"Now, I should prepare to advance to Great Mage …" Lin Yun calmed himself down and drank the Mana Baptism he had just concocted. He felt the scalding liquid flowing down his throat as well as all kinds of subtle changes taking place in his body.
Lin Yun estimated that these changes would last for three days.
In these three days, the Mana Baptism would gradually improve this body. The original problem of insufficient mana capacity would also slowly disappear with this improvement. When this improvement was completely completed, this body's magic talent would not be inferior to any magic genius.
At that time, advancing to Great Mage wouldn't be an issue.
Because the Mana Baptism was in effect, Lin Yun couldn't use too much mana during these three days. He even had to stop his daily meditation. Thus, after Lin Yun left the alchemy laboratory, he didn't directly return home. Instead, he planned to go to the Gilded Rose to take a look.
During this time, the business of the Gilded Rose had been managed by the old butler. Apart from occasionally compounding some potions, Lin Yun didn't get involved in the Gilded Rose's business.
The old butler didn't complain, because he knew that the young master had been determined to become a Mage since childhood. After fainting some time ago, he became even more immersed in the world of magic. Thus, the old butler was very careful not to disturb him and would think of a way to solve any problems he encountered.
It could be said that the old butler was at least 80% responsible for the Gilded Rose's current situation.
Speaking of this, it had to be said that the old butler was truly skilled in managing the business. When the Gilded Rose had reopened, all of its assets added up to only a few tens of thousands of golds. It only took the old butler three months to make the Gilded Rose's account gain over three hundred thousand golds, and that didn't include the backlog of goods. If the backlog of goods was sold, they would gain over a hundred thousand golds.
The most important thing was the downgraded version of the Mana Baptism. The trump card the old butler had named the Hope Potion had yet to be taken out. It could be imagined that if the Hope Potion was taken out, it would inevitably cause a stir in Thousand Sails City. All the Magic Apprentices would go crazy. This wasn't a joke. A potion that could easily make a Magic Apprentice reach the 9th Rank … Although it couldn't be said that there weren't any, the price of each one could only be described as terrifying.
Even Locke Merlin hadn't been able to get such a potion for his son. From this, one could imagine how expensive potions of the same effect would be.
The batch in the Gilded Rose's hands was different …
Currently, the Gilded Rose had over thirty bottles of Hope Potion in their hands, and each bottle could create a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice. With such a large number, if they wanted to sell them all, they couldn't sell them at an unacceptable price. The old butler estimated that the most suitable price should be 200,000 gold per bottle.
Ordinary Magic Apprentices definitely wouldn't be able to afford the Hope Potion, so the true potential customers should be the children of those big shots in Thousand Sails City.
Many of them were like Mafa Merlin, eager to learn magic but lacking talent. Although a bottle of Hope Potion wouldn't let them become Mages in a single bound, easily becoming a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice was a huge temptation. After becoming a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice, they could slowly spend their time or think of other methods. In short, it would give them hope of becoming Mages.
Facing such a group of potential customers, the price definitely couldn't be too low. If he really sold it at 10,000 gold per bottle, they might even think that there was a problem with the potion.
But it also wouldn't do if the price was too high, or it wouldn't be worthwhile. In order to nurture a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice, spending a few hundred thousand gold or even a million gold was something very few people in Thousand Sails City could do. At most, only three or four people would have the confidence to do so. Three or four Hope Potions could be sold, but what about the rest? Could it be left for the old butler to drink?
Thus, after thinking about it for a long time, the old butler decided to set the price at 200,000 gold.
Lin Yun didn't express any opinion. First, the old butler had always been in charge of the Gilded Rose, so his understanding of the market was definitely far above his own. Second, Lin Yun's mind wasn't on these thirty Hope Potions.
It was only because the Gilded Rose had just started that Lin Yun had no choice but to personally compound the potions. Once the Gilded Rose's business was on the right track, Lin Yun definitely wouldn't spend any more time on this. A Mage's time was too precious, he couldn't afford to waste it like that.
As Lin Yun thought about these things, he walked into the Gilded Rose. Today was the 1st, the day the Mercenary Guild would issue missions, and it was also the day when the Gilded Rose's business was at its peak. The mercenaries would naturally prepare some supplies for their new missions. The Gilded Rose on the Victorious Return Main Street might not be the best choice, but it was at least one of the best.
Under the management of the old butler, the Gilded Rose had already gradually recovered. Among the numerous alchemy shops of Thousand Sails City, it should be ranked in the top ten. With the geographical advantage of being located on the Victorious Return Main Street, most mercenaries would choose the Gilded Rose, which was only one street away from the Mercenary Guild.
But today, after Lin Yun entered the Gilded Rose, he felt that something was wrong. The business was still good, there were still so many people, and the clerks were still so busy, but Lin Yun felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, he discovered that the old butler wasn't there.
It wouldn't have been strange if it had been a normal day, but today was the 1st, the day when the Gilded Rose's business was at its peak. Lin Yun clearly remembered that the old butler would definitely oversee the Gilded Rose on this day every month, so why wasn't he there today?
The more Lin Yun thought about it, the more strange he felt. 'Did something go wrong?'
"Remy, come over." Thinking of this, Lin Yun couldn't sit still and waved his hand, calling Remy over.
"Boss, how come you are here?" Remy saw that it was Lin Yun and hurriedly handed over his business to the other clerks before running over.
"I came to take a look. Oh right, Remy, do you know what Uncle Pave went to do?"
"I heard them say that Boss Pave went to receive a batch of magic materials. He left this morning."
"Left this morning?" Lin Yun couldn't help frowning when he heard this. The Gilded Rose always had someone specially assigned to receive the magic materials. Even if they were too busy, old Pave would still make a trip, and it definitely wouldn't be too far. It would usually be in Thousand Sails City, and it would be more than enough for him to make a few round trips in half a day, so how could he still not be back?
"Where did he go to receive the magic materials?"
"It seems …" Remy thought for a bit before saying with some uncertainty, "It seems to be the Frost Wolf Mercenary Group …"
"Frost Wolf Mercenary Group?" Lin Yun nodded, feeling a bit relieved.
The Frost Wolf Mercenary Group wasn't very large, with only twenty people in total. Whether it was fame or strength, it was far from being able to compare to a colossus like the Silver Moon Mercenary Group. But in the past few months, their cooperation with the Gilded Rose had been pretty good. Most of the magic materials obtained from their missions were sold to the Gilded Rose, and the price was quite fair. The old butler had praised them a few times.
Lin Yun had originally been worried that the old butler might encounter some difficulties when he went to receive the magic materials, but since it was the Frost Wolf Mercenary Group, there shouldn't be any problems.
Afterwards, Lin Yun didn't ask any more questions and only looked around the store. Business was really good, and everyone was very busy. Lin Yun thought about it and decided that since he couldn't meditate, he might as well help out those few Alchemists.
After the Gilded Rose resumed its business, they recruited a total of four Alchemists, all of them quite strong. Because the original laboratory had been occupied by Lin Yun, the old butler had opened up another room for them on the 2nd floor. Now, these four Alchemists, as well as a few dozen Apprentice Alchemists acting as assistants, were busy in this new alchemy laboratory.
Lin Yun had never displayed his alchemy abilities in front of these four Alchemists, but from the occasional exchanges, the Alchemists knew that this young boss wasn't completely ignorant in the field of alchemy. Thus, they welcomed Lin Yun's help, but they didn't dare to give the important work to Lin Yun. They only picked some simple tasks, such as magic processing, and so on.
Lin Yun didn't mind. In any case, he was just passing time.
The afternoon quickly passed, and the bustling Gilded Rose gradually quieted down in the evening. The mercenaries left the Gilded Rose with their supplies, and the clerks started cleaning up, preparing to end the day's business. The few Alchemists also finished their work for the day, and after saying goodbye to Lin Yun, they prepared to go home.
Lin Yun chatted with the few Alchemists while walking down the stairs. He then saw the old butler anxiously pacing back and forth in the lobby.
"Young Master, why did you come?" The old butler was clearly surprised when he saw Lin Yun.
"I was idle at home, so I came to take a look. Oh right, I heard Remy say that you went to the Frost Wolf Mercenary Group to receive some magic materials. How was it? Did it go smoothly?"
"This …" The old butler's expression suddenly turned unsightly. "Young Master, I think we might have encountered some trouble …"
"Oh?"
"The Frost Wolf Mercenary Group's magic materials were originally on good terms, but when I went there early in the morning, they told me that they had already been sold to someone else. I was a bit suspicious at the time, but I followed a few other mercenary groups that had good relations with us, and after a whole day, almost every mercenary group told me that their magic materials had already been sold to someone else …"
"That's what they said?"
"Yes, that's what they said …"
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