Upon hearing this, Jin Yuan's expression instantly soured.
Feng Zheng Shadow Clone chuckled inwardly.
In this negotiation, Jin lost his composure for the first time.
Feng Zheng Shadow Clone's thought was,
"While I don't necessarily need a higher price, doing so will reduce suspicion towards me. Also, the existence of a boss behind me will prevent this guy from going too far."
But Jin Yuan fell into deep thought.
"Damn it! What should I do? If I buy a scroll for 1,150 taels now, I might not be able to buy scrolls from him again in the future. But if I offer a high price and others offer even higher, I might still not get it in the future. Also, is this boss or more people like him? Are they trying to change the entire storage scroll market?"
He thought for a moment and asked,
"Will you only sell scrolls to the highest bidder, or will you also sell to others?"
Feng Zheng Shadow Clone replied,
"We will sell to many Restaurant Owners, but the number of scrolls sold to them depends on the price they offer. Of course, those who bid below the average might not be able to buy. But I don't know the specific plan."
Jin Yuan analyzed for a while, then sighed. He thought to himself,
"Acquiring at a low price is like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. But how much should I spend to buy? I don't want to pay too much. Otherwise, my profit won't be enough. Then I'll buy it for 1,500 taels. This should allow me to earn more than ordinary storage scrolls."
Then he offered a price of 1,500 taels per scroll.
They completed the transaction and briefly discussed the methods and times for future transactions.
Feng Zheng Shadow Clone walked out of the shop with 7,500 taels.
He handed the money to Feng Zheng in the alley, and after confirming no one was around, he walked for a while longer before dispersing.
Looking at the cash in his hand, Feng Zheng thought,
"Wow, am I really that good at negotiating?"
But after recovering the clone's memories, he thought,
"No, I'm probably still a novice, not a negotiation master. It's just that the final bluff was too tempting for him to refuse. Perhaps, he also felt that there might be a powerful organization behind me, which scared him a bit. Anyway, this was a good deal! I should consider selling scrolls to him regularly."
Afterward, he disguised himself again and went to several other shops to buy materials. He bought 30 bottles of ink, 25 scrolls, and 200 blank paper labels.
The blank paper labels sold for 10 taels each. He spent a total of 6,500 taels on materials.
Then he bought some meat and went home. He thought to himself,
"Now that I have some cash, I should definitely increase my meat consumption. The meat business here seems to be completely dominated by the Akimichi clan. All the butcher shops belong to their clan. I'm curious if it's because they are good at economies of scale, or if they were given a monopoly on this business when they joined Konoha."
From that day on, Feng Zheng also began to learn other Sealing Technique.
He learned some Basic Sealing Jutsu, such as heat Sealing Jutsu, cold Sealing Jutsu, hard Sealing Jutsu, soft Sealing Jutsu, electric shock Sealing Jutsu, and wet Sealing Jutsu. These Sealing Jutsu use elemental symbols.
However, compared to storage Sealing Jutsu, the number of symbols required was much smaller, as the functions of these Sealing Jutsu were very basic.
Heat Sealing Jutsu could only be used to warm rooms.
Cold Sealing Jutsu, on the other hand, absorbed heat from the surroundings, making the room cool.
Electric shock Sealing Jutsu, while capable of causing a slight electric shock, was also very harmless, as Feng Zheng could withstand such a shock without pressure.
Hard Sealing Jutsu was used to harden a surface or object, while soft Sealing Jutsu did the opposite.
Wet Sealing Jutsu was used to collect moisture from the air, making the attached surface wet.
All these Sealing Jutsu had to be made on paper labels, and to use it, it had to be affixed to a surface and activated.
The requirement for elemental Sealing Jutsu was that the creator must be able to use those elements.
But since these Sealing Jutsu were basic, he could do it even without mastering the fire, water, and lightning attributes.
He spent a total of four and a half months learning these Sealing Jutsu.
During this period, he also began selling 20 storage scrolls to Jin Yuan each month, receiving 30,000 taels in remuneration each time.
He kept the quantity low to avoid annoying the major storage scroll suppliers and having them try to find him.
On the other hand, Jin Yuan was also happy, as these scrolls could be sold for around 2,300 taels.
By the time of the third-year exam, Feng Zheng had saved over 100,000 taels!
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In the third year, Genshu focused entirely on teaching basic skills. This made this year's teaching much more interesting.
After teaching a skill, he would often design games to get everyone used to using it.
For example, after teaching how to move stealthily,
he gave everyone 29 tags with their student numbers. Everyone had to stick these tags on the backs of the other 29 students and avoid others sticking these tags on their own backs.
Since Feng Zheng was a Sensor Ninja, no one could stick a tag on his back.
The few who tried to sneak close received a punch or an elbow to the face.
Most students made very comical expressions when hunting wild animals.
Killing an animal didn't cause problems for everyone, although Feng Zheng sighed inwardly,
"I never thought my first kill in this world would be a poor rabbit!"
Genshu said his favorite fun part was having everyone cut open the animals they hunted, clean them, and prepare them for cooking.
This act disgusted most students, including Feng Zheng, who had never done such a thing in his previous life. Only Shimura Shin was completely unaffected.
And to ensure everyone learned to cook well, Genshu forbade students from bringing lunch to school for several consecutive days. Their lunch was the wild animals they caught!
Later that year, he also introduced tree climbing to students as a Chakra control exercise.
And so, another school year passed.
A week before the final exam, Genshu revealed news that surprised Feng Zheng. He thought to himself,
"Although I knew about this, the sudden announcement is still quite surprising!"
Genshu announced,
"If any of you wish to participate in the graduation exam, please inform me within three days."
However, by the end of that day, Genshu regretted making the announcement in the morning. He sighed,
"Oh, I should have announced this news at the end of class. Then no one would have ignored today's lecture!"
After returning home, Feng Zheng pondered deeply. After analysis, he concluded,
"I still have a lot to learn. Now my Wind Release Ninjutsu, Basic Ninjutsu, Shadow Clone, Body Flicker Technique, Shuriken, and Taijutsu have all progressed to a satisfactory level."
"But I still need to learn Earth Release Ninjutsu. And I also need to work on swordsmanship and Genjutsu. As for Sealing Technique, although it's progressing well, I haven't started learning the intermediate Sealing Jutsu in Library District D. And Rasengan also remains to be mastered."
In addition, while early graduation could ensure Feng Zheng wouldn't waste time in school, due to Konoha's current Ninja shortage, Feng Zheng believed his free time might decrease instead of increasing for training.
Furthermore, the missions performed might carry more risks than usual, especially with the Third Great Ninja War still fresh in memory.
Therefore, he decided not to participate in this graduation exam.