Tarot Society Founded, Get Rich!

The Tarot Society Is Founded, Get Rich!

Su Xing naturally knew Jin Congxue was joking, so he replied half-jokingly as well:

"Sure! Getting to take care of a great beauty like you? I couldn't ask for more!"

Jin Congxue rolled her eyes coquettishly and said:

"Tch, you little pervert!"

"Oh, right, I have something serious to tell you. The reason those fifty pills managed to sell at auction for two million each was because they had just come out. Several of my wealthy sisters couldn't wait to buy them, which was why they went for such a high price..."

"But the price of these pills will definitely fall later on... I estimate it'll eventually stabilize at around one to one and a half million per pill."

Su Xing nodded after hearing that. It was about what he had expected, so he said:

"It's fine. Even one million each is already a huge profit for me. Just help me exchange the money for White Equipment!"

At an average of one million each, Su Xing could refine a hundred Low-Grade Beauty Pills a week. That meant an income of one hundred million Great Xia Coin per week.

If converted into energy, that would probably net him six hundred thousand energy points. That was absolutely no small sum.

At the very least, Su Xing would not have to worry about running short on energy anytime soon.

Hearing Su Xing's words, Jin Congxue rolled her eyes and said:

"Big brother! Do you really think the Jin Clan Merchant Group's money gets blown in by the wind?"

"Selling you one piece of White Equipment for nine hundred is already at cost price. Once labor costs are factored in, we'd actually be losing money!"

"And you want to buy White Equipment worth one hundred million in one go—that's over a hundred thousand pieces! That's nearly one-tenth of the Jin Clan Merchant Group's total merchandise flow!"

Su Xing immediately felt a little embarrassed after hearing that.

After all, the Jin Clan Merchant Group needed to make money too. Before this, they could probably earn several hundred from every piece of White Equipment they sold.

Now, they were practically earning nothing while working for Su Xing for free. And as Su Xing's strength increased, his demand for White Equipment would only grow higher.

By then, even all the White Equipment the Jin Clan Merchant Group acquired each week might not be enough to cover his energy consumption.

A trace of apology appeared on Su Xing's face as he asked tentatively:

"Then what do you think I should do? White Equipment is very important to me!"

Jin Congxue pondered for a moment before saying:

"Although I don't know why you insist on buying White Quality Equipment, that must be your secret, so I won't ask further."

"But I can tell you an internal figure from the Jin Clan Merchant Group. Out of Great Xia's population of one billion, there are only five hundred million combat Professionals, and only around four hundred million Bronze Rank combat Professionals."

"High-level Professionals generally don't use White Quality Equipment. That means the annual circulation of White Quality Equipment in Great Xia is only around five hundred million pieces."

"At your current rate of acquisition, you're buying a hundred thousand pieces of White Quality Equipment a week. In a year, you'd need over five million pieces of White Equipment! That's nearly one percent of the entire market share!"

"And under Great Xia's laws, you could even be convicted of monopolization!"

Su Xing frowned slightly after hearing Jin Congxue's words. He had not considered that much before, but if he alone bought so much White Quality Equipment and only took it in without ever selling any, the authorities would inevitably take notice in the long run. That was no small problem.

And as his strength rose, forget five million pieces of White Equipment a year—even fifty million was possible in the future!

So Su Xing asked with a frown:

"White Quality Equipment really is extremely useful to me... Is there any way to avoid that?"

Jin Congxue thought about it and said:

"There are ways, and more than one!"

"First, raise the quality of the equipment. If you need not only White Quality Equipment but Green Quality Equipment as well, then perhaps you won't attract as much attention."

"Second, you can establish a merchant association of your own, one dedicated to acquiring low-tier equipment. You could even hire some people to run dungeons and farm equipment... That way, not only could you save a great deal of money, but you definitely wouldn't draw attention."

Su Xing's eyes lit up when he heard Jin Congxue's suggestions.

He had tried devouring Green Quality Equipment before. One piece could grant around fifty energy points, but a single green piece of equipment cost at least twenty thousand Great Xia Coin. Its Cost-Effectiveness was far too low; it was a full twice as expensive as White Equipment.

Jin Congxue's second proposal, however, was quite interesting. Establishing his own merchant association would indeed save Su Xing a lot of trouble.

So Su Xing Blinked His Eyes and said:

"So, beautiful Miss Jin Congxue... may I hire you to be the person in charge of my merchant association?"

Jin Congxue's eyes widened at Su Xing's words, and she asked:

"You want me to manage your merchant association? Come on... I'm from the Jin Clan Merchant Group! Strictly speaking, if you establish a merchant association, you'll be my family's competitor!"

Since Jin Congxue had not rejected him outright, Su Xing immediately felt there was hope. He took out several high-quality Beauty Pills he had refined earlier, handed them to her, and said:

"Ahem, of course you won't be working for free! There'll be plenty of Beauty Pills like these! And I'll prioritize you for any other pills I refine in the future too!"

Jin Congxue accepted the pills and said faintly:

"Boss, you really are generous! A single top-grade Rich Lady Happy Pill is worth at least over five million... With a wave of your hand, you're handing out tens of millions in salary!"

Jin Congxue thought for a moment and said:

"But registering a merchant association requires quite a few things. Not only do you need sufficient funds, you also need a certain amount of connections and resources..."

Su Xing Blinked His Eyes and said:

"But you're the Miss of the Jin Clan Merchant Group! How could you possibly lack connections and resources?"

Jin Congxue rolled her eyes after hearing that:

"So you're treating me like free labor? I really do have quite a few resources on hand. They're definitely enough to get the merchant association up and running in its early stages... But!"

"But opening a merchant association takes a lot of money. The initial investment needs to be at least one billion, and you'll need to contact a group of fighters who specialize in dungeon crawling... Still, you have a natural advantage in that regard. Aren't you a student? You can contact the freshmen at Kyoto Vocational University. They happen to need to run dungeons and level up, so having them farm equipment for you would be perfect!"

Su Xing nodded after hearing that. That had been his thought as well. As for the funding...

Su Xing considered it and said:

"I'll give you two hundred Beauty Pills every week... Half the money from selling them can be used to establish the new merchant association, and the other half can be used to buy White Quality Equipment for me... Once the merchant association is established, you can invest all the weekly Beauty Pill money into it. I only want the White Quality Equipment in the merchant association! What do you think?"

Jin Congxue considered it carefully and said:

"If that's the case, it really could work! Two hundred Beauty Pills a week... That's equivalent to an injection of Two to Three Hundred Million in funding!"

"With that, I'm confident I can help you establish the framework of a merchant association within a week! And I have some connections at Jiangnan Academy as well. I can contact the students there to run dungeons and farm equipment!"

After a pause, Jin Congxue added:

"But we still have one important problem to solve!"

Su Xing asked in confusion:

"What problem?"

Jin Congxue smiled and said:

"My boss... you still haven't come up with a name for the merchant association!"

Su Xing froze for a moment, then smiled as well.

"Then let's call it the Tarot Society..."