74: Talk about cooperation

Luo Chen was a bit surprised by this news. Hadn't the Council of Elders' previous announcement stated that the official competition dates were from August 1st to August 15th?

Why would Qingyang City Lord's Mansion schedule the competition so much earlier?

When Luo Chen saw the line, "The specific competition time shall be subject to the official announcement of each city," he understood.

It was indeed different from what the Council of Elders announced, but this early scheduling was a bit too much.

Luo Chen made a quick mental note but didn't dwell on it.

"Help me search for the Evolution Path published by National Elder Zhuang Sheng."

Luo Chen looked at the light orb beside him.

"The following content has been found for you."

A large screen, similar to a system panel, appeared before Luo Chen, displaying a lot of text.

"The Golden Silk Bird's Evolution Path: Golden Silk Bird → Wonderful Sound Bird → Thousand-Turn Wild Sound Bird.

The Golden Silk Bird can reach a maximum of nine-star Fierce Beast. When it is a nine-star Fierce Beast, use golden silkworm silk and echo stones in a two-to-one ratio of materials, refined by spiritual power and melted into a liquid.

Allow the Golden Silk Bird to drink ten milliliters daily for ten consecutive days to trigger its evolution.

The Wonderful Sound Bird is a King Beast Breed and can evolve again when it reaches nine-star King Beast.

The prerequisite for this evolution is for the Wonderful Sound Bird to reach the nine-star King Beast realm and possess at least a Earth Tier sound-element Skill.

Materials required for evolution: echo wall, the flesh and blood of three different sound-element King-Ranked Beasts, and Liqueur Green Fruit.

After consuming each type of flesh and blood, immediately consume one Liqueur Green Fruit, then release a sound-element Skill towards the echo wall.

Repeat this three times, enduring the sound-element Skills returned by the echo wall, and there is a high probability of evolution.

It will become a Wild Rank Pet, the Thousand-Turn Wild Sound Bird.

...

Luo Chen also found a detailed description of the spiritual refinement method, which could be said to be incredibly thorough.

This Golden Silk Bird's Evolution Path was just one of many, and it was considered one of the few that could reach the highest Ranks after advancement.

There were many other Beasts that could evolve into King Beasts or Spirit Beasts, but Luo Chen didn't have time to examine them all individually at the moment.

It could be said that the content published by National Elder Zhuang Sheng accounted for nearly a quarter of all Evolution Paths currently known in Huaguo.

For the aristocratic families who tightly controlled Evolution Paths, this was undoubtedly a severe blow.

Therefore, while the common people were grateful to National Elder Zhuang Sheng, the aristocratic families hated him to the core.

Even with the Evolution Path known, common Beast Masters still needed to specifically find a Breeder to refine the materials to facilitate the Beast's evolution.

However, this was already much better than the previous situation; at least there was a direction for Beast evolution.

It also gave common Breeders more value.

(Supplementary setting: Only the Breeder's spiritual power can effectively refine the materials for Beast evolution.

The Beast Master's special talent can provide a bonus during Beast combat or growth.)

After looking at a few more Evolution Paths, Luo Chen discovered that several Evolution Paths his father had taught him were also originally discovered by National Elder Zhuang Sheng.

Feeling his body in the real world being patted, Luo Chen reluctantly pulled his attention away from the ocean of knowledge.

His consciousness descended, returning to the real world.

Luo Chen opened his eyes and saw Luo Yuheng retracting his hand.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Luo Chen stood up, patted his backside, and looked at Luo Yuheng curiously.

"Someone from the Liang Corporation wants to discuss a business deal with us, related to those special Beasts, so you should listen in and make the decision."

Luo Yuheng explained the situation calmly.

Liang Corporation, discussing business? Related to his Beasts.

Many conjectures flashed through Luo Chen's mind in an instant.

"Okay, now?"

Luo Yuheng nodded, leading the way downstairs, "They're downstairs now."

Luo Chen looked at the two little guys who had just woken up, patted their heads, and told them to play on the second floor by themselves. He followed Luo Yuheng downstairs.

Upon reaching the first floor, he indeed saw three people waiting at a table and chairs in the downstairs lounge area.

Two men, one of whom was Wei Yansheng, whom Luo Chen was quite familiar with, and the other was the boss of the Liang Family, Liang Qiu, whom he had met at the auction.

The last person was a woman, also the auctioneer from that day's auction, Liang Jingsi, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Liang Family.

Seeing Luo Chen come down, Wei Yansheng gave Luo Chen a big, friendly smile.

Liang Qiu merely nodded slightly, without much expression, while Liang Jingsi offered a graceful and reserved smile, acknowledging their presence.

It wasn't until Luo Chen sat in the last empty seat that the interrupted conversation at the table resumed.

"Master Luo, what do you think of our proposal just now?" Liang Qiu's words held a hint of urgency, somewhat unbefitting his mature and steady appearance.

It seemed the matter they had just been discussing was quite important to him.

Luo Yuheng's expression was calm, "The matter we just discussed, you can speak directly with my son. After all, I've already passed this store on to him.

So, for business negotiations and such, he has full authority."

Liang Qiu looked at Luo Chen, his expression a bit hesitant. Discuss with this wet-behind-the-ears kid?

Was this perhaps Luo Yuheng's way of refusing? He didn't want to refuse directly, so he handed it over to a young man to do so?

So, disappointment naturally appeared on his face, "Yansheng, you talk to this young... brother."

Wei Yansheng nodded solemnly, showing no trace of contempt even when facing the young Luo Chen.

His career's smooth ascent began after meeting Luo Chen, so he had always regarded Luo Chen as his lucky star. Now, he could even follow the group's chairman.

This was a unique position within the Liang Corporation, apart from the Liang Family members, so he naturally wouldn't neglect his lucky star.

"It's like this, young boss. Our Liang Corporation wants to discuss a business deal with Chenyang Pet Store. I wonder if the young boss is interested in expanding business to Liuguang City?"

Wei Yansheng took Luo Yuheng's words to heart and seriously asked Luo Chen this question.

Hearing him bring that up, Luo Chen truly became interested. "How so?"

Seeing Luo Chen's interest, Wei Yansheng's expression also relaxed.

"It means your store will provide some unique Beasts, like the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit or the Starlight Stone Spirit from last time.

We will be responsible for the subsequent sales and promotion of the Beasts. We will only take a 5% commission from the final sale price."

Last time, the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit sold in Qingyang City had a 7% commission, although that included the advertising they did.

However, this time going to Liuguang City, not to mention labor costs and advertising venue fees, the cross-city shipping costs alone would be a considerable sum.

So, if the final auction price of the Beasts wasn't good, they might even have to put in a lot of money.

"Liuguang City is not like our Lower City after all. If your Beast sales don't take off, wouldn't we not even earn back the material costs?"

Luo Chen himself really wanted to open a branch in Liuguang City, but currently, the labor force in the store was severely insufficient.

His mother was a battle and adventure enthusiast; keeping her confined to the store would undoubtedly be torture for her.

His father was absorbed in research. In the past, his business was only custom-made, he hadn't properly run a store.

His younger brother was still in school, so he wasn't a consideration.

Therefore, until he found suitable and trustworthy staff, Luo Chen thought that having others act as sales agents was also a good option.

However, the premise was that the partner still needed to have a certain level of strength; he didn't want any last-minute complications.

After hearing Luo Chen's doubts, Liang Jingsi, who had been quiet, parted her red lips.

"Young boss, our Liang Family moved from Liuguang City to Qingyang City before, but we still have some connections there.

If that's not enough, you can set a minimum price based on the value of the Beasts you provide, and if the selling price is insufficient, our Liang Corporation will make up the difference. What do you think?"

Liang Jingsi's words were full of sincerity.

It seemed the Liang Corporation placed immense importance on returning to Liuguang City. Luo Chen had made his decision.

He nodded at Liang Jingsi,

"The terms are acceptable. We can start with preliminary cooperation, and if the first results are good, we can delve deeper into it later."