After finishing shopping, Ye Zhongming returned to his seat.
The people of Black Dragon City quieted down. Those who had brought out items but werenât favored also suppressed their disappointment. They all knew this outsider tycoon was about to speak.
Sure enough, Ye Zhongming said something that immediately drove them into a frenzy.
âI happen to have some six-star and seven-star potions here, and even one eight-star potion. If anyone needs them, I can sell them to you.â
Many people trembled instinctively upon hearing this.
Right now, they all wanted to boost their combat power in a short time. But what method or item is the most direct? Without a doubt, itâs evolution potions.
Most of them were seven-star evolved. To evolve to eight stars, all they lacked were demon crystals. Now, with a ready-made eight-star evolution potion right in front of them, how could they not be tempted?
And not just temptedâwildly tempted!
Some impulsive ones, like Young Master Qing, even stood up, forgetting all about manners, and bluntly asked Ye Zhongming if he was lying.
He had already decided: if this person really had an eight-star evolution potion, he would go home and ask his father for money!
Ye Zhongming didnât mind. He directly took out ten six-star evolution potions, five seven-star evolution potions, and one eight-star evolution potion, placing them on the table.
Everyoneâs eyes nearly popped out.
The six-star potions werenât a big dealâmost people here didnât really need them. But the seven-star and eight-star ones were different. Even if the bosses didnât need seven-star potions themselves, their subordinates did. For example, Black Brother stared at the seven-star potions with unblinking eyes.
As for that eight-star evolution potion, it shimmered with an alluring glow, making the people below feel it looked even more beautiful than on the roulette wheel.
Young Master Qing immediately sent someone back to notify his father to bring money.
âMr. Ye, how do you plan to sell this potion?â
âYeah, are you settling with demon crystals or bartering?â
âMr. Ye, tell us what youâre thinking.â
Everyone eagerly asked Ye Zhongming for his intentions, showing impatience.
There was no other way. If the big shots of Black Dragon City who werenât present discovered this, they might miss out on the potion theyâd been dreaming of.
Many had already decided they must obtain it. Because once they evolved to eight stars, they would instantly become top-tier figures in this cityâor even the entire region. Their path forward would only get smoother.
While waiting for Ye Zhongmingâs answer, they were already mentally calculating what they could trade for it.
âIf you have demon crystals, that would be best.â Ye Zhongming was already very familiar with the routine of trading potions for demon crystals and then converting them back into potions. This time was no exception. He could trade one eight-star potion for two if luck were on his side.
Of course, his ambitions didnât stop there.
The others fell silent for a moment, looking troubled.
They couldnât obtain eight-star evolution potions because they lacked eight-star demon crystals. Every hunt for an eight-star lifeform came at a great cost, and accumulating enough crystals for one spin on an eight-star wheel took a long time. Many here still hadnât gathered ten eight-star magic crystals.
And this potion? Its price wouldnât be less than several dozen crystals. Even if they wanted to buy it, they couldnât afford itâtheir hearts were willing, but their strength was lacking.
Trade for it? How? What could possibly be exchanged for an eight-star evolution potion?
âMr. Ye, how many demon crystals do you want for it?â The owner of Jiang Dabaoâs shop suddenly asked.
âYes, Mr. Ye, please be clear,â Li Long added.
Hearing this, the othersâ faces fell.
In terms of wealth, they were no match for these two major merchants of Black Dragon City. Their asking now likely meant they could afford it.
âEighty.â
Ye Zhongming stated a number.
With his super-exclusion skill, the probability of landing on an eight-star potion from the seven-, eight-, or nine-star wheel was 20%. Five spins would net him an eight-star potion, so eighty crystals guaranteed a profit.
Jiang Dabao and Li Long didnât respond immediately, clearly weighing the pros and cons. After all, eighty crystals could buy eight spins with a standard eight-star wheel. With decent luck, they could probably land an eight-star potion.
The choice before them was simple: take a risk or play it safe. Risk meant spinning themselvesâthey might get one, or even more, but also possibly none. Playing it safe meant definitely getting one, but only one.
It was a dilemma.
âWhat about the seven-star potions?â Black Brother couldnât hold back, looking eagerly at Ye Zhongming.
âSame.â
âAnd the six-star ones?â
âFifty.â
Black Brother was tempted.
Counting the spin from the day before yesterday, he had already spun the seven-star wheel three times without getting a seven-star evolution potion. Though three failures werenât statistically significant, he couldnât help feeling anxious.
Those three batches of seven-star crystals had been hard-wonâheâd spent the entire year risking his life for them. In Black Brotherâs memory, aside from the desperate struggle for his first one-star evolution potion in the early apocalypse, heâd never fought so hard.
Now, eighty seven-star crystals could reliably trade for one evolution potion. He thought it was worth it.
Those who the wheel hadnât screwed over couldnât understand the overwhelming frustration of spinning with high hopes, only to realize their luck was terrible.
But Black Brother didnât have enough crystals. His boss might not have them either, and even if he did, he probably wouldnât spend so many on himâthe organization had too many people to support.
However, Black Brother was resourceful. The idea of intercepting the rankings earlier had been his. After some thought, he immediately began rallying people in the roomâthose heâd cooperated with before, had decent relationships with, and good reputations. They were six-star evolved, some from his own faction, others from outside.
He even asked his boss and other leaders. Shockingly, within minutes, he gathered enough seven-star crystals and handed them to Ye Zhongming in exchange for a seven-star evolution potion.
Ye Zhongming had observed the room and saw how Black Brother did it. This man first united fellow six-star evolved striving for seven stars, forming a mutual aid agreement. They pooled their seven-star crystals to let Black Brother advance first. In return, heâd help them hunt seven-star lifeforms until they also evolved.
In the apocalypse, such behavior was rareâtrust was too scarce. That Black Brother could persuade so many quickly spoke volumes about his connections and character.
They couldnât gather the full eighty seven-star crystals, falling short by over twenty. Black Brother borrowed the rest from his boss and othersâhigh-interest loans requiring double repayment within a set time.
Soon, the six-star potions sold out. At fifty crystals, they were more affordable. Black Brotherâs approach also set an example, and through collaboration, the remaining four seven-star potions found buyers.