"The Zhou Family's Spirit Coin revenue over the past year has been roughly around 67,500 coins, of which 25,000 come from the Spirit Beast Restaurant in the marketplace, over 11,000 come from the rent of the family cultivation area, over 18,000 come from the share of the Mystical Crystal Stone Vein, and more than 13,500 come from trade with other powers."
"The Zhou Family's Spirit Coin expenditure for the past year is approximately 45,000 Spirit Coins, of which, aside from payments to the Loose Cultivators who help defend the Spirit Cleansing Pavilion, the vast majority is used for purchasing various supplies."
"Additionally, according to statistics, the family goodwill points distributed by the Zhou Family over the past year total more than 33,000 points, in which over 16,000 points are normal welfare offerings, more than 9,000 points are awarded for mission rewards, and over 8,000 points are used to purchase spiritual objects from clan members."
"The family goodwill points written off by the Zhou Family over the past year total more than 15,000 points, primarily used by clan members to exchange for the family's reserved treasures."
"At the same time, the total number of family goodwill points accumulated by clan members currently stands at over 89,000 points!"
"Lastly, the current balance of Spirit Coins in the family accounts is over 87,000 coins!"
In the Central Peace Hall, as the Cultivator responsible for reporting the financial situation narrated the Zhou Family's current financial income and expenditure, the expressions of the Zhou Family Elders changed.
"There are already that many Spirit Coins saved in the family account?"
Zhou Daoyi muttered to himself with a little dazed expression, as if he could hardly believe it.
Since the Zhou Family settled in Jiufeng Ridge, when have they ever been this wealthy!
Zhou Daoyi still remembered that when Zhou Chun first presented these figures at the Family Elder meeting, the usable Spirit Coins on the Zhou Family's books were a mere 13,000 coins, pitifully few!
But now this number has more than doubled!
Moreover, he was well aware that the Zhou Family Treasury still had a sizeable number of Magic Artifacts that had not been sold.
If those items were to be sold off, this number would probably double again!
In other words, if the Zhou Family wished, they could at any time use the family savings to train Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators.
They no longer needed to empty the pockets of these Family Elders to purchase assistance in opening Purple Mansion Spirit Matters, as they had in the beginning.
"But wait, according to these figures, the family's income and expenditure are barely balanced, right? So how come you said earlier, Zhengchun, things were looking good? What exactly is good about this?"
It was Zhou Zhengyuan who voiced his doubts once again.
With a puzzled face, he looked at Zhou Chun, his eyes filled with a desire to understand.
"Sixth Brother, you asked a very good question. Let's talk about the current structure of the family's revenue."
"The family's sources of income are mainly as follows: first, various medicines and spiritual objects produced by the family; second, mining profits; third, various Demon Beast Eggs and Demon Beast Cubs; fourth, rare aquatic treasures from the Dragon Abyss Marsh; fifth, the rents paid by Loose Cultivators; and sixth, the income generated from family Cultivators purchasing treasures from the family."
"Among these six points, the proportion of the third and sixth points is increasing year by year, and the rate of increase is very fast; they are actually very closely related to the increase in the number of family members."
"Then there's the issue of expenditure. The family had quite a bit of spending used to purchase various materials, which will be reduced in the future."
"At the same time, part of the family's expenditure goes to the family's devoted fighters, and as their team takes shape, this expenditure will also decrease."
"Lastly, in the future, several new sources of revenue will be developed for the family, which is expected to bring in tens of thousands of Spirit Coins in income to the family every year!"
Zhou Chun spoke confidently, clearing up Zhou Zhengyuan's doubts bit by bit.
His message was simple: the Zhou Family's income would continue to grow, while expenses would decrease.
This increase in revenue and reduction in costs naturally meant that the financial situation of the Zhou Family would improve.
After hearing his response, Zhou Zhengyuan and the other Elders also appeared thoughtful.
Following this, Zhou Jiarui's eyes flickered with hesitation, then, steeling his courage, he said, "There is something that all the other Family Elders and clan members have been holding in for a long time. Since you, Zhengchun, brought it up today, I wish you would clear up my doubts!"
"Oh, Uncle Eleven, what would you like to ask?"
Zhou Chun's eyes twinkled as he responded softly.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiarui spoke earnestly, "It's about what you just mentioned, the issue of the family devoted fighters. I want to know why the family is spending manpower and resources to cultivate these outsiders!"
Hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but turn his gaze to Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, the two Supreme Elders.
As for the existence of Longxing Valley, very few in the Zhou Family were aware. Now, aside from himself as the Clan Leader, only the three Family Supreme Elders knew about it.
So whether he could answer Zhou Jiarui's question would have to be decided by the two Supreme Elders.
And facing Zhou Chun's gaze for instruction, Zhou Mingde soon shook his head slightly and said, "This matter is a family secret. The fewer people who know, the better for the family. You need not worry about it."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiarui quickly bowed his head and respectfully replied, "Yes, I understand. Please forgive my impertinence!"
With that said, this Family Elder meeting was more or less coming to an end.
After discussing a few other matters, Zhou Chun took the lead in concluding the Family Elder meeting.