Chapter 47 (continued)
For some reason, she also felt a little nauseous.
Imagine if, in some parallel universe, you really had spent hundreds of years working day and night to purify these inferior pills...
Holy crap, that's torture!
Although Li Yang had no interest in refining pills, she dared not continue since the system was already in this state. If she accidentally ruined the Tongzi, it would be a huge loss.
Li Yang quickly said, "It will consume 30 years of my lifespan for recuperation and relaxation."
[After enduring inhuman torment, you finally enjoyed 30 years of peace. You chose to live in a seaside city with a year-round spring-like climate, watching the sunrise and listening to the waves every day, gradually relaxing your mind and body and recovering to your best condition.]
Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief and checked her remaining lifespan.
She first spent 360 years refining 100 First Grade Low Stage Star-Attracting Pill, and then spent another 30 years recovering her condition, so she now only has 17 years left to live.
After this purification of the elixir, Li Yang gained a better understanding of the Longevity System.
The system has a clear bias when it comes to spending life. For example, if it's used to improve herself, even if the Tongzi dislikes her talent, she won't "give up" like this. Instead, she'll become more resilient and live longer.
However, once this attitude is applied to external things, such as refining inferior pills of the same kind, it's not just a matter of being sarcastic, but rather expressing utter disgust, and eventually, they simply quit altogether.
Fortunately, Li Yang didn't intend to keep refining inferior pills.
Once these 100 pills are in hand, Professor Li will probably lose his composure.
After all, in Li Yaowan's eyes, he only needed ten seconds.
She doesn't necessarily have to rely on 716's research data.
As for the subsequent cooperation with Li Yaowan, Li Yang was not worried. It would be a waste for her to have such ability but only use it to purify inferior pills.
She will have a good talk with Professor Li then.
Although the Tongzi had given up for a while, it still relieved Li Yang.
The system is not Invincibility.
Otherwise, Li Yang was truly afraid that one day in the future, she would have to pay a terrible price that she could not bear.
Everything has a price, but if everyone gets what they need and things are done in a steady, long-term way, then even if there are costs to pay in the future, they will likely be manageable.
Li Yang rarely spoke softly to the system: "Good girl, I'll try my best not to make you eat shit in the future."
System:"..."
As darkness fell, Li Yang reappeared at the stock exchange.
She made a "feint," first putting all 100 Second Grade pills on the market, then as if remembering something, removing 50 of them, and then putting 50 back on the market, drastically lowering the price to 47 merit points.
After finishing all that, Li Yang didn't care whether the products sold out or not, and went back to the Agronomy Department to take a nap.
The next day, her funds surged again, and after deducting transaction fees, she gained 2115 merit points.
This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
Anyone who saw this would be utterly astonished.
Instead of immediately putting new pills on the shelves, Li Yang packed up and went to the combat training room.
The school forum has exploded.
Countless posts flooded in, all from veterans at the Second Grade Realm, who exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, a batch of Second Grade High Stage Star-Attracting Pill suddenly appeared last night, only 47 merit points!"
"Ahhh, I managed to snag three! That's enough for me until graduation!"
"I only hesitated for a moment, and it was gone!"
"What's going on? Is there infighting within the Pill Department? Which bigwig has stepped in to regulate the market?"
"Is 47 points really that cheap??? A humble newbie looks up to the masters."
"You don't understand, kid. Once you reach the Second Grade Realm Middle Stage, Star-Attracting Pill are a necessity. When you're in a hurry... you have to buy them even if they cost 55 merit points. This 47-point price is definitely the lowest ever. Stocking up on them is a sure win!"
"I suspect a member of a powerful family got involved. Ten coins disappeared in a second; it must have been one of them!"
The forum was in an uproar, and the internal affairs of the Pill Department were even more in turmoil.
Li Yaowan has been having a very difficult time these past two days; it feels like every second has been an eternity.
To be honest, a mere 100 Grade Second Grade Realm- Star-Attracting Pill are nothing.
In the context of the entire Pill Department's production and sales, this is just a drop in the ocean.
Li Yaowan had countless ways to set things right. The simplest way was for her to have someone monitor the trading area, buy up all the pills that Li Yang had listed, and then sell them for 50 merit points.
However, this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.
Li Yang's move was incredibly sophisticated; she subtly hinted at a great deal to Li Yaowan.
Li Yaowan was keeping a close eye on the trading area, so he naturally saw that Li Yang first listed 100 coins, and then changed it to 50 coins.
What does that mean?
This implies the ability to produce 100 Grade Second Grade Star-Attracting Pill per day!
This is an astonishing output, comparable to a Second Grade Realm alchemy factory with hundreds of employees!
For Li Yang, producing these 100 items was very easy; he only needed to spend a few hours in the combat training room.
As for why the 100 coins were changed to 50?
Li Yaowan was well aware that Li Yang didn't want things to get too ugly.
She went easy on him.
What truly terrified Li Yaowan was... was Li Yang's daily maximum production really only 100 pieces?
Absolutely more than that!
Li Yaowan was, of course, aware of the limitations of the combat training room.
These one hundred rounds are less the limit of Li Yang's abilities and more the limit of the combat training room.
If Li Yang could secure a stable supply of alien plants to kill, her daily output would be terrifyingly high.
Li Yaowan could afford 100 of them.
1000! 5000!
What's more, if she buys them all and adds 3 points to them, it's not even as good as 73 points!
Li Yaowan was more worried that she had pushed away a Heavenly Fortune Bearer related to alchemy for such a petty gain... What if Li Yang sought refuge with another alchemy family?
Li Yang is from the Department of the Agronomy Department, and the Agronomy Department is in a rather awkward position within the Zhongdu Military Academy.
Li Yaowan, being a veteran from back then, knew very well that Si Kui harbored a burning resentment. Li Yang was her personal disciple; would she truly love Zhongdu Military Academy?
Passion my ass!
Hate is perfectly justified!
The people at the Star-Slaying Military Academy don't know yet, but once they hear the news, those bastards will definitely take advantage of the situation. They've heard that the Jiang Family has a very talented and handsome young man. What if the other party uses this marriage scheme to fool the young girl... Oh, the little fox doesn't seem like someone who's love-struck, but she's definitely money-obsessed.
The Jiang Family's son might not be worth much, but if they shamelessly ask for an exorbitant price, they might be able to snatch both the master and disciple from the Nature Department into the Star Slaying Realm...
Li Yaowan grew increasingly panicked, the key point being that she felt she hadn't thought much about it, yet these were all highly likely to happen!
Li Yang's abilities are still developing; she can currently dominate the Second Grade market, then the Third Grade market, and later the Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade...
Is the Central Capital Pill Department destined to be forever suppressed by the Star Slaying Pill Department, never able to recover?
And this was all caused by Li Yaowan.
She was getting chills from imagining all sorts of things!
The teaching assistant knocked on the door from the outside.
Li Yaowan: "Go in!"
The teaching assistant, panting, said, "Teacher! Some students saw Li Yang chatting with the Zhong Family's children outside the combat training room... They mentioned elixirs..."
Li Yaowan: "!!!"
They connected so quickly?
The Zhong Family are staunch supporters of the Central Capital Star Battle, and they couldn't possibly have any connection with Star Slaying. However, the problem is that the Zhong Family is wealthy and powerful, having previously dominated Donghua Province. In recent years, they have been trying to establish businesses in Central Capital. What if they invest in Li Yang and help her establish a new elixir company?
Li Yaowan could no longer contain herself. She stood up and said, "I'm going to find her."
She was the one who discovered the gold bricks first; we absolutely cannot let anyone else steal them!
Li Yang never expected that her chance encounter with Zhong Kun would completely break Li Yaowan's defenses.
Li Yang used anonymity at the trading post, so it's estimated that apart from Li Yaowan and the higher-ups at the trading post, no one else knew that she was selling Second Grade High Stage Star-Attracting Pill.
As soon as Li Yang arrived at the combat training room, he bumped into Zhong Kun.
Zhong Kun, seeing her startled, asked, "You're here to improve your Physique Points too?"
Li Yang gave an ambiguous reply.
Zhong Kun was intrigued and asked her, "How much Physique Points can you increase in an hour?"
Li Yang: "..." That's a difficult question to answer. If she didn't spend her life, she didn't even increase her Physique Points by 0.0001. If she did spend her life, she could probably increase it by 8 points.
Zhong Kun coughed lightly and said, "I know you're talented. I guess you're at least 10 points an hour, like my brother and Lin Zhaoxia, right?"
Li Yang: "..." Very well, she's about to break down too.
Zhong Qian and Lin Zhaoxia are true geniuses!
As for Li Yang, he had been grinding for five or six hours and this was the first time he had ever known that the combat training room could improve his Physique Points!
Zhong Kun said, "I can't do that. I only gain five points in an hour."
Li Yang chuckled dryly, "That's great, impressive." She spoke sincerely, after all, she hadn't gained any weight at all.
Zhong Kun assumed Li Yang didn't want to discourage him, which was why she hadn't mentioned how much her own price had increased. Not wanting to invite further criticism, he changed the subject, saying, "By the way, there are some low-priced Second Grade Realm pills for sale at the trading post these days."
Li Yang: "Uh..."
Zhong Kun grinned and said, "I know you can't afford them, I just wanted to show off, I snagged 10!"
What could Li Yang say? She could only smile and continue, "Very good, impressive." This time, her words sounded a bit perfunctory.
However, Zhong Kun couldn't tell the difference. He felt that Li Yang was speaking sincerely this time. There was nothing he could do; the only thing he could surpass Li Yang with was this little bit of money.
Just then, the clicking sound of an abacus came, and a hunched-over old woman with a silver-white afro appeared in front of Li Yang at lightning speed.
"Li Yang!" Li Yaowan's shout was full of energy. She had run for dozens of miles without being out of breath. After all, she was a Sixth Grade Peak expert. Even though her natal alchemy furnace had exploded, her physique was still excellent.