Big Business and a New Nickname
Yuto Saito answered the phone, "Hello, Officer Song."
On the other end, Song Yi said, "Yuto Saito, I've spoken with my superiors, and we're willing to buy your ordinary rings and first-grade rings."
"Not up to second-grade?" Yuto Saito asked.
Song Yi replied, "We don't need them for now. We'll buy as many ordinary and first-grade rings as you have, at the prices you mentioned."
Yuto Saito looked at the strengthening potions on the table and smiled. "Okay, I'll come see you. I'll show you a good thing while I'm there."
"What good thing?" Song Yi asked, curious.
"I'll tell you when I get there. Are the coordinates still the same?"
"Yes," she confirmed.
"Alright, I'll be there in two minutes," Yuto Saito said.
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
After hanging up, Yuto Saito smiled at the girls. "Babes, it's a big business deal."
The girls blushed, surprised by the new nickname. Ruoruo loved it, laughing and saying, "Brother Su is in a good mood! This is the first time I've heard you call us 'babes,' hahaha."
Yuto Saito happily explained, "Officer Song Yi just said she's willing to buy our ordinary rings and first-grade rings with spar—as many as we have."
Yun Yun asked, "What's the price?"
Yuto Saito was honest: "50 spar for each ordinary ring, and 100 spar for each first-grade ring."
Yun Yun was surprised. "Selling them for such a high price?"
Yuto Saito smiled. "Yep, we've negotiated it. After we sell some of the rings, we can upgrade the Floating Island again."
Yuqi clapped. "That's great!"
Yun Yun added, "We got all this spar from killing wolves and 100,000 zombies this morning. I have a lot of rings here, too."
Ni Shuang echoed, "I have a lot here as well."
Mifen reminded them, "Our new sister, Chu Chu, doesn't have a ring yet. Whoever has an extra third-grade ring, give her one."
Nako responded, "I have one! Chu Chu, here you go."
Ye Chuchu took the ring. "Thank you, Sister Nako!"
Nako smiled. "You're welcome, Chu Chu. You have such a nice smile!"
Natto agreed. "Everyone thinks so. Chu Chu's smile is very healing."
"That's true," Juzi said, smiling.
Yuto Saito said, "I'm going to see Officer Song now. Each of you set aside five ordinary rings as spares and send me the rest."
"Okay," the girls all agreed.
After receiving the rings from the girls, Yuto Saito collected the strengthening potions from the table. "Xianxian, I'll take these strengthening potions. I'm going to go discuss some business with Officer Song."
Mifen said softly, "Okay. I still have over 1,000 bottles in my ring, so if you need more, just let me know."
Yuto Saito nodded, smiled, used teleportation, and left to meet Song Yi.
The Big Deal and the Potion
At the Southern Military Region, Song Yi stood waiting in an open area of the camp. Yuto Saito appeared in front of her.
Song Yi smiled. "You got here so fast."
Yuto Saito greeted her. "Hello, Officer Song. Is the spar ready?"
"Yes," she said. "The leaders approved 500,000 spar. The number of rings you sent me looks to be around 100,000."
Yuto Saito was thrilled to hear she had 500,000 spar ready. He was going to get all of it. He looked at the rings he had gathered. "2,400 ordinary rings and 600 first-grade rings."
Song Yi was surprised. "So many? Didn't you send me a list with only a little over 1,000 this morning?"
Yuto Saito explained, "I went to the western shelter to fight wolves this morning, and then to Sandong to fight 100,000 zombies. I didn't have my team members' rings then. I just collected them."
Song Yi said, "Okay, we'll take all of them. We have enough spar."
She sounded rich!
Song Yi continued, "2,400 ordinary rings at 50 spar each is 120,000 spar. 600 first-grade rings at 100 each is 60,000 spar. That's a total of 180,000 spar."
Yuto Saito nodded, took out a first-grade ring, and handed it to her. "There are 3,000 rings in here."
Song Yi took the ring, confirmed the contents, and then gave Yuto Saito a first-grade ring in return. Yuto Saito put all the spar into his sixth-grade ring and gave her back the first-grade ring; he didn't need it.
He had sold 3,000 rings for 180,000 spar. He was overjoyed. He could now go back and upgrade the Floating Island!
Song Yi smiled. "It's a pleasure working with you. In the future, if you have more ordinary and first-grade rings, we can continue our partnership. All the major military regions need them."
"Okay," Yuto Saito said.
Song Yi then asked, "By the way, you said you had something good to show me. What is it?"
Yuto Saito took a small bottle of strengthening potion from his ring and handed it to her. "This bottle of strengthening potion is for you."
Song Yi took the bottle, surprised. "Strengthening potion? Do you have an alchemist on your team?"
Yuto Saito laughed. "Of course we do, and we have three of them."
Song Yi was stunned. "Three alchemists?"
"Yes, and two of them are seventh-grade pharmacists."
Song Yi took a deep breath. "Two seventh-grade pharmacists! My God. Seventh-grade alchemists can make a lot of medicinal herbs, right?"
Yuto Saito said, "A sixth-grade pharmacist can refine an Awakening Pill. After taking it, an ordinary person can randomly awaken a talent."
Song Yi was delighted. "A sixth-grade pharmacist can really refine an Awakening Pill? Have you refined one yet?"
Yuto Saito replied, "Not yet, but soon. It will definitely be refined within three days. It mainly requires materials from monsters above the sixth rank."
Song Yi suddenly understood. "No wonder you're looking for high-level monsters on the internet. In the future, if you have any Awakening Pills, you can sell them to us."
A smile appeared on Yuto Saito's face. He didn't even have to ask; the other party was already offering to buy them, which meant he could set a very high price.
Yuto Saito said, "Strengthening potions are easier to refine, but Awakening Pills are difficult. After all, there are five kinds of sixth-rank monsters, and ten inner pills are needed. Each sixth-order monster only has one inner pill. They're very hard to find and very few in number."
Song Yi knew what Yuto Saito meant. "If the army can have a few more Awakened people, it can improve our combat effectiveness. We need Awakening Pills very much."
Yuto Saito: "Everyone can take an Awakening Pill. If you're already Awakened and take one, you'll gain a second talent. Your strength will become very strong."
"Really?" Song Yi's eyes shimmered with anticipation. "Like that blue-haired beauty on your team? Could I have lightning and ice at the same time?"
Yuto Saito smiled and nodded. "Yes. Her name is Yun Yun. Her strength on our team is second only to mine. With dual talents, you can increase the level of both talents at the same time, and your combat power will increase very quickly. If you have dual talents, you will definitely be a war god in the army in the future."
Hearing this, Song Yi was filled with excitement and anticipation. She even thought that if an Awakening Pill sold for one million spar, she would find a way to get it. If she had dual talents, wouldn't it be easy to earn spar?
Yuto Saito smiled slightly. "We'll talk about the Awakening Pill after we've refined it. You can try the effect of the strengthening potion first."
Song Yi drank the strengthening potion in her hand. She clearly noticed that her combat power had increased. "This small bottle of strengthening potion increased my combat power by four points. This is really good."
Yuto Saito said, "You are now level 5. You can drink 15 bottles and increase your combat power by 60 points."
Song Yi asked, "Is there a limit to this strengthening potion?"
Yuto Saito: "It has to do with your level. At character level 1, you can drink one bottle. At character level 2, you can drink two more bottles. At character level 3, you can drink three more bottles, and so on."
Song Yi understood. "Oh, I see. You can drink as many bottles as your level."
Yuto Saito smiled and nodded. "That's right."
Song Yi: "No wonder the combat power of the people on your team has improved so quickly. It turns out you have alchemist's medicine to help."
Yuto Saito didn't bother to explain, just smiled and went along with her idea. "So, if you want to improve the overall strength of the army, you can buy some strengthening potions to improve the strength of some people first."
Song Yi asked, "How do you sell this strengthening potion? How many do you have?"
Yuto Saito: "500 spar per bottle."
"500 is too expensive," Song Yi said.
Yuto Saito took 14 bottles out of his ring. "I'm very happy with this transaction, so I'll give you these 14 bottles of strengthening potion as a thank you. Drink these first and feel the change."
Song Yi looked at him with her beautiful eyes and smiled. "It seems you have a lot of strengthening potions."
"If the Southern Military Region doesn't want them, I can sell them to other military regions or provinces; someone will definitely buy them," Yuto Saito said.
Song Yi didn't decline, and she drank all 14 vials. Her combat power increased again. The obvious changes in her body made her very excited.
Yuto Saito smiled. "Officer Song, what do you think? You spent spar to buy a strengthening potion, which increased your combat power. Isn't it easier to fight zombies or monsters in the future? The spar you spent will soon be earned back."
Song Yi pondered for a few seconds, then nodded. "You're right. But I can't make a decision alone. Please wait a moment."
Song Yi gave Yuto Saito 7,500 spar. "I can't just take your strengthening potion for nothing. These spar are for you."
Yuto Saito waved his hand and said firmly, "No, those 15 bottles are a gift for you."
Song Yi was a little surprised. This time, Yuto Saito didn't want the spar and was giving her a gift.
Yuto Saito had his reasons. By giving away the 15 bottles, Song Yi would become a lobbyist for him, and he would earn a lot of spar in the future.
Song Yi thanked him. "Okay, then I won't refuse. Thank you."
Yuto Saito: "Go tell your superiors and contact me when you need them."
Song Yi: "I'll call the leader right now. Please wait a moment."
In front of Yuto Saito, Song Yi called her leader. She told him about the strengthening potions, explaining that each bottle could increase combat power by 4 points and that the number of bottles one could take was tied to their level. She emphasized that the army's combat power would increase, and they would be able to collect spar faster in the future.
When the leader heard this, he didn't hesitate. He told Song Yi to use all the remaining spar to buy the strengthening potions. While improving their strength, it also increased their lifespan, and the leader wanted to drink the potion too.
After hanging up, Song Yi smiled at Yuto Saito. "The leader agrees. I have 320,000 spar left. How many can I buy?"
Yuto Saito said, "That's 640 bottles. I can give you 20 more bottles for free so you can continue to drink strengthening potions when you level up later without needing to get approval from your leader."
Hearing this, Song Yi was very happy. "Thank you so much! I'll use all 320,000 spar to buy strengthening potions."
Yuto Saito: "Okay, I'll make a call." He called Mifen. "Hey, Xianxian, send me the strengthening potion. Yes, send me 1,000 bottles."
Hearing "1,000 bottles," Song Yi was shocked. It seemed Yuto Saito had a massive supply. Of course, with three refining pharmacists, they must have refined a lot.
Yuto Saito gave Song Yi 660 bottles of strengthening potion. Song Yi gave him 320,000 spar. The deal was done.
Song Yi was very happy. She had just earned 35 bottles of strengthening potion, drank 15, which increased her combat power by 60 points, and still had 20 bottles left.
Yuto Saito was also very happy; he had earned 500,000 spar. It was a win-win situation!
Yuto Saito shook hands with Song Yi. "It's a pleasure working with you."
Song Yi smiled. "Happy cooperation! I think we'll be meeting again soon. If other military regions find out you have strengthening potions and Awakening Pills, they'll probably be lining up to buy them."
Yuto Saito said, "We're friends. If you need it, I'll definitely sell it to you first. If you don't need it, then I'll have to find other military regions."
Song Yi smiled. "I understand."
Yuto Saito: "I'll be going now. Let me know if you need anything."
Song Yi waved. "Okay, thank you."
Yuto Saito used teleportation and returned to the Floating Island.