Chapter 45: Chapter 43: Funds in Place
The purchasing plan for the insects proceeded smoothly and in an orderly fashion.
Within a warehouse in Lamao District, various Poison Insects and snakes that had been acquired from the outside world were brought to this place.
At this moment, the thousand-hand centipede lay on the ground, its body now stretching over nine meters in length.
The copious amount of food it consumed during this period allowed it to grow crazily in size; if anyone were to discover the centipede in this state, they would probably faint from fright.
Not far from the thousand-hand centipede, Su Jie sat cross-legged on a purple cushion, with the invigorating scent of sandalwood burning beside him. He took out a Nine Yang Pill from the Jade Bottle and swallowed it.
Overwhelming Spiritual Energy navigated through his limbs and marrow before being absorbed and stored in the meridians.
During cultivation, the thousand-hand centipede shrank its body, laying on Su Jie’s waist and abdomen, attaching its pale corpse hands one by one.
Time moved on, and several hours went by.
Su Jie’s Spirit Essence grew stronger and stronger, like a lotus breaking through the mud and surfacing from the water. Eventually, the accumulated Spiritual Power reached its peak, breaking through a clogged meridian pathway.
Spiritual Power shimmered around Su Jie’s body, and as naturally as water flows along a channel, he advanced to the Fifth Level of the Yunling Realm.
The resources bought with the thousands of Blood Marrow Crystal prepared in the Tianyuan World allowed Su Jie’s cultivation to skyrocket in just two weeks. He had now reached the Fifth Level of the Yunling Realm, something he hadn’t dared to dream of in the past.
The thousand-hand centipede climbed up Su Jie’s neck, happily rubbing back and forth, sharing in the joy of Su Jie’s advancement.
“You’re about to level up too, huh?”
Touching the cold body of the thousand-hand centipede, Su Jie could feel the abundant vitality and vigor within it.
The thousand-hand centipede responded with a hissing sound.
It was steadily progressing toward its third evolution of Spirit Refining.
With an abundant supply of poisonous insects, it would face almost no obstacles before advancing to a Mid-grade poisonous insect.
But Su Jie had even more considerations.
Because according to the records in the books, after advancing to a Mid-grade poisonous insect, to continue evolving, apart from relying on Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and the passage of time, swallowing ordinary Poison Insects would be of no effect; it would require Grade-Entry Poison Insects, and at that point, the insects from Blue Star would no longer serve a purpose.
Su Jie had come to Chan Country to plan ahead and make preparations.
Once the thousand-hand centipede advanced to Mid-grade, Su Jie would bring some of the Tianyuan World’s poisonous insects over at that time.
For instance, he would feed a large number of Poison Insects to a non-Grade human-faced moth in order to advance it to Low Grade, and then have the thousand-hand centipede devour it.
In this way, small fish would eat shrimp, and big fish would eat small fish, completing a new evolutionary process.
To achieve this, Su Jie must gain complete control over a region.
After all, if the Poison Insects from the Tianyuan World were brought to Blue Star and discovered, Su Jie would inevitably become the focus of everyone’s attention, placed under scrutiny by various powers and countries.
In Hua Country, such undertakings by Su Jie would certainly not be feasible. The number of poisonous insects he dealt with was too great, making it very easy to arouse curiosity and investigation from others.
If a checkup occurred, the truth would be uncovered.
However, Chan Country was entirely different; the national machinery here was weak. Controlling one region meant it was essentially independent, allowing for far greater secrecy.
Leaving the thousand-hand centipede in the warehouse to continue feeding, Su Jie left and drove back to Jieke Company’s residence.
Just as he entered, he saw Liu Yingying walking towards him, brimming with joy.
“Su Jie, we’ve succeeded.”
She wrapped her arms around Su Jie’s neck, jumping and shouting happily.
“Stop, stop, stop, what’s going on?”
Su Jie patted the girl’s buttocks, signaling her to be mindful of her image.
“Hehe, Manager Liang is back, and he brings good news.”
Liu Yingying’s pretty face turned red with a hint of guilt, she looked around and sighed in relief when she noticed that no employees were paying attention.
As soon as Su Jie heard this, he knew what it was about.
Walking into the company’s office, indeed, he saw Liang Lianjun’s figure.
“Mission accomplished, Mr. Su, our furniture has successfully penetrated the market.”
The moment he saw Su Jie, Liang Lianjun immediately stood up to report, his eyes brimming with joy.
“Let’s hear the details.”
Su Jie asked Liu Yingying to pour some tea, and he sat opposite Liang Lianjun.
Liang Lianjun cleared his throat and began, “After we transported the batch of timber back to the factory, I immediately arranged for staff to work overtime on the design and construction. We rushed the production of a batch of furniture, then I contacted some wealthy businessmen I knew from before and organized a small furniture sale.
Our furniture was an instant hit as soon as it was showcased, with many pieces being bought on the spot by those businessmen.
Most of their friends are also wealthy, and the remaining furniture was sold the next day.
And as the news spread by word of mouth, many other wealthy people came to place deposits for custom-made high-end furniture at Tianyuan Home.
The first batch of payments and deposits we received totaled up to 500 million yuan. We estimate that once all the timber is sold, we can recover funds between 4.5 and 5 billion yuan.”
Suppressing his excitement, Liang Lianjun went through Tianyuan Home’s progress one by one.
The high-end furniture market in Hua Country has always been in short supply, and Tianyuan Home easily carved out the most delicious slice of the market pie for itself with those top-quality timbers.
Given the nature of wealthy people in Hua Country, faced with high-end furniture that can demonstrate their taste and wealth, they couldn’t help but be tempted.
That’s why the discovery of Tianyuan Home’s high-end furniture sparked such a frenzy of purchasing.
Su Jie’s eyelids twitched when he heard the number 500 million.
It’s no wonder he’s overcome with emotion. Just a year ago, he was an ordinary person who had just graduated and couldn’t even find a job, and now he controls a cash flow of hundreds of millions and has goods worth tens of billions under his command.
Even with mental preparation, Su Jie still felt excited.
“Haha, Manager Liang, I really didn’t misjudge you. I won’t say anything else, but tonight, you must stay for a good drink, and rest assured, you won’t be shortchanged on your bonus either.”
“I dare not, I dare not, it’s all thanks to Mr. Su’s batch of timber; otherwise, with all the ability in the world, I couldn’t have sold it for that price.”
Liang Lianjun humbly waved his hands in declination, speaking the truth.
The great success of Tianyuan Home lies in the extremely high quality of the timber. Su Jie’s words made him blush with modesty.
“Don’t be humble, Manager Liang. With such great news, how can we not celebrate with a drink?”
“Then I shall accompany Mr. Su for a couple of drinks.”
Liang Lianjun, feeling valued by Su Jie, was filled with the sentiment that one would die for a confidante.
After talking with Liang Lianjun for a while and noticing that he was somewhat tired from catching a ride over, Su Jie told him to go and rest.
“Yingying, notify Jieke Biology to start the second plan. It’s time for our Jieke Company to expand.”
Su Jie instructed Liu Yingying. Previously, due to a shortage of funds, their insect-catching plan was only carried out in a dozen villages and towns.
Now that the funds were in place, Su Jie naturally didn’t want to play small anymore; he planned to completely cover the entire surrounding area of Mande City.