The next morning, at the entrance to a Jia Lie Clan marketplace, dozens of burly men dressed as mercenaries rudely knocked over the guards at the gate and charged inside with ecstatic expressions. Holding white jade bottles high in the air, their unified shouts instantly drowned out the marketplace's bustle.
"The Xiao Clan is selling healing medicine too! They even have second-tier Bone-Replenishing Pills! Supplies are limited, first come, first served!"
The synchronized cries brought the marketplace to a sudden hush. Every gaze abruptly turned toward their source.
One of the mercenaries who had rushed in saw all the attention shift toward him and hurriedly climbed onto a large stone nearby. With a clang, he drew the broadsword at his waist, then gritted his teeth and sliced a bloody gash across his arm. Dark red, viscous liquid seeped into the wound. Before everyone's eyes, the blood that had been pouring out gradually slowed, and moments later, a thin scab had formed over the cut.
Then the man burst into laughter. "This is the latest first-tier medicine refined by the Xiao Clan Marketplace—Blood Coagulation Powder! Not only is it more effective, but it costs more than half as much as Spring Recovery Powder! What are you waiting for? Is it fun being extorted like fools? Why haven't you left yet?"
Having witnessed it firsthand, every gaze on the street immediately turned feverish. Such rapid hemostatic effects made it an essential item for taking on missions!
The crowd in the marketplace froze briefly before rushing out and running toward the Xiao Clan Marketplace.
A strange smile appeared on the mercenary's face. Hehe! This mission was really easy. I got ten bottles of Blood Coagulation Powder as a reward just for putting on that little performance. My efforts weren't wasted.
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