The gift-giving continued, and the various forces continued to show their sincerity, only to be rebuffed again and again. However, not everyone was left empty-handed during the craze of pursuing pharmacists.
It was said that the leader of a small mercenary corps called the Crimson Legion had given several gifts that were not considered expensive, and did not beg to recruit pharmacists into his mercenary corps. Instead, he asked for two potions that could be used to increase one's Combat Energy. With the help of the potions, the father and son broke through the bottleneck of their Combat Energy cultivation in one fell swoop, and became level-15 Warriors.
For a small mercenary corps that only had a few hundred members, and was insignificant in the Breezy Plains, the appearance of two level-15 Warriors was almost equivalent to increasing the strength of the entire mercenary corps by several times. However, the medium-sized forces did not take such gains seriously, and were only thinking about how to recruit pharmacists into their organizations.
Gaget of the White Shadow was rejected mercilessly, but despite that, it still did not cool down the craze of pursuing pharmacists. In the eyes of those forces, the failure of the White Shadow was due to their lack of sincerity and eagerness. As long as they were confident and showed enough sincerity, they would one day be able to move those pharmacists.
Just when most of the forces in the Breezy Plains were still dreaming of recruiting pharmacists, the Tower of Dusk was quietly making a fortune with the help of these pharmacists.
Under Lin Li's training, the group of young pharmacists were promoted to senior pharmacists one after another. Although they were not considered senior pharmacists, they were already very familiar with the production of potions for sale, and their efficiency in preparing potions had almost reached the extreme.
The Glittergold Trade Union and the Gilded Rose, which cooperated with the Tower of Dusk in the pharmaceutical business, had always been having a headache because of Lin Li's supply capacity due to their huge sales network throughout the Felan Kingdom. Although it was said that the rarer something was, the more expensive it was, the more it would be. Items that were worth 10 could be sold for 11,000 just because they were rare, but if they were sold for 10,000 or 100,000, it would be a scam. Raising the price without a limit would only tarnish the reputation of the entire trade union. However, if the price of the items was limited to an acceptable level, they would often be sold out very quickly. Then, there would be no stock no matter how much money was spent, and people would then blame the trade union for being incompetent.
However, the people in charge of the two trade unions could finally heave a sigh of relief. The production of the potions of the Tower of Dusk had greatly increased, and could now completely meet the needs of the two trade unions. Under the operation of the two largest chambers of commerce in the Felan Kingdom, the price of the potions did not decrease much even though the production of potions had increased, allowing the profits of the potions to be maximized.
As the supplier of the two chambers of commerce, the status of the Tower of Dusk in this cooperation was not comparable to that of ordinary suppliers. The people in charge of the two trade unions also knew that even the Pharmacist Guild would not be able to provide so many high-quality potions if they left the Tower of Dusk. Hence, without needing Lin Li to say anything, they took the initiative to make a huge concession in terms of income from the sales of the potions.
While the Tower of Dusk was raking in money through the pharmaceutical business, Kaman, the manager of the Rosen Chamber of Commerce in Doland City, was also feeling smug about the decision he had made back then.
Back then, although the Rosen Chamber of Commerce claimed to control more than 80% of the ore transactions in Doland, it was actually only because the profits from the ore transactions were low and there were many trivial matters to deal with, so the other forces did not bother to compete with the Rosen Chamber of Commerce. As for Kaman, even the idiotic son of the castellan of Doland could scold him like a dog in Doland City, not to mention the entire Breezy Plains …
But now, ever since he started sucking up to the young President of the Tower of Dusk — yes, sucking up — Kaman did not dislike that word at all. Others might not even have the luck to do so even if they wanted to. A bunch of fools desperately sent gifts to those pharmacists, but in the end, everything was for naught if they could not find the right target. Looking at himself, ever since he started sucking up to President Felic, it was as if he had invited the God of Fortune into his house. Just the sales of magical equipment alone had brought him a lot of benefits.
Now, the cooperation with the Tower of Dusk in the weapons and equipment business was gradually on track. Who would have thought that the Rosen Chamber of Commerce, which used to be unknown in Doland City, would now have the momentum to compete with the Blacksmith Guild in the weapons and equipment business?
The changes brought about were not only in terms of money, but also made Kaman famous in Doland City, and even in the entire Breezy Plains. In the past, although Kaman was known as the tyrant of Doland City, he did not even have the right to speak in front of Andrew, the castellan of Doland City. But now, whenever Andrew hosted a banquet, he would always send a VIP invitation card, and address him as Brother Kaman.
Kaman knew who gave him all of this, and thus did not dare to be greedy in the cooperation with the Tower of Dusk even though he loved money. He knew very well that the young President Felic was not as difficult to serve as the other nobles. As long as he was willing to work hard, he would definitely benefit from it. There was no need for him to play any tricks.
Although Lin Li did not set up a blacksmith training class for the weapons and equipment business, that did not affect the development of the business. Although Smithing Gurus and Smithing Gurus were rare in the forging industry, there were much more intermediate and advanced Smiths than pharmacists. Besides, compared to potions, magical weapons and equipment were not consumables. In the hands of someone who knew how to take care of them, an excellent magical weapon and equipment could be used for a lifetime as long as there were no extreme circumstances. Hence, the demand for magical weapons and equipment was not as high as the demand for potions. With Lin Li's skills as a Smithing Guru, it would be enough for him to forge one every few days, and it would not take up much time.
Gerian claimed to be here to freeload, but in fact, he had not really enjoyed a few days of leisure ever since he arrived. First, he led his men to the Dragon Mountains, and fought with the remnants of the Syer Bandits for more than two months. After returning, he went to Alanna to kidnap the pharmacists for Lin Li. After sending the pharmacists to the Tower of Dusk, he rested for less than two days before going to the Malfa Family to discuss the pharmaceutical cooperation.
Lin Li was very grateful to Gerian, the fat old man who had a somewhat ruffian personality. Although he never said it, he was very clear that apart from his teacher Andoine who taught him magic, the other person who really cared about him in Anril was the fat old man Gerian. Unlike Andoine's concern as an elder, Gerian gave Lin Li the feeling that he was a big brother. Although he was not very strong, his concern came from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Li actually had some expectations for the upcoming disaster, in addition to feeling a sense of urgency. Because if he was lucky, he might be able to obtain some ingredients to make some kind of heaven-defying potion from those prehistoric magical beasts.
The Arcane Magic Potion could make a mage apprentice advance to a mage, the Arcana Potion could make a mage advance to a Magic Shooter, and the Rune Potion could make a Magic Shooter advance to an Archmage. Then, was there a potion that could make an Archmage advance to a Legendary-mage?
There was probably no answer to this question in Anril. Everyone would think that only a lunatic would ask such a question. However, as a pharmaceutics Guru, Lin Li was very clear that although pharmaceutics was not omnipotent, it could make many impossible things possible.
With Gerian's qualifications, the Archmage realm was already the highest he could reach. It could be said that there was not even a one-in-a-million chance for him to reach the Legendary-realm. Although the lifespan of an Archmage had been greatly extended, it was still a long way from being a Legendary-mage. Hence, if possible, Lin Li hoped to help Gerian step into the Legendary-realm. That was Lin Li's character. If others were sincerely nice to him, he would do his best to be nice to them.
Of course, it was still too early to talk about this now. After all, it was not certain if he could gather all the ingredients he needed. Even with Lin Li's standard as a pharmaceutics Guru, he might not have full confidence in concocting such a heaven-defying potion.
However, after Gerian returned from the Malfa Family, he did not mention the tiredness of traveling back and forth. Instead, he excitedly told Lin Li about how he enjoyed the VIP treatment, and how he made the Malfa Family lower their heads and compromise on the negotiation table.
After the mission to annihilate the Syer Bandits ended, Hutton received quite a lot of spoils of war. After all, the Syer Bandits were a famous force in the Breezy Plains, and the amount of wealth they had accumulated over the years was not a small amount. When the elders of the Malfa Family saw that Hutton had brought back so many spoils of war, they no longer had any objections to this mission. Their hostility towards the newly established Tower of Dusk was also reduced.
Hutton knew how important Gerian was to Lin Li when he came to the Malfa Family as the messenger of the Tower of Dusk. This was especially so since the collaboration on the potion was of great importance to the family. There could not be any mistakes. Hence, he had informed the entire family early in the morning that no one was to be rude to the people from the Tower of Dusk. He even grounded his younger brother, Harvey, for a few days.
It was in such an atmosphere that Gerian and the Malfa Family had a harmonious negotiation, and successfully finalized the various details of the collaboration. The Malfa Family did not insist on a little profit, and Gerian was not an unreasonable person. He would not disregard Lin Li's interests for his own pleasure.
The profits from these businesses were enough to ensure that the Tower of Dusk would maintain a stable and rapid development in the future. However, in Lin Li's heart, he had higher expectations for the Tower of Dusk. He had a crazy design. He hoped that the completed Tower of Dusk would not be a simple shelter for mages, but a shelter that could stand strong even in the face of a world-ending disaster.
This was definitely a crazy idea. One had to know that even Legendary powerhouses could fall in the upcoming world-ending disaster, and even Sanctuary powerhouses would not be able to take care of themselves. The Darkness Shrine, which was once on par with the Brilliance Shrine, had been severely damaged by the magical beasts of the prehistoric times, and had declined to this day. The scale of the upcoming world-ending disaster was far greater than the previous ones, and was very likely to destroy the entire Anril.
Hence, in order to become a shelter in the world-ending disaster, one had to be prepared to face the impact of the powerful prehistoric magical beasts. That was probably something that only the High Elves' Sky Castles could do. That was the crazy idea that Lin Li had in mind. If he were to say it out loud, anyone would probably think that he was crazy. But in his heart, he knew very well that with the resources in his hands, this idea might not be impossible to achieve.
However, that way, he could only slowly improve the various constructions of the Tower of Dusk through accumulation even though the business of potions and weapons could continue to bring in a large amount of income. Even if it took 100 years to build the Tower of Dusk into what Lin Li wanted, it would definitely be considered fast in the eyes of others. However, Lin Li knew that he only had two to three years to prepare. If he could not complete the construction before the disaster, everything would be in vain. Hence, be it 100 years or 10 years, it would all be slow in Lin Li's eyes.
Fortunately, Lin Li's gains during this period of time were far beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Now, he finally had the time to sort out his spoils of war.
During the trip to the Abyss of Tharlen, Lin Li not only broke through to the Legendary-realm, but also seized the Throne of Darkness that the Dragon of Destruction had created for the clone of the Lord of Darkness. However, what he had to sort out now was not the Darkness Domain, but the accumulation of the Lord of Darkness that had been stored in the Darkness Domain for tens of millions of years.
As the Lord of the Abyss of Tharlen, the Lord of Darkness had naturally accumulated a large amount of wealth over the past tens of millions of years. However, due to the limitations of the environment, the majority of the treasures were various magical crystals, as well as medicinal herbs and minerals produced in the Abyss. As for completed magical weapons and equipment, there were not many of them, and most of them were tattered. The medicinal herbs and minerals produced in the Abyss had their own channels of consumption, and could not be exchanged for a large sum of money immediately.
On the other hand, there was only a small amount of gold and silver, which often appeared in treasure troves. After all, the Endless Abyss was not like Anril, where there was a complete economic system. The demons could only barter for what they wanted apart from robbing others.
A large number of magical crystals could be exchanged for funds, but Lin Li had a huge need for magical crystals now. The Lord of Nightmares in the Summoning Lamp was already a bottomless pit of magical crystals, and the Dragon Crystal of the Dragon of Destruction required Legendary-level magical crystals to hatch. Besides, the Tower of Dusk was going to be equipped with Magical Crystal Cannons in the future, and the magical crystals were equivalent to ammunition reserves. Hence, he could not sell them no matter what.
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