"Haha, Mr. Xiao Yan is still upset about what happened just now?"
On the street, Xiao Yan and Lan Ye were walking forward slowly, with Fang Zhicong beside Lan Ye like a child.
Normally Lan Ye could just let him do whatever he wanted, but now that business was important, Lan Ye naturally had to take care of him. This was also one of the tasks assigned to him by Fang Zhicong's father.
"Baicaoting's behavior is no different from robbery on the street. Why can such a shop still be open?"
Xiao Yan really couldn't figure it out, since Baicao Pavilion was so sinister, why would anyone be willing to do business with him, and why would he be willing to give them the spirit stone?
"Haha, what Mr. Xiao Yan said makes sense. If they were to make a fuss based solely on the price of medicinal materials, it would be normal. However, while they did not suffer any loss themselves, they also charged a large amount of extra spiritual stones. This
It is indeed intolerable to ordinary people.”
After saying this, Lan Ye couldn't help but open her mouth, glanced at Xiao Yan, laughed dryly, and then continued:
"But Mr. Xiao Yan, have you ever thought about why they did this?"
"kindness?"
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows. Isn't it obvious that he came here purely for the spirit stone?
"Most of the medicinal materials in Baicao Pavilion are actually put at auction, and all the truly valuable things will be there. Although the remaining medicinal materials or elixirs are also difficult to see in the outside world, their value is far less than the former. Even so
, the resources that Baicao Pavilion possesses are not comparable to other shops in Hopeless City."
"Because they have monopolized all the medicinal materials resources from outside Hopeless City. Of course, this is limited to high-level medicinal materials. But this alone has made them the leader in Hopeless City. The spiritual stones obtained from Baicao Pavilion
, in fact, it is only used to supply their mercenary team outside, and the real profits are firmly in their hands."
When Lan Ye said this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes. According to these words, Baicao Pavilion's income was only a superficial part of their profits. The real benefits came from the auction.
"Let me ask you, if someone is looking for high-end medicinal materials like you are today, in this hopeless city, there is nothing else but Baicao Pavilion. If you don't buy them, what else can you do? If there are no high-end medicinal materials and high-level elixirs, just
It is destined that you will not be able to obtain high-level elixirs. From a certain perspective, it is even equivalent to losing the ability to protect yourself. At this time, do you still care about the price of the medicinal materials?"
"In order to save your life, no matter how high the price is, you must do it!"
At this point, Lan Ye couldn't help but glance at Fang Zhicong on the side. To be honest, the latter's fate seemed to be exactly like this!
Hearing Lan Ye's words, Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown. In this way, the daily transactions in Baicao Pavilion would not cause any losses to them, and they could even bet a large amount of medicinal materials into the auction house on a regular basis.
In order to obtain greater profits, the mercenaries outside will never get the rewards they truly deserve, even if they die in the clutches of monsters or disappear into the endless mountains and forests.
"The core of the operation of this entire force is always medicinal materials. Spiritual stones are only used to repair external losses. As long as there is a steady stream of mercenaries, Baicao Pavilion will never be in deficit. The people behind them only need to wait for the opportunity.
Just collect enough benefits.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a chill in his heart, but he understood that the reason for this irreversible situation was actually due to his strength in the final analysis.
If it weren't for poor cultivation, how could other shops in Hopeless City be willing to be stepped on, and how could all the high-end medicinal materials fall into the Baicao Pavilion? All of this is because there is another big hand controlling it.
Just leave it.
"Oh, by the way, I saw Mr. Xiao Yan releasing that strange fire earlier... I can't help but guess that Mr. Xiao is also an alchemist?"
Seeing the slightly gray look on Xiao Yan's face, Lan Ye sighed helplessly in her heart. In order to change the subject, she then asked again. After hearing this, Xiao Yan had nothing to hide and nodded with a smile.
nodded.
"hiss......"
Seeing Xiao Yan actually nodding in agreement, Lan Ye suddenly took a breath of surprise. Not to mention that he could have such a strong cultivation level at such an age, he was actually an alchemist. This was really incredible. Moreover, just
Judging from Xiao Yan's cultivation level, Lan Ye guessed that Xiao Yan's level in refining medicine would not be that low!
Afterwards, Lan Ye gave a burst of flattery, and Xiao Yan naturally accepted them all with a smile.
After some pleasantries, the group of three people finally arrived at a villa. According to Lan Ye, this villa was bought specifically to facilitate Fang Zhicong's travels. A villa like this was nowhere to be found in the extreme south.
It can be found in many cities. Xiao Yan felt dumbfounded when he heard these words.
A moment later, in a room, Xiao Yan stood in front of the bed, with Lan Ye standing quietly beside him, staring at Xiao Yan expectantly.
On the bed, Fang Zhicong had already fallen asleep. In order to avoid trouble, Lan Ye was very aggressive with his young master. He thought that the fat man might not be able to wake up until the next day if he didn't sleep.
"Mr. Xiao Yan, the next step is up to you."
Returning to the topic, Lan Ye once again raised her hand to Xiao Yan, who smiled in return and then focused his gaze on Fang Zhicong.
To be honest, Xiao Yan had only used his soul power to conduct a rough inspection before, but Xiao Yan was still unable to confirm the exact status of the toxins in this guy's body. So now, to be on the safe side, Xiao Yan must carefully inspect Fang Zhicong's body from beginning to end.
status.
As soon as his mind moved, the surging soul power immediately surged out from between his eyebrows, and an invisible aura and pressure also spread.
Feeling the power of this pressure, Lan Ye's old face suddenly changed drastically. A pair of deep eyes stared at Xiao Yan for an instant. The shock in his heart actually made his breathing quicken.
"This... is such a powerful soul power. This soul power is probably... comparable to the fifth level! Then he..."
The thoughts in his mind turned rapidly. Lan Ye had imagined Xiao Yan's attainments in alchemy, and could guess that he must be a high-level alchemist. But what he never expected was that this guy actually
He will be a fifth-level alchemist!
Such an alchemist, even within their Fang family, is definitely not an existence that can be ignored!