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

The top-tier, fifth-order special potion—Moon Dew Essence!

A single bottle costs 3,000 gold coins, which is already the entry-level price for a regular sixth-tier potion!

When used when injured, it can completely heal injuries of Gold rank and below, restore the source of life, and is effective even for Orichalcum rank. Mithril rank powerhouses also regard it as a precious life-saving trump card, rather than an ordinary consumable.

Of course, there is an even more luxurious use—

Because it contains the purest magic and life force, and its effects are mild, it can be used to directly increase the user's magic level. It is extremely effective for low-level professionals, and its effects on mid-level professionals are also moderate.

However, this method is too extravagant. Even nobles and ancient families often prefer to use magic arrays that can improve meditation efficiency and magic stones that can quickly absorb magic power.

The magic circle can be used by the descendants of the family, while the magic stone is provided to geniuses.

Therefore, high-level potions like Moon Dew Essence are basically never used as experience boosters.

But this boy in front of him actually asked him if this high-level potion could be used to increase magic power.

"Distinguished guest, you have excellent taste!"

Lucas bowed even lower, his tone filled with utmost respect: "Moon Dew Essence is one of our guild's top-tier products for restoring magic and the essence of life. The raw materials are extracted from the moon dew of ancient trees in the Eversong Forest, gently nourishing the essence and producing excellent results."

"Of course, it can also be used to directly increase your magic power. One bottle is enough to push an apprentice of an awakened profession to the Iron rank, three bottles are enough to advance Iron to Bronze, ten bottles can advance Bronze to Silver, and thirty bottles can even advance Silver to Gold!"

There's something Lucas didn't say.

That means this potion only increases your magic power to the maximum. The moon dew essence just saves you the trouble of grinding. Whether you can complete the advancement depends on the user's talent.

If you lack talent, there are some rare magic potions available for breakthroughs, and they're not expensive, costing only a few thousand or tens of thousands of gold coins per use.

However, if this kind of potion is used, it would cost more than 200,000 gold coins for a fourth-tier gold-level professional, and even more astronomical figures for higher-level professionals.

Even if an ordinary kingdom were to use all its resources, it would be impossible to produce a single seventh-tier professional using magic potions. Even the Orion Empire could only support one emperor to the seventh tier.

"Oh? Are there any more effective potions?"

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow.

He had just asked Vera about her cultivation level. When she was captured, she was a third-tier mage at the early Silver level. With these potions, she could be upgraded to the Gold level.

"Have!"

Lucas paused, carefully observing Mu Qiu's expression, then pointed to the crystal display stand at the far end of the hall, protected by an independent magical light shield, containing only a single bottle.

Inside the booth, a slender crystal bottle floated quietly. The liquid flowing inside was no longer the soft moonlight, but rather a constantly shifting, ethereal blue light, as if it were a condensation of countless stardust.

Just looking at it from afar, one can almost feel the immense and pure power of nature and the stars it contains.

"Our guild's branch in Radiant City is fortunate enough to possess a true treasure, a seventh-tier special magical potion—Starry Sky Secret Brew!"

Lucas's voice trembled slightly with pride.

"This was personally crafted by an eighth-order Archdruid of the Star Council, who collected the purest starlight under a specific celestial phenomenon, fused it with seven legendary herbs that only grow in the Land of Fallen Stars, and supplemented it with the living water from the Fountain of Life. It was refined on the night of the full moon, and its potency is more than ten times that of the finest moon dew essence!"

"Not only can it instantly replenish a depleted well of magic, but it can also completely repair a damaged source, and it has miraculous effects on fatigue at the soul level!"

"For first-time users, it can even enhance their sensitivity to magic and greatly increase their magic power. For those at the Gold rank and below, it can completely boost their magic power to its limit, bringing them just one step away from breaking through! It's a truly rare and precious item! However... the price is also quite expensive..."

"How many?"

Mu Qiu didn't even lift his eyelids, his gaze fixed on the bottle of medicine dripping with stardust.

"Price per bottle... 360,000 gold coins!"

Lucas struggled to give a number.

This price is an astronomical figure for ordinary viscounts. Perhaps only top-ranking earls and marquises can afford this level of potion?

However, unless there is an exceptionally talented spellcaster in the family, even a ducal family would not purchase such potions for their offspring.

After all, if it's for healing injuries and restoring the essence of life, a trip to the church would only cost a few thousand or tens of thousands of gold coins at most.

There are also many alternative potions that can enhance magical perception, and those with a single effect are often cheaper.

For those nobles, only potions that aid in breakthroughs are truly of interest; potions that simply save them the trouble of grinding away are too extravagant.

The reason why Starry Sky Secret Brew is so expensive is mainly because the raw materials are extremely rare and the production volume is extremely low.

Even at headquarters, only seven or eight copies have been sold in the past few decades.

Because almost no one would buy it, the Huiguang City branch made it its prized possession. After all, this branch is too far from the headquarters, and it would be troublesome to frequently change the prized possession.

"Three hundred and sixty thousand gold coins? Okay, I'll take it."

Mu Qiu finally showed a hint of interest on his face.

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the cabinet next to him displaying Moon Dew Essence: "And this Moon Dew Essence, how much do you have in stock here?"

This... you just bought it?

Manager Lucas felt his heart pounding in his chest. He stammered, "Honorable guest, Moon Dew Essence currently... currently has thirty bottles in stock..."

"I want them all."

Mu Qiu waved his hand, as if sweeping away the bottled water on the shelf.

"All...all of it?!"

Manager Lucas swallowed twice. Thirty bottles of Moon Dew Essence, and... ninety thousand gold coins again?

But that wasn't all; Mu Qiu's gaze fell once again on the counter beside him.

"Um, what's that emerald green thing?"

He pointed to a bottle of medicine that looked like liquid jade.

"That's a special fifth-tier magic potion, a blessing from the Ancient Tree of Life. It can quickly repair bodily damage and replenish vitality. It's said that if someone is lucky enough, they can even receive a true blessing, but each person can only receive a blessing once!"

How much is one bottle?

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly. The Tree of Life, judging from its name, should be related to elves. If Vera uses it, the probability of receiving a blessing should be quite high.

Come to think of it, the potions I bought for the slaves, he should be able to use them too, right? Let's buy another bottle and see.

"Uh... five thousand gold coins a bottle, sir. This potion is a bit pricey because it has additional effects..."

Lucas was interrupted by Mu Qiu before he could finish speaking.

"Then give me two bottles of this too. By the way, do you have any magic potions that can temporarily boost combat power?"

"Yes, we have some! A fifth-tier special magic potion, refined with the Heart of Thunder, can greatly increase mana recovery speed, mana intensity, and movement speed for a short time. It can also slightly improve physical constitution after use, with a maximum of ten uses. It's a life-saving elixir for mages of Gold rank and above. One bottle costs 1,500 gold coins..."

"Okay, then ten bottles, please."

Mu Qiu nodded and asked, "Do you have any other magic potions here that can permanently enhance your abilities?"

"Yes, there is another one! Please wait a moment, sir."

Lucas thought for a moment, then turned and ran into the warehouse.

Not long after, he rushed over with a bottle of ice-blue potion.

"Guest, this is a sixth-tier special magic potion, the Ice Marrow Essence Potion, a top-tier ice magic affinity potion. It can permanently and slightly enhance the power of ice spells and grant permanent, slight resistance to cold. Moreover, after taking it, one is immune to low-level ice spells for a short period of time. One bottle costs 20,000 gold coins, and we have three bottles in stock!"

Mu Qiu was somewhat tempted.

He really wanted all of this good stuff, but he didn't have much investment quota left for Vera.

"Then I'll take one of these too."

With a wave of his hand, Mu Qiu realized that he had only five thousand gold coins left, and he didn't intend to waste them.

"Any potions that restore magic and stamina? Something ordinary will do."

Something more ordinary?

Lucas was initially taken aback by these words, but when he saw the female companion wrapped in a cloak behind Mu Qiu, he instantly understood.

understood!

This young nobleman wants the kind of consumable item that he uses every night, right?

Lucas thought for a moment. The "ordinary" that this noble young master was referring to was probably not the kind of potion that commoners used to replenish their status after a battle, but rather a potion that could be used in battle to instantly restore physical strength and magic power.

Instant recovery potions are not cheap; they cost more than ten times as much as regular recovery potions.

"Sir, this second-tier instant recovery potion costs 20 gold coins per bottle, and this third-tier instant recovery potion costs 80 gold coins per bottle. Which one would you like?"

Mu Qiufeng said casually, "I'll take them all, fifty bottles of each."

At this moment, the entire hall of the Chamber of Commerce seemed to be muted. All the customers, sales assistants, and waiters stared in disbelief at the young man in the purple velvet cloak who casually pocketed one priceless, top-tier magical potion after another—potentially enough to make even a Gold-rank expert's heart race—as if strolling through his own backyard.

Each time the word "take it" was uttered, it was accompanied by a breathtakingly astronomical figure announced by Manager Lucas, and a collective gasp of astonishment from those around him.

Vera stood half a step behind Mu Qiu, her beautiful eyes already wide open.

These... probably weren't bought for her, right?

It definitely wasn't bought for her, right?

It must have been bought by the owner for himself, right?

Lucas stared at the long, shocking list on the magic notepad, followed by a string of zeros. He felt dizzy and his voice became extremely hoarse: "Distinguished guest...total...five hundred thousand gold coins!"

Five hundred thousand gold coins!

When this number was announced, the entire Chamber of Commerce hall fell silent; even breathing almost stopped.

Vera felt dizzy and instinctively grabbed the counter next to her.

Five hundred thousand gold coins...that's enough to buy the deed to a large estate!

For the owner, this was just an expense to buy a magic potion.

Mu Qiu, however, was quite satisfied with this number.

I just spent 500,000 gold coins at the potion shop. I wonder... when I go to buy her equipment later, will it trigger the next stage of training goals?

"Okay, that's about it. Let's settle the bill."

After paying 500,000 gold coins, Vera was still feeling dizzy when she left the Fountain of Life. She subconsciously grabbed Mu Qiu's arm and walked out of the shop.

the other side.

Not far from the Fountain of Life store, in an alley, two mysterious figures dressed in black robes were staring intently in the direction the two were.

When the voluptuous man in black robes saw the silver-haired elf holding Mu Qiu's arm with a dazed look in his eyes from afar, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he couldn't help but clench his right fist.

How could her sister...?

From the side came the sound of Fiona bursting into laughter.

"Ha, ha ha ha! This is hilarious! Is this your sister who's just like you?"

Fiona draped her arm over her elven companion's shoulder and mocked him mercilessly: "So you're one of those elves who turns into this kind of thing whenever you're captured by a human? You've already succumbed to a human in less than a day?"

"You moon elves are really useless. If it were me, I would have kicked this human away long ago if he dared to come any closer!"

"Shut up!"

From beneath the hood came a suppressed curse.

"Damn it... that despicable human! He must have discovered that my sister has an unyielding will and refuses to submit to him, so he drugged her!"

Seeing that the woman was already angry, Fiona stopped joking with her. She cracked her neck and said seriously, "So? Shall we make our move now?"

"...Just bear with it a little longer."

The elven woman took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling slightly, and her deep voice followed.

"Our identities would cause a lot of trouble if we took action here. At the very least, we can't afford to clash with the local forces."

"We'll make our move once the auction house carriage leaves!"

Fiona curled her lip and said disdainfully, "You don't even dare to deal with a crippled Silver-rank knight? Do you want me to help you?"