At the mention of serious business, Du Shu stopped fooling around and said spiritedly, "The first academy session has made a name for itself. Quite a few factions have heard about it and are very eager to take part in the second session.
As of yesterday, we've visited a total of a hundred and seventy-six factions, and a hundred and forty-four are willing to participate.
That's eleven thousand, six hundred and thirty-five people in total.
Wu Xuan and the others are still making visits. By the day classes begin, we expect to have twelve thousand students.
If the second session succeeds too, Reach the Summit will command unquestioned prestige in the alchemy world. For future sessions, a single call will bring a hundred responses!"
Tang Yan nodded at this. "Yes, our alchemy teaching is still very advanced. I'll keep an eye on everyone's progress and make adjustments whenever necessary, aiming to avoid any slipups."
"With you overseeing things, Brother Yan, we have nothing to worry about," Du Shu said with a smile.
Once the three finished discussing academy affairs, Du Shu steered the conversation back to business and said mysteriously, "Brother Yan, on this trip, I also discovered an incredibly profitable trade. If we can master the method, a tiny investment could bring enormous returns!"
"What trade?" Tang Yan's interest was piqued.
Fang Xuan pricked up his ears too. Although Reach the Summit's operations were growing larger and larger, raising its members' strength regardless of cost also meant enormous expenses. Opening up another highly profitable business would further benefit Reach the Summit's development.
"The spirit pet trade! Guess how much this snow monkey costs?" Du Shu asked.
Tang Yan and Fang Xuan carefully examined the snow monkey again.
"A million taels of silver?" Fang Xuan ventured.
"Too low. Guess again!"