Chapter 263: Giant Type Intelligence Potion
The sky was azure, and the seawater was dark green.
The air temperature was very low.
The sky had snow fluttering in it, and mercenaries were trembling with cold.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ fleet had finally reached Ice Sculpture Island.
“It seems that we need to procure warm clothes.” Said the dragonman youngster.
He had the Flame Dragon King bloodline, and his strong and tough dragon scales maintained his body temperature well.
Zong Ge sized up the harbor ahead of them.
He also didn’t feel much with regards to the temperature. He looked human, but that was just the Deceptive Disguise spell and Anti-investigation and Prophecy spells at work.
Zong Ge was a half beastman, and had a lion-man bloodline, his thick hair was a natural protection against the cold.
This was Snow Bird Harbor, one of Ice Sculpture Island’s eight harbors.
Snow Bird Harbor had a flat terrain that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The harbor was a bustling sight, ships of all sizes were anchored there, and the many standing masts permitted flocks of white feathered snow birds to sit on them.
Zong Ge’s gaze mainly focused on the harbor’s military defenses.
The harbor’s embankments had a row of artillery, the biggest main cannon was gold level, while the rest were uniformly silver level.
A small distance from the harbor stood a lofty magician tower.
The magician tower was an impressive gold level too!
With that magician tower, Snow Bird Harbor’s defensive power far exceeded Two Eyes Island’s.
Laborers towed the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ ships slowly into mooring positions.
Anchors dropped, and after the ships were berthed appropriately, the laborers boarded to receive their payment.
The anchorage fee was very expensive.
The small ship anchorage fee was three times the normal price.
The medium ship anchorage fee was four times the normal price.
The large ship anchorage fee was unexpectedly five times the normal price!
“Excuse me, many I ask why the ship, ship anchorage fee is so expensive?” Fei She asked a laborer.
The laborer answered: it is due to a recent adjustment.
The Ice Sculpture Kingdom intentionally raised the anchorage expense of foreign ships by a lot.
While the citizen’s ships’ anchorage fee were kept at the same low price.
After Fei She heard this, he faintly nodded and looked pensive.
The high ship anchorage fee was nothing to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps. They cared more about the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s attitude towards outsiders.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had already made the following arrangements.
Zong Ge would continue overseeing the fleet and defend the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ ships.
Almost all of the mercenaries would remain on the ships.
If it was any other mercenary corps, the mercenaries would be in an uproar. But in the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, one trained by Zong Ge and with strong military discipline, it wouldn’t happen.
The dragonman youngster and a group split off and were the first to enter the harbor.
Men Shi and Tripleblade were responsible for reporting to the Mercenary Guild Branch. The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps was registered as a regular mercenary corps, and in every region they moved to, they could register at the local Mercenary Guild Branch to gain some support.
Meanwhile, Chi Lai and Lan Zao needed to go to the Thief Guild Branch to purchase more information.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps wanted detailed and reliable information on the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, this was a convenient and fast way to do so. Of course, it had its shortcoming – buying information cost money.
The third group was the dragonman youngster and Zi Di, they wanted to investigate the marketplace.
Snow Bird Harbor’s marketplace was obviously rigorously mapped out, it was divided into 5 parts, and the biggest among them was the seafood market.
Of course, the seafood market was not their first destination, they were entering the most highly detailed alchemy market.
The alchemy market had great numbers of stores and brightly colored signs.
The shop buildings were of a unified design, and consequently, they warmed the heart and delighted the eyes.
Red buildings, white walls, yellow roofs.
Zi Di recognized them and pointed a finger at the yellow roofs, saying to the dragonman youngster, "That is Light Clear Potion, that potion is fellow and can be used to coat roofs. In the day, it can absorb sunlight, then at night, it can illuminate the rooms inside.”
“Although a lot of the potion is applied in the early stages, its use cycle is long, and the cost spread out over that time makes it a bargain.”
The roof coating was just one thing; the entire alchemy market had many practical applications of alchemy throughout it that functioned during the day.
The alchemy market had streams of people moving through it, it was mainly composed of elves, followed by humans, then dwarfs, beastmen and other races were comparatively rare.
Thus, the dragonman youngster was quite eye-catching as he walked.
Pedestrians often looked at him.
The dragonman youngster and Zi Di walked together.
They had seldomly moved alone like this, and when they looked at each other, they could sense the others’ affection.
Seeing Zi Di at his side, the dragonman youngster’s finger twitched, and in his heart, the impulse to pull Zi Di’s hand along rose.
Despite Zi Di’s outward identity being Hong Teng, and that if the mercenary commander and a subordinate magician loving each other and holding hands together was seen in public, it would have a great adverse influence.
A small girl decided to walk in front of them, holding a snow bird figurine, “Big older brother, purchase a snow bird for your girlfriend.”
The dragonman youngster stared at them.
The small girl added, “Snow birds represent pure love in our Ice Sculpture Kingdom.”
The dragonman youngster and Zi Di looked at each other, making out the others’ feelings.
But the dragonman youngster refused, “You are mistaken, girl, we don’t have that kind of relationship.”
The small girl didn’t give up and still tried, “Not now, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future. To be exact, the snow bird represents the nascent arrival of pure love!”
The dragonman youngster couldn’t help but look at Zi Di.
But Zi Di didn’t look at him, instead she turned her gaze away.
The small girl giggled and smiled.
The dragonman youngster slowly shook his head and fished out 10 copper coins.
The small girl’s eyes opened, “Mr. Dragonman, that’s not enough money!”
The dragoman youngster replied, “This money isn’t for the snow bird figurine. If you can help us familiarize ourselves with the stores here and tell us everything you know, then these 10 copper coins will be yours.”
The small girl’s eyes narrowed, and didn’t agree to that, instead after some pondering, she asked, “So, may I ask how long Mr. Dragonman wants to hire me?”
The dragonman youngster didn’t reply, instead he looked at Zi Di.
Zi Di gave her assessment, “In my opinion, two hours with you will be more than enough.”
The girl nodded, “In that case, Mr. Dragonman, Miss Magician, this snow girl is ready to serve you.”
The small girl temporarily joined the two.
Whenever the two visited a store, the small girl would tell them some information outsiders didn’t know about it.
“This store looks small, but its business is very good. Natives regularly visit!”
“This inn’s boss is very sinister and stingy; they often are behind on salaries and also likes to scam outsiders.”
“This is our biggest medicine shop, unfortunately, it is not one of our Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s stores.”
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Finally, the dragonman youngster and Zi Di stopped in front of the biggest store.
The store’s sign had for words written on it – Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance!
One of the Sheng Ming Empire’s six great merchant alliances,
Not only was the Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance here on Ice Sculpture Island, the other five great merchant alliances also had many branches across the Ice Sculpture Kingdom. On the way here, the dragonman youngster and Zi Di had seen the Gem and Scale Merchant Alliance stores.
The three entered the Secret Medicine store.
The store employees inside the store were nearly all snow elves, but higher up positions in it were all staffed by humans.
Zi Di’s mind stirred, and she silently and attentively how the Secret Medicine branch was arranged, what kind of merchandise was on sale, along with at what scale and at what price.
Currently, although the survivors had a lot of gold, they lacked a steady income.
Selling medicine should be the most probable way to bring about that channel of earnings.
The Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s medicine market was always of an impressive scale.
On Two Eyes Island, Zi DI had improved prescriptions and sold medicine to make a considerable profit.
This kind of success could be duplicated.
Zi Di was confident that with the Deep Sea Monster Fish’s magic potion production capacity and War Merchant’s vast database of recipes, no matter which type she produced in, it would be competitive in the marketplace.
The dragonman youngster attracted the attention of the salespeople when he walked in.
His tall and sturdy body, silver level aura, and his female magician companion drew attention to his potentially formidable purchasing power.
Seeing a snow elf salesperson wearing a smile, and walking over, the dragonman youngster deliberately said to Zi Di, “Hong Teng, you are the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ expert on making medicine, can you take a look at what the mercenaries need from here? Purchase a lot, the mercenary corps’ funds are to be used in this aspect.”
“You two, please come here!” After the snow elf salesperson heard that, their smile grew more cordial.
Zi Di came to the sales counter, carefully observing all kinds of medicine while asking the price, comparing it to the market price, understanding and analyzing the concrete market situation.
The Secret Medicine store had five floors.
Every floor had large amounts of potions for sale.
On the first floor, Zi Di even saw some barbarian race herbal medicine, making clear that the Secret Medicine store offered a large and comprehensive selection of medicine.
After Zi Di bought some, she went to the second floor and saw tons of iron level medicine.
Then on the third floor, the medicine on sale was silver level on average.
On the fourth floor, the quantity of the magic potions was far lower than the third, but the quality was gold level!
Hun Tong had a flourishing commerce on Two Eyes Island, but if one wanted to buy a gold level potion, it was only possible during an auction.
In the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, gold level medicine was in steady supply.
“Heavens there really is a giant type intelligence potion! Lord Bing Xiao, I want this potion as my birthday present.”
“Very good, that type of intelligence potion isn’t common, and it can be used on your giant slave.”
These words were heard by the dragonman youngster and Zi Di.
The two were immediately interested and rushed over.
One was a human girl; the other was an old snow elf man.
They were the two that wanted to buy the giant type intelligence potion.
The salesperson serving that was just about to hand the carrot thick medicine bottle over to the old man.
The dragonman youngster walked up to them, “We also need that kind of intelligence potion.”
But the salesperson shook their head, “So sorry, Mr. Dragonman, we only have one in stock.”
The dragonman youngster was stunned.
Zi Di rushed over after him and laughed, “How much is that intelligence potion, we will purchase it!”
When the girl heard that, she immediately cried out, “Hey, we wanted to buy it.”
Zi Di laughed again, “But you haven’t paid yet, right? Since it hasn’t been sold yet, we have a chance.”
The old man coldly snorted, and his brows tightly creased, saying with annoyance, “Who are you to think of cutting my beard, do you know what the consequences are of that?”