Chapter 59: Tasting
At the very center of the pharmacy stood two wooden racks.
The first was filled with small porcelain bottles, each about the size of a fist.
The second rack held glass test tubes as thick as a thumb, their contents a vivid crimson visible through the glass.
Liang Xiaoyu’s eyes sparkled as she hurried forward.
She reached out to take one, but just like before, an invisible barrier stopped her.
“Still need to pay,” she said, regretfully shrugging at the prompt that appeared before her.
She took out her phone, scanned the QR code to check the "Purchase Instructions," and explained to the viewers in her livestream.
Xiaolongnv lingered by the door, not stepping inside.
She knew these items well; after all, they could be bought in the employee mall.
But…
She frowned. In the mall, the Bosque Snake Gall cost ten game coins, while here it was a million. Based on her previous money exchange with Liang Xiaoyu, it seemed the ratio of game coins to Rabbit Nation currency was one to ten million.
Buying here with Rabbit Nation currency seemed more cost-effective.
Had she taken advantage of Xiaoyu?
Xiaolongnv pondered, but Liang Xiaoyu always acted as if she had struck a great bargain…
After some hesitation, Xiaolongnv finally reached out to tap Liang Xiaoyu, who was passionately explaining the Bosque Snake Gall and Treasure Snake Blood Reagent.
“What is it?” Liang Xiaoyu turned to ask.
Xiaolongnv pointed at the livestream.
Liang Xiaoyu pressed mute, curiosity in her voice. “What’s up?”
She looked Xiaolongnv up and down, sniffed hard, but caught no scent of blood.
Maybe her nose wasn’t sensitive enough.
A vampire would certainly notice, she thought idly.
Xiaolongnv, frowning at Liang Xiaoyu’s shifting expressions, voiced her earlier suspicions.
“Oh, that,” Liang Xiaoyu chuckled, “Buy low, sell high—that’s the principle of market economy.”
“Market economy?” Xiaolongnv was confused.
Liang Xiaoyu patiently explained.
Gradually, Xiaolongnv understood.
Was this a loophole designed by Mr. Qiao just for her?
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Qiao Mian noticed their conversation.
"Is this a bug in the game?" he mused.
No, it was an employee benefit.
He could use this as a recruitment pitch in the future, maybe even cut down on salaries.
…
Xiaolongnv’s cheeks flushed, her thoughts wandering.
Liang Xiaoyu, realizing it was nothing serious, quietly arranged with Xiaolongnv to exchange money for these items when needed, then resumed the audio to continue her explanation to the audience.
"This Bosque Snake Gall costs only one million—you get one, and it increases your internal power by a year."
"Unfortunately, it’s not unlimited. After a hundred uses, the effect halves, so at most you can gain two hundred years of internal power."
"Even with limits, it’s almost miraculous—just a hundred million, and you can raise a master with a century of cultivation."
"I’ll stop here—I have to try it later!"
"I can hardly wait myself."
Seeing the audience urging her on, she reluctantly turned to the Treasure Snake Blood Reagent.
"This one’s pricier—five million for a dose, but its effects are even more incredible."
"Each dose grants immunity to all poisons…"
"What poisons? Who knows—probably the usual snake and insect toxins. The one asking about AIDS, you can try it if you ever get in."
"It also increases internal power by two years, with the same halving after a hundred uses, so theoretically it could add up to four hundred years."
She looked up at the chat, wondering what everyone thought.
The barrage of comments in the livestream was endless, like maggots writhing in a cesspit.
Liang Xiaoyu’s head spun from reading them.
As expected, most were full of admiration.
"This is truly miraculous!"
"Data experts, figure out the most cost-effective purchase!"
"orz"
"Fantasy Park, forever legendary!"
"Let me calculate: three hundred million for Bosque Snake Gall gives one hundred seventy-five years, then two billion for Treasure Snake Blood Reagent adds three hundred seventy-five years. So for two billion three hundred million, you can gain five hundred fifty years of internal power?"
"Damn, what does five hundred fifty years of internal power even mean?"
"Host, ask Xiaolongnv!"
"Terrifying!"
"Can you take these things out?"
Watching the discussion, Liang Xiaoyu felt her excitement grow.
But…
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"Due to rule restrictions, nothing here can be taken out," she said.
At that thought, she looked at Xiaolongnv with sudden inspiration.
"Long’er, can you take them out if you buy them?" she asked curiously.
"No," Xiaolongnv shook her head, "Employees get in for free, but the rules still apply."
"But," she continued, "why take them out?"
"Market economy," Liang Xiaoyu winked.
She instantly realized she could have Xiaolongnv buy from the mall, then purchase from her with cash.
That way, the items could be taken out.
She could sell the potions on Earth for astronomical prices, while Xiaolongnv used the proceeds to buy more items in the Library of Scriptures…
A win-win!
Her eyes gleamed.
"Mr. Qiao is indifferent to fame and profit, but his staff all have the makings of brokers," Liang Xiaoyu thought.
Yet, in that moment, she was more interested in something else.
"Long’er, what is a hundred years of internal power like? Everyone’s curious," she said.
"I’ve never heard of this ‘years of internal power’ concept," Xiaolongnv replied softly, "but I guess it refers to the amount of inner energy an ordinary person accumulates in a year of training."
"But those with exceptional talent or advanced techniques would generate inner energy much faster than average," she paused, then winked playfully, "Xiaoyu can buy some and try it herself."
Liang Xiaoyu’s eagerness grew.
"Then I’ll try it," she declared.
She had already prepared the money for these power-enhancing items.
Yesterday, she’d even managed to extort two hundred million by exploiting the opportunity of giving the old man a "Vajra Blood Reagent."
Rubbing her hands together unconsciously, she stepped forward and scanned the codes to purchase the Bosque Snake Gall and Treasure Snake Blood Reagent.
The Bosque Snake Gall was stored in a fist-sized porcelain bottle painted with blue designs, while the Treasure Snake Blood Reagent was held in a glass test tube.
"Look at this porcelain bottle, isn’t the blue pattern beautiful?" she said with a smile.
As for how beautiful, she had no idea.
Everything in Fantasy Park had a sky-high price, after all.
"And this Treasure Snake Blood Reagent—it looks like agate, I almost can’t bear to drink it."
After showing off to the livestream for a while, she announced, "Now, I, Heroine Xiaoyu, am about to taste these two items."
"I can smell their fragrance even through the bottles," she said, breathing in dreamily.
Watching the stream from his office while gaming, Qiao Mian couldn’t help but curl his lips.
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