Chapter 111 Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City: The Elixir Doesn't Come for Free (Bug Fix...)

When the villagers were gathered together, they were unaware of what had happened. A few noticed that Lu Xuan and the village chief were standing together, with the latter clearly beaming with joy. Their intuition was that something good was about to happen.

But they never expected that good things would be related to magic.

When Li Tie publicly announced that everyone had the opportunity to take the elixir and gain immortality, it was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in their minds. Everyone was stunned by this overwhelmingly surprising news.

At this moment, Lu Xuan had already reopened the live stream.

The audience also heard Li Tie's words and were equally bewildered.

[Is this elixir the gene evolution fluid?]

[I thought the streamer was joking when he said he was going to share the evolution fluid with the villagers, but it turns out he was serious!?]

[No, the streamer is really going to share the evolution fluid with the villagers!?]

It's important to know that many streamers from different dimensions, even if they awaken their own superpowers through evolution fluid, will not share any more evolution fluid with people in the same dimension, not even their own relatives and friends.

Firstly, to preserve their uniqueness, and secondly, to avoid the danger posed by others' awakened superpowers being stronger than their own.

Most streamers choose to give away prizes to their fans through the lottery feature, which also allows them to gain a considerable amount of points and popularity.

Why do livestreamers always go against the grain?

[Hey streamer, no offense, but look at how many gifts the top spenders on the leaderboard have showered you with! Why don't you think of us first when you have good stuff?!]

[Exactly! Didn't we say that what the villagers can give you, we can give you too! We can even give you more! You're being way too biased!]

Lu Xuan casually reassured them, "You'll get a share in the future too. We'll reserve some spots for you in the blind boxes and the discounts that are refreshed."

Audience: !!! The odds are so low!

And listen to this, they're only reserving a limited number of spots!

They even kept some of their own!

We're really going to cause trouble!

As the audience grew excited, the stunned villagers finally came to their senses, and the quiet cave erupted into a heated discussion.

"Really? Can we finally possess immortal magic too?"

"Village chief, are you kidding us?"

Li Tie glared at Chen Rong and said irritably, "Would I joke about something this important?"

Chen Rong's gaze shifted, his eyes shining as he looked at Lu Xuan: "Is what the village chief said true? We can all obtain immortal techniques? Everyone? You can exchange them for so many immortal medicines?"

Before Lu Xuan could speak, Li Tie emphasized, "There will be one dose of the elixir every day, so you can rest assured. But let me be clear, taking the elixir does not guarantee that you will acquire immortal techniques; it depends on your own luck."

Li Tie said with a serious expression: "Don't expect a free lunch. The elixir isn't free. One dose of the elixir costs five thousand catties of grain in exchange."

"Hiss—so many!?" The villagers were shocked.

Li Tie snorted coldly, "Good things are naturally expensive. Do you really think that a dose of elixir is worth less than five thousand catties of grain?"

The villagers were speechless.

That's a magical elixir that can grant someone a lifetime of benefits; if the catastrophe hadn't occurred, it would probably be worth ten thousand taels of gold.

Five thousand catties of grain, even if it was fine grain, would have been worth no more than one or two hundred taels of silver before the disaster.

Even though food is scarce after a catastrophe, it's still far inferior to elixirs.

With magical powers, what resources can't we obtain!

only……

Grandpa Zhang said with difficulty, "The value of the elixir is certainly more than this amount of grain, but none of us have that much grain stored up."

The villagers nodded in agreement.

That's right.

Even if a family stockpiled food before the disaster, they couldn't possibly have 5,000 catties of grain.

Li Tie reassured them, "Of course, we can't take out so much grain all at once. We can pay in installments, 1,000 jin per year for five years. In addition, the elderly and children on the previous subsidy list can enjoy a 20% discount and only need to pay 4,000 jin of grain."

Upon hearing this, the villagers' expressions immediately relaxed.

In the past, a thousand catties of grain a year would have been an unbearable burden for them, enough to crush them.

However, in the third round of planting, everyone planted the mutant varieties, and the harvest was no less than that of the second round. In the next few years, as long as they plant several more rounds of grain each year, the pressure will not be that great.

If we planted more sweet potatoes, the harvest would be even faster.

Moreover, the village chief said that other supplies of equal value could be used as substitutes, and meat could be sold at twice the price of grain, which would reduce the pressure even more.

The villagers relaxed, but the audience felt even more envious.

[With only 5,000 jin of grain, the streamer probably doesn't make much profit at all, so why bother?]

[Exactly! Giving away evolution fluid as prizes in a lottery would easily earn you millions of points, enough to buy dozens more bottles of evolution fluid!]

[Host, you're so confused!]

Lu Xuan, letting the village chief do as he pleased, shrugged and said, "This portion of evolution fluid wasn't originally intended to be given away for profit. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money later."

Once the villagers have used the evolution fluid, any leftover can be traded to other ancient nobles who have abundant resources.

You can easily double or even triple your money, then use the food for a lottery, and still earn points.

"If we don't obtain the immortal techniques, will we still have to pay for the 5,000 catties of grain as before?" Wu Cheng asked.

The other villagers, who were unaware of the problem, looked nervously at the village chief after being reminded.

Li Tie said, "Ah Xuan spent resources to exchange the elixir with the immortal. We can't let him bear the loss alone now that the elixir is gone, can we? What kind of people would we be? Ungrateful bastards like those disaster victims?"

The villagers remained silent.

"However," Li Tie changed the subject, "Ah Xuan's intention in taking out the elixir was to make everyone stronger so that they could protect themselves and their loved ones. He didn't intend to make any money off us. If, unfortunately, you don't awaken, you only need to pay half of the supplies."

"Anyone who finds these conditions unacceptable can be removed from the list."

The villagers looked at each other, and those who knew each other or were family members whispered among themselves for a while.

When Li Tie asked again if anyone intended to give up their spot, no one spoke up.

Just like Li Tie said to Lu Xuan before, only a fool would give up!

Li Tie nodded in satisfaction: "Next, let's talk about the order in which to take the elixir."

As soon as the topic came up, the villagers immediately perked up their ears and looked intently at the village chief.

Some people speculate that the selection might start with families that have close ties to Lu Xuan and the Lu family.

Or should we prioritize giving medication to young adults?

The young and strong will definitely become stronger after obtaining the magic, and will be better able to protect everyone.

However, some families lack able-bodied young men, while others have several, which inevitably seems somewhat unfair.

Li Tie quickly announced the specific requirements.

All of the above guesses are wrong.

To ensure fairness, Lu Xuan devised a distribution method where each family would select one person to be among the first to consume the evolution fluid.

Those with able-bodied members can choose from among them, those without can choose from their children or grandchildren, and the widowed or orphaned can choose themselves. In short, each family has one spot, ensuring that no one can make a mistake.

Once the slots are selected, these individuals will draw lots to determine the order of selection.

The second batch will still select one person from each household, but the order in which the evolution fluid is administered will start from the households that were not awakened in the previous batch, and those that have already awakened will be placed in order later.

Then the third and fourth batches followed the same pattern, until everyone had gone through their turn.

The first batch of places was quickly determined, totaling forty-five people.

After the draw, the person who was first in line was also identified.

It is Wuyang.

Lu Xuan has two vials in stock, so besides him, a second person can also use the evolution fluid today.

When others find out, they might occasionally take one or two extra doses of the elixir to speed up their turn, which is naturally something they would be very happy to do.

The person ranked second was also an acquaintance, Li Jing.

When the two vials of evolution fluid reached Wu Yang and Li Jing, everyone else who was seeing the 'elixir' for the first time was utterly astonished.

The golden liquid definitely looks very high-end.

Wu Yang and Li Jing exchanged a glance, and under the intense gaze of hundreds of people, they swallowed hard and downed the evolution liquid in one gulp.

"How are you? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Wu Cheng and the Li family members looked nervous, knowing about the side effects.

"I..." Wu Yang opened his mouth, but before he could finish speaking, he closed his eyes and fainted.

Wu Cheng, who was prepared, quickly helped his son up.

Everyone looked at Li Jing, who was still not dizzy. He frowned and said, "I don't feel dizzy, but... my body aches terribly."

Miao Jinfeng hurriedly said, "Then hurry back and lie down to rest. According to Ah Xuan, it will probably hurt for two or three days."

Wu Yinyin quickly stepped forward to support her husband.

Li Tuo, the younger brother, didn't just stand there. He went over to help his sister-in-law support her, wondering what kind of magical powers his older brother would acquire.

If he's really unlucky and comes away empty-handed, the family might have to rely on him from now on.

The two people who had taken the medication were quickly sent back to their own makeshift hospital to rest, while the rest of the people swarmed around Lei Yan and Lu Qing.

As the first to try it, the couple were surrounded and asked about their experience taking the medicine and what it felt like to use the magic.

The couple had experienced something similar once before when they first became aware of it, and this was the second time.

The main reason was that the villagers at the time never expected that they would actually need to use it one day, so they naturally couldn't help but ask more questions.

Lei Yan and Lu Qing were happy to repeat themselves several times, and both the person asking and the person answering were delighted.

·

The next day, Lu Xuan bought another bottle of evolution fluid and gave it to Ye Lin, who was third in line.

Ye Lin also fell into a deep sleep.

On that same day, the live stream was featured in a random planet pop-up recommendation, attracting countless new viewers and causing a surge in online viewership and followers.

Then on the third day, the fourth day...

Every day, one bottle of evolution fluid is consumed, and a young adult collapses due to physical discomfort, while the data in the live stream continues to surge.

The villagers were not worried at all about the safety of the fallen young men; they only sighed with envy.

However, the family members of these people were so nervous and anxious that they couldn't sleep, and they had to ask the person involved how they felt several times a day.

Does your body hurt?

How disgusting!

Can you feel a force emerging?

Lu Chen, who hadn't fallen into a deep sleep, couldn't help but get up every day to watch the little brats practice their superpowers, muttering to himself about the immortal techniques he might acquire.

At the same time, they were also worried that if they really gained nothing, the more than 2,000 kilograms of supplies would be wasted, adding unnecessary burden to their families.

·

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the course of seven days, a total of ten people in the village consumed the evolution fluid; the extras were purchased at a discount.

In fact, Lu Xuan had purchased five items through the daily discounts over the past seven days.

Two of them were used by the village, while the other three were kept and prepared to be given away in the next lottery, in order to appease the audience who were becoming increasingly violent as one person after another awakened their superpowers.

Especially for new viewers who came in through recommendations a few days ago, who are not familiar with Lu Xuan's style of doing things, their mentality is more likely to collapse.

Lu Xuan shook his head: Life is so wonderful, yet you are all so irritable, it's not good.

Audience: I'm speechless!

Let's get back to the main topic.

How many of the ten people awakened in total?

Five.

These are Wu Yang's visual enhancement ability, Li Jing's wood-type ability, Xiong Mao's earth-type ability, Chen Rong's speed ability, and Liu Chun's special ability.

The ones who haven't awakened are Ge Yuan, Ye Lin, Wei Dayong, Zhao Yong, and Zhang Gui.

Li Jing and Chen Rong both obtained their most desired superpowers, fulfilling their wishes.

Although Wu Yang's vision was not quite what he expected, as a member of a hunter family, the enhanced vision would help him hunt, so it wasn't too disappointing; at least it was much better than not awakening at all.

The most noteworthy thing is Liu Chun's special department.