Spirit Dew Goes on Sale: The World of the Wealthy

The laboratory's cool lighting made the night beyond the windows look all the more enchanting.

The old professor said slowly, "This [Spirit Dew] really is a treasure. We used one drop for testing, so let's store the other in the vault as a sample."

"We'll need to test it once a month from now on. For products of top-tier Transcendent quality, conducting comparative tests over at least six months is standard procedure."

"I'll leave the detailed data report to you. Also, don't forget to pay for these two drops of flower dew."

As the old professor spoke, he put away his instruments.

The instruments vanished into thin air. He lightly clapped his hands, a faint look of satisfaction on his face.

"Yes, Professor."

When Chen Ming saw the price of thirty thousand Alliance Coins for ten drops, he wasn't particularly surprised.

After all, the flower dew's third effect, which he had been unable to detect, was genuinely precious.

He thought back over what he knew. Three thousand Alliance Coins for one drop of spirit liquid put it in a league of its own among Transcendent-quality products.

Some Commander-quality products went for similar prices.

Fortunately, his professor's name and seal were in the product certification's appraiser section.

No one would question a Four-Star Researcher's judgment. They had appraised no small number of Monarch-quality products.

Chen Ming's eyes shone. He had learned quite a lot while watching his professor conduct the appraisal.

Now he just needed to hurry back, write up the report, generate the certificate, and finish the product appraisal according to procedure.

Around two in the morning.

Lin Yuan received an appraisal report from the Pet Beast Alliance, along with a transfer to the Yuanming Food and Sundries Shop.

However, he had fallen asleep several hours earlier, without even turning off the light or computer.

Using the [Bonded Enlightenment Art] was simply too exhausting. After replying to Chen Xuanbai's message, he had tossed his phone aside and fallen asleep almost as soon as he touched the bed.

At that moment, a faint purple mist was drifting into his room—it was Zilan's [Treasure Mist].

Zilan could sense Lin Yuan's steady breathing and knew he was resting. After several hours, she had already gained some insight into controlling her new ability.

Although the primary effect of this [Treasure Mist] was to promote plant growth, its faint fragrance was also excellent for calming the mind and encouraging sleep.

At that moment, Linghuan had also just finished its work.

Ever since its evolution, its bodily instincts had routinely driven it to work until one or two in the morning.

Today, however, after drinking a few drops of Zilan's [Spirit Dew] and remaining within the range of her [Treasure Mist], it didn't feel tired at all.

Moreover, it discovered that the scales determining control over its body had finally tipped a little in its favor. It liked that feeling very much.

Seeing Lin Yuan's door ajar and the light still on, and hearing his steady breathing, it slowly pushed the door open, tiptoed to his side, and covered him with a blanket.

Then it switched off the computer screen, turned off the light, closed the door, and returned to its own room.

Earlier, when it heard Lin Yuan tell Qin Bailing that the pet food shop was going to improve, its heart had remained as still as water.

But now, it could truly feel that Lin Yuan's words seemed to be more than a simple hope. They were slowly becoming reality...

The next day.

When Lin Yuan woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

He checked the time. Ten in the morning.

With his strong self-discipline, he rarely slept this late. Still, most of the weakness from using the enlightenment art yesterday had now faded.

Rather than dwelling on his condition, he went to his computer and switched on the screen.

His first priority was checking the appraisal results for [Spirit Dew].

Opening the Yuanming Pet Food Shop's dedicated page, he found two notifications, just as expected.

One was a digital appraisal document.

The other was a transfer of six thousand Alliance Coins.

Lin Yuan's mind worked quickly. The moment he saw the amount transferred, he already had a rough idea.

The price listed in the appraisal results confirmed his calculation.

Thirty thousand Alliance Coins for ten drops!

To be honest, that was more than he had expected.

He knew how precious hidden evolutionary forms were, and he knew about the multiple effects of Zilan's [Spirit Dew].

But the market benchmark for Transcendent High-Grade flower dew was, after all, no more than ten thousand Alliance Coins for ten drops.

So he had been hoping for around twenty thousand Alliance Coins for ten drops.

With the new day beginning with a pleasant surprise, he was naturally in a wonderful mood.

Thirty thousand for ten drops. The forty drops left in stock yesterday, plus the twenty produced today—if he could sell them all, that would be a hundred and eighty thousand!

And with a daily output of twenty drops, the Yuanming Pet Food Shop could earn sixty thousand Alliance Coins every day from [Spirit Dew] alone!

For someone who had been running a pet food shop for two years, that was a huge sum.

Being a Beast Tamer was a money-burning profession. Before a side profession took off, only strong financial backing could allow a Beast Tamer's talents to flourish.

Right now, he needed money more than ever.

Unable to stop smiling, he opened the appraisal report for [Spirit Dew].

Its three effects were laid out clearly, with many applicable scenarios noted as well.

The descriptions were even more detailed than the effects Lin Yuan had seen on the panel, and they matched perfectly.

When he saw a Four-Star Researcher and a Two-Star Researcher on the list of appraisers, he couldn't help drawing a sharp breath.

What did that mean?

It meant that once he listed this product in his shop, almost no one would question its effects!

That was good news for him.

He needed money. At present, his most important purchases were [Red Spirit Tail] and [Spirit Red Bright Liquid] to treat Linghuan's illness.

After that came [Lionbright Fruit] to balance Baishi's bloodline.

He didn't know much about the market for these "high-end" products.

But if everything went smoothly, he could have enough money to buy all three materials within the next two days.

He listed the new product, edited its description and stock, and attached pictures, its effects, and, most importantly, the appraisal document.

Lin Yuan let out a long breath.

Now all he had to do was wait!

The central district of Lin Hua City.

The residential compound of the Liu Family's main household.

Inside one of the villas.

A young man was feeding a drop of flower dew to the [Illusion Dream Butterfly] he had purchased yesterday.

The [Illusion Dream Butterfly] sniffed its fragrance, took a tiny taste, quickly sucked it up, and slowly flew back into the flowers. The whole sequence flowed like clouds and water, yet it never even glanced at Liu Xing.

"Wasn't this [Butterfly Fragrance] flower dew supposed to be the most appealing to butterfly-type pet beasts? Why is Zizi still giving me the cold shoulder?"

"Jinjin is so much better behaved. Give it a clean, tidy environment made entirely of metal-attribute materials, and it happily crawls over to nuzzle me whenever it sees me."

"They're both insect-type pet beasts. How can their attitudes toward people be so different...?"

Indeed, this young man was Liu Xing. Zizi was the [Illusion Dream Butterfly] he had purchased yesterday, while Jinjin was the [Mist Spirit Spider].

Although he already had contracts with two pet beasts, as a breeder, he also had his own little "Breeding Center" at home.

He had his own research projects to work on. Though these two pets were part of a new research topic, he treated all pet beasts equally.

He hoped to give them the best possible experience, and naturally, he also hoped there would be no distance between him and his pet beasts.

What he experienced with Zizi was unlike anything he had encountered since becoming a Beast Tamer.

"Is this what people online mean by being a lovesick lapdog...?" Liu Xing kept feeling that something wasn't quite right.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. Perhaps this [Butterfly Fragrance] just isn't to its taste."

He checked the time. He needed to head to work at the Breeding Center.

So he sent a message to the family's butler. "Butler Zhou, help me look for more flower dew or spirit liquid products suitable for butterfly-type pet beasts."

"It's still young. Although it has Transcendent quality, its level is still stuck at the ordinary stage, so don't buy anything above Transcendent quality."

"The [Butterfly Fragrance] we bought yesterday doesn't seem to work very well. Don't worry about the money. Just pick something good and expensive."

After sending those messages,

Liu Xing left home. As he was leaving, he glanced at Zizi again, looking a little helpless.

Butler Zhou had a special notification tone for Liu Xing's messages. Hearing it gave him a headache, and he muttered inwardly, What new idea has the young master come up with now?

After reading the messages, he couldn't help grumbling, "[Butterfly Fragrance] is already the most expensive flower dew available... Isn't he making things difficult for me?"

"Never mind. I still have to go through the motions. I'll open the marketplace again, search for Transcendent-quality spirit liquids and flower dew, sort by price from highest to lowest, and send him a screenshot. That should make the young master give up."

Then he saw a product that had been listed twenty-two minutes earlier: [Spirit Dew].

"Thirty thousand Alliance Coins for ten drops?" Butler Zhou rubbed his eyes. "Since when did Transcendent-quality products cost this much?"

"Whatever. It's not my money anyway. The young master wants the most expensive, so I'll buy ten drops first."

Meanwhile, in various parts of the Chenlong Kingdom, other people also came across this product, whether deliberately or by chance.

They were all surprised by the price—not because it was too expensive to afford, but because Transcendent-quality spirit liquids and flower dew had never been priced like this before.

Rarity made things precious.

Especially since this product had even been appraised by a Four-Star Researcher.

It had quite a range of uses, too. Might as well buy some and see!

One person ordered ten drops.

Another ordered ten drops.

As the orders trickled in, this product, which had only just been listed, actually acquired a "sold out" label.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan, who was watching the updates in real time at his computer, felt both astonished and delighted.

Twenty-eight minutes after being listed, all sixty drops of Spirit Dew...

Had been reserved!

Sure enough... no matter which world you were in, there was never any shortage of rich people!