time. The batch of premium lumber, worth over sixty million yuan, sold to their Cold Lily and later crafted into high-end furniture, had received widespread acclaim. This made Liang Lianjun even more attentive to Su Jie's current transaction.

"Mr. Su, haha, long time no see! Thank you for patronizing our business again."

Liang Lianjun saw Su Jie in front of the warehouse and quickly strode forward, shaking Su Jie's hand with great enthusiasm.

"Patronizing your business? Our last collaboration was so pleasant. When I have good raw materials, of course, Cold Lily is the first one I think of!"

Su Jie returned his smile, as he was quite patient with great benefactors who brought him money.

"Knowing Manager Liang is eager to see the goods, I won't waste time with pleasantries. Come in and see the great things I've prepared for you."

Pushing open the warehouse door, Su Jie led the group from Cold Lily into the warehouse. He pointed to dozens of precious trees piled in the middle of the warehouse and said, "See? This is the big business I was talking about."

"Holy crap!"

Following Su Jie's gaze, Liang Lianjun almost dropped his jaw.

"Sandalwood! Incredible! To see so much top-quality Sandalwood at once."

Liang Lianjun rushed over, muttering to himself as he caressed each tree, all of which were at least several hundred years old and of superior quality.

In his entire career in the timber industry, this was the first time he had ever seen so many precious timber raw materials placed together. It was truly breathtaking.

"Manager Liang, don't just get excited. Let's get an appraisal for the goods first. Once you buy all this timber, you can go back to the company and look at it every day."

Su Jie chuckled from the side. The top-quality timber that Liang Lianjun cherished was just ordinary trees found everywhere in the Tianyuan World.

It could only be said that the differences between the two worlds allowed Su Jie, the speculator, to easily complete transactions of buying low and selling high.

"Okay, okay. Master, quickly bring the tools over."

Liang Lianjun realized he had lost his composure and composed his expression.

The sound of chainsaws echoed in the warehouse. Since Su Jie had prepared dozens of trees this time, judging their quality, weighing them, and calculating their value took more time. It took nearly two hours to measure all these trees.