I Almost Forgot Something

Li Yao sneered, "Who do you think you are!"

Still throwing around official airs? Who are they trying to impress? They've lost sight of their place, haven't they? Li Yao simply gathered all the medicines on the table and put them under the counter. "Fine, I won't sell them."

These Alchemy Potion are unique to this place on Earth. Are you trying to intimidate me with your official airs? Fine, we won't do business with you then, is that alright?

Old Man Lu was stunned for a moment. "Are you a dog? You can turn on me like that!"

He grabbed Li Yao and said, "No, no, I was just asking! Business is all about harmony and making money. Young man, you're a bit hot-tempered. That's not good."

Li Yao thought for a moment, could this old man be planning to plot against him? Ever since reading a certain novel, he had become somewhat allergic to the phrase "harmony brings wealth".

Lu Xingshen, "In that case, I will order three hundred doses of each of the three medicines."

Li Yao: "Ten million in deposit, thank you."

Old Man Lu: "..."

I'm definitely out of touch with the times. Ten million is earned so easily. These young people are amazing, truly amazing!

Old Man Lu said with a pained expression, "Zhou Li will come to hand over the goods to you tomorrow. By the way, when can you deliver the goods?"

Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "About half a month."

Old Man Lu frowned and asked, "Can you speed it up? Half a month is a bit too long."

Okay,

It can actually be completed in as little as ten days.

Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll deliver the antidote and vitality potion to you as soon as they're finished. As for the healing liquid, its process is more complicated, so it will take a while."

Looks like this kid has no stock left.

Old Man Lu nodded, understanding the situation, and prepared to return to the next room. "Then I won't bother you any longer."

"Wait a minute!" Li Yao suddenly called out to Old Man Lu, then took out a calculator and quickly did the math—300 vials of Healing Spirit Liquid cost 30 million, 90,000 Vitality Potion cost 27 million, and there were 24 million Cleansing Potion, totaling 81 million... Hiss!

Li Yao gasped.

At this moment, he even wondered if he had been a little too harsh.

They directly swindled nearly 100 million from the Wallfacer Organization? Is making money that easy?

But when I think about the portion size...

It's alright, nothing more than a ruthless person, so he's not exactly a werewolf.

Li Yao pretended to take a magic stone out of his pocket and asked, "Does your organization have a lot of these in stock?"

He didn't dare to be too explicit because he didn't know if there were anything similar to magic stones on Earth. What if he revealed his ignorance and was tricked by Old Man Lu? From the incident with Chen Xi, Li Yao felt that this old man was not trustworthy.

Lu Xingshen glanced at it and said in surprise, "A spirit stone? This one of yours is of very good quality."

How could it not be good!

This is made of Energy Storage Gem, not a naturally formed magic stone mine.

If it's naturally formed, then its value is immense.

Old Man Lu said, "The organization has some stock. You want to buy it? This stuff isn't something that can be circulated casually, and it's not cheap."

Li Yao asked, "How much?"

Old Man Lu said, "On the black market, depending on the quality, a spirit stone costs between 100,000 and 200,000. If you buy it from an organization, a standard spirit stone will cost about 100,000 as well."

Li Yao: "..."

Was this old geezer doing this on purpose? He reached out and said, "Do you have it on you? Let me see."

Old Man Lu: "Wait here, I'll go back and get it."

Not long after,

Old Man Lu brought over a stone that appeared to be covered in dust, yet emitted a faint glow. Li Yao examined it for a while, then took out a magic stone and placed it together with the spirit stone Old Man Lu had brought, saying:

"Can you see the difference? You're actually asking me for 100,000???"

"How would I know where you got those gem-grade spirit stones! Even without their Spirit Energy, they're worth a lot of money! Go out and ask around to see if that's the market price. Do you think I'm some kind of old man trying to scam you?" Old Man Lu's face turned red with anger—he'd had enough of being humiliated today!

Li Yao put away his magic stone and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, alright, after all, I can't ask too much of you. Here's what we'll do: when we deliver the goods, just give me the final payment of 40 million, and exchange the remaining 31 million for spirit stones."

The tone made it sound as if the Wallfacer Organization were some third-rate, shoddy organization.

Old Man Lu was furious!

Turn around and leave!

Li Yao called out, "Your spirit stone."

Old Man Lu: "No, I don't want it!"

Oh shit,

Angry!

Do Second Uncle think I'm that stingy? Would I really lie to a little kid like you? Ten thousand yuan is nothing to me! That's the kind of generosity I'm after!

Watching Old Man Lu storm off, Li Yao pursed his lips.

Wasn't that a bit over the top? Look how angry you made the old man... It's bad for the elderly to get angry; it can easily lead to sudden death.

But when he encountered a plot from a novel for the first time, he couldn't control himself! He picked up the spirit stone that Old Man Lu had brought and examined it carefully. What the hell was this? It wasn't a magic stone at all.

This stuff is Astral Essence, you know! Lin Xiaowei's "Complete Encyclopedia of Alchemy and Magical Materials" contains detailed information about it. It's a highly effective enchanting agent for various alchemical items, essentially an advanced version of Magic Dust, but its rarity and effectiveness far surpass it! It's used to make Magic Dust Alchemy Potion...

The efficacy of the drug can be increased by 30%.

Used to make alchemical weapons and armor.

Various effects can be improved by 20% to 30%!

The stone itself is a valuable object; compared to that, the psionic and magical energy it contains is insignificant...

As for the magic stone that Li Yao took out...

It just looks nice.

In reality, it's Energy Storage Gem created by the Magic Association from the Earth Elemental Plane, its magic power directly infused from Elemental Pool. This type of magic stone is mass-produced and intended solely as a consumable. Old Man Lu thinks it's expensive because he's treating the stone itself as a gemstone.

Although this thing is quite valuable,

It's far inferior to the Astral Essence!

The Wallfacer Organization actually used Astral Essence as mana replenishment stones, just toying with it and throwing it away casually. That's incredibly extravagant!

No!

Li Yao was getting restless; he had come up with a brilliant idea.

—Recycling secondhand spirit stones! However, this matter needs to be considered carefully. After completing this deal with the Wallfacers, he is not short of money and can buy up the spirit stones that have been used up. But he is afraid that some idiots with unique thinking might come up with some "rare commodity" theory from this and hoard them to sell at a higher price, which would be ridiculous.

wrong...

Currently, we are the only ones on Earth with the technology to produce Astral Essence. What's the point of others hoarding it?

If there are any idiots who dare to hoard goods, then I'll dump them to drive down the market price, and then take advantage of the market downturn to hoard more goods and ruin those bastards!

Haha, that was a really flashy move.

Li Yao was a little excited. He used to think that the stock market manipulation tactics were incredibly dirty, but to leverage the stock market, you needed hundreds of millions in entry fees to even get leverage, let alone actually make a move. Unless you were a reincarnated being who could just spout nonsense and elevate a brute to the status of a stock market guru.

However, the market for second-hand spirit stones...

It's entirely up to Boss Li to decide!

Hahaha~ Li Yao was thrilled. A wave of clever strategies flashed through his mind, and he felt like a stock market god, effortlessly manipulating the financial market and having a clear view of the world's affairs. This feeling was absolutely amazing.

But just then, a message from QQ Account interrupted Li Yao's fantasy: Lin Xiaowei had sent him a message:

"Oh right, I almost forgot something!"

Second update. I strained my arm; this lactic acid is really intense! Okay, hope you all enjoy reading.