Chapter 16: Undocumented Silver Qualities
As one of the low-level traders of the Wisdom City Waste Materials Trading Platform, Sancho is far from the best among them, his vision is quite accurate, and the goods he provides are also good and cheap, but there is a big problem with the source of goods.
Sancho himself was an ordinary instructor-level pharmacist, and there were no more skilled pharmacists in the team that supplied him. In a sense, it was precisely because these teams were able to purchase mentor-level alchemy potions from Sancho that they established a relatively stable supply relationship with him.
There has never been a shortage of mentor-level alchemists in the City of Wisdom, but the vast majority of them are molten warriors, and the number of apothecaries and cultivators is pitiful. In Sancho's memory, not counting those loners, there were only eighteen mentor-level pharmacists who had appeared on the scrap material trading platform.
Eighteen mentor-level pharmacists are a decisive force in any city-state of the empire. Even in the imperial capital, where there are many talents, including the personal advisors of the imperial court, the general association of pharmacists, the major academies and many nobles, the total number of tutor-level pharmacists is only about twenty.
But on the whole, alchemy potions are still in short supply. The City of Wisdom has more than two hundred official inhabitants, and with the addition of retinues, vassals, and scavengers, the total number is about 10,000.
Even if the eighteen instructor-level pharmacists spend their time on mixing potions every day, the output is still not enough.
Therefore, on the waste materials trading platform, although the number of mentor-level alchemy elixirs is not small, the price can be said to be quite amazing.
As for the grandmaster-level alchemy elixir, it is usually priceless, and occasionally someone puts a group, and it will be eaten by major traders in an instant, and low-level traders like Sancho usually don't even have the opportunity to inquire about the price.
Sancho has a high regard for Merlin Avery, a young man who is a genius who can definitely become a mentor-level apothecary, and maybe has the hope of advancing to the grandmaster level. When he received a request for communication from the latter, he responded almost without hesitation.
As a result, the content of this communication surprised Sancho.
"A business about mentor-level antidotes, the price is good?" Sancho subconsciously rubbed his rounded chin with his palm, "Need a mentor-level antidote, could it be that Avery himself or his friends have been poisoned?"
Compared to metal solutions, which are in high demand, the market for antidotes is very small. The greatest threat to the inhabitants of the City of Wisdom is each other, and secondly, while uncovering the secrets of this ruin, they inadvertently activate the alchemy machinery that has not yet been completely destroyed. As thousands of years have passed, the threat of toxins inside this ruin can be said to be minimal.
After thinking about it for a few minutes, Sancho decided that it was better not to get to the bottom of why Avery had bought the antidote. Business is business, and unlike the previous half-sell-and-half-give, he had to make some profit this time as a return on the upfront investment.
"Mr. Avery, if what you need is a mentor-level antidote, there is indeed some trouble. Sancho also chose to reply by leaving a message, saying that a face-to-face conversation might reveal each other's true thoughts, and that he had not yet decided whether to take on a business that was difficult to complete alone.
"There is very little demand for antidotes, especially at the mentor level, I don't have inventory here, and it is estimated that there will not be many other traders. If you ask the pharmacist to make it temporarily, the price can be imagined...... It will be very expensive. ”
"Mr. Sancho, I need ten mentor-level antidotes, of the highest quality and as fast as possible. Avery's reply was not long in coming, "I know it's not going to be easy, but my friend has been poisoned and it's in a bad situation, and it has to be done as soon as possible." I'm willing to pay the bill with citizen points - this is the balance of the previous transaction and the deposit given to you. ”
With this message, Sancho's account suddenly increased by 100 citizen points, making the fat businessman's eyes almost pop out, and it took a full minute before he slapped his cheeks with both hands.
"What an incredible little guy. Sancho sighed heavily, "How did he get so many citizen points......?" Gods, and honorary titles, less than a tenth of the hundreds of inhabitants have honorary titles!"
Sancho spun around twice with his head in his hands, determined to take over the troublesome business. The good relationship with Merlin Avery must be maintained, and preferably warmed up further. Sancho already had a hunch that the young man would rise far faster than he had originally imagined, and that he would quickly grow from a promising up-and-comer to a real big man.
If the time limit is relaxed to three days, Sancho himself will be able to complete ten mentor-level antidotes, but the highest quality cannot be guaranteed. But Avery was more demanding – in the shortest possible time and of the highest possible quality. Of course, Sancho didn't want to be perfunctory, the friendship between the two sides had to be built on mutual maintenance, and if the business was done at the lowest possible level, Avery would not be very satisfied.
In the next two hours, Sancho used almost all the favors he had accumulated over the years, and exchanged precious materials, face, and bitter pleas for ten bottles of the highest-level antidote from the hands of four mentor-level pharmacists belonging to different forces.
Sanchochi then triumphantly clicked on the light curtain and sent a message to Merlin Avery requesting communication.
During this time, Avery did not waste waiting, he tested the functions of his personal laboratory one by one, and the results were so satisfying that he realized that Mr. Sancho had heard back from Mr. Sancho after the communication prompt of the request from the trading platform sounded for a while.
The communication was connected, and Mr. Sancho's chubby face with a slick smile appeared on the light curtain, "Congratulations, Mr. Avery, this time the delivery went well. The fat merchant rubbed his thick hands together and displayed ten crystal potion bottles lined up in rows. "Excellent work from four outstanding mentors, Baloso, Kehatu, Debenhagen and Kasepulé, each of which is of the highest purple quality. ”
Avery smacked his tongue in surprise, and had a higher opinion of Mr. Sancho's business ability. You can indeed see the information on the trading platform for the sale of mentor-level alchemy potions, but it is not easy to buy them. Especially purple quality potions, unless they are very good instructor-level pharmacists, whether they can be successfully concocted can only depend on luck.
Gathering ten antidotes in such a short period of time was probably even more surprising to Avery than being able to come up with a quasi-grandmaster-level alchemy item.
Despite his actual efforts, Mr. Sancho did not take the opportunity to ask for a high price, let alone dwell on Avery for his honorary title. After complimenting him within a reasonable range and accepting the balance of the transaction of 200 citizen points, the fat businessman happily ended the communication. The moment the light curtain closed, he put his hands together and lay down on the ground with a snap, regardless of his image.
"What did I see? It was a functional building! Alas, it must be true, a functional building! Could it be that little Avery had been promoted to the Starfire level?" Sancho rolled on the ground and got up, his ornate robe covered in dust and looking embarrassed. However, due to the agitation of emotions, he can no longer care about maintaining his image.
"I had to take advantage of this opportunity and fulfill Avery's every trade request as much as possible, so that he wouldn't trade with other dealers and wouldn't divulge his secrets. Sancho's eyes rolled, pondering his next steps and the pros and cons of those plans.
"It's a good thing for both parties, I can have an ally with a functional building, and little Avery ...... He is not yet a Mentor, and this may be the only honorary citizen in the City of Wisdom who has not reached the level of a Mentor, and if it is discovered by other forces, the results can be terrible. ”
Avery actually coincided with Mr. Sancho's, which is why he chose to reveal one of his secrets. Functional buildings are very rare, as can be inferred from the fact that there is almost no mention of the exchange area of the alchemical texts and the trading platform. Avery believes that Mr. Sancho, after seeing his laboratory, will only pay more attention to the good relationship between the two parties, and will not be short-sighted enough to reveal the secret to others.
Noticing that Mr. Sancho didn't ask a word about the functional building until the light curtain closed and disappeared, Avery breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had bet in the right direction. Business between the two sides will only be better in the future, and if there are some things that cannot be done directly by themselves, they can also get more help from Mr. Sancho.
Ten vials of purple-quality mentor-level antidote were lined up on the table, bringing a rather dignified atmosphere. Avery shook his numb hands, calmed his mind, and asked the Ray Aggregate to supervise his every step.
"This is no ordinary experiment, I only have this one chance, and it has to be successful. He said to the Ray Aggregate, "7741, I want you to keep an eye on my every move, and if there is a mistake that could lead to failure, please interrupt my operation. ”
"As you wish, Your Excellency, 7741 is at your service. ”
The semi-automatic workbench turned on again, and this time Avery opted for the highest level of operational assistance, dozens of slender arms flowing with silver light stretched out from under the workbench to complete all the preparations in Avery's place. The movements of the arms were extraordinarily gentle, and the potion was poured with exceptional precision, with each drop eventually flowing into the larger crystal container without the slightest liquid spilling outside.
After swallowing a bottle of alchemical potion that would help restore mental power, Avery put on special gloves and began to concentrate his mental power in strict accordance with the "transcendent concentration" procedure that had been tested several times. Perhaps because the quality and level of the potion have been greatly improved, this time when the transcendent concentration was carried out, the consumption of spiritual power was extremely huge, if it weren't for Avery whose spiritual power reserves far exceeded that of ordinary pharmacists, and he had taken the alchemy potion to restore his spiritual power in advance, maybe he would have fallen short.
When the last bit of starlight finally drifted away from the larger crystal container and into the spiral condenser tube, Avery relaxed, and suddenly felt a blackness in front of him, and the sides of his skull swelled as if they had been violently struck by a hammer. He couldn't remember when he fell, but when the vertigo faded, his vision was filled with a ceiling glowing with a soft silver glow.
The Aggregate of Light floated to Avery's side, holding out his hands in some concern, but unable to support his body. Fortunately, Avery quickly came to his senses, rolled over and got up, his eyes swept over the workbench, and he was immediately stunned by the silvery-white mist that lingered around the flask.
"The god of alchemy is above, and the purple mist already means that the quality of the potion has reached the highest level, so the silver white ...... What grade of quality is this?"
"The silvery-white mist represents that the quality of the agent is beyond the limit, and the evaluation is increased by one level. The Radiant Aggregate announced in a proud tone, "The evaluation of the silver-white quality mentor-grade potion is not the Mithril level, but the Adamantite gold level, and if it is a red gold quality, the evaluation will increase by one level, reaching the Star Diamond level." ”
Avery was stunned for a moment, as far as he knew, the Adamantite level was already the highest evaluation level of alchemy potions in ancient civilizations, and the highest masterpiece of the corresponding grandmaster-level pharmacist, as for the Star Diamond level, he could be said to be unheard of.
Could it be that above the grandmaster level, there is also a rank?
Avery frowned at the question, but he soon realized that now was not the time to think about it. Even if he is at the level of a mentor, he is far from reaching it, and trying to dig out the secrets that belong to the ancient civilization will only waste his time and energy.
"7741, check the quality of the drug...... No, no, this is already the best I can do, if this bottle of potion can't solve the threat of alchemy, then ......"
Avery shook his head slowly, a hint of gloom in his heart, but he was quickly escorted back to the deepest part of his consciousness.
Since the ordinary crystal flask could not stop the effects of the concentrated potion from escaping, Avery used the fastest speed to change the potion into a special potion bottle engraved with countless intricate runes on the surface, and tightened the screw cork coated with a layer of adamantite powder.
Looking at this bottle of concentrated antidote with a mysterious aura, a happy smile appeared on the young apothecary's face.
"Alchemy God bless, this time I finally came up with a satisfactory answer, I hope the next thing can go so smoothly. ”