Eavesdropping

"How much should we raise the price?" the store manager asked.

After thinking for a moment, Third Master Bai said, "Let's raise the price fivefold: 50,000 for level one Healing Potion, 250,000 for level two, 500,000 Healing Potion level three, and anything higher will need to be custom-made. We'll discuss the price later."

"Damn it! What a swindler!"

Xiao Fan was dumbfounded. The price had increased fivefold, a price he had never even dared to dream of.

"Isn't the Bai Family a family of doctors who like to use gourds to save lives? How come they're so ruthless in business?"

Xiao Fan shook his head repeatedly.

A level 1 Healing Potion can only restore 100 points of health, but it requires 50,000 Core Power, which means 500 Core Power for every drop of health. If you give him that Core Power, you can heal him however you want.

The pharmacy manager, after hearing what Third Master Bai, also felt it was a bit outrageous. He frowned, hesitated for a long time, and then said respectfully.

"Third Master, isn't a five-fold increase a bit too much? Healing Potion are already very expensive, and I'm afraid that if the price increases fivefold, players won't buy them anymore."

"Then how much do you think is appropriate?" Third Master Bai asked.

The store manager originally wanted to suggest doubling the price, but seeing the greed in Third Master Bai's eyes, he could only hesitate before making his suggestion.

"How about we triple the price? This price is a bit high for players, but we can still sell it."

Third Master Bai was clearly dissatisfied with the price. Although the cost of the Healing Potion was not high, the Bai Family had paid a great price in their search for the Water of Life.

Two Millennium Ginseng Fruit!

Although the Core Power obtained from the sale of the Healing Potion now far exceeds the value of two Millennium Ginseng Fruits, there are some things that cannot be bought with Core Power.

Actually, at the Liuli Auction, he planned to obtain the Water of Life and then secretly reclaim the Millennium Ginseng Fruit.

Who knew that the kid who traded the Ginseng Fruit would eat two of Ginseng Fruit right there at the Auction, in front of everyone. Plus, they thought Xiao Fan was young and therefore had a powerful background, so they just accepted their loss.

Later they learned that the kid was actually the famous Jiu Chen from the game, and only then were they finally able to let the matter rest.

Jiu Chen is a bit eccentric and has close ties with the government, so it's best not to befriend him or offend him. Shen Long's Shen Sect he painstakingly built over ten years, is now reduced to a small base because of him.

"Three times the price? What's the difference between that and no price increase? Grandpa Shopkeeper, you're from the Bai Family. Why are you worried about those players? This Healing Potion is only available to the Bai Family in the entire game. If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it. There are so many players; if he doesn't sell it, plenty of others will."

"If you ask me, a five-fold increase would be too low; a ten-fold increase is more appropriate."

The Second Young Lady of the Bai Family, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

She wore a crescent-colored cheongsam, had a quiet and gentle appearance, and seemed very well-behaved, but the words she spoke were extremely cruel.

"Damn, I never thought this was truly dark!"

Xiao Fan's eyes widened. He originally thought that Third Master Bai's five-fold increase was already inhuman, but he didn't expect that this Second Young Lady of the Bai Family was truly something else.

The Bai Family's surname is Bai, but the people there are darker than anyone else.

Xiao Fan was initially a little embarrassed about peeking at the Bai Family's Healing Potion formula, but after hearing what Third Master Bai and Second Young Lady Bai said, he felt completely relieved.

He's not stealing the prescription; he's benefiting the entire Dragon Nation!

The store manager was visibly taken aback when he heard Second Young Lady say that, but in the end he did not refute it.

Forget it, he's just the store manager of the Bai Family, he has no right to make decisions. Let the Bai Family do whatever they want.

Finally, the price increase for the Healing Potion was settled, and according to the Second Young Lady of the Bai Family, it was increased tenfold.

"You may leave." Third Master Bai waved his hand at the shop manager.

"It's Third Master and Second Young Lady."

The store manager bowed and withdrew.

The Second Young Lady of the Bai Family watched his departing figure and finally let out a sneer.

"Third Uncle, shouldn't we replace this store manager?"

Third Master Bai waved his hand dismissively. "Uncle Li is just kind-hearted, but he has been loyal to our Bai Family for decades. The old master knows him. How can we just replace him like that? It would only make others feel disheartened."

Second Young Lady Bai rolled her eyes. "His kindness makes us seem malicious. This Healing Potion is only available to our Bai Family in the entire game; we're free to sell it however many times we want."

Third Master Bai nodded and stopped dwelling on the matter.

"By the way, have you found the secret realm of 'Island of Light'?" Third Master Bai asked about another matter.

Upon hearing this, Second Young Lady's face immediately darkened, and her tone became unfriendly.

"No, we've sent so many people out these past few days and offered a high reward among the players, but we still haven't found the location of the <Island of Light> secret realm. I even suspect that Jiu Chen is playing us for fools."

Hearing this, Xiao Fan chuckled.

He wasn't playing tricks on the Bai Family. When the Bai Family acquired the Water of Life, they asked him where it came from.

Xiao Fan told them the truth.

However, the <Island of Light> secret realm is located on the ninth floor of the Myriad Phenomena Tower, and he is the only person in the entire game who has ever entered it.

Even if the Bai Family were to enter the Myriad Phenomena Tower below the tenth floor, let alone send someone capable of entering, they still wouldn't be able to reach the ninth Myriad Phenomena Tower.

Only a small amount of the Water of Life remained in his Space Ring.

Third Master Bai shook his head. "No, we have no grudge against Jiu Chen. He didn't know the formula for making Healing Potion with the Water of Life, so he had no reason to lie to us. The entrance to this <Island of Light> secret realm should be quite hidden."

Second Young Lady stood up. "Then why didn't you ask about the exact location of Island of Light back then?"

Third Master Bai was speechless.

They hadn't expected the entrance to this secret realm to be so difficult to find; they thought the Bai Family, with their strength, would find it quickly.

In addition, there were many people at the time, and he was afraid of being clicked by someone with ulterior motives, so he did not ask for the specific location. Even so, many forces were also looking for the entrance to the secret realm afterward.

"Why don't we just go and ask Jiu Chen directly?" Second Young Lady Bai suggested.

"With a continuous supply of the Water of Life, we can manufacture even more effective medicines. At that time, not only will we be rich, but the status of our Bai Family will also rise to a higher level," Second Young Lady Bai thought to herself.

"No."

Third Master Bai shook his head. "If it were before, we could have asked Jiu Chen, but now Jiu Chen is in Yanhuang City and knows that our Bai Family sells Healing Potion."

"At this point, we should ask him about the entrance to the secret realm. With his intelligence, he'll probably guess the connection between the Healing Potion and the Water of Life right away. He certainly won't tell us then; he might even re-enter <Island of Light> to retrieve the Water of Life and research the Healing Potion."

After hearing Third Master Bai's analysis, Second Young Lady realized that she had been thinking too simply.

"This won't work, that won't work. What if we never find the entrance to the <Island of Light> secret realm? As the medicinal effects of the herbs are diluted, the Healing Potion will become less and less effective."

After eavesdropping for a while, Xiao Fan finally got a clue about the Healing Potion from the two of them.

If he wasn't mistaken, this so-called herb was irrigated with the Water of Life, and then cultivated and purified to obtain the current Healing Potion.

There is also some other information.

For example, the Water of Life can be used to create more effective healing medicines.

"Why!"

Xiao Fan sighed.

He can no longer enter <Island of Light> either, as the Water of Life is now only available in the small amount within his own space.

In other words, he could only sell Healing Potion with minimal effectiveness, just like the Bai Family.

Furthermore, due to competition with the Bai Family, he had to lower the price, instantly turning the Healing Potion from a cash cow into a short-term business.

Moreover, he still doesn't know how difficult it is to cultivate and extract that herb.

Why think so much? Every little bit helps.

"Etc!"

Something suddenly flashed through Xiao Fan's mind!

"No! The <Island of Light> secret realm can also be entered from outside the Myriad Phenomena Tower!"

"Someone knows the entrance to the secret realm of Island of Light!"

Luo Yi.

This player from another planet!

He told Xiao Fan that he had obtained a special ability in the <Island of Light> secret realm, and it was by using this special ability that he was able to bring the <Ghost Realm> version to the foreseeable future.

Xiao Fan was excited.

Luo Yi listened to him without question, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to give her the entrance to the <Island of Light> secret realm.

That said, there are a lot of entrances to the Island of Light secret realm. There are entrances on the ninth and tenth floors of the Myriad Phenomena Tower, and even outside the Novice Zone.

But Xiao Fan thought about the vast world in the background of the <Island of Light> secret realm, so it was normal for there to be multiple entrances.

Now all that's left is to obtain the Healing Potion, and even the specific manufacturing method for it.

Xiao Fan looked at Third Master Bai and Second Young Lady Bai Family with anticipation, hoping they would continue the conversation. However, the two avoided the topic and instead thought about how to obtain the entrance to the <Island of Light> secret realm.

Third Master Bai kept looking the Second Young Lady Bai Family and down, leaving Bai Family completely bewildered.

"Third Uncle, what are you looking at?" the Second Young Lady of the Bai Family couldn't help but ask.

"Qianqian, you're 21 years old this year, right?" Third Master Bai suddenly asked her age.

"Yes, Third Uncle, is there something you need?" Bai Qian asked, puzzled.

"Your appearance is among the best in our Bai Family, and you have a well-behaved and sensible personality. If you can make Jiu Chen fall in love with you, with your intelligence, you should be able to get the location of the secret realm's entrance from him, right?"

Xiao Fan:????

Alright, alright! So you've even resorted to using your beauty to seduce me, huh?

Xiao Fan looked Bai Qian up and down. She was alright looking, but her obedient and sensible personality was a bit of a stretch.

Is she short-tempered and wicked? He doesn't like that kind of vicious girl.

"What! Third Uncle, you actually want me to seduce that lowly kid? What kind of status do I, Bai Qian, have? What kind of status does he have? Besides, he's only eighteen, and I'm already twenty-one!"

Bai Qian stomped her feet in anger.

Xiao Fan's true identity is protected by the state, and no one knows the specifics. But what kind of family is the Bai Family? They are a noble family with a thousand-year-old lineage, and anyone of slightly higher status knows this.

No matter how powerful Jiu Chen is in the game, she wouldn't even look at him in real life.

Xiao Fan:...

If it weren't for the Healing Potion, he would have punched this two-faced woman.

Did you fucking ask me if I was willing or not?

"So what if he's eighteen? You're only twenty-one. 'Marrying a woman three years older is like finding a gold brick.' Besides, so what if his real-life status is slightly lower? With Jiu Chen's reputation in the game, plenty of women like him. To put it bluntly, his real-life status is quite high; you don't even stand a chance."

"Third Uncle!"

Bai Qian blushed with anger at Third Master Bai's words.

These are noble families with a thousand-year-old lineage; she wouldn't even look down on the members of the Four Great Families. For her third uncle to actually send her to seduce a commoner for the entrance to the secret realm is utterly humiliating.

Seeing Bai Qian's expression, Third Master Bai's tone softened instantly.

"Alright, Qianqian, isn't this just a temporary measure? It's not like we're asking you to marry that Jiu Chen. You just need to get the entrance to the <Island of Light> secret realm from her."

"Then I don't like it either!" Bai Qian turned around angrily.

She's going to marry a top scholar someday; if people find out she dated Jiu Chen before, it would be so beneath her dignity!

Xiao Fan stared coldly at the two of them. They dared to scheme against him, didn't they?

Okay! Then don't blame him for being impolite!

It took a lot of persuasion from Third Master Bai to convince Bai Qian to seduce Xiao Fan.

"Let me make this clear first, I can't be with him, not even in a fake relationship!"

"Alright, alright, as long as you can get the entrance to the secret realm from him, you can do whatever you want," Third Master Bai coaxed.

After calming down, Xiao Fan began to wonder how Bai Qian was going to seduce him.

I'm kind of looking forward to it.

After listening to the uncle and nephew finish their conversation, Xiao Fan followed them to the back of the pharmacy.

Although Yanhuang City is short of space, shops are necessary to meet the daily needs of players, but the prices are very expensive.

The Bai Family only sells Healing Potion. The pharmacy itself isn't very big, but the back of the pharmacy is quite large, and there's a steel combination lock door.

Xiao Fan secretly memorized the password while Third Master Bai was entering it, and then followed the two into the room.

The green Three-Leaf Clover displayed in the room must be the herb the two of them were talking about.

A juicer sits at the far end of the room.

Xiao Fan witnessed someone putting herbs into a juicer, filtering them, adding red pigment, and then diluting them with water to create a Healing Potion.

Xiao Fan hadn't expected the manufacturing of the Healing Potion to be so simple, even rudimentary.

Fortunately, they are a family with a thousand-year-old medical tradition; couldn't they have aimed for a more high-end market?

Taking advantage of the two's inattention, Xiao Fan carefully stored a herb into his Space Ring. He then carefully observed the entire process of making the Healing Potion before leaving the room with the uncle and nephew.

Because someone was there, he didn't thoroughly inspect the entire manufacturing room.

After leaving the Bai Family Pharmacy, Xiao Fan checked that no one was around and quickly deactivated his invisibility.

He glanced back at the pharmacy behind him with a cold laugh, then went straight home.

Inside the room, Xiao Fan took out the herbs he had just taken.

I discovered that I could actually view the information.

Clover Irrigated by Water of Life: The most common wild grass in the Valley of Myriad Flowers, it has extremely strong vitality and, because it is irrigated with the Water of Life, it has a little healing effect.

Xiao Fan:...

It was simpler than he had imagined.

There was one thing Xiao Fan couldn't understand: he had only given the Bai Family a little bit of the Water of Life, so how did they manage to grow so many Three-Leaf Clover?

Is it about continuous cultivation, or about using diluted Water of Life?

Without understanding this point, Xiao Fan dared not use it rashly.