Chapter 028 Western Fantasy Town 19
When she arrived at her destination, Kate discovered that she was not the only one there seeking an explanation.
"Dolores, there must be an explanation."
"Now adventurers have a batch of very cheap potions, and they are unwilling to go to the pharmacy to buy potions."
"I haven't sold a single potion in my shop these past few days!"
Kate hurried forward and said, "Me too!"
Dolores sat dignifiedly, sipping her black tea elegantly. When she heard everyone's accusations, she just smiled slightly.
"Please sit down first. I already understand what you are talking about."
Dolores' expression was gentle, but in her heart she was beating her teacher Angelica eight hundred times.
She put down her teacup and said, "I've already inquired with the Pharmacists' Union. In fact, perhaps the entire continent will usher in a reform just for pharmacists."
"My teacher, Angelica, has discovered a new alchemy ingredient. It's pure energy. No matter what kind of potion you're brewing, just adding this ingredient will significantly reduce your mana consumption."
"She has already submitted a report, and perhaps in a few days the pharmacists' union will release the news."
The entire pharmacy was silent for a moment.
Angelica, there is no pharmacist who doesn't know this name.
No one present except Dolores had been taught by her.
Angelica taught them all.
This recognized strongman in the pharmacist community has single-handedly promoted many reforms. The last 200-pound book of "Pharmacy Encyclopedia" has made many pharmacists eager to buy it.
She said there must be reform, so there must be reform.
The pharmacists immediately forgot their original intention and were busy looking for new ingredients for refining medicine.
"What are the new ingredients for alchemy?"
“How much will it cost to buy it?”
“Will the Pharmacists’ Union include the ingredients in the monthly free collection list?”
…
Dolores pulled an apple from her space backpack and said, "Here's the material."
Everyone gasped. "Apple? How could it be an apple?"
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"Dale, did you hunt two monsters when you went up the mountain this time?"
"I'm still far from that. Rayleigh and his team hunted two first-level monsters and one second-level monster."
"Just hunt three monsters today?"
"Yeah, didn't they have tomato and dumpling soup with us this morning?"
"How is that possible? After killing two first-level monsters, how can you still have the energy and strength to hunt a second-level monster?"
"Are they not hurt?"
"You have to go to the village entrance and ask Rayleigh and the others. I don't know either."
…
After hearing this, the people in the inn ran directly to the village entrance and saw the members of Rayleigh's team receiving the attention of many adventurers at the door.
They held in their hands the spoils that were theirs.
"Oh my god, those two first-level monsters also have very strong attack power."
"Is that second-level magical beast a storm thunder beast?"
"Killed three monsters in one day?"
In response to the adventurers' questions, Rayleigh, the team's representative, raised his chin with a reserved expression, pressed his palm downward in a gesture for silence, and said, "I'm sure everyone is curious about how the four of us managed to kill three monsters in one day. After all, our average level is only 26."
Someone suddenly asked, "Why do I remember that your average level was only 25 last week?"
Rayleigh couldn't help but laugh: "Of course, I've hunted more monsters, so I've naturally leveled up."
"Could it be that you guys go hunting monsters every day?"
"Of course." Rayleigh continued, his chin raised. "You've already picked all the herbs in the area outside of Villanstai. If we don't hunt monsters, how can we afford to go to Charles' shop?"
Everyone is also thinking about how to make money.
Even if you are reselling potions, you need time to sell them.
Of course, it is impossible to sell it to the adventurers who come to Ika Village. There are cheaper ones nearby, and no one is a fool.
The adventurer team then sent half of their members to go to Klein Town and then to the farther town of Obrus. The round trip took a long time, so the members who stayed in Ika Village naturally had to find other ways to make money.
There were also several team members who gathered together to hunt monsters, but in order to ensure that the daily purchase limit was fully utilized, they could only stay in Villanstai for one night at most. Regardless of whether they hunted monsters or not, they had to come back to purchase potions.
This resulted in these adventurers being able to only challenge less powerful first-level monsters.
Challenging a level 2 monster would result in injury, and they bought the potions to sell, not to use them themselves.
Some teams will be lucky enough to encounter two first-level monsters in succession, which will allow them to make extra money. However, some people may not even encounter one, and it all depends on fate.
That’s why Rayleigh’s team’s gains were so remarkable.
"Are you going to take the medicine you bought yourself?" someone asked.
Rayleigh paused. "Almost, but what we eat is not potion, but apple."
"Apples? Apples for one silver coin each?"
"Yes, the apples from Ciel's shop."
Klein once set off an apple craze. It is said that someone received a bounty of 1,600 gold coins in exchange for 30,000 apples in Klein. At that time, apple sellers in the market were all crazy.
The price of apples gradually increased from 20 to 30 copper coins per basket to 50 copper coins per piece.
Suddenly, apples became a food for the nobility.
People who didn't know the truth thought the apple was mutated, so they gritted their teeth and bought one to try, but after tasting it, they all kept silent.
In order to show off his wealth, the rich man replaced all the fruits he served to his guests with expensive apples, and the guests tasted them without saying a word.
Even though the price of apples declined later, they were no longer a common fruit for ordinary residents.
Almost half of the adventurers in Ika Village now come from Klein Town. Some of them have suffered losses from apples. After spending a lot of money to buy apples, they found that they tasted the same as before, and felt like they were ripped off.
Few people were willing to take the time to understand the whole story of the price increase of apples. This group of adventurers developed hostility towards apples. When they arrived in Ika Village, they found that the apples here were more expensive, costing 1 silver coin each. The memory of being cheated suddenly came to their minds again.
They began to boycott apples and kindly told the other adventurer teams that these apples were for rip-offs and that there was nothing special about the taste, so they should not waste their money.
The adventurers listened to the advice very well, after all, their money was mainly used to buy potions.
Rayleigh and his friends were reluctant to buy apples at first, but one day when they went to buy medicine, they overheard what the owner, Charles, and the clerk, Theodore, were saying.
“There’s no room for apples.”
"Then remove a batch and only put out five per day."
"Charles, not many people are buying apples right now. Wouldn't it be better to remove them all?"
"No, someone will buy it, and the price might even go up in the future."
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Reilly and his friends didn't understand why the price had increased, but that didn't stop them from wanting to stock up on apples at a low price before the price hike.
Unfortunately, when they proposed this idea, the owner of the Shire store told them that there were not many apples left and each person was limited to purchasing one apple.
Why is there purchase restriction again?
As soon as the purchase limit was implemented, Rayleigh and others felt that this was very important.
So they each spent 1 silver coin to buy an apple.
I went back and looked at it for a long time, but couldn't tell the difference between this one worth one silver coin and the other apples.
Could it be that these apples look similar, even the texture is the same?
The four members of the team put the apples into their pockets, fearing that they would be eaten by other adventurers as ordinary apples if left in the room.
The next day they went to Villansted and forgot to bring water and dry food. At noon in the forest, they were hungry and thirsty, and Raleigh couldn't help but want to eat the apple.
At the time, his teammates were still blaming him: "Are you crazy? This apple costs 1 silver coin each, can you afford it?"
Rayleigh choked and said, "Why can't I afford it? I work so hard to earn money just to eat better."
After saying that, he took a bite of the apple.
After he had already taken a bite, the other team members could only look at him and ask, "How is it? Is the apple sweet for 1 silver coin?"
Rayleigh: “…”
Rayleigh: "Yeah, it's much sweeter than the apples I usually eat. It's sweet and crisp."
In fact, he couldn't taste any difference at all.
Woohoo, my 1 silver coin...
Just after eating an apple, they encountered a monster. Feeling sad and angry, Reilly roared and rushed forward, vowing to turn his grief and anger into strength. He chased and chopped the monster, and his teammates were stunned.
Of course, the results are also gratifying.
With an average strength of only level 25, they hunted down two monsters in one afternoon.
Just as everyone was cheering, Rayleigh got the upgrade.
"Haha! This is my lucky apple!"
Rayleigh's grief and anger were gone, and he even wanted to spend money to buy two more lucky apples to eat.
The other team members wanted to save the apples and sell them when the price went up, but they waited and waited but the price didn't go up at all. Instead, the apples became a little wilted and would go bad if they didn't eat them soon.
So two days later, Rayleigh and his three angry teammates enjoyed the apple together.
That afternoon they chased and chopped a level two monster, and after chopping it down they still had enough energy left to chop down a level one monster.
Fortunately, two more team members were promoted.
The only player who didn't upgrade:?
So they began to scramble to buy lucky apples to eat, buying one apple every day and bringing it to Villanstai to eat the next day.
After a week, I thought I would not have enough living expenses because of buying apples, but after a careful calculation, I found that I was actually making a profit.
At least two first-level monsters are brought in every day, and each person can earn 10 silver coins.
If you occasionally catch a second-level monster, each person will earn 50 silver coins.
What a lucky apple this is!
Then they discovered that after eating the apple, they no longer felt exhausted after hunting monsters. Instead, they had endless energy and their focus was better.
Rayleigh's team was completely conquered by Apple.
When the apple craze swept Ika Village again, the Pharmacists Guild in the Royal Capital was fighting for its rights.
"I don't agree to include this magic apple as an ingredient for alchemy. It can't even be produced again!"
"The effectiveness of the magic apple has been used and verified by more than ten pharmacists. I believe it can be used as an ingredient in alchemy."
"Is it really impossible to reproduce? Has anyone grown seedlings from the cores of magic apples they've eaten?"
"No, even the most skilled grower couldn't make it sprout."
"I suggest using magic to ripen the fruit."
"Wait, aren't we discussing whether it can be included in the ingredients? Why are you all discussing how to grow it?"
"Hey! Olivia, I suggest you try this magic apple. It's really useful."
Angelica looked around and said, "Magic apples can only be grown using special seeds. Only when magic apples are listed as ingredients for alchemy will the owner of the apple seeds be willing to sell them."
“…”
“…………”
"I agree!"
"I agree! Where can I buy the seeds?"
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