The healing elixir had a strong effect. After several injured people took it on the spot, it produced an immediate effect.
Lu Zhi took advantage of the situation to sell the Qi boosting elixir. The price of this elixir was even higher.
The Qi boosting elixir could help soldiers directly advance to the next realm. It could also increase the combat power of people at the general level.
For many soldiers who wanted to advance further, it was a dream elixir. They were willing to spend a little more merit points.
Lu Zhi only took out 20 Qi boosting elixirs. Each elixir was worth at least 1,000 merit points.
Such a price was equivalent to the price of killing two barbarian generals.
The soldiers of the Death Legion would only get 100 to 200 merit points for killing a barbarian general. The soldiers of the other barracks would get two to three times more merit points than the soldiers of the Death Legion.
Such a gap was very unfair. However, this was the rule set by the big shots in the army. No one could change it.
At present, Lu Zhi's selling of the Qi boosting elixir at 1,000 merit points was not considered expensive.
In the end, the price of the Qi boosting elixir was raised to 2,000 merit points.
These spendthrifts naturally came from the challengers. They all wanted to compete for a good ranking. Even if they could not become major generals or young marshals, they could still get more merit points if they won one more round. It would also be good for their reputation and it would be easy for them to attract the attention of the higher-ups.
After the Qi boosting elixirs were sold out, he sold the Acupoint Breaking Elixir.
This time, everyone went crazy.
They had been in the army for many years, but it did not mean that they were ignorant about elixirs. Many of them were still knowledgeable. The Acupoint Breaking Elixir was a spirit elixir. It was a priceless elixir outside. However, someone in the army actually sold it. The soldiers went crazy and wanted to buy it.
Lu Zhi had become much more experienced after the previous two kinds of elixirs. He directly priced the Acupoint Breaking Elixir at 5,000 merit points. The highest bidder would get it.
This price was considered a very large number for martial artists in the general realm. However, for them, a single elixir that could directly advance to the next realm was even more precious. This was an elixir that was not available in the army.
Especially for the challengers, a single elixir that could allow them to advance to the next realm would greatly change the situation.
However, there were still people who raised their doubts. How could such a spirit pill be traded here? It must be a scam.
Unfortunately, this didn't stop everyone's desire to buy them. There were only five Acupoint Breaking Pills, and once they were sold out, there would be none left.
The Meridian Breaking Pill had shocked too many people. Some of the vice commanders and chiliarchs couldn't help but come over to bid.
Now, they didn't care who Lu Zhi was. As long as the pills were real and could increase their cultivation level, it was right. No matter where they were, increasing their strength was the way to go.
The first Meridian Opening Pill was snatched by an old chiliarch for 10,000 merit points. He consumed it on the spot, and his strength instantly soared. He was so scared that he ran out of the crowd and said, "I'm going to break through. Hurry up and make way for me. I'm going into seclusion."
This old chiliarch had been stuck at the Advanced General level for many years, and it was difficult for him to break through to the Peak General level. Now that he had just taken the Acupoint Breakthrough Pill, it was already effective. Everyone was envious of him.
In the end, the remaining four Meridian Breaking Pills were sold for more than 15,000 merit points.
When Lu Zhi announced that there were no more pills, he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and he almost sat down to rest on the spot.
He really didn't expect the market for pills to be so good. It had exceeded his expectations. He had thought that it would be good if he could sell a third of the pills. Now, they were all sold out in just over two hours. This was really beyond his expectations.
However, what made him suffer the most wasn't the matter of the pills. Instead, it was the soldiers who had taken the opportunity to take advantage of him. While they were rushing to buy the pills, his butt, his waist, his chest … all of his sensitive areas had been attacked. Even Li Dazui and Deng Shuangmao couldn't resist. This really hurt him.
"You disgusting bastards, I'm also a man!" Lu Zhi didn't know how many times he had shouted this, but no one believed him. This was the saddest thing in the world.
Just as Lu Zhi was about to go back to report on his mission, someone stopped them.
"Everyone, General Sima requests your presence." The person who came announced his name.
General Sima, Sima Natu. This was the deputy general who had followed the general to guard the border for thirty years. Although his position wasn't as high as the eight lieutenant-generals, there wasn't much of a difference.
Lu Zhi and the others were members of the Death Legion. They could ignore many military rules, but they couldn't ignore the general. They were brought in front of the general who was supervising this event.
Sima Natu was sitting on a high platform. From here, he could overlook the battles on the eighteen platforms.
"Greetings, General Sima!" Lu Zhi and the others bowed to Sima Natu.
"You are members of the Death Legion?" Sima Natu glanced at them, then his gaze fell on Lu Zhi.
When Lu Zhi met Sima Natu's gaze, he felt as if he had been electrocuted. His whole body felt uncomfortable, and his chest felt like it was being pressed down by a large rock. He almost couldn't breathe.
Deng Shuangmao was the first to respond. "Yes, General."
"I didn't ask you. Back down." Sima Natu reprimanded.
Deng Shuangmao seemed to be hit by a force. His body was pushed back, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Li Dazui, Huang Mogai, and Huang Mingying were all shocked. They knew that no one who could become a general was weak.
Lu Zhi caught his breath and said to Sima Natu, "General Sima, we are indeed soldiers of the Death Legion. May I know why General Sima has called us here?"
Lu Zhi was afraid, but he couldn't back down. He felt that he hadn't done anything wrong, and the other party wouldn't kill him on the spot.
Besides, all of this was within his and Yang Wu's expectations. The commotion caused by the pills would definitely attract the attention of the higher-ups. He just didn't expect it to come so quickly.
"You are a smart kid. You shouldn't have asked such a stupid question," Sima Natu said calmly. He seemed to be able to see through Lu Zhi's thoughts.
Lu Zhi lowered his head, sweat dripping nonstop. He replied, "General Sima, you must be referring to the matter of the pills. Actually … we were just entrusted by the regiment commander. She knew that many people would be injured at this event, so she invited an alchemist to refine some pills for everyone. It can be considered as doing something for the army."
"Did your commander really ask you to do it?" Sima Natu frowned.
"I wouldn't dare lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can ask the commander," Lu Zhi replied.
Since when did she know an alchemist? Sima Natu thought gloomily in his heart. Then he asked, "Does that mean that during this period of time, you can supply pills?"
"I'm not too sure about that. We'll wait for the commander's orders," Lu Zhi said vaguely.
Sima Natu continued to ask a few more questions, but Lu Zhi pretended not to know anything. Only then did Sima Natu wave his hand in dissatisfaction and let them leave.
When Lu Zhi left the high platform, his entire body was drenched. His legs were still trembling. He muttered in his heart, "This kind of dangerous work isn't for a human to do."
… …
The effect caused by Lu Zhi selling pills hadn't ended yet. In the evening of the same day, the Great General held a high ranking general meeting. The Eight Great Lieutenant Generals were all present. There were also more than ten Deputy Generals. The Rose of Death was also present.
In front of the Great General's desk, there were four different pills. They were the Healing Pill, Qi Boosting Pill, Meridian Opening Pill, and Bone Revitalization Pill.
Most of the people's gazes were directed towards the Rose of Death. Her face was covered, only revealing a pair of indifferent beautiful eyes. Her alluring figure under her black clothes was very prominent. She stood there like a proud and aloof black lotus. She was surrounded by thorns, but she didn't move in the slightest.
"Rose, did you really get these pills?" Great General Fen Tianxiong asked the Rose of Death.
"I don't have that kind of ability." The Rose of Death indifferently replied.
"Then which Alchemy Grandmaster made them? Can you introduce them to this general?" Fen Tianxiong asked with a pleasant expression.
"I can't." The Rose of Death still indifferently replied.
"Nangong Rose, what kind of attitude is this? Is this how you talk to the Great General?" Cao Jianda unhappily reprimanded the Rose of Death.
The Rose of Death simply ignored Cao Jianda and closed her eyes, making Cao Jianda very angry.
"Nangong Rose, you should know the importance of an Alchemist to our army. Don't let your emotions affect your decisions." Tai Rui, who was also a woman, said to the Rose of Death.
"Nangong Rose, tell me where these pills came from. I don't believe that an Alchemist would suddenly appear." Xu Tinghong said.
"It's up to you to believe it or not." The Rose of Death said indifferently.
Everyone was very clear about the Rose of Death's personality. They couldn't do anything to her. Soft methods wouldn't work, and even harder methods wouldn't work. Everything depended on the Great General's ability.
"Rose, how many more of these pills do you have? Give them to us. This is your best choice." Fen Tianxiong said sincerely. Then he added, "The Barbarian Race will head south at the beginning of spring. You have to think about the bigger picture."
"Do you have to sacrifice our troops for the bigger picture?" The Rose of Death asked.
"Nangong Rose, pay attention to your attitude. Your Death Legion's people deserve to die. Letting you perform meritorious deeds on the battlefield is equivalent to resisting meritorious deeds. Don't push your luck." Cao Jianda said with dissatisfaction.
Feng Tisen also said, "That's right. Those who are sent to the Death Legion are all people who have committed serious crimes. Letting them die on the battlefield is the best ending."
"Hehe, then there's nothing to talk about." The Rose of Death looked at them and sneered. Then she turned around to leave the tent. She didn't want to waste words with them because she was very clear about their moral character. They didn't care about the life and death of the Death Legion at all. Saying more was useless.
"Rose, come back. You have to think thrice before you act. You alone can't withstand the combined willpower." Fen Tianxiong said very patiently.
"Whatever. My subordinates and I are all people who will die anyways." The Rose of Death replied indifferently and left without hesitation.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
