Chapter 66

How could Cheng Yang possibly hand over the initiative in the negotiations to the other party? He immediately said, "Not selling my potions in this main city is not a problem. However, it's impossible for me to sell 80% of my production to you. This is because the potions I refine must first satisfy my own needs."

The boss immediately put on a mournful face. This was a complete seller's market, and he didn't even have the room to haggle. He immediately said, "This... How much then? You can't just give me 10%, right?"

Cheng Yang smiled and said, "Of course not. I am a very generous person. I will give you 20% of my daily production. What do you think?"

The boss didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Although 20% was twice as much as 10%, it was still a very small proportion of Cheng Yang's total production.

Fortunately, at this moment, Cheng Yang said, "However, 20% is the minimum. If I'm in a good mood one day, I might give you a bit more. Of course, if you can offer a higher price, I don't mind selling more."

The boss looked at Cheng Yang's smile and suddenly realized that this guy was a crafty old fox. He considered himself shrewd, but he still fell into the other party's hands.

However, the boss also knew that Cheng Yang had already recognized the value of the potions refined with the Divine Effect Talent, so it was impossible to turn the situation around. He could only grit his teeth and accept the terms.

Next, Cheng Yang began to sign the purchase agreement with the boss. This agreement was signed under the witness of a deity, so it could not be breached. However, Cheng Yang only signed for the Magic Energy Potions and Life Potions. Any other potions or pills he might refine in the future were not included in this agreement.

Of course, this agreement also had a time limit, which was one year. The boss really wanted to sign a permanent agreement, but Cheng Yang wasn't crazy and wouldn't agree to such terms.

As for the supply, Cheng Yang naturally couldn't deliver the potions every day. However, the boss had a solution. He knew that Cheng Yang was from a certain wilderness outpost, so he had Cheng Yang report the name of the outpost and then had Cheng Yang regularly hand over the refined potions to the alchemist boss at the outpost. The boss would then have a way to get the items to him.

After the agreement was signed, Cheng Yang also learned the boss's name: Zhao Yi.

This name made Cheng Yang roll his eyes. This guy must be crazy for money; otherwise, why would he choose such a name? Zhao Yi?

Cheng Yang put his copy of the agreement in his pocket and asked, "Mr. Zhao, I have a question. Since you know the value of the Divine Effect Talent, I assume the alchemist boss at the Luofeng Village outpost also knows it. Why didn't he propose to buy the potions?"

After signing the agreement, Zhao Yi was in a great mood and immediately said, "The outpost where you are located is still just a village. The operators of the shops in the village do not have the authority to purchase. However, as people from a wilderness outpost, the deities have looser control over the items they sell, and occasionally some special items can slip through. Most importantly, they have the authority to change their secondary professions."

Cheng Yang could see that Zhao Yi was very envious of the alchemists in the wilderness outposts. However, there was nothing Cheng Yang could do about it, as this was a rule set by the deities. Unless one day he had the qualifications to challenge the deities.

"About today's potions, what do you think?" Zhao Yi reminded Cheng Yang very humbly.

Cheng Yang was very generous and directly took out six small bottles of Magic Energy Potions and handed them to the other party, saying, "These are for you."

Zhao Yi's mouth was wide enough to fit a large duck egg. He was very eager for Cheng Yang to generously sell all thirty bottles of Magic Energy Potions to him, but he didn't expect such an outcome.

Zhao Yi immediately transferred some Spirit Points from his account to Cheng Yang. Cheng Yang was very concerned about the amount.

When Cheng Yang saw that the transferred Spirit Points were 180, he was secretly delighted. This was because the price Zhao Yi mentioned was the price of potions in the main city. If calculated based on the price of two Spirit Points per potion in the wilderness outpost, Cheng Yang would only get 120 Spirit Points.

"If you can increase the price a bit, I can sell all the potions I refined this time to you." Cheng Yang shook the bottle of potion in his hand.

Zhao Yi swallowed and finally decided to say, "40 Spirit Points per bottle, no higher."

Thirteen times the original price, Cheng Yang was already very satisfied. He knew that Zhao Yi would still make a significant profit after getting the potions, but for Cheng Yang, Spirit Points were more important. If he could get over a thousand Spirit Points every day, he would be very happy.

When Zhao Yi used 960 Spirit Points to buy the remaining 24 bottles of Magic Energy Potions from Cheng Yang, he was very happy. However, he didn't dare to show his joy, as who knew what Cheng Yang would do if he knew his thoughts? Although he considered himself a cunning merchant, compared to Cheng Yang, he felt as innocent as a little lamb.

Actually, Zhao Yi had left out some details. The special dungeons he mentioned weren't just special dungeons. If it were only certain special dungeons that required these potions, their value wouldn't be so high. The reality was that all Hell-level dungeons could only use restricted-level potions. Hell-level dungeons undoubtedly produced the best rewards, and if one could clear such a dungeon, many people would be willing to pay a high price for better potions.

After the two completed the transaction, a series of footsteps sounded outside the shop, and then seven or eight people walked in. However, Cheng Yang didn't see the person he wanted to see among them.

The first person was a middle-aged man in his forties. Although he wasn't wearing a military uniform, he was dressed as a warrior. Cheng Yang knew he was the commander of the Xiangcheng City military district, Yuan Jianze, and the current highest authority in Xiangcheng City.

"Commander, he is the one who issued the task," Situ Fa, who was closely following Yuan Jianze, said immediately upon seeing Cheng Yang.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yang knew that Sito Fa had indeed treated him as an NPC. However, this was intentional on Cheng Yang's part; otherwise, he wouldn't need to use the alchemy room's territory.

Yuan Jianze took a few steps forward and walked to Cheng Yang's side, saying, "May I ask if it is you who is looking for those people?"

Cheng Yang immediately nodded and said, "Yes, may I ask if you have gathered them all?"

Yuan Jianze said, "They have all been gathered, but I want to ask you, what do you need these people for? If you intend to harm them, I will not hand them over to you."

Cheng Yang remained very calm and didn't feel particularly great about Yuan Jianze's words. The reason Yuan Jianze said this was partly due to his own character, but there was also a significant element of show. According to Cheng Yang's understanding, Yuan Jianze might sacrifice some of his own interests for the sake of the people of Xiangcheng City, but he wouldn't sacrifice them for a few individuals. Moreover, if Yuan Jianze could obtain this necklace, he would have greater power and a better position in the post-apocalyptic world, which could reduce more casualties.

However, Cheng Yang still said, "Don't worry, I won't harm them."

Sure enough, after getting Cheng Yang's answer, Yuan Jianze didn't continue to investigate. If he really cared about the lives of these people, he wouldn't have been so hasty.

Yuan Jianze turned to Sito Fa and said, "Bring them in."

"Yes!" Sito Fa turned and walked out of the alchemy room. In a short while, he returned with several soldiers, bringing in six people.

These six people were extremely anxious, not knowing what fate awaited them.

When they entered the alchemy room, three of them immediately opened their mouths wide because they saw Ma Tao standing behind Cheng Yang.

"Xiao Tao?..."

"Ao Tao..."

Three consecutive calls, and these three people were about to rush to Ma Tao. However, they had only taken two steps when they were stopped by the soldiers, as they hadn't received the release order from Yuan Jianze.

Ma Tao also looked very excited and said, "Dad, Mom, Xiao Ling, don't be in a hurry."

It seemed these three were the right people. Cheng Yang looked at the other three, who were also the people he was looking for. One of them had a rather ordinary appearance, the kind that would be hard to find in a crowd. He was Zhou Jie. Standing next to him was a woman in her early twenties with a rather delicate appearance. She was Wang Lu.

Behind these two stood a well-dressed, slender beauty, not yet twenty years old. Her face, which could make the so-called "refined" female stars of the past feel inferior, now showed a hint of fear, but the determination in her eyes revealed that she wasn't as weak as she appeared.

"These are the people you are looking for, right?" Yuan Jianze frowned and looked at Ma Tao, asking.

In fact, everyone on Yuan Jianze's side was very puzzled. According to Sito Fa's description, this person should be an NPC, so why was the person standing behind the NPC related to the survivors of Xiangcheng City?

Cheng Yang smiled and said, "You did a great job. They are all the people I'm looking for. Actually, I'm really looking for Wang Lu, Zhou Jie, and Liu Xiyue. The other three are the family of this new follower I just recruited. Since I've found all the people, I don't need to stay here any longer. Here is your reward." Saying this, Cheng Yang took out the necklace and a piece of ordinary leather armor and threw them to the other party.

He wasn't afraid that Yuan Jianze would turn on him after getting the items. With his strength, these people in front of him were all targets he could easily kill, so he didn't need to worry about anything.

When Yuan Jianze got the items, he indeed had a fleeting thought of turning on Cheng Yang, but he quickly suppressed it. These six people, including Liu Xiyue, had little value to him. Moreover, he hadn't yet figured out Cheng Yang's true strength, so he naturally didn't dare to act rashly.

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