Buying and Selling Medicinal Pills

Chat Group, [Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: @Chu Mo, @Tang Ya, how is it? Did you finish? Was the speed fast? Did you get a boost?]

[Revenge Girl: Meng, didn't you say you were going to research Soul Tools after dinner?]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Sigh, it's a long story, I'll keep it brief. Grandpa said that to become a high-level Soul Master, one also needs to possess Soul Power. Although my talent is decent, it's better to advance if possible. He said he'd find me some medicinal herbs to take in a few days.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: I originally thought it didn't matter, that as long as my level went up, a shaky foundation wouldn't be an issue since I have Soul Tools. But now that I've heard there are other possibilities, I want to give it a try.]

Chu Mo also opened the chat interface after feeling the notification, checking it while savoring his grilled fish.

Meng Hongchen's words could be summarized as simply wanting to increase her Soul Power Level.

Tang Ya, who had also been tagged, naturally opened the screen to check as well, replying after a brief moment of thought.

[Tang Ya: It can increase speed. The combination of the medicinal pill and my Martial Soul allowed me to level up in less than an hour. Although I had some accumulation beforehand, the speed increase was very obvious.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Really?]

[Revenge Girl: Meng, even if it's true, you can't go there. Aren't you afraid of being kidnapped?]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Don't we have medicinal pills? The Red Packet I used last time could transmit items; Gold Soul Coins can be sent, so pills shouldn't be a problem. I'll just buy some.]

Of course, Meng Hongchen wouldn't be foolish enough to run off to Shrek City, the other side's jurisdiction, on her own. What if they used her as a hostage to extort a Level 9 Soul Tool from her grandfather?

Can't they just send Red Packets?

Seeing this, Ju Zi's eyes lit up. Although she had a trash-tier Martial Soul, she also wanted to increase her Soul Power. Just as Meng Hongchen had said, to become a powerful Soul Master, one needs substantial Soul Power to support it.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be here studying military strategy instead of stargazing at night.

Seeing that the other party was interested, Chu Mo immediately had a new idea.

[Chu Mo: This kind of pill that can increase cultivation speed is very precious. It not only cost me a lot of effort, but also...]

Seeing the other party rambling on and on endlessly, Meng Hongchen was speechless. I'm ready to buy, and you give me this!

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: (￢_￢) Speak like a human.]

[Chu Mo: You have to pay extra.]

That's right, he was in dire need of money right now. Just as Wang Dong'er said, relying on the Chat Group to take pictures and appraise treasures was always slow and relied on luck. It was better to fleece a big spender like Meng Hongchen directly!

Well, you couldn't call it fleecing; it was a transaction!

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: །-_-།]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Hahaha!]

[Revenge Girl: Hahaha!]

Watching the lively atmosphere in the chat group, Tang Ya felt too embarrassed to reply. Pills that could accelerate cultivation were indeed very expensive, and she really couldn't afford them. The few pieces of trashy Hidden Weapon in her hands were likely not worth anything in Chu Mo's eyes.

So how was she supposed to repay the favor?

Huo Yu'er's thoughts were basically similar to Tang Ya's.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Then how much do you want to sell them for?]

[Chu Mo: Only 888 Gold Soul Coins per pill.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Although I'm not short on money, you can't treat me like a pig to be slaughtered. Besides, didn't you give them to Tang Ya for free? Do you two have some evil deal going on?]

Seeing the other party describe him like that, the corner of Chu Mo's mouth twitched. In fact, Alchemists in the Douluo World were still very precious. Why could a Mystic Water Pill sell for hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins? The reason was that the conditions to become an Alchemist were harsh.

After all, fusing several water-attribute materials into a Mystic Water Pill wasn't just a matter of putting them into a Pill Furnace and getting 1+1+1.

It required the assistance of a special Martial Soul or life-type treasure; otherwise, the medicinal powers would easily conflict or the fusion would be weakened.

Otherwise, they wouldn't sell for hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins. Of course, the rarity of the materials was also a reason, but Chu Mo wasn't that black-hearted; his selling price hadn't even reached a thousand Gold Soul Coins.

As for whether there would be enough left for Tang Ya to cultivate if he sold them? Of course there would be.

Xiao Lv possessed all the conditions to be an Alchemist. It would be more accurate to say that Chu Mo was asking Xiao Lv to refine them rather than refining them himself. As for the cost?

Xiao Lv could refine 30 pills from a single piece of fruit.

A small profit, indeed...

[Chu Mo: Of course, I'm only making a small profit here. After all, medicinal herbs are hard to collect. You also know that I, the group leader, am very poor. I'm not swindling you; if you feel there's no effect, I can offer a refund.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Fine, fine, I'll take two to try.]

["Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog sent a Red Packet to Chu Mo"!]

Successfully earning over 1,000 Gold Soul Coins—this was much faster than earning gold coins before!

Seeing the other party was so direct, Chu Mo didn't hesitate to reply.

["Chu Mo sent a Red Packet to Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog"!]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Alright, I'm going to try the pill. If it really works, I'll buy some more for my brother so he doesn't keep eating tonics and end up killing himself with them. That's all.]

Just when Chu Mo thought the business was over, he suddenly received another Red Packet.

[Revenge Girl: I don't have much money on me as I spent it all on experimental materials, so I'll buy one first.]

[Chu Mo: Alright.]

Not making money when you have the chance is just plain stupid!

Having just sent the message, Chu Mo closed the screen and took the freshly grilled fish handed to him by Huo Yu'er.

"Hey~ are there any more medicinal pills? I want one too!"

Wang Dong'er kept her gaze fixed on the ground. Everyone in the Chat Group had eaten the pills, whether they bought them or received them as gifts, and she was the only one left out; she felt a sense of being isolated.

Wang Dong'er really disliked this feeling, so she wanted one too. Even if she didn't eat it, she had to have it, though she felt a bit embarrassed to ask.

Chu Mo asked casually.

"Are you looking to buy one too?"

"Yeah!"

Hearing this, Wang Dong'er acted like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, instantly lifting her jade-like neck.

"Buy! Can't you just give one to this young lady?"

"You're such a wealthy young miss, surely you don't need to save those 800-plus gold coins?"

"This young lady isn't short on money, I just don't want to spend it! You have to give it to me, otherwise, otherwise I'll bite you to death!"

Wang Dong'er's face was flushed red, whether from anger or shyness, it was hard to tell.

"Wang Dong, Chu Mo, please don't argue."

Huo Yu'er spoke up weakly from the side, taking the medicinal pill Chu Mo had given her out of her pocket.

"I still have a pill here, I'll give mine to you."

Although there was reluctance in her eyes, Wang Dong'er was at least her third good friend, and Huo Yu'er didn't want her to have any conflict with Chu Mo.

"No need, I want the one in his hands!"

As expected of a young miss, she quickly started acting unreasonably.

"Alright, alright, I really give up on you. Here, take it, but you must cultivate properly. Don't waste your talent."

Chu Mo helplessly rubbed his forehead, defeated by her, and took two pills out of his Chat Group inventory to hand to her.

He even threw in a lecture while giving them to her; after all, her performance in the original story could be described as lackluster, as she was not very fond of cultivation.