Chapter 96: Booming Sales
The Wisteria store quickly displayed a large shop sign and used scarlet words to indicate that the medicine shipment had arrived.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had tried it out in front of everyone, and soon after, the store provided samples. After all sorts of powers or individuals used the samples, they sensed their medicinal effects.
Therefore, when the Wisteria store displayed the sign, customers immediately rushed over to buy the potions.
Yan Yi rigorously followed Zi Di’s commands, and did not exclusively trade to one power, but did his best to expand the marketplace splash.
Very quickly, the two potions had lifted a minor craze in Two Eyes Island’s medicinal market.
“Your Lordship, these are the two potions.” In the Secret medicine Merchant Alliance shop, a clerk returned with the Sweet Blood Potion and the Green Hat Healing Potion.
The Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance was one of the six great merchant alliances, and mainly engaged in the drug trade.
They were also Zi Di’s greatest opponent in terms of medicine sales.
As the front-runner in this sphere, the Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance had keenly sensed the moment this craze had occurred.
The store manager immediately assigned someone to purchase some for study.
“Current testing has determined that the Sweet Blood Potion’s ingredients are bat wings, snake teeth, and snow sugar. The quality ranges from bronze to iron level.
“The Green Hat Potion’s main ingredient is the green hair turtle shell; the other materials are unknown. The quality ranges from iron to silver level.
The Secret Medicine store’s people quickly got some results.
The merchant alliance’s manager’s brows were tightly wrinkled.
“How terrible.”
He was no alchemy mater, but he had a deep understanding of the Secret Medicine’s marketplace.
By looking at the material analysis, they determined the production costs for these two potions weren’t high.
From the observed medicinal effects, both were stronger than and far surpassed similar potions.
“From the price, the advantage of these two potions is very clear.”
“It seems to justify their low cost.”
“Of course, we cannot eliminate the possibility of a deliberate discount to attack the market.
“The Sweet Blood potion appeared when the market demanded a way to handle oceanic beast groups, thus, it filled a small gap in the market. The Green Hat Healing Potion is a greater threat. The Wealth Church is not good at healing divine spells and are the only source of healing on Two Eyes Island. Who wouldn’t stock up on healing potions before sailing out?”
The more the store manager mulled it over, the deeper their brows tightened.
He gradually took a seat.
They looked at the reporting subordinate, their tone somewhat fidgety, “Is this all you could find?”
“My Lord, I am only an alchemy apprentice.” The subordinate also looked anxious, “Perhaps we can ask Lord Hun Tong for help. He has a silver level alchemy master subordinate.”
The store manager thought about it, and shook their head, “Unnecessary. We will go to the Wisteria store and buy the potion recipe from them!”
The store manager and the alchemy apprentice quickly went to the Wisteria store.
He didn’t enter in, rather he stood next to the store doorway.
He had forgotten all about this remote shop and tossed it into some corner of his mind.
To the six great merchant alliances, the Wisteria Merchant Alliance was just a name now. The ungraduated magician apprentice that was their merchant alliance president getting lost at sea was further proof of the Wisteria Merchant Alliance’s miserable situation.
But things had changed.
The Wisteria store’s most obvious change was the sign standing at its doorway.
The gigantic sign used the brightest paint to declare – Sweet Blood Potions and Green Hat Healing Potions being sold while supply lasts!
“Excellent.”
“Simple and crude, but straight to the heart.”
The store manager evaluated the line and surmised soon after that it was possible that the Wisteria store might have a custom-made alchemy device. A magic panel type signboard that could replace the current sign.
The signboard’s function seemed to be very clear.
As the store manager stood in the doorway, several customers pushed by them as they went into the store.
The store manager also went in.
The apprentice alchemist subordinate blindly followed suit.
When the two entered the store, they saw the potions spread across the shelves.
The variety was limited to two other potions besides the Sweet Blood Potion and the Green Hat Potion, nothing else was present.
Three clerks were busy.
One was presenting to customers, one was processing transactions, and another was moving merchandise.
Shelves emptied by sold goods were quickly filled.
The scene caused the store manager’s heart to thump, “It seems there are plenty of these potions.”
The store manager could already see that soon, Two Eyes Island’s medicinal market would be battered by the storm they could see before him.
His subordinate was more interested in the placards around the store.
Above the Sweet Blood Potion shelf, there was a sign that said: Sweet Blood Potion – driving both hunters and prey crazy.
The sign above the Green Hat Healing Potion over yonder said: As long as you can survive, there’s no harm having green hair!
“A pretty good saying.” The subordinate felt those two slogans were quite fitting.
The fretful store manager found a clerk and flashed his identity.
He was quickly led to the backroom and met with Yan Yi.
The store manager didn’t bother with pleasantries and instead elucidated his purpose in coming.
“You want to purchase the recipe for those two potions?” Yan Yi was stunned.
Soon after, his eyes flashed sharply.
In the wake of constant growth, Yan Yi gradually realized the value of those two potions. Now, he had suddenly discovered that he had still managed to greatly underestimate the true worth of these potions!
The Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance store manager went as far as to state his desire to purchase the recipes!!
He knew the other party was the largest front-runner in the drug market, a leviathan existence!
“So then, how much? I can pay twice, no three times the market value!” The store manager’s rich and overbearing display showed his sincerity and great power.
Yan Yi bitterly laughed and shook his head, “So sorry, I am not the architect of this. These potions were all provided by the two elders.”
“Elders?” The store manager was stunned.
Yan Yi told the truth, “Several days ago, two elders came to the store with a level seven wisteria secret order. These two potions, along with the sales tactics were provided by the elders, I am only the executor of them.”
The store manager asked him to elaborate.
After a long time, his brows furrowed further.
“Wister Merchant Alliance elders? Where did they suddenly pop up from? What are they up to?” The store manager realized this was no simple affair, causing his heart to constantly sink.
“There are so many goods, they must have stockpiled a large quantity; it is impossible for so many to be manufactured in so short a time.”
“Do the ashes of the Wisteria Merchant Alliance burn once more?”
“Wasn’t their president lost at sea?’
“If they wanted to rise again, then Two Eyes Island…is indeed a good starting point.”
It was very difficult for the Wisteria Merchant Alliance to survive on the Sheng Ming Continent. If a merchant alliance wanted to revive itself, it was far more challenging to do than their initial rise. Because the vested interests in the shattered Wisteria Merchant Alliance all remembered how wonderful it was to glut themselves, and that the bigger the merchant alliance was, the more they salivated.
They would unwaveringly gaze at the Wisteria Merchant Alliance’s every move. Although greedy, they would also be scared that the Wisteria Merchant Alliance would seek vengeance as it expanded.
Two Eyes Island was different.
It was isolated in the sea, and the six great merchant alliances weren’t as strong here as they were on the Sheng Ming Continent.
At the same time, Two Eyes Island was the economic core of neighboring waters, it was the most developed commerce island, and its long disseminated reputation had a strong effect.
If the Wisteria Merchant Alliance could succeed on this island, then they would take a step towards revival!
“Since this is the case, then please pass on our purchase request. I want to invite the two elders to a comprehensive discussion.” The store manager replied.
Yan Yi promptly expressed that he would!
The store manager and his subordinate left the Wisteria store.
“Your Lordship, are you going to pay a visit to the feudal lord and ask if his silver level alchemy master can help us analyze the potions?” The subordinate suggested.
The store manager shook his head.
Leaving aside how complicated and expensive reverse engineering a recipe was, even if their research derived the correct recipe, it would already be too late.
The Wisteria store would use that time to successfully gain a foothold in the market.
“The trouble isn’t the potions or the recipes, they are just weapons. The trouble are the people behind t this.”
The store manager sighed.
Staying here longer was useless, and he had no choice but to return and scheme.
Like a seed beginning to sprout in the soil, the craze over the two potions grew bigger.
The Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance’ store manager was a person of foresight. While the other islanders gradually detected that these two potions seemed to be trending in popularity.
Even if they did not know about the two potions, whenever they saw someone in the crowd with green hair they would think: what was going on?
The Green Hat Healing Potion had a systemic problem, it dyed people’s hair green.
As a result, that very thing was a striking way to promote it!
Those who used the potion, regardless of what they were doing, would provoke the attention of others.
Curious people would ask, “Brothers, what happened to your hair?”
Those asked would often explain the facts.
Upon hearing about the healing potion, the curious people would then ask, “Eh? How good is the healing effect?”
It was then said to be quite great.
Regardless of the recipe or tools used to refine them, the potions were first class quality goods.
Thus, through this dissemination, the Green Hat Potion’s reputation quickly circulated.
The Wisteria store’s sales figures were constantly rising.
In three short days, the second shipment was completely sold out.
But this time, the Wisteria store wasn’t worried. Because Zi Di had been following the market, and before the second shipment was gone, she had already delivered a third shipment to Yan Yi.
With the withdrawn capital, the ghost girl quickly had an abundance of money on hand.
She continue to buy large amounts of medicinal materials.
Turning them around into refining ever more potions.
Then they would sell, sell, sell!
Sales were booming.
“You’ve proven yourself, Zi Di.” When the dragonman youngster learned this, he was very happy.
Every profession had its merits, if it were him, he could only rely on honest mercenary work and make his living off the mission rewards.
Zi Di said to him, “We stand on War Merchant’s shoulders. All the medicine recipes in War Merchant’s database are outstanding, we just chose two of the most suitable from it. The magic medicine refinement tool is also high quality. The alchemy cabin and the Magic Medicine Bathtub cost ten thousand gold coins to build. This doesn’t include the yellow crab alchemy puppet or even the more valuable tower spirit.”
“The Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance proposed purchasing the recipes, we refused. Will trouble follow?” The dragonman youngster asked.
When Yan Yi received the third shipment, he passed on the Secret Medicine Merchant Alliance’s purchase request.
Zi Di refused without the slightest hesitation.