Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin

Gula's mouth twitched. "Our friendship is only worth one Gold Coin?"

"And as far as I know, the Body Strengthening and Bone Tempering Paste outside has been hyped up like crazy. The unit price has reached eighty or ninety Gold Coins. You're making such a huge profit, and you're only giving me this much?"

"Oh my, guest, you must be joking."

The Waitress gave a coquettish smile, the soft curves before her chest bouncing lightly. Her pale fingers rested gently on the rim of the teacup, slowly sliding along it, fully displaying her charm.

"We have to spend a great deal of effort preserving the medicinal herbs, and all of that requires Plant Soul Masters. The cost is enormous."

"Then we have to hire an Alchemy Grandmaster to refine the medicine and sell it to various places. It takes a huge amount of manpower and resources, so there really isn't much profit."

Gula was speechless. Was she trying to fool him like he was an idiot? If he had not bought those medicinal herbs earlier at a unit price of two Gold Coins, he might have believed her.

And what damned Alchemy Grandmaster? It sounded like pure nonsense. Even if there really was an Alchemy Grandmaster, the prescription had only been out for less than half a month. There was no way they could have refined a medicinal paste that would make Gula's eyes light up.

"Let's speak plainly. Fifteen Gold Coins per portion. I'll leave you a profit margin, and you let me earn a little more too. This is the bottom price. Otherwise, I'll go ask the Seven Treasures Merchant Guild. I'm sure they'd be willing to take this batch of medicinal herbs off my hands."

The corners of the Waitress's mouth dipped almost imperceptibly. Another merchant hoarding goods to drive up the price, treating their Seven Saints Merchant Guild like a sucker.

"Fine. Deal."

They really were suckers. The Seven Saints Merchant Guild had not invested much energy in the medicinal herb field before. Now that they needed them, they had to spend money competing with Other Forces for customers and materials.

Even Gula froze for a moment. He had no idea about the twists and turns behind it. If the other party had not agreed, he had planned to hypnotize her and ask about the bottom price.

"Could it be that I'm very talented at doing business?"

Gula was puzzled, then shook his head. He still knew himself very well. He definitely was not cut out for business.

"No, that's not right. There must be some reason I don't know about, or the people of Douluo Continent are just this stupid. After all, even a tactic like taking a detour to burn provisions can be praised in all sorts of ways."

Gula nodded and took out a Great Ball. "Deal. Where do we hand over the medicinal herbs?"

"Please follow me." The Waitress was surprised that Gula had a Storage Soul Tool capable of holding several carts of medicinal herbs, but she did not ask any unnecessary questions. She led Gula into the inner part of the merchant guild and arrived at an empty courtyard.

"Please take out the medicinal herbs. After we finish checking and confirm there are no issues, we can complete the handover immediately."

"Fine."

Gula wasted no words and released the divided medicinal herbs. More than a dozen piles of medicinal herbs immediately rose in the courtyard. They were all very fresh and gave off a faint fragrance.

The Waitress called people over. They carefully inspected them for fifteen minutes, and after confirming there were no problems with the medicinal herbs, she revealed a gentle smile.

"A pleasure doing business. This is a gold card containing ninety thousand Gold Coins. If you still have medicinal herbs, guest, you can come to the Seven Saints Merchant Guild. We will offer you a price that satisfies you."

"Good. I will."

Gula accepted the gold card. After confirming that the amount on it was correct, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he asked, "Do you have any whale gelatin over a thousand years old here?"

"Whale gelatin?"

The Waitress was taken aback, then a hint of contempt flashed through her eyes. She had thought he was so upright and clean-living, but in the end he was still here to buy this sort of thing.

But business was business. It was possible to encounter any kind of customer. She was used to it, and her expression remained normal as she said, "We do. Not only do we have Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin, our merchant guild also has two pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin in our collection. If you need them, you can take them away for ten thousand Gold Coins."

Whale gelatin was rare mainly because its function was special. It was mostly needed by certain nobles. Soul Masters had powerful constitutions and very rarely needed whale gelatin to liven things up, so the price was not too expensive. However, because of its virility-enhancing effect, it was not cheap either.

A portion of Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin ranged from several hundred to a thousand Gold Coins. Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin had more collector's value than practical value. No noble would use Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin for pleasure; otherwise, their constitution would not withstand it, and they would likely burn to death from lust.

Gula's face was expressionless, but inwardly, he was overjoyed.

If the effects of whale gelatin were exposed, Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin could sell for at least six figures in Gold Coins.

Strengthening the body, cleansing marrow and tendons, increasing the upper limit of Soul Rings—when all of those effects were added together, they were enough to turn an ordinary Soul Master into a genius.

"I want both portions of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin."

Gula handed over the gold card. He did not bargain. The price of ten thousand Gold Coins was not low, but it was probably already the bottom price.

The Waitress had not expected Gula to be so straightforward, completely lacking the hesitation he had shown when haggling earlier. Her contempt grew even stronger. Stinking man. Now he isn't afraid to spend money.

"Please wait a moment."

She twisted her waist as she went to fetch the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin. Before long, she returned with two nanmu boxes in hand. The lids were open, revealing the two pieces of golden whale gelatin inside.

Gula sensed the aura of the whale gelatin, and his heart filled with joy. One piece of whale gelatin was around fifteen thousand years old, and the other was around Twenty-Thousand-Year. He had made a huge profit.

After deducting twenty thousand Gold Coins, the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin was in hand.

A faint look of delight appeared on Gula's face. After saying farewell, he hurried away.

He did not rush to leave. Instead, he went to the other three great merchant guilds as well. As expected of the continent's largest medicinal herb circulation city, he managed to buy three more pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin.

One piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin per person was enough. Gula bought a few extra pieces to prepare for future Pokémon.

After all, Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin could be encountered but not sought. Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin also had a strengthening effect, but quantity had to make up for quality, and the required time was longer. Calculated that way, the money spent would not be any less than buying Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin.

"Using Gold Coins to strengthen Pokémon is much more worthwhile than spending points. It just so happens that although the Groudon Martial Soul doesn't have the Fire Attribute before its evolution, it can still use Fire Attribute moves. The temperature approaches Extreme Fire, so it can definitely melt Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin."

Gula released his Psychic Power and confirmed that no one was following him. Then he left Sacred Wood City and found a nearby ruined village site, preparing to refine the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin.

In a courtyard overgrown with dead grass, Gula took out the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin. The golden gelatinous substance gave off a faint fishy smell.

Gula sat cross-legged on the dead grass and summoned the Groudon Martial Soul for Martial Soul Possession.

"My constitution was already comparable to a Soul Elder's to begin with. After fusing with the First Thousand Year Ring and undergoing gravity body tempering, taking Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin should be no problem."

"Even if the side effects are intense, there's no one nearby. If I endure it for a while, the Groudon Martial Soul will be able to digest it."

Looking at the whale gelatin, Gula kept sensing a mix of hunger and revulsion coming from his Groudon Martial Soul. He chuckled inwardly, knowing it had to be related to Groudon's mortal enemy, Kyogre.

He opened his mouth and spat out a large amount of flame.

Eruption—a Fire Type Ultimate Move. The higher one's stamina, the greater its power.

A complete Groudon could spit out vast amounts of lava in a single breath and create a large expanse of land.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin in Gula's hand was nearly thirty thousand years old and had cost him fifteen thousand Gold Coins. Under the crimson flames, it slowly melted, gradually turning into a golden semi-fluid. The fishy smell had already vanished, replaced instead by a pleasant fragrance.

Gula swallowed it. His Soul Power protected him from being burned, enveloping the golden fluid as he gulped it straight down.

His skin immediately turned bright red. Sweat poured out, only to be evaporated by the high temperature. His Soul Power felt as if it had been put under ten times the pressure, and his Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated rapidly. A faint fragrance spread into the distance along with his sweat.

Above Gula's head, the fortune bestowed by the Plane Consciousness surged like sea waves, sending out ripples that stirred a reaction from the fortune of the people around him.