Mushroom Man

"Fellow Daoist Zhuo, everything you need is basically here."

"However, our Zhenlong caravan has only found two kinds of top-quality wines: peach blossom wine and crabapple wine."

"As for the mushroom beast eyeballs of the third level, we didn't prepare them in advance, so we could only temporarily collect some from our inventory, about twelve kinds."

"Most of them are various fish and mushrooms from the sea."

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhuo is satisfied with these?"

The senior executives spoke with a smile, showcasing the profound wealth and influence of the Zhenlong caravan.

It has to be said that this is the first time Wu Liang has encountered such a powerful store.

The wealthy caravans of Bajiao Mountain were incomparable to them.

It can only be said that they are a force that has managed to gain a foothold in such a valuable place as Chaotic Star Island.

"Satisfied, very satisfied. Thank you for your help, senior management."

Wu Liang looked satisfied and praised him repeatedly, giving the senior executives plenty of face and demonstrating a very good grasp of interpersonal relationships.

The fact that the Zhenlong caravan was able to meet most of the requirements on his manifest in one go was beyond his expectations.

In this situation, what could he possibly be dissatisfied with?
The only regret is that the wine and the eyeballs were not collected in one go.

Wu Liang carefully counted the wine and the eyeballs, secretly making his own plans.

He collects fine wines simply to steal the Divine Refining Mushroom.

The opportunity to seize the Divine Travel Mushroom will still take a year.

Therefore, he had no need to rush. He had already acquired two of the four fine wines, which was already an unexpected bonus.

As far as Wu Liang knew, the four kinds of top-quality wines needed to refine the Divine Wandering Mushroom should ideally complement each other.

In this way, the four kinds of wine can achieve a synergistic effect, with one plus one equaling more than two, and there is a greater chance of refining the Divine Wandering Mushroom.

Peach blossom wine and crabapple wine can clearly complement each other and achieve a synergistic effect.

Firstly, both of these exquisite wines are made from flowers, and secondly, they both subtly correspond to the Spring and Autumn Period.

Peach blossoms bloom in spring, while crabapple blossoms bloom in autumn.

If he can find flowers that bloom in summer and winter in the future, he can use them to make the finest wine, thus creating a wine that represents all four seasons.

At that time, he should be able to increase his success rate in refining the Divine Travel Mushroom.

As Wu Liang thought of this, his gaze shifted slightly, moving away from the fine wine and landing on the mushroom beast eyeballs that the senior executives had collected.

He glanced at it and felt a slight sense of regret.

Among these twelve eyeballs, none belong to the Poisonous Mushroom Beast and cannot be used to refine the Multi-Eyed Golden Centipede; they can only be used to refine the Nine-Eyed Wine Mushroom.

It seems that if we want to obtain the eyes of the Multi-Eyed Golden Centipede and collect the eyes of the Poisonous Mushroom Beast, we can only focus our attention on those two Yin-Yang Strange Snakes.

At this point, the senior management was completely unaware...

The guests he had so warmly welcomed were now eyeing his beloved mushroom beast.

"It's a senior management matter, name your price."

"If the price is right, I'll take them all."

Wu Liang didn't waste any time and immediately and readily asked the senior executives to name their prices.

The executive chuckled and fiddled with the abacus before saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhuo is a straightforward person."

“Your Star Palace and my family have been cooperating for a long time and have a very close relationship, so it’s only right that we give you a discount.”

"How about this, Fellow Daoist Zhuo, you can give me 10,000 drops of silver water for these mushrooms and mushroom materials."

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang raised an eyebrow in surprise.

He had prepared himself to be ripped off and suffer a hefty price tag, but the executives' offer was surprisingly good value for money. Yes, excellent value for money!
The number of resources Wu Liang acquired was not small.

The three schools of mushrooms and mushroom materials—the Way of Change, the Way of Power, and the Way of Universe—are all available.

Although he did not list the high-transformation mushrooms he needed in order to avoid the shortage of silver water, he only listed some low-transformation mushrooms and mushroom materials of the first and second transformations.

Even so, given the large quantity, the price wasn't significantly cheaper.

According to Wu Liang's own calculations, these resources would require at least ten thousand drops of silver water!

With just a word from a senior executive, the discount could save Wu Liang four or five thousand taels of silver.

Such a conscience! It's truly an incredible act of conscience!
However, Wu Liang was not pleased by this; instead, he frowned secretly.

As the saying goes, "Those who offer unsolicited kindness are either up to no good or are thieves!"

The executive is a businessman, and for any businessman, making money is always the top priority.

No matter how much you discount such a person, it's impossible to wipe away four or five thousand drops of silver directly.

Keep in mind that this is already equivalent to one-third of the total price.

"The executives are truly generous; with so many resources, they only charged me 10,000 silver coins."

"I suppose there's something else the senior management wants to tell me?"

Wu Liang quickly understood the executive's intentions, put down his teacup, and spoke with a smile.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the senior executive.

He had always heard that this Zhuo Buqun was a hopeless gambler who could not be helped and only became a Star Palace Law Enforcement Master because of his relationship with the Upper Star Elder.

But after seeing it today, I'm afraid this rumor is somewhat untrue...

The executive laughed and stopped hiding his thoughts, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhuo is exceptionally intelligent. My little scheme has indeed not been able to hide from you."

"To be honest, I do have something to ask of you."

"Oh?" Wu Liang raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. "Tell me about your senior management duties. If I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."

The executive poured Wu Liang another cup of tea before continuing, "There are two matters to discuss, one official and one personal."

"The official business is that our Zhenlong Caravan wants to purchase the bubble fish raised in your Star Palace."

"I've been discussing this matter with Elder Starlight of your Star Palace for some time now, but unfortunately we haven't been able to reach a consensus."

"I've heard that Fellow Daoist Zhuo has some connection with Elder Shangxing. If Fellow Daoist Zhuo could help us make the connection and allow us to speak with Elder Shangxing..."

The executive paused at this point, not continuing, but the meaning was self-evident.

To sum it up in one sentence…

It's simply that the Zhenlong Caravan's deal with Elder Xingguang fell through, and they wanted to bypass Elder Xingguang and negotiate the deal with Elder Shangxing instead.

The Star Elder is an elder in the Star Palace who is specifically in charge of various trades.

The Upper Star Elders are only responsible for law enforcement on Chaotic Star Island; both have their own specialties and different responsibilities.

The Zhenlong caravan bypassed Elder Xingguang and went to find Elder Shangxing, which was clearly a violation of the rules.

However, the Elder Shangxing was notorious for his greed.

It's estimated that the Zhenlong Caravan saw this as an opportunity and wanted to try and see if they could reach a deal with the Elder of Shangxing in secret, without the Star Palace's knowledge.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang understood and pondered the matter.

'Bubble Fish...'

'That sounds familiar... I feel like I've heard it somewhere before...' (End of Chapter)