Chapter 108 Auction House

"I haven't had time to join yet. Joining a subpar guild won't lead anywhere. I'm looking for a better one. I saw you're recruiting alchemists here, and I figured you must be backed by some big guild or conglomerate with terrifying financial resources, opening up a pharmacy just a few days after the game's launch. None of the other big guilds have made a move yet. So, I came to try my luck." Low调的难难 (Low-key Difficult) said frankly, getting straight to the point. Saying flattering things would be fake; this was the truth.

It had only been a few days since the server launched, barely half a month, and they'd already opened a level two store. How could that not attract attention?

Niao Bu Sheng Dan nodded and said to Low调的难难 (Low-key Difficult), "The profit share we offer here is 10%. Do you still want to stay?"

"How can it be so low? Other guilds offer at least 20%, plus a base salary." Low调的难难 (Low-key Difficult) frowned. This salary was too weak, worse than some small guilds.

Even Nie Yan was surprised when he heard this. He had given Niao Bu Sheng Dan full authority to recruit alchemists, allowing him to make all decisions as long as the split was below 30%. Low调的难难 (Low-key Difficult) and殇心 (Shang Xin) could still offer some extra benefits. He didn't expect Niao Bu Sheng Dan to offer such a low price. How would he retain those alchemists? Believing in the principle of using people you trust and not doubting those you use, Nie Yan decided to keep watching.

Niao Bu Sheng Dan calmly said, "We don't have a base salary here because it's negligible. The only things we offer are an inexhaustible supply of materials and a better sales platform. If you want to earn more, there are countless materials upstairs, and you can work from morning till night. There are also many alchemist-exclusive laboratories, and everyone gets their own. Our store will soon be upgraded to level three, four, and five. We will be bringing in more alchemists every day. This will become the largest pharmacy in Calore City. If you earn enough profit for the pharmacy, we will consider giving you an additional 10% bonus."

Hearing Niao Bu Sheng Dan's boasting, Nie Yan couldn't help but chuckle. He thought about it, and it was true. People's personalities were often perverse. Sometimes, if the conditions were too good, they wouldn't care. Niao Bu Sheng Dan's approach was more likely to fool people. However, in the future, he would have to give these alchemists enough benefits to make them truly willing to stay. Handing the pharmacy over to Niao Bu Sheng Dan put Nie Yan's mind at ease. With Niao Bu Sheng Dan's abilities, he was more than capable of handling the job. Even if Niao Bu Sheng Dan wasn't an alchemist, he might succeed as a manager.

Perseverance, patience, and focus were prerequisites for success. With these qualities, as long as he was provided with a good platform for development, he would definitely succeed. There were also some people who had perseverance, patience, focus, and other excellent qualities but had not succeeded, perhaps not because they lacked talent, but simply because they lacked a platform. As long as a platform was provided, it was still possible to unearth many outstanding people from the grassroots.

Therefore, to find excellent prospects, he should not only look among the successful people from his previous life. But of course, the famous people from his previous life were readily available. From Nie Yan's point of view, why not find the readily available ones?

Low调的难难 (Low-key Difficult) pondered for a moment and asked, "Can I go upstairs and take a look?"

Niao Bu Sheng Dan glanced at Nie Yan and, seeing Nie Yan's approving expression, nodded and said, "Yes, come with me."

Nie Yan whispered to Niao Bu Sheng Dan, "I'm leaving first. I'm leaving the pharmacy to you. Like you said, we will constantly upgrade the pharmacy and constantly recruit alchemists. A few dozen is too few, and a few hundred is not too many."

"I understand, boss. Don't worry. I'll take care of things here."

Nie Yan had enough funds to invest, and he could accurately judge which potions would be popular in the future and which potions had greater appreciation potential. Under his guidance, the future operation of the Starry Night Pharmacy would definitely be without problems.

Not only that, Nie Yan wanted to turn the Starry Night Pharmacy into a giant in the industry, the future destination for all alchemists!

In addition to purchasing raw materials and recipes from the auction house, Nie Yan also needed a stable source of raw materials and recipes; otherwise, the operation of the pharmacy would be too greatly affected by market fluctuations. If someone targeted the Starry Night Pharmacy in the future, the Starry Night Pharmacy's market adaptability would be very low.

Nie Yan thought of the Holy Roman Empire. If he could get the Holy Roman Empire to help collect raw materials, he wouldn't have to worry about the source of raw materials, and he could also gradually tie the interests of the Holy Roman Empire to his own through cooperation.

Back then, Cao Xu had tied all five guilds, including Triumph, together to consolidate his position as overlord. If Nie Yan wanted to gain a foothold, he couldn't rely on himself alone, nor could he rely entirely on others!

In the days since his rebirth, Nie Yan had taken every step very steadily. His personal strength was getting stronger and stronger, and his economic strength was also expanding, but he understood that his time was limited. When the game currency exchange was opened, he would have to face many, many enemies, and the road ahead would not be smooth.

As Nie Yan thought of this, a sense of urgency arose in his heart. He had to work very hard.

Taking out twenty-five gold coins from the Starry Night Pharmacy, Nie Yan walked out of the Starry Night Pharmacy and headed towards the auction house to collect all the Anti-Petrification Potions and other similar items. Then, he purchased a large number of potion recipes and raw materials that might appreciate in the future, and mailed everything related to potions back to the Starry Night Pharmacy. He bought up all the equipment and items that might appreciate in the short term and put them in his personal warehouse.

After sweeping the auction house, Nie Yan looked at his personal warehouse, which was densely packed with various items worth about nine gold coins. The future appreciation potential of these things was very good.

After sweeping the market, Nie Yan had sixteen gold coins left, and he headed towards the teleportation array and entered the teleportation array.

System: Do you want to teleport to the Emerald City of Hildelork? This teleportation is an intercity teleportation and requires 1 gold coin.

The distance between cities was relatively long, and because the cost of intercity teleportation was too expensive, there was still relatively little interaction between players in different cities.

Yes!

A few seconds later, a charming, dreamlike city appeared before Nie Yan's eyes.

In fact, this was a city in the forest. Huge trees towered into the sky, sheltering the city in greenery. These trees were lush and emerald-like, which, coupled with the white buildings below, created a stunning harmony and beauty. Patches of dappled light flowed, dazzlingly beautiful.

People came and went on the streets, but the popularity here was not comparable to that of Calore City.

Hildelork was the sixth largest city in Greenland, but the real estate here had the most appreciation potential in the future, because Hildelork had more advanced maps, so its popularity would increase in the future. At the same time, Hildelork was the city with the least amount of land, with only a dozen plots of land for sale. Hildelork was not very noticeable now, but in the future, it would be worth its weight in gold. The degree of commercial prosperity was not as good as Calore City, but the land price was outrageously high, dozens of times that of Calore City.

Nie Yan had set his sights on the appreciation potential of real estate here, so he came here to buy the most valuable and most appreciative golden real estate in the future, so that these funds could be used to their maximum potential.

Nie Yan headed towards the administrative hall in the center of Hildelork. The administrative hall was a crystal palace, magnificent and beautiful, with fountains and beautiful gardens on both sides. Various magnificent flowers were in full bloom, vying for beauty, and were extremely beautiful.

"Respected Councilor Cullen, hello."

The Councilor of Hildelork was a slightly fat middle-aged man, with a strong build and a peaceful expression.

"Hello, adventurer from Calore City, what do you need?"

"I want to buy real estate in Hildelork."

"Please come with me." Councilor Cullen led Nie Yan towards the hall.

Entering the hall, a model of the city appeared before Nie Yan's eyes. The original appearance of Hildelork City was completely displayed before Nie Yan's eyes.

"We have a total of 12 properties for sale here, which are here, here, and here... We provide the best quality service to merchants in Hildelork. Here, we have complete laws to protect the interests of merchants from infringement. However, since you are from Calore City, we have regulations here that if residents from other cities come here to purchase commercial premises and real estate, they must pay an additional 60% of the fee, and they must also pay a large transfer fee when reselling." Councilor Cullen said.

Nie Yan looked at the prices of the 12 properties. The cheapest was 2 gold coins and the most expensive was 26 gold coins. In addition to that, he had to pay an additional 60% of the fee. It would be great if he could find a native of Hildelork to help him purchase the real estate, but Nie Yan didn't have anyone he could trust in Hildelork.

Nie Yan glanced at the map and quickly locked on a property located at the south gate of Hildelork, at an intersection, priced at around 8 gold coins. The land was still quite large and could accommodate a large auction house. Paying an extra 60% was well worth it.

In the future, the southern part of Hildelork would be the most prosperous area, because important dungeons such as the City of Gold would have to pass through the post road outside Hildelork. Players from many cities would gather in the square at the south gate to form teams to go to the dungeons. The future development potential was conceivable.

"I want to buy this piece of land." Nie Yan pointed to the piece of land.

"The price of this property is 8 gold coins, and you need to pay 12 gold coins and 80 silver coins for it."

Nie Yan paid 12 gold coins and 80 silver coins and successfully obtained the contract from Councilor Cullen. He had another piece of real estate in his hands, and a sense of security arose in his heart. As someone who had once been displaced, he understood that only real estate was the safest.

~~ This is the third update today. There will be another update before 12 o'clock tonight.