Beast Tamer: The evolution path I made up has come true!

As Su Mo finished speaking, customers who had previously placed orders flooded the screen with comments again.

[It really was Breeze Grass's fault! What about our orders?]

When will production resume? We need to give a specific date!

Are the previous prices still valid?

[Su Shen, a little increase is fine, I just beg you not to stop this project. Our Green Velvet Master is waiting for this potion to turn things around!]

On the other end of the screen, several company executives exchanged glances and smiled in unison.

Su Mo couldn't hold on any longer.

If Su Mo wanted to continue producing the potions, he would have no choice but to accept their offered price and terms.

One of the directors leaned back in his chair leisurely and said, "We can send a message to Su Mo now. As long as he agrees to our condition of sharing the potion formula, we can sell the Breeze Grass to him at the current price!"

Under everyone's gaze, Su Mo suddenly smiled and waved his hand, saying, "However... everyone doesn't need to worry."

"Pre-orders will be shipped as scheduled, and the drugs that are subsequently launched will not be discontinued."

"As for the retail price, which is what everyone is most concerned about..."

Su Mo looked at the camera and said, "The price won't go up by a single penny."

"And it will be discounted by 500 yuan!"

"That means I can now bring home a wind affinity potion for only 1,500 yuan!"

Upon hearing this, the audience, who had just been filled with anxiety, were immediately stunned.

The silence lasted less than half a second before the screen erupted with a barrage of comments like an avalanche.

[No price increase? It's even decreased by 500?! Breeze Grass prices have increased more than twenty times, how is this possible?]

Has Rongsheng Pharmaceutical gone mad? Are they planning to spend their own money on charity?

[Su Shen, don't try to save face! If the cash flow dries up, not only will you lose money, but the factory will go bankrupt too!]

[As long as the goods are shipped on time, I'll be a lifelong die-hard fan of Su Shen and Rongsheng Pharmaceutical!]

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, the company executives were initially taken aback, but then burst into laughter.

In their view, Su Mo was simply putting on a show to appease clients.

Given the current exorbitant price of Breeze Grass, Rong Sheng Pharmaceutical Factory's losses will increase exponentially for every dose of the medicine it sells.

When his cash flow collapses, he'll eventually have to kneel down and beg them like a dog.

Just then, Su Mo's smile on the camera became even more genuine, and he said, "In addition, I would like to take this opportunity during today's live broadcast to thank the various companies and investment institutions that have recently spent a lot of money and high prices to acquire Breeze Grass."

These words stunned not only the viewers in the live stream, but also the company executives.

Should we thank them?

Is this kid being sarcastic or has he been driven crazy by losses and is now trying to back down and publicly admit defeat?

One of them even shook his head with a smile and said, "Looks like this kid has finally come to terms with reality. He's just giving us a way out."

If Su Mo hands over the formula, then they might be able to let bygones be bygones.

But the trolls lurking in the live stream didn't care about any of that. They quickly followed their original plan to stir up trouble: [Haha, after hitting a wall, they finally know who holds the power in the market?]

What good is having the formula if you don't have access to the raw materials? It's just a piece of waste paper!

It's good for young people to suffer some losses; they should quickly recognize reality and obediently negotiate licensing agreements with large companies!

Seeing these arrogant comments, and combined with Su Mo's earlier gratitude, the ordinary beast tamers who regarded Su Mo as their savior felt a chill in their hearts:

[Su Shen, are you being threatened? If you are, blink twice!]

[Su Shen, don't scare me! Didn't you say you were going to break the monopoly? How come you ended up giving in to these vampires?]

[It's over... Even Su Shen has been forced to bow down. After this wave of potions ends, will we commoner beast tamers never have the chance to use affordable potions in our lives?]

[Has the dragon-slaying hero finally bowed his head? Although I know you can't withstand the pressure from capital alone, I really feel so desperate and disappointed...]

Sigh, we have to accept our fate. The power of capital is terrifying. Even if we have an affordable formula, what good is it? As long as they monopolize the materials, we ordinary people are still lambs to the slaughter.

In an instant, the sarcastic remarks of the online trolls and the heartbroken despair of the viewers intertwined, completely overwhelming the live stream.

However, faced with this seemingly hopeless situation, Su Mo showed no sign of anger. He simply smiled and watched the screen, patiently waiting for them to vent their emotions.

After a while, seeing that Su Mo still had a half-smile on his face, the viewers in the live chat immediately realized that something was wrong. After the chat slowed down, Su Mo calmly said, "I saw some comments saying that my gratitude to the companies was due to their intimidation, but everyone misunderstood. My gratitude to these companies is absolutely from the bottom of my heart."

"Think about it, these well-meaning companies have invested billions of dollars to frantically buy up Breeze Grass. In just over a week, they have raised the price of this ordinary spiritual plant, which originally cost 150 yuan per liter, to a sky-high price of 3,200 yuan."

"They have swept away the farmers' inventory, and even the yield for the next two months has been pre-ordered with real money."

"According to our research group's rough estimate, this massive procurement has brought at least hundreds of millions of yuan in revenue to farmers at the grassroots level in major production areas!"

"Isn't this great sense of social responsibility—willing to incur losses to help farmers increase their income in order to boost agricultural output—worthy of our respect?"

As Su Mo's resounding words fell, the viewers in the live stream gradually sensed something was amiss, and began sending comments like: "Wait a minute... why does that sound a bit sarcastic?"

Meanwhile, the company's executives also sensed something amiss in Su Mo's words and frowned slightly.

Under everyone's gaze, Su Mo continued, "Therefore, in order not to let down the huge sacrifices made by these kind-hearted companies, our research group, after careful discussion, has finally made a decision that goes against our ancestors' wishes."

At this point, Su Mo picked up the Breeze Grass, which had been hyped up to an astronomical price by capital, and then, under the gaze of millions of viewers and countless company executives across the internet, it was crushed into a pile of green crumbs!

The next second, Su Mo casually flicked his wrist, as if throwing away a worthless piece of trash, and tossed it out of the live stream.

"Starting today..."

Su Mo faced the camera again and said, word by word, "Wind-attribute affinity potion, completely stop using Breeze Grass."

As Su Mo finished speaking, the live stream chat instantly went silent, resulting in a pause that lasted for several seconds.

The company executives watching in front of their screens were stunned, as if struck by lightning.

The director, who had just been sitting with his legs crossed, ready to drink tea, suddenly flicked his wrist, spilling scalding hot tea directly onto his crotch.

He ignored the pain and frantically pressed his body close to the screen.

Should we discontinue the use of Breeze Grass?

How could we possibly stop using Breeze Grass!

If they stop using Breeze Grass, what will happen to the stock they've accumulated in warehouses at a cost of over a billion dollars?

What about those unlimited guarantee agreements signed at the highest point in order to monopolize the market?

Besides Su Mo, who else could buy this pile of tattered grass that has been sold for exorbitant prices?

At that moment, the conference room fell into a deathly silence. The faces of several senior executives turned from rosy to deathly pale at a visible speed, and cold sweat soaked their entire bodies.

Amidst everyone's shock, Su Mo slowly raised the fluffy gray grass.

"After a week of intensive research by our team, we have found a completely new alternative material."

"It is the gray-flecked grass!"

"After hundreds of rounds of rigorous testing, the fluffy spikes of the gray grass can also perfectly fulfill the role of guiding elements in the medicine."

"The success rate, attribute enhancement, and rejection response of the new formula have all reached or even surpassed the standards of the original version."

"And most importantly, this plant can be found everywhere, including along field edges, roadsides, wastelands, and near urban greenbelts."

At this point, Su Mo paused deliberately, glanced at the live stream, and finally revealed the smile that had been suppressed on his lips.

"Guess what the latest wholesale price is on the market right now?"

"Less than a dime per pound."

As Su Mo finished speaking, countless comments flooded the screen like a tsunami.

[Grey catkins?]

Holy crap, the wasteland downstairs from my apartment is full of these things!

Less than a penny per pound? Are you sure this is the material for a wind-attribute potion?

Are those companies that hoarded Breeze Grass still doing okay? I suggest they check the blood pressure of their executives immediately!

[Spending billions on Breeze Grass, only for Su Shen to turn around and pluck a handful of Gray Fluff Grass?]

[Thanks to the capital! The great agricultural income-increasing plan has been successfully completed!]

[The farmers at the bottom of the industry are making a killing, but Su Shen has found an even cheaper formula, and in the end, only the capitalists' wallets are hurt!]

Su Mo didn't stop; he directly displayed the test data of the new formula on the big screen.

[Gray Floss Grass version of Wind Affinity Potion.]

[Forecasted increase in affinity: 32%–46%.]

[Safety: Excellent.]

[Latest retail price: 1500 yuan!]

"Given the further reduction in the cost of the new formula, as I just announced, the retail price of the wind affinity potion will be reduced directly from two thousand yuan to one thousand five hundred yuan."

"For users who have already purchased the medicine, we will issue a NT$500 coupon for their next purchase."

After speaking, Su Mo looked at the live broadcast camera and showed an extremely gentle smile, saying, "Finally, I would like to thank all the kind companies for their great contributions to the research and development of affordable drugs."

"If you plan to stockpile any other materials, please let us know in advance."