After the time it took an incense stick to burn.
Chen Xun's emotions finally settled somewhat. He took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "Ji Yan, does expanding the Garbage Recycling Plant really cost this many Spirit Stones? Shouldn't it be making money without ever losing any?"
As he spoke, he glanced from the corner of his eye at Third Sister, who chuckled and nodded.
Whether it was real estate or hiring powerful cultivators, the Immortal Dao Resources invested were astronomical.
Especially in the Three Thousand Great Worlds—hiring a Dao Integration True Lord or a Great Vehicle Cultivator, supplying the Immortal Dao Resources for their cultivation, and so on—the expenditures were exceptionally enormous.
"Du Shi, that is precisely why I need the position of Nine Heavens Alliance Leader even more. It will make things much more convenient."
Ji Yan smiled amiably, though a cold gleam flickered in his eyes. "During the stage of accumulating foundations, one must always pay a great deal. But several tens of thousands of years from now, our financial resources will surely shake the heavens."
"..."
Chen Xun was speechless, his entire body feeling miserable. How had he somehow ended up in debt? A huge amount of his family's Spirit Stones had also been swallowed by that spirit bank. Damn it...
Locked in an inner battle, he frowned deeply and said, "Ji Yan, our family has no Spirit Stones left either. There are some treasures I will not put up for sale. They are only for our own people."
Chen Xun still trusted Ji Yan greatly, and he could afford to wait.
"Of course, Du Shi, there is no need for you to worry. The Garbage Recycling Plant's profits remain considerable. I have already given the order—the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance is preparing to take over