The group drank tea and chatted with laughter. Before long, the Qi Refining Third Layer old man came over carrying a contract and presented it to Lu Xuan for review.
Lu Xuan took it and looked it over, immediately frowning.
"Construction costs five hundred and seventy-two Spirit Stones?"
"A term of six years?"
"Why is it so slow?"
Hearing this, the Qi Refining Third Layer old man cautiously said, "Our vessel company is only capable of so much, which is why it will take longer. But even with the major vessel companies, cloud vessels like this are rare and must be custom-built. They cannot be completed much faster."
"Fellow Daoist Qiu, do you think this timeline is acceptable?"
Rather than answer, Lu Xuan merely looked toward Qiu Huanming.
Although Qiu Huanming had spent many years knocking about the market, his status was not high. How could he have heard of a top-grade dharma vessel like the Nine Luminaries Sky-Floating Vessel? Still, he had heard that building dharma vessels was a slow process.
Even his Little Floating Cloud Boat had taken several months before delivery. This timeline was probably about right.
Most importantly, as long as he could obtain such a dharma vessel, he could wait six years!
He immediately nodded repeatedly. "I shall leave everything to Immortal Master Lu."
Lu Xuan gave a slight nod, yet still turned to the old man. "Six years is still too long. It would be best if it could be completed within five years. You can hire more craftsmen."
"I will certainly do my utmost!"
The old man pondered briefly, then finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
If this order went through, not only would they earn a considerable sum in Spirit Stones, but more importantly, it would enormously improve the vessel company's shipbuilding