One Pill for Eight-This Was About to Take Off

'Aptitude is empty; realm is real.'

'The fact that Su Zhan could reach this realm proved that his potential was immense. His aptitude could be completely disregarded!'

'He was worth investing in!'

Almost instantly, Lin Jinyu arrived at exactly the same conclusion as Lin Baitian.

To them,

they would rather invest in the wrong person than let a promising one slip through their fingers.

And now that the news had spread, perhaps companies and corporations had already begun approaching Su Zhan!

"Hey, Brother!"

Lin Jinyu immediately contacted Lin Baitian and got straight to the point. "Su Zhan has advanced to Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist."

"Mm."

Lin Baitian's reaction was utterly ordinary.

Lin Jinyu's lovely brows furrowed. "You already knew?"

"Of course!"

A smug smile had already curled up on Lin Baitian's lips on the other end. "It's not like your brother being well-informed is a one-time thing. What does something this minor amount to?"

As he spoke, he leisurely took a sip of water.

At the same time, he secretly thought, If you knew your brother was planning to formally sign him tomorrow, you'd probably admire me even more, wouldn't you?

At that thought, Lin Baitian's smug smile deepened.

"Then what do you think about Su Zhan having the Lowest Grade aptitude?"

"Pfft!"

Lin Baitian sprayed out a mouthful of water, his voice jumping several octaves. "What the hell?! Lowest Grade aptitude?"

"Brother, you didn't know about this?" Lin Jinyu was confused again.

"Did he tell you himself?" Lin Baitian hurriedly asked.

"No, the whole school is spreading it now. But I confirmed it—the news is true. He tested his aptitude in front of every student in the classroom, and it was indeed Lowest Grade."

"How is that possible?! He reached Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist at his age, and he's Lowest Grade? The testing machine must be broken!" Lin Baitian refused to believe it ten thousand times over.

"Brother, that isn't the key issue right now," Lin Jinyu said. "Whether Su Zhan really has Lowest Grade aptitude or not, his strength is right there for all to see. I think we can add him to our investment list and strike first!"

"I'm worried that if we delay too long, other companies and corporations will beat us to the punch."

"Brother, this has nothing to do with what happened between him and me before. He really is worth investing in!"

Lin Jinyu deliberately emphasized that final sentence.

"Don't worry. No other company or consortium can beat us to the punch."

Lin Baitian regained his earlier composure. "Your brother has already settled things with him. We'll formally sign the contract tomorrow."

"You settled it?"

Lin Jinyu was utterly shocked and surprised.

"How about it? Your brother is still farsighted, isn't he?" Lin Baitian chuckled. "I just never expected that kid's aptitude to actually be Lowest Grade. It completely doesn't match his rate of progress!"

"And that kid even promised me that he'd become a Martial Artist within a month... That's why he'll come to our home in a month for verification."

"If you ask me, the testing device has to be broken. With his rate of improvement, he should at least be starting at General Rank!"

Lin Jinyu was left completely dumbfounded.

Not only had he signed a contract, he had even promised to advance to Martial Artist within a month?

How was that Lowest Grade aptitude? He was clearly progressing far faster than she was!

Still, Lin Jinyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She understood Su Zhan well enough.

Since he had made a promise, he would definitely keep it. There was no need to fear other companies and corporations barging in halfway... The Lin family had finally not missed this investment target.

"Becoming a Martial Artist in one month... If that's true, he might be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with those monster-level geniuses among the Four Greats, right?"

Light shimmered in Lin Jinyu's beautiful eyes.

If she had previously only given Su Zhan an extra glance because of the past, then now Su Zhan had completely entered her sights. She had no choice but to look at him!

Elsewhere.

The person being discussed by the Lin siblings had already arrived at Heaven City's largest Martial Artist trading market.

"Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist, Mr. Su, please enter."

After testing his aptitude, Su Zhan walked straight inside.

It was bustling and clamorous, with voices boiling like a cauldron.

Calling it a Free Trade Market sounded nice. Put bluntly, it was just a vegetable market!

Stalls were everywhere.

Either someone squatted behind a piece of cloth.

Or someone stood behind a small cart.

Or there was not even a piece of cloth, with someone simply standing by the roadside holding a sign listing the items they wanted to trade... It was truly an extraordinary kind of "freedom."

"This price is acceptable, but it's still a little too shady."

"This price is good, but the quantity is small. I'll note it down first."

"This price is way too shady. It's even worse than the official corporations. I'll note it down too and avoid it in the future!"

Su Zhan had come to exchange the pills, Spirit Weapons, beast blood, and other items in his possession for the cheapest kinds... He had already done his homework while slacking off before.

The most convenient channels were places like the extravagant, major-chain Pill Treasure Pavilion and Cloud Above Tower outside. He could simply go there and exchange whatever he wanted.

But their prices were only seventy percent of those in the Free Trade Market!

Thirty percent of resources was no small sum for the current Su Zhan. Naturally, he had to find a more convenient and worthwhile channel.

After making a round, he did gain something.

Most stalls offered eighty to ninety percent of the market price.

Only a small number specialized in scamming newcomers, offering less than even seventy percent.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Su Zhan noticed a Martial Artist by the roadside wiping down a Spirit Weapon. There were not many items on the stall before him, but the prices on his sign reached one hundred percent of market value!

"I want to trade Boiling Blood Pills for Blood Solidifying Pills. Name your price." Su Zhan spoke directly, without the slightest bit of dithering.

The Advanced Martial Artist wiping the Spirit Weapon glanced at Su Zhan and said indifferently, "Second-grade Boiling Blood Pills are worth eighty gold each on the market. Second-grade Blood Solidifying Pills are worth ten gold each. You can trade one for eight."

"Deal." Su Zhan answered crisply.

Though there was no visible change in his expression,

his heart was already bursting with joy!

At Pill Treasure Pavilion, seventy percent of the price would at most get him five pills, not even six... But here, he got two extra pills outright!

"Here's the Boiling Blood Pill."

Su Zhan directly took out a pill and tossed it to the Advanced Martial Artist.

This was the Free Trade Market, and it had its own strict rules, so there was no need to worry about someone stealing his things or forcing a purchase or sale.

Besides, at the end of the day, it was merely a Second-grade Pill. No one would break the rules over such a lousy pill.

"Fine."

"Blood Solidifying Pills, eight of them. Keep them safe."

The Advanced Martial Artist confirmed it was genuine with a single glance, then swiped his Space Ring and tossed over eight pills. Su Zhan caught them all in one hand.

"I still have two bottles of Boiling Blood Pills here. Altogether, there are twelve pills. Do you have enough stock?" Su Zhan directly took out two small white porcelain bottles.

"Hmph. With that little of yours, you don't even have enough to trade for the tip of my stock."

The Advanced Martial Artist said arrogantly. Without another word, he took out a small wooden box. When he opened it, it was packed full of Second-grade Blood Solidifying Pills—there had to be over a hundred of them!

"Good."

Su Zhan grinned.

This time, he had found the right person!