Chapter 18: Listing Spirit Dew, The World of the Wealthy

The laboratory lights were cold and clear, making the night outside the window look all the more enchanting.

The old professor said slowly, "This [Spirit Dew] is quite a treasure. We used one drop for testing. Let's also store the other drop as a sample in the archive."

"From now on, it will be tested once a month. For top-tier Exceptional products, a dynamic comparison for at least half a year is standard procedure."

"The detailed data report will be left to you. Also, don't forget to pay for those two drops of dew."

As he spoke, the old professor put away his instruments.

The instruments vanished into thin air. He clapped his hands lightly, a faint satisfaction on his face.

"Understood, Professor."

Chen Ming was not too surprised when he saw the price of thirty thousand crowns per ten drops.

After all, the third effect of this dew, the one he could not detect, was truly precious.

He recalled in his mind: one drop of spirit liquid was three thousand crowns. Among Exceptional-quality products, that was absolutely in a class of its own.

Some Commander-quality products were priced similarly.

Fortunately, the product certification appraiser column was signed with his professor's name and stamped with his seal.

A Four-Star Researcher's decision would not be questioned by anyone. After all, the Monarch-quality products they had appraised were not few.

Chen Ming's eyes shone. During the professor's appraisal just now, he had learned quite a lot.

Now, he needed to hurry back, record the report, generate the certificate, and finish the product appraisal according to procedure.

Around two in the morning.

Adrian received an appraisal report from the Beast Tamers' League, along with a transfer to Vale's Beast Feed.

However, he had fallen asleep hours ago, without even turning off the lights or computer.

Using the [Bond Awakening Art] was truly exhausting. After replying to Mr. Caldwell's message, he tossed his phone aside and was almost asleep the moment he touched the bed.

At this moment, a faint purple mist drifted into his room—it was Violet's [Treasure Mist].

Violet could feel Adrian's steady breathing. She also knew he was resting. After a few hours, she had already gained some understanding of controlling her new ability.

Although the [Treasure Mist]'s main effect was promoting plant growth, its faint fragrance was also excellent for calming the mind and aiding sleep.

At this moment, Roxy had just finished her work.

Ever since her evolution, her body's instincts had driven her to work until one or two in the morning as a matter of course.

But today, after eating a few drops of Violet's [Spirit Dew] and staying within the range of her [Treasure Mist], she did not feel tired at all.

Moreover, today she found that the balance of control over her own body had finally tilted slightly in her favor. She loved this feeling.

Seeing Adrian's door slightly ajar and the lights still on, hearing his steady breathing, she slowly pushed the door open, tiptoed to his side, and covered him with a blanket.

Then she turned off the computer screen, turned off the lights, closed the door, and returned to her own room.

Earlier, when she heard Adrian tell Arthur that the beast feed shop was going to start getting better, her heart had still been calm as water.

But now, she truly felt that what Adrian said seemed not just a simple hope, but a fact slowly taking shape…

The next day.

When Adrian woke up, the sun was already high.

He checked the time. Ten in the morning.

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With his strong self-discipline, he rarely slept this late. But the weakness from using the Awakening Art yesterday was now mostly gone.

He did not dwell too much on his own state. Instead, he went to the computer and tapped the screen.

The first thing he wanted to check was the appraisal result for [Spirit Dew].

Opening Vale's Beast Feed's dedicated page, he indeed saw two messages.

One was the electronic appraisal document.

The other was a transfer of six thousand crowns.

Adrian's mind worked quickly. When he saw the transfer amount, he already had a rough idea.

And the price in the appraisal result confirmed his calculation.

Thirty thousand crowns, ten drops!

Honestly, this was more than he had expected.

He knew the value of a hidden evolution form, and he knew the multiple effects of Violet's [Spirit Dew].

But after all, the market reference for Exceptional—Upper quality dew was at most ten thousand crowns per ten drops.

So his expectation had been around twenty thousand crowns per ten drops.

The new day began with a surprise, so of course he was in a good mood.

Thirty thousand per ten drops. Yesterday's stock of forty drops, plus today's production of twenty drops—if they could all be sold, that would be one hundred eighty thousand!

And with a daily output of twenty drops, that meant Vale's Beast Feed could earn sixty thousand crowns a day from [Spirit Dew] alone!

For someone who had run a beast feed shop for two years, this was a huge amount of money.

Beast tamers were a money-burning profession. Before a secondary career developed, strong financial support was needed to fully realize a tamer's talent.

Right now, he was at the stage where he needed money most.

The smile on his face was unstoppable. He opened the [Spirit Dew] appraisal report.

The three effects were written clearly, and many applicable scenarios were also noted.

It was written even more specifically than what Adrian had seen on the panel, and it matched completely.

When he saw that the appraiser list included a Four-Star Researcher and a Two-Star Researcher, he could not help drawing in a breath.

What did that mean?

It meant that once this product was listed in the store, almost no one would question its effects!

That was good for him.

He needed money. Right now, the most important thing was to buy the [Red Spirit Tail] and [Spirit Red Clear Liquid] to cure Roxy.

After that, the [Lionbright Fruit] to balance Lionel's bloodline.

He did not know much about the sales market for such "high-end" products.

But if everything went smoothly, within two days he would have the money to buy these three materials.

Listing the new product, editing the content, stock, attaching images, effects, and most importantly the product appraisal document.

Adrian let out a long breath.

Next, it was time to wait!

Lumenhold Central District.

The Hart family main residence.

Inside a certain villa.

A young man was feeding a drop of dew to the [Phantom Dream Butterfly] he had bought yesterday.

The [Phantom Dream Butterfly] smelled the fragrance, took a shallow taste, quickly sucked it away, then slowly flew back into the flowers. The whole process was smooth, but it did not even glance at Leo.

"Didn't they say this [Butterfly Fragrance] dew is the most attractive to butterfly-type beasts? Why does Violet still ignore me?"

"At least Goldie is good. Give it an all-metal environment, clean and tidy, and every time it sees me it happily crawls over to nuzzle me."

"They're both insect-type beasts. Why is the difference in attitude toward people so big…"

Yes, this young man was Leo Marsh. Violet was the [Phantom Dream Butterfly] he had bought yesterday, and Goldie was the [Mist Spirit Spider].

Although he had already contracted two beasts, as a breeder, he also had his own small "cultivation center" at home.

He had his own research topics. Although these two pets were new research subjects, he treated all beasts equally.

He wanted to give them the best experience, and of course he also hoped there would be no barrier between the beasts and him.

The experience Violet gave him was something he had never encountered since becoming a beast tamer.

"Is this what the internet calls the taste of being a simp…" Leo always felt something was a little off.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. This [Butterfly Fragrance] might just not suit its taste."

He checked the time. He had to go to work at the cultivation center.

So he sent a message to the family butler: "Butler Zhou, help me look for more dew and spirit liquid products suitable for butterfly-type beasts."

"It's still young. Although it's Exceptional quality, its level is still stuck at the common stage. At most, I can only buy it Exceptional-quality products."

"The [Butterfly Fragrance] I bought yesterday doesn't seem very effective. Don't worry about money. Just pick the good and expensive ones."

After sending the message.

Leo left home. Before leaving, he looked at Violet again, a bit helpless.

Butler Zhou had a special notification sound for Leo's messages. He could not help feeling a headache, muttering inwardly: 'What new idea does the young master have now?'

After reading the message, he could not help complaining: '[Butterfly Fragrance] is the most expensive dew you can buy… Isn't this making things hard for me?'

'Forget it. I still have to follow the process. I'll go to the marketplace again, search for Exceptional-quality spirit liquid dew, sort by price from high to low, take a screenshot, and let the young master give up.'

Then he saw a newly listed product, twenty-two minutes old: [Spirit Dew].

'Thirty thousand crowns for ten drops?' Butler Zhou rubbed his eyes. 'Since when did Exceptional-quality products have this price?'

'Forget it. It's not my money anyway. The young master wants the most expensive, so I'll just buy ten drops first.'

At the same time, in different parts of the Kingdom of Draconis, others also saw this product, intentionally or unintentionally.

They were all surprised by the price—not because it was too expensive to afford, but because Exceptional-quality spirit liquid dew had never had this price before.

Rare things were precious.

Especially since this product had a Four-Star Researcher's appraisal.

The functions were quite comprehensive. Buy it and take a look!

One person ordered ten drops.

Another person ordered ten drops.

Gradually, this product that had only just been listed showed the "Sold Out" mark.

And at this moment, Adrian, watching the updates in real time in front of his computer, was both surprised and delighted.

Listed for twenty-eight minutes, all sixty drops of Spirit Dew…

All reserved!

Sure enough… no matter which world, there was never a shortage of wealthy people!