Chapter 509
There were eight people who went out to borrow money, and all the middle and high-level people, including the owner Huang Yan, were mobilized.
The disciples were not idle either. A few disciples with calm temperaments and careful work went to compile the list of talisman masters under the instruction of the great elder.
Some people are responsible for going out to inquire, while others are doing the screening.
The Gua Xian Sect has been accumulated in Miaoyue City for many years, and they know the distribution of powerful sects very clearly, and they know even better where to find loose cultivating Talisman Masters.
For example, which shops that sell talisman seals have cooperation with talisman masters, and where are the favorite places for casual talisman masters to buy talisman paper and talisman liquid, etc.
Find a place and inquire about it. If you see who has a generous and reliable character, write him down on the list, and then go to ask each person one by one if they are willing to stay in the Gua Xianmen for a month and make talismans for them.
The price offered was 50 crystals a day, but it was also clearly stated that the work might be done from morning to night, but all the consumption and meals in between would be the responsibility of the Gua Xianmen.
After hearing the price of 50 crystals, these people became uneasy and rushed to express their willingness.
Except for those who really couldn't leave home for a month at a time, everyone else gritted their teeth and agreed after thinking about it.
They are all low-level talisman masters. Because their skills are average, the talismans they make may not always be sold in time. Even if they are sold, they will not make much profit.
50 crystals! You must know that some people may only earn more than a hundred crystals in a month.
Of course they are willing to spend so much money, but it doesn't matter if they are tired.
Although there are only a few people, everyone performs their duties and manages things in an orderly manner.
Jiang Chu did not interfere in these matters. As a foreigner, she did not know the situation here and could not interfere.
By evening, all the people had returned.
"...Sect Master, we have found 26 Talisman Masters who are willing to come, and they will come to us tomorrow morning." Disciple Xu Bin came over and said.
"Twenty-six? There are more than expected. It's not bad to have so many in such a short period of time." Huang Yan nodded and said.
"These are only temporary. They will be screened again tomorrow morning when they come here," the great elder said.
Not everyone can stay. There are two steps before that. One is to let them make a simple talisman on site to check their strength. If they fail, they will be eliminated.
As for those left behind, they need to form a spiritual seal and swear an oath, promising not to leak the information about the transmission talisman in advance.
Originally there was no such second step, but Jiang Chu insisted on doing so. Although everyone would stay at the mountain gate and not go out, if someone really racked their brains to deliver the message, it might not be impossible.
Everyone is from this city, and they are familiar with the people and the place. There are too many things he can think of, and Jiang Chu doesn't want to leave any loopholes.
They made an oath to form a spiritual seal. If they broke the oath, the Gua Immortal Sect would be qualified to take their lives, and not even the City Lord's Mansion could control this matter.
"Suppose there are 20 qualified people in the end, and each person gets 50 crystals per day, for a total of 30 days. How many crystals does this count for?" Palace Master Shi Lei asked.
"Thirty thousand in total, one thousand and fifty per person."
Jiang Chu said lazily.
Several gasps of air rang out in the meeting hall.
"Thirty thousand?? With so many of us, we can only borrow thirty-two thousand crystal stones in total. After removing these thirty thousand, can we still buy the idea stone veins?"
The great elder could not help but frown.
The eight of them went to borrow money. The most they borrowed was the 10,000 crystals from the Jin family, and the least was the 300 crystals from the Du family. The total amount they borrowed was thirty-two thousand.
Although after giving 30,000 yuan, they would still have 2,000 yuan left, but their consumption in this month also had to be accounted for, including the elixirs they took and the talisman knives used to carve stones. The total of these was quite scary.
"I knew earlier that we shouldn't have offered such a price to the Talisman Master. If we had paid less, we could have saved more." Ma Mingqi, the steward, said anxiously.
Jiang Chu shook his head, "It can't be any less. This is calculated based on the normal market price. The extra part is the reward we should have for keeping them for a whole month. If it is any less, the Gua Xian Sect will lose its face."
The runes on the sound transmission stone are very simple. Except for beginners of spell masters, most of the others can do it.
If these talisman masters were allowed to make talisman seals of this level and sell them, after deducting the money for materials such as talisman paper, liquid and so on, then about three talisman seals could earn one crystal stone.
If you use elixirs or other supplements in the middle, you will earn even less.
Therefore, ordinary Talisman masters often do not easily use elixirs to replenish their own losses. If they are exhausted today, they will do it tomorrow.
Although you don't earn much in this way, at least it is relatively stable. You can make money every time you make one, and you can have a relatively stable income every day.
As long as you work hard, you can always eat.
The Gua Xian Sect offered them 50 crystal stones and required them to make 100 sound transmission stones every day. This meant that they would be rewarded with one crystal stone for every two runes they carved.
All materials and other expenses in the door are borne by Gua Xianmen, and food and accommodation are all included.
Normally, if you make 3 pieces, you will get 1 crystal stone, but now if you make 2 pieces, you will get 1 crystal stone. It is indeed a money increase for them, but this is what they deserve.
Otherwise, they would have to work from morning to night and not be able to go home for a month. Even if there were pills to replenish them along the way, it would be a bit hard.
The money that should be raised must be raised and cannot be saved.
"Then what should we do with the money we spent to buy the stone veins? Or we can try to negotiate the price and see if we can buy a few hundred crystal stones?" Li Yu asked.
"It's impossible to get hundreds of crystals." Jiang Chu said immediately.
Others also nodded, "Yeah, even if it's not valuable, you can't get it with just a few hundred dollars. We definitely don't have enough money."
"But we have borrowed all the money we should borrow. Even if we borrow from others one by one, we won't be able to borrow anything." Huang Yan said with a wry smile.
I just wanted to borrow money from several companies, but only one of them was willing to lend me money.
Although other people said they didn't say anything unpleasant, Huang Yan could never forget the look in their eyes when they looked at him.
That's a kind of contempt, and seems to say that your dignified sect leader will also have such a day? The Gua Xian Sect is nothing more than this.
This makes Huang Yan very sad, not for himself, but for the Gua Xianmen.
But how could Huang Yan, who had been able to lead the Gua Xian Sect to this day, be defeated by this? The more they behaved like this, the more Huang Yan was holding back his breath——
Gua Xianmen must not be defeated by his own hands!
"Leave the matter here to you, and leave the matter of the stone veins to me," Jiang Chu said.
Everything else is easy to talk about, but the stone veins must be in hand.
Jiang Chu has no intention of making money from the Sound Transmission Stone, nor does he intend to speculate on the price of the Pipst Stone, although the price of the Pipst Stone will definitely rise sharply when the Sound Transmission Stone comes out.
Chapter completed!