355 The Transformation VIII (1/2)

After returning to the base and bringing along five card masters who were good at processing materials and compounding, he turned everything over to Ru Qiu. That was a great relief to her work pressure.

The card masters were worthy of their titles in materials processing and compounding, after all. Each of them was frighteningly efficient, with two of them even more efficient than Ru Qiu. The five combined had still scarier production capacity. They finished 200 bottles of card ink on the first day.

They were like regulars regarding the price of the materials. After a little calculation, they were astonished to find they had made 1 billion Oudi worth of card ink!

Where would those card masters ever have such luxury? To be able to prepare 1 billion worth of card ink the first day after moving in wasn't something they would have dared to believe before. That also gave them a direct sense of their new boss's strong financial resources. They were endlessly excited and full of confidence about their futures.

If they could go forward like that and later specialize in materials processing and compounding, they would certainly be able to get still higher-level titles. They would never have to worry again about having food to eat.

They had never been the pride among card masters. They had always previously been someone's assistant, which had led to their unbalanced skill structure of being good at only processing and compounding materials. Even though what they were doing just then was essentially no different from what they had done before, the materials they were handling were of a far higher grade. That would be a big help in the growth of their skills.

Since they had gone through many setbacks and knew the ups and downs of life, they were very realistic. Even though Ru Qiu was smaller than any of them, they weren't the least bit unsatisfied. They knew the opportunity in front of them was hard to get, and they worked extremely hard, hoping to master as many skills as possible.

Their incredible diligence directly led to their production of card ink soaring! From 200 bottles the first day, it went to 250 the second day and reached a stunning 300 bottles by the third day!

Xi Ping was in a state every day as he watched more than 1 billion Oudi being consumed. Those few billions he had on hand would quickly be used up. The more than 180 billion from Qiao Fei couldn't even be counted on after a little while. It was a good thing they'd just completed the first order for the Snowflake Card Artisan Team, for which Xi Ping had received 70 billion.

It's burning… burning…

Xi Ping would be muttering every day as though he were crazy. They were spending money faster than they could have burned it.

Because they had to consume a great quantity of materials each day, Xi Ping had no choice but to go to the First-Rate Business Association to buy large quantities of materials. Mr. Stinger's old face had blossomed into a smile. The Snow Silkworm Card Artisan Firm had transformed overnight from being one of their suppliers to becoming their biggest customer in the Pascal District. Why wouldn't he be beaming?

Batch after batch of materials ordered by the Snow Silkworm Card Artisan Firm were flowing in a steady stream to the ravine.

Chen Mu had no way to be as relaxed as he had been those previous few days. With 200 or 300 bottles of card ink per day, there was a terrifying amount of work to do as far as he was concerned. He made a rough calculation that he needed to work at least 20 hours per day to be able to use up all the ink.

The card ink was 5 million Oudi per bottle. If he didn't use it the same day, it would go bad, which would mean the 5 million Oudi would all have been wasted. When he thought of 5 million, Chen Mu's eyes went red! How much could he earn making one-star power cards from that?

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and stared with his bloodshot eyes. He then gathered all of his strength to tough it out and just make one card after another.

Ru Qiu was happy during that time, having been pushed into such a miserable place the previous few days. Before she could turn around, the situation had completely transformed. Having gotten five assistants, she could pass her days in quite a leisurely fashion.

Women always held their grudges, however. That was probably their nature, Ru Qiu being no exception. Whenever she thought about how Chen Mu had oppressively exploited her to the point of misery those previous few days, she was so full of hate her teeth itched. So, she hadn't given herself any breaks those last couple of days. On the contrary, she put all her time into making card ink. She felt satisfied when she looked at how much she produced every day.

Although she couldn't really understand that boss of hers, she did understand some of his quirks. She knew Chen Mu would never let any of the finished ink go to waste no matter what.

Sure enough, with no urging from her, Chen Mu wound up all his strength and made cards like crazy. She had transferred all the pressure onto Chen Mu, which quite satisfied her and put her in a good mood.

In a small, dark room, after working continuously for who knew how long, Chen Mu had a dull and dispirited expression. But he was working with the precision and speed of a machine.

* * *

Looking at the card artisans standing ramrod-straight in front of him, Bogner showed a rare look of satisfaction.