Simon's face glowed with excitement, and his spirits soared. He felt that today was the highlight of his entire life. Starting today! I'll no longer be a mere hired hand scurrying beneath others but a successful entrepreneur with my own business. Someday, I will truly succeed!

The merchants who used to look down on him came one by one to visit, wearing warm expressions and offering congratulatory words.

Even though they came for the sake of the Carpe family's face, it didn't matter to Simon.

"Simon!"

While he was greeting guests, Fela, the Big Man selling Potions inside the store, rushed over in haste.

After pulling Simon to the side, Fela, the Big Man, urgently said, "Something's not right!"

"There are too few people buying Potions, and even those who do buy only a bottle or two out of respect for Young Master Allen. This is completely different from what we expected."

How could this be?

Simon was utterly astonished.

All the guests invited today have considerable purchasing power. Moreover, to celebrate the opening, the Potions are being sold almost at cost price, practically making no profit at all. Even for the sake of a bargain, there should have been significant sales!

A COMMOTION!

"Hurry up! There won't be any left if you're late!"

"The Potion shop across the way, Wizard Archie's, has a new product! Although you must purchase their Potions to get it, it's still a great deal."

"Quick! Quick!"

The low murmurs from the nearby crowd made Simon's complexion gradually darken, and the expression of Fela, the Big Man, changed as well.

"Go!"

Summoning a worker, Simon instructed, "Go across the street and see what's going on."

"Yes."

The worker departed quickly and returned just as fast. He reported, "The Potion shop across the street is selling Beast Pills that can aid a Knight in training at a very low price. However, to buy the Beast Pills, you must first buy their Potions. Many people are going there just for the Beast Pills."

"I heard they're also running a promotion. The price of the Beast Pills will double after three days. Everyone is rushing to buy them."

The worker licked his lips, suppressing the restlessness in his eyes. If not for fear of offending the two before him, he would have bought some himself.

THUD.

Simon's body swayed, and he staggered back several steps, his face turning even paler.

With a grim expression, Fela, the Big Man, immediately headed towards Archie's Potion shop, pushing through the crowd to squeeze inside.

Not long after, he returned with several Potions and some Beast Pills, looking even more upset.

Most Potions have a shelf life. Therefore, hoarding Potions didn't make much sense. This also meant that there was a fixed quota of Potions sold in the market every day. If one shop sold a lot, another would undoubtedly sell less. This was exactly the situation now: everyone rushed to purchase Beast Pills, buying Potions from Wizard Archie's shop, making it difficult for Allen's little shop to increase its sales.

Not far away, several members of the Carpe family were closely watching the situation unfold.

"Allen, my brother," Sam said with a cold sneer, "do you see? Running a business is not as simple as you think. Cutting your losses now may be the best choice."

"This lesson today will undoubtedly leave a profound impression on you, especially not to trust others' words so easily."

Allen's face was ashen.

"Allen," Aunt Millie said, looking at him with sympathy, "there's no rush to pay back my money. But it seems you've borrowed quite a lot of Magic Stones from our third brother, promising high interest. He's not as easy to talk to as I am."

"...Sigh!"

"You'll have to figure it out."

Allen swayed, his complexion instantly turning ghostly pale.

「...」

「In the room.」

"Beast Pills!"

Wizard Archie picked up a High-quality Beast Pill, examined it closely before him for a long time, then slowly set it down.

"A very interesting technique," he mused. "Ancient, meticulous, yet not complicated. Somewhat similar to the Potion-making of Ancient Times."

He looked at Carl and asked, "Did you bring this back from the Eastern Kingdom Continent?"

"Yes," Carl nodded. He certainly couldn't say that this was technology from the Otherworld. "I merely acquired this alchemy method out of curiosity back then; I didn't expect it to be useful here."

"Really?" Charlie asked, full of curiosity. "Is it not needed where you're from?"

"Uh..." Carl opened his mouth, then replied, "In the Eastern Kingdom Continent, Magic Creatures are rare, and Legendary Creatures are almost never seen."

"So, it's a useless technology over there."

SNAP!

Charlie slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot."

"The way of the Wizard may have declined in the Eastern Kingdom Continent, but there was once a brilliant civilization there," Wizard Archie said, putting down the Beast Pill. "Even our Six Rings Tower originated from the Eastern Kingdom Continent, so having some mysterious heritage is not strange."

"Indeed," he nodded. "Just with these Beast Pills, you can sustain the Potion shop's operation. Carl, you've done well this time."

Potions to aid Knight training were available here too, but they were not cheap. As long as there was a continuous supply of Legendary Creature flesh, the cost of producing High-quality Beast Pills was much lower than that of Potions. The Potion shop could also use Beast Pills to break into the market.

However, to seize the market, they definitely couldn't sell them too expensively, so the profit margin was currently very low.

The crafting of Beast Pills was actually not complex. In the Otherworld, where there were no Wizards, they were made purely by hand. The raw materials were also common knowledge. Even if Carl controlled the key steps, it would be easy for others to replicate.

This period might last one month, or maybe two, but it certainly would not be too long. By then, the price of Beast Pills would be even more difficult to raise.

Eventually, Beast Pills would become an affordable item and gradually spread throughout the market.

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