Gene Potion

Nine Lakes Business District, Mad Wolf Materials Shop.

As soon as Lu Yuan opened the door and walked in, he saw the owner sitting in a chair behind the counter, wearing flowered shorts, a huge shirt, and sunglasses.

Just like last time, the owner was playing on his phone, cursing under his breath:

"Damn it, you bunch of noobs! Even with me carrying you guys, we still can't win! What the hell are you playing games for? Go home and do your homework! Woof woof woof! Awoo awoo awoo~~"

Lu Yuan twitched at the corner of his mouth.

"Boss, I'm here to sell some stuff."

The owner looked up.

When he saw Lu Yuan, he put away his phone and smiled.

"It's you? Don't tell me you made it out of the Origin Land alive again? Not bad, brother. Surviving twice in a row means you've got something going for you."

Lu Yuan smiled.

"I have quite a lot this time. Should I just put it on the floor?"

The owner nodded. "Sure, just put it on the floor."

Lu Yuan took all kinds of materials out of his War Rune Space.

In an instant, the materials formed a small mountain more than two meters tall, filling the empty space in the not-so-large shop.

Owner: "..."

He looked up at the mountain of materials and couldn't help opening his mouth in stunned silence.

Lu Yuan glanced at him. "Well? Name a price?"

The owner came back to his senses. Looking at Lu Yuan, his face was full of shock.

"Woof~~ Brother, did you kill all of these by yourself?!"

Lu Yuan was speechless.

"Is that important? Hurry up and count them."

The owner gave Lu Yuan another look. "It really isn't important. Wait a moment."

He began taking stock right in front of Lu Yuan.

"Gray Stone Armor... Is this a Little Stone Man's Heart? Brother, you can already hunt Little Stone Men?! Damn, that's awesome!"

"Hiss... Black Scorpion Tail Needles?! These are good stuff, incredibly venomous. And there are so many of them?! Don't tell me you went broke buying Antidote Potions?"

"It's only been a day, but you've become twice the man you were."

The owner seemed unable to stop. His mouth kept chattering as he counted.

Lu Yuan's head started to ache from listening.

He looked around, found a small stool, and sat down to watch the owner count.

There were quite a few items. It took the owner more than ten minutes to finish counting most of the materials.

When he saw the Black-Striped Carapace at the bottom, the owner cried out again.

"Good lord! This is... a Black-Striped Graystone Beetle's Black-Striped Carapace? You can actually hunt Elite Ferocious Beasts now?!"

He looked up at Lu Yuan. "Brother, honestly speaking, you're the fastest-improving Gene Warrior I've ever seen. In just one day, you can hunt Elite Ferocious Beasts. That's impressive!"

Lu Yuan smiled without answering, then asked:

"How much? Have you finished calculating?"

"Who do you think I am? Of course I have. One hundred eighty-nine pieces of Gray Stone Armor at 150 each; one hundred twenty-four Little Stone Man's Hearts at 300 each; eighty-seven Black Scorpion Tail Needles at 400 each; eighty-seven pairs of Poison Scorpion Giant Pincers at 250 each; one Black-Striped Carapace at 3,000. Total: 115,100. Fair to young and old alike!"

Lu Yuan looked at the owner patting his chest and took out his phone to calculate it himself.

Then the corner of his mouth twitched as he looked at the owner with a smile.

"115,100?"

The owner shifted his gaze slightly and gave an awkward smile. "Ahem... Did I calculate it wrong? Let me do it again."

He took out his phone and calculated it again, then suddenly looked enlightened.

"Oh, I got it wrong. It's 125,100 in total."

Lu Yuan sneered.

"Forget it. I'll take it somewhere else to sell."

He stood up, intending to put everything away and leave.

The owner immediately panicked.

"Hey! Hey! I just calculated it wrong, it wasn't intentional!"

Lu Yuan stopped. "Who knows whether it was intentional? You nearly made me lose 10,000. Give me some compensation for emotional damages. Make it 130,000."

The owner's expression changed as he looked at Lu Yuan. "How can you take advantage of me in a crisis? I've always treated you like a brother!"

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes and, without another word, prepared to put away the materials and leave.

"Hey! Hey! Fine, fine! 130,000 it is. My mistake, so I'll compensate you."

Only then did Lu Yuan smile.

"Deal."

Although this owner was a bit shady, Lu Yuan had at least made a profit.

In fact, Lu Yuan had already estimated the market price before coming here. These materials were indeed worth around 125,000.

The owner was willing to pay 130,000, which was 4,900 extra. That was enough for him to live on for several months, wasn't it?

"I've transferred the money. Take a look, woof~ awoo awoo!"

Lu Yuan checked his phone and confirmed the payment notification. A trace of excitement flashed through his eyes.

He hadn't expected Gene Warriors to make so much money. He could earn 130,000 in one night, 3.9 million in a month, and over 40 million in a year!

How many buns could that buy?

I never thought I'd have a day when I could become rich?!

Lu Yuan was ecstatic inside.

He watched the owner put away the materials, then smiled.

"I'll come find you again next time."

The owner nodded. "Sure thing. Come back when you've got more business!"

"By the way, Boss, there's something I'm curious about."

"What is it?"

"Why are you wearing sunglasses inside your store?"

The smiling owner's expression stiffened.

He gave a dry cough and waved at Lu Yuan. "Brother, come again next time."

Seeing that the owner did not want to explain, Lu Yuan shrugged and did not press further.

After leaving Mad Wolf Materials Shop, Lu Yuan first went to a store and spent more than 10,000 on necessities.

This time, he even had enough money to buy all kinds of seasonings and a barbecue grill.

After working so hard hunting Ferocious Beasts in the Origin Land, he had to eat something good, right?

He definitely could not keep eating energy bars. He had heard that Ferocious Beast meat was delicious, so he had to enjoy himself a little.

He needed to reward himself for working hard to earn money and become stronger.

For the rest of the necessities, Lu Yuan also chose the best quality available.

Back when he had no money, he felt that anything usable was good enough.

Now that he had money, he had to get the best.

After buying all kinds of necessities, Lu Yuan still had 120,000 left.

Only after finishing his shopping did Lu Yuan return to the slums in satisfaction.

He looked at the small gangsters fighting with knives on the street, then at the garbage scattered everywhere, and smelled the unpleasant stench as he passed by.

Yet his mood was much lighter than before.

"Now that I have money, I finally have the confidence to move out of this chaotic area!"

Lu Yuan returned to his plain rented apartment. After entering his room, he opened Battle Net.

This time, he wanted to buy Gene Potions.

There was an association-managed online marketplace within the Gene Warrior network. Some special Gene Warriors, such as pharmacists who could refine potions and smiths who forged Gene Armaments, sold Gene Potions and Gene Armaments there.

Lu Yuan opened the marketplace and selected Gene Potions by category.

Lu Yuan's goal this time was very clear.

Healing Potions were definitely necessary. After all, if he got injured and did not have potions, he could only slowly recover on his own. If things got really bad, he might not even be able to hunt Ferocious Beasts and would have to hide until time ran out before leaving.

If he encountered any danger while injured, he might end up dying and being forced out.

He had been lucky these two times. He had obtained a defensive combat technique, and his defense was fairly strong, so he had not suffered serious injuries.

But he could not possibly be lucky every time.

Therefore, Healing Potions were a must.

Following the categories, he began looking through Healing Potions.

The usage levels for Healing Potions were the same as Gene Warrior levels, divided into Apprentice Level, Warrior Level, Battle Master Level, Battle General Level, Battle Venerable Level, and so on.

Aside from usage level, Healing Potions were also divided by the materials used in their refinement into Ordinary Potions, Superior Potions, Potent Potions, and so on.

Lu Yuan opened a product page for an ordinary Apprentice Level Healing Potion.

Inside was an introduction to the Healing Potion.

An Ordinary Healing Potion could treat most external injuries. If the injury was severe, treatment would take at least half an hour, and it might even take several hours to fully heal.

Lu Yuan frowned slightly as he read the description, somewhat dissatisfied.

Although healing severe injuries in a few hours was already a medical miracle for ordinary people.

For Gene Warriors, though, that speed was a little too slow.

After thinking it over, he opened the Superior Healing Potion beside it.

The moment the product page appeared, the glaring price of 30,000 made Lu Yuan's heart skip a beat.

"What kind of potion is this?! Why is it so expensive?? The Ordinary Potion only costs 8,000. This is daylight robbery, isn't it?!"

Lu Yuan frowned in dissatisfaction.

He looked at the description of the potion's effects.

The healing effect of a Superior Healing Potion was roughly three times that of an Ordinary Healing Potion. Most severe injuries could be healed in ten minutes to an hour.

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up. "...This stuff is really good."

Then he looked at the price again and immediately felt depressed.

"I only have 120,000 left. I can only buy four Superior Healing Potions?! Why am I still so poor??"

Lu Yuan stared at the Superior Healing Potion for a long while. In the end, he gritted his teeth and endured the pain of putting one bottle into his shopping cart.

No matter what, this thing could save his life sometimes.

Then Lu Yuan added one Ordinary Healing Potion to the cart as well.

If the injury was not especially serious, he could use an Ordinary Healing Potion instead and save some money.

Lu Yuan actually wanted to buy a few more bottles, but if he did, he would have no money left for other Gene Potions.

He could only give up helplessly.

Afterward, Lu Yuan began searching for Amplification Potions.

After encountering those three Catman Hunters, Lu Yuan realized that he still needed to stock up on some potions as trump cards for the future.

Amplification Potions could enhance strength, speed, defense, spiritual power, and other attributes.

Lu Yuan's first choice was a Speed Amplification Potion.

After all, he had engraved a defensive Extraordinary Gene, so his speed was simply too weak.

And if he was fast, he could run away faster.

The time to use a trump card would probably be when he encountered a powerful enemy. If he could not win, he would run.

As long as the green hills remained, there would be no shortage of firewood.

Lu Yuan looked at an ordinary quality Speed Amplification Potion and opened its product page.

He felt somewhat uneasy, afraid that the price would exceed what he could afford.