Chapter 257 - 171: What is this medicine for! _2

Chapter 257: Chapter 171: What is this medicine for! _2

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While speaking, he looked up at the city wall and prepared to catch something. Suddenly, a minotaur jumped down, and Anthony could only prompt his fighting spirit before feeling like a mountain had crashed onto him.

Vania, with a face of embarrassment, carried the passed out Anthony to Ange, and awkwardly said, “Lord Ange, I accidentally knocked him unconscious.”

Ange took a glance and cast a series of Face Purification Technique.

The burning insect hill was the brightest bonfire. Upwind, Anthony, rubbing his arm, warily glanced at the nearby minotaur. Sensing his gaze, Vania occasionally turned around to give an awkward smile.

Probably, both of them were thinking: Kvada, I almost crushed (got crushed by a bull) someone...

Feeling his arm was better, Anthony suddenly remembered something: “Oh, right, Lord Ange, the Black Mountain Kingdom’s interim government wishes to express their thanks to you and are preparing a gift as a token of appreciation.”

Ange tilted his head, unsure of what to say. He definitely couldn’t explain that he had ‘mistaken the person and jumped down to attack the wrong person, but decided to continue attacking anyway since he needed the insect ash’.

Not long after Anthony finished speaking, the distant city gate started opening slowly, and two horse carriages drove out.

“Wow, two carriages? That’s quite a generous gift.” Anthony praised, but his face darkened the moment he saw the contents of the carriages.

He originally thought it would be two carriages full of gold and silver coins, gems, jewelry, and such. After all, Ange saved a city and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Two carriages might be a bit much, one to one and a half carriages would have been reasonable.

At the current rates, hiring a mercenary group to save a city of hundreds of thousands would cost three times as much.

Yet, the two carriages were laden with unprofitable items: food, cloth, handicrafts, and books. The most valuable item was a pouch handed over by the person in charge, which contained a thousand Demon Crystals.

A thousand Demon Crystals wouldn’t even be enough to buy a bottle of pure Holy Essence Liquid. So, the Black Mountain Kingdom’s gratitude was worth less than a bottle of essence.

He had even wanted to stop packing, but seeing Sava excitedly preparing to pounce on the bags, Ange knew that these things still held value to humans.

Negris began discussing the business after packing up the treasures. “Anthony and I have reached an agreement. He’s willing to pay three million Demon Crystals for exclusive rights to the bug repellent. From now on, we can just sell it to him. It’s sixty thousand Demon Crystals per transaction.”

The moment she heard the mention of bug repellent, Sava’s ears perked up. Confused, she asked, “Per transaction? What do you mean? Shouldn’t our bug repellent be sold by weight?”

Looking at her sideways, Negris snorted. “You can’t seriously think that the bugs were eradicated solely due to the insecticide?! Sure, the insecticide played a role, but it on its own couldn’t have eradicated the bugs. Bug Hunters would instantly notice something off and prevent the bugs from turning on one another.”

“You know why Ange stood there motionless earlier? Because only by doing so could he trick that Bug Hunter into driving all its bugs up to their deaths. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been wiped out so cleanly. At the very least, a significant amount of bugs would’ve been left in this cave to guard the treasure.”

“As long as they’re not all dead, even one or two bugs left could quickly breed a whole host of them again. Eradicating them isn’t the problem, it’s entirely clearing them out that’s tricky. Especially in complex environments like cities. How could you possibly get rid of them all? In the end, Ange had to step in.”

“So, I came to an agreement with Anthony. We’re not selling the physical product; we’re offering a service – exterminating the bugs in an area for a one-time fee of sixty thousand Demon Crystals. Bug corpses are ours to keep.”

“Oh, you have a one ten-thousandth share of earnings from the insecticide. So for every sixty thousand we bring in, you get six Demon Crystals in shares. The income from this time might not just be sixty thousand Demon Crystals, so take this as your first shared earning.”

Sava’s eyes sparkled with the shine of Demon Crystals. “Shared earnings? Every time? Does this time count too?”

“Yes, it does. As Gold Coin said, the best incentive for high-end talents is shared incomes, because getting sixty Demon Crystals signifies that we’ve earned sixty thousand more. If you’re excited, create more potions,” Negris smiled.

Of course, Gold Coin did say something else, but he didn’t share that. Gold Coin advised:

“Don’t give too much. Too much might dampen enthusiasm. What if they get enough to last three to five years and then completely slack off? At the same time, guide them to spend on expensive items. Buy a house, a manor, a Demon Crystal vehicle, have children, put them in deep debts. That way, they’ll be driven to make money.”

Sava was indeed motivated, “Lord, take a look. These are the potions I’ve conceptualized over the past two years. Could you see if any of them might be of use?”

She then took out a thick notepad. Negris flipped through it and burst out:

“What the hell are these potions? A Petrification Potion that can make limbs harden for a short time? Shouldn’t it be skin hardening, not limbs? Vasodilation Potion for treating vascular shrinkage? Isn’t there the Purification method? Go find a Priest for purification. And this, a Pregnancy Potion? What on earth do you want to do with this?!”