Chapter 568: 375
After the Metaphysical Class gathering ended, Chen Mobai’s seven-year tenure at the Dance Tool Dao Academy also came to an end.
“I won’t be coming next year.”
In the student council, Hua Zijing waved at everyone with a seemingly carefree air.
“You’ve done a lot for the past two years.”
Chen Mobai looked at her, genuinely thanked her from the bottom of his heart. Without her substantial assistance, it would have been impossible for him to take over the student council so effortlessly.
“Goodbye.”
After saying these two words, Hua Zijing seemed unable to stay any longer and immediately turned to leave.
“President, will we ever see Sister Hua again?”
Zhuang Jialan’s eyes were brimming with tears. Her emotions were more intense than Hua Zijing’s and she didn’t have the same control. Seeing the senior who has shown her the ropes of the student council for a year graduating, she couldn’t hold back her tears.
“We will, as long as we live long enough, there’ll always be a day we meet again.”
Chen Mobai cracked a small smile. After calming the emotions of his subordinates, he plunged back into his work.
“Is there anything I can help with?”
The one asking was Zhongli Tianyu. He thought being the student council president was a cool thing, so he was prepared to strive to become a competent head.
“Stick with me.”
As soon as Hua Zijing graduated, Chen Mobai felt the work pressure double. So, he planned to quickly groom Zhongli Tianyu and then, like Zuo Qiushi, step down to allow the more capable candidate to take over.
For the following half month, Chen Mobai led the student council members in various faculties and started collaborating with teachers to prepare for the next year’s teaching plan.
“I’ll be counting on you guys.”
After all the tasks were done, Chen Mobai bid farewell to the student council members who stayed behind in the academy.
In Red Sandstone City, his talisman factory still had some important documents waiting for his signatures.
“Mr. Chen, if you have no objections to the terms, please sign here.”
In the Xianmen Bank of Red Sandstone City, Chen Mobai signed another loan agreement.
This time, the Good Deed Points he planned to loan was still 5 million. Coupled with the 5 million used to purchase the Spirit Pill from the Life Extension Cultivation Institute, he was now saddled with a huge debt of 10 million Good Deed Points.
This loan did not have any collateral. It was only under the name of Chen Mobai.
If he wasn’t the head of the Dance Tool Dao Academy, the top Rank-2 Foundation Establishment cultivator and had City Lord Qin Baipeng as his guarantee, he may not have been able to get this loan.
“Thanks for the guarantee, City Lord.”
After leaving Xianmen Bank, Chen Mobai thanked Qin Baipeng.
“This is just a policy of Red Sandstone City for Foundation Establishment cultivators. When Wu Shangru moved here, he received the same treatment; it’s just that your loan amount is slightly larger.”
Chen Mobai understood what Qin Baipeng meant. After thanking him again, he tried to invite the city lord for a meal, but was politely declined.
“At the end of the year, there are other Foundation Establishment cultivators applying for loans. I also need to visit several factories.”
Not every Foundation Establishment cultivator who runs a business in Red Sandstone City is successful. There are also quite a few who are losing money.
However, this loss might be an actual loss, or it might be a case where the factory is losing but the owner’s wallet is getting fatter.
So Qin Baipeng needed to examine these potentially problematic factories.
The reason why Chen Mobai’s personal loan of 5 million was supported by Qin Baipeng was because of his high profile.
As the head of Dance Tool Dao Academy, his match with Jumang Daoist Academy had beaten all the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Xianmen, this achievement was being recognised as the Qualification of Deification by many people.
Moreover, this was the first time Chen Mobai asked for Red Sandstone City’s support after settling down. Plus, Qin Baipeng had promised earlier. Considering these conditions, Qin Baipeng agreed to help him secure a loan totaling 5 million Good Deed Points.
You must know, for other Foundation Establishment cultivators, the maximum limit was only 2 million Good Deed Points.
Chen Mobai kept Qin Baipeng’s generous act in his heart.
With the loan in hand, plus the remaining profit of 800,000 Good Deed Points from this year’s talisman factory, in total, he had startup capital of 5.8 million.
The preparation for the Puppet Factory could now begin.
He first dialed Chai Lun who was his senior in the Dance Tool Dao Academy and had guided him in creating performance puppets. After graduation, he opened a puppet factory in his hometown and reportedly made a lot of Good Deed Points in the hobby figurines industry.
However, what Chen Mobai approached him for was a proper puppet manufacturing contract.
As one of the geniuses who graduated from the Puppet Lines, Chai Lun was quite interested in a puppet factory. After receiving the call, he agreed to come over in person to negotiate this business deal.
Next, Chen Mobai started purchasing the core of the Puppet Factory.
“Hello, Senior Lou, I’m Chen Mobai…”
At the Repairing Heaven Institute, Lou Fengcheng, who had just removed his full-body bandages and recovered from his burns, was speechless as he put down the phone.
How thick-faced can this Dance Tool Dao Academy’s head be?
After beating myself up like this, he still had the nerve to call me for help!
Lou Fengcheng wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but on second thought, it would be better not to hold a grudge against this formidable character. He just happened to help him buy a second rank Heavenly Calculation Bead, which would facilitate resolving potential conflicts in the future.
“Hello, Teacher Shi. I have a ‘friend’ who wants to buy a Rank-2 Heavenly Calculation Bead, does your academy have one in stock?”
One day later, Chen Mobai saw the link to the Repairing Heaven Institute’s flagship store’s order payment sent by Lou Fengcheng, he couldn’t help but smile.