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Chapter 53 Choosing a Ship
You must know that the Hunzhou government office has undergone a major overhaul, monopolizing the entire island, exploiting the people internally and reaping profits externally.

Only the Twenty-Four Stores and the interested parties behind it can eat and eat to their heart's content and make a fortune.

A legitimate store in Haishi means abundant cash flow and a safe and stable environment for practice.

It is what the entire [Hunzhou] yearns for and pursues extremely!

The Qian family had been planning for many years to plot against the Jing family.

However, what others cherish is like a piece of trash to Yu Jingqian!

He eliminated his own main store without any regret.

When he had almost dismantled everything, the manager stationed in Haishi from [Dilong Reef Island] also hurried over.

This ninth-grade cultivator of the Destiny Realm bowed to Jing Qian and said:
"Master Qian, are you all right? I wonder what brings us here?"

The status of the newly promoted monk in the government office and the owner of the main store, Jing Qian, is indeed different!

Jing Qian replied:

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. Please help me with some advice. My Jing's main store covers nearly six acres. If you use your island's capabilities and add floor by floor, how many floors can you build at most?"

In Jing Qian's previous life, with the ability of a construction maniac, he could easily build a building dozens of stories high on six acres of land.

But I don’t know what’s so special about this monk building a building.

Dai Xin, the general manager of [Dilong Reef Island], is able to stay in Hunzhou Hai City for a long time to undertake projects, so he is naturally very professional.

He made a quick eyeball assessment and then said:
"Master Qian, with the power of my Earth Dragon Reef Island, I can reclaim land from the sea. Using my magic power to build a foundation, building hundreds of floors is no problem."

"However, this high-rise building can only be accessed via ladders and hooks. If it's over twenty stories high, going up and down is too inconvenient!"

Jing Qian nodded and said:
"Then build twenty floors first!"

"You guys decide the shape and structure of the building. I only have one request."

"First, the foundation needs to be deeper, the floor slabs need to be thicker, and the quality needs to be guaranteed."

"Secondly, there should be ample space left for further expansion."

Jing Qian casually made some requests, and Dai Xin agreed to them one by one.

Then, Jing Qian said:

"If there are no problems, please help me arrange the construction as soon as possible."

"If there are twenty floors, how many can be built in three months?"

Dai Xin replied:

"If I transfer a skilled worker from the main island, I can build more than ten floors in three months!"

"But the labor cost will be higher."

Jing Qian waved his hand and said:
"There's enough time. Just make all the arrangements."

"As for the construction expenses, could your island advance the payment?"

"Master Dai, you are a professional. You know what I am going to do at a glance. You are not afraid that I will run away, are you?"

"I've obtained the government's approval. From today on, my Jing's main store in Haishi will specialize in pawning and selling houses. This is a groundbreaking move for Haishi. Doesn't Guidao want to be a part of it?"

Dai Xin is a very discerning person. Although he felt a little resistant when he first heard Jing Qian's way of getting something for nothing.

But when he reacted, he couldn't help but be attracted by the other party's ideas!

He immediately said:
"Young Master Qian is truly a man of vision!"

"We took this job!"

"As for the labor costs, everything is easy to discuss, but can we not pay in cash?"

"When your building is finished, can you give us a few floors to cover our wages?"

Jing Qian chuckled and replied:

"Just build this building first, and we'll discuss this matter again in three months!"

Are you kidding? You want to use your work as collateral for housing?

If it were some corners, it would be fine, but this is the core landmark of Hunzhou Hai City!
How can you just say it's worth it?

Jing Qian discussed some details with Dai Xin and basically finalized this groundbreaking landmark project in Hai City. Then he turned and left the future Jing's Building.

He thought clearly that a properly run legitimate business was no less powerful than a monopoly oligarch who dominated the entire [Hunzhou] and tens of millions of ordinary people.

You will definitely be able to accumulate massive resources and wealth!

But he was alone, having come to this island under an assumed identity, without any relatives or helpers.

There are wolves all around and there are traps everywhere.

He never thought about really spending time and energy to participate in the operation of the main store or the branch store.

These petty and despicable things are all stumbling blocks on the path of cultivation!
Therefore, within a very short period of time, he sorted out his ideas and formulated a new development direction for Jing's main store.

He will cut off all details, abandon human organization, and abandon production and management.

Only the two most valuable assets of Jingshi, land and business license, were separated out to directly generate profits.

In the future, the income from real estate and license sales will only be used to support Jing Qian's practice.

Perhaps, Jing's revenue cannot be compared with other regular stores.

But for Yu Jingqian, this is the way that least delays his practice, consumes the least energy, concentrates the most resources, and is the most cost-effective.

As long as his cultivation progresses smoothly, nothing else matters!
After arranging the matters concerning the main store, Jing Qian quickly left Hai City.

He leaped down from the stairs of Yinlongjing and came to the cave pier. He continued along the shore of the barrier lake and walked to an independent pier in the deepest part of the cave.

This place is tightly surrounded by a black stone wall, leaving only a narrow entrance.

Jing Qian took out the government office waist badge made of [Lilong] scales and said:
"My name is Jing Qian. With the help of my ancestors, I have come to retrieve an eighth-grade treasure ship. Please give me some favors!"

The small door at the entrance opened, and Jing Qian was invited in. After entering, the scene suddenly opened up to a large dock.

The ninth-rank cultivator Xu Xi had been waiting here for a long time.

He was the first to speak and ask:
"Xiao Qian, where is your aunt? Can you come back?"

There was a hint of concern in the other party's words, and Jing Qian immediately recognized the other party's identity.

He immediately knew how to respond:
"Uncle Xi, I buried my aunt at the bottom of the sea."

Xu Xi's face darkened and he stopped talking.

The third master of the Xu family opposite is one of the few people who has good intentions towards the Jing family.

Jing Ran was able to borrow a boat to go out to sea while being surrounded and blocked, all thanks to Xu Xi's help.

However, the other party's cultivation level is not high, his influence is not influential, and what he can do for the Jing family is very limited.

He quickly adjusted his mood and said:
"Congratulations on your successful entry into Taoism. This was your aunt's long-cherished wish."

"Come with me to choose a boat!"

After saying that, he led Jing Qian into the depths of the dock.

This shipyard is the core location of Xu's store.

This generation of the Xu family produced two "Dragon Elephants", who worked in the Maritime Affairs Office and the Craftsmen's Supervisor respectively, and both were core members of the government office.

Under the Yanshou family, the Xu family is considered one of the strongest forces.

In the entire [Hunzhou], 80% of the ordinary ships and 60% of the high-quality treasure ships were born in Xu's shipyard.

Even the orders from the Maritime Department were undertaken by Xu in cooperation with the Supervisor of Craftsmen.

Therefore, Jing Qian had to select the eighth-grade dragon boat that he received from the relief at Xu’s shipyard.

When Xu Xi first heard the bad news, he was upset and kept muttering as he walked:

"I should have tried my best to stop your aunt!"

"How can she fight against so many people alone?"

"She has done enough for the Jing family. When has she ever considered herself?"

"Xiao Qian, don't be like your aunt. She insists on resisting everything and doesn't know how to adapt."

"In the final analysis, the affairs of [Hunzhou] are still dominated by cultivation and strength."

"When a [Fate] cultivator fights against a [Dragon Elephant] cultivator, all they will lose is their own lives and property."

Jing Qian listened silently without responding.

Xu Xi is not a bad person. His favorable background and stable environment have given him a humble character.

If it were in a peaceful country, this would be a gentlemanly virtue, an excellent character.

But in [Hunzhou] where there are jackals everywhere, it seems a little passive.

However, if you get along with good people, you will never be cheated.

Xu Xi knows all the treasure ships in his own warehouse like the back of his hand.

He was also completely open with Jingqian and told him everything.

This gives Jingqian a considerable advantage in choosing a ship.

"The Qian family sent someone to my brother, asking him to let the Xu family make some trouble when you choose a boat, and my brother acquiesced."

"But you don't have to worry about it. You can choose any of these eighth-grade dragon boats you like. I still have this authority."

Jing Qian silently glanced at the seven high-grade treasure ships in front of him, and maximized the power of [Worldly Solution].

[White Fang Life Essence] was spent without spending any money, and a huge amount of information about these treasure ships entered his mind directly.

In the maritime kingdom of Hunzhou, the importance of a good ship is self-evident.

Seafarers who can steer ships and sail the seas are the core of every organization.

The rapid expansion of the Jing family's power in a short period of time was closely related to Jingchuan's unrivaled ship handling skills in Hunzhou.

Jing Qian's [Wave] destiny has already started the recasting and promotion to the [Blue Blood] rank.

His boat handling skills will only get better.

And because of this, he was extremely cautious in choosing his first treasure ship!
The core hull of the ninth-grade sword boat is made of [White Fang] magic materials, and it takes at least ten pieces to form.

In terms of value alone, it is more than ten times that of a ninth-grade magical instrument. Any one of them is a luxury item worth hundreds of gold ingots.

An eighth-grade dragon boat requires the fusion of a large amount of [Green Wing] magical materials to be refined.

Not only is it worth a fortune, it is also a core treasure that is enough to suppress an entire cultivation family!

In Xu’s shipyard, there are four ninth-grade and three eighth-grade treasure ships, totaling seven treasure ships.

Such a huge fortune does not belong to the Xu family, but to the treasure ship reserves of the entire Hunzhou government office.

Compared with these seven powerful treasure ships, the more than 20 ordinary ships parked on the side instantly became rotten garlic.

If someone else were to choose, they probably wouldn't even look at the other ships.

We will only comprehensively evaluate these three eighth-grade dragon boats.

But Jing Qian ignored all the finished treasure ships floating in the water, pointed at a ship still docked in the dock, and asked:
"Uncle Xi, what's the situation with this ship?"

The ship he pointed to was ninety-nine feet and ninety-nine points long from head to stern, making it the shortest among the many ships.

It is long and narrow, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath. It looks like it has been completed, but it is parked in the dock and has not been launched into the water.

The reason why Jing Qian paid attention to this ship was that only on this ship, under the observation of [World Solution], the spiritual light of the seventh-grade [Blue Blood] material appeared.

(End of this chapter)