Time slipped away unnoticed while Fishing, and four hours passed in the blink of an eye. Luo Can had cast his forty-first line of the day.
The fishing rod was cast, and the float remained still on the water for twenty minutes without any movement. Luo Can sat up straight, his eyes becoming more serious.
"It's going to be a lucky catch tonight," Luo Can muttered, staring at the taut fishing line on the lake.
More than ten minutes passed, and just as the thirty-five-minute mark was approaching, the fishing line, which had been completely still, suddenly began to bob violently up and down, as a tremendous pulling force came from underwater.
Luo Can immediately gathered all his strength and exerted force with his wrist. However, the thing underwater was extremely strong and held its ground for several breaths before he was finally pulled out of the water.
What emerged from the water was a golden-red inner Inner Core. As soon as it appeared, it emitted a rich and domineering dragon aura, Luo Can's martial soul, the Golden Dragon Moth, immediately felt a strong desire to devour it.
Luo Can couldn't help but swallow hard, and immediately opened the system panel to check the information about this thing.
[Item: Ancient Dragon Core (Red)]
[Description: The Inner Core of a Hundred Thousand Years ancient alien species, the Cinder Dragon Cinder Dragon, is formed from the essence of its life force before its death. It can purify the bloodline power of the holder, evolve martial souls (dragon-type Spirit Beast bloodlines), and can also be directly converted into Spirit Ring of the corresponding age for absorption.]
After reading the introduction, Luo Can immediately thought of Ma Hongjun from the original novel. His Seventh Spirit Ring came from the Inner Core of a mutated Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, which not only allowed him to successfully obtain the Spirit Ring, but also evolved his martial spirit into Seven-Headed Fierce Yang Phoenix.
"This is truly a wonderful thing." Luo Can stared intently at the golden-red Inner Core in his hand, pondered for a long time, and decided to put it away for now and absorb it after a period of preparation.
After storing the Inner Core in his System Space, Luo Can continued Fishing.
The next few casts yielded three more decent catches, and soon, the day's Fishing time was completely up.
[Ding! This Fishing trip has ended. Overall rating: Good+. Points earned: 15000]
[Current total Points: 227,500]
"Not bad, that was a small win today." Luo Can happily put away his fishing rod, looked at the rising sun on the horizon, and laughed, "Time to go see those two kids off."
As soon as he finished speaking, Golden Dragon Wings unfurled behind him, transforming him into a golden streak of light as he flew towards the headquarters of the Fate Defying Pavilion.
A considerable number of people had already gathered in the open space in front of the Fate Defying Pavilion's headquarters.
Four specially reinforced carriages were parked at the front, loaded with sealed cargo boxes containing medicinal herbs destined for the branch stores. Next to each carriage stood ten spirited guards, dressed in uniform gray Fitted Outfit with the emblem of the Fate Defying Pavilion pinned to their chests. Their cultivation levels ranged from Soul Elder to Soul Ancestor Master, and the two leading the group were genuine Spirit Emperor experts.
Bai Chen and Yang Yan stood in front of the carriage, both dressed in clean and neat travel clothes. Their faces were full of excitement and anticipation for the future, but their eyes also held a hint of nervousness at taking on such an important responsibility for the first time.
Ye Shengxin stood before the two, making a final check and giving instructions. "Check the goods list one last time. Nothing can be missing. Once you arrive, settle in first, carefully check the condition of the shop. If everything is in order, proceed with the previously agreed plan and open for business in three days. If you encounter any problems, immediately contact the headquarters using your Communication Soul Tool. Do not make decisions on your own, and absolutely do not get into conflicts with anyone. Do you all understand?"
"Understood, Senior Ye!" Bai Chen and Yang Yan replied in unison, their voices loud and clear.
Then, Ye Shengxin took out two Storage Ring and handed them to the two of them. "These contain various finished pills, plus the stock that the shop prepared in advance, enough to support your sales for the first three months."
The two quickly took the ring with both hands and carefully placed it inside their lining pockets.
Just then, a golden light streaked across the sky and landed on the open ground in an instant; it was Luo Can who had rushed over.
"Greetings, Pavilion Master!" Everyone present, including Ye Shengxin, immediately bowed in greeting.
Luo Can waved his hand, walked up to Bai Chen and Yang Yan, looked at the two young men with gentle eyes, and said:
" Nuoding City and Suotuo City, although not top-tier capitals like Tiandou or Star Luo Empire, have a large population and many Spirit Master. They represent the first step in our Fate Defying Pavilion Pharmacy's expansion. Entrusting this task to you shows my trust in your abilities and also gives you an opportunity to gain experience and grow."
"Rest assured, Pavilion Master! We will certainly live up to your trust, run the shop well, and make our Fate Defying Pavilion famous!" Yang Yan immediately puffed out his chest and said excitedly, while Bai Chen nodded vigorously beside him.
Luo Can smiled, took out two small Jade Bottle from his pocket, and handed them to the two of them respectively. "Inside each of you is a Mystic Water Pill and a bottle of Marrow Cleansing Liquid. Consider it a farewell gift from me. I hope that when I see you again next time, your cultivation will have greatly improved."
The two accepted the Jade Bottle with both hands, their eyes reddening with emotion, and immediately kowtowed three times to Luo Can.
Luo Can quickly helped the two up and solemnly instructed them, "You must remember, safety first, business second. If you really encounter trouble, save your own lives first. You can open another shop, but if you die, you lose everything."
Feeling the genuine concern in Luo Can's words, the two were both warmed and moved, nodding emphatically. "Thank you, Pavilion Master! We'll remember!"
"Alright, let's go. Have a safe trip." Luo Can smiled and patted the two on the shoulders.
"Yes! Take care, Pavilion Master!" Bai Chen and Yang Yan bowed deeply to Luo Can again, then turned and nimbly boarded their respective carriages.
The driver raised his whip, and after the crisp crack of the whip, the clatter of hooves sounded. Surrounded by two teams of guards, the two carriages slowly drove out of the Fate Defying Pavilion's territory, heading in two different directions, embarking on their journey to explore new lands.
Luo Can stood there, watching until the two carriages completely disappeared at the end of the road, before turning to Ye Shengxin beside him and saying, " Senior Ye, I'll trouble you to take care of the subsequent supply of materials to the two shops, as well as intelligence support from various places."
"You flatter me, Pavilion Master. These are all my duties," Ye Shengxin immediately bowed and replied.
Luo Can nodded, then looked at Ye Qingyu beside him and asked, " Sister Ye, has Dugu Bo replied yet?"
Ye Qingyu immediately took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Luo Can: "This is a reply that was just delivered yesterday. The messenger said that after seeing your letter, Senior Dugu said he would finish up his work as soon as possible and would arrive here the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Luo Can nodded, unfolded the letter, and read its contents, which were very brief, containing only five words: "Will come as soon as possible."
He put the letter away, and felt much more at ease.
With Title Dugu Bo Titled Douluo stepping in to sell Spirit Bone at the Heaven Dou City auction house and raise a large amount of money, there shouldn't be any major problems.