Published: November 30, -0001
Originally, the event of Feng Lan Grass going out of stock would not have drawn much attention from people.
However, Qin Chen's request to Zhuo Qingfeng was to purchase Feng Lan Grass at the fastest speed without considering the price. Thus, when these people made their purchases, they were all spending lavishly, buying it all at market price in one go, leaving no time for others to react.
The herbal medicine circle is both vast and small.
Therefore, when news of a mysterious force crazily purchasing Feng Lan Grass spread, it quickly circulated among every herbal merchant in just half a day.
"Who are these guys? What do they need so much Feng Lan Grass for?"
"I think I’ve seen that guy who was buying Feng Lan Grass in our store; he seems to be a steward from the Alchemy Pavilion."
"Could it be that the Alchemy Pavilion is crazy about buying Feng Lan Grass? But what do they need it for?"
Feng Lan Grass has no other use besides making Beast-Repelling Pills; the Alchemy Pavilion isn’t a bloodline sacred ground that requires massive amounts of blood beast blood crystals to enhance their bloodlines.
As a result, the actions of the Alchemy Pavilion left everyone puzzled.
Some people roughly estimated that in just one day, the Alchemy Pavilion had purchased hundreds of thousands of jins of Feng Lan Grass available in the entire imperial city, a staggering figure that left everyone in shock.
Moreover, after some herbal merchants communicated with each other, they discovered that the Alchemy Pavilion had not only acquired Feng Lan Grass from major herbal shops but had also bought up all the Feng Lan Grass from herbal cultivation bases, leaving only some half-grown or immature Feng Lan Grass.
Although Feng Lan Grass is not precious, its growth cycle is very long, so it can be said that for the next five years, Feng Lan Grass will be in short supply within the imperial city.
Furthermore, there were whispers in the dark that the mysterious force was continuing to purchase Feng Lan Grass, buying as much as they could.
This excited many herbal merchants; although they didn’t understand the purpose behind the Alchemy Pavilion's acquisition of Feng Lan Grass, they knew how to take advantage of the situation and raise prices.
However, what frustrated them was that the other party had not given them the opportunity, moving with incredible speed, launching multi-pronged attacks, and had already bought out all the Feng Lan Grass in the imperial city.
Of course, the matter of Feng Lan Grass was only one of the major events happening in the imperial city today.
It was merely circulating among herbal merchants and the alchemy forces.
At the same time, another major event that overshadowed the Feng Lan Grass occurred, even shocking the entire populace of the imperial city.
This second event was initiated by the Leng family.
Early this morning, the Leng family announced at their central store in the most prosperous area of the imperial city that in order to give back to their loyal customers, to repay the dynasty for its kindness over the years to the Leng family, and for the support from the many citizens of the dynasty towards the Leng family,
Starting today,
All the medicinal pills sold in the Leng family’s stores would be on promotion and discount, with the strongest discount being a full 40% off.
This news shocked all forces in the imperial city.
"Has the Leng family gone mad? So many medicinal pills on discount, and the biggest discount is even 40% off—what's going on?"
"Incredible! The last time the Leng family's medicinal pills were discounted was years ago, just to expand their business scale, and that was only a 10% discount. This time, some medicinal pills are directly at a 40% discount; isn't that too exaggerated?"
"What is the Leng family doing?"
All forces and the populace went wild.
Medicinal pills have always been the most precious treasures on the Tianwu Continent, and they are indispensable for every martial artist.
It can be said that at least 40% to 50% of a martial artist's wealth over their lifetime is spent on medicinal pills; the remaining 50% to 60% is spent on bloodlines, weapons, techniques, and manuals.