Chapter 38

When Cai Wei spoke, even Yan Lingqing couldn't help but look over, then said with a bad temper, "What can he do? He's only been in contact with the Phase Refinement Technique for a short time."

There was more she couldn't say, because Li Luo had only possessed the Phase Compatibility for less than a month... To say he could help reverse the situation was truly a fairy tale.

Li Luo smiled and didn't speak, but instead gestured for the two to follow him to Yan Lingqing's refining room. After closing the door, he calmly said, "I've looked into it. The Luo Lan Manor had a profit of 300,000 Tianliang gold coins each year before the Tian Shu County, and Xi Yang House accounted for half of it."

"In Xi Yang House, the First-Class Refining Room has a profit of 30,000 Tianliang gold coins per year, the Second-Class Refining Room has 40,000 gold coins, and the Third-Class Refining Room has nearly 80,000 gold coins."

"You know this and still make promises. There's such a huge gap; how can you possibly catch up?" Yan Lingqing said angrily.

She managed two refining rooms and understood the gap very well. The price of Third-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light was much higher than that of First-Class and Second-Class, so the annual profit was the highest. This was an inherent advantage that was hard to catch up with.

"Moreover, now Xi Yang House's First-Class 'Green Jade Spirit Water' has been targeted by Songzi House's 'Sunlight Odd Light,' which has directly led to a sharp decrease in the sales of our Green Jade Spirit Water. In this situation, the First-Class Refining Room will only get worse, let alone reverse the situation."

Li Luo smiled and said, "So the top priority is to stabilize the reputation and sales of our Xi Yang House's First-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light."

Yan Lingqing said, "I've said before, the factors affecting Spirit Water and Odd Light are only three: the formula, the refiner's grade, and the source water and light."

"The Green Jade Spirit Water formula is already quite complete. With my abilities, it's hard to make any improvements. Unless we invite some Phase Refinement Masters, but that would take a lot of time and a large amount of money."

"Long-term solutions won't help in the short term. The Song family is probably well-prepared. Now, they are taking advantage of our Luo Lan Manor's internal and external troubles to launch these attacks," Cai Wei said with a slight opening of her red lips.

"Then there's only the improvement of the Phase Refinement Master's skills and experience left. But that takes time. You can't force the First-Class Phase Refinement Masters of Xi Yang House to suddenly burst out and exceed the average level. That's not realistic," Yan Lingqing said.

Cai Wei suddenly looked at Li Luo and smiled, "Didn't the Young Manor Lord refine a batch of Green Jade Spirit Water with a refinement rate of 60%?"

Yan Lingqing gave her a glare and said, "How much can one person produce? Even if you use him like a cow, you won't get much milk."

Li Luo's handsome face turned dark. Although he didn't mind refining First-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light, he still had some status and couldn't be treated like a cow.

"Then it seems we only have the source water and light left," Li Luo said, ignoring the comment and continuing.

Yan Lingqing also said with a bad temper, "The source water and light can only rely on the Phase Refinement Master's own phase quality. Do you plan to improve the phase quality of all the Phase Refinement Masters in Xi Yang House?"

"Unless it's some secret source water and light, which can be used as a consumable to increase the refinement rate of Spirit Water and Odd Light. But those secret source water and light are the top secrets of major forces, and we don't have them in Xi Yang House."

Li Luo smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case."

Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing immediately looked at him with surprise.

Under their gaze, Li Luo suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out a crystal bottle. The bottle contained about half a bottle of deep blue liquid.

"Do you want to try this?" he said.

Yan Lingqing's slender eyebrows arched, and she said, "I've already told you, other source water and light won't work, only secret source water and light..."

Before she could finish, Li Luo uncorked the bottle, and a faint, extremely pure aura seemed to emanate from it, making Yan Lingqing's voice trail off. Her beautiful eyes looked at the crystal bottle in Li Luo's hand with shock.

The next moment, Yan Lingqing snatched the crystal bottle from Li Luo's hand, poured a drop of blue liquid onto her fingertip, and carefully sensed it. The shock on her delicate face grew more intense.

"There's no mixing of any attribute will. This is, this is secret source water?! And this purity, it's comparable to Seventh-Class Water Phase. How do you have such high-quality secret source water?" Yan Lingqing grabbed Li Luo's arm, her composure lost.

Even secret source water has different grades. The secret source water Li Luo took out reached the purity of Seventh-Class, showing its rarity. This level of purity could even increase the success rate of refining Spirit Water, which was quite rare.

Li Luo's arm, which Yan Lingqing grabbed, felt a bit painful, showing how excited she was. So he slowed his voice and said, "Sister Lingqing, don't be so excited. Can this secret source water be used?"

"Of course it can be used."

Yan Lingqing immediately said, "If this purity of secret source water can be added to our Xi Yang House's Green Jade Spirit Water, it will definitely stabilize the refinement rate at 60%. This is enough to defeat Songzi House's 'Sunlight Odd Light.'"

"The only problem is that this secret source water is too little. If used for refining, it might only produce about thirty bottles of First-Class Green Jade Spirit Water."

Her beautiful eyes stared at Li Luo, a look that didn't match her usual cold and clear demeanor.

"What if it's used for Second-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light?" Li Luo thought for a moment and asked.

"Although using this quality of secret source water on First-Class Green Jade Spirit Water is a bit extravagant, as I said, the amount is too little. Using it on Second-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light, it might not produce many bottles. From a cost-effectiveness perspective, it's better to use it on First-Class..." Yan Lingqing replied.

Li Luo felt a bit awkward. This secret source water was condensed from his own 'Water Light Phase.' Due to his 'Empty Phase,' the source water he condensed had a kind of emptiness, making it extremely close to secret source water.

However, this amount was what he had accumulated over three days. After all, he was only at the Sixth Seal Realm, and his phase power wasn't very strong, so the amount of secret source water he could condense wasn't much.

"Then let's use it on First-Class Green Jade Spirit Water first."

"If I give some of this secret source water every three days, can the First-Class Refining Room's performance become the highest in Xi Yang House?" Li Luo asked.

Cai Wei thought for a moment and said, "The First-Class Refining Room now produces 150 bottles of Green Jade Spirit Water each month. If we don't consider various costs, the annual production value is 90,000 Tianliang gold coins, while the Third-Class Refining Room's annual production value reaches 210,000 Tianliang gold coins. For the First-Class Refining Room to catch up, the production would need to double, but given the success rate of the First-Class Refining Room, it seems quite difficult."

"If there's enough of this secret source water, doubling the production of the First-Class Refining Room isn't too hard! This purity of secret source water is a bit overkill for First-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light, so the success rate of refining can be significantly improved," Yan Lingqing said confidently.

Li Luo clapped his hands and smiled, "Then isn't it solved?"

Yan Lingqing blinked her beautiful eyes, momentarily lost in thought. This problem seemed to be solved just like that?

How could it be so simple?

Yan Lingqing took a deep breath. It wasn't simple, but because Li Luo had taken out something beyond normal thinking. After all, if others knew he was using this purity of secret source water to refine First-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light, even those with a short temper would probably point at him and scold him for wasting it.

Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing exchanged a glance and tacitly didn't ask where Li Luo got the secret source water. In their speculation, it was likely a secret left by the two Manor Lords for Li Luo.

"It seems the Young Manor Lord is truly a blessing for our Luo Lan Manor," Cai Wei covered her mouth and giggled, her beautiful face filled with joy.

"Although the amount of this secret source water is a bit small, it's actually enough for our Xi Yang House's First-Class Spirit Water production for now."

Yan Lingqing nodded slightly. Xi Yang House produced 150 bottles of First-Class Green Jade Spirit Water each month, and if Li Luo supplied the secret source water every three days, it would be enough to cover all the First-Class Spirit Water.

"Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I need to get busy and try to produce the first batch of enhanced Green Jade Spirit Water in the next few days to boost our reputation and save our reputation," Yan Lingqing tightly held the crystal bottle filled with deep blue secret source water and started to shoo them out.

Li Luo and Cai Wei had no choice but to leave the refining room somewhat reluctantly. Then he saw Cai Wei suddenly speed up her steps and quickly reached out to grab her arm.

"Cai Wei, are you trying to get rid of me?" Li Luo said indignantly.

Cai Wei gave him an innocent look and said, "Young Manor Lord, what are you talking about? I have a lot of things to do."

"Cai Wei, I just helped Xi Yang House with strategies. You can't let the hero's heart grow cold," Li Luo looked around and then whispered, "I need another batch of Fifth-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light."

Cai Wei's beautiful eyes filled with resentment as she stared at Li Luo and said, "Young Manor Lord, in less than a month, you've already spent 700,000 to 800,000 Tianliang gold coins. That's the profit Luo Lan Manor has made in Tian Shu County over two years. If you keep this up, I really won't be able to support you anymore."

Li Luo felt a bit awkward. His spending rate was indeed a bit outrageous, but he couldn't help it. His innate phase was a gold-guzzling beast. At this moment, he could only be incredibly grateful that his parents left him the foundation of Luo Lan Manor, otherwise, he felt that the dream of becoming a marquis in five years might really be just a dream.

"This is the last batch of Fifth-Class Spirit Water and Odd Light," Li Luo promised.

Cai Wei hesitated for a moment, then finally bit her lip, "Alright, I'll... sell two more properties."

Saying this, Cai Wei felt a pang of heartache. With her abilities, when