The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 36 Trading again
Facing the ancestor witches who were all glaring at him unkindly, Shi Mo smiled calmly and said, "Everyone! The ancestor witch Tian Wu wants to steal my corn. Are you here to steal corn too?"

"Bullshit! Who stole your corn?" Gonggong, who had a python head and a human body and was covered in black scale armor, shouted angrily.

Shi Mo couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you're not trying to steal the corn, then why are you attacking the earth vein formation in my corn field? Are you just trying to force me out so you can have a fight with me?"

"Brothers, please stop nagging him," Tian Wu said, somewhat angrily. "Shi Mo, hand over the corn, or we twelve witch ancestors will unite and you won't be able to leave alive."

"Is this Gonggong, the ancestor of witches? You also heard that he not only wants to steal the corn, but also wants to kill me!" Shi Mo smiled and looked at Gonggong.

"Hmph!" Gonggong snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Shi Mo turned to look at Hou Tu, who had arrived last. "Hou Tu, the Ancestral Witch, didn't we have a good deal before? I planted so much corn in the prehistoric world to provide for your Witch Clan."

"But now, I have worked so hard to grow the corn, but you, the Witch Clan, want to snatch it away. How can this be justified? Are you, the Witch Clan, also going to be as unreasonable as the Demon Clan?" Shi Mo said in a cold and impolite tone.

Faced with Shi Mo's questioning, Hou Tu was slightly stunned and speechless for a while.

"Sister Hou Tu, have you ever made a deal with him?" asked the Ancestral Witch Dijiang, who had arms as ferocious as six diamond claws and four wings on his back.

Hou Tu nodded and said, "Yes, brother! The energy contained in that batch of acquired corn is very pure. After my Wu clan members eat it, it can greatly reduce their blood food consumption."

"There are beasts and monsters everywhere in the ancient world. How can they eat corn?" The ancestor witch Zhurong said indifferently.

"But as the population of my Wu clan grows, corn can solve the problem of insufficient blood and food supply for the Wu clan. After all, the energy provided by ordinary beasts is too limited, and hunting monsters will make the relationship between our Wu clan and the monster clan more tense. Only by eating more corn can we ensure that the population of the Wu clan continues to grow rapidly," Hou Tulian said.

"Well, I say, you guys should discuss it before you go back. Do you still want the corn? If not, I won't plant it!" Shi Molian said with a light cough.

Upon hearing this, the ancient witches looked at each other and subconsciously looked at Dijiang.

"Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, I apologize to you for Tian Wu's recklessness. Our Wu clan wants the corn, but how do we want to trade it?" Di Jiang said with a smile.

Before he could finish, Shi Mo said, "I've discussed the deal with Fellow Daoist Hou Tu. I can talk to her directly later."

"Okay, sister Houtu, I'll leave this matter to you," Dijiang said to Houtu, and then left with the other ancestor witches.

After they left, Shi Mo couldn't help but say to Hou Tu, "Fellow Daoist Hou Tu, I have been honestly growing corn for your Wu Clan, but your Wu Clan's practices are somewhat unkind!"

"Honest? Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, you're not honest at all," Hou Tu shook her head. "The corn you provided us has deteriorated in quality after being planted again. After planting it a few more times, it's just become an ordinary spiritual plant. You want us to keep relying on the corn you provide, right?"

"Everyone gets what they need, it's a fair trade! I didn't force you to buy my corn," said Shi Mozhe.

Hou Tu said noncommittally, "That being said, my Wu clan needs a lot of corn. Can you give me a discount on the price?"

"No problem!" Shi Mo nodded with a smile, looking very easy to talk to. However, when it came to the actual deal, Shi Mo was still very picky. In the end, Hou Tu didn't get the price down much, but Shi Mo said he could provide various spiritual fruits at a discount.

Therefore, on the basis of grain trading, Shi Mo added fruit sales business.

After Hou Tu left, somewhat frustrated and helpless, Shi Mo couldn't help but smile, stroking his chin. "As expected, strength is the key to negotiation, and a seller's market is the most popular. It seems that we should speed up the breeding and planting of various spiritual root fruit trees when we return. As for the grafting technology, it's time to try it out sooner rather than later."

After the conflict with the ancestor witch Tian Wu, Shi Mo was too lazy to continue growing corn. After harvesting all the ripe corn, he agreed with Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun and others to meet at Jiuding Tiecha Mountain.

Hou Tu also quickly arrived at Jiuding Tiecha Mountain with the innate spiritual treasures, innate spiritual materials and a large amount of acquired spiritual materials needed for the transaction.

The transaction went smoothly. Although the price paid made the Wu clan feel a little distressed, the amount of corn obtained also made Hou Tu very surprised and satisfied.

The corn purchased this time is enough for the entire witch clan to use for a long time.

After Hou Tu left, Shi Mo began to distribute the dividends to Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi according to the previously agreed ratio.

"The speed of earning innate spiritual treasures and various spiritual materials is much faster than the speed at which I gained spiritual treasures and spiritual materials while traveling in the prehistoric world," Hong Yun sighed with emotion and could not help but ask:
"But Brother Shi Mo, what do you need so many spiritual materials for? Innate spiritual materials are still useful, but what's the point of so many acquired spiritual materials?"

"They are really useless to us, so I want to use them to refine magical weapons and sell them in large quantities in exchange for more necessary and useful things," Shi Mo smiled.
"When doing business, the goal is always to earn more wealth and create higher value."

"Tsk, if this goes on, most of the wealth and treasures in the prehistoric world will probably be earned by you slowly," Hongyun said in amazement.

"I am earning wealth and treasures, and also satisfying needs! Only when there is demand can value be created," said Shi Mozhe.

"Oh, right, I see Jie Yin and Zhunti from the West are also collecting all kinds of spiritual materials and treasures. They were a little jealous of the corn that Brother Zhenyuan and I grew!"

Hong Yunlian said, "If they knew we made so much money from trading corn with the Wu Clan, they would probably be even more jealous."

"Oh? Are they collecting various spiritual materials and treasures?" Shi Mo raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Hong Yun nodded and said, "That's right! Ordinary spiritual materials are of no use to us. I really don't know why they collected so many. Is it because the West is so barren that they want to learn from you, Brother Shi Mo, to earn more resources and treasures?"

"It seems that they have great ambitions. They probably want to establish power in the West, so they are so keen on collecting various spiritual materials and treasures," said Shi Mozhe.

"Establish a power?" Hong Yun frowned slightly when he heard this. "It's so nice to be free and easy on your own. Why would you want to establish a power? It's too much trouble!"

"Haha, everyone has their own pursuits. What you find troublesome may be enjoyable to others. In this primitive world, besides practicing, we must always find something meaningful to do, otherwise it will get boring after a while."

Shi Mo chuckled and shook his head. Hong Yun frowned slightly when he heard this. Zhen Yuanzi, who was drinking tea silently beside him, couldn't help but look thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)