What the hell!
How utterly shameless!
"Manager Zhu" and "Manager Ma" had gained a deeper understanding of Qian Duoduo's shamelessness.
"I'm soft-hearted. I can't stand scenes of bloodshed and cruelty."
"So... you take the people elsewhere to do the 'bloody and cruel' stuff!"
Amazing!
Manager Zhu and Manager Ma increasingly felt that Qian Duoduo was unfathomable and difficult to deal with!
Both stood cautiously beside Qian Duoduo, offering fawning smiles.
"Daoist Qian, how do you plan to gift this Innate Harmony Pill?"
Manager Zhu and Manager Ma were most concerned about the Innate Harmony Pill.
Qian Duoduo heard this, smiled faintly, and said.
"Our Dragon Knight Merchant Association has an old tradition: whoever is our best friend, we gift them our most precious treasure!"
"Then, how does one become the Dragon Knight Merchant Association's best friend?"
"Heh heh, of course, by purchasing goods from our Dragon Knight Merchant Association! The more you buy, the higher your friendship value with the Dragon Knight Merchant Association!"
Oh, so that's how it is!
Manager Zhu and Manager Ma exchanged glances, seeing strong fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
In terms of financial strength, within the "pill world," Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang were the top contenders, while all other merchant associations were mere dust.
Both had already dispatched people to their head offices to retrieve cash, and good news would arrive soon.
Unexpectedly, Qian Duoduo then added another rule.
"Oh, right, purchasing popular goods like Starlight Spirit Water, Stardust, Sage Dragon Tooth Rice, Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice, etc., does not increase favorability with the Dragon Knight Merchant Association... Only by purchasing pills, talismans, magic treasures, cultivation techniques, and the like can favorability be increased!"
This...
Upon hearing this, the corners of Manager Zhu and Manager Ma's mouths twitched involuntarily.
This "rule" was killer!
Among all the Dragon Knight Merchant Association's goods, Starlight Spirit Water, Stardust, Sage Dragon Tooth Rice, and Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice were the most attractive.
The price of these items was only one-tenth of the market price; buying them was a sure profit.
Furthermore, their quality was extremely high, considered rare heavenly treasures that were hard to come by.
As for the pills, talismans, magic treasures, and cultivation techniques, although also cheap, their prices were at 50% of the market price. Buying them back would only yield half the profit.
Alright, a half profit was already considered "exorbitant."
However, compared to the "super exorbitant profits" of goods like Starlight Spirit Water, they were still far inferior.
Moreover, pills, talismans, magic treasures, and cultivation techniques were mostly "common goods," very ordinary, and could not compare in rarity to items like Starlight Spirit Water.
It would take a long time to sell all these items.
Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang operated their businesses with the hope that all their goods would sell quickly, allowing for high-speed capital turnover, thereby maintaining sufficient "vitality" rather than letting all goods pile up in their hands.
Therefore, to be frank, Manager Zhu and Manager Ma were not very willing to acquire the pills, talismans, magic treasures, cultivation techniques, etc., from the Dragon Knight Merchant Association.
This was not just their consensus, but the consensus of almost all merchant associations.
The major merchant associations that came to trade with the Dragon Knight Merchant Association primarily purchased goods like Starlight Spirit Water, Stardust, Sage Dragon Tooth Rice, and Purple Jade Spirit Bamboo Rice...
Only a few merchant associations, who truly had a need, bought some pills, magic treasures, and talismans from the Dragon Knight Merchant Association.
Qian Duoduo's eyes were sharp, and he immediately detected the hesitation in the hearts of Manager Zhu and Manager Ma. He smiled.
"You two need not agonize. Purchase whatever goods you wish according to your own intentions. Our Dragon Knight Merchant Association's goods never lack buyers... after all, we have so many best friends!"
When he said "best friends," Qian Duoduo deliberately emphasized the tone.
Hearing this, Manager Zhu and Manager Ma both trembled.
Right, this matter was not just a competition between Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang; there were many other medicine shops and merchant associations.
Under the rules set by Qian Duoduo, establishments like Sanjiu Medicine Hall, Lingnan Medicine Hall, and Pfizer Medicine Hall... all had the strength to threaten Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang.
If these medicine shops were to achieve a "cornering the market" and ultimately obtain the Innate Harmony Pill, fulfilling the "Three-Day Pact," Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang would not merely lose face; their reputation and prestige would suffer an immense blow!
Even their dominant position in the pill world could be supplanted!
Absolutely not!
This round, they could not concede; they had to fight to the end!
With this thought, Manager Zhu and Manager Ma could no longer sit still.
They rose in unison and bid farewell to Qian Duoduo. They had to return and personally communicate with their head offices, clearly explaining the "stakes"...
As Manager Zhu and Manager Ma departed, with the help of those with ulterior motives, almost all medicine shops received the news that they too were eligible to compete for the Innate Harmony Pill.
A stone stirred a thousand waves!
Suddenly, Sanjiu Medicine Hall, Lingnan Medicine Hall, Pfizer Medicine Hall... almost all medicine shops sprang into action.
Competing for the Innate Harmony Pill!
Charge!
A chaotic but vibrant scene!
...
The competition for the Innate Harmony Pill represented the struggle for dominance in the pill world.
Who wouldn't want to sit on the "number one seat"!
Although they most likely couldn't compete with Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang.
But people always need dreams, otherwise, what's the difference between them and salted fish?
Sanjiu Medicine Hall, Lingnan Medicine Hall, Pfizer Medicine Hall, and other second-rate medicine shops were sharpening their knives, preparing for a "cornering the market" strategy. With proper execution, they still had a considerable chance of competing for the Innate Harmony Pill.
As for some smaller medicine shops, they were purely "joining the fun," their mindset essentially being "buying a lottery ticket, hoping for a jackpot"... what if they got lucky!
Even if these "small medicine shops" obtained the Innate Harmony Pill, they couldn't challenge the dominant position of Hui Rentang and Chao Rentang.
However, the Innate Harmony Pill itself was incredibly precious, an "Innate grade pill," valued at "ten million low-grade spirit stones."
Getting it meant striking it rich, muahahaha...