Chapter 121: The Failed Auction

  Because there were only three merchant teams, after a simple greeting, they directly started the on-site experiment to prove the effect of this treatment drug.

  "Everyone knows that I am a solar deity's sacred warrior, to avoid everyone thinking that I'm cheating, this experiment will be conducted by friends on the scene." Victor led in a pig, tied it to a frame, and took out a dagger, holding it in his hand.

  The people below looked at each other in dismay, and finally the representative of the medium-sized Chamber of Commerce who was sitting in the middle got up, first looking at the dagger and then at the pig.

  After taking the dagger, one knife was stabbed into the pig's body, and fresh blood spurted out instantly. The pig also went crazy and shouted loudly. The surrounding adventurers also curiously surrounded them, watching the effect of the healing potion at close range.

  Victor elegantly handed a bottle of his own concocted medicine to the potential client, saying: "Pour half on the wound and have it drink the other half."

  The representative of the Chamber of Commerce uncorked it, sniffed it, and a foul odor rushed into his brain. He held it away from him in disgust, then poured half of it onto the pig's wounds and half down the pig's throat.

  After two minutes, the pig's screams grew smaller and the wounds on its body slowly closed at a visible rate. Seeing this miraculous scene, the adventurers expressed their extreme surprise.

  Generally speaking, there are two ways to heal wounds. One is to ask a priest or druid to cast healing spells or other therapeutic magic, and the other is to use potions configured by witches or druids.

  The treatment is very expensive, but it has the advantage of being effective immediately, and can bring people back from the brink of death instantly. Herbal medicine is cheap, but it takes a long time to work, and even requires bed rest for a period of time.

  If there was a herb that could heal wounds in a short time, it would be too magical.

  The whispering voices in the hall rose again.

  Another minute passed, and the wounds on the pig's body completely disappeared, leaving only a green scar. Victor put down the pig, which immediately rushed out frantically, looking as if it had not been injured at all, causing an uproar of laughter among the adventurers in the great hall.

  "Friends, everyone has seen that this medicine tastes very bad, but the effect is very good. At a critical moment, using such a bottle of medicine can definitely save a life. The medicine is very cheap, but life is precious, so the price of this medicine, everyone can understand."

  The healing potions sold in the temples usually cost one gold coin per bottle and have a very short time limit, typically only lasting for a month at most. Through our experiments, this new type of healing potion has an effective period of at least one year!

  The discussion in the scene became even more intense. The adventurers were all professionals who had tasted blood on their blades, and with a bottle of long-expiration-date healing potion, they could definitely save a life.

  Where there's life, there's money; without life, nothing matters. The adventurers understood this simple truth and were discussing how much the treatment potion was worth, and how much it would cost to buy a year's supply of medicine.

  "Alright, everyone has discussed enough," Victor declared loudly, "the auction is starting!"

  "We can produce at least 5,000 bottles of this medicine per year. After receiving funding, we can expand production to 10,000 bottles per year. The basic price is 3,000 gold coins per year! Requires half payment upfront!"

  Three thousand gold coins, that's a normal baronial estate's annual financial income, but compared to the price in people's minds, it's still much cheaper.

  As soon as this price came out, the scene was first enthusiastic and then quieted down again.

  It's said to be much cheaper, but in fact, only the three people sitting in the middle can afford it.

  But these three people didn't even want to move, let alone raise their paddles to increase the price.

  The scene suddenly became very awkward.

  Victor had no other business connections and could only entice local merchants to come. But unexpectedly, this was a very valuable thing for commerce, but it did not receive the warm welcome of the Chamber of Commerce until it cooled down.

  Victor stood on the stage, neither going nor staying, unsure of what to do.

  At this time, the representative of the medium-sized Chamber of Commerce sitting in the middle looked at both sides, proudly glanced at the two people beside him, cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "One thousand gold coins! And you have to hand over the formula!"

  The scene suddenly became chaotic.

  Victor's face turned red with rage, but he restrained himself and said, "Sir, our price should not be lower than the bottom line, and as for the secret formula, we will absolutely not hand it over!"

  The representative of the medium-sized Chamber of Commerce said proudly: "I'm offering 1,000 gold coins, which is already giving you face. In my opinion, this thing isn't even worth 1,000 gold coins, and you want me to pay half the cash first? Your idea of borrowing money to do business is really good. Unfortunately, I don't fall for that!"

  "Victor shouted: 'You!'"

  The merchant representative stood up and said: "What's wrong with me? If you don't want to sell, I'll leave."

  After finishing speaking, he took another look at the two small business representatives sitting below and said: "Aren't you leaving yet?"

  The two small business representatives smiled timidly, but looked at each other and didn't budge. Apparently they were attracted by the profit in this business opportunity and couldn't bear to leave.

  The representative of the medium-sized Chamber of Commerce snorted and said: "Don't you want your own heads anymore? Hurry up and roll!"

  Two representatives of small business associations shuddered and had no choice but to run outwards.

  One of the representatives of a small merchant group called Silver Stream was particularly reluctant to leave, but was forced to do so under pressure from the representative of a medium-sized merchant group. Lin Ya saw that he had three fingers on his hand and two exposed finger heads, smiled slightly, and whispered to Xi Lang: "Two hours later, wait for this merchant here, got it?"

  Seeing the Chamber of Commerce representative about to leave the government office, Victor's face also turned iron-gray.

  He wants to have a monopoly on the sale of this thing, mainly because he wants to directly obtain a start-up capital, quickly boost the economy of Haimen Town, hire more workers, manufacture more equipment, and mass-produce this potion.

  If he had 1,500 gold coins, he was confident that he could increase production to 1,000 bottles per month within a month. With such a yield, the gold coins would be pouring in. Victor originally thought that making the Chamber of Commerce profitable within a year was already very generous, but unexpectedly, the people from the Chamber of Commerce were not stupid either, and they actually proposed such a tricky condition, and even asked for the secret formula! This was simply going to cost Victor his life!

  Master Ivan took one look at the scene and leaned in to whisper something in Victor's ear. Victor listened, then saw that the guild representatives had already reached the door.

  He sneered and said, "Please stay, gentlemen."