Big Data Cultivation

After all, a good Cultivation Technique would cost more than a hundred taels of gold.

He thought about it and offered a fairer price, including the light fixtures, wiring, plugs, and switches, “How about two hundred taels of gold?”

He was in the business of providing complete solutions: they weren’t just buying a generator, they were purchasing a comprehensive outdoor lighting solution.

Two hundred taels… This price point made Yu Zhengqing somewhat uncomfortable. Was it expensive? Not really, not too expensive. The CheMa Trading Company had two exceptionally fine horses, each worth over a hundred taels of gold. Wasn’t a set of lighting equipment worth less than one horse?

But then again, the Divine Steeds indeed fetched such prices. Donghua Country had even waged war to obtain several Divine Steeds, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties.

However, even if the lighting fixtures were magical, they had not commanded such a price before. There were gold-crafted fixtures in the Imperial Palace, indeed not cheap, but that was because… the material itself was expensive, made by master craftsmen, and had the added bonus of fame.

Yu Zhengqing didn’t think Feng Jun was selling at a high price, but it definitely wasn’t cheap. The key issue was, “Mr. Feng, our family plans to buy three sets; could you give us some discount?”

Indeed, the CheMa Trading Company was buying these for use, so buying just one set clearly wasn’t quite appropriate—what if they encountered two parties of distinguished guests at the same time?

The external caravans would need at least two sets, and if the Yu Clan used them for outsiders, could they not use them themselves?

They would need to install at least one large set around the Family Head’s residence to both reflect the Yu Clan’s heritage and serve as a live advertisement—how magical are these devices? The Yu Family can provide this service!

Upon hearing they needed three sets, Feng Jun was also a little surprised but then quickly nodded in agreement, “Since that’s the case, I’ll give you a bit more of a discount, one hundred and eighty taels of gold per set then.”

He was not in favor of bargaining, but bulk purchases merit a discount, as major customers deserve major customer treatment.

At the same time, he emphasized, “I have one condition; you must not promote that you received a discount. The discount is a personal gesture from me, but to suggest that larger quantities are cheaper would not align with my valuation of the generator.”

Yu Zhengqing understood his logic: for rare items, the larger the quantity, the higher the average price generally becomes.

Otherwise, it would not reflect the items’ true value.

But Feng Jun’s condition left him with no ground to bargain—Feng had effectively said, “I am already selling you three sets at a discount; you should be smiling about that. Now that it’s ten percent off, you still want to haggle?”

So Yu Zhengqing was truly troubled, but fortunately, he knew Feng Jun was more open to receiving Cultivation Techniques or Natural Treasures in exchange. He asked, “Mr. Feng, if we pay with Natural Treasures and Cultivation Techniques on top of the ten percent discount…?”

“Even if it’s not ten percent off, but only eight percent, that means seventy-two percent.” Feng Jun replied crisply, not caring for such a small discount. His adamant stance earlier about not discussing price was merely about who held the bargaining power.

At the same time, he stressed, “Natural Treasures are negotiable, but for Cultivation Techniques, I will need to screen them.”

The Cultivation Technique provided by the Yu Clan, they considered it quite good, but Feng Jun thought it was far inferior compared to what Brother Bao had offered.

Of course, Feng knew in his heart, a Cultivation Technique like the Twenty-Seven Diagrams could serve as the foundation for a Clan’s rise; strictly speaking, it wasn’t bad. Before acquiring so many Cultivation Techniques from the Tian Family, he would have definitely accepted it at this price.

However, as he became more integrated into this society, his collection of Cultivation Techniques was growing, and he was starting to overlook such commonplace items—people change.

The two secret techniques provided by Brother Bao, however, were to his liking, as they were practical for him.

Of course, the Twenty-Seven Diagrams Cultivation Technique would be a beneficial addition to his collection. He acknowledged that, thinking it was fine to keep for others to learn before he started his own sect, so there was no need to focus too much on collecting techniques yet.

In conclusion, he was satisfied with this Cultivation Technique, but he feared the Yu Clan might think he could be easily fooled by offering him inferior or redundant techniques, which he would then refuse to accept.

Yu Zhengqing accepted this condition, nodding, “Alright, I also want to inquire… how much would you sell that bicycle of yours for?”

Do I have a bicycle? Feng Jun was initially startled, then realized what was meant; they were referring to the agricultural vehicle. He smiled and shook his head, “Brother Bao wanted to buy it, and I didn’t sell it to him; do you think I will sell it to you?”

Without a doubt, the agricultural vehicle was more profitable than the generator, but he really couldn’t stand the technological level of this realm; he did not want to waste his precious time on customer service—I am a person intent on Cultivation.

He also did not want the other party to think he would sell anything just for money—what I choose to sell, I sell.

Acting capriciously was the only way to make the other party treasure the opportunity to purchase more.

Yu Zhengqing hesitated, considering whether he should say, “As long as you’re willing to sell, we can negotiate a price.”

For the CheMa Trading Company, such an independently moving vehicle was indeed something they were willing to obtain at any cost, but clearly, the seller was demanding quite a price.

Just as he was hesitating, the second young master of the Yu family asked very directly, “Does this bicycle of yours also run on diesel?”

Feng Jun glanced at him strangely, but thinking of the exhaust from the agricultural vehicles, he still nodded slightly, “That’s right, the generator is already very fuel-hungry, and with this bike added, the burden on your Yu family will be quite heavy.”

“What does fuel consumption matter?” the second young master of the Yu family said with a disdainful smile, “I’d be somewhat impressed if it could consume Immortal Crystals.”

Feng Jun couldn’t stand such unwarranted self-satisfaction, and upon hearing this, he couldn’t help but snort coldly, “What do you know? Diesel and Immortal Crystals are both energy sources… The control and use of energy is not as simple as you think.”

The second young master of the Yu Family didn’t mind the other’s attitude, his eyes lighting up at the words, “Both of them are what? What source?”

Feng Jun looked at him with a half-smile, “Both can be used as a power source to drive machinery, got it?”

Upon hearing this, the second young master of the Yu Family stood up abruptly, shouting loudly, and appeared extremely excited, “You really know the inside story… then how dare you say that what you’re selling is a Formation?”

Feng Jun frowned, looking at the other with displeasure, “Who told you that something driven by diesel can’t be a Formation?”

The second young master of the Yu family sneered contemptuously, “Only those driven by Immortal Crystals count as Formations, don’t ask me how I know!”

“That’s utter nonsense,” Feng Jun’s voice also rose.

He didn’t think that a monitoring device could be regarded as a Formation, but what the other party said wasn’t right either; a Formation obviously shouldn’t be categorized like that, “As long as it can be driven, energy conversion has nothing to do with the source of energy… I’ve converted diesel into Thunderous Power!”

The second young master of the Yu Family was initially startled by this, then he just stood there, stunned. After a while, he scoffed coldly, “Complete and utter gibberish. According to you, diesel can achieve the same things as Immortal Crystals can?”

Feng Jun coldly glanced at him, “That’s pure nonsense!”

The things that Immortal Crystals could achieve were not all possible with diesel; otherwise, there’d be no difference between the two, but Feng Jun was absolutely certain that a diesel generator could charge his body, and so could Immortal Crystals.

Although the latter contained more energy, and could charge faster, there was no difference in the way those energy points were utilized.

The second young master of the Yu Family still wanted to say more when he heard Yu Zhengqing cough lightly, “Ahem, Mr. Feng seems to be rather knowledgeable about Immortal Crystals.”

Feng Jun glanced at him, speaking with a somber face, “I wouldn’t dare claim to be very knowledgeable, but I’ve never heard that Formations can only be powered by Immortal Crystals… Are you saying that what I’m selling is fake goods?”

Upon hearing this, the second young master of the Yu Family’s face turned bright red with anger, “All the Formations I have seen are powered by Immortal Crystals!”

Feng Jun, realizing the situation, finally understood why the Yu Family had sent a young girl this time, and under the name of the second young master of the Yu Family — turns out this fellow had not only seen real Formations but had also been exposed to Immortal Crystals.

As such, his aggressive approach was somewhat understandable, as he believed he had the authority to do so.

Since that was the case, Feng Jun couldn’t be bothered to argue any further, “Alright then, my generator is substandard, go look for a generator powered by Immortal Crystals, I won’t sell it to you, alright?”

“I never said your generator was substandard,” the second young master of the Yu Family yelled out, “You never claimed it was a Formation…”

“Enough!” Yu Zhengqing finally couldn’t bear it anymore, snorting coldly, “Who’s in charge here, you or me?”

The second young master of the Yu Family pouted, sitting down huffily, looking rather unconvinced.

Yu Zhengqing ignored him, turning to look at Feng Jun with an awkward smile, “We haven’t discussed the price yet, and there are some disputes among the younger members of the family, but it shouldn’t affect our trade, as it isn’t within your stated limitations.”

Feng Jun took out a cigarette, lit it and took a couple of puffs before speaking thoughtfully, “Alright, the dispute indeed isn’t within the limit, but I might have overreacted to his words… My offer stands for a trade within three days.”

“Three days… might be a bit tight,” Yu Zhengqing said with a worried face, thinking that Feng Jun still bore a grudge.

Originally, he had wanted to negotiate the purchase of one machine first, to test its effectiveness before buying the other two. Now, however, Feng Jun had imposed a trading deadline, “You didn’t say we had to trade so quickly.”

“The trade deadline also isn’t within the limitations,” Feng Jun replied expressionlessly, “If you want to extend the time, it’s not impossible. I’d really like to know, who instructed the second young master of the Yu Family to speak like this?”

“Well…” Yu Zhengqing hesitated for a moment before replying with a wry smile, “My niece has been exposed to similar information since she was young. The family is buying a Formation this time, so we let her come along to take a look. It was a bit inappropriate for her to take someone else’s place.”

Feng Jun blinked, information she’s been exposed to since a young age — Cultivation, is it?

(First update of March, requesting guaranteed monthly tickets.)