Le Yu raised an eyebrow.
"It is said that the Blood Essence Stone can also restore its holder's stamina and Mental Power. It seems to work only on its holder, but there may be other ways to use it."
"But this information is meaningless to us." Zhu Yan spoke up. "If even the Statistics Department can't find it, how could a group of teachers who spend all year circling around the academy possibly locate the divine weapon?"
Jiu Jiujiu said, "That may not necessarily be true."
Cha Huan was slightly taken aback, then frowned. "What do you mean?"
"The Spirit Condensing Pill circulates almost exclusively among the students, with no activity outside." Jiu Jiujiu said, "Although the Sea Wave Powder is kept secret everywhere, it will ultimately leak out through the sales channels. The Spirit Condensing Pill may not be as effective as the Sea Wave Powder, but it is still extremely effective for ordinary people. Combined with such a low selling price, if there were enough of them, it might seize the entire Yan Capital market in a single day."
"Yet apart from the Imperial Academy, there are almost no Spirit Condensing Pills anywhere else." Jiu Jiujiu turned his bald head and glanced at the scenery outside. "Today is a rest day for the Imperial Academy students, but my colleagues are still working overtime to keep watch. Unless something unexpected happens, they will certainly come up empty-handed as well."
The atmosphere in the meeting room immediately grew solemn as the same thought surfaced in everyone's mind.
"Selling the Spirit Condensing Pills would yield ten or a hundred times the profit. If the transactions took place outside, it would be nearly impossible to keep them from leaking. Yet that is the reality, which can only mean that all the transactions