Chapter 170: A Grand Plan
After Shi Lin and the pharmacy owner agreed on the price, he saw the pharmacy owner off.
The principle behind Dugu Bo's poison technique is to stimulate the meridians with poison, thereby increasing the speed of cultivation.
As for the toxins in the spirit power, that's just a side effect.
Shi Lin's antidote pill can completely eliminate the side effects of poison techniques, retaining only the effect of increasing cultivation speed.
That's why Dugu Bo purchased so many antidote pills at once, in order to stockpile them for the children in his family who practiced poison techniques.
After seeing the pharmacy owner off, Shi Lin gave a faint smile.
Now Shi Lin has successfully established a connection with the Dugu family's pharmacy. In the future, as the Gu worms upgrade, the effects of the pills will become better and better. At that time, Shi Lin will be able to talk to Dugu Bo and seek his help.
It also greatly helped to elevate Shi Lin's title.
After seeing the shopkeeper off, Shi Lin sat in the courtyard and began to ponder.
The focus should remain on cultivation, as Shi Lin needs to improve his cultivation level as soon as possible, since cultivation is the foundation. As his cultivation level continues to improve, Shi Lin will acquire more and more powerful Gu worms.
That would be of great help to Shi Lin and the Shi family.
Apart from the cultivation plan, the refining of Gu worms has basically stopped, and Shi Lin has almost finished preparing the materials for the third-tier Gu worms.
Just then, a new plan suddenly popped into Shi Lin's mind.
That is to cultivate some of his own confidants.
Shi Lin had planned this before, but it was originally scheduled to be after he broke through level 30.
However, Shi Lin felt that it was better to train these children as early as possible.
Shi Lin's plan to personally train his subordinates is highly feasible, and the confidants he has cultivated since childhood are also highly loyal.
More importantly, Shi Lin cannot easily leave Heaven Dou City for the next few years, since his healing pills have become military supplies.
The Heaven Dou royal family will also tighten its surveillance on him, and they will not allow him to leave Heaven Dou City anytime soon.
So Shi Lin thought about finding something to do.
Shi Lin lowered his head and began to consider the detailed plan, and soon made a decision.
First is the training base, second is the people being trained, and finally, the configuration of the spirit rings.
Shi Lin needs to conceal his identity to do what he wants to do, so he still needs to think things through.
However, since he couldn't do it himself while in Heaven Dou City, he would have to rely on his father.
After all, the Shi family is practically all-powerful in Notting City, so getting these things done is relatively easy for them.
Moreover, his family also has an experienced underground construction team.
It can be directly mobilized.
Thinking of this, Shi Lin decided to write a letter to his father, tell him his thoughts, and get Shi Zhen's support.
After returning to his bedroom, Shi Lin began writing letters to Shi Zhen. However, Shi Lin wrote two letters: one was a simple letter of concern and care, and the other was about his plans.
If the letter is intercepted, it will be found to be just an ordinary letter, and Shi Lin's plan will not be discovered.
"Brother An, come to my room." After Shi Lin came out of his room, he invited Shi An into his room.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, Shi An put down his work and went to Shi Lin's study, closing the door behind him.
Shi Lin turned around and led Shi An into the basement.
"Young Master, what's so mysterious about this?" Shi An scratched his head and asked Shi Lin.
"Brother An, I'm planning to build an underground training base in the Heaven Dou Empire to cultivate my power. I can't do it myself, so I need your help," Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi An.
"Young Master, just let me know if you need anything," Shi An asked Shi Lin earnestly.
"I will be monitored in Heaven Dou City, so I need you to make a trip back to Notting City and have my father prepare some things for me, and then bring those things back." Shi Lin handed two letters to Shi An.
Shi Lin can only completely trust Shi An now.
"Yes, young master, I'll go prepare right away. We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning." Shi An nodded and said earnestly to Shi Lin.
"You've worked hard, Brother An." Shi Lin patted Shi An on the shoulder.
Shi An bowed to Shi Lin, then turned and left.
Shi Lin watched Shi An's retreating figure, then turned around and began planning the Gu worms he would refine next.
First, there's the Earth-Escape Gu, used for digging into the land. Shi Lin plans to upgrade the Earth-Escape Gu to the second tier and then refine more to ensure the speed of the subsequent construction.
The underground world that Shi Lin wants to open up is very large, so more burrowing Gu need to work at the same time to build the training ground as quickly as possible.
However, there's no rush with the Earth-Escape Gu. After all, the Shi family's construction workers haven't arrived in Heaven Dou City yet. Shi Lin can refine the Earth-Escape Gu after Shi An leaves Heaven Dou City.
In addition, Shi Lin also needs to refine a large number of small manor Gu to have Shi An transport building materials for him, since Shi Lin needs far too many building materials.
The capacity of a few small manor gu is simply not enough.
Shi An is leaving tomorrow, so Shi Lin decided to refine more small manor Gu tonight so that Shi An can bring back a lot of building materials on this trip.
Without hesitation, Shi Lin summoned the Divine Wood King Cauldron, then took out the Space Crystal and the Insect Soul Beast, and began refining the Gu Insects.
Now that Shi Lin has accumulated a great deal of experience in refining Gu, he is able to refine the Small Manor Gu with exceptional ease.
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The next morning, Shi An had already prepared the carriage and was waiting for Shi Lin at the gate of the courtyard.
Shi Lin handed over the small manor Gu he had refined and the letter to Shi An.
"Brother An, hurry back and be careful," Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi An.
"Don't worry, young master, I will return as soon as possible," Shi An said earnestly to Shi Lin.
Shi Lin nodded vigorously, then watched Shi An drive away from the yard.
This time, Shi An did not set off alone, but brought two other people with him. After all, traveling alone is too tiring, and with three people looking out for each other, the road ahead will be easier.
With three people taking turns driving, it won't be so tiring.
After watching Shi An leave, Shi Lin walked out of the courtyard.
Besides renovating his own home, Shi Lin also plans to open a shop in Heaven Dou City.
Shi Lin needs a lot of materials to refine Gu worms. In addition to purchasing them, he can also buy them from stores, which will reduce the cost.
Moreover, as the center of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City has the most complete range of goods in the entire Heaven Dou Empire, making it very convenient for Shi Lin to purchase whatever he wants.
Besides acquisitions, Shi Lin can also use this counter to sell things he doesn't need.
Although Shi Zhen gave Shi Lin one million gold soul coins when he left, Shi Lin still needed to earn some income of his own.
So Shi Lin started wandering around Heaven Dou City, looking for shops with signs for sale.
As the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, land here is incredibly valuable, and very few businesses can go bankrupt. After all, in Heaven Dou City, you can make money even if you're just lying down.
After wandering around Heaven Dou City, Shi Lin found that there were no shops selling anything.
"Forget it, let's leave the professional stuff to the professionals," Shi Lin sighed. Then he walked towards the housing exchange.
So Shi Lin went to the housing exchange.
The real estate exchange was very large, and it was bustling with people, many of whom were inquiring about property prices.
"Young master, is there anything you would like?" Upon seeing Shi Lin, the waiter hurriedly and warmly approached him.
"I'd like to buy a shop in Heaven Dou City. Do you have any recommendations?" Shi Lin asked the waiter directly.
"Shops? Shops in Heaven Dou City are expensive. You should look at regular properties instead." The waiter looked Shi Lin up and down, his tone tinged with disdain.
"Is there? If not, I'll go to the next one," Shi Lin said irritably.
Although he didn't like the waiter, this was indeed the largest housing exchange in Heaven Dou City.
"I do have some, but I'm afraid you can't afford them." The waiter snorted and then led Shi Lin to a map of Heaven Dou City inside the shop.
There are only three or four red markers on the map, which means there are only a few shops for sale in Heaven Dou City.
"How much is it?" Shi Lin asked the waiter without hesitation.
"Five hundred thousand gold soul coins per room!" the waiter said arrogantly, his eyes filled with disdain for Shi Lin.
"Call your manager here. I want one room for 300,000 gold soul coins." Shi Lin snorted, then took out a bag of gold soul coins from his soul tool and threw it on the ground.
This bag contains approximately 100,000 gold soul coins.
Upon hearing the sound of the gold soul coins hitting the ground, the waiter almost knelt down.
"Honorable guest, honorable guest, I was blind to your greatness, please don't be offended." The waiter came directly to Shi Lin's side and bowed deeply to him.
"It's alright, it's not your fault. Go call your manager. I'll bargain. You won't be able to stay here." Shi Lin waved his hand dismissively at the waiter.
"Thank you for your magnanimity, esteemed guest. I'll go and fetch the manager right away." The waiter thanked Shi Lin again, then turned and went to find the manager.
Shi Lin sat in the chair with his eyes closed, waiting for the manager of the housing exchange to come and discuss the price with him.
"Greetings, young master. May I ask which shop you've chosen?" The manager approached Shi Lin, bowed, and asked.
The manager of the housing exchange was a bit chubby and looked rather simple-minded.
Shi Lin stood up and glanced at the map.
He found the shop closest to his yard out of the four shops, which would make it easier for him to dig a tunnel.
"How about 300,000 gold soul coins for this shop?" Shi Lin asked the manager, pointing to the mark on the map.
"This... is a little short. How about 400,000 gold soul coins? I'll give you some maids and guards, and I also have some shopkeepers here." The manager looked like he was being torn apart, his expression extremely painful, as if haggling and cutting off flesh were the same pain he was going through.
Shi Lin shook his head helplessly at the manager's clumsy performance, but he really wanted a shop.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand, just give me a shopkeeper's fee, I'll handle the rest myself," Shi Lin said, holding up five fingers to indicate the shopkeeper's fee.
"Deal! When would you like to pay, young master?" The manager agreed to Shi Lin's offer without any hesitation!
Shi Lin looked at the manager with a helpless expression.
Since it's already agreed upon, there's nothing to worry about.
Shi Lin took out 350,000 gold soul coins from his soul tool and handed them to the manager.
Then, the two of them changed the land title and property title of the shop at the real estate exchange.
Shi Lin put the two contracts into his pocket, then looked up at the manager.
"Shopkeeper, is there one more person?" Shi Lin asked the manager.
"They're already in the shop. Just take the house deed and land deed and go directly to the shop." The manager warmly saw Shi Lin out of the real estate exchange.
In other words, this shop is still open now.
Shi Lin smiled and then found the shop according to the property deed.
The location of this shop is not good; it's too close to the edge of the city, so there isn't much foot traffic.
"Department store"
Shi Lin glanced at the sign, then pushed open the door and went straight inside.
The shop is quite large, with two floors. People live upstairs and the shop is downstairs. The shop has a wide variety of goods, mostly daily necessities, but judging from the foot traffic, it probably doesn't have many customers.
The decor is a bit old, and it looks like it hasn't been cleaned in a long time.
"Hello, young master, is there anything you would like?" A middle-aged man in his forties approached Shi Lin and asked.
"I just bought this shop, and from today onwards you are mine." Shi Lin took out the land deed and house deed and handed them to the shopkeeper in front of him.
The middle-aged man took the two contracts from Shi Lin and then examined them carefully.
A few minutes later, the middle-aged man returned the two contracts to Shi Lin and then bowed to him.
"This humble servant, Huang Qi, greets the boss!" Huang Qi bowed to Shi Lin.
"Rename the shop 'Baobaoge,' and remove all the daily necessities and shelves. I'll hire someone to do the renovations," Shi Lin said to Huang Qi.
"Baobaoge? May I ask, boss, what business are we here to do with you?" Huang Qi asked Shi Lin curiously.
"I want to buy all kinds of medicinal herbs, soul beast materials, gems, rare flowers and herbs... in short, anything strange and unusual. As for the money, don't worry, I will give you a certain amount of gold soul coins regularly to purchase these things." Shi Lin took out 20,000 gold soul coins and placed them on the table.
"Yes, young master! It's your decision. I'll go find someone to demolish this place right away." Huang Qi nodded without hesitation.
After all, Shi Lin's business was profit-oriented, so the pressure on him as the manager was much less.
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