Supply Could Not Meet Demand: The Reason Why

However, although the guests present knew the methods for refining Yin-Yang Creation Pills, Law Pills, and Origin Dao Pills, knowing the methods did not mean they could refine Origin Dao Pills themselves.

Moreover, refining Origin Dao Pills took time. Different levels of attainment in the Alchemy Dao would produce pills of differing grades and quantities from the same quality and amount of materials.

If their attainment in the Alchemy Dao was insufficient, refining Origin Dao Pills themselves might even result in a loss.

Furthermore, once the banquet ended, the Yingzhou Commerce Association would officially open and begin trading. Even if they could refine Origin Dao Pills, there simply would not be enough time.

Aside from the pills Yuan Yan had used to entertain them, they could not produce any additional pills to purchase the resources and treasures they desired.

If they did not want the resources and treasures they coveted to be snatched up by others before they could buy them, they could only sell their useless resources and treasures to the Yingzhou Commerce Association in exchange for enough pills.

And if they wished to sell their useless resources and treasures to the Yingzhou Commerce Association, they would have to accept at least a ten percent reduction in price.

After all, the Yingzhou Commerce Association specialized in trade and the exchange of surplus for shortages. Naturally, it could not trade at cost without earning anything, much less subsidize others with its own manpower and resources. It had to buy low and sell high for a certain profit.

Yet none of the many powerful figures present had the slightest complaint about this.

They were already satisfied to be able to sell useless resources and treasures for pills useful to them, and to buy resources and treasures useful to them. Naturally, they