Selling Medicinal Pills

Selling Medicinal Pills

Ding! Player idle time: 8 hours. Base idle EXP: 400. Consumed 80 Spirit Stones and one Gathering Yuan Pill (70%). Actual EXP gained: 680.

A Gathering Yuan Pill could only provide a Dou Master player with 280 EXP for the standard eight hours of idle time.

That was roughly equivalent to killing two more Tier 2 Elite magical beasts and one ordinary Tier 2 magical beast.

But having it and not having it were two entirely different things!

Besides, Tier 2 Elite magical beasts were troublesome to farm in the first place.

Not everyone could be like Yang Shan, hitting weak points with every strike and killing an Ironhide Rat in half a minute.

Normally, even with a top-tier Game Pod, the ratio of online to offline time was "3:1."

In other words, after spending 24 hours in the game, one had to log off for 8 hours to recover.

For ordinary Game Pods, the online-to-offline ratio was even "3:2"! And for the vast majority of Players, gaming was something they could only do after work.

That made idle time even longer.

The emergence of Gathering Yuan Pills directly increased the value generated during idle time.

Little by little, a little became a lot—an idiom one learned in elementary school.

No adult could possibly fail to understand that principle.

After leaving the Alchemy Room, Yang Shan hurried straight to the Mitier Auction House.

In Battle Through the Heavens, every auction house business was connected to Tian Yao Company's "Game Exchange."

Players could list game items on the Game Exchange through any auction house.

These transactions took place solely between Players and had absolutely nothing to do with NPCs.

Auction houses themselves were, in fact, businesses run by various NPC factions. So aside from the "Game Exchange" function, every auction house also fulfilled its proper duties.

Those duties involved interactions with both NPCs and Players.

In his previous life, Yang Shan had attended a large auction in the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

There had been both NPCs and Players among the guests, and everyone had bid using Spirit Stones.

If he wanted to maximize his profits, Yang Shan should have used the Game Exchange directly and let Players across the entire server bid.

But Yang Shan still decided to seek out Master Yao first.

Auctioning medicinal pills at the Mitier Auction House—especially rare goods like Body Tempering Pills—could earn him a great deal of favorability and contribution.

After all, the Mite'er Family was one of the three great families of the Jia Ma Empire.

For the first few versions after the server opened, they were absolutely a powerful backer!

It was worth Yang Shan trading part of his profits for a promising future.

Yang Shan met Master Yao without any trouble.

"Little Friend Yang Shan, it's been some days since we last met. What is it? Have you already scraped together the crafting fee for your equipment?"

"To be honest, Master Yao, I came here this time because of the crafting fee."

Yang Shan smiled and took out a bottle of Gathering Yuan Pills from his Storage Ring, placing it on the table.

"Please have a look, Master Yao!"

Master Yao examined the porcelain bottle. "Little Friend Yang Shan, are you an alchemist?"

Yang Shan nodded.

"Second Grade."

Master Yao raised his brows. "Oh! This old man truly failed to recognize your talent. Little Friend, you really are extraordinary!"

Alchemists did indeed hold an esteemed status.

However, even a branch of the Mitier Auction House in any small city had a Second Grade Alchemist stationed there.

But among the Players at present, apart from Yang Shan, there was likely no other Second Grade Alchemist.

Therefore, in Master Yao's eyes, Yang Shan undoubtedly possessed boundless potential.

Yang Shan said, "Master Yao, please inspect the goods."

Master Yao said nothing more. After putting on gloves, he opened the porcelain bottle.

First, he took a good sniff. "Mm, a Second-Grade Medicinal Pill!"

Then he poured out one pill and examined it carefully.

"May I ask, Little Friend, what is this pill called?"

"Gathering Yuan Pill."

"So it really is this pill! Good stuff, something that can accelerate cultivation!"

Master Yao put the pill back into the porcelain bottle. "The quality is quite excellent. Little Friend, you truly are..."

"Master Yao, wait a moment. There's another kind of pill that I'd like you to examine."

As he spoke, Yang Shan took out another Jade Bottle.

Once Master Yao removed the stopper, the medicinal fragrance was far richer than that of the Gathering Yuan Pill!

Both were Second-Grade Medicinal Pills, and both used the same amount of ingredients. A batch of Gathering Yuan Pills could produce twelve pills, while a batch of Body Tempering Pills produced only three, with a pitifully low success rate.

Naturally, its medicinal fragrance was much stronger.

"This..."

Master Yao's expression turned solemn. "Please wait a moment, Little Friend!"

Master Yao even invited the Tier-3 Alchemist stationed at the branch to appraise it together.

"I never expected that Little Friend could even refine such a miraculous Marrow Cleansing medicine!"

Master Yao sighed.

"The value of this Body Tempering Pill is no small matter!"

Yang Shan smiled.

"There are quite a few auction houses in the city, but no matter what, Master Yao helped me greatly before. Consider this my way of returning the favor!"

Master Yao was very pleased.

"Little Friend, you are thoughtful!"

Ding! Master Yao's favorability +10!

Not bad, not bad. In the game, everything an NPC said could be nonsense, but favorability never lied! Master Yao asked, "What reserve prices does Little Friend Yang Shan intend to set for the Body Tempering Pills and Gathering Yuan Pills?"

Yang Shan replied, "I'll leave that entirely to Master Yao!"

Master Yao said, "Good. Please return in two days, Little Friend. My Mitier Auction House will certainly secure a satisfactory transaction amount for you!"

Yang Shan said, "Thank you, Master Yao. I only have one Body Tempering Pill, but I have six batches of Gathering Yuan Pills! I'll have to trouble you with them!"

Master Yao nodded.

"Good. Since Little Friend Yang Shan trusts this old man so greatly, I'll have the equipment craftsman begin making your item first. As for the remaining money, this old man believes Little Friend will be able to make it up before long!"

Yang Shan's favorability with Master Yao had already exceeded 30.

That allowed him to obtain some additional benefits from Master Yao.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Yang Shan had first shown his sincerity by entrusting the medicinal pills to Master Yao to sell.

Otherwise, Yang Shan would still have needed to first gather ten thousand Spirit Stones and hand them to Master Yao before the equipment craftsman would begin work. And who knew how long he would have had to wait for the finished product? After completing the consignment procedures, Yang Shan did not linger.

After Yang Shan left, the Tier-3 Alchemist beside Master Yao finally asked, "Old Bro Yao, there's no need to worry about selling this Body Tempering Pill. We could even buy it internally and offer that young man a satisfactory price on the spot. Why insist on delaying for two days?"

Master Yao played with the Jade Bottle in his hand. "Yan Laodi, how many Body Tempering Pills do you think Yang Shan still has? Or rather, how many more can he refine?"

The Tier-3 Alchemist called Yan Laodi answered, "The Alchemist Guild doesn't have the formula for the Body Tempering Pill, but judging from its medicinal fragrance, it must be extremely difficult to refine!"

Master Yao smiled.

"Then that settles it. If even the Alchemist Guild doesn't have it, and our Mitier Auction House can steadily supply Body Tempering Pills..."

Yan Laodi's eyes lit up. "That's a perfect opening to seize the market!"

Master Yao stroked his chin.

"Our branch in Cloud Frost City has been suppressed so badly we can barely breathe. It's time to make the Pang Family and Chai Family spit out some meat!"

Yan Laodi hesitated. "Then Cloud Frost City is bound to fall into turmoil. Should we apply to the young lady first?"

Master Yao said, "Mm. Our status isn't high enough. We'll have to let the young lady make the decision!"

Meanwhile, after leaving Master Yao's reception room, Yang Shan did not leave the auction house directly.

Instead, he brought up the Game Exchange and listed both types of medicinal pills for consignment.

Considering the limited production of Spirit Stones in the current game version, Yang Shan only bundled six Gathering Yuan Pills together, setting the reserve price at 120 Spirit Stones.

As for the Body Tempering Pills, Yang Shan only listed one.

Settlement in RMB.

The reserve price was one thousand yuan!

The first step toward getting rich was complete.

Next, it was time for the wealthy big shots in Battle Through the Heavens to show off their spending power!