Chapter 66

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Thinking about it, there's really no way to mass-produce the Life Sprout Potion at the moment. In the past, Yang Ye was always spoiled by his special miner's helmet, which allowed him to produce things in large quantities and at high speed. However, the Life Sprout Potion can't be made quickly no matter what.

Since that's the case, I'll just try to make as much as possible.

Putting his thoughts aside, Yang Ye ran to the trading hall and bought all the Life Core Essences priced between 20 and 30 silver coins, a total of over 200. He also bought many Spring Water Bottles and Blood Spirit Grass. Then, he went to the NPC and bought 250 small vials, squatted in the "First Shop" and started making the potions.

The good thing about the Life Sprout Potion recipe is that it never fails, but the bad thing is that it only produces one bottle at a time. So, it never fails...

After squatting for about ten minutes, 212 bottles of potion were finally produced. Such a low yield isn't even enough for personal use, let alone for sale. After some consideration, he sent 30 bottles each to Taozi and Li Yan, 50 bottles to Lu Ye, and kept 12 bottles for himself. The remaining 30 bottles were all put up for sale in the "First Shop."

Although the "First Shop" is now open, business is not very brisk. Enchanted equipment was popular for a while, but it didn't last long. As for potions, unless they are bought in large quantities, the profit is minimal, and players are too lazy to run over. So, the current situation of the "First Shop" is not very good.

The only advantage is that there are no competitors yet.

Yang Ye put the Life Sprout Potions up for auction in the shop, with a starting price of 1 gold coin per bottle and a minimum bid increment of 10 silver coins. There was no buyout price, and the auction duration was 24 hours.

He then added some regular potions and some enchanted equipment to the shop, and only then did he leave the shop with peace of mind.

Taking out the Scout Core Fragment from his backpack and looking at it, Yang Ye set a goal and ran to Bating the Blacksmith.

In the northern district of Rainfall City, the architectural style is not much different from other districts. The houses are arranged in a staggered manner, with intricate carvings and pavilions. There are also many NPCs here, and hidden quests are abundant, but the rewards are not particularly good, so Yang Ye had no interest in doing them.

In the northern district of Rainfall City, there is an area with very few players. Only those who are idle and like to wander or have quests come here. In one corner, there is a low house with a small stream flowing under it—built on the river.

The house is made of ordinary bricks and tiles, unremarkable, lacking the luxury of Rainfall City, but with a simple and rustic charm. At the door, there is a large furnace for blacksmithing, with hot flames roaring out, and the heat is intense. Next to it is a workbench with various formed and unformed metal items. A muscular and fierce man is swinging a hammer, sweating profusely as he forges a spearhead—

**Bating the Blacksmith - (Royal Blacksmith of Dragon City)**

**Level: ?**

**HP: ?/?**

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**Description: Bating was originally the royal blacksmith of Dragon City, specializing in forging various weapons and armor for the Dragon City Guard. For unknown reasons, he left Dragon City and came to this small house in Rainfall City, where he has been living in seclusion.**

**(Hidden Quest: Observe Bating the Blacksmith for a cumulative 10,000 minutes to trigger the hidden quest "Bating's Favor")**

10,000 minutes of observation... Yang Ye's mouth twitched. It's so hot here, it's hard to stay even one minute. Who would stay for 10,000 minutes? They must be crazy... But this is the person Yang Ye is looking for.

Yang Ye approached and stood respectfully beside Bating for a while, pretending to watch Bating's blacksmithing skills, but Bating was completely unaffected, or perhaps he simply ignored Yang Ye.

After watching for a while and seeing that Bating had no intention of stopping, Yang Ye finally couldn't help but say, "Mr. Bating..."

No response.

"Mr. Bating?"

Still no response.

"Ba..."

Before Yang Ye could finish his third attempt, Bating suddenly spoke, "Young man, what is it?" His tone was indifferent.

"Cough, cough..." Yang Ye pretended to cough, then continued, "Mr. Bating, hello. I obtained some materials during a quest but don't know their use. I would like to ask Mr. Bating..."

"No time." Bating refused without even looking up.

"Uh..." Yang Ye didn't expect the NPC to be so unapproachable and to refuse so quickly.

However, this made Yang Ye less worried. Those NPCs who are always willing to help are the most fearsome, as their quests never end.

Yang Ye calmed down, waited a few more minutes, and then approached again, "Mr. Bating, I obtained some materials during a quest and don't know their use. I would like to ask you..."

"No time!" This time, Bating's tone was a bit heavier.

Alright, if you don't have time, that's fine.

A few more minutes passed, and Yang Ye approached again, "Mr. Bating, I obtained some quest materials and don't know their use..."

"I said, no time!" Bating was getting angry but still didn't look at Yang Ye.

Alright, I won't get angry, I'll wait for you to have time. Yang Ye thought.

Then, a while later...

"Mr. Bating, I obtained some materials during a quest..."

"Get lost, young man, I'll get angry!" Bating was angry.

A while later...

"Mr. Bating..."

"Damn it! Get out!" Bating was really angry, but he was still focused on the spearhead in front of him.

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When Yang Ye approached for the Nth time, Bating finally couldn't take it anymore. He suddenly looked up, grabbed his large hammer from the workbench with his right hand, and was about to smash it into Yang Ye's head. However, when his eyes met Lilianna, his body trembled slightly, and his anger suddenly dissipated. He retreated to the workbench and continued forging the spearhead.

This left Yang Ye puzzled. Does Lilianna have such power? Or does Bating know about the Abyss?

"Mr. Bating..." Seeing an opportunity, Yang Ye wanted to continue, but Bating interrupted him again, this time with a much better attitude.

"Speak, what materials did you get?" Bating hammered the spearhead with a clang.

Yang Ye took out the Scout Core Fragment and handed it to Bating. Bating glanced at it indifferently and said, "Scout Core, do you want to make it?"

Yang Ye nodded vigorously.

"Not difficult, 600 gold coins." Bating's tone was still calm, as if saying 600 gold coins was the same as saying 6 copper coins.

"What? 600... gold coins?" Yang Ye was stunned.

"Yep, if you want it, pay. If not, get lost." Six words, incredibly arrogant.

Alright, I'll do it! 600 gold coins, so what? You can't catch a wolf without risking the lamb. I want to see what this Scout Core is for and if it's worth 600 gold coins!

Yang Ye took out 600 gold coins and handed them along with the fragment to Bating, then waited quietly to see what he would say...

A few more minutes passed...

"Mr. Bating, is there anything you want to say?" Yang Ye asked.

"Oh, get lost."

Such a unique blacksmith left Yang Ye bewildered. Fine, I'll leave. I'll go check on my little shop!

After saying goodbye to the unique Bating, Yang Ye returned to the shop. The sight of the shop left him shocked.

So many people!!

The shop was packed with people.

Yang Ye pushed his way through the crowd and entered the shop's back office. He checked the shop interface and saw that the auction price of the Life Sprout Potion hadn't increased much. So, why were there so many people outside? Were they not attracted by the potion?

A sense of unease crept over Yang Ye.

He opened the forum and was immediately drawn to a pinned post on the homepage—

**[Godly Potion - Life Sprout Appears! First Shop Public Auction, Reliable Sources Say the Shop Has a Huge Stock but Refuses to Sell!]**

A huge stock! Not selling!!

Yang Ye was furious. He only made a total of 200 bottles, where did they get the idea of a huge stock? Such an obvious rumor made Yang Ye very angry.

He clicked into the post and saw that the OP's ID was newly registered, claiming to protect themselves. They said that according to their friend's reliable information, the Life Sprout Potion can now be produced in large quantities, but the "First Shop" only sells a few dozen bottles. Why? Because of a monopoly! The "First Shop" wants to make big money! According to some people, the guild leader of Limit X, Lu Ye, received a huge stock of Life Sprout Potions on the day the "First Shop" listed the vials and distributed at least 100 bottles! They only sell 30 bottles but give out hundreds. Why?

Then, they continued, saying they have been following the "First Shop" since it opened, selling a large amount of enchanted equipment, causing market chaos. Selling potions at low prices makes it impossible for other potion-making players to sell their potions! Such malicious business competition cannot be tolerated!

Finally, they shouted at the end of the post with righteous indignation: Resist the monopoly of the "First Shop" and demand that all Life Sprout Potions be sold at low prices!

Unaware players praised and supported the post.

The purpose of such behavior is obvious...

Yang Ye sneered. You're shouting happily, fine, let you shout! Want the potion? Not a chance!

He directly opened the shop interface, took down the 30 bottles of Life Sprout Potion and all the enchanted equipment, and set the price of regular red potions to market price.

The enemy's goal is to get the potion, so they came up with this plan to make Yang Ye's shop unable to sell its goods, forcing him to compromise and release the "huge" stock of potions.

Regardless of whether Yang Ye has that much potion, even if he does, he won't release it. First, he doesn't want to give in to their demands, and second, such a large amount of godly potion at such a low price would definitely impact the entire potion-making industry and even the entire life skill profession. This is absolutely unacceptable. The previous enchanted equipment was not well thought out, and if it weren't for the large market, a major crisis could have occurred.

After tidying up, Yang Ye, feeling depressed, teleported to the central teleportation array in Rainfall City. He was about to go level up but suddenly received a private message from Yuyu—

"Promise, can't complete the profession quest alone, can be done with two people, come help me, sister!"

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