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Chapter 90: Golden City_1

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Golden City_1

In the game, he tried clicking on the toad’s text again, only to find this time the little frog had truly run out of goods to show.

However, having obtained three valuable items in a row, Mu You was already pretty content.

Having rewarded the tiny frog for its contribution, he naturally couldn’t let it go unrewarded. Mu You clicked on the ’Feed’ button in the panel and fed it all the magical beast drops he could from his bag.

[You have fed the Pocket Toad with insect-like magical beast bodies you captured recently.]

[Having filled its pocket with food, the toad waves goodbye to you cheerfully, hops into the forest and disappears. Look forward to its next return!]

After saying goodbye to the little frog, Mu You turned his attention back to the game interface and took out the ’Lighthouse Jellyfish’.

This was a transparent jellyfish about ten centimeters long, its body radiating white light outward constantly from the center, the kind that could be hung from a ceiling as a permanent light source.

With this jellyfish, the Mandrake, the Regeneration Grass he got from Sagittarius, and the Red Dragon Blood that Aquarius might bring him tomorrow night...

He had now gathered four of the six main ingredients for his Spirit Calling Potion!

As for the remaining two, Inspirational Grass and Troll Taro, he wasn’t planning on waiting any longer.

It was now Tuesday evening, and tomorrow night would be a full moon. Mu You no longer had the time to leave things to chance, so he decided to directly trade with others for these last two ingredients.

Unfortunately, there currently was no way to trade lifespan on Earth. He could only meet the buyer in person and barter.

As for what he planned to trade, of course, it was the Healing Ointment that he had crafted over this period.

In these three days, he had primarily spent his time inside the Fool’s Boundary refining medicine.

Through thousands upon thousands of resets, his success rate for creating Healing Ointment had increased from less than 10% to over 80%!

One could say that even without the Boundary, under normal refining conditions, the wastage of materials was already wholly acceptable.

Mu You opened the forum’s transaction page and searched for healing-type magic potions.

Healing potions had the highest consumption rate, so there were quite a few posts for these types of trades. The most common among them was something referred to as ’Recovery Potion’.

Recovery Potion: After taking, it heals all types of injury continuously for 30 seconds, restoring up to 300 points of HP. This potion doesn’t differentiate between internal and external injuries, with its effects being slightly superior to his Healing Ointment.

Mu You glanced at the price of this potion on the domestic forums, which was largely stable at 8 years of lifespan or 800,000 dollars per bottle.

By the way, the exchange rate for lifespan to US dollars on the forum was 1:15,000, and to RMB it was about 1:1,000,000.

If a recovery potion could sell for 8 years of lifespan per bottle, then Mu You estimated that his Healing Ointment should fetch at least 6 years per piece.

Regeneration Grass and Troll Taro were priced in the store at 100 and 150 years respectively, with an added 20% delivery fee for pre-orders, which amounted to a total of 300 years lifespan.

So, Mu You only had to sell 50 Healing Ointment potions to afford this sum.

He currently had more than thirty potions in his possession, and he could refine around 20 more overnight without any problems.

After confirming this, Mu You clicked on Torchbearer’s avatar and sent her a private message.

These types of transactions should be conducted through known contacts if possible, and since he was familiar with this girl from Zaun, she came to mind first.

However, upon sending the message, there was no reply from the other side, only an automated response.

[In a mission, do not disturb...]

In a mission?

Taken aback, Mu You quickly remembered that she had been talking about developing a counter-spell after finding out about a werewolf’s weakness. Was she currently completing a mission for the spell?

Mu You was uncertain, but if she wasn’t available, there wasn’t much he could do, especially since she probably wouldn’t recognize the alias he was currently using.

[666, please reply to this message when you see it.]

Mu You left a message for her, then exited her profile and searched for a new ID: ’Broken Falls’.

This was the player he had encountered on Qubai Mountain, and he was one of the only two players Mu You currently knew.

The young man had come across as pretty reliable at that time. Since he couldn’t get in touch with Lu Yao, he had to choose him as the first alternative.

"Broken Falls from K City?"

Mu You sent a private message as a greeting, needing to confirm the identity first.

"Hmm? It’s me. Who’s this?" The other side responded quickly, sounding slightly puzzled.

"Did you sell that bear’s paw from Qubai Mountain?"

"!!!"

"Oh, it’s you, bro!" The other party immediately got the hint and sent several laughing emojis. "Bro, I was wondering why you hadn’t contacted me, so you’ve found the forum, huh."

"Yeah, I got lucky and found the game installer..."

After making small talk, Mu You went straight to the point: "Thing is, I have a batch of magic potions for trade. Can you recommend any buyers?"

"Oh? What kind of magic potion is it?"

"It’s called Healing Ointment, a magic potion specially for external injuries, its effect is..."

Mu You then described the effects of the potion in detail.

Upon hearing, Broken Falls seemed slightly surprised: "Huh? This ointment of yours is quite good, plus it’s healing-type, so you won’t have to worry about finding customers. I think you should be able to sell it for 6 years per bottle... How much do you have?"

"Hmm, about fifty bottles."

"Fifty... Damn, you’re serious man?" The other party sent a row of shocked faces.

"Absolutely."

"Well, that’s a bit too expensive... Wait a second, bro. I’ll help you find out."

"Alright."

Mu You wasn’t surprised. Broken Falls seemed like an ordinary player, and he hadn’t been expecting him to be able to single-handedly swap for such a large batch of goods.

While browsing the forum, about half an hour later, Mu You finally received a message.

"Bro, you’re in luck! A member of our guild council is on a business trip in K City right now. I’ve asked him, and he said that as long as your potion is genuine, our guild can take it all, but he has to inspect the goods first."

"How will the inspection be done?" Mu You asked, not immediately agreeing.

"Well, there’s a high-end clubhouse called ’Golden City’ in downtown K City. It’s jointly managed by several major guilds in our country. They only serve players and allow face-to-face transactions, taking a small percentage of the transaction amount but guarantee absolute safety. Our guild member has arranged to meet with you in Golden City tomorrow. What do you think..."

After reading the reply, Mu You looked up ’Golden City’ on the forum.

The results were indeed similar to Broken Fall’s description. This place was indeed one of the recognised player transaction platforms in the country. The reviews on the forum were quite good, and it had been established for a year and a half, without any major transaction disputes reported so far.

Having spoken more about it, and noticing that Mu You still hadn’t responded, Broken Falls probably guessed what he was worried about and added: "Bro, you can trust us when it comes to safety. The guild I belong to is called the Merchants’ Guild. You can check it out, it’s considered one of the top-tier old guilds in our country with excellent reputation, they won’t scam you."

"Merchants’ Guild huh..."

Mu You paused, of course, he knew about the Merchants’ Guild, one of the top five powerhouses in the national field.

This kind of mega-guild wouldn’t tarnish its reputation over a mere 300 years lifespan worth of goods. Yet he didn’t expect Broken Falls to be a member of such a mega-guild.

With this in mind, Mu You didn’t hesitate anymore and sent a reply.

With Broken Falls as the go-between, he and the member of the Merchant’s Guild quickly arranged to meet at Golden City at 10 in the morning the next day, following some brief negotiations.