Chapter 108
After Tian Min returned with the essence of plants, she didn't know what to do with it for a while.
She thought about it again and again, discussed it with Ying Liang, and finally decided to make it into medicine.
"Assuming that one dose of herbal essence can be made into 100 doses of medicine, I can't use that much by myself, so I can just sell some of it."
Sitting in the hot pot restaurant, Tian Min analyzed carefully.
Normally when going out to fight, there is a priest accompanying the team, and there is basically no need to use medicines. These precious potions are generally used just in case, and it is enough for one person to prepare a few.
Even if her and Ying Liang's shares were counted, there would still be at least seventy or eighty portions left.
"The raw materials used to make medicines are high-quality, so the price will also rise accordingly. I believe that many people would be happy to prepare a portion of this medicine made from the essence of plants. We don't need to rush. We can sell it slowly and individually at the market. The price will be much higher than selling it in bulk."
"If I sell all of them, I won't have any problem getting my money back, and I might even make a little more."
When he said this, Tian Min's eyes lit up.
By this calculation, they got a few rare life-saving potions for free, and might even earn a few hundred points of extra income.
Although the reselling process is a bit hard, it is worth it.
The two men are not very old, only in their twenties, still at an age where they need to work hard, and they do not have much savings. These 3,000 points are already a huge loss for Tian Min.
Ying Liang hesitated at the time and did not participate. Now that he has come back and calmed down and calculated, he found that it was a sure-win deal. He pursed his lips and felt a little regretful.
Tian Min noticed his expression change and shook his hand. "Don't worry, let's come to the hot spring more often in the future and go to that store more often. Maybe we can find new treasures."
"You're right. There's no rush for this." Ying Liang exhaled, "That store is really a treasure."
Tian Min agreed wholeheartedly, "Yes."
In fact, compared to the joy of obtaining the essence of plants and trees, the happiness brought by "picking up a bargain" is even greater.
She even felt that she was vaguely addicted.
Tian Min couldn't help but recall the layout of the store and the appearance of the last few items she had flipped through before leaving the store.
The more she thought about it, the more uncertain she became. "Hey, do you think that pole I picked up at the end was actually some kind of purple bamboo? I heard that there are some plants in the game that only spawn in small quantities in special areas. If you chop them down, you can get some rare equipment materials..."
Could it be possible that was one of them and she just missed it?
Ying Liang also recalled, "And the thing that almost hit my head, it was so hard, I don't think it was an ordinary ornament."
——Why didn’t he take a closer look at that time!
There was a moment of silence in the private room of the hot pot restaurant, with only the sound of the red oil boiling in the pot.
Tian Min looked at the ceiling, trying hard to imagine the appearance of the purple bamboo she had heard of, and then compared it with the pole she had just seen.
Ying Liang, who was standing next to him, was absent-mindedly stirring the dipping dish with chopsticks, regretting that he had not taken down the ornament and wiped it with dust to see it more clearly.
It took them a long while to realize that they hadn't spoken to each other for a long time.
The two looked at each other.
After a moment of silence, Ying Liang carefully suggested, "How about we go check it out after dinner?"
Tian Min coughed lightly and said nonchalantly, "Sure, I'm not going to buy anything anyway, just consider it as a way to help digestion."
Ying Liang agreed, "Yes, we are just going to take a look..."
*
Without further ado, after deciding to make the medicine, the two left Nuannuan Hot Spring the next day and returned to Guangming Town to find Tian Min's pharmacist friend.
The friend thought the two were visiting, but as soon as Tian Min sat down, he mysteriously took out a cloth bag and said, "I have something to ask of you."
"What?" The friend was puzzled. When he opened it, he was really shocked.
He almost jumped up and subconsciously wanted to pull the curtains, but he felt that his reaction was a bit excessive, so he lowered his voice and asked: "Herbal essence? Where did it come from? Did you find a large herb field that has never been discovered?"
If this is true, then Tian Min will be very rich.
A large medicinal herb field is enough to save her from having to work hard outside for the rest of her life.
"No, it's not that easy to find a herb field. You have to go and open up the wasteland." Tian Min laughed, "Do you think I have the ability to do that?"
Yan Zhen, Tian Min's pharmacist friend, sat down at a loss, "What's going on?"
It sounds even more incredible that we could get a piece of herbal essence without discovering the herb field.
The essence of plants itself is not the most expensive item in the game, but its production is so low and its uses are so wide that few people are willing to sell it. If you just wait in a small town, you may not get a piece even after waiting for months.
For players who really want to acquire treasures of this level, they have to travel to several surrounding towns and change places to find one.
Tian Min didn't need the essence of plants so much that he wouldn't waste time doing such things. So, she was just lucky and happened to come across a player selling it?
"How much did you spend on this?" Yan Zhen weighed the stone in his hand. "It must have cost a lot of money. Did you buy it at the market? Or did you find a player to trade with?"
If it is the former, the price probably won’t be low.
There are so many people coming and going in the market every day. If you just shout that you want to sell plant essences, you will probably attract a lot of people to fight for them.
The prices will naturally go up as they take turns to bid.
In Yan Zhen's opinion, the most cost-effective way is to find someone to do the deal privately and get things done quietly. But the seller is not a fool and will not let the buyer take advantage. The final transaction price is often around the default market price, with a slight fluctuation above or below.
He observed his friend's face, trying to see if she looked like she had been ripped off.
If Tian Min accidentally bought at a high price, he would remind her immediately and perhaps she would still have time to go back and argue with the merchant.
Who knew that when Tian Min heard his question, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and he uttered two words, "Guess?"
Yan Zhen was speechless, and guessed cooperatively: "4000? No, 4500 is about right...any more would not be worth it."
"Neither is right." Tian Min was happy. "I knew you couldn't guess it - the transaction price of my plant essence is 3,000 points."
Yan Zhen: “???”
He was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to touch her forehead, "You don't have a fever...Did you drink too much? Do you want me to prepare some medicine for you to wake up your brain?"
Tian Min: “…”
She rolled her eyes, "Believe it or not."
"Just kidding, what's going on? Tell me in detail." Yan Zhen was curious and urged.
Tian Min then became serious and began to tell the story.
"…There are so many products in that store. If we really shop, it will probably take us ten days or half a month to finish shopping. I even want to ask my team for a long vacation and camp near the hotel for a week, spending every day in the store."
Yan Zhen was stunned. "So, you really bought it for 3,000 points..."
He murmured "Unbelievable" and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
But when I thought about the fact that this incident happened in Nuannuan Hot Spring, everything suddenly made sense.
"Let's get down to business." Tian Min returned to the topic. "I'll pay you the processing fee. Can you help me make medicine from this herbal essence, and then take out about 30 of them and sell them in your store?"
Yan Zhen has his own fixed customer base. Since these people come to the pharmacist, it is of course because they want to buy medicine. In this case, the high-quality medicines made from the essence of plants are definitely their best choice.
Tian Min placed 30 copies in Yan Zhen's shop and kept the rest for himself to sell slowly. There was no rush for this.
"I'll give you a commission when the time comes." She gestured with a number.
"No problem." Yan Zhen understood and assured him, patting his chest, "I've recently upgraded my level, and many elite players have come to me to buy medicine. My customer base is definitely better than other pharmacists you know, and I will definitely sell it to you at a high price."
Tian Min felt relieved and exchanged a few more pleasantries before leaving.
Yan Zhen was left alone, touching the seemingly ordinary "stone" with a sense of longing, "Mysterious shopping experience..."
He hasn't been to Nuannuan Hot Spring for a while. Why not take a few days off and bring his family there to stay for a while?
*
The news about the Monster Shop quickly spread throughout the hot spring.
At first, most players thought it was just a grocery store where "no one knew what they were selling". Many people peeked in at the door, and when they saw the "grand occasion" in the store, they left without even entering.
Later, someone said that this was a second-hand recycling shop - can't you tell by looking at the pile of junk?
So many people brought their unwanted discarded items from home, such as old sofas that had been scratched by their summoned beasts, gray curtains, handmade wooden stools, etc. They dragged them all the way to the front desk and asked the clerk how many points they could give for recycling them.
The saleslady took a look at the old furniture and actually spent some points to keep them, which made the players who had gone to so much trouble to bring the furniture very happy.
As the news spread, more and more people came here to recycle second-hand furniture.
In the end, Shu Mo rushed over again and warned him, "Don't pick up things everywhere!"
Otherwise, when the old furniture and goods from players are piled together, it will be even harder to tell which ones are garbage...
This is not a solution. The players' imaginations are too rich, and there is no guarantee that more outrageous rumors will not appear in the future. Shu Mo had no choice but to edit an announcement for all players, @all players, and send it.
The announcement solemnly stated that this was not a grocery store or a second-hand recycling store, but a running store.
Merchants from all over the world consign a large number of goods here, allowing customers to buy supplies, monster materials and various resources from different towns without leaving their homes.
——"It just requires a little bit of your patience and a pair of eyes that are good at discovering treasures."
At the end, there is a line of words like this.
After Shu Mo's reminder that day, the monsters worked overtime overnight and "used their full imagination" to increase the prices of all the goods.
When Shu Mo heard their solemn assurances, he became even more worried.
In order to avoid future disputes, she urged the monsters to add a huge notice on the white wall behind the store counter - the most eye-catching place in the entire store.
Players are reminded that the prices of our products may not necessarily match the "actual value" and customers are required to use their experience and make their own judgment.
Be cautious when spending money.
After the sign was hung up, Shu Mo looked at it again and again, and became genuinely worried about the future business performance of the store.
Sure enough, for the next few days, Monster went to the store but didn't get any orders.
For most players, if it weren’t for their trust in Nuannuan Hot Spring, they wouldn’t even step into this store.
Even if they went in, they would shake their heads and come out quickly.
The monsters didn't care and were not at all affected by the stark contrast between the business performance of their store and other stores on the commercial street. After all, they had already spent ten years of boring waiting and had long been accustomed to such waiting.
The turning point came about a week later.
When Shu Mo was having dinner in the restaurant that day, he happened to hear several tables of people gathered together, talking about something.
His face was full of excitement, and when I listened carefully, I found that they were still talking about the same topic.
"I heard that the high-level player only spent 3,000 points to buy a piece of plant essence..."
"No, the version I heard was even cheaper, and he wasn't a high-level player, but an ordinary player."
"Where can I find such a big bargain? This is like winning the lottery, right? I can make thousands of points just by flipping it."
Shu Mo's ears moved, and he remembered the girl and her boyfriend who came to the store that day.
However, that girl was indeed a high-level player, and part of the 3,000 points was later distributed to Shu Mo, and the rest was given to the monster who put the essence of plants into the store.
This rumor may be true or false, but there are many players who are willing to believe it.
In fact, adding the processing fee, the share given to Yan Zhen, and the time cost spent on sales, Tian Min’s actual income is far less than what is rumored.
But everyone just wishfully believes that there is an "ordinary person" like them who can pick up bargains and gain thousands of points, and thus be freed from several months of hard work in the future.
Of course, for this rumor to spread so widely, it must have some real elements to support it.
A player was so confused that his face turned red. He angrily took out a bottle of potion from his backpack and said, "Believe it or not, I don't want to waste my words with you! Look, this is what my brother heard from a very famous pharmacist. He also gave me a bottle of potion. Look at the color. It is definitely the best of the best. Who among you can show me such a beautiful potion without a trace of impurities?"
Everyone stared and saw that the liquid inside was indeed an extremely clear and transparent green color, with a faint smell of grass in the air.
"The pharmacist only released 30 bottles. After the news got out, they were all snatched away in less than two days. Some people even got into a fight."
He spoke so confidently and eloquently that people couldn't help but believe him a little more.
"Anyway, the thing about the essence of plants is definitely true!"
In fact, the news could have spread so widely thanks to the help of Tian Min’s good friend Yan Zhen.
Since he wanted to help Tian Min sell the potion at a good price, he naturally had to think of a way to market it.
Herbal essence is the best promotional slogan, but in addition to that, he also packaged the origin of this herbal essence.
That mysterious, unpredictable store is the best gimmick.
So the first player who bought the potion went back and told his friends, brought more elite players, and then told his relatives and friends about it...
Word of mouth spread quickly, and not only did the potion sell better than expected, earning Tian Min hundreds of extra points, but his reputation as the Monster Shop Runner also gradually spread.
After understanding the cause and effect of this unexpected wave of publicity, Shu Mo only had one thought left, which was to never underestimate the speed at which rumors spread in a small town...
Overnight, the Monster Run store was packed with people.
Wave after wave of players lined up and walked around the shelves with great interest, picking up an item from time to time and commenting on it in a serious manner in a low voice with their companions.
"I think this thing is worth at least this much if it's sold outside." One of them pointed to a number and said in a whisper.
His companion looked serious, "How did you know that?"
"Look at the color, the texture, and the feeling of holding it in your hand." The other party was stuck for a moment, and then continued with certainty, "Anyway, I have an inexplicable intuition that this is it!"
Shu Mo, who was passing by, was amazed.
The products that were regarded as garbage and disdained by people yesterday suddenly have "color", "texture" and can give people "inexplicable intuition" overnight...
Is this the charm of marketing?
However, the warning signs have been marked anyway, and even the Monster employees will specifically remind players before checking out according to Shu Mo's instructions. If there are any remaining risks, they will have to be borne by the customers themselves.
Looking around, the whole store was filled with players like this, their eyes sparkling with hope in this dimly lit small store cluttered with clutter.
They either talk to their friends and companions about the special features of the objects in their hands, like this man did, or they remain silent, concentrating on recalling a certain item in the rumor and then comparing the details.
In the end, they often put the things in their arms and go to the counter to pay with full caution.
It was obvious that everyone was convinced that they had found the one and only treasure.
Let me ask you, who hasn’t dreamed of becoming rich overnight?
Who hasn’t hoped that a shabby pottery jar or brick in their home is actually a priceless antique?
Who hasn’t read a cool story about someone who relied on the golden finger of treasure appraisal to pick up bargains and became a winner in life?
At this moment, an opportunity to upgrade like the protagonist is right in front of you. It would be really exciting not to try it.
Anyway, it’s free to go to the store and have a look, so why not go!
——Most people, at the beginning, had this kind of thought and went over reluctantly to join in the fun.
But as he was walking, he stopped in front of something.
The more I looked at it, the more I felt that this thing had an extraordinary temperament, and it was different from anything I had seen before. So I was gradually attracted to it and started thinking about whether I could buy it. Who knows, maybe I would be the next one to get rich?
When I clicked on the product details, my emotions fluctuated even more violently.
Really, the price is outrageous.
Why is a glass jade bottle that looks so exquisite only worth 150 points? The same price as ten meat buns, is that reasonable?
...and a leaf that looks just like any other leaf on the road can be priced at 2,000 points?
Is that reasonable anymore? What kind of standard is used to set this price?
The players had a heart attack.
Further confusion came again -
A jade bottle worth 150 points is sold so cheaply. Could it be that it is really just a beautiful piece of trash, with only reference value?
But if I buy a leaf for 2000 points, what if it is really just an ordinary leaf?
They fell into endless entanglement. In the end, some people made up their minds, while others gave up with regret, reluctantly put down the items in their hands and turned to the next shelf.
The arbitrary pricing of monsters really makes players love and hate them.
Like handicraft shops, they win purely by the quality of the goods they sell. When Xie Qingyun puts the forged objects on the shelves, he will directly fill in a clear description for customers to refer to during the purchasing process.
All the information is right in front of them, and the only thing they need to worry about is price and applicability.
But in this shop, the "owner"'s thinking is completely different from that of ordinary merchants.
There is a lack of product description and no reference to prices, so you never know whether what you are holding in your hands is trash or a treasure.
The shopping process of customers in stores is full of uncertainty.
But precisely because of this, when you finally bite the bullet and buy a product, and discover that it is a treasure, the sense of satisfaction will come in multiples.
No wonder Tian Min became addicted to it.
This craze of searching for treasures in shops instantly swept through Hot Springs, and was comparable to the gold rush of the past.
The cash register in the store kept clicking away, and here, Shu Mo's share was deposited into his account almost at the same time.
She inspected the store and walked out silently.
On the road, many people can't wait to put the things in their hands into their backpacks.
Only after paying the money and completing the transaction can the item belong to the player, and the player can put the item into the backpack and check its properties.
For some objects whose names they had never heard of, they gradually figured out a way to estimate their approximate prices.
——Use the mall!
Just like Shu Mo did before, drag the purchased items to the recycling port of the mall and check the recycling price.
For example, if the system gives a recycling price of 100 points for an item, it can probably be sold for 120-150 points in the end.
Something that costs 2,000 points may be sold for 2,500 to 3,000 points at the market.
But the general range will not change. Something that the system bids for 100 points will never sell for more than 3,000 points.
Therefore, dragging items to the mall recycling bin becomes a matter of life and death.
"Please, please, please..."
"If I can get 100 points, I will reward myself with a good meal at Nuan Nuan Restaurant tonight."
On the side of the road, a poorly equipped swordsman player clasped his hands together, bowed his head and prayed for a long time. Finally, he took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and nervously moved his fingers to drag the item.
The second he pressed the OK button, he swallowed and a bead of sweat slid down the side of his face.
A white light flashed, the mall page refreshed, and a number appeared at the bottom.
The swordsman player took a look and suddenly froze.
3000 points.
His lips trembled. "How, how is it possible?"
He was just an ordinary player who made money through physical work. He gritted his teeth and bought a 50-point item, but it turned out to be 3,000 points?
The mall can give an estimated price of 3,000 points, so how many points can be bought if it is sold to players?
His original greatest wish was to double his points so that he could have a good meal, but at this moment, the swordsman player looked down blankly at his tattered cloth clothes and cloth shoes, and suddenly a feeling of pride surged in his heart.
I never thought that he would have such a lucky day!
This time he wanted to enjoy all the guest rooms he had never dared to stay in and all the delicacies he had never dared to eat before.
…
Some are happy and some are sad.
There are lucky people, and naturally there are unlucky people.
"Why is it that the things I bought for 300 points are only worth 50 points?! Why?" A person howled on the other side of the street.
The friend next to him kept comforting him, "Believe me, European and American conservation, you are unlucky this time, but next time you might win the jackpot."
The man wiped his nose and asked with tears in his eyes, "Really?"
Friend: “Really!”
"Well, then I'll go buy another one..."
friend:"……?"
This is really unbelievable!
In addition, there are many more people who fell into confusion after getting the treasure.
"I'm sorry, although I chose it myself...but I really don't understand why a piece of broken leaves could deserve a high price of 4,000 points in the mall?"
The player held up the leaf in his hand and murmured.
The more important question is -
She doesn't even know what it is used for, who can she sell it to?
On this day, countless players looked at the mysterious treasures they had never seen before and fell into deep thought.
I always feel like I've become richer, but at the same time I don't...
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