Published: February 5, 2025
Ye Zhongming felt somewhat displeased with the middle-aged man's persistence.
The value of a One-Star Evolution Elixir was extremely high at the beginning of the apocalypse, as each bottle represented dozens or even hundreds of magic crystals and meant that one had to kill dozens or even hundreds of zombies.
Even for an evolver, killing that number of zombies was not an easy task.
Four bottles meant that you needed to kill three to four hundred zombies, and that was assuming you had good luck; otherwise, five hundred was also a possibility. The roulette was very reliant on luck.
Now, at the very start of the apocalypse, obtaining an Evolution Potion was crucial for becoming an evolver. Within the first year of the apocalypse, the One-Star Evolution Elixir was one of the most valuable items and one of the most valuable trade goods.
A professional certificate might seem good, but if you weren't an evolver, it was just a piece of waste paper.
Of course, in Ye Zhongming's mind, the true value of this professional certificate far exceeded that of four bottles of Evolution Potions. However, that was because Ye Zhongming had seen similar professions before, which allowed him to make such a value judgment. If only considering the timeframe of less than a week since the apocalypse began, this professional certificate was indeed not worth that price.
"You should understand how difficult it is to obtain Evolution Potions right now; three bottles are already a sufficiently high value," Ye Zhongming said calmly. "If you insist on this price, then I will have to leave."
Taking a step back, Ye Zhongming made his stance clear.
The middle-aged man's eyes twitched in frustration.
Three bottles of Evolution Potions was already the highest price he could offer in the past few days.
Previously, only one person had offered two bottles of Evolution Potions for a trade, while everyone else wanted to exchange just one bottle.
As an evolver, the middle-aged man naturally knew how precious Evolution Potions were; the one he had consumed came at the cost of two lives.
Even after becoming an evolver, he still feared the virus. Unless the opportunity was particularly good, he wouldn't dare face too many zombies.
In the days that had passed, he had only managed to gather a few dozen magic crystals. If he tried spinning the roulette, he might not even be able to get one bottle of Evolution Potion.
The price offered by this young man was indeed tempting, but the middle-aged man still felt reluctant.
Their small family-based team originally had nine members, two brothers along with their wives and children.
After killing zombies and accumulating magic crystals, two members had died, and the middle-aged man did not want any more casualties. Therefore, he hoped to exchange the professional certificate he had obtained by chance for Evolution Potions to allow everyone to evolve.
However, he also knew that the price was too outrageous, so he had lowered it appropriately, but now he was still stuck here.
He did not know if this young man would encounter someone else willing to pay this price if he left.
"Can you tell me why you insist on four bottles of potions?" Ye Zhongming, unwilling to give up easily, asked seeing the middle-aged man's expression.
The middle-aged man sighed: "Two family members have very poor health and terminal illnesses. If they cannot become evolvers, they may not live much longer."
Although he did not elaborate, Ye Zhongming understood that they needed to use the Evolution Potions as medication, fearing that two bottles wouldn't be enough.
Evolution Potions could comprehensively enhance a person’s physical attributes and could indeed play a role in treating diseases. They could even have an effect on terminal illnesses. After all, a stronger body with higher immunity could begin to self-heal, expelling terminally ill cells and ultimately achieving a healing effect.
So that was it. Ye Zhongming thought, realizing that there was room for negotiation.
"Take a look at this."