nyslfriends Chapter 30: One Path to Wealth!
Chapter 30: One Path to Wealth!
Chapter 30 A Road to Wealth!
"How long can your candies be stored after they're made?"
Shao Xin paused for a moment, looking at Ma Hongjun with some surprise.
"Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"I'm just curious," Ma Hongjun said. "How long can food made with food-type martial souls be stored?"
Will it spoil?
Shao Xin put down the pot, wiped his hands, and answered seriously, "It depends on the level of the soul skill and the user's soul power. At a low level, the food made will not last long, only a few hours. But as soul power increases and soul rings increase, the shelf life will become longer and longer."
He paused, raised his right hand, and a soft light shone from his palm.
"I am now a sixth-ring Soul Emperor. If the candies I make are properly stored, they can last for more than three months without losing their effectiveness. The medicinal effect will slowly decrease over time, but it can generally remain above 90% for the first month."
Three months.
So long!
Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up slightly.
"What about Oscar's?" he pressed. "How long can his sausages last?"
Shao Xin thought for a moment: "His current soul power is level 23, two rings. The sausages he makes can probably be stored for about three days. If they are stored for longer, the medicinal effects will be lost, and the taste will also deteriorate."
About three days.
Although it's much shorter than Shao Xin's timeframe, this window of opportunity is sufficient if the transportation and storage issues are resolved.
"Hongjun, what exactly are you trying to say?" Shao Xin saw through his thoughts.
Ma Hongjun took a deep breath and spoke his mind.
"Professor Shao Xin, I was thinking—could we auction off the candies you made and the sausages Oscar made?"
Shao Xin was stunned.
"Think about it," Ma Hongjun said, his words becoming increasingly fluent. "You're a six-ring Soul Emperor, and the candies you make can restore physical strength, soul power, and mental energy. How many people outside would desperately want something like that? Those Soul Masters who go out to train..."
In the Soul Beast Forest, which Soul Hunter risking their life wouldn't want something to save their life?
"And Oscar's sausage. His second soul skill is Power Sausage, which greatly increases strength and defense when eaten. For support-type and control-type soul masters who lack offensive capabilities, having this is like having an extra life."
Shao Xin frowned slightly, lost in thought.
"Besides," Ma Hongjun added, "you can mass-produce them. Make a large batch of candy beans at once, store them properly, and auction them off in batches. Wouldn't that be much better than you cooking porridge for us here?"
Shao Xin was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "I have considered what you're saying. But selling the products of food-type Soul Masters is nothing new on the continent. The question is—will anyone actually buy our stuff?"
"Of course there are," Ma Hongjun said decisively. "You underestimate yourself. How many recovery candies made by a six-ring Soul Emperor are there on the entire continent? If you put these at an auction house, Soul Masters and Soul Kings would fight tooth and nail for them."
"As for Oscar's sausage, although it's not very old, it's a treasure for low-level Soul Masters. For those Soul Masters who are stuck in a bottleneck period and need to hunt Soul Beasts but lack the ability, a Power Sausage might be the difference between life and death."
Shao Xin looked into Ma Hongjun's bright eyes and suddenly smiled.
"Hongjun, what's wrong with your brain?"
Ma Hongjun scratched his head but did not answer.
Because he knew that the average IQ of people in Douluo Continent was not high.
But he couldn't say it out loud and incite hatred.
"However," Shao Xin changed the subject, "I can't make that decision myself; I need to discuss it with Dean Flander first."
"Of course."
When Shao Xin relayed Ma Hongjun's idea to Flander, Flander was in his office, looking at a worn-out ledger and worrying about it.
The college has gone over budget again this month.
The cost of the two children's medicinal baths, their food expenses, and the maintenance of their training equipment—everything costs money.
His savings are almost gone; if this continues, he won't even be able to afford the herbs for his medicinal bath next month.
"Selling candy and sausages?" Flander looked up at Shao Xin.
Shao Xin relayed Ma Hongjun's analysis in detail.
Flanders remained silent for a long time.
He's not someone who cares about saving face, and he has thought of ways to make money.
But all he could think of was taking on jobs hunting spirit beasts or working as a bodyguard for wealthy families. These jobs were slow to pay and time-consuming, which would interfere with his teaching.
But they sell candy and sausages—
This is a way to make money from home.
"Shao Xin, can you make your candy beans in bulk?" Flander asked.
"Yes, but doing too much will deplete your soul power, and it will take time to recover," Shao Xin answered truthfully.
"It's alright." Flander waved his hand. "I'm not asking you to make a thousand a day. Take it slow, little by little."
He stood up and paced back and forth in the office.
"I'll talk to Oscar. Although his sausages can only be kept for two or three days, if we contact the buyers in advance, it's not impossible to make and deliver them on the same day."
Flander stopped and looked at Shao Xin.
"Was this idea Hongjun came up with?"
"It's him."
Flanders was silent for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"This kid not only has a great talent for cultivation, but he's also very smart."
He walked to the window and looked at Ma Hongjun and Oscar, who were taking a medicinal bath in the yard, with a hint of warmth in his eyes.
"Do as he says. Make an extra batch of candy beans tomorrow, and I'll take them to the auction house in Soto City to ask about the price."
Shao Xin nodded, turned to leave, but was stopped by Flander.
"Oh, right," Flander's voice sounded a little unnatural, "let Hongjun and Oscar get involved too. Hongjun was the idea, Oscar gets a share of the profits, and they get 10% of the earnings."
Shao Xin paused for a moment, then smiled.
"Flander, when did you become so generous?"
"I've always been very generous," Flander said with a straight face.
"Okay, you're very generous." Shao Xin smiled and walked out of the office.
Soto City, Battle Spirit Auction House.
This is the largest auction house in Soto City. Backed by the Kingdom of Barak, it has an excellent reputation, and every day, Soul Masters from all over the world come here to trade rare items.
From soul bones to soul tools, from medicinal herbs to soul beast materials, as long as you have money, there's nothing you can't buy.
Flanders stood at the entrance of the auction house, looking up at the golden signboard, feeling a little apprehensive.
He carried fifty candies that Shao Xin had made overnight, each one packaged in an exquisite jade bottle with the opening sealed with wax to ensure the medicinal effect was not lost.
There were also twenty power sausages and ten recovery sausages made by Oscar, wrapped in oil paper and placed in a constant-temperature storage soul tool.
"Let's go inside."
Flander, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar strode into the auction house.
Having come today, Ma Hongjun and Oscar have had their first taste of the world.
Oscar asked with some concern, "Hongjun, do you think our products will sell?"
"Yes," Ma Hongjun said confidently.
How can you be so sure?
Ma Hongjun didn't answer, he just smiled.
He certainly was.
The recovery candies made by a sixth-ring Soul Emperor are priceless treasures that are hard to find anywhere else.
Let alone fifty, even five would attract a lot of people scrambling for them.
In the lobby of the auction house, Flanders was invited into the VIP room.
In front of Soul Emperor Candy, Recovery Sausage might not be very popular, but Mighty Sausage will definitely be a hot seller.
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