Chapter 17: Inciting Confusion

In the early morning, within the inn's dining hall, Xin Yun sat calmly, with Yi Luo Xiang sitting next to him, smiling. On either side of them, Ah Da and the other seven looked at Xin Yun with faces full of shock and disbelief.

After quite a while, Ah Da spoke with difficulty, "You... what did you say? Follow your arrangements?"

In response to Ah Da's question, Xin Yun nodded and said, "Correct. For the next half a year, you'll follow my arrangements. After all, you don't have a clear goal right now, and I can assure you that by following my instructions, you'll have a stable business and your income will increase tenfold!"

"This..." Although the future Xin Yun painted was very tempting, he was still just a child after all. Convincing others to have faith in him was very difficult, nearly impossible!

Seeing their hesitant expressions, Xin Yun understood what they were thinking. He frowned slightly and continued, "I know what you're worried about. So how about this... Since you don't know where to go or what to do right now, why not just follow my plan for the time being? If you ever feel it's not working out, you can back out anytime. That should be acceptable, right?"

Despite their disbelief at Xin Yun's words, as he said, they didn't have any clear goals recently. In fact... they never really knew what to do, just wandering around looking for opportunities. Therefore, until they found a new opportunity, it didn't seem too bad to listen to a seven-year-old child. After all, they needed to travel anyway,

After some thought, the brothers exchanged glances and reluctantly agreed to Xin Yun's proposal. Despite their skepticism, deep down they were secretly hoping that the child could create a miracle.

Seeing Ah Da and the others finally persuaded, Xin Yun excitedly clenched his fists. He originally thought it would take a lot of effort, but to his surprise, after patiently speaking a few words, these guys actually agreed!

In his excitement, Xin Yun continued, "Alright, since you've agreed, let's set off as soon as possible. You know where Giantwood Town is, right? That's where we're going."

"Giantwood Town?" Upon hearing Xin Yun's words, Ah Da scrunched his brow and hesitated, "I know where Giantwood Town is, but it's very far from here, a good ten thousand miles away. What are we going there for?"

"Ten thousand miles? That's far?" Hearing Ah Da's words, in Xin Yun's view, ten thousand miles was merely a stone's throw away, but clearly, for Ah Da, and for his Pig Dragon, ten thousand miles was indeed not close.

Seeing Ah Da's furrowed brow, Xin Yun gave a wry smile and shook his head. He forgot Ah Da wasn't him from his previous life. With the strength he had before his rebirth, a distance of ten thousand miles was just a matter of minutes, but for the current Ah Da, it would probably take a week to arrive.

While pondering, Xin Yun said with a slight smile, "Often, when you want to make money, you can't complain about the distance. Although it might be difficult, we must rush to Giantwood. There are huge business opportunities waiting for us there. Don't you want to become rich?"

"Rich?" Drawn in by Xin Yun's enticing words, Ah Da's eyes lit up, and he nodded firmly, "Alright then, we'll do as you say, let's go to Giantwood!"

As he spoke, Ah Da stood up and called out loudly, "Innkeeper, prepare a week's worth of dry food for me, for ten people, and make it quick... we're in a hurry to hit the road."

"Wait!" Just as Ah Da had finished speaking, Xin Yun hurriedly interrupted him, then continued, "Before we set off, we need to buy some of the local specialties. If we are going to Giantwood, their people are fond of corn here. Giantwood Town is a town surrounded by jungles, and the residents live by hunting, with no open land for planting corn. If we transport it there, it will fetch a good price!"

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Ah Da shook his head with a wry smile, "Kid, corn is indeed very popular in Giantwood, but my Pig Dragon's carrying capacity isn't great. It also has to carry nine people, so we can't transport much. Besides... the price of corn is too low. Even if we earn twice as much, it's not that exciting. The average daily profit is pitiful."

Hearing Ah Da's words, Xin Yun looked at him in surprise; he hadn't realized in his last life that Ah Da was not a complete numbskull and had some economic sense, too bad... his vision was still too shortsighted.

During his contemplation, Xin Yun shook his head with a smile, "Firstly, your six brothers will not join us this time. They will stay here to cultivate and quickly raise their strength to Bronze One Star. By doing so, when the six of you transport together in the future, you'll make even more money, won't you?"

"This..." Glancing hesitantly at his brothers, A'Da quickly nodded and said, "That's fine. They're not really useful accompanying us; they can mere help move and lift. It's better to let them focus on cultivation here and reach the Bronze level as soon as possible."

At this point, A'Da spoke excitedly, "If we don't bring them, then we can fit an extra six bags of rice. Given the Pig Dragon's carrying capacity, we can transport ten bags of millet at a time. Although we'll earn a bit less, it's definitely a profit without loss."

Nodding with a smile, Xin Yun agreed, "Exactly, that is indeed the case. In fact... the cargo for this trip is just to avoid making the trip for nothing. Our real Starting Point is in Giantwood Town. Once we get there, the business that will make us money will surely surprise you."

"Mhm, mhm..." Listening to Xin Yun's words, A'Da nodded repeatedly. To be honest... even if there's nothing in Giantwood Town, just transporting millet is not bad. The profit is low, just enough for labor, but it's not a wasted trip.

"However..." Just as A'Da was silently agreeing, Xin Yun suddenly frowned and said, "However, we're not going to transport just ten bags of millet. That's too few... "

"What? Too few! How much do you want to transport?" A'Da asked, puzzled, upon hearing Xin Yun's words.

After pondering for a moment, Xin Yun casually said, "Given the size of your Pig Dragon and the span of its wings, it should be able to fly with fifty bags. However, that would be too low and too slow, so... let's halve it and only transport twenty bags."

"What! Twenty bags? Do you realize what you're saying? My Pig Dragon can't fly high or fast with that weight, and that's too exhausting. It could hurt my Pig Dragon."

Hearing A'Da's concerns, Xin Yun curled his lip disdainfully, "I know that transporting ten bags would virtually have no adverse effect on your Pig Dragon, but do you intend to let it stay the same forever? Are you prepared to let it only carry those ten bags of millet for the rest of its life?"

Facing Xin Yun's challenge, A'Da opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word. Seeing A'Da at a loss for words, Xin Yun continued, "I know, if it carries twenty bags, your Pig Dragon will likely exhaust its energy after about four hours of flight and then need a two-hour rest before continuing. However... in this way, while transporting goods, your Pig Dragon will rapidly become stronger. Its carrying capacity will increase from the current ten bags to twenty bags, thirty bags... perhaps even a hundred bags, a thousand bags!"

Pausing, Xin Yun looked coldly at A'Da, "You should know that not only humans need to train, but dragons too. Making money is not the goal. Training oneself, enhancing dragon power is the most important. With strength, will you still worry about money?"

"With strength, will you still worry about money?" With those last words from Xin Yun, A'Da's puzzled eyes gradually cleared up. Indeed... with strength, why worry about money? Taking his seven brothers as an example, because he has the Pig Dragon, he can make money. His six brothers, with weak strength, can only depend on him, unable to make much money. With strength, would money still be a concern?

Watching as A'Da's eyes began to gleam, Xin Yun continued, "Your Pig Dragon is over ten meters tall, and more than thirty meters long with an incredibly broad back. If you work hard enough, not to mention a hundred bags, transporting a thousand bags is also not the limit for your Pig Dragon. Just imagine, even with such low profit from millet, how much would your average daily profit be if you could transport a thousand bags at once?"

"Ha ha..." Listening to Xin Yun, a stream of saliva rolled down the corner of A'Da's mouth. Indeed... transporting a thousand bags, he could earn... my God! That's terrifying, exaggerated... but not impossible, as some could indeed achieve it.

Looking at A'Da's dazed smile, Xin Yun smiled slyly. The truth was... he was equivocating. Carrying a thousand bags of millet, with each bag weighing a hundred catties, totals fifty tons! That's a feat only those with Gold Four Star strength could manage, and in fact, up until the moment Xin Yun was reborn in his previous life, these seven fellows had just barely reached the Bronze Eight Star level, with Silver still a distant dream, let alone Gold Four Star!

Furthermore, with such a method of transportation, would there even be that much millet to carry here? And the capacity of Giantwood Town was limited too. If he transported that much, the price of millet couldn't possibly remain as high as it was now, for rarity commands a higher price.