" The Nine Heavens Blazing Sun Brush is considered top-tier among sixth-grade magic treasures; you must use it with caution. Never display it carelessly outside, as it may attract the covetous eyes of others."
Elder Ming reminded him.
"Very well! Thank you for the pen, Master."
Chen Mu happily put away the talisman brush, then said goodbye to his master and went to find Chen Duo and the others to return to Treasure Arrival Peak together.
"Brother, I've broken through to the True Spirit Realm. Hehe, isn't that amazing!"
On the way back to Treasure Arrival Peak, Chen Duo couldn't wait to show off to Chen Mu.
"Hmm! That's pretty impressive."
Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh, "Abundant resources are truly wonderful. Duoduo is only twelve years old, yet she's already a master of the True Spirit Realm."
"By the way, I'm planning to go back to Chen Village in about two months. Would you like to come with me?"
Chen Mu asked Mingye and A Huo, and as for Chen Duo, she would definitely go back with them.
"I'm going back."
A Huo was the first to respond.
"I... well, I'll go shopping with you guys then."
The Dao is irrelevant in the Mingye.
Chen Mu grinned.
"Alright, our Wilderness Quartet will head back together in two months. Everyone, please make some preparations."
After returning to his residence on Treasure Arrival Peak, Chen Mu resumed his research.
His battlefield experience in Absolute Sword City gave him many new thoughts and insights, which he needed to organize and record for future study.
Research on Rune Core No. 3 has also resumed, and he brought back a lot of valuable materials, which is very beneficial to the research progress.
Two days later, Hou Tian paid a visit and handed over the remaining payment from the sale of the fourth installment of the Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow Disc to Chen Mu.
" Master Mu, the market response to ' The Legend of the Immortal Sword and Gallant Heroes ' is very good. I feel that it has great potential and is now fully ready to be promoted to the national market."
So I've come here today to discuss the details of this next step of our cooperation. I'd like to know what your opinion is?"
The Battle of Absolute Sword City made Chen Mu a fortune. Now he has enough contribution points and no longer needs to rely on the income from the Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow Disc to make a living.
But no one ever complains about having too much money, and creating the Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow Disc was a very interesting thing for him, so he didn't want to give up on making them easily.
"Continuing the cooperation is fine, but this is what I'm planning to do."
From now on, I will only be responsible for manufacturing the main disc of the Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow Disc; the production line for replicating and manufacturing sub-discs will be handed over to you.
I know that after the production line is handed over to you, your costs will increase significantly, and your operating costs will also increase as the product is promoted to the national market. Therefore, I can offer you an additional 20% discount, and from now on, we will split the profits 60/40.
After entering the national market, we will definitely encounter more competitors, and there may even be piracy. We will need to rely on the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce of Commerce to handle these issues, so Chen Mu is willing to give up another 20% of the profits.
Hou Tian chuckled, his honest face full of sincerity.
" Master Mu speaks frankly, so I won't hold back either."
Actually, I had already guessed that Master Mu would hand over the production line to us. After all, your time is precious, and it would be a waste to waste it on this.
However, the cost of combating piracy is simply too high. According to the instructions from above, I can only offer you a 50/50 split. I wonder if you could reconsider?"
Chen Mu pondered for a moment, then slammed his hand on the table.
"Okay! Fifty-fifty it is, but it must be clearly stated in the contract that I don't care how you sell it, I'll charge whatever price my 'Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow Disc appear on the market. If you fail to effectively regulate piracy, you'll be responsible for all the consequences."
"Alright! I agree to your terms! Since Master Mu thinks there are no problems, I'll have someone draft the contract now, and we'll all sign it in a bit, is that alright?"
Hou Tian agreed very readily, as if he had expected Chen Mu to make this request, and his efficiency was also exceptionally high.
"Hmm... okay."
For some reason, Chen Mu had a feeling that he had been tricked. Sure enough, Hou Tian, who seemed the most honest, was actually the most shrewd in business.
Not long after, someone brought the contract to Chen Mu's residence. Chen Mu carefully reviewed it and, finding no major problems, signed and affixed his fingerprint, officially commencing the performance of the contract.
" Brother Tian, these four discs are the main discs of the first four episodes. You can use them to make sub-discs and sell them."
I expect to finish producing the fifth episode next month, and I'll contact you then.
For Chen Mu, he was worth the entire team by himself. He handled everything from the plot and visuals to the rune construction, so it was entirely deserved for him to take 50% of the profits.
"Alright, then I won't bother Master Mu any longer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."
Hou Tian started to walk away, but then stopped as if he remembered something.
"Oh, by the way! Liang Yu asked me to give you my regards. He has received the Spirit Stone you asked someone to return to him, and he has also moved out of Absolute Sword City as you instructed."
Three days after he moved away from Absolute Sword City, the Absolute Sword City was attacked by Otherworldly Demon and has now fallen.
So he's very grateful to you; if it weren't for you, his whole family might have met with disaster."
Chen Mu felt a pang of sadness upon learning of the fall of Absolute Sword City.
"It seems the Otherworldly Demon are really going to start a major war this time. Brother Tian, do you know what countermeasures the Empire has in place?"
Hou Tian shook his head and sighed.
"The empire has been peaceful for too long and has long lost its fighting spirit."
It is said that the ministers in the court are currently arguing amongst themselves and are unwilling to send the main force to the border.
The biggest obstacle to the alien demons' attack on the empire is Weishan, the King of Zhenxi, who is known as the 'Imperial Wall'.
The Wei Clan has guarded the Western Frontier for thousands of years and is not so easily defeated. Therefore, although the Otherworldly Demon recently won a series of victories, they have not shaken the foundation of the empire, and the people of the empire are still in a relatively optimistic state.
Chen Mu nodded, having already made some assessment of the situation.
"Understood, then I won't see Brother Tian off. Feel free to come over and chat sometime in the future."
Hou Tian cupped his hands in greeting and left Chen Mu's courtyard with the person who delivered the contract.
One month later.
Since acquiring the Nine Heavens Blazing Sun Brush, Chen Mu's efficiency in drawing runes has increased significantly, and the effects of the runes he draws have also become stronger.
Unlike other magical artifacts, the talisman brush has a very small circle. After all, talisman masters who study the Dao of Talismans make up less than one in a thousand of all cultivators. And that's in prosperous places like the Central Land Plains. In Wilderness places, the proportion of talisman masters is less than one in ten thousand.
In a small circle, there are naturally few weapon refiners who can make talisman pens. So even though Chen Mu was willing to spend money and buy them extensively in the market, he could only get a third-grade talisman pen in the end.