Chapter 182: A Pleasant Cooperation

A dimly lit room, with noisy shouts coming from outside the door—mixed with excitement and other intense emotions…
Inside the room, a table, two chairs, six people…
One of them was Yue Ming, with two experts at the Diversion Stage standing behind him, likely bodyguards.
On the other side of the table sat a bald man with a fierce expression, his mouth slightly open, looking quite menacing. Two burly men stood behind him, watching Yue Ming’s companions warily.
“Yue Ming, you say you have the Immortal Grass? Are you trying to fool me? As far as I know, you were also looking for this thing not long ago, right?” The bald man’s voice was hoarse, his face still bearing that innate ferocity.
“Munk, do you really think I’d waste my time coming here to chat with you? I don’t recall our relationship being that close!” Yue Ming said expressionlessly. “I already have the Immortal Grass I wanted. If you don’t need it, I can leave now and find another buyer! I have no time to play your boring games.”
“Alright, alright… I was just asking. I was worried you might leave me here on purpose so your men could ruin my plans. You know, such things have happened before. But it seems like you really do have extra Immortal Grass?” The bald man quickly tried to smile.
“Stop talking nonsense. If you want it, pay with Spirit Crystals—fifty mid-grade Spirit Crystals per plant!” Yue Ming took out a wooden box containing the Immortal Grass and opened it, showing the bald man the actual item.
The bald man froze for a moment, staring at the Immortal Grass before regaining his composure. “Fifty mid-grade Spirit Crystals… That’s way too expensive… After all, its market price is only around thirty.”
“If you can’t accept this price, then I’ll have to find another buyer. I’m sure many people will still be willing to pay this much. Besides, you’re buying it to give to your elders, not to resell for profit. Do you really care about an extra dozen mid-grade Spirit Crystals? You must spend that much just buying things for your girls every day!” Yue Ming made it clear he had no intention of lowering the price.

“Damn, you’re really ruthless! Fifty it is—I want one! I was planning to buy more at a lower price and resell them to others to make some extra money. It seems you had this all planned ahead and left no chance for anyone else!” The bald man slapped the table before placing fifty mid-grade spirit crystals on it.
“The item is yours!” Yue Ming put the fifty mid-grade spirit crystals into his ring before pushing the wooden box toward the bald man. Then he stood up and, along with the two people behind him, pushed open the door.
The casino outside was still noisy, with the crowd in high spirits. Yue Ming glanced around before heading toward the exit.
“It seems not as difficult as I thought. I’ve secured the first buyer—there are nine more. I’ll try to finish them all today!” After leaving the casino, Yue Ming finally sighed in relief. “Next!”
…
By the end of the day, Yue Ming returned to his residence, exhausted.
“Boss, Mr. Dao Feng is waiting for you in the reception room!” As soon as he arrived at the door, the guard informed him.
“I’ll be there right away!” Yue Ming exhaled deeply.
When he reached the reception room, Ye Feng had clearly been waiting for a while.
“I heard from your subordinates that you spent the whole day chasing after the Immortal Grass?” Ye Feng lifted the teacup in his hand.
“More or less!” Yue Ming nodded indifferently.
“How did it go? How many did you sell?” Ye Feng asked eagerly.
“I visited thirteen places in total, and I sold all ten!” Yue Ming felt quite proud. “Fifty mid-grade spirit crystals per plant—so in total, I got five hundred mid-grade spirit crystals!”
“You sold them all in one day? At fifty mid-grade spirit crystals per plant?” Ye Feng had to admit that hiring Yue Ming as a partner was indeed a wise move.
“I have to admit, I’m quite talented at this!” Yue Ming said with self-mockery.
“If you keep this up, I might consider raising your commission to 10% of the sales amount.” Seeing Yue Ming’s cooperation, Ye Feng felt the 5% commission he had proposed earlier might have been too harsh.

After all, the cost of an Immortal Grass was only three medium-grade spirit crystals, yet the other party helped sell it for fifty medium-grade spirit crystals. Although it wasn’t as expensive as at the auction, it was still very satisfactory. Ye Feng had originally thought selling forty would be good enough. He believed increasing the commission for Yue Ming might motivate him to work harder for him, ensuring a higher profit for himself through guaranteed selling prices.

“Are you not kidding me?” Yue Ming said, somewhat incredulous. After all, his reward had doubled from 5% to 10%.

“I see no problem with it. I originally expected you to sell forty medium-grade spirit crystals, but now you’ve sold fifty, meaning I’ve earned an extra ten. So, giving you an extra two or three medium-grade spirit crystals isn’t a bad deal. If you can maintain this high quality of sales, I’m not opposed to doubling your commission. It’s a win-win situation—more for you, more for me!” Ye Feng had also thought this through carefully. He offered such incentives because he was worried that after a few sales, Yue Ming’s enthusiasm might wane. Then, the quality of sales would drop, and he might settle for less just to meet sales targets, reducing the price of something that could be sold for fifty medium-grade spirit crystals to thirty, resulting in significant losses for him. He preferred to lose two or three medium-grade spirit crystals to gain a twenty- to thirty-crystal price difference.

“Meeting a reasonable partner like you is truly delightful!” Yue Ming’s eyes shone after confirming this. After all, from his other businesses throughout the year, he could earn less than a thousand medium-grade spirit crystals. But if he helped Ye Feng complete this series of deals, he could earn at least three hundred more as commission, almost half of his annual income.

“It’s an honor to meet you too! You’ve really helped me a lot!” Ye Feng smiled and nodded at Yue Ming.