Only now did Ji Li finally understand what Du Shu truly meant-if he refused, the final outcome would be that, after suppressing the Heavenly Pill Palace, the Reach the Summit Pill Shop would come to destroy the Wonderful Elixir Workshop.
Rather than saying he had come to discuss cooperation, it would be more accurate to say he was making threats!
Ji Li wanted to slaughter Du Shu and be done with it, but he could not figure out whose orders had brought Du Shu to the Wonderful Elixir Workshop this time.
If it was the Imperial Family, the Wonderful Elixir Workshop would inevitably face its frenzied suppression, leaving them in an even more passive position.
Still, being threatened like this really did leave a foul taste in his mouth.
After careful consideration, Ji Li displayed the decisiveness befitting a leader of his stature.
He fixed Du Shu with a burning gaze and said, "For pills refined using your pill formulas, I can't justify a ten-percent share of the profits to the Wonderful Elixir Workshop. We want forty percent."
"Ten percent!"
"Thirty percent. That's our bottom line!"
"Twenty percent. Shopkeeper Ji, you need only nod or shake your head." Du Shu made a certain concession.
"Agreed!" Ji Li nodded his consent.
A faint smile appeared on Du Shu's face, and he praised, "No wonder you've managed to hold up the Wonderful Elixir Workshop. Few could match your decisiveness, Shopkeeper Ji. Twenty percent, then. It's a deal. I've already drafted the agreement. If you have no objections, please sign it."
With that, Du Shu handed over a contract.
After Ji Li and the others read its contents, none of them looked particularly pleased.
The very first requirement was that they fully cooperate in refining the pills Reach the Summit required.
If this