Chapter 260 I Picked Up Trash on the Battlefield of National Fortune 16
"Beep! 20 points received."
"Beep! Received 60 points."
"drop……"
Zhou Jue narrowed her eyes slightly under her hood. She hadn't expected it to be this crazy; she had underestimated the desire of these lower-level players for cheap medicine.
For them, every point is earned at the cost of their lives.
Saving 30 points means you can get an extra potion or repair your equipment one more time.
This means there's one more chance to survive.
Her hands moved quickly, though.
She collected money and handed over goods without any unnecessary words. No matter how many hands reached out to her, she could accurately put the medicine into the hand of the person who completed the transfer first.
In less than a minute, that row of simple bottles was completely sold out.
In the end, the burly man who shouted that he wanted to "buy it all" only managed to grab one bottle.
He looked at his empty stall with a frustrated expression: "Oh dear! I shouldn't have shouted it out!"
He slapped his thigh hard, glared at the skinny guy next to him who had grabbed three bottles, his eyes red.
"Hey bro, can I have a bottle? I'll pay twenty-five!"
The skinny man clutched the medicine tightly to his chest, shaking his head vigorously: "I won't sell it! I don't even have enough for myself!"
The players who failed to snag a ticket lingered around Zhou Jue's stall, looking at the mysterious black-robed merchant with almost pleading eyes.
"Boss, is there any more? I just reached my point limit!"
"Yes, boss, bring out some more! There's not enough to go around!"
"I'll offer thirty! Boss, as long as you still have some, I'll offer thirty-one bottles!"
The price was instantly driven up. Zhou Jue slowly bent down, picked up the gray cloth from the ground, shook it gently, and began to fold it. Her movements were unhurried and had a unique sense of ritual.
"It's gone," she uttered in her hoarse voice.
A sigh of disappointment rippled through the surrounding crowd.
"Then... what about tomorrow? Boss, are you coming again tomorrow?" someone asked persistently.
Zhou Jue tucked the folded gray cloth into her wide sleeves, stood up, and pulled down the brim of her hood.
"We'll see." With those three words, she turned and left.
Without any hesitation, mysterious, aloof, and elusive.
This is the tone she sets for herself.
The more this happens, the more these players will feel that the items she has are of extraordinary origin.
"Hey! Boss, don't go!"
"What a weird temper..."
"Experts always have a temper. I'll definitely come early tomorrow to stake out the place!"
The players were buzzing with discussion, their eyes following her retreating figure until she disappeared into the crowd.
Pharmacist-44 stood frozen in place, watching the bustling scene over there and then looking at his own deserted stall.
An unprecedented surge of jealousy and anger gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake.
On what grounds?
Why do those watered-down garbage products sell so well?
His painstakingly crafted, legitimate medicine went unsold.
That's not fair!
That unorthodox guy who appeared out of nowhere broke the rules!
"Twenty points..." he squeezed out the words through gritted teeth.
This price is practically taking away the livelihood of all potion merchants!
If players get used to this price, who will still buy his medicine for 80 points a bottle in the future?
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.
Pharmacist-44's eyes were bloodshot.
He stared intently in the direction Zhou Jue had disappeared, the muscles in his face twitching slightly with anger.
"You think you can get by in this market without having paid your respects before you start acting recklessly?"
He sneered and slammed the medicine bottle in his hand onto the stall.
A sharp "bang" startled a passing player.
Pharmacist-44 completely ignored the stares of others. He raised his wrist and opened a hidden communication channel.
That was their internal complaint channel as "veteran" NPC merchants.
"Hello, is this the Market Management Office?" His voice was sinister, carrying the excitement unique to an informant.
"I want to file a formal complaint using my real name."
“NPC No. 1024, itinerant merchant.”
"He maliciously dumped substandard drugs at low prices, severely disrupting market order!"
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, twenty points a bottle! This is unfair competition!"
"You have to do something about this! Otherwise, the market will descend into chaos!"
After hanging up the communication, Pharmacist-44 revealed a triumphant grin.
Newbie, trying to mess with me? You're still too green!
...
Zhou Jue was unaware of what was happening behind her; she was on her way "home".
I'm in a pretty good mood. In just one minute, I've earned 300 points. This earning efficiency is much faster than picking up trash in ruins.
She was already planning for tomorrow. Since the market response was so good, she could increase the supply a little more tomorrow.
Thirty bottles? Or fifty bottles? One hundred bottles?
Just as she was pondering business strategies, that familiar voice suddenly rang in her mind.
"Host, we're in trouble."
Zhou Jue paused slightly, but quickly regained his composure and continued walking.
"explain."
"Your actions just now prompted pharmacist number 44 to submit a formal complaint to the market management office."
Zhou Jue raised his eyebrows slightly beneath his hood.
A report? As expected.
If you touch someone else's cake, you're bound to get a backlash; she just didn't expect it to come so quickly.
What did he report about me?
"Malicious dumping at low prices, disrupting market order, and selling inferior goods."
The system repeated the report.
"Heh." Zhou Jue sneered inwardly.
Inferior products? Her Blue Abyss Lake water is far more effective than those so-called legitimate medicines.
As for dumping at low prices, what kind of accusation is that! She clearly read the NPC employee regulations and did her research before daring to act so boldly, okay?!
"What's the market management office's reaction?" That's what she's most concerned about.
"There are no direct penalties yet." The system checked the backend data.
"It is expected that a market administrator will intervene to conduct a routine compliance check the next time you conduct a transaction."
Compliance inspection, which means that the authorities are coming to inspect the goods.
If her medicine is deemed "inferior" or "illegal," she could face anything from fines and confiscation to license revocation.
However, this compliance check mainly examines two points.
First, is there any false advertising regarding the product, and does the actual effect match the description?
In fact, even the diluted Blue Abyss Lake water has a stable recovery effect of around 25%, which is better than she claimed it depended on luck. This is definitely not false advertising; in fact, it can be described as a testament to the industry's integrity.
Second, whether the source of the goods is legal.
She could say that she made the goods herself from the raw materials she collected in the ruins. As a traveling merchant, it is perfectly legal for her to collect materials and make her own products.
As for why she doesn't have the "Pharmacist" secondary profession certification, she is a traveling merchant! Traveling merchants have a special privilege: this profession itself is a role that operates in a gray area.
As long as she claims that she acquired these products from other 'unknown sources,' and as long as the products themselves are harmless and their effects are real, the market management office will not interfere.
After figuring out that she had no loopholes, Zhou Jue quickly walked into the teleportation point. With a flash of white light, she returned to the small room that belonged to number 0714.
She changed back into her gray cleaning uniform, sat on the hard bed, and looked out at the gray sky.
The market administrator will definitely come tomorrow.
That pharmacist, number 44, will definitely be waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Even more NPC merchants might unite to boycott her.
This is a tough battle, but she not only wants to win, she wants to win beautifully.
She wants to use this "official inspection" to make a name for herself.
Let everyone know that the itinerant merchant number 1024 sells cheap but absolutely high-quality goods!
This isn't a crisis; it's clearly a free official endorsement advertisement!
A playful smile curved at the corners of Zhou Jue's lips.
She opened the storage space: "Since we're going to inspect it, let's give you a shock."
She originally planned to sell only the regular diluted version, but now, in preparation for tomorrow's inspection, she decided to prepare something "special".
As the store's prized possession.
She took out a more delicate little bottle.
This time, the concentration of the Blue Abyss Lake water she poured in was three times that of the previous one.
At this concentration, the recovery rate is estimated to be over 75%.
It definitely falls into the category of "high-grade potions".
This is the key to her breaking the deadlock tomorrow.
"Pharmacist No. 44..."
Zhou Jue softly murmured the code name: "I hope you can still smile tomorrow."
She put away the bottle of special medicine, lay back down on the bed, and closed her eyes to rest.
Waiting for a new day to arrive.
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