83: Chapter 83 Wen Ning: Net Profit of 20,000!!

Qin Yan's mental arithmetic was extremely fast, and he immediately stated the price: "Eight high-grade body tempering pills, the market price is 50,000 each, totaling 400,000.

After the 30% discount, it's 280,000.

Plus the 100,000 reward you promised to pay.

So you need to pay me a total of 380,000 huaxia coins."

His logic was clear, and the accounts were distinct.

After speaking, he quietly looked at Wen Ning, his gaze clearly saying: "Once the money is in place, I'll give you the pills immediately."

Wen Ning looked at Qin Yan's frank manner of "business is business even between brothers," feeling a bit amused and helpless.

But she didn't say much and very decisively used her smart bracelet.

She transferred 380,000 huaxia coins to Qin Yan.

With a soft "ding," Qin Yan saw the notification that his account balance had increased.

He nodded in satisfaction and then handed the jade bottle containing eight high-grade body tempering pills to Wen Ning.

The transaction was complete.

Qin Yan looked at the 380,000 that had arrived, feeling quite refreshed.

This transaction was quite a good deal for him.

Even if he sold these eight body tempering pills directly back to the Hundred Herbs Hall for recycling...

He definitely wouldn't be able to sell them for this price.

After all, when the Hundred Herbs Hall purchased pills, the price was usually suppressed lower than the market price.

Meanwhile, as Wen Ning took the pills, the smile she forced onto her face seemed a bit strained.

Because after a careful calculation, she realized...

Through this "purchasing agent" service, she had actually only saved 20,000 huaxia coins!

20,000 yuan wasn't even enough to buy one of the most ordinary body tempering pills!

This was quite a gap from her expectation of being able to save a large sum of money.

"Wen Ning, stay steady, don't be anxious!"

She silently cautioned herself in her heart.

"This is just the first transaction; the relationship needs to be built slowly.

Being able to get him to help with the purchase this time makes us familiar faces. Once we're better acquainted next time...

Maybe I can ask him to help with alchemy!

Right, play the long game to catch the big fish. I can't be too hasty!"

After some self-consolation, Wen Ning readjusted her expression.

She gave Qin Yan a sincere smile: "Pleasure doing business with you, Qin Yan.

I hope we can have more pleasant transactions like this in the future."

"Mm, it was also a pleasure working with you." Qin Yan nodded, his tone sincere.

Being able to earn some extra cash so quickly and easily, he did indeed feel quite pleased.

Afterwards, Qin Yan bid his farewell again; his time was precious now.

He had to seize every second to cultivate and prepare for the upcoming Monthly Exam.

"Qin Yan, bye-bye!" Wen Ning stood where she was and waved goodbye to him.

Once Qin Yan's figure disappeared around the street corner, Wen Ning looked at her smart bracelet display.

Her account balance had less than 100,000 huaxia coins left.

She couldn't help but sigh softly, a trace of worry coloring her beautiful brows.

"Sigh... I'm really poor..."

She muttered to herself, her voice carrying a faint, undetectable fatigue and anxiety.

"I really don't know if I'll be able to keep my third-place position in the grade by the end of this month..."

The reward for third place in the grade at Modu Jiaotong University was 5 academic credits, which was quite substantial when converted into resources.

Combined with the eight body tempering pills she had just bought, this was all her cultivation resources for the month.

However, even with careful planning, these resources weren't enough to support her for more than half a month of full-power cultivation.

This meant that in the following half-month or so...

The speed of her strength improvement would inevitably slow down or even stagnate.

In an environment where geniuses gathered and competition was fierce...

A half-month stagnation could very likely lead to being overtaken by those behind her!

Just then, her smart bracelet rang again; it was a communication request.

She glanced at the caller ID and hurriedly answered: "Hello, Manager Wang?"

"Miss Wen Ning, roughly when can you arrive? The interview is about to start."

A slightly serious male voice came from the other side.

"Give me another half hour, I'll be there right away!" Wen Ning hurriedly promised.

"Alright, please hurry. Any later and you might not make it."

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely be as fast as possible!"

Hanging up the communication, Wen Ning didn't dare delay any further.

She immediately hailed a taxi by the roadside and gave the address of a martial arts hall located in a commercial district in Pudong District.

She was going to interview for the position of "Pile Stance Training coach" at a well-known martial arts hall.

If the interview was successful, she would have a fixed income of 100,000 huaxia coins a month!

For someone as short on cash as she was, this was undoubtedly an important supplement.

"Sigh, it's really too hard for me, Wen Ning..."

Sitting in the speeding taxi, looking at the bustling street scenery rapidly receding outside the window...

Wen Ning leaned back against the seat and rubbed her slightly aching brow.

A wave of helplessness and bitterness as a "civilian genius" welled up in her heart.

While others were focusing on cultivation, she had to run around for resources.

...

On the other side, Qin Yan successfully returned to Modu University of Martial Arts and went straight back to his villa estate.

He went directly up to the dedicated training room on the third floor, not stopping for a moment.

He immediately began to throw himself into intense training.

Time was tight; he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

After training until he was drenched in sweat for two and a half hours...

Qin Yan slowly withdrew his spear, ending this stage of practice.

He slightly calmed his hurried breathing.

With an expectant mood, he called up the attribute panel in his mind to check his gains.

However, when he saw the conspicuous "0" behind [Skill Points] on the panel, he couldn't help but feel a burst of disappointment.

He carefully calculated the time: he refined three batches of pills in the morning, which took about three hours in total.

After returning in the afternoon, he continued practicing with the spear for two and a half hours.

The cumulative training time reached five and a half hours; logically, he should have been able to obtain Skill Points.

"It seems that the activity of refining pills indeed cannot grant Skill Points..."

Qin Yan finally confirmed this matter. Although it was a bit regrettable, he could only accept the reality.

"Currently, it seems that only through pure martial arts cultivation and martial technique tempering can Skill Points be stably obtained."

He clarified his future direction of effort.

After a short rest, he cheered up again and threw himself into the evening training.

It wasn't until the dead of night that he ended his day of cultivation.

Looking at the 4 Skill Points he had finally accumulated on the panel...

Qin Yan did not hesitate. With a thought, he added them all to the [Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear].

In an instant, a deeper insight regarding the execution of the Spear Technique, blood and qi coordination, and skin and flesh tempering flooded his mind.

The cultivation progress of the [Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear] Skin and Flesh Chapter instantly increased by 1%!

...

The next morning.

Qin Yan woke up early and first took a precious spirit nurturing pill.

He felt the medicinal power continuously nourishing his spirit.

Afterwards, he went to the cafeteria to enjoy a hearty nutritional breakfast.

Then he set off for the Sixth Institute to find his mentor, Xiao Huo.

When he arrived at Xiao Huo's familiar Alchemy Room, which was permeated with a faint medicinal fragrance...

He found that his Little Senior Sister, Lu Youyou, was already waiting there early.

This made him startle slightly.

He thought he had come early enough, but he hadn't expected his Little Senior Sister to be even more proactive than him.