Chapter 89: It Will Certainly Sell Out
Although told it would occur in the morning, it in fact was almost noon when a territory official lead the dragonman youngster to the city government palace.
The city government palace was inside the old island.
Because of how life worked on Two Eyes Island, it was very difficult to construct large installations.
If a castle was built, it would be too heavy on the ball cage treetop and would be in danger of sinking.
“Commander Long Fu, your good reputation precedes you.” Hun Tong sat on a thick sofa, his eyes half open and half closed. When he saw the dragonman youngster walk in, the corner of his mouth rose into a smile.
He had a dark yellow complexion, and when he smiled, wrinkles covered his face.
Adding on his white hair and dispirited nature, he looked somewhat senile.
“Lord Hun Tong, I am honored to see you!” The dragonman youngster put his hand to his chest and bowed in courtesy.
While he had been led in, he noticed that although the city government palace was inside the old island, he was very spacious, exquisite, and luxuriously decorated.
As the information said, Hun Tong was a hedonist, and he lived life extravagantly.
“This is a letter of introduction from Lord Tan Qiu.” The dragonman youngster took out a letter.
This was also one of Tan Qiu’s reimbursements to him.
With Tan Qiu’s endorsement, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps could obtain the trust of other nobles and feudal lords.
Hun Tong glanced at the letter of introduction, then cracked another smile, “Sit. Take a drink of my special product – Fragrant Fish Gill Tea.”
The dragonman youngster sat upright and took a sip. The tea was potently fragrant, and after swallowing it, its fragrance lingered on endlessly in his belly.
“I heard someone report that your Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps only plans to stay for 10 days?” Hun Tong asked.
The dragonman youngster replied, “We sought out the famous Two Eyes Island to participate in its auction.”
Hun Tong laughed, he was no longer faking a smile and decided to expose his true feelings.
He had built up Two Eyes Island, and the reason Two Eyes Island could have developed to its current state was by following his governing philosophy and realizing his concept of governance.
The dragonman youngster seeking to join the auction proved that Hun Tong was successful.
Hun Tong replied, “I look forward to the unique commodities you provide.”
“Perhaps, this place can become a long term venue for you.”
“If you want, I can provide you a store free of charge and allow you to sell some weapons and equipment.”
It was very clear that he didn’t believe the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ surface identity.
Like how Tan Qiu and the other higher ups in Snake Rat Island surmised, Hun Tong thought that the survivors were arms smugglers that Rou Zang’s pirate group had harmed.
The dragonman youngster’s eyes shined and he briefly sank into pondering.
He was thinking of a future where their redemption was successful, even if he no longer had the divine artifacts, he still had many blueprints. He would be able to build a weapons factory and an alchemy factory.
Manufactured munitions must be sold.
If he and Hun Tong opened a collaboration, Two Eyes Island’s lively marketplace would undoubtedly be a good place to have a store long term.
“I will remember Lord Hun Tong’s benevolence. If it is possible in the future, I will set up a store here.” The dragonman youngster sighed, “But I am weak, and my mercenary corps is new, with circumstances beyond my control for a while, I cannot even think of doing that right now.”
Hun Tong nodded, showing his understanding.
The waters of arms smugglers was very deep, even though he was a gold level fighter, not even Hun Tong wanted to get too involved with them.
To him it seemed that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps were arms smugglers that had a big patron. The power behind this mercenary group was enormous, otherwise they wouldn’t be qualified to make arms smugglers. Due to working under such a formidable force, it was both normal and reasonable that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps weren’t in control if their situation.
“Are you selling your gold cannon?” Hun Tong then asked.
If the cannon appeared in the auction, it would certainly give the new island auction positive buzz.
The dragonman youngster apologized, the cannon already had an owner. They were just forced by circumstances to borrow it for their own use, nothing more.
Hun Tong showed his disappointment, and his interest in the conversation was dismissed greatly.
“Every time the old island sinks, it will draw in sharks and other predators. The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps can receive many missions related to this from the Mercenary Guild, the rewards are good.”
“This year’s new island auction will have higher standards than previous ones and will have great things there!”
Hun Tong reminded the dragonman youngster before he left.
The young captain left the city government palace and returned to the ship at port.
The meeting didn’t leave him with a good impression of Hun Tong.
Hun Tong was a haughty gold level fighter; he looked down at the Dragon Lion Mercenary Group and didn’t show any courtesy to them.
He only invited the dragonman youngster to see if the latter could increase Two Eyes Island’s weapons business. After learning that the gold level cannon couldn’t be sold, he lost interest.
Finally, his reminder to the dragonman youngster seemed to be done with mostly good intentions.
In fact, Hun Tong was still looking at the issues from his point of view.
Two Eyes Island would be the one to benefit the most if the predatory magic beast groups were eliminated.
“Anyways, it is normal for a gold level to look at the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps in that way.”
“On Snake Rat Island, due to Tan Qiu’s pressing need to deal with Rou Zang, he had vigorously beguiled all powers.”
“While on Two Eyes Island, all powers survive and compete in Hun Tong’s domain.
The dragonman youngster could sense Hun Tong’s contempt for him and the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
This was not to say that Hun Tong’s individual battle strength was greater than Rou Zang’s. Rather he was not like Rou Zang who fought alone, he had the Dou Mu Clan backing him. On Two Eyes Island, he could rely on a feudal lord’s prestige and mobilize the strength of five great merchant alliance among others.
He was the leader of Two Eyes Island; a place Tan Qiu’s Snake Rat Island couldn’t be compared to.
“Contempt towards us is a good thing.”
The dragonman youngster also wanted to keep a low profile.
At this time, they were waiting for the Bai Zhen Clan and participating in the auction here so they could improve their strength.
On a ship.
Zi Di and Fei She were immersed in reading and comparing all kinds of price lists.
The lists had the prices of Two Eyes Island goods, where they came from, how prices fluctuated in the past, and other such details.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had gotten war spoils, but they didn’t have much cash on hand.
Tan Qiu wanted to develop Snake Rat Island and needed capital; therefore, he tended to give the spoils of war as remuneration and rewards.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had scored their most money ever last night, when Zi Di returned with 300 gold coins from the Wisteria store.
“Soon, the auction will be held.”
“We have too little cash on hand, and even if we see something we want, we don’t have the ability to buy it.”
“We must make money as soon as possible, the more the better.”
“I have the capability…business opportunity, where is the business opportunity?”
Zi Di turned a price list in her hands.
Fei She did the same.
The two people researched until noon before they gained something.
Fei She said, “Lord, Lord President, we can make the Sweet Blood Potion. As the old island sinks, it will attract predatory magic beast groups that will devour the remnants left on the old island. During this cycle, the new island will also be affected and will often have small beasts and tide beasts.”
“Two Eyes Island’s market lacks effective magic beast lures,”
“The Sweet Blood Potion just so happens to make up for the deficiency in the market, it will certainly be well received and popular.”
“Right.” Zi Di nodded, “Apart from this, we can also refine healing medicine.”
“Two Eyes Island has a Wealth Goddess parish, and the Wealth Church’s clergymen are not good at healing.”
“Our medicinal recipes come from War Merchant and will be on par with similar goods.”
“Furthermore, I’ve seen it.”
“In the bargain market, there were large quantities of green hair turtle shells being dumped on the cheap.”
“This is the main ingredient for Green Hat Potions.”
“Although this potion has a side effect, drinking it will turn your hair green. But its healing effect is decent and is fast acting.”
Sweet Blood Potions and Green Hat Potions.
After a formal determination, Zi Di immediately notified the tower spirit on the Deep Sea Monster Fish with an alchemy device.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish was disguised as a reef on the sea floor 5 nautical miles from Two Eyes Island.
In the alchemy cabin, after the tower spirit received the command, it immediately began to refine potions.
The relevant alchemy formation were already set up, and the remaining yellow crab puppet was standing next to a giant basin.
The giant basin was emitting a gold level aura.
It was Rou Zang’s magic medicine bathtub.
If medicine was used in it, then the medicine poured in would be ten times as potent.
And if it was used to make medicine, then the ingredients could make ten times the medicine!
Rou Zang lacked any way of making medicine, because he didn’t have a qualified alchemy master.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps didn’t have one either.
But the alchemy ship had alchemy facilities War Merchant used and the tower spirit could also be regarded as half an alchemy master.
With the gold level alchemy artifact, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps could refine large quantities of potions.
They had War Merchant’s recipes and Rou Zang’s medicinal recipes, and Zi Di’s barbarian race herbal medicine recipes…
If Zi Di wanted, within a short amount of time, she could refine lots of commonplace potions and ruthlessly attack Two Eyes Island’s medicinal market and become a hegemon among it.
But that was unnecessary.
It would offend too many people.
The five great merchant alliances wouldn’t sit still, and Hun Tong wouldn’t tolerate such a disturbance to the order of things.
Therefore, Zi Di and Fei She decided to search for a blank space in the market.
Zi Di had confidence in herself.
If the Sweet Blood Potions hit shelves, they would certainly sell out!