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Gross profit was called gross for a reason. It was because it hadn't factored in all the underlying costs yet.
Raw materials? That wasn't much, just five spirit stones' worth of ingredients per batch of Jade Essence pills. Even with the war driving the price up to six spirit stones, it was barely a drizzle in the grand scheme of expenses.
Even when you factored in losses from refining Jade Dew pills, Spirit Passage pills, and other medicines sold at a loss, the total material cost still came up to only forty thousand spirit stones.
The rent for Danxia Hall was five thousand spirit stones per year. For now, the rate remained unchanged. It was only because Luo Chen was still in the honeymoon phase with Ice Fortress, which meant he could continue enjoying the discounted price a little longer.
The largest chunk of expenses remained in manpower! With a full scale of alchemy helpers throughout the year, the cultivators of both the Alchemy Hall and Medicine Hall were practically exhausted.
Under such circumstances, Luo Chen naturally had to provide generous bonuses in addition to their base salaries. Just these two halls alone cost him sixty thousand spirit stones annually.
The Battle Hall was responsible for protection and logistics; they required no bonuses, just their standard pay. That still came to around sixty thousand spirit stones per year.
The Gold Hall handled sales, which was the most...
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