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"What would you like to buy, sir?" The middle-aged man slowly walked up to Sei Itō with his hands in the pockets of his white coat. He looked at Sei Itō with a smile on his face.
"Are these all alchemy potions?" Ito Sei turned around and looked at the glass cabinets standing in front of the walls on both sides. There were red, blue, green, or purple small bottles, the size of a chemical test tube, placed in the glass cabinets in front of the walls.
"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded. He could tell from Sei Itō's words that this was Sei Itō's first time in this kind of shop. Then, without Sei Itō asking, he took the initiative to introduce, "Those red ones are healing potions. They can be applied externally or internally to treat injuries. Those blue ones are mental potions. They can stimulate the brain to forcefully produce mental strength. Those green ones are body strengthening potions. They can increase the user's strength to a certain extent. Those purple ones are specialized potions. They can temporarily increase the user's concentration and be used to complete magic and scientific research … "
"Of course, if you don't need these, you can also buy these things. For example, that pink one is scar removal potion. After applying it, any scars will completely disappear in three to four days. There's also this black whitening potion, yellow odor-removing potion, blue slimming potion, and so on … "The middle-aged man then pointed to another display window and introduced.
"These alchemists are really keeping up with the times. They even know that it's easy to earn money from women," Sei Itō thought to himself as he listened to the middle-aged man's introduction.
"How much do you sell these potions?" Sei Itō asked after the middle-aged man finished his introduction.
"What kind of potion are you asking about?" The middle-aged man turned back to Sei Itō and asked.
"For example, that healing potion," Sei Itō asked as his gaze fell on the bottle of bright red potion.
"That depends on what method you choose to buy." The middle-aged man, who was also looking at the potion, said, "There are three ways for alchemy shops like ours to trade. The first type is an ordinary transaction, which is the simplest and most straightforward. As long as you pay the corresponding amount of money, the potion is yours. "
"One is a barter transaction. For example, you can take out something that you don't need but that I might need, and exchange it according to a certain value. This kind of trading method is more suitable for mercenaries or bounty hunters. "
"The last one is an answer trade." The middle-aged man paused for a moment before continuing, "If you have no money and no items that I think you can exchange for, but you think you have enough knowledge. You can use this method. "
"Can you tell me more about the third method?" Sei Itō asked the middle-aged man. He was still a little confused about the third method.
"Okay." The middle-aged man nodded in response. Then he continued, "Since little brother can find this place, you should know about the existence of alchemists. When we study alchemy, we often encounter all kinds of problems. Some of the answers can be found by experimenting day after day. Some of the problems can't be solved. The third trading method was created because of this reason. "
"As long as you can answer the difficult questions, then according to the value of the difficult questions in my mind, you can exchange for a corresponding amount of alchemy potions!"
"What a great method of trading." Sei Itō, who understood the third method, sighed softly.
"Yes." The middle-aged man also agreed with a sigh.
"Now. Customer, which method of trading would you like to choose? "The middle-aged man collected his thoughts and asked again.
"Tell me about the first two methods first." Sei Itō tilted his head and thought for a moment before deciding.
"Okay." The middle-aged man agreed and explained, "If you follow the first method, then the price of the Light Healing Potion is three thousand five hundred USD per potion."
"Hiss …" Sei Itō, who was completely shocked by the value of the potion, subconsciously took a light breath.
"If you follow the second method, then as long as you take out a Moonlight Grass, you can exchange it for three Light Healing Potions or one Primary Healing Potion." The middle-aged man, who saw Sei Itō's reaction, faintly smiled and continued without stopping.
"Moonlight Grass … You mean the Moonlight Grass that only grows in canyons that are more than a hundred meters deep and have underground rivers flowing through them?" Sei Itō tilted his head and asked the middle-aged man beside him.
"Customer, it seems like you know a lot about these things." The middle-aged man looked at Sei Itō with a surprised expression.
"Forget it, I haven't been to any deep mountains or forests recently, so I'll just use the money to buy it." Sei Itō ignored the middle-aged man's surprised expression and lightly shook his head.
"Then what kind of potions do you want to buy?" The middle-aged man was only surprised for a moment. He didn't think that Sei Itō knew anything about the Moonlight Grass, so he returned to the main topic and asked.
"Light, Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced Healing Potions, Mental Recovery Potions, Specialty Potions, Memory Potions, and Body Strengthening Potions. Three of each." Sei Itō said after carefully looking at the potions in the display window.
"Okay." The middle-aged man nodded and returned to the back of the counter. He bent down and opened the alloy safe below. He took out the potions that Sei Itō wanted and stored them in a small freezer. This time, he locked the safe again and stood up with the small freezer.
"Customer, the total is one million one hundred and fifty-four thousand USD." The middle-aged man lightly placed his hands on the small freezer and looked at Sei Itō who walked to the counter.
Although Sei Itō had estimated the value of these potions, he still didn't expect it to exceed one million USD. The corner of his mouth twitched, then he took out an International Bank Union bank card and handed it to the middle-aged man.
"Right, are there any precautions or taboos when using these potions?" Sei Itō looked at the middle-aged man who took the bank card and operated the card machine.
"Yes." The middle-aged man explained as he operated the machine, "First of all, these potions must be stored at a temperature below five degrees Celsius. Otherwise, they will slowly lose their potency at room temperature. "
"Secondly, after the potion is opened, it must be used within three minutes. Otherwise, the potion's energy will evaporate and disappear in the air. Not only will it lose its original effect, but it may also become toxic."
"Please type." The middle-aged man handed the bank card and the card machine back to Sei Itō. Then, when Sei Itō held the pen and signed, he continued, "Lastly, the effects of these potions are caused by strong stimulation to the human body. Therefore, after using them, there will be different side effects depending on the individual."
"For example?" Sei Itō asked as he handed the signed card machine back to the middle-aged man.
"Take the healing potion as an example. This is because the healing effect is achieved by stimulating the human body's self-healing ability. Therefore, after the potion takes effect, the human body will experience high fever, high energy consumption, strong hunger, or lack of blood, dizziness, and so on. " The middle-aged man took the card machine and put it away. "Therefore, if you want to use the healing potion, it is recommended that you use it in a safe place after the battle."
"Uh … Then please help me with the other things." Sei Itō continued to ask when he realized that these alchemy potions did not seem to be as good as he had imagined.
"Okay." The middle-aged man agreed. Then, he explained to Sei Itō the possible side effects after using the potions he had purchased.
'It seems that when I gave the potions to Emma and the others for research, there should be some side effects.' It is necessary to remind them to find a way to deal with these sequelae. "After listening to the middle-aged man, Ito Seijin said.
"Thank you, boss. I'll be going now. "Sei Itō picked up the small freezer and smiled at the boss.
"Take care. I won't see you out." The middle-aged man looked at Sei Itō and said.
Sei Itō nodded. Carrying the small freezer, he turned around and walked out of Martin's Potion Shop and continued to stroll around the other shops.
After visiting two more alchemy potion shops and buying Sensitivity Potion, Perception Potion, Agility Potion, and other alchemy potions that Martin's Potion Shop did not have, Sei Itō slowly walked to a weapon shop.
"Iron Gold Weapon Shop." Sei Itō read the shop's signboard softly. Then, without hesitation, he stepped into the weapon shop.
Perhaps this weapon shop was famous, or perhaps for some people, equipment was more valuable than potions. Therefore, unlike the previous potion shops, there was no one else in the shop except for the boss. Instead, there were two customers, a man and a woman.
Seeing the boss greet the customer, Sei Itō did not disturb him. Instead, he browsed through the weapons on the shelves on both sides.
"It's so damn expensive." After browsing through a few weapons, Sei Itō couldn't help but curse in his heart when he saw the price written below the weapons.
However, Sei Itō couldn't be blamed for cursing. Just the dagger that Sei Itō was looking at, which was no different from an ordinary dagger, cost more than 80,000 USD, which was nearly 500,000 RMB! It was enough to buy a house in a second-tier city.
"Dear customer, do you like this weapon?" Just when Sei Itō was speechless at the price of the dagger, a male voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
Sei Itō looked in the direction of the voice. Then, a middle-aged man about 1.9 meters tall, with a square face and short blond hair, who looked to be in his forties, entered Sei Itō's sight.
"Can you introduce the characteristics of this dagger to me?" Sei Itō nodded to the middle-aged man and pointed at the dagger in front of him.
"Of course." The middle-aged man laughed heartily, then reached out and took the dagger on the shelf. While showing it to Sei Itō, he introduced it. "This dagger is made of a special alloy made by alchemy. It was forged with a special flame and forging method. Its characteristics are that it is unusually sharp. It can easily cut through a 10-centimeter thick alloy steel plate without any fracture. It also doesn't have the reflective properties of metal."
When he mentioned the non-reflective properties, the middle-aged man blocked the light in the shop with his body and waved the dagger twice in the shadow formed by his body as a demonstration.
"Other than that, are there any other characteristics?" Sei Itō shook his head slightly and asked.
"This dagger's specialty is to pursue sharpness. If you want to have special properties, maybe the dagger over there can meet your needs." The middle-aged man shook his head, put the dagger back on the shelf, then pointed at another dagger not far away.
"Oh?" Sei Itō followed the middle-aged man's finger and saw the pitch-black dagger.
"This dagger is also made of a special alloy made by alchemy. It was forged with a special flame and a special technique, but it is different from the previous dagger. The metal used in this dagger doesn't have high sharpness, but it has a high amount of energy conductivity. It can strengthen and condense the energy used to increase the attack power." The middle-aged man brought Ito Sei to the dagger, took it off, and gave it to Ito Sei as he introduced it.
Sei Itō didn't stand on ceremony and transferred a small amount of energy to the dagger in his hand. In an instant, there was a soft sound. A silver-white aura immediately emerged from the dagger, exuding an unusually sharp aura.
Along with the sound of the dagger, the man and woman who were choosing their weapons subconsciously looked at Sei Itō and the dagger in his hand.
"Not only that, this dagger has a socket that can be embedded with special energy crystals to increase the dagger's attributes," the middle-aged man said proudly. He was very satisfied with the dagger's effect.
"Special energy crystals?" Ito Sei caught a word in the middle-aged man's words and thought to himself calmly, "It's probably the crystal on the broken alchemy stick."
"Boss, do you sell special energy crystals here?" Sei Itō asked after dispersing the energy and returning the dagger to the boss.
"I do, but it's not as rich as the ones in the crystal store," the middle-aged man said with an awkward expression.
"Can I take a look?" Sei Itō asked curiously.
"Alright, please come with me." The middle-aged man nodded and led Sei Itō back to the counter. He bent down and took out four to five specially sealed boxes from the drawer under the counter and placed them on the counter.
"Dear customer, please take a look." The middle-aged man placed the boxes in a straight line in front of him and introduced them one by one. "This red one is a fire-attribute energy crystal, this blue one is a water-attribute crystal, this white one is an ice-attribute crystal, this golden one is a sharpness crystal, and this green one is a wind-attribute crystal …"
"How much is this crystal? I mean according to the transaction model. " Sei Itō asked as he picked up the white crystal that was almost identical to the one embedded on the broken alchemy rod in his hand.
"580,000 USD for one," the middle-aged man said straightforwardly.
"…" Sei Itō's mouth twitched as he placed the crystal back on the table. He thought to himself, "I'll go to the higher-ups' office later and ask how much the special energy crystal's manufacturing formula costs. This thing is really too profitable."
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