Chapter 3240: Chapter Fifty-Eight: What a Coincidence (Revised)

As the sky gradually brightened, Su Xiao sacrificed various items throughout the night, finally elevating the 【Oath Emblem·White Dragon】 to Holy Spirit level, though it did not reach Immortal level; some things cannot be rushed.

Originally intending to gain a large amount of prestige through sacrifice, he ended up sacrificing all night, leaving only 5 points from his original 12086 prestige points.

The gains from sacrifice currently consist only of 【Sunlight Granules (100 ounces)】, which is the hope of making a fortune.

To concoct the sun potion, other materials can be substituted with those of similar properties, except for 【Sunlight Granules】; without this main ingredient, everything is empty talk.

Previously, during sacrifice, Su Xiao obtained 0.75 ounces of sunlight granules, but that was too little; to concoct one bottle of sun potion, at least 1 ounce of sunlight granules is needed.

100 ounces of sunlight granules can easily produce 100 bottles of sun potion; with these sun potions, gaining prestige is no longer a major issue.

Having only sunlight granules is insufficient to concoct sun potions; other auxiliary materials are also needed to achieve comprehensive, stabilizing, catalytic effects, etc.

Where do these auxiliary materials come from? Exchanging soul coins for prestige to purchase from the Sun Church or other believers is a feasible strategy, but Su Xiao feels it is not profitable enough; this potion business could collaborate with Caesar.

If Caesar can resolve auxiliary materials, sales, etc., Su Xiao can share profits with Caesar in a 7:3 ratio—he provides the technology and sunlight granules (main material) on his side, taking 70% of the profits, while Caesar handles auxiliary materials, sales, and upper-level relations, taking 30%.

The reason Su Xiao takes such a high share in the collaboration is because he masters the core technology; Caesar wanting 30% would only be justified if he were indispensable; otherwise, Su Xiao would not give Caesar 30%.

After this idea emerged, Su Xiao contacted Bahar via team channel, informing Bahar to tell Caesar about this; within five minutes of hearing the news.

"My dear friend? You mentioned the sun potion—what specific effects does it have?"

Caesar sat on the single sofa in the living room, holding a cup of tea, his other hand with nowhere to place, probing the sofa seam beside his buttocks, attempting to dig out coins or rings and other small items; for Caesar, going out each day without picking up money is a loss.

Indeed, just as Su Xiao finished speaking, Caesar rushed over in haste; it must be said, this man's sensitivity to profit is extremely sharp—ordinarily greedy, miserly, and deceitful, yet remarkably reliable in cooperation.

"The sun potion originates from the Holy Land·Chiliad……"

Su Xiao explained the situation to Caesar; the more Caesar listened, the brighter his eyes became, and by the end, he slapped his thigh, his eye sockets moistened.

"My dear friend, Caesar, inhale~ Caesar recently suffered a major loss."

Caesar had snot and tears streaming down his face, appearing genuinely heartbroken; clearly, he had suffered a major loss not long ago.

"..."

Su Xiao pulled Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang from beside his leg to the front of his leg; if Caesar, face wet with tears and snot from excessive grief, lunged at him, he would use Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang as a hidden weapon to block Caesar's lunge, preventing his clothes from getting stained with Caesar's thick nasal discharge.

Having served Su Xiao for so long, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang had already sensed the situation was unfavorable; it looked toward Bahar, its eyes conveying: 'Save me.'

Bahar suddenly went cross-eyed, his intelligence seemingly struck by a dimensional reduction blow; meaning, he saw nothing.

Bahar's mind was as clear as a mirror; if he saved Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, he would certainly be used as the hidden weapon thrown out; considering Caesar's personal hygiene, Bahar just thinking about it made his liver tremble.

After the worrying matter involving Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahar did not occur, Caesar sniffled, his emotions stabilized, and he said:

"Bai Ye, Bubu, Bahar, do you know what I experienced in my previous world? I went to the renowned Alliance Star, my initial identity being a logistics officer of the Western Continent; there, the entire Western Continent consisted of parasite warriors.

The ruler of the Western Continent called himself the Taiya Tu Emperor; he had three knights under him, and then no other high-ranking officials—below were all brainless parasite warriors. I was then a logistics officer; given time, I could flee with funds……ah, spit, I could take what rightfully belonged to me and leave the Western Continent—that was all the wealth left behind by the Taiya Tu civilization!"

Saying this, Caesar's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins; looking at that state, he might faint from rage at any moment.

Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang and Bahar listened and grew increasingly uneasy; Alliance Star—wasn't that the previous world? When the Taiya Tu Emperor was besieged to death, they were present; shortly after, the Western Continent sank.

Su Xiao lifted the teacup before him, took a sip, said nothing; he had already roughly guessed the subsequent situation.

After Caesar composed himself, he continued with a somewhat tragic tone:

"For those treasures, after arriving at Alliance Star, I was cautious everywhere, dared not show the slightest sign; I didn't even dare gather intelligence, fearing to attract wolves; two days before I was about to succeed, I don't know who, suddenly attacked the Western Continent; I hadn't yet clarified the situation when artillery shells rained down from the sky; I don't know which damned fool gave the order, that bombardment lasted over eight hours—over eight hours! Supernatural items were all blown to scraps; if I hadn't been quick-witted, I would have also been blown to ashes."

After Caesar poured out his misfortune, he let out a long breath, his mood seeming to improve somewhat.

"Caesar, in your previous world's progress, why didn't you gather intelligence, plant a spy or something?"

Bahar laughed as he spoke; that laugh was thoroughly unscrupulous.

"How could I? Everyone around me were parasite warriors—they were violent and foolish; moreover, if anyone discovered me, I'd become an NPC money-giving boss; the Western Continent is a high-risk zone, contractors there see everyone as a boss."

Caesar sighed helplessly; after this venting, his mood improved considerably.

"By the way, Bahar, where did you guys go in your previous world? Did you make a big profit?"

"Eh, ah, yes, we made a big profit; we went to the Dark Star in the previous world, and even encountered an ancient god—what a sight, tsk tsk tsk."

Bahar was speaking nonsense with eyes wide open; of course, their previous world progress was Alliance Star; only then was it Dark Star.

It is worth noting that the bombardment Caesar suffered in the Western Continent was certainly ordered by Su Xiao; at that time in the Western Continent, aside from Su Xiao, no one had the authority to issue bombardment orders lasting over half an hour; Su Xiao was then the supreme commander.

"Dark Star? Isn't that the world belonging to the Holy Light Paradise? World invasion? You guys made a killing."

Caesar is very knowledgeable; he understands many eighth-level primordial worlds.

The topic was diverted by Caesar; Su Xiao sipped his clear tea and asked: "I'll provide the main material—do you have a way to get the auxiliary materials?"

"Of course, but my dear friend, you mentioned the sun potion……" Caesar paused, then continued with a sly laugh: "The sun potion you mentioned is actually not rare; I have similar potions for sale—this formula was developed by Bishop Cooper, prepared by the church's alchemists, priced at 200 sun gold coins."

Caesar produced a gold coin; this coin is one size larger than a one-yuan coin, and compared to normal gold's color, this coin's color is much deeper, because it contains sunstone; this coin is the internal currency used within the Sun Church.

After joining the Sun Church, one can indeed enjoy free meals and lodging—just believe in the sun, and here, three meals a day and living provisions are free, plus housing is assigned; many talented people come to the Sun Church just to loaf around.

They initially pretended to believe in the sun; not long after, they discovered the sun truly responded to them—the sun's power gradually appeared within them; pursuing transcendence through cultivation becomes addictive.

As these talented individuals grow stronger, they feel bored, spending every 24 hours in a 'sage state,' finding everything dull; they try new things, such as tearing off a commission from the bulletin board and completing it.

This is just the beginning; once they gain power, commissions become increasingly addictive—night, blood, nightmares, psychic monsters, sunlight, etc., cause these talented individuals to become immersed.

When they come to their senses, they find themselves already wearing iron-black helmets, carrying cruel saw hammers; their former fear of fellow believers has vanished through repeated cooperation; these are brothers and sisters, people one can entrust one's life to; those youths who originally came to loaf around have now become fearless hunters in the night, unafraid of life and death, unafraid of nightmares.

After completing commissions, believers receive 'shares'; sometimes believers trade shares privately, with currency being necessary.

Therefore, years ago, the Sun Church issued this internal currency, intended for small-scale internal circulation, must guarantee its intrinsic value; sun gold coins consist of two parts: sunstone + gold; sunstone has high value within the church, gold is stable and won't cause sunstone powder to become impure; the two are a perfect match.

One share earned from completing commissions can be exchanged for one sun gold coin at the administration office.

Su Xiao pinched the sun gold coin Caesar threw with his fingers; one sun gold coin can be exchanged for 10 prestige points; for him, the more of these coins, the better.

Caesar's meaning is clear: within the Sun Church, there already exists a potion similar to the 【Sun Potion】; one bottle costs 200 gold coins, i. e., 2000 prestige points.

According to Caesar's estimate, just the auxiliary materials for the 【Sun Potion】 would cost 100 gold coins.

Assuming the 【Sun Potion】 also sells for 200 gold coins, after deducting the 100 gold coins cost of auxiliary materials, there remains the need to subtract the value of 1 ounce of sunlight granules—little profit to be made; moreover, the sunlight granules total only 100 ounces, and once used, they are gone; poorly managed, one could even sell at a loss.

"Bai Ye, this business isn't profitable."

Caesar narrowed his eyes and made faces—meaning, let's stick to the old plan; he has prepared everything.

"The sun potion was originally not a buff-type potion, but a protective-type potion."

Su Xiao placed the gold coin in his hand upright on the table and briefly explained the composition of the sun potion to Caesar. The effect of this potion is 90% resistance to scorching and 10% enhancement. As he said, this thing was developed not to give anyone a buff.

With Su Xiao's mastery of Alchemy Lv. 62, he could of course improve this potion. His improvement direction was to discard all the potion's protective properties and fully open the enhancement. In plain terms, it's like resetting the potion's skill points: a total of 10 skill points, all allocated to enhancement.

If the current sun potion can match similar potions evenly, then after the improvement, when its effect increases tenfold, facing similar potions would be like knocking out a kid with one punch.

"My dear friend, you mean the effect of the sun potion can still be increased by up to 10 times?"

Caesar swallowed, his heartbeat beginning to accelerate.

"To be precise, it can at least be increased by ten times."

"This business is worth doing."

Caesar pulled out a secondhand calculator and, with a speed that left afterimages, frantically pressed the buttons.

In the end, Caesar, based on comprehensive estimates from economics, market studies, psychology, etc., concluded that if the sun potion improvement succeeded, each bottle would be priced at 3000 sun gold coins, or 30,000 reputation points per bottle.

Su Xiao felt one bottle couldn't sell for that much, after all, there are similar potions as a floor. If each bottle were 20,000 reputation points, it might still sell quickly in the short term. No matter how good the item, if it's priced so high that people can't accept it, it will significantly boost the buyer's rationality—this is the bonus from 'Poverty Power'.

That is, if all bottles were sold, the total revenue would be 2 million reputation points.

Caesar slapped his chest and guaranteed that each bottle would definitely sell for 30,000 reputation points; otherwise, he wouldn't cooperate with Su Xiao. Without providing the technology, he couldn't raise the price, and taking 30% would make him feel uneasy.

One bottle at 30,000 reputation points, split 70-30, Su Xiao gets 21,000 and Caesar gets 9,000. Assuming 100 bottles of sun potion are sold entirely, Su Xiao will gain 2.1 million reputation points.

That is, cooperating with Caesar not only exceeds the expected income by 100,000 reputation points, but also avoids bearing the cost of auxiliary materials and sales issues. All in all, he will at least earn several hundred thousand more reputation points.

Later, through 'cost-price purchasing' and 'return' two faction privileges, he will accumulate reputation daily. Before long, Su Xiao will be able to use his reputation to buy out the Sun Church's inventory in one go.

If a normal contractor of the eighth rank joins the Sun Church, they will constantly be busy with commissions. After enduring countless hardships to complete a large number of commissions, they accumulate 100,000 reputation, buy a long-desired item, and leave satisfied.

What Su Xiao needs to do now is fundamentally not like exchanging for goods; he's more like coming to restock. Choice paralysis? No problem—just take them all.