Negotiating the Price
Yang Daqiang stared at Wang Mengde and said, word by word, "Just because you've been with the company for four and a half years and haven't been present once, I can take your job in a heartbeat if I say the word."
Wang Mengde remained unmoved, calmly looking at Yang Daqiang, and slowly spoke:
"Captain Yang, calm down. Don't make things difficult for yourself. If you take my position, you won't be able to collect my monthly salary or get the annual payment of three hundred Spirit Stone."
Upon hearing this, Yang Daqiang was filled with rage, his face turning red with anger.
"You... you dare not pay me the balance?"
Wang Mengde looked at him calmly and slowly said, "I dare."
In the past, when we were weaker than others, we naturally had to fawn over them and act like subservient grandsons.
Now that he's at the mid-stage of the Fifth-Level Qi Refinement, killing someone like Yang Daqiang, Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement without any protective magic Law Artifact, is a piece of cake.
If you're strong enough but still act like a subservient person, isn't that despicable?
Yang Daqiang was furious; his face turned bright red, and his chest heaved violently.
Yang Daqiang stared intently at Wang Mengde's calm and composed face, and suddenly realized that the man in front of him was no longer the timid rogue Rogue Cultivator he had been four years ago.
Just then, a smile appeared on Wang Mengde's face:
"No, no, I was just kidding."
The best way to handle things is to give a stick first, then a candy.
When it's time to be tough, you have to show some edge.
Show your talent when you should, and know when to hold back.
Having shown his sharp edge and made a few sarcastic remarks to Yang Daqiang, he still had to give Yang Daqiang a way out.
This way, Yang Daqiang wouldn't dare to order him around arbitrarily, but it also prevented things from getting too tense.
Yang Daqiang's facial muscles twitched, but his anger subsided slightly. He said, "Don't joke around if there's nothing wrong."
The key point is that Wang Mengde is right; firing Wang Mengde would indeed not benefit him.
The annual payment of 300 Spirit Stone, plus Wang Mengde's monthly salary, adds up to a considerable income.
Wang Mengde chuckled and said, "Captain Yang, I really don't have time. Just write me a leave slip when you get back and give it to the director."
Yang Daqiang's anger surged again, and he snapped, "Listen to what you're saying! You want me to write you a leave slip and take it to the director?"
Wang Mengde wasn't angry. He smiled and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If you have something to say, say it. If not, go back and do your work. Don't waste your precious time here."
Yang Daqiang paused again.
That bastard is actually kicking people out!
Yang Daqiang took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and softened his tone.
"I've already spoken to the cultivators of the Evergreen Sect. Could you please do me a favor, just to give me face?"
Your pride is enough to make me risk my life?
You have such a big face.
Wang Mengde shrugged. "My dear Captain Yang, I've truly reached a crucial point in my cultivation and need to go into seclusion. I don't have time."
Yang Daqiang took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and put on a sincere expression. "Wang Mengde, I know you're afraid of death and terrified of encountering danger."
However, this time the Evergreen Sect sent six cultivators at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement, and each of them possessed a mid-grade magic Law Artifact.
Their combat power is exceptionally ferocious; once we find those two Blood-Spirit Flying Shuttle, we can surely kill them in a matter of moments.
Yang Daqiang paused, then coaxed, "There's no danger at all. The key is that you can use this opportunity to build connections with the outer disciples of the Evergreen Sect."
Wang Mengde looked at him sincerely. "I really don't have time."
Climbing the social ladder?
He has no ability of his own, so it's useless for him to climb the social ladder by associating with anyone.
Those outer disciples of the Evergreen Sect were all very arrogant and looked down on them, these Rogue Cultivators.
Improving your own abilities is the most important thing.
Yang Daqiang stared at him intently. "Do you want payment?"
After thinking for a moment, Wang Mengde made an outrageous demand. "If you can produce a mid-grade defensive magic Law Artifact, or a mid-grade speed-enhancing Law Artifact, I might be able to spare some time."
"You look like a mid-grade Law Artifact." Yang Daqiang immediately exploded. "I don't even have a mid-grade Law Artifact myself, do you think I can produce one?"
Wang Mengde wasn't angry; he remained smiling.
His outrageous demands were merely a convenient excuse to refuse.
How could the other party possibly offer him a mid-grade Law Artifact as payment?
Of course, if the other party really gives me a mid-grade Law Artifact, and my safety is guaranteed when I go out, then going out for a trip is not out of the question.
Wang Mengde looked at Yang Daqiang and said slowly, "Didn't you say that it was a disciple of the Evergreen Sect who asked me to do something? Go ask them for it."
Yang Daqiang was taken aback.
Wang Mengde continued, "Go and talk to them, try to get as many benefits as possible for me, and I'll give you half of what I get."
Yang Daqiang's eyes flickered slightly, and a thought struck him.
He looked Wang Mengde up and down, and finally a gentle smile appeared on his face.
"Twenty percent."
"If you can really manage to get a mid-grade Law Artifact or speed-enhancing Law Artifact, I'll give you a discount of ten percent in Spirit Stone." Wang Mengde spoke at a measured pace:
"If you can't get these treasures, don't come looking for me. Just go about your business."
Yang Daqiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Deal."
Wang Mengde looked at him and added, "If you really can't get a mid-grade magic Law Artifact, twenty Seven-Pattern Spirit-Nurturing Pill will do."
Twenty Seven-Pattern Spirit-Nurturing Pill?
Yang Daqiang's lips twitched.
Why is your tone getting increasingly arrogant?
But he didn't say much, just nodded, turned and strode away.
My steps were much lighter than when I came.
The Light Barrier was struck again.
Wang Mengde stepped out of the quiet room and looked through the Light Barrier.
There were two people standing outside.
One of them is Yang Daqiang.
The other one was a woman.
Dressed in a black outfit, which accentuated her tall and slender figure.
He was at least 1.8 meters tall, with straight legs, a slender waist, and an upright posture like a pine tree.
With sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, his features were exquisite yet sharp.
Her long, jet-black hair was tied up high, adding to her dashing appearance.
Beautiful and cool.
Wang Mengde's eyes lit up.
Isn't this Zhao Hongying, who was with Shen Qingxue four years ago?
She's even more beautiful than before, after four years.
At that time, she had already reached the Seventh-Level Qi Refinement, and now she has reached the Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement, with her aura becoming solid and steady.
Perhaps influenced by the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula, a flicker of passion rose in Wang Mengde's heart, but he quickly suppressed it.
He remembered that the woman seemed to be a lesbian.
Wang Mengde sighed inwardly, thinking, "Such beauty, yet she doesn't like men; what a waste of talent."
Zhao Hongying, who was outside, was slightly taken aback when she saw Wang Mengde come out.
Wang Mengde?
No wonder the name sounded familiar; it turns out he was Shen Qingxue's man on Rosy Cloud Island.
Shen Qingxue never mentioned the other person's name in front of him, always referring to him only as a good-for-nothing.
Four years ago, Shen Qingyue mentioned that her brother-in-law's name was Wang Mengde.
As time went by, she forgot.
Looking through the Light Barrier, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Four years ago, Wang Mengde was only at the Second Layer of Qi Refinement; four years later, his cultivation had actually reached the Fifth-Level Qi Refinement.
Moreover, besides his improved cultivation, he has become much more confident, his energy and spirit far surpass what they were back then, and he is even more handsome than before.
However, according to Yang Daqiang, this man is cowardly as a mouse, greedy for money, and will not get up early for nothing; he is extremely greedy.
Wang Mengde raised his hand and waved, causing a crack to appear in the Light Barrier. "Please come in, gentlemen."