After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

Chapter 133: Is it four million gold coins or twenty million gold coins?

Seeing her looking timid and cowardly just now, but now she's acting like she has some good stuff, Mu Qiu found it a bit funny and couldn't help but tease her: "I want to buy a Garfield-type cat-human, preferably one with legendary strength."

"A Garfield-type cat-human, meow? That's not... Eek?!"

Misty instinctively opened her mouth to answer, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she suddenly realized what she was doing, and her fluffy cat ears twitched violently.

A Garfield-type cat-like being with legendary strength—isn't that her?!

"Guest, guest, guest, are you kidding me?! Misty isn't a commodity! Misty is not for sale!"

Misty's voice became stammering, and she unconsciously took a small step back, her tail swaying from side to side, her body slightly arched, looking as if she was about to pant.

"Of course I'm joking."

Mu Qiu's expression turned serious. He pointed to Fiona and Vera beside him and said, "My name is Mu Qiu. The red-haired knight next to me is Fiona, and this is..."

Just as Mu Qiu was about to introduce Vera, Vera coughed lightly when she heard her master about to call her a lewd elf, interrupting her master's next sentence.

She took a small step forward, puffed out her high chest, making her clothes look perfectly smooth, raised her chin slightly, and smiled brightly on her delicate face: "I am Vera the elf, you can just call me Sister Vera."

Mu Qiu glanced at her.

I barely uttered the word "low," and you already knew I was going to call you a vulgar sprite? You're quite self-aware, aren't you?

Misty blinked her big eyes.

She actually knew Vera and Fiona.

That was at the auction that day, there was a lewd elf sitting on Mu Qiu's lap, I don't know if she went in or not, a lewd knight sitting next to Mu Qiu who kept rubbing her chest against Mu Qiu's arm, and this even more lewd descendant of a saint!

However, Misty would never admit that she had secretly participated in the human auction.

She pretended not to recognize the three of them, nodding her little head and asking, "What kind of potion would you like, sir?"

"As for potions, I only want high-level ones, preferably those that can directly increase magic power and enhance strength. The higher the level, the better, and price is not an issue."

"Directly increase strength... the higher the level, the better?"

Misty blinked her large, emerald-like eyes again, as if to confirm Mu Qiu's sincerity.

Seeing that the other person's expression didn't seem fake, and that his air of being well-off was almost overflowing, her little mind immediately started working.

These kinds of potions that directly increase magic power levels generally don't sell well, and they're even harder to sell on the black market.

The reason is simple: it's a matter of cost-effectiveness.

A potion that can instantly elevate a beginner Orichalcum professional to the peak Orichalcum level would cost no less than 400,000 to 500,000 gold coins, and this can only be achieved when the potion's properties are perfectly compatible with the professional's.

If the attributes don't match the profession, or if humans use those potions developed for elves... a potion worth 500,000 gold coins might only upgrade one to the late stage of Orichalcum, or even just the mid stage.

However, if it is a magic potion that can accelerate a professional's meditation speed by ten or even twenty times, allowing a professional who would normally need three to five years to break through to reach the peak of the Orichalcum in three to five months, then a month's supply of such a cultivation-accelerating magic potion would typically only cost around 30,000 to 60,000 gold coins.

The more talented a professional is, the less money they save by using this cultivation-accelerating potion.

Those magical potions that directly enhance magical power are, in most cases, used by professionals with extremely poor talent, or even those who are unable to cultivate normally.

This potion also had the worst sales.

People who come to the black market to buy potions fall into two categories.

One type is those who want to buy dark potions that are not available on the market, illegal potions that are strictly prohibited from being traded by the Empire.

Another type is those who want to take some risks and buy some cheaper potions.

These professionals are looking for bargains. They'll buy potions that are needed to break through a certain level's bottleneck or to accelerate cultivation. These potions can usually be sold at a 30-40% discount.

However, potions that directly increase magic power levels require at least a 50% discount for anyone to be willing to buy them. Misty often sells these potions at a 40% or 50% discount.

Unfortunately, the potion shops have the largest stock of this type of potion. While other potions are often out of stock, this type of potion is almost never out of stock. Every time Misty goes to steal potions, she manages to steal a large quantity of this type of potion.

I thought we were going to have to sell at rock-bottom prices again today, but I never expected... this descendant of a saint is just different from ordinary buyers!

While others buy potions based on their cost-effectiveness, this descendant of a saint clearly only wants the best, showing no regard for cost-effectiveness whatsoever!

If she doesn't take advantage of the other party today, is she still a cat-like person?

Misty started to make her own plans.

Even if he is a descendant of a saint, can't she just avoid him if she can't afford to offend him? Maybe after selling this batch of magic potions to him, she can climb several more steps in her career!

"Meow~ The customer is so agreeable!"

Misty gave a sweet smile.

"Then you've come to the right cat, Misty! I just found some unwanted trinkets here! They're all rare finds!"

As she spoke, she reached into her pocket as if by magic and pulled out several bottles containing different potions, each with a label on it.

She carefully placed the potion bottles on an empty wooden box next to her before turning around to look at Mu Qiu.

"Guest, would you like these potions?"

Mu Qiu frowned slightly.

He didn't recognize any of these potions; he could only vaguely sense their rank from the magical aura emanating from them.

"What are the effects of these potions?"

Oh?

This descendant of a saint really doesn't recognize these magical potions.

Misty's cat eyes lit up slightly.

In her opinion, even if the other party just said they would buy it at double the market price, they must have been referring to the black market price, right?

Although she really wanted to quote the true market price, she felt that if she quoted too high a price, she would be ripped off, and Misty didn't want to lose her life here.

If the other party recognized these potions, she would be honest and quote the price according to the black market price.

But since the other party doesn't know...

"Guest, look at this cat!"

Misty grinned as she picked up two red crystal bottles radiating a scorching heat. She gently shook them, and it seemed as if molten lava was flowing through the bottles: "This is... well, it's a Molten Heart that Misty picked up from a corner she didn't want anymore. It's a mithril-grade, sixth-tier potion!"

"I heard it's made from fire crystals from deep within a volcano and the remnants of a fire phoenix's feathers. If you're a fire mage, it can probably help a beginner Gold Mage break through to the peak Gold Mage in one go. If you're a beginner Orichalcum Mage, it should be able to break through to the late Orichalcum Mage stage. Using two bottles should be enough to break through to the peak."

She described the items in great detail, clearly knowing their value perfectly.

Just kidding, she's been to these chain stores countless times, how could she not know the effects of these potions?

Mu Qiu looked at Vera, nudged her lightly with his elbow, and asked in a low voice, "Speaking of which, Vera, what type of mage are you?"

"Of course he's a nature mage. Didn't he demonstrate that at the Adventurers' Guild that time?"

Vera rolled her eyes coquettishly and gave a soft snort.

"Earth, water, flames, and atmosphere all belong to the nature elemental magic, while light and darkness belong to the energy elemental magic. These are the most common elemental magics. The compatibility of such single-attribute potions with others is probably around 70-80%?"

Mu Qiu touched his chin.

"So, two bottles of potions aren't enough for you to break through?"

"Then the customer can buy a few more bottles of Meow!"

Misty picked up another blue bottle that looked like it was carved from ice and introduced it: "This Extreme Cold Nether Soul is also a sixth-order Misty, and there are three bottles of it! It is made primarily with Thousand-Year Ice Marrow!"

Then, she pointed to two other bottles of potions that emitted an even deeper light, her tone becoming more serious: "These two are good stuff, meow! Seventh-tier legendary potions! This purple one, Star Guide, is said to have been crafted using the power of the stars. Although it can't directly increase your magic power level, drinking it can slightly increase your maximum magic power, and you might even have a chance to sense the power of the stars, although Misty doesn't know what the power of the stars is, meow..."

"And this bottle of amber-colored Giant Strength Essence can permanently increase your strength and physical strength by a little bit, which is also very useful for melee mages!"

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly.

It sounds good, but these potions combined can only get Vera to the peak of Orichalcum at most, which is far from the peak of Mithril that he imagined.

Is this descendant of a saint still not satisfied?

Seeing that Mu Qiu still seemed somewhat dissatisfied, Misty blinked her beautiful eyes and then took out a potion bottle with the most peculiar shape.

The bottle seemed to be naturally formed from the intertwined branches of the Tree of Life, its surface covered with a few mosses and tiny buds, and its interior shimmering with a vibrant green liquid.

As soon as it appeared, the surrounding air seemed to become fresher, and Mu Qiu instantly felt the magic power within his body become more active.

"This...this is the toughest stuff Misty stole yesterday!"

Misty lowered her voice and whispered, "Misty found it next to... a very pretty fountain! It's an eighth-tier epic potion! It was an auction house... oh no, it was a potion that a very careless person accidentally abandoned, and Misty just happened to find it!"

"Any professional below the legendary level can instantly break through a major rank after drinking the potion. If they are nature mages or elves, it seems they also have a chance to learn a very powerful blessing or special ability!"

Oh?

Breaking through a major rank also gives you a chance to learn a special skill and a blessing?

Mu Qiu's eyes lit up. This was clearly a potion tailor-made for an elven nature mage like Vera!

I wonder which auction house this is from. Could it be that some auction house heard the news that legendary professionals were gathering in Earth City, so they decided to hold a special auction for it?

An epic potion, probably the grand finale of the auction, was stolen by Misty.

Mu Qiu clicked his tongue and said, "Hmm... so-so. The selection is fairly complete. I'll take them all. Name your price."

Misty's heart leaped with joy, and she began to calculate on her fingers: "Hmm... according to the black market price, this kind of top-grade mithril potion is generally worth 200,000 gold coins, a legendary potion is about 1.5 million gold coins, and this epic potion... well, Misty doesn't know exactly how much it's worth, let's just say... let's say 6 million gold coins, meow? If we convert it to starstones, it's probably... um..."

Before Misty could finish calculating, Mu Qiu waved his hand and said in an unquestionable tone, "No need to calculate. I'll offer 400,000 gold coins per bottle for mithril-grade potions, 3 million gold coins per bottle for legendary potions, and 12 million gold coins for this bottle of eighth-tier epic potion. That's a total of 20 million gold coins. What do you think?"

"Meow?!!"

Misty froze instantly, her cat eyes widening, her mouth slightly open, revealing a few cute little sharp teeth. She seemed to be petrified, even her tail stood straight up.

She wondered if she was hallucinating because she hadn't slept for too long.

Didn't this customer just say they wanted to buy the cat at twice the black market price?

A sixth-tier mithril-grade potion has a market price of 200,000 gold coins and a black market price of 80,000 to 100,000 gold coins. She quoted a price based on the black market price of 100,000 gold coins, which was doubled.

I thought I was already being very greedy, but this customer actually doubled her price?

"You, are you serious, meow? Or are you just teasing Misty?"

Misty's voice trembled slightly, and the tip of her tail quivered with extreme excitement.

"of course it's true."

Mu Qiu spoke calmly, flipped his right hand, took out forty high-grade starstones, and naturally pushed them over.

"Five hundred thousand gold coins for a high-grade starstone, that's reasonable, isn't it?"

"Huh?!"

When Misty saw Mu Qiu pull out forty high-grade starstones, she was genuinely shocked. She quickly shook her head and said, "No, no! It takes a million gold coins to exchange for one high-grade starstone. Misty can't take advantage of her customer!"

As she spoke, she reached out her small hand and snatched half of the high-grade starstone from Mu Qiu's palm.

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow, somewhat disappointed.

Despite the apparent payment of 20 million gold coins, the system actually valued those twenty Starshine Stones at only 4 million gold coins...

Looking at it this way, it seems like I actually made a profit?!

The moment the thought crossed Mu Qiu's mind, he heard the system notification sound.

[Host, you've had another thoroughly enjoyable shopping experience!]

【Then let me ask you, did you just trade four million gold coins, or twenty million gold coins?】

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PS1: I updated a little late today, so there will be another long chapter later.

PS2: Recommending a friend's original new book~

Chapter 134 Who said this phantom thief Hakimi is Keyboard Cat? This cat is Hao Cat!

【Then let me ask you, did you just trade four million gold coins, or twenty million gold coins?】

[20 million gold coins / 4 million gold coins]

Mu Qiu glanced at Misty, who was immersed in joy, and then looked at the two options given by the system, and fell silent for a moment.

Judging from the transaction amount, he traded Starstones worth 20 million gold coins.

However, the system values ​​each of the twenty high-grade starstones at 200,000 gold coins, which is equivalent to four million gold coins. However, judging from his expenditure, he only spent four million gold coins.

After a moment of contemplation, Mu Qiu glanced slightly at the options on the right.