Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 181 Three Potions (6.8K)

Lin Hanchuan looked down at Chers, who had suddenly grown to 1.75 meters tall, and upon closer inspection, noticed that he was wearing a pair of high heels.

The heels were longer than Lin Hanchuan's face.

Lin Hanchuan was only slightly surprised by this, but his face was full of smiles, and he said in a cheerful voice, "Mr. Chers, to be honest, I've wanted to come for a long time."

"I've been struggling with what excuse to use to come to you. Like most people, I feel embarrassed to go to someone's house when there's nothing wrong with me."

"Hahaha, you guys, cough..." Chers laughed, then coughed heavily before continuing, "We humans are indeed like that; we don't like to visit others without a reason!"

"Come, come, let's go inside and talk. What's the matter?"

"Alright, alright, let's go inside and talk!"

At Chers's enthusiastic invitation, Lin Hanchuan entered the Magic Potion Guild. The guards at the door glanced at their backs and their eyes showed surprise.

One of the guards couldn't help but say, "I know Arakawa Shirokage, he's a very famous foreigner in the city lately, but is he really that close to our guild leader?"

Another guard replied, "He's rich!"

"Our guild leader is the guild leader of the Moonlit City Magical Potions Guild, one of the most prominent figures in the city. Arakawa White Owl is just a foreigner!"

"He's incredibly rich!"

"Even if they have a lot of money, they can't make our guild leader show such enthusiasm, especially since our Magic Potion Guild is one of the few forces in Moon Gazing City that is not short of money."

"He has 80 million!"

"No wonder he's the president, he can actually be friends with such a rich person!" The guard remarked, watching Lin Hanchuan's retreating figure.

Without lingering outside, Chers led Lin Hanchuan directly to the third floor of the Magic Potion Guild.

As Chers pushed open the gilded, intricately carved door, the shimmering light refracted by the crystal chandelier reflected in Lin Hanchuan's pupils. The entire domed living room was supported by four cedar pillars inlaid with amethyst, and the dome was painted with flowing diagrams of potion recipes. Whenever the leaping flames of the fireplace licked the edges of the murals, the characters outlined in gold thread shimmered like starlight.

To be honest, this was the first time Lin Hanchuan had entered the reception room of the president of a magic potion guild in a city, and he couldn't help but take a closer look.

The floor is paved with snowflake white marble, with a floral pattern woven with gold thread inlaid in the center of each tile. Twelve arched windows hang with dark green silk embroidered with silver thread. When the sunlight shines through, it casts star-shaped dark patterns on the ground, as if the entire starry sky has been crushed underfoot.

The circular sofa in the center is covered with extremely soft animal hide, which was peeled off in one piece, and the mother-of-pearl inlaid on the armrests changes color with the room temperature.

"Arakawa Hakuo, please have a seat!"

At Chers' invitation, the moment Lin Hanchuan sat down on the sofa, he felt as if he were enveloped in a soft, comfortable blanket.

Turning his head casually, Lin Hanchuan saw that the entire left wall had been transformed into a potion display case. In each crystal compartment, a bottle of magic potion was suspended. Red and blue potions were just some of them, along with various other potions.

Some of them were even things that Lin Hanchuan had never seen before.

Lin Hanchuan was willing to bet that some of them were brought in from the abyss by demons, especially the bottle of blue hair oil potion, which was exactly the same as the Extreme Enhancement Potion he obtained after killing the demon witch in the newbie village.

Seeing Lin Hanchuan glance at the display case, Chers quickly said, "There are 189 kinds of potions here, and our Magic Potions Guild can produce them all!"

Chers had already received the news, and the 20 blueprints for the pharmacy he gave Lin Hanchuan at the banquet were now under construction.

The fact that 20 pharmacies were built at once demonstrates, to some extent, Lin Hanchuan's eagerness to expand the pharmacy market in Wangyue City.

Chers was very satisfied.

That's exactly the attitude he needs.

Using Lin Hanchuan's pharmacy, he sold his own medicines to foreigners.

In his view, everything Lin Hanchuan is doing now is just paving the way for his own benefit.

"Could you give me two samples so I can try out the effects of the medicine?" Lin Hanchuan asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

He didn't stand on ceremony with Chers.

This guy has ulterior motives towards himself.

Why not take advantage of his coat?

"Uh!" Chers was taken aback. He hadn't expected Lin Hanchuan to be so direct and ask for samples right away. It reminded him of the copper coin Lin Hanchuan had given him after the banquet.

I've never seen such a stingy person in my life.

This is their first face-to-face conversation, and they are very likely to discuss future cooperation and trade between the two sides.

The trading partner needs samples.

It is impossible to refuse.

It would be unrealistic to give all the magical potions in the display case to Lin Hanchuan as samples.

Many of them were made by demonic alchemists from the abyss. He boasted to Lin Hanchuan only to leave him with the impression that he was very wealthy.

I thought about it.

Chers smiled and said to Lin Hanchuan, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, thank you for mentioning this. I almost forgot. I happen to have a few bottles of the newly developed medicine here that can be used as samples. I'll go up and get them for you!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Chers!" Lin Hanchuan accepted whatever came his way; he would even take poison if Chers offered it to him.

"Wait a mininute!"

Chers got up and walked towards the stairwell.

Lin Hanchuan continued to survey the luxurious reception room. Above the fireplace directly in front of him hung a magic hourglass, about half a person's height. The golden sand contained crushed diamonds and ruby ​​particles. Whenever the sand grains fell, the air would be filled with the fragrance of grass and trees from different seasons.

On the right, the spiral staircase handrail is wrapped with living vines. As Chers climbs the stairs step by step, a cotton-like object grows from the vines and supports his hand whenever his palm is about to touch the handrail.

After Chers disappeared around the corner of the stairs, Lin Hanchuan rested his head on the sofa and saw the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Each wick of the chandelier imprisoned a miniature elemental spirit. The chandelier used an array engraved inside to continuously draw magic from the elemental spirits and transform it into a continuous and warm light that enveloped every corner of the living room.

Just as he was shifting his gaze to observe other places, Chers came downstairs, with an exquisite box floating beside him, silently following him.

After settling down on the sofa, Chers waved his hand, and the box that had been floating beside him automatically flew to Lin Hanchuan's front. "There are three kinds of potions in total, two doses of each. They are all newly developed. Mr. Arakawa Shiro, you can have someone test their effects."

"If there are no major problems, I will arrange for someone to mass-produce it and sell it in your pharmacy."

Chers had great confidence in the three potions provided to Lin Hanchuan, as they were the latest creations of the witches in the Demon Alchemist Guild, with mild and stable effects.

The key point is that the demon witches are also short of money. After learning that they were impersonating the president of the Moongazing City Magical Potion Guild, they tried to use their connections to sell the potions produced by the guild.

Chers' first thought was naturally to sell it through the apothecary shops under the Magical Apothecary Guild.

However, there are too few stores.

If Arakawa White Owl were to actually build a potion shop on every street in Mochizuki City, its scale would be unmatched by the Magical Apothecary Guild.

Therefore, it would be better to just put it up for sale in Lin Hanchuan's pharmacy, since the profits would be almost all his own anyway.

Lin Hanchuan opened the box.

Six bottles of medicine lay quietly inside.

The two bottles, crimson as blood, gleamed like rubies within their transparent glass containers.

[Basic Berserk Potion]: After consumption, your own attributes are increased by 5% to 10%, critical hit rate is increased by 10%, and you are immune to the negative effects of E-level skills. Duration: 1 minute!

Cooldown time: 10 minutes!

Note: Effects cannot be stacked.

Upon seeing the information, Lin Hanchuan nodded to himself; it was indeed a good product.

Potions that comprehensively enhance player attributes are indeed rare on the market. If Chers could mass-produce basic berserk potions, they would definitely become a best-selling product in Moongazing City.

If the price is right, even priest players will stock up on a few bottles.

Sell ​​this medicine.

It's clear that Chers really wants to make money.

Lin Hanchuan glanced at the second bottle without showing any emotion.

The deep blue liquid settled quietly in the glass bottle, like seawater collected from the bluest seabed.

[Basic Curse Removal Potion]: After consumption, it grants immunity to F-level and E-level curses and weakens the effects of D-level and higher curses.

Note: These cannot be used in combination!
Curse-removing potions are even rarer on the market than potions that enhance attributes, and their effects are quite good, directly granting immunity to some curses.

However, in today's market, sales are destined to be small. For most players, the curse is still a long way off. At most, they will stock up on one or two bottles for emergencies.

Only merchant players would buy in large quantities.

As for the price, whether it's a little higher or lower, it won't affect its dismal sales.

The last one.

The two bottles were still placed together.

It is a transparent liquid; when viewed through glass, it looks no different from pure water.

【初级元素溶解药剂】：服用后，技能耗蓝量提升1000+10％～50％基础耗蓝；被喷溅到，技能耗蓝量提升400+5％～20％基础耗蓝，持续时间：1分钟。

Cooldown time: 10 minutes!

Note: Cannot be combined.

Upon seeing the information about the medicine, Lin Hanchuan's expression finally showed some shock.

Good guy!
Directly counter blue-type professions!
If you drink a whole bottle of that, very few mage players can withstand it at this stage.

Let them experience the despair of having their mana completely depleted after using a few skills with no cooldown.

If the opponent refuses to drink it, simply throw the potion at them. As long as the splashed liquid hits them, it will cause their skill mana consumption to increase rapidly.

As the nemesis of mana-intensive professional players, this potion would be incredibly popular if it were released; everyone would want to stock up on several bottles.

But players of classes like mages, priests, and musicians in Wangyue City are going to suffer.

Lin Hanchuan looked at the expectant Chers, "Mr. Chers, I didn't expect you could mass-produce these three kinds of medicines!"

"So? Interested in putting them up for sale in your pharmacy?" Chels asked quickly.

What he wanted to hear now was not flattery, but to get these three potions into Lin Hanchuan's pharmacy as soon as possible.

"Can you guarantee the quantity?" Lin Hanchuan didn't answer directly, but instead confirmed the amount he could provide. "I mean, prepare ten million bottles of each type!"

It will definitely be sold.

Even if Chers didn't sell them himself, he would put them in the Magic Potion Guild's potion shop for sale. He might as well put them in his own potion shop as a gimmick to attract players.

Most players have plenty of red and blue potions.

Berserk Potion, Curse-Breaking Potion, Element Dissolving Potion—these are potions that even money can't guarantee you'll find on the market, and everyone wants them.

"Ten million bottles of each type?!" Chers was shocked by Lin Hanchuan's extravagant spending. He immediately stood up and asked, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, are you kidding me? With the current market in Wangyue City, can they afford to consume so many potions?" "Of course! Ten million bottles of each type, and that's a conservative estimate!" Lin Hanchuan affirmed.

Lin Hanchuan is very optimistic about the market for these three types of potions. He expects that with the current eight million players in Moon City as a base, each person will only need a little over one bottle on average.

It's not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth.

At that time, there will definitely be merchant players who will hoard large quantities of potions, either to sell them at a higher price to players in Wangyue City, or to transport them over long distances to several surrounding cities for sale.

The market is huge.

Especially medicines that are consumables.

"Hmm..." Chers was hesitant to make up his mind. Although the prices offered to him by the demon witches were not high, with each of the three types costing one silver coin per bottle, if he were to buy ten million bottles of each type, that would amount to thirty million bottles. In that case, he would have to invest three hundred thousand gold coins!
Where would he possibly get so many gold coins?

Even if he could afford it, he couldn't be as reckless as Lin Hanchuan, making decisions on a whim without considering market feedback.

What if it gets stuck in your hands?

We can't just treat 30 million bottles of medicine like water and drink it every day!

Lin Hanchuan seemed to have seen through Chers's thoughts and said with a smile, "You prepare first. If they really can't be sold, then I will personally fund the purchase of them all to ensure that the Magic Potions Guild will not lose money."

"You alone?" Hearing Lin Hanchuan's assurance, Chers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then feigned surprise and said, "Mr. Arakawa Shirakage, these potions are not cheap! Each bottle costs at least 2 silver coins!"

"It's only doubled," Chers thought, "that's not enough," and quickly added.

"Of course, I'm referring to the raw materials here. Including labor and facilities, a bottle costs at least 3 silver coins!"

Seeing that Chers looked like he had never made a lot of money, Lin Hanchuan got a little anxious and interrupted him, saying, "Mr. Chers, how about this? If it's produced, I can buy it from you at 4 silver coins per bottle."

"However, let me make this clear from the start: if these potions are sold in apothecaries, the profits will ultimately have nothing to do with the Magic Potion Guild."

Thirty million bottles of medicine.

That is 120 million gold coins.

For Lin Hanchuan, even with the current booming sales of the Water Bear Monster Set, it's equivalent to the production value of twenty hours at the weapon factory.

Of course, once these medicines are in my hands...

That unit is not a silver coin.

It's gold coins now!
He's already decided on the price.

Basic Berserk Potion, 1 gold coin per bottle
Basic antidote, 1 gold coin per bottle
Primary Element Dissolving Potion, 2 gold coins per bottle
The price is reasonable, ensuring that all players can afford a few bottles.

"Alright! It's a deal! I'll sell you all 30 million potions at once." Chers made the decision without hesitation. "However, you need to put up 200,000 gold coins as a deposit first!"

He still didn't believe that Wangyue City's current market could absorb 3000 million bottles of potions. Rather than waiting to break even, he thought it better to let Huangchuan Baixiao cover the losses.

To prevent the possibility of not being able to sell the goods and having them become unsellable, which could then be denied by Arakawa Haku.

The cost of one bottle is only 1 silver coin, but I sell it for 4 silver coins.

Let's earn the 900,000 gold coins first.

In any case, I was just a middleman who connected people throughout the whole process, and I didn't have to pay any price.

Earning 90 gold coins by saying just a few words, Chers had never encountered such an easy way to make money in his life.

“No problem!” Lin Hanchuan took out 20 gold coins and piled them up on the ground to form a small gold mountain, all of them shiny and bright.

With a wave of his hand, Chers instantly retrieved all the gold coins.

With the 20 gold deposit in hand, Chers said with a relaxed mood, "Give me three days. Come to the Magic Potion Guild, pay the remaining 100 million gold, and then take your 3000 million bottles of potions."

"If the deadline has passed, your deposit will not be refunded, and you will have to pay another 120 million gold coins to purchase it."

Three days is a generous timeframe.

You should know that as long as he tells those demon witches that he wants to buy 30 million bottles of potion, more than half of the demon witches in the entire abyss will stay up all night to concoct them.

Each batch of medicine is prepared in one large pot and then bottled.

Thirty million bottles of potion, very quickly!

I'll give them 300,000 gold coins then.

He then took back the remaining payment from Lin Hanchuan.

Net profit of 900,000 gold coins.

That adds up to 300,000 a day!

It's still about making money while lying down.

“It’s a deal!” Lin Hanchuan agreed more readily than Chers.

If everything goes smoothly according to my plan, the money I earn this time will be enough to completely cover my recent cash shortage.

In front of Chers, Lin Hanchuan unceremoniously took six bottles of potion out of the box and stuffed them directly into his storage space.

Chers then asked, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, you said you brought a small matter with you. What is it?"

With money as the bond between them, Chers began to take seriously what Lin Hanchuan had said before joining the Magic Potion Guild: "Now we are the best of friends in Moon Gazing City! If there's anything you need, just say the word, and I will do my best to help you if I can."

“Then I’ll accept your offer!” Lin Hanchuan said smoothly. “I have a friend who asked me to find some raw materials for him. We’re still missing four kinds.”

“Raw materials!” Chers suddenly realized and readily agreed, “Tell me, as long as it’s available in my Potion Guild, I’ll definitely provide it.”

The Magical Potions Guild, ostensibly an official organization that produces and sells potions, is actually one of the largest owners of raw materials in the city.

"One two-star blue Tmall Gem, 10 Shadow Grasses, one drop of blood from any creature above level 100, and 30 strands of a girl's red hair." Lin Hanchuan directly told Chers the raw materials that he needed to spend effort to gather.

Before Chers could answer, Lin Hanchuan quickly added, "My friend is also very generous. He's willing to give 1000 gold coins for each raw material he collects. If all four raw materials are collected at once, he's willing to give 1 gold coins as a reward."

"He's left all the gold coins on me. You're the first to know this. I'll go to the city hall later to discuss this with the city lord."

After Lin Hanchuan finished speaking, he quietly looked at Chers.

Of the four raw materials, Lin Hanchuan deliberately changed the original demon blood into the blood of any creature.

The goal was to lower Chers's guard and make him willingly offer his blood.

The addition of 1 gold coins and the city lord as leverage was merely to encourage Chers to make a decision more quickly.

Tell him that if he cannot raise the money in a short time, then Lin Hanchuan will give the 10,000 gold coins to the city lord, Sharp.

If Chers wanted to gather these items in a short time, the simplest way would be to draw a drop of blood from himself.

Simple and efficient.

Earn 10,000 yuan while lying down.

Of course, there are also humans above level 100 in the city, but if you want to get blood from them, you will have to go through a life-or-death battle.

As a shrewd demon goblin, Chers would not choose to do this if he had a way out.

“Mr. Arakawa Shiro, we are friends now.” Upon hearing that he could get 10,000 gold coins for free, Chers immediately said with a smile, “If there is anything, friends can solve it for each other. There is no need to trouble the city lord.”

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go and gather all four ingredients for you."

"Okay!" Lin Hanchuan said with a smile when he saw that Chers had taken the bait.

Chers left and went upstairs.

Not long after, Chers came down.

He handed a bronze-grade spatial ring to Lin Hanchuan and said, "All four raw materials are inside. Mr. Huangchuan Baixiao, please take a look."

As Lin Hanchuan took the spatial ring and examined it, Chers continued, "The Shadow Grass is a product of the Abyss, brought back from the Abyss by a powerful friend of mine."

"That drop of blood was also demon blood, definitely level 100 or higher. It was a gift my friend brought back for me. According to his description, the owner of this drop of blood was an elegant, handsome, and imposing demon goblin!"

Chers spoke with a very calm expression.

Now that the items have been taken out, there's nothing left to hide. All that's needed is to find an excuse to cover it up a bit.

The blood of demons—isn't that also the blood of any creature that Lin Hanchuan described?

Lin Hanchuan checked it.

The blood was indeed from the demon goblins.

However, it wasn't that handsome demon, but rather the goblin demon in high heels standing before them.

“I am very grateful to Mr. Chers for providing the raw materials, which helped my friend solve a major problem. I will now give you the 10,000 gold coins he left with me as a reward,” Lin Hanchuan said gratefully.

Chers waved his hands repeatedly, pretending not to care, and said, "No need, no need, we're already friends, so your friends are my friends. Isn't it only right for friends to help each other?"

To Chers' surprise, Lin Hanchuan didn't stand on ceremony anymore. Instead, he nodded affirmatively and said with emotion, "I didn't expect Mr. Chers to value our friendship so highly. It's truly a case of gentlemen's friendship being as light as water. I was so shallow that I thought you would only do things after receiving money."

"In that case, if I were to go against your wishes, Mr. Chers, it would be disrespectful to your noble character."

"However, reciprocity is a custom of us foreigners..."

There's no need to be polite with a devil like Chers. Lin Hanchuan turned around and took out a copper coin, saying solemnly, "This copper coin was given to me by my grandfather before he died. It contains my grandfather's blessings and protection. I am now giving it to you, Mr. Chers, my best friend!"

Looking at the copper coin Lin Hanchuan handed him, and then at Lin Hanchuan's very solemn and touched expression, Chers was furious.

He was just being polite to Lin Hanchuan; if Huangchuan Baixiao had persisted a little longer, he would have accepted it.

But who knew that Arakawa Haku actually believed he didn't like money?

How can there be such a stubborn person in this world!
They really don't intend to be polite anymore.

In short, he lost 10,000 gold coins for nothing.

Chels was so angry he wanted to slap himself twice.

Despite his inner turmoil, Chers forced a smile as he accepted the copper coin, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, did your grandparents give you anything else?"

"That's all, just these copper coins!" Lin Hanchuan knew what Chers was thinking and replied.

Listen to this.

Chers breathed a sigh of relief.

The two sides chatted for a while in the reception room.

Chers personally escorted Lin Hanchuan out of the Magic Potions Guild. After exchanging pleasantries for a while at the entrance, Lin Hanchuan turned and left.

(End of this chapter)