Chapter 94: Alchemy Association's Invitation
"It's okay. I don't blame you. I know you meant well." Chen Xia put his arm around the big yellow dog's shoulder and comforted it.
The big yellow dog was also very happy. It shook its head and said, "It's nothing. It's what I should do."
"Alright, then what should I do about the dog paw print on my face?" Chen Xia pointed at the mark on his face and asked again.
"I... I was just eager to save you." The big yellow dog quickly explained.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
It was just that the dog paw print on Chen Xia's face was really too deep. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so fixated on this issue with the big yellow dog.
Generally speaking, if there wasn't any deep hatred, one wouldn't slap with such force.
At the moment, the man and the dog were just looking at each other.
Fortunately, Chi Yu persuaded from the side, "Although the force was indeed a bit too much, at least you didn't die."
The big yellow dog turned its head and widened its dog eyes.
Chen Xia exhaled and said, "Well, if you usually have any dissatisfaction with me, just tell me. I'll definitely send you on your way."
Naturally, the big yellow dog and Chi Yu didn't have any dissatisfaction, and they both shook their heads immediately.
Zhang Daoming was left standing aside. Seeing these three affectionate brothers, he felt a warm atmosphere and kept nodding, glad that he didn't have such good brothers.
"Old Zhang, what are you doing here?" Chen Xia glanced at Zhang Daoming and asked with a puzzled look while supporting himself on the big yellow dog's shoulder with one hand.
Zhang Daoming quickly straightened his body and replied, "Aren't you good at alchemy? Several of us alchemists thought about it and planned to ask you to cooperate and establish an Alchemy Association in the Azure Sky Sword Sea."
"Can just four people start an association?" Chen Xia frowned.
There weren't even enough people to make up two rounds of mahjong.
"Once our reputation grows in the future, people will naturally be attracted to join. Besides, our goal is to make a profit. If you're willing to join, there will be many benefits."
Zhang Daoming quickly said. At the same time, he nervously rubbed his hands together. He seemed a bit rushed when talking about making money, and it could be seen that he was really short of money.
However, this was normal. Generally speaking, alchemists were usually short of money, especially spiritual pharmacists like Zhang Daoming who most needed to rely on alchemy to gain experience.
At this stage, spiritual pharmacists often couldn't make ends meet, unless they came from prominent families and didn't need to buy medicinal materials themselves.
Only when they reached the level of Dao pharmacists could they make money while practicing new pill formulas.
However, it wasn't just alchemists who were short of money. Ordinary cultivators in the Great Heavens were basically short of money. Cultivation techniques, supernatural powers, magic treasures, pills, talismans, formations, etc., were all bottomless pits that swallowed up money.
Just delving deeply into one of them would cost countless amounts of money.
Chen Xia was just lucky. He upgraded his cultivation techniques by luck, comprehended supernatural powers by luck, and even broke through realms and refined pills by luck.
So he hadn't felt the pressure of money. But of course, the more money there was, the better.
"What benefits can I get?" Chen Xia leaned on the big yellow dog's shoulder and asked curiously.
Zhang Daoming rubbed his hands and said a bit nervously, "Currently, we've discussed two ways for you. See if they're suitable for you."
"The first way is to let you be the president of the Alchemy Association. After all, your alchemy skills are the best, and the benefits for you will be the greatest. You can keep all the profits from the pills you refine yourself, and you'll also get a ten percent share of the income from the pills refined by others in the association."
"However, correspondingly, you'll have more things to do. Besides guiding others in alchemy, you also need to help with publicity, recruit new members, expand the association, etc. If something goes wrong with the association, you'll also be responsible..."
Chen Xia frowned. "Skip straight to the second way."
His lazy nature destined him not to be able to manage such complicated things.
Zhang Daoming smiled and then said, "The second way is to be an honorary vice president. You'll have very few things to do. You can still keep all the profits from your own pills, but there won't be any commission."
"However, the association can give you a salary and auction and sell your pills to increase the price."
This meant that the Alchemy Association was essentially paying Chen Xia to just have his name attached to it.
Chen Xia shook his head, patted the dazed dog's head beside him, and smiled. "I have a third way."
"What is it?" Zhang Daoming was a bit puzzled.
Chen Xia touched the dog's head with his right hand and stretched out one finger with his left hand, smiling as he said.
"I want the salary."
He then stretched out a second finger.
"I also want the commission."
Then came the third finger.
"And I want to do fewer things."
Zhang Daoming's face showed some confusion. What did he mean? Did he want to take all the benefits?
"As an exchange, I can refine some very difficult pills for you to help you build up your reputation. As long as you have a reputation, it won't be difficult to make money, right?"
Chen Xia stopped patting the dog's head and put his ten fingers together, smiling as he said.
"After all, as long as you stand at the forefront of the trend, even a pig can fly."
This was also the reason why Zhang Daoming came to find Chen Xia. Because their Alchemy Association needed an alchemist who could hold the fort.
Otherwise, how could four spiritual pharmacists build up a reputation? It wouldn't be a problem to deceive ordinary disciples, but once other spiritual pharmacists or even Dao pharmacists came to challenge them, wouldn't they be put to shame?
"Okay, that's fine." Zhang Daoming nodded and then said, "However, in that case, you must ensure that you refine a Dao pill every three years to build up the reputation of the Alchemy Association."
"Okay, but you have to provide the medicinal materials and the alchemy furnace." Chen Xia replied.
Zhang Daoming frowned. "In that case, we'll take eighty percent of the profits from this Dao pill, and you'll get twenty percent."
Generally speaking, when an alchemist provided their skills, they would take forty percent of the profits. However, because Chen Xia already had the commission and salary from the Alchemy Association, he could only take twenty percent.
Chen Xia nodded. "No problem."
He was now doing a business without any cost. He didn't need to provide the medicinal materials or the alchemy furnace himself. All he had to do was lie down and collect money.
The price was that he had to refine pills once every three years, which wasn't too difficult. He could just practice casually relying on his luck.
Zhang Daoming exhaled and a smile appeared on his lips. His short stature straightened. "I'll go and get a Heavenly Dao contract document and bring it to you in a few days."
Among cultivators, people's hearts were unpredictable. Just an oral agreement definitely wouldn't work. So generally, they would sign this Heavenly Dao contract document.
It wasn't really a contract with the Heavenly Dao. It was just using the cultivators' future luck as a price to ensure the honesty of both parties.
If one party violated the contract document, then that person's luck would be reduced, and they would encounter all kinds of bad luck in the future.
This was a contract document with a relatively small price. For those with a higher price, it would directly use one's life as a guarantee. Once the agreement was violated, one's spiritual soul would shatter and one's life would be in danger.
However, the contract document had one advantage, which was that the interests of both parties had to be equal. There wouldn't be a situation where one party was exploited.
It was impossible to have a situation like you working intensively for 24 hours a day, seven days a week without a break, but only getting a salary of 3,000.
Perhaps this was where the balance of the Heavenly Dao lay.
It could be described as being really fair.
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