Chapter 293: Dragon Rider
The dragonman youngster’s voice was tranquil, “The Bayonet Gang is undoubtably a colossus in Snow Bird Harbor.”
“I initiated a heroic duel to sway the Bayonet Gang’s position and prestige.”
“Most people enjoying where the crowds are, and many of them harbor unfathomable motives. They are looking forward to the Bayonet Gang and our mercenary corps to become deadlocked, exposing our weakness and vulnerabilities, then act against us!”
“We are already standing in the heart of the struggle; we must be careful and prudent.”
“Based on how things proceeded today, we have displayed our strength and have achieved our original objective.”
“Next, we need to control the scale of the fight, we cannot allow it to expand or intensify the conflict.””
“After my duel with Teng Dong Lang, the outcome at an individual level doesn’t actually matter.”
“Of course, I maintain my desire for victory.”
When Zi Di heard the dragonman youngster say this, she couldn’t help but show her appreciation and loving admiration.
The dragonman youngster was not just a fighter, he was more so an excellent leader.
He could look at the big picture, recognize reality, analyze pros and cons, put himself second, and issue policy that most suited the collective.
He was very reliable leader and could put the people at ease.
The dragonman youngster continued, “As for these invitations, I will tactfully reject them, even Bu Quan’s invitation.”
“I have thought of a good justification already.”
“During my fight with Xiong Ju, I was injured by penetration power, and I need a time of self-cultivation.”
“What, penetration power?” Zi Di suddenly grew worried.
“Of course it is a lie. It is merely an excuse.” The dragonman youngster smiled, then explained himself.
He had also told Zi Di his conjecture about the Evil Eye, deciding not to conceal it.
“In addition, I would like to tell you some good news. After I absorbed the experience from the Grand Arena Medal, I unexpectedly learned how to use penetration power.”
That information caused Zi Di’s eyes to widen.
The girl’s eyes flashed with heartfelt happiness for the dragonman youngster
“That is amazing! I know comprehending penetration power is always challenging.”
“That is an immense gain!”
“I didn’t anticipate that the Grand Arena Medal was a way of learning how to use penetration power.”
“I look forward to what expression the Bayonet Gang’s higherups make when they hear about this. Hehe, Xiong Ju took three penetration power pills, but his chances of learning how to use penetration power is quite low. They wanted to use penetration power to deal with you, but as a result, they handed it over to their opponent.”
“Hold on, can this method be utilized again?”
“In the future, can we purchase penetration power pills, then use the Grand Arena Medal to cultivate some capable subordinates into grasping penetration power?”
When thinking of this, Zi Di looked vexed.
“What a pity, penetration power pills are rarely seen on the marketplace. They are only ever seen at auctions and sold at a very high price.”
“Alas, War Merchant’s database doesn’t have the recipe for penetration power pills. The Eastern Temple tightly safeguards that recipe vigorously. IF we want to buy penetration power pills, we need special channels and contacts. Just being wealthy is not enough.”
The dragonman youngster burst into laughter and gently flicked the bridge of Zi Di’s nose, “What are you thinking?”
“I already know how to use penetration power and also have the Grand Arena Medal.”
“We just need to give the Grand Arena Medal to another and have them fight me. During that fight, I will constantly use penetration power.
“If that happens, can’t the person grasp penetration power through the absorbed battle experience?
“Huh?!” Zi Di looked endearingly silly.
She was a pharmacist, and her line of thinking was geared towards medicine, thus, she made a foolish mistake.
After reacting, Zi Di couldn’t help but sigh, “The Grand Arena Medal really is useful. In light of this method, we don’t need to make batches of penetration power pills for our fighters?”
But the dragonman youngster hesitated, “We can try, but such a thing might not be so simple!”
“It is reasonable to say that although the penetration power pills and the Grand Arena Medal are rare, as long as a large power is willing to pay the price, it is possible to possess both of them.”
“If this kind of method could work, a large power would have done it already. But I have never heard of an example of this working.”
Zi Di approved of this analysis, “Perhaps there are other obstacles we don’t know about in this, but it is worth trying.”
The dragonman youngster nodded, “I plan to attempt it with Zong Ge first.”
“If he can learn penetration power, it will greatly improve ourselves.”
Zi Di hesitated for a bit, but still nodded, not expressing any objections.
The dragonman youngster muttered to himself, “The battle against Xiong Ju caused me to realize that at my current strength, I fear I am more likely to lose against Teng Dong Lang.”
“Although losing against a gold level is something everyone can understand.”
“But if I can defeat Teng Dong Lang in a heroic duel, the gains will be immense! It will be the most favorable outcome for the mercenary corps.”
“Therefore, I want to use this excuse to rest and fight for more time. During that time, I will do everything I can to strengthen my military power.”
“What I need most is time!”
“The more time I have to prepare, the stronger I will be.”
“Externally, we must buy all the gold level equipment we can.”
“I also need to gather biomaterials the Bloodcore can absorb.”
“Any bloodline transformation can give me unexpected assistance.”
“For example, when I was facing penetration power, the fat ocean dragon’s blubber helped protect me in a pinch.”
Zi Di nodded repeatedly, cutely complying, “My Lord, I will obey.”
“Using penetration power is a good excuse.”
“I believe that even the Bayonet Gang will also be deceived. Because Xiong Ju really did take penetration power pills and they don’t know about the Bloodcore’s existence.”
“They will believe that you barely endured the pain to defeat Xiong Ju, while in actuality, your internal organs have been gravely injured.”
“Such internal injuries cannot be discerned from one’s outward appearance.”
“The outside world is looking forward to the Lord Commander’s confrontation with Teng Dong Lang, but with this excuse, everyone will approve and accept a delay.”
“You were the one who incited the heroic duel, and so you control the initiative.”
“The Bayonet Gang is a colossus, but they can only passively wait for your challenge. In this aspect, they are in a completely passive position. As of now, their three remaining ringleaders and their gang leader must be feeling quite uncomfortable.”
Zi Di giggled with a charming smile.
The dragonman youngster looked solemn, “Don’t underestimate the enemy.”
“They are a gang and might use treacherous tricks.”
“Didn’t they interfere in the dueling arena? Snow Bird Dueling Arena is Snow Bird Harbor’s largest dueling arena, yet they detected nothing.”
Zi Di’s smile vanished, and she conscientiously replied, “I have made plans.”
“Next, we must gather alchemy materials on a wide scale.”
“The focus will be dragon corpses, gunpowder flowers, and other materials to magic blood testing medicine.”
“As we have an arms merchant backing us, long term and extensive alchemy material gathering is justifiable. There is no need to explain ourselves, outsiders will have thought of what our reasons are.”
“To deal with Teng Dong Lang, we need to procure as much gold level equipment as we can. However, this is very liable to be thwarted by the Bayonet Gang.”
“Finally, we need to peddle medicine and establish preliminary sources of steady income.”
“I have already chosen a good medicine; it is called Dragon Rider.”
This medicine is to be given to a mount. For a short time, it can give that mount the strength and stamina of a dragon.”
“We have already investigated the marketplace here, and found that there were many medicines for mounts, but none of them will be able to compete with Dragon Rider.”
The dragonman youngster rapidly recalled what he heard and saw, as well as the great amount of intelligence reports he purchased.
He couldn’t help but applaud Zi Di’s choice.
The Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s alchemy technology was fairly developed, and it possessed numerous alchemists and master alchemists.
After all, the main race here was snow elves.
Elves had better magical gifts than humans.
Normally, when medicine made for a person’s consumption is put on Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s marketplace, the competitive pressure would be fierce.
Zi Di’s choice could even be said to be finding an alternative, having mounts be the target.
Crucially, the Ice Sculpture Kingdom had many mounts.
The most common was sled dogs.
There were giant sled dogs capable of hauling heavy goods by themselves and there were conventional sled dog packs good at working together.
Apart from sled dogs, there were also horses, deer, and chocobos.
On the costal port cities, there were also dolphins, walruses, seals, sea horses, surfing starfish, and other aquatic mounts.
“Even though I am not a professional, I also think that the Dragon Rider medicine will have great sales here.” The dragonman youngster commended Zi Di, “In this field, you have always been astounding!”
Zi Di enjoyed her sweetheart’s compliment, laughing, “We should thank War Merchant most of all. His database contains so many medicinal recipes. I only needed to choose a suitable one, that’s all.”
Zi Di spoke modestly, but in actuality, most people couldn’t do this.
Her business talent was outstanding.
Only with such business talent and ability could she pick the best medicine out of a sea of choices.
“By the time we get stronger, we’ll be able to make much more medicine.”
“These medicines will all absolutely be market competitive!”
“We stand on the shoulders of a great grandmaster alchemist.”
“In addition, if in the future we can find a place to securely and secretly manufacture alchemy munitions, that would be even better.”
“Many people witnessed yesterday’s heroic duel, those are our potential customers.”
The ghost girl’s eyes glistened gold when she thought of the wonderful scene of her making especially large profits in the future.
The survivors had narrowly escaped Mystifying Monster Island.
In great dangers, there was also great opportunities.
But most of the things from Mystifying Monster Island could not be liquidated.
Only with sufficient strength could they make money out of them!
As president of the Wisteria Merchant Alliance, Zi Di had a profoundly deep understanding of this.