Divine Level Witch Doctor

Fang Yi didn’t take Zhao Yuan’s words seriously, replying half-jokingly, half-seriously, ”I know, I’ll definitely build the factory bigger! Our goal is to be a world-class manufacturer, after all! As for your money, you should keep it for yourself. Renting land and building a factory, even just the initial capital, requires a huge amount.”

”Is a hundred million enough?” Zhao Yuan asked.

”Hiss... H-How much?” On the other end of the line, Fang Yi almost bit his tongue.

”A hundred million,” Zhao Yuan repeated.

”Where did you get that much money?”

Fang Yi was stunned. Although the Soul-Stabilizing Incense, Beauty Pills, and Vitality Pills had been selling like crazy recently, production was limited. All told, they had only sold a little over ten thousand units. Moreover, ever since they decided to expand the factory, Zhao Yuan had reinvested all his subsequent share of the profits to support the project. It was impossible for him to still have this much cash.

”You don’t need to worry about that. I have plenty of ways to make money. And don’t worry, it’s all clean. I didn’t steal it or rob anyone,” Zhao Yuan joked back.

”You’re truly incredible!” Fang Yi exclaimed with genuine admiration.

He believed Zhao Yuan. Ever since the moment he met him, he had witnessed Zhao Yuan perform one miracle after another. In Fang Yi’s eyes, other people might not be able to come up with a hundred million, but Zhao Yuan definitely could!

After a quick mental calculation, Fang Yi said excitedly, ”This is great! If you have a hundred million, we don’t have to wait for the bank loan. We can rent the land, build the factory, and buy the equipment right away! We’ll strive to get these new production lines up and running as soon as possible to increase the output of Soul-Stabilizing Incense, Vitality Pills, and Beauty Pills! Our current single production line is nowhere near enough.”

Previously, Zhao Yuan and Fang Yi had gone together to open a corporate account to hold the factory’s working capital. Now, after letting Fang Yi know, he prepared to transfer the hundred million into the company account.

But when he went to make the transfer, Zhao Yuan discovered that online bank transfers have limits. He couldn’t send the full hundred million at once.

Fang Yi was more knowledgeable and explained, ”For such a large fund transfer, you definitely have to make an appointment with the bank in advance and handle it at the counter.”

”It’s that complicated?” Zhao Yuan really didn’t know about these things; after all, he’d never had so much money before.

Fang Yi said, ”It’s not actually that complicated. We were negotiating our loan with this same bank. I’ll contact them right now and see if we can get this transfer done as quickly as possible. Our company account is also with them, so it’s just moving money from one hand to the other. There’s no issue of an inter-bank transfer hurting their performance metrics.”

Zhao Yuan agreed. ”Alright, go talk to them.” Then he added, ”Oh, and no matter what happens, call me back in an hour.”

He was about to make the Storage Rings for the Ying Family and needed to focus his mind and Qi, so he couldn’t be disturbed.

”Okay, I’ll call you back in an hour.” After agreeing, Fang Yi joked, ”Brother Zhao Yuan, you’re entrusting such a huge sum to me. Aren’t you afraid I’ll just take the money and run?”

Zhao Yuan laughed and replied, ”Trust those you employ! Besides, you’re no fool. You can clearly see that if you stick with me and we make this factory a success, what you stand to gain in the future will be far more than just one or two hundred million, right?” In his mind, he added, ’Besides, I have the Tracking Technique. Even if you did run to the ends of the earth, I could still find you!’

Being trusted made Fang Yi very happy and moved. He first pledged his loyalty to Zhao Yuan before hanging up and contacting the bank.

Zhao Yuan switched his phone to silent mode, lit a stick of custom-made Soul-Stabilizing Incense, picked up his tools, and began crafting the Storage Rings.

Soon, the twenty Jade Rings left over from last time were all used up.

After all, this was his second time making Storage Rings, and his Cultivation had advanced to the Mid Stage of Marrow Cleansing. His success rate had improved significantly compared to his first attempt.

The first time, Zhao Yuan had failed a full eighteen times just to create a single Storage Ring. This time, however, he only failed six times and ended up successfully crafting twelve Storage Rings.

Even so, Zhao Yuan still wasn’t satisfied. He felt that the success rate could be even higher.

It was a good thing he was the only one in the rental apartment. If Ying Ji, Hao Li, or the others had seen this and heard his inner thoughts, they would have been so furious they’d cough up blood and give him a piece of their mind!

’A two-thirds success rate, and you think that’s not enough? You’re still not satisfied?’

’Do you have to be so greedy!’

’Don’t you know that, under normal circumstances, a one-in-twenty success rate in Artifact Creation is considered a passing grade? A one-in-ten success rate is already incredibly impressive, enough to be called a master of the craft! And if you reach a one-in-five success rate, you’re practically a Master, okay?!’

’As for a two-thirds success rate... damn, that’s even better than an Artifact Grandmaster! And you’re not satisfied? Crap, can you stop being such a show-off?!’

However, Zhao Yuan wasn’t thinking this way to show off; he genuinely didn’t know what a good success rate for Artifact Creation was. At the same time, he could clearly feel that he still had room for improvement when it came to making Storage Rings.

”The Ying Family Ancestor only asked me for five Storage Rings, and now I’ve made twelve. That’s more than completing the mission. They should be satisfied, right?” Zhao Yuan muttered as he put the twelve Storage Rings into his pocket.

Unlike other items, Storage Rings cannot be placed inside a Storage Ring Space.

As for the several hundred pounds of Qi-Containing Jade the Ying Family had given him, Zhao Yuan had no intention of returning it.

’Are you kidding? Who spits out meat that’s already in their mouth? Besides, with this batch of Qi-Containing Jade, I won’t have to worry about lacking materials for making Magical Artifacts for a long time to come. My only worry will be not having enough different types of Magical Artifacts to create.’

He glanced at Zeng Rui, who was squatting nearby, watching him create artifacts with a bored expression. Zhao Yuan smacked his forehead and said, ”Oh, right. I still need to make a Ghost Residence for you and an Insect Cage for the Fire Spirit Insect.”

He picked up his phone to check the time. There were still about twenty minutes left before the hour he’d agreed upon with Fang Yi was up, so he immediately searched the Information Leaf for the creation methods for a Ghost Residence and an Insect Cage.

These two items were also a type of Magical Artifact. Previously, there was no information about them on the Information Leaf. However, the Ying Family Library had it, and after Zhao Yuan ”copied” all the books in the library, the information appeared on his Information Leaf.

If someone from the Ying Family were here and could see the creation methods for the Ghost Residence and Insect Cage on the Information Leaf, they would be astonished to discover that, although the principles were the same, the method on the Information Leaf was far more refined! Moreover, the Ghost Residence and Insect Cage produced from it had additional effects!

Not only could they allow Wandering Souls and Gu Insects to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi on their own to cultivate, but they could also seal away their Ghost Qi and toxicity, preventing them from harming people!

For a Witch Cultivator, these effects were practically a Divine Artifact, okay?!