Chapter 2 Flesh Puppets, Booming Business
"Shopkeeper Liu's business is booming. The ten witch puppets I ordered last time have all been refined for you. The two extra ones will be used as the interest I owe on credit for the materials?"
Su Qing, who was led by Shopkeeper Liu to the second floor, did not sit down immediately, but bowed her hands to Liu Zhang in a very polite manner.
Even though shopkeeper Liu greeted him with a smile, he clearly understood his position.
He is not an inner disciple of Yunshan Sect now. Without the establishment, he is just like the casual cultivators outside. He just has some tricks on the puppet road to help shopkeeper Liu improve his performance.
In a way, shopkeeper Liu can be regarded as his food and clothing parent, so he must provide for him well.
"We haven't seen each other for half a month. Fellow Taoist Su has made some progress in the puppet art. With 100 materials, he can refine twelve puppets. The success rate is higher than the old Taoist expected. The old Taoist will not let fellow Taoist suffer. How about converting the two pieces that come out to fellow Taoist at four hundred spirit crystals each?"
Shopkeeper Liu didn't want to take advantage of Su Qing, so he said boldly.
Su Qing nodded in acquiescence. He knew very well that these witch puppets were high-end goods, not the simple versions he sold at his own stall.
According to the requirements of Baibao Pavilion, not only the bionic runes are more vivid, but also some of the aura of the witch can be simulated according to customer needs.
After being resold by Baibao Pavilion, especially to those demon cultivators in the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom who covet Liu Yun'er and hold back the evil fire, it is not impossible for the price to increase dozens of times.
As the puppet master who developed the witch puppet, Su Qing was not envious of it. He even left the name of Baibao Pavilion on each puppet.
No matter how much you can earn, how much money you can carry, Baibao Pavilion is obviously more capable than him. They make a lot of money and carry a big blame, and they can just stay in Baiyunfang City and drink some soup.
"Fellow Taoist, if you have free time recently, please refine more witch puppets. After the last few witch puppets were launched, the response was enthusiastic and the supply exceeded the demand. Come to think of it, with the fierce battle between the two sects, the witch continues to show off her evil, so for this witch There are more and more Taoist friends who are resentful.
In addition, using this puppet to simulate the enchantment ability of the witch can also enhance the resistance to the witch herself. For the sake of all my colleagues, please help me! "Shopkeeper Liu said sincerely.
"It is our duty to resist the Demon Sect. The old rules are: 100 materials, ten puppets. I will make as many puppets as many materials as Shopkeeper Liu has!"
Su Qinghao was furious, it didn't matter what the monks were doing with these witch puppets, he just wanted to make money.
Shopkeeper Liu saw Su Qing's willingness to agree, and the smile on his face became more sincere.
In terms of quality, this witch puppet is only a mid-level first-class product.
However, because of the extremely high requirements for bionic runes, it is difficult for ordinary second-level puppet masters to refine them. Those who can refine them are all guests of major forces, and they disdain and are unwilling to refine them. puppet.
It was this Taoist Su who was admitted into the inner sect of the Yunshan Sect because of his extremely high understanding of bionic runes, but was later kicked out because of his low spiritual roots and difficulty in breaking through the middle stage of Qi refining for a long time, so he made this deal with him. Business.
After clapping his hands, the guy came over carrying a storage bag.
"Ordinarily, as fellow Taoist Su, he should have a storage bag long ago. This bag contains more than 360 materials. After one month, fellow daoist Su will hand over thirty witch puppets to this pavilion. Even if the requirement is fulfilled, this storage bag will This bag can be regarded as a little thought from this pavilion to fellow Taoists!"
A low-grade storage bag cannot be carried without three thousand spiritual crystals.
Being able to be given away as a trade addition, it seems that the profit of this witch puppet is greater than I imagined!
Muttering in her heart, Su Qing still pretended to be flattered and took the storage bag.
After finishing the business deal with the Witch Puppet, Su Qing bought some other materials from Shopkeeper Liu and spent most of the spiritual crystals he had just set up a stall before giving up.
Then, just as Shopkeeper Liu was preparing to see off the guests.
Su Qing suddenly took out another puppet drawing from his arms and said to Shopkeeper Liu:
"Shopkeeper, let's see if Baibao Pavilion is interested in this puppet."
Shopkeeper Liu spread out the drawing and saw a puppet that looked like a green-skinned lizard. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Can this also do that?"
"What is Shopkeeper Liu thinking? This is a war puppet! Xiaodao is planning to focus on this puppet next. If Shopkeeper Liu is interested, I will bring you a test object for the next delivery?" Su Qing said angrily.
"Oh, oh, battle puppet. Fellow Taoist, please bring it over next time. If the bionic effect is good, I may not be able to accept it."
When he heard that it was a battle puppet, Shopkeeper Liu was a little disappointed at first. Combat puppets can be made by serious puppet masters. The bionic runes that Su Qing is good at cannot play a big role in battle puppets, so he naturally has little interest.
But then I thought, there are thousands of monks in the world, maybe some of them like to fight passionately with lizard puppets?
After the two of them finished talking about the business, they chatted for a few more words. Then seeing that shopkeeper Liu was a little impatient, Su Qing stood up and left.
With the few remaining spiritual crystals, I bought spiritual rice, spiritual noodles and other daily necessities in the city. I also reluctantly bought three Huangya pills that can improve my practice. Then I got on the iron-legged horse and followed the path. The bluestone-paved avenue leads towards the living area not far from the city center.
Along the way, Su Qing could feel a series of vague eyes locking on him, but the feeling like a thorn in the back disappeared immediately.
"This iron-footed horse is still too ostentatious. Next time I go out, I will have a storage bag to transport supplies, so I won't have this worry."
Although he knew that there must be a warrior arranged by the Treasure Pavilion to secretly escort him, so as to prevent the materials just handed over to him from being taken away by thieves, Su Qing was still a little nervous. He held the thick armor talisman tightly and returned to the living area with fear all the way.
The living area outside the market is built around the lake and has beautiful scenery. It is protected by the formation arranged by the Baiyun Market all year round, and the Baiyun Sect Law Enforcement Team maintains law and order. As long as you stay in the room, you don't have to worry about the robbers coming to your door.
It can be said that except for the slightly expensive monthly rent of 500 spirit crystals, there are no disadvantages.
"Oh, fellow Daoist Su is back. I heard that three witch puppets were sold in the market today. Tsk, tsk, I never thought that one day I would be robbed of my business by a man!"
Outside the house, a charming and cute female cultivator dressed in gorgeous clothes saw him coming back and said sharply.
Tang Wanqing, the neighbor next door, is a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. She has several female cultivators under her command and does the flesh trade in Baiyun Market. Because she looks good and behaves well, he has a good relationship with her.
"There are hundreds of thousands of casual cultivators in the market, and three puppets can't snatch the business of fellow Taoist Tang. It's because fellow Taoist Tang himself doesn't want to accept customers. Otherwise, I am willing to give some hard-earned money to fellow Taoist Tang!"
Su Qing's eyes swept over Tang Wanqing unscrupulously, thinking that if he used this person as a template to refine puppets, the sales volume should not be bad.
"Bah, you have the heart of a thief but not the courage of a thief. My door is open tonight. Do you dare to come in?"
Tang Wanqing snorted, half-truthfully, and the two lumps on her chest trembled, which made Su Qing's heart move, but he immediately realized that with his own cultivation, he could not subdue this fierce horse.
"Stop joking, Daoist friend, it seems that you have been waiting for me for a long time. You are not really here to flirt with me!" Su Qing said with a serious face.
Seeing this, Tang Wanqing explained her purpose.
It turned out that she also had her eyes on the witch puppet.
She had been thinking about it since the last time Su Qing refined the first batch of witch puppets.
She brought a few sisters to do the flesh trade. The sisters were all flesh and blood, and could not bear the whipping. They could not receive a few customers a day.
It was not as comfortable as taking a group of puppets to receive customers. At most, the puppet-raising fee could be charged a little cheaper. As long as the quantity was large and the frequency was high, she would definitely earn more.
Of course, the witch puppet based on Liu Yun'er was still too expensive for her, so she just took out a group of portraits of beautiful female cultivators and asked Su Qing to tailor some cheap ones.
"The basic model costs 200 spirit crystals per piece, with 80 bionic runes and 2 water and fire runes. No refunds without repair."
"The upgraded model costs 300 spirit crystals per piece, with 120 runes. The three runes of water and fire, lightning and spiral can be changed at will. No refunds without repair."
"The deluxe model costs 500 spirit crystals per piece, with 372 bionic runes. The warranty does not guarantee refunds!"
"I suggest you choose the deluxe model. This is the top-quality product exported by Baibao Pavilion to the Devil Sect. It is because I am very close to you. I really don't sell it to ordinary people!"
Su Qing didn't expect to have business at his doorstep. His face was full of smiles.
"My God, 500 spirit crystals per piece, why don't you go and grab it!" Hearing Su Qing's offer, Tang Wanqing exclaimed and shouted that it was expensive.
It is not difficult to bargain.
After Tang Wanqing gave her some benefits, Su Qing agreed to customize five basic puppets for her at 185 spirit crystals to try.
What surprised Su Qing was that one of the templates Tang Wanqing chose was actually herself.
She probably knew that there were many cultivators around who coveted her, and if she didn't make the money herself, she could let the puppet make it.
Looking at Tang Wanqing's physical data on the drawing, Su Qing was amazed at her quality and promised to complete her order within a month.