Chapter 287 - 171: Travelers’ Association, Divine Thought Potion

Chapter 287: Chapter 171: Travelers’ Association, Divine Thought Potion

The Nymph waiting at the entrance to the hall quickly turned and left.

Before long, the Nymph returned, leading a man inside.

The man was slight of build, with an unremarkable face. Only his eyes were sharp and piercing, giving off an exceptionally shrewd impression.

"Master, this is Lord Tao Ping, who came to visit before," the Nymph said softly.

Pei Ze nodded, waved his hand to dismiss the Nymph, and then turned his attention to Tao Ping.

Before Pei Ze could speak, Tao Ping said with a smile, "Forgive my unannounced visit. I hope I’m not disturbing you, Lord Pei Ze."

"You’re too kind, Lord Tao Ping," Pei Ze replied with a slight smile. "Thank you for the gift. It’s not a common item; you went to great trouble."

"It was just a small token of my esteem."

The smile on Tao Ping’s face deepened.

"To be perfectly honest, while a Fairy House is rare, it’s not difficult for us to acquire. If you need anything, we can obtain items even more precious than that."

Pei Ze raised an eyebrow. He noticed Tao Ping had said ’we,’ not ’I.’

"And by ’we’ you mean...?"

Tao Ping smiled. "Allow me to formally introduce myself. I’m from the Travelers’ Association. I’m one of the Association’s representatives stationed in Chenxi City, specializing in providing services to select clients. This includes various rare curios, Magic Items, intelligence, and more."

’Travelers’ Association?’

Pei Ze paused. There were many associations in Chenxi City formed by Wizards. When he’d first become a Wizard, quite a few had invited him to join, but he had declined them all.

But he had never heard of the Travelers’ Association.

And judging by Tao Ping’s words, this Travelers’ Association seemed to function more like a commercial entity.

’Wait, Travelers!’

Pei Ze suddenly had a realization and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Do you know Annie?"

This time it was Tao Ping’s turn to be surprised. "You’ve met Lady Annie?"

"We met a few times on the Turin Plane."

"I see." Realization dawned on Tao Ping, and he said with a smile, "Lady Annie is also a member of our association."

"Most members of our Travelers’ Association are travelers from various planes who are passionate about exploring other worlds. The association was initially formed for mutual exchange. However, as it grew, it took on a commercial function, specializing in the sale of various curios and intelligence. After all, as you know, exploring other planes is no small expense."

Pei Ze understood.

’Only the powerful can explore and travel between planes. Such individuals travel between major planes year-round, so they have far more opportunities to encounter rare items and secrets than others. This Travelers’ Association must have plenty of good things in its possession.’

No wonder Tao Ping could casually give away a Fairy House.

"Our association is different from ordinary shops. We are smaller in scale and only serve a few clients with potential. And you, Lord Pei Ze, undoubtedly meet our standards. If you have any needs, you can come to us. Perhaps our association can be of assistance."

Pei Ze nodded in understanding.

’So they cater to an exclusive clientele.’

Suddenly, Pei Ze recalled something. He mused, "Speaking of which, I actually do have a request."

Tao Ping’s expression brightened. "Please, go on," he said eagerly.

’It’s not the difficulty of the request that’s scary, it’s the lack of requests.’

The Travelers’ Association had always carefully selected its clients. They either possessed formidable strength or exhibited extremely high potential.

Pei Ze undoubtedly belonged to the latter category, and he was a prime example at that.

If they could develop him into a client, then one day in the future, the association might just gain a respected client at the level of a Rule Wizard.

If that were to happen, Tao Ping, as the one responsible for bringing Pei Ze into the fold, would be greatly rewarded.

That’s why he was so determined to make Pei Ze a client of the association.

"Does your association have a large number of Netherworld Crows? Or intelligence on the whereabouts of a Netherworld Crow flock would also work."

"Yes," Tao Ping nodded without a second thought. "How many do you need?"

"The more, the better."

Tao Ping pondered for a moment and said, "If you need them, Lord Pei Ze, I can gather two hundred Netherworld Crows for you within a month. As for any more than that, it will take more time to collect them."

A surge of joy went through Pei Ze.

’Two hundred Netherworld Crows will be enough for Wuyu to fully awaken the Power of Death.’

"As for intelligence on the whereabouts of a Netherworld Crow flock, I’ll have to go back and check our records," Tao Ping said.

Pei Ze readily agreed.

The two negotiated for a while and finally settled on a price of 650 Magic Stone Coins per Netherworld Crow.

This price was 150 Magic Stone Coins less than what Pei Ze had paid at the Slave Market, which was quite a discount.

"Oh, right." A thought struck Pei Ze, and he suddenly asked, "Do you have any Faith Crystals?"

"Of course," Tao Ping answered without hesitation, a trace of pride flashing across his face. "Faith Crystals are a rarity for ordinary Wizards, but in our association, they’re just considered a standard commodity. We can get as many as you want."

"And the price?"

"Fourteen thousand Magic Stone Coins each."

Pei Ze nodded slightly. The price was a bit on the expensive side.

On the Plane Battlefield, a Faith Crystal only cost 1,000 merit points.

The official exchange rate between merit points and Magic Stone Coins was 1:10—though in practice, it was much higher—but 1,000 merit points were worth around twelve thousand Magic Stone Coins at most.

’Still, it’s good enough that I can buy them at all. A higher price is to be expected.’

"Are you looking to buy Faith Crystals, Lord Pei Ze?" Tao Ping asked.

Pei Ze smiled and said, "I might need them in the future."

Tao Ping nodded and didn’t press the matter. After a few more words, he left the mansion with a broad smile on his face.

Pei Ze was also in a very cheerful mood.

’Either way, the issue of strengthening Wuyu is solved for the time being.’

Even if the Travelers’ Association didn’t have intelligence on a Netherworld Crow flock, with the Association as a new channel, it would be much easier for him to acquire Netherworld Crows in the future.

’I won’t have to worry about finding Netherworld Crows for Wuyu to consume. At worst, the strengthening process will just be a little slower.’

’I should buy the materials and start brewing potions. I need to earn enough Magic Stone Coins before the Netherworld Crows are delivered.’

Two hundred Netherworld Crows would cost 130,000 Magic Stone Coins—not a small sum.

Fortunately, for an Alchemist on the verge of advancing to the third rank, earning this sum wasn’t difficult.

...

「Time flew by. It was now the eighth day since his return to Chenxi City.」

「In the alchemy room.」

Pei Ze carefully placed a small piece of Faith Crystal into a beaker, watching as the liquid inside gradually turned a dazzling, bright silver. An overjoyed smile uncontrollably appeared on his face.

"It’s a success!"

Pei Ze poured the liquid from the beaker into a test tube, stoppered it with a cork, and placed it on the rack beside him.

The wide rack was already densely packed with potions, 157 bottles in total. All of them were Divine Thought Potions he had brewed over the past few days.

Among them were 112 low-grade, 28 mid-grade, 12 high-grade, and 5 peak-grade bottles.

’A success rate of nearly 60%. Not bad at all.’

Pei Ze nodded in satisfaction.

bottles of Divine Thought Potion would be enough for him to use until he advanced to a Level 3 Wizard.

After admiring them joyfully for a moment, Pei Ze took out fourteen low-grade Divine Thought Potions and set them aside. He planned to sell them for Magic Stone Coins to cover the expense of the two hundred Netherworld Crows.

Originally, Pei Ze hadn’t planned to do this, as Faith Crystals were difficult to obtain.

But now, with the Travelers’ Association, he could buy as many Faith Crystals as he wanted as long as he could afford them. So, naturally, the Divine Thought Potions could be sold for profit.

’A Faith Crystal costs fourteen thousand Magic Stone Coins, and the other materials for a single attempt are about three thousand one hundred. Factoring in my success rate, the cost per finished bottle is nearly five thousand two hundred Magic Stone Coins. That means I can make a profit of about four thousand three hundred per bottle.’

Pei Ze’s lips curled slightly. A profit margin of over 80% was truly impressive.

Snapping back to reality, he began to contact Yang Hui and Yue Neng.

These two worked at the Wizard Management Department, had extensive connections, and were the best candidates for promoting the potions.

When he sold Resonance Potions before, it was also thanks to their tireless promotion.

Over the past few days, Pei Ze had invested all the Magic Stone Coins from selling the Resonance Potions into buying materials for the Divine Thought Potions. Now he only had a dozen or so Magic Stone Coins left. If he didn’t recoup his funds quickly, he wouldn’t even be able to pay his servants.