Chapter 164 - A little plan (2/2)
Apart from special kinds of jade such as nephrite or jadeite, most jades possess ample Reiki and can be absorbed by all kinds of Taoist root — jade is indeed a gift to cultivators from G.o.d! It’s a pity that nowadays Tao of nature is unstable and this “gift” has become a “bomb”. That’s why cultivators choose the difficult way of cultivation without the help of boluses or spirit stones.
Unstable Reiki… Lin Luoran looks at her bead and confirms that it is not a big problem for her. As long as she has enough rough jade, the “man-made” spirit stone she makes overnight can be used by her father and Baojia for a really long time.
She planned to collect rough jade on her own at first, but now she figures out that she can be the boss. She only needs to pay the cultivators a small price and they will go and find rough jade for her… She will never consider how many people will go into Myanmar or what result she will bring to the world jade market. Considering everything for others doesn’t bring her any good. Being kind will only make others think that she is weak. Why not be an unscrupulous merchant this time?
Another thing that makes Lin Luoran happy is that since she has successfully laid foundation, her s.p.a.ce becomes larger and there is more room for her to grow something! Lin Luoran plans to do business on boluses so the enlarged room will be used to grow spirit herbs and spirit medicine.
She cannot waste her resources forever. When new spirit herbs can be used in medicine, they will replace the old ones. She should plan it carefully so that she can stop wasting spirit herbs and use the s.p.a.ce to the maximum extent possible.
Speaking of spirit herbs, Lin Luoran recalls the two posts of hers on the BBS. She only has the newly planted fleece flowers and millennium-year-old fleece flowers now and there are no century-year-old ones.
She logs in the BBS and finds her ID and pa.s.sword still functional. However, her two posts are now at the bottom. It is understandable as everyone thinks she’s dead and there is no way she can still trade with them.
However, she still reads the posts. She opens the one to exchange her fleece flowers first. She is not surprised to find that most replies are meaningless. The only few replies asked what she wanted, but they gave up as Lin Luoran never replied to them.
What’s more, several young cultivators that went into the secret land with her asked if she was safe in a worried tone.
It was the year after her accident. Lin Luoran feels very happy to see their greetings already as they were not familiar with each other in the secret land.
Maybe… Young cultivators today are not as cunning as those old ones.
With a light smile, Lin Luoran continues to read the post about b.u.t.terflybush Flowers. One inconspicuous reply catches her attention.
“Sister Lin, I know a place where b.u.t.terflybush Flowers exist, but how old do you want them to be?” The tone is very careful and nervous. It seems that the b.u.t.terflybush Flowers of the place he knows are now old enough.
Lin Luoran doesn’t care about years. She is not sure whether there are still b.u.t.terflybush Flowers at the place or not, but she sends a message to this person with the ID of “Tofu”.
She has laid foundation already, but she is not the only cultivator at home. Ingredients for Foundation-lying Boluses are still necessary for her, but she is not in a hurry.
Lin Luoran posts a new post with an astonis.h.i.+ng t.i.tle, “Low-level boluses open to booking! Hurry up!” In the post, she explains her requirement of exchanging rough jade for her boluses and makes it clear that this is an advertis.e.m.e.nt. The specific way of exchange will be discussed on the quality of the jade.
Jade is easy to find and easier to buy, but boluses are not. Cultivators at low level are all surprised after reading the post.
The cultivation world is different today as communication has become easier. The message that Lin Luoran has come back is known by all, no matter in what ways, from their masters or from the popular picture on the Internet.
It’s just… The post of Sister Lin… No, Uncle Lin, is so astonis.h.i.+ng and exciting.
The dumb ones are still replying the post, while the smart ones have already turned off the computer, left their places of cultivation and booked tickets to Myanmar — Uncle Lin is exchanging her boluses with jade, so jade will be so much more expensive and it’s better to buy some immediately!
Lin Luoran, however, doesn’t have time to think about their thoughts or care about the popular picture online. After posting the post, she starts the first step of her little plan. She picks up the phone and calls Master Mu, who is far away in the capital.
“Grandpa Mu, this is Luoran.”
Master Mu is stunned. This is the first time Lin Luoran ever talks to him like that.