Chapter 166: Hiring a Spiritual Plant Master

"Since Fellow Daoist Zhao claims to be a first-class spiritual plant master, he must be very proficient in spiritual plants?"

Xu Feng first raised such a question. He had to check whether the other party was really capable. If he met a liar, it would be funny.

"What does the shopkeeper mean? Do you not believe in Zhao's strength?"

The cultivator surnamed Zhao asked excitedly, as if he was humiliated.

Xu Feng looked at him, smiling without saying a word, but the expression on his face said it all.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist must let me show my strength before he is willing to believe me?"

"If Fellow Daoist is willing to show a hand, it would be the best."

Why should I believe you for no reason?

Fellow Daoist Zhao stood up after hearing this, first looked around the room, as if measuring something, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

Then he patted his storage bag, and then a huge earthen basin appeared in front of the two of them, with a diameter of five feet.

If the private room they were in wasn't big enough, such a large earthen basin wouldn't have been able to fit in.

"Fellow Daoist, please look, the two first-grade superior spiritual herbs in this earthen basin are what I have carefully cultivated recently.

The spiritual soil in the earthen basin is also the first-grade superior spiritual soil that I bought at a high price. You can check it yourself."

When the earthen basin magic weapon appeared, Xu Feng actually believed the other party.

However, in order to kill the other party's arrogance, he still walked to the front of the earthen basin and began to check it in a pretentious manner.

He first grabbed a handful of spiritual soil and put it in his palm to observe it.

"The soil is fertile, the color is black and shiny, and it is first-class spiritual soil."

After saying that, he put the spiritual soil back to its original position, and then expanded his spiritual consciousness and swept towards the inside of the soil.

"In such a small piece of spiritual soil, Fellow Daoist Zhao was willing to put two first-grade medium-quality earthworms in it to loosen the soil and increase fertility. It was really a big deal.

No need to test again, you have passed the test, I decided to hire you."

After personal inspection, Xu Feng has confirmed that the other party is indeed a first-grade high-quality spiritual plant master, this cannot be faked.

He decided to hand over the two acres of medicinal fields he rented from the market management office to the other party to take care of.

"Wait, shopkeeper, I have something to say.

Your notice only says that the treatment is preferential, but it does not say the specific content. I have to figure this out first before I can decide whether to agree to you."

Spiritual plant master Zhao waved his hand, and the soil basin disappeared. He sat down opposite Xu Feng again, crossed his legs and said.

"This question should indeed be made clear in advance to avoid trouble in the future."

Xu Feng echoed, paused for a moment, and asked:

"Then I wonder what is the ideal price in Brother Zhao's mind? To be honest, this is also the first time I hire a first-level high-quality spiritual plant master."

He kicked the ball back to the other party.

"The annual reward is 1,200 spiritual stones. What do you think, shopkeeper?"

Xu Feng felt that he was hallucinating. He and Luo Xinran, the two girls, worked hard all year round, and earned only about 2,500 spiritual stones.

You want to take away nearly half of it at once. Isn't this a lion's mouth?

"Are you kidding me? 1,200 spiritual stones, you dare to ask for it.

To be honest, I have made some achievements in spiritual plants, and I can barely be considered a first-class spiritual plant master.

I don't know where I can earn 1,200 spiritual stones a year. I hope you can give me some advice.

If there is such a generous employer, can you introduce me to one? I only need 800 spiritual stones a year, and the remaining 400 spiritual stones will be your introduction fee. How about it?"

Xu Feng interrupted, making the other party's face red and white.

"Boss, don't talk so harshly. I asked for a high price, but you can bargain!"

The cultivator surnamed Zhao's momentum weakened, and he seemed to know that his conditions were a bit too much.

"Okay, since there is something to talk about, how about 600 spiritual stones a year?"

After Xu Feng considered it again and again, he quoted a price that he thought was reasonable.

"No, it's too low."

Spiritual plant master Zhao shook his head like a rattle.

"Listen to me first. I asked you to take care of the medicinal field. It's not that hard, because it's like this..."

Xu Feng then told the other party that he was responsible for sowing and harvesting, and said that he only needed to take care of the middle part.

His words made Master Zhao suspicious.

"To be honest, I have been hired by many people over the years, but it's the first time I have seen someone like you who has such a strange request.

I want to ask you here, since you are also a first-class spiritual plant master, why do you still need to hire people to grow spiritual medicine?

Isn't this very unreasonable?"

Where do you get so much nonsense? Just say whether you can do it or not, why are you talking so much nonsense?

Xu Feng thought unhappily, but thinking that only this qualified spiritual plant master came to visit him half a month after he posted the notice, he patiently explained:

"I grow spiritual herbs to get familiar with the medicinal properties, because in addition to being a spiritual plant master, I am also an alchemist."

He made up a reason to evade the other party, and then the two sides had another tug-of-war over the price.

"Six hundred."

"Eight hundred."

"Six hundred and fifty."

"Seven hundred."

"Deal."

The two sides finally reached an agreement at a price of seven hundred spiritual stones a year.

To be honest, in the eyes of the cultivators who are not aware of the outside world, Xu Feng is a typical fool with a lot of spiritual stones.

Only he knows the real purpose of doing this.

If he couldn't make up his mind completely before, he has really made up his mind now.

The reason is that when his talisman making level broke through the second level, the system gave an attractive reward option.

According to his speculation, since there is a reward for breaking through the second level of talisman making, it makes no sense that there is no reward after the other cultivation arts break through!

By the way, after his careful consideration, he finally chose the second reward, which is three unique talisman recipes that are not available in this world.

When he proposed to plant white atractylodes, Master Zhao was very surprised.

"So you hired me at a high price just to help you plant Atractylodes macrocephala?

Do you know the value of Atractylodes macrocephala? Although it is known as a first-grade superior spiritual medicine, it is not even as valuable as some first-grade medium-grade ones.

Are you sure you want to plant Atractylodes macrocephala?"

"Yes, I am sure. In the next ten years, you only need to take care of the Atractylodes macrocephala I planted, and don't worry about anything else."

Xu Feng emphasized again.

After the two signed the contract, he paid the other party a year's commission of 700 spirit stones, and agreed to come to Tongxin Pavilion to get spirit stones every year on this day.

After that, Xu Feng took the confused Zhao Lingzhi Master downstairs and asked the waiter to send him away.