Chapter 686 - My Doomsday Territory

Chapter 686: You Profit, and I...Don't Really Lose Before the grand opening of "Treasure Pavilion," a dedicated team from Green Shade had already analyzed the market in White City thoroughly. They conducted detailed investigations and analyses to determine which products fetched high prices and which ones had difficulty selling in White City. The primary target customers of "Treasure Pavilion" were those at the Void Step level—awakened individuals had limited financial resources, and although the Harmony Realm existed, it couldn't compare to the numerous Void Step individuals in White City. The inventory of "Treasure Pavilion" predominantly consisted of First-grade Divine Weapons. After serving over a hundred Void Step customers, a formidable Harmony Realm leader finally entered "Treasure Pavilion," accompanied by several Void Step subordinates. "Is it true that there are numerous divine weapons and countless treasures in 'Treasure Pavilion'?" This Harmony Realm leader wore a white robe with a conspicuously large moonwheel on the back. The subordinates he had with him seemed wealthier than ordinary Void Step individuals, as two of them possessed First-grade Divine Weapons. "Yes, clan leader. However, I only visited the third floor before rushing to inform you." The Harmony Realm leader nodded subtly and began browsing the first-floor exhibition hall of "Treasure Pavilion" without rushing. Having lived for over two thousand years, he had visited other neutral cities comparable to White City and had seen numerous shops that claimed to sell countless treasures, but often, their offerings fell short of grandeur. He relied on his rich experience to assess how true the claims of "Treasure Pavilion" were in gathering treasures from all worlds. 'There are indeed many divine weapons, and the craftsmen seem to be masters, utilizing the materials to their fullest... Where did "Treasure Pavilion" find so many master smiths?' 'And there are puppets, large war machines... Hmm? This scroll emits the power resonance of the Harmony Realm, let me see, "Eternal Ice Coffin"? A super-tier spell that can control and seal opponents? It can definitely save my life in a critical moment... Apart from divine weapons, other products in "Treasure Pavilion" are also of high grade.' Even the Harmony Realm expert was tempted. But as the head of a small clan with territory and stable income, he had to prioritize spending resources on clan development. Purchasing a scroll sealing a super-tier spell was somewhat of a luxury for him. "Hmm?" His eyes widened, and he stepped forward to a large display case. It was a small tree less than two meters tall, its roots intertwined and branches crisscrossing, rooted in fertile soil from a Tier 5 farm. The tree bore dozens of azure fruit, glistening green and exuding a resonance with their original source. "Is this truly a Kiwi Fruit?!" He recalled information passed down through his clan for generations. Kiwi Fruit is one of the most precious items for the Harmony Realm to restore original source injuries. Consuming just one Kiwi Fruit can restore 5~11% of original source injuries—though this is the most wasteful use, as only a small portion of the fruit's power is absorbed. A recovery potion formulated primarily from Kiwi Fruit can expedite the healing of original source injuries! Kiwi Fruits are extremely rare in the Mountain and Sea World, and resources cannot buy them even when available on the market! Only top powers like White City have Kiwi Fruits in their stock. In the Mountain and Sea World, when Harmony Realm sources suffer severe damage, they can recover within a few years due to such reserves. The Harmony Realm leader remembered his old father, severely injured by an unknown expert hundreds of years ago. Despite searching for original source recovery treasures, the results were minimal—ordinary treasures could only weakly restore the source, and took much longer. A single Kiwi Fruit, combined with a potion, could help his father recover over 50% of his original source within a few years. Inexperienced individuals occasionally sell Kiwi Fruits, often leading to brutal conflict. And here before him, Was an entire Kiwi Fruit Tree!! The Harmony Realm leader fell silent, his breathing heavy, more shocked than when he first saw divine weapons. Treasure Pavilion... must be crazy. "Are you selling Kiwi Fruits at 'Treasure Pavilion'?" "Of course, 'Treasure Pavilion' is a business. As long as you can pay, everything displayed is for sale." "Then..." he paused, "I want to buy... just one Kiwi Fruit." He initially wanted to say two, but feared he couldn't afford it. One would be manageable. As long as his father's original source was restored beyond 50%, he could regain 70% of his peak strength, giving their clan two Harmony Realm members, enabling them to secure resources from dangerous areas, then save up for another Kiwi Fruit. Speed was crucial! Even though this Kiwi Fruit Tree was astonishing, once word got out that "Treasure Pavilion" was selling Kiwi Fruits, countless Harmony Realm experts would flock. With this thought, he heard the attendant say, “Please follow me to the fifth floor. The fifth floor is where we sell rare minerals and medicinal resources, and Kiwi Fruits are stored there as well.” Huh? Aren't they picking from the tree? With curiosity, the Harmony Realm leader followed to the fifth floor of Treasure Pavilion. “This is the Kiwi Fruit sale section. We also have resources to concoct the source recovery potion. Choosing a package offers better value.” The Harmony Realm leader was at a loss for words. What was he seeing? There wasn't a Kiwi Fruit Tree, but... numerous boxes carved from white jade, slightly ajar, with glimpses of the Kiwi Fruits inside. "Gulp." He remembered the sign of "Treasure Pavilion"—gathering treasures from all worlds. All worlds... might be an exaggeration, but if "Treasure Pavilion" could obtain most treasures from the Mountain and Sea World, it's astonishingly powerful! And... it's cheap! The Harmony Realm expert's eyes nearly popped—only 8888 high-purity source crystals for a Kiwi Fruit! A recovery package with numerous rare items was just 15000 high-purity source crystals? "I'll take three packages!" he said flamboyantly. …… Tang Yu wore a plain Third-Grade Divine Cloak, pretending to be a customer exploring "Treasure Pavilion." At 8888 high-purity source crystals for a Kiwi Fruit, it was indeed cheap. In the past hundred years in White City, Kiwi Fruit auctions have yielded 38,000, 41,000, and once, circumstances drove the price to 78,000 when two factions competed, ending only when one ran out of source crystals. No wonder the Harmony Realm expert thought it was incredibly cheap. But this price was strategically calculated by the domain's professionals. The Kiwi Fruit's costliness was based on its extreme scarcity. Initially selling at 30,000 or 40,000 high-purity source crystals wasn't difficult for "Treasure Pavilion," but with time, the price would inevitably drop. Thus, rather than making slightly more profit, the analysts believed lowering the price would better enhance "Treasure Pavilion’s" reputation and renown. Additionally, the cost was not high. In the Mountain and Sea World, Kiwi Fruits are ssr-level resources, but on Origin Star, they are merely moderately valuable. The "Pharmaceutical Valley" still has dozens of Kiwi Fruit trees! "Treasure Pavilion" naturally operated round the clock. The next day, Tang Yu reclined in the soft, comfortable bed of Green Shade Castle, reviewing a stack of data sheets. "Thirty-six one-tier divine weapons sold, totaling 760,000 high-purity source crystals, plus various other resources... Rare minerals and herbs sold... Exotic items sold... Puppets sold... Advanced, super-tier techniques/spells sold... totaling..." 6.6 million high-purity source crystals! Various resources valued at approximately 3.9 million high-purity source crystals! Altogether, roughly 10 million, which calculates to about 1 billion ordinary source crystals! However, the true value was far greater. Even by activating Green Shade's awakened individuals in various Mountain and Sea World outposts, obtaining such a huge quantity of rare materials in a short time would be difficult. And at "Treasure Pavilion," numerous Void Step and Harmony Realm experts, with insufficient source crystals yet eager for those treasures, reluctantly sold their own precious collections. After all, buying treasures at "Treasure Pavilion" well below market price was undeniably profitable for them! Missing this opportunity would mean they may never get another chance! For Tang Yu, it was a moderate non-loss. How could those divine weapons and treasures not come with costs attached! By his calculations, the net profit hardly reached a billion, right? At most, maybe just 990 million, haha~ Tang Yu rolled over, bumping into a life-sized stuffed bear beside him—an oversized plush toy capable of combat above Tier One, of which there were many similar items within the castle. No waste of money. “Recently, I refined some Nether Sea Crystals and had been worried about my supply of source crystals. Now it seems, compared to exploring for treasures, plundering, or dabbling in the arms trade… lying back and earning money from sales still seems to be the quickest. Sadly, Nether Sea Crystals are rare and hard to come by; guess I'll have to make them myself.” … "Treasure Pavilion" had blown up in popularity. In less than a month, everyone above the Void Step level in White City knew about the existence of "Treasure Pavilion." Hesitation meant you’d miss out. Divine weapons, Kiwi Fruits, and various rare resources—things so valuable that even the wealthy found them inaccessible—had been snatched up in a frenzy. With the reputation of "Treasure Pavilion" growing, its sales reached their peak by the third day post-launch and then quickly stabilized. By two weeks, the sales had steadied, but daily revenues still surpassed the entire sales income of Green Shade City. It's no surprise, On Earth, even though Tang Yu could mass-produce First-grade Divine Weapons, there were few buyers. In White City, the Void Step walkers were as common as dirt, and even the Awakened were ubiquitous. Power correlated with wealth. The accumulations of Void Step individuals over hundreds of years far surpassed the average Awakened on Earth. But energy is conserved, And as the wealth of the Void Step individuals flowed into "Treasure Pavilion," other merchants naturally saw less business. The pie was only so big; if you devour it all, what about the rest of us? The managers of several major chain stores in White City fumed with frustration. Nevertheless, They tried all the tricks in the book. Boycotting together? Useless! Slinging mud? Ineffective! Intimidation and threats? Laughable—“Treasure Pavilion” remained unfazed, and even its Harmony Realm customers were indifferent. Price-cut promotions? They couldn't afford to—they were just store managers without such authority. Some even pulled connections with the high echelons of the White Feather Clan, yet one reason White City stood as a renowned neutral city was its core principle of non-interference and non-destruction. Moreover, "Treasure Pavilion" came with mysterious origins, daring to display even Divine Domain weapons; surely, they weren’t without backing? Not to mention causing conflict, the White Feather Clan was even seeking collaboration with "Treasure Pavilion"... facts unbeknownst to the store managers. “Don’t panic, I’ve already ordered from Thousand Feather House. Within at most a month, they’ll uncover the background of ‘Treasure Pavilion’… Their main edge lies in those treasures, and once we trace their origins, like the Kiwi Fruit, we can collaborate to oust ‘Treasure Pavilion.’” It sounded promising. But a month? Their own stores might have to shutter by then; for now, they barely held on, selling low-end products. “I have a move that might deal ‘Treasure Pavilion’ a significant blow.” Proposed an orc with horns. Suddenly, Boom!! A tremendous noise shattered the windows, blinding white light from outside. In its wake came a violent tremor shaking the ground, and shortly after, shockwaves swept through their building. Several managers rushed out in alarm, gazing into the distance. “Isn't that the direction of ‘Treasure Pavilion’? Did you do that? Brilliant!" The orc: "???" What happened? What did I do? Then a manager interjected, “Aren't our stores also in the core district? This shockwave was so intense, it must have destroyed much of the core area. While ‘Treasure Pavilion’ might be gone, ours would be…” Damn (艹皿艹)!