My bathroom connects to another world
Chapter 728 - 728 728 Wanting to Reap without Sowing

728: Chapter 728: Wanting to Reap without Sowing 728: Chapter 728: Wanting to Reap without Sowing In the office, Acropolis was sitting across from Zhao Guang.

“Regarding the price of potions, it has already been lowered to the lowest point.

Do you still have any dissatisfaction?

If you want to lower the price further, then you’ll have to figure out the transportation issues on your own.”

“Shouldn’t you contribute to the Empire, to humanity?

If you could provide potions for free, the Divine would surely be very pleased with your actions and would bestow blessings upon you.”

Hearing Acropolis’s words, Zhao Guang felt nauseated.

This was indeed the style of the Temple.

They wanted something for nothing.

They must have become accustomed to freeload after doing it too often.

If the quantity were small, it wouldn’t matter, but the amount they were asking for was astronomical, not to mention the cost of materials, labor, and transportation.

Even for his own territory, the expense was considerable.

Besides, he did not believe in those gods.

“No way, we need to purchase a large number of materials and also pay wages to the workers.

Can you solve this problem?

You are the Archbishop, after all.

If you can solve it, wouldn’t the credit go to you?”

Acropolis was somewhat speechless.

It was precisely because the sum was so substantial that the Temple had sent him to negotiate.

He just didn’t expect that Zhao Guang would be so resolute, a mage without faith is really a heretic indeed.

But there was nothing he could do; they themselves couldn’t produce it.

No, it would be more accurate to say that even if they could produce it, the cost would still be enormous.

They could ask the believers to help out with some things, but if they kept asking the believers to work without pay, that would be impossible.

The followers needed to live, and without a guarantee for their livelihood, they would abandon their faith at the first opportunity.

Those believers were very pragmatic; the poorer they were, the more pragmatic they became.

Yet for those who weren’t poor, spreading the faith was even more difficult, just like in the Xuanwu Territory.

“But, this is for the safety of humanity.”

“Then all of humanity should work together even more so.

This potion is the result of my efforts; surely I shouldn’t have to pay out of my own pocket.

Is a good person supposed to suffer losses?”

Suddenly, Zhao Guang lowered his voice, “Let’s not talk about me for a moment.

Your Temple is so wealthy, yet you refuse to spend even a little money.

Isn’t that a bit too much?” In Zhao Guang’s eyes flickered a strange light.

“Nonsense, how could our Temple have money?

We are the servants of the Divine.”

Zhao Guang curled his lips in disdain: “You can fool ordinary people with that talk, but which of the nobles doesn’t know how rich you are?

Just looking at your outfit, it’s not cheap, is it?”

“This, this is to enhance my combat capabilities.

The Temple also needs its own power for defense.”

“Is that so?

And what about all those decorations?

They surely can’t boost your combat power.”

“This is for the sake of the Temple’s dignity.

As a servant of the Divine, how could I dress shabbily?”

Contempt in Zhao Guang’s eyes grew even deeper.

Although there certainly were gods in this world, what difference was there really between religion here and on Earth?

At their core, they were the same.

Especially since in this world, people from the Temple possess special powers, making their extortion even more exaggerated.

But when it comes to methods of amassing wealth, the Temples of this world can hardly compare to the religious institutions on Earth, which stop at nothing to spread faith, since they genuinely don’t have special powers.

Acropolis didn’t know if he was scared by Zhao Guang’s words, didn’t want to hear more, or felt guilty for being hit where it hurt.

Without saying much more, he hurriedly stood up to take his leave and walked away.

Today’s negotiation had indeed failed.

In fact, before coming here, Acropolis had been prepared for this outcome, only he hadn’t expected to be so embarrassed.

The fact that the Temple was wealthy was something that absolutely couldn’t become widely known.

If the believers were to find out that their donations were being squandered on luxuries, the situation would be disastrous.

Once they couldn’t explain themselves adequately, their faith would surely undergo a dramatic change.

The Divine wouldn’t just concern themselves with their monetary issues, but any fluctuation in faith would mean punishment for these people.

Most crucially, if the Divine took action, it wouldn’t be a joke.

Watching the Temple people leave in embarrassment, Zhao Guang wore a scornful expression.

“Heh, they want the glory without lifting a finger, not even willing to spend a penny.

No such fortune exists.”

“Master, should I teach them a lesson?” Xi Fei emerged from the corner.

Previously, it was the Temple’s contacts who wanted to deal with him, and even now, they were still disparaging him outside.

Seeing anyone from the Temple, Xi Fei couldn’t wait to deal with them decisively.

Zhao Guang waved his hand dismissively: “No need, we are ultimately not strong enough to cause trouble with the Temple.”

Zhao Guang didn’t know how strong the Temple’s power was, but the deeper his understanding grew, the more terrifying he found it.

Forget everything else, when it comes to Legendary Level fighters, there were definitely several among the Temple.

According to records at Silver Tower, the Temple was definitely not to be provoked.

Even the smaller Temples were the same, not to mention the larger ones.

However, they usually referred to a coalition of Temples, as most were part of a collective whole.

Thinking it over, Zhao Guang said, “Since these people don’t appreciate what they’re given, let’s go back to normal pricing for our potions.

We won’t raise prices, but we won’t offer them discounts either.”

As long as they didn’t maliciously inflate prices, nobody could criticize them, and the Temple couldn’t use that as a reason to smear him either.

No matter what, he was the maker of the potions.

Although Holy Water from the Temple was actually more effective, there was too little of it.

The number of people who could make Holy Water was already few, and they certainly couldn’t spend all day making Holy Water when they could be doing more effective work with their own hands.

When it came to pricing, Holy Water was much more expensive than these potions.

Even though Holy Water has always been distributed free of charge, let’s see what happens if the faithful don’t donate money and then try to get Holy Water.

But now that this issue was resolved, Zhao Guang didn’t want to waste more time here.

He had spent two days improving the process for mass production of potions, and the rest wasn’t his concern anymore.

If it weren’t for the Temple barging in suddenly, he would have already started his next piece of research.

After dealing with specific issues through the Diamond Crystal Plate, his new battery technology was essentially complete.

If things went quickly, he could finish the industrial chain before summer the next day.

By then, he would certainly be able to make things more difficult for those foreigners.

Anyway, it was time to go back to his research; it was only a matter of a few days.

He needed to finish as soon as possible; Li Fugui was waiting for him at any moment, so there was no time to waste.