allendalepharm Chapter 372 The Necessity of War
Chapter 372 The Necessity of War
Fu Xiaojian shrugged and smiled innocently: "I'm only doing this out of consideration for our clan. Two rare items for one awakening potion—it's a deal that's fair no matter where you go."
He was telling the truth.
He didn't know what was going on with Xu Si's awakening potion.
However, the awakening potion used by a pharmacist generally has an awakening probability of only 30%, meaning only one in three people can awaken.
These two extraordinary items can double the combat power of two fighters.
Fu Ruoxue understood this better than anyone else.
"Three rare items and two awakening potions," Fu Ruoxue suddenly spoke, making her final concession.
Of the three vials of medicine she had, she would give away at most two; she would definitely keep the third one just in case.
Fu Xiaojian was stunned for a moment.
"Miss Fu, what's wrong...?"
"Brother, don't be in such a hurry to refuse." Fu Ruoxue thought Fu Xiaojian was going to refuse, so she quickly added.
He raised his hand and took out a palm-sized metal box from his pocket.
The box was opened, and inside were three glass test tubes neatly arranged: two silver-gray and one light green.
"I have three awakening potions here. Brother, you may choose any two." Fu Ruoxue's voice remained calm, but a barely perceptible sharpness flashed in her clear, cold eyes.
Fu Xiaojian's smile froze for a moment.
Three rare items in exchange for two awakening potions—no matter how you look at it, they're the ones who profit.
But he didn't reveal any flaws on his face. Instead, he frowned slightly and made a troubled look.
"Since Miss Fu is so sincere, I, as her older brother, should at least show my appreciation."
"What kind of unusual items does your team need? I'll have my guys coordinate!"
He raised his hand and waved to someone not far away, clearly wanting to close the deal quickly.
Shao Bing understood and quickly walked over, carrying a simple cloth bag in his hands.
The bag was opened, revealing five strange objects neatly arranged inside—swords and blades of varying lengths.
Fu Ruoxue's lips twitched. This was hardly harmonious.
This was clearly prepared in advance.
"Ladies, please choose first. Let me take a look at these three potions."
Fu Ruoxue's gaze fell on the five strange items, scanning them one by one; they were all among the lower-ranked strange items.
Are their blacksmiths only Sequence 1? How can their skills be so poor?
Why forge so many?
How many weird drops will this waste?
Fu Xiaojian finally revealed the true nature of the three awakening potions.
A drug called [Debt Collector Sequence Awakening Potion].
The other two are the [Wind Listener Sequence Awakening Potion] and the [Botanist Sequence Awakening Potion].
The names of the three potions don't sound like they're any particularly powerful combat-oriented ones. Of them, only the Debt Collector should have some fighting ability, which explains why they were left out!
Sure enough, it's really hard to get a good deal.
Fu Ruoxue, however, had already made her choice; she was fortunate enough to select Fu Xiaojian's longsword.
"Why don't you pack all of these up and take them with you! Give me that potion too!" Fu Xiaojian said matter-of-factly, stuffing all three potions into his pocket.
This time, Fu Ruoxue was dumbfounded. There were three strange items lying on the ground, meaning that three potions had been exchanged for six strange items.
The question is: Did she lose money or make a profit?
"If Miss Fu has any more strange drops, I can help coordinate them!" Fu Xiaojian added at the right time, as he really wanted to get more strange drops for Xu Si.
However, from the perspective of the team leader, the Awakening Potion is obviously more cost-effective.
Anyway, Fu Ruoxue didn't want to stay in this place for even a minute longer.
She suddenly realized that she might have made an extremely foolish deal.
Six rare items in exchange for three awakening potions—if this had happened before today, she would have thought she had made a huge profit.
But now, looking at the strange items in the hands of those ordinary people in the Salary Train team, and seeing that almost everyone had one, she suddenly became uncertain.
What do these strange objects mean to them?
Are they readily available consumables?
Or is it some deeper, underlying meaning that she has not yet grasped?
"Miss Fu?" Fu Xiaojian's voice pulled her back to reality.
Fu Ruoxue looked up and met those eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"It's getting late, the trade fair should be over." Fu Ruoxue tried her best to maintain her last bit of dignity, even forgetting the task her father had given her.
She then turned and walked toward the Marriott caravan camp.
"By the way, even though I'm already at Sequence 4, I can only control the awakening probability to half!" She turned around and reminded him after walking a short distance.
Although his words were apologetic, his voice carried arrogance, as if he had won back a point.
Fu Xiaojian didn't want to discourage her further, since so far, Xu Si's potions had never failed.
As Fu Ruoxue's figure disappeared at the edge of the Marriott convoy's camp, Fu Xiaojian looked down at the three vials of medicine in his hand, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.
"Old Fu, your face is a bit ugly," Shao Bing said quietly from the side.
"Ugly?" Fu Xiaojian looked up.
"Do you know how much we made by exchanging those three potions for those rare items?"
Shao Bing remained silent; he could certainly calculate it clearly—it was practically a risk-free business.
"Oh right, she took my sword. Give me a top-ranked one later!"
It's a pity that this young woman got so angry, otherwise we could have made another profit.
As night fell, the trade fair gradually dispersed, and the camp returned to tranquility.
The crew returned to camp dejectedly, with only Xiao Wu gaining the upper hand on this trip.
Those who searched for Blade, Yang Shu, and Jiang Ling did not receive the strange drop.
When others saw that everyone had a strange item, they naturally wouldn't want to be fools anymore.
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Marriott Car Camp
Fu Ruoxue sat opposite her father, calmly recounting the day's transactions one by one, making a final review.
The RV was brightly lit, and the glow of the glass lamps cast soft shadows between the father and daughter.
The old man's kind face didn't reveal much emotion, but his eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he were plotting something.
"You mean they each have a strange object?" he repeated, his tone carrying an indescribable meaning.
"Yes." Fu Ruoxue nodded.
Fu Wanhao frowned in thought, even forgetting to ask about the task he had assigned to Fu Ruoxue today.
He had to consider the necessity of going to war.
Even for those rare items, some loss is acceptable.
However, since it was only a Sequence 5 monster capable of slaying a Level 5 being, he couldn't help but take it seriously.
There's definitely no chance now, but what about a sneak attack?
If we only kill ordinary people and take their rare items.
Fu Wanhao believed that launching a blitzkrieg had a high probability of success!
However, all of this is predicated on eliminating or restricting Xu Si.
And that was the only solution he could think of.