Qin Siyang asked, "So, is it settled?"
"Yes, settled, all settled." Zhao Longfei was grinning from ear to ear. "We're doing this purely to solve our financial problems, so when we submit the gray-board material to the Administration Department, we can ask for fewer Sequence Potions, or none at all, and take everything in cash!"
"Everything in cash? Don't fleece the Administration Department dry and leave Minister Tang unable to explain himself."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If we exchange the Sequence Potions for cash at seventy percent of market price, Minister Tang won't have any trouble."
Qin Siyang frowned. "Seventy percent? Then why don't you sell them yourself on the Black Market?"
"You think selling things is that easy? Do you think I can get Sequence Potions from the Administration Department and sell them all off right away? To sell a large quantity, I'd have to spread them across different underground markets before they could all be absorbed. Storage, transportation, retail-which of those doesn't cost money?"
"More importantly, what I lack most right now is time! I don't have time to sell them bit by bit. Converting them directly into cash is the best option."
Qin Siyang nodded. "All right. You certainly know more about business than I do, so I won't tell an expert how to do his job."
Then he crossed his legs and offered Zhao Longfei some advice. "But there are a couple of other things I need to mention. First, Principal Zhao, you'd better not discuss Minister Tang's help in person, lest you give people ammunition. We may be doing everything aboveboard, but we still need to watch out for attacks from the shadows."
"Second, if Minister Tang really does Southern Glory a huge favor, we shouldn't forget to thank him for his