Chapter 172 Buying Materials
Mu Yun followed the fat shopkeeper through the hut and walked towards the small courtyard inside. Mu Yun took a quick glance at the flowers and plants placed on the shelves on both sides and understood them somewhat.
The flowers and plants displayed here are all first-class or ordinary flowers and plants. It is presumed that only when customers are in need, they will be led into the inner room to choose.
The journey was not far, after leaving the hut and walking a few steps to the left, I came to another hut. The fat shop owner opened the door and entered the house and made an invitation gesture, and Mu Yun followed suit.
When Mu Yun first entered the house and just glanced at the flowers and plants on the shelves around him, his eyes lit up. Many flowers and plants with names in his memory were about to emerge.
Ground fern grass, rat flower, golden leaf grass, thorn leaves, agastache...
The items on the shelves are basically second-level to third-level flowers and plants, and they are all materials used in alchemy potions. They are placed on different shelves in different categories. Although there is no protection from the magic circle, they are also separated by translucent cloth.
, to avoid conflicts of medicinal properties between flowers and plants.
And it seems like this is just for samples, large quantities of materials are still placed in the real warehouse.
When the fat shop owner saw Mu Yun's eyes, he had some suspicions in his mind.
"This guest, are you an alchemist?"
"no."
When he heard Mu Yun's words, the fat shop owner was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had guessed wrong, but Mu Yun's next words put a smile on his face again, and he even bent down a little.
"I'm still just an apprentice."
"I believe you will be able to become an alchemist soon. By then, there will be only a handful of alchemists as young as you in the royal city. You must know that Miss Liya, the youngest alchemist master in our royal city, is only twenty-six this year.
Year old, I think it will be easy to catch up with her with your talent, haha, these two kinds of life-type materials here are the life-type materials you want." The fat shopkeeper complimented and pointed to the two materials on the shelf.
Continue to introduce, "This is the second-level blood coagulation fruit, and this one is the third-level green rose vine. Let me introduce it to you in detail?"
"No, I'll do it myself." Mu Yun waved his hand and walked to the shelf to take a closer look. The fat shop owner stepped aside knowingly when he saw Mu Yun's actions. After this test, he was even more convinced.
His guesswork, pretentiousness and real ability can still be seen after running this small shop for so many years.
Mu Yun indeed knew these two materials. One was the main material of the second-level healing potion, and the other was one of the third-level detoxification potion formulas.
He didn't waste any minute or second during the time he spent in Liya's alchemy room. In addition to learning various knowledge and conducting operational experiments, he memorized all the potion formulas below level three. Originally, he just wanted to
Read it once to get an impression of the potion materials that can be used currently. After all, there are so many types and quantities of materials in so many recipes, and it is not easy to memorize them all in a short time.
But after reading it once, he found that he could actually remember a lot in his mind. After reading it a few more times, he completely memorized it, as if he had built a library in his mind.
He could see the data just by extracting it. This discovery made him a little surprised, and he vaguely felt that it must be related to the improvement of his soul energy.
The coagulation fruit looks somewhat similar to the blood-activating fruit. It is larger than the blood-activating fruit. The blood-red appearance looks like red agate. The life-system patterns on the surface of the fruit are also clearer than those of the blood-activating fruit, and it is even clearer upon closer inspection.
There are a few more.
As for the emerald green vine, although it is not the main material of the third-level detoxification potion, as long as it is crushed, whether it is applied externally or taken internally, it has a certain effect on suppressing and eliminating poisons below the third level. Because it is a life system, it is
Adjuvant therapy also has some use.
Blood-clotting fruit and green rose vine are both common life-based alchemy materials. Although blood-clotting fruit is not available in the Royal City, there are many in the south of Tuo'an City, and green rose vine can be collected on some peaks in the Lingjiu Valley.
, it’s just that it’s too far away and deep into the valley, so Mu Yun can only choose to buy it from the market.
The alchemy materials produced by the fat shop owner are of good quality. Judging from the color and smell, they have just been harvested. Mu Yun is quite satisfied with this.
Most of the mid-to-high-level rare materials are protected by special alchemical circles, so their quality can be guaranteed. Some materials may even have better medicinal properties the longer they are stored. However, the opposite is true for low-level materials, because the demand is high and the fresher they are.
The quality of alchemical potions made from the materials is better. If it is protected by an alchemical circle, the cost will increase greatly. Therefore, many people simply find suitable places to cultivate land specifically for cultivating alchemical materials.
"Do you only have these two kinds of life-type materials below the third level here? Are there any other rare ones?" Mu Yun turned his head after reading and looked at the fat shopkeeper and asked.
The fat shop owner rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "As you know, there are very few pure life-type materials among the low-level materials. These are the only two types around here. However, the reserves in our store are definitely sufficient. If you really want to find them,
If so, we have special channels to help find it. As long as you can afford the price, there will be no problem."
Mu Yun nodded after hearing what the fat shopkeeper said. What he said was indeed true. There are many alchemical materials, especially low-level ones, and there are actually very few pure materials. Generally, a material, its roots, leaves,
There may be two, three or even four types of stems and flowers, so which type of materials are needed for alchemy must be taken from the corresponding place.
When alchemy first appeared, alchemists often failed in their experiments for this reason. It was not until later people summarized and distinguished the effects of different parts that their mistakes gradually reduced. Just like the blood coagulation fruit and the blood activating fruit, they are actually just
The fruit is of the life type, and its roots and leaves themselves are earth-type alchemy materials. However, because the fruit leaves are easy to separate and the demand for the fruit is much greater, everyone has defaulted to the fact that they are of the life type.
As for rare or even rare materials, one of the biggest characteristics is purity. Usually, the entire material can only have one type. Because of this, the source power contained is much higher than that of ordinary materials, and the price is also more expensive. He previously said
The nightmare fruit obtained in the secret realm is one of them.
"Then if you have any news, please let me know. My name is Mu Yun, and I am a student at Bonya Academy of Law and Martial Arts." Although Mu Yun doesn't have much money at the moment, he wants to let the shopkeeper pay attention first and then think of other solutions.
It’s not too late, otherwise you will miss it if you miss it. Then Mu Yun pointed to the two life-based materials on the shelf and asked, "What are the prices of these two types?"
The fat shop owner was first surprised when he heard that Mu Yun was a student of Ponia College, and then he was even more happy. He asked tentatively: "Are you the new apprentice of Master Liya? Hiss... But I remember Master Liya from
She has never really accepted an apprentice, so you won't be the first one she accepts, right?"
Mu Yun originally wanted to conceal his identity to avoid trouble, but he only had the academy as his residence in the royal city. As long as the other party inquired, he would eventually know, so he shook his head and nodded, "No, I'm just Teacher Liya's new assistant."
That’s all.”
The fat shop owner's eyes were filled with light after receiving the accurate information, "I have learned that it is easy for Master Liya's assistant to become an alchemist. With your talent, you will definitely be able to become an alchemist master very quickly in the future. These two things
Plant materials, a second-level blood coagulation fruit costs two silver crystal coins, and a third-level green rosevine costs three gold crystal coins. You are Teacher Liya’s apprentice, so I can give you a 10% discount, what do you think?"
"For one hundred plants, it costs twenty gold crystal coins for coagulation fruit and three hundred gold crystal coins for green rhododendron. The third level is a bit expensive. I have to buy a set of alchemy equipment." Mu Yun quickly went through the prices in his mind.
Obviously, his current financial resources are not enough to buy third-level materials several times.
"One hundred coagulation fruits and ten green rose vines. I will do experiments on these first this time, and I will do the rest next time." Mu Yun thought for a while and made a decision.
"No problem, my price is absolutely fair. With a 10% discount, the total is forty-five gold crystal coins. I'll give you the Blue Moon Grass as a bonus. What do you think?" The fat shopkeeper's face changed when he heard Mu Yun's words.
The smile became much more sincere. Although Mu Yun didn't seem to want much, after giving him a good impression, why worry about Mu Yun not coming back again? Besides, he had another idea.
Seeing Mu Yun nodding in response, the fat shopkeeper looked outside the door and noticed that no one was there, then whispered: "Mr. Mu Yun, you can come to me after you successfully refine the potion, and I guarantee that you will be satisfied with the price I offer.
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Mu Yun looked at the fat shopkeeper up and down with some surprise, "Don't you sell alchemy materials here, and you also receive potions?"
"Hehe." The fat shop owner felt certain when he saw Mu Yun didn't refuse immediately, and smiled mysteriously, "I naturally have channels to sell it, and I will never disclose your information. As long as the quality of your potion is good, you can
No matter how much I pay, the price will definitely be higher than what you sell in those shops."
black market!
Mu Yun's eyes lit up when he heard the fat shop owner's words. Although the other person spoke very cryptically, Mu Yun understood what he meant. Because the kingdom has to collect taxes, the prices of regular stores are basically fixed unless a war breaks out.
, otherwise the fluctuation will not be too big.
But the black market is different. Because there is no tax, the price fluctuates greatly. The price is often determined based on many aspects. The fat shopkeeper charges a higher price than the store, and the selling price may be lower than the store's price.
If the amount is not large enough, then his income is actually very small.
But these fat shopkeepers don't care. What he values is Master Muyun Liya's assistant status. All the people who have been assistants to Liya have successfully become official alchemists without exception, and the quality of the potions they make are very good.
He is very high and knows how to refine some rare pharmaceutical formulas. This is the key!
As long as he builds a good relationship, he can make a lot of money as long as Mu Yun leaks some rare potions to him in the future. Mu Yun has obviously thought of this. At least for now, it is mutually beneficial, so Mu Yun
Yun also had a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!