Free Web NovelChapter 455: Chapter 250: The Last Market Opening
’The day after tomorrow is the seventeenth, the day of the full moon. It’s the last time the market will open. I’ll see what happens after it’s over.’
He summoned Zhang Zeyu and had him inform Chen Kaishan that he was invited to dinner the following night. Cheng Zongyang was preparing to ask the Da Yi Commerce Association for more people again.
The nine hundred people from last time weren’t even enough to fulfill the quota for the Low Tier Soul Crystal Stones, and he still had two hundred Middle Tier ones. By his calculations, he needed another eight hundred people!
He would take this opportunity to ask Chen Kaishan for them.
Upon entering the Wilderness World, Cheng Zongyang found Luo Dingran in the middle of processing three boxes of Crystal Stones that had just been delivered.
The boxes weren’t very large. Two contained Low Tier Crystal Stones, and one held Middle Tier Crystal Stones.
"My lord, now we won’t be short on Soul Slaves," Luo Dingran said, looking very pleased. "Once they are all reforged, our Soul Slave count will reach a thousand."
Cheng Zongyang, however, wasn’t particularly focused on that. He asked, "The market opens in two days. How are the preparations coming along?"
Luo Dingran was prepared for this question. "We are currently Level Six, so we can stay open for six hours," he said.
"The six items we’ve currently selected are three thousand Red Blood Pills, still priced at two hundred Points each.
One hundred kilograms of Plant Growth Essence Liquid, priced at 500 Points per kilogram.
Two hundred thousand kilograms of Wilderness Rice Seed, at one Point per kilogram, which is half a Point cheaper than before.
Five thousand Blood Burst Pills, at five Points each—half the previous price.
Red Cloud Ore. We assigned more people to mine it this month, working around the clock. The yield is around forty thousand kilograms, and we’ve set the price at 45 Points per hundred kilograms, which is two Points lower than before.
And for the last item, I’m not sure if it should be the Corpse-Control Gu Worm Secret Recipe or the Innate Qi Technique. My lord, what do you think?"
Instead of answering, Cheng Zongyang asked, "Didn’t you say last time that we were short on materials for the Red Blood Pills? How did we manage to make so many this month?"
Luo Dingran smiled. "It’s all thanks to you, my lord. Emperor Ye and Han Mo used their Talents, combined with the Essence Liquid, to accelerate the growth of numerous raw materials. That’s how we were able to produce three thousand Red Blood Pills this month. Emperor Ye’s Essence Blood was somewhat depleted, but with some restorative medicine, he should be able to recover gradually."
It dawned on Cheng Zongyang. He then said, "List the Innate Qi Technique. Set the price at thirteen thousand this time. We’ll sell as many as we can."
They hadn’t sold many last time, possibly due to the time limit. With two extra hours this time, they might sell a few more copies.
Besides, the consignment function wasn’t disabled, so they could still be sold in the future.
With the six products decided upon, how much they would sell was now all up to luck.
With that settled, Luo Dingran went back to organizing supplies.
The next day, Cheng Zongyang brought the remaining several hundred people from Tiantuan Village through the transit station. After having them drink the Wilderness Bean Water, he absorbed them all into the Wilderness World and converted them into Soul Slaves.
Upon inspection, Cheng Zongyang discovered that some of them possessed decent Talents, but most were quite homogenous, with Talents related to being farmers, Hunters, and the like.
On the third day, after hosting a banquet for Chen Kaishan, Cheng Zongyang secured the promise of another eight hundred people.
When midnight arrived, Cheng Zongyang entered the Wilderness World.
Inside the market cabin, Luo Dingran had everything ready.
After appearing, Cheng Zongyang asked about the farmland.
The number of Soul Slaves had increased by more than four hundred, so they now had enough people to reclaim the wasteland.
He had asked Chen Kaishan for eight hundred more people, and in return, Chen Kaishan had increased his request for rice seeds by two hundred fifty thousand kilograms.
Luo Dingran replied, "My lord, I have already assigned three hundred people. We plan to reclaim this new fifteen hundred mu of farmland near Botao Town. The limitations at Snow Moon Peak are still quite significant."
"Botao Town," Cheng Zongyang murmured to himself, then said, "That is indeed a very good place. It has a water source and low-lying plains. In that case, speed things up. I owe the outside world 1,250,000 kilograms of rice seeds."
"No problem." Luo Dingran smiled. "Our people are currently clearing the land while also making carrion soil. Once the initial preparations are done, a single season’s harvest will be more than enough. My lord, there is one more thing I’d like to ask."
Taking advantage of the time before the market opened, Luo Dingran asked, "Regarding a place for our future migration, do you have any thoughts? The exploration teams have found quite a few good locations, but they’re all in the mountain forests and might not meet your requirements. I’m still not sure what conditions you’re looking for."
Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment and said, "A port is good for sea access, plains are good for farming, and mountain forests are good for gathering and hunting. Search based on those three criteria. The demand for farmland will only increase in the future."
Luo Dingran understood immediately. "Then we’ll have to search along the coast."
Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly.
As the time passed midnight, the Jade Stone Market opened once again.
Since this was the final trading session, both of them were quite relaxed. Luo Dingran went to manage the consignments while Cheng Zongyang turned his attention to the market itself.
He had six refresh attempts this time. Seeing the [5/6] prompt, he was speechless. ’Does the initial display already count as one attempt?’
He shook his head slightly and turned his gaze to the nine slots.
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[Array Mastery Guide *1000 copies / 1000 Points/copy] [Puppetry Mechanism Technique *1000 copies / 5500 Points/copy] [Spirit Plant Cultivator’s 50 Years of Planting Experience *1000 copies / 1000 Points/copy]
[Exotic Beast Feeding Formula *3000 copies / 2000 Points/copy] [Divine Soul Pill *300 pills / 10000 Points/pill] [Collection of Heretical Dao *500 copies / 1000 Points/copy]
[Lifespan Extension Pill *20 pills / 30000 Points/pill] [Tier One Demon Core *100 cores / 10000 Points/core] [Foundation Establishment Pill *500 pills / 13000 Points/pill]
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Looking at the nine items that appeared, Cheng Zongyang didn’t bother reading their descriptions and instead quickly calculated the Points he would need.
He couldn’t afford to buy everything. After all, his Points were limited.
He would buy one copy of each book and recipe, and for the elixirs, he’d buy anywhere from one to ten pills depending on the price. The goal was simply to give them to Zhang Jinquan, allowing him to use his Antidote Talent to replicate the formulas.
However, he had already purchased the planting experience guide and the array mastery guide last time, so there was no need to buy them again.
After doing the math, Cheng Zongyang was speechless. It came to a total of 71,500 Points.
He only had a little over seventy-eight thousand Points himself, so this purchase would wipe him out. But he had to buy them; he wouldn’t get another chance like this again.
His Points balance immediately dropped to just over fifty-two hundred.
Luo Dingran had just finished listing all six products for sale when he turned and saw that Cheng Zongyang had already bought a pile of items. He couldn’t help but ask, "My lord, how much did you spend?"
Cheng Zongyang sighed. "Over seventy thousand. Four of the items alone cost sixty-three thousand."
Luo Dingran was stunned. "The elixirs?"
His gaze fell upon several Pill Bottles on the counter.
Cheng Zongyang nodded. "That’s right. The Lifespan Extension Pill alone was worth thirty thousand!"
As he spoke, he picked up that Pill Bottle, and its information appeared before them.
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[Lifespan Extension Pill]
Introduction: An Elixir that can extend one’s lifespan, refined from forty-nine types of Spirit Medicines.
Grade: Fourth Grade
Effect: Increases Lifespan by 10 years.
Restriction: Limited to one pill per person. Subsequent pills have no effect.
Points: 30,000
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"It extends one’s lifespan by ten years. No wonder the price is so high," Luo Dingran said with understanding as he read the information. He then added, "I wonder if Old Zhang will be able to analyze the recipe. If he can, this will be a massive moneymaker for us in the future."
As he spoke, he took out a prepared register to log the items.
Things weren’t as hectic now. All he had to do was wait for the consigned goods to sell out, so he was much more relaxed and could take his time registering the new items.
Cheng Zongyang added, "Have Zhang Jinquan come over. We’ll see if he can analyze it. Even if he can’t right now, it doesn’t mean he won’t be able to in the future. Once his Talent improves, it might become possible."
As he said this, his eyes drifted to the Pill Bottle labeled Divine Soul Pill.
The words "Divine Soul" reminded him of the three Soul Gathering Steles that couldn’t be upgraded because they lacked a Divine Soul. That was why he had paid special attention to the pill as soon as he saw its name.
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[Divine Soul Pill]
Introduction: This is an Elixir refined from various rare Spirit Medicines and Demon Beast Essence Souls.
Effects:
1. Divine Sense Enhancement: Significantly increases the user’s Divine Sense strength, improving Cultivation efficiency.
2. Long-term consumption can make the user’s Divine Soul more condensed. For Martial Artists, it provides some assistance in breaking through to the Extraordinary realm.
3. It aids the user’s comprehension, accelerating their progress in enlightenment.
4. For those who have suffered Soul damage, the Divine Soul Pill has a certain restorative effect, able to alleviate the trauma and restore one’s mental state.
Limits: Cultivators may not consume more than five pills per month. Martial Artists must not consume more than one pill per month.
Grade: Third Grade
Points: 10,000
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