Chapter 129: Chapter 97: Even the Mythical Tier Has Gaps
’It’s such a blessing to be able to sleep for so many hours straight.’
’I need to finish these books quickly to catch up with Xiaolingdang.’
’Otherwise, when we go to Starlight Academy together, Xiaolingdang will have to slow down for me.’
Zhong Yi didn’t dwell on it, preparing to take Lan Po to the courtyard for his morning exercises.
When Zhong Yi arrived at the front hall of the small shop, he saw Zhao Kai still mixing Potions.
Before Zhong Yi could even speak, Zhao Kai said,
"Young Master, I’ve already mixed five bottles of the Potion using the formula you gave me."
"This Potion only uses sixteen ingredients. In terms of ingredient diversity, it falls into the category of a Third Level Potion."
"But to mix this Potion properly, you’d need the Soul Sensitivity of a Four-finger Creator. It’s impossible otherwise."
"Even I failed twice while mixing these five bottles."
"Young Master, I see the ingredients include Embroidery Ant Grass and the Mantis Arm of an Iron-Cutting Mantis. Is this Potion you had me mix meant to strengthen some kind of Insect Guardian Beast?"
Zhong Yi took the five bottles from Zhao Kai. Looking at the grayish-blue Potion, which had the texture of liquid metal, he smiled and said,
"Brother Zhao, you’re incredibly efficient. I gave you the formula last night, and you’ve already mixed the Potion by this morning."
"This Potion is indeed for strengthening an Insect Guardian Beast."
With that, Zhong Yi took out an iron box from his Storage Pouch.
After Zhong Yi opened it, Zhao Kai saw three adult Iron-Eating Insects inside.
The moment they saw the light, the three Iron-Eating Insects immediately took an attack stance.
Behind them were nearly a thousand densely packed Insect Eggs.
Zhong Yi ignored the three adult Iron-Eating Insects. He took one of the bottles Zhao Kai had just mixed and poured the Potion into the iron box.
The iron box wasn’t very large, and the moment the Potion was poured in, it coated the nearly one thousand Insect Eggs.
Zhao Kai watched as the Iron-Eating Insect Eggs absorbed the grayish-blue, metallic Potion in the box at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The three adult Iron-Eating Insects also greedily lay on the bottom of the box, drinking up the Potion.
After the first bottle was completely absorbed by the adult insects and the eggs, Zhong Yi poured another bottle into the box.
Soon, the second bottle was also completely absorbed.
After he poured in the fourth bottle, the eggs and the three adult insects stopped absorbing the Potion.
The Insect Eggs, which hadn’t looked to be in good condition when the box was first opened, began to tremble gently one after another.
The larval forms inside the translucent eggs became increasingly distinct.
Only then did Zhao Kai realize that the Potion Zhong Yi had him mix was for cultivating Iron-Eating Insects and promoting the hatching of their eggs.
Judging by the state of the eggs in the box now, basically every single one had a chance to hatch.
Zhao Kai was utterly astounded!
For an Insect Guardian Beast like the Iron-Eating Insect, which has immense economic potential, many Creators have researched and developed Potions for it.
There are many Potions related to Iron-Eating Insects on the market, but none of them are particularly effective at helping their eggs hatch.
That was true even for the Insect Shedding Potion, a Fifth Level Potion.
But the Potion he had mixed according to Zhong Yi’s secret formula actually gave nearly every single one of the thousand Iron-Eating Insect Eggs a chance to hatch.
Even if there were some losses in the end, the number wouldn’t exceed ten percent.
This Potion, which Zhao Kai hadn’t thought much of at first, was capable of creating such immense value.
While inwardly thanking Zhong Yi for his trust, Zhao Kai couldn’t help but say,
"Young Master, with this Potion, does this mean we can start cultivating Iron-Eating Insects and sell the hatched larvae?"
"The price of Iron-Eating Insects has been rising for years. A single one can easily sell for over six hundred thousand Federation Coins."
Hearing this, Zhong Yi smiled and nodded.
"Brother Zhao, I was thinking the same thing. From now on, we can acquire more Iron-Eating Insect Eggs."
"We’ll use this Potion to hatch them and then sell the larvae."
"However, we’re not just hatching all these eggs simply to sell the larvae."
"During the cultivation process, we must carefully select exceptional individuals to raise into Silver-Eating Insects and Gold-Eating Insects."
"Selling Mithril and Refined Gold will be far more profitable than just selling Iron-Eating Insect larvae."
"Brother Zhao, I’ll leave the cultivation of these Iron-Eating Insect Eggs to the Creator Apprentices you’ve recruited."
"I’ve only told you the formula for this Potion that helps the eggs hatch."
"It would be best if you’re the only one who mixes this Potion from now on. Don’t share the formula with anyone else."
A Potion formula like this is only valuable when it’s exclusive.
Once it spreads, many Creators will be able to mix this Potion.
And the Potion itself will become worthless!
Some Creators become fabulously wealthy precisely because they possess exclusive, secret Potion formulas.
"Don’t worry, Young Master. I know what’s at stake."
"As long as you don’t leak the formula for hatching Iron-Eating Insect Eggs, absolutely no one else will find out."
"It just so happens that the Creator Apprentices I recruited don’t have much to do lately."
"Let’s put them to work and have them properly cultivate these Iron-Eating Insects."
"When the time comes, I’ll teach the formula for the Potion that evolves Iron-Eating Insects into Silver-Eating Insects to those few Two-finger Creators."
By following a High Tier Creator like Zhao Kai, an apprentice could learn small tricks for mixing Potions using Soul Sensitivity.
They could also obtain many Potion formulas!
Without the guidance of a High Tier Creator, many public Potion formulas had to be purchased from the Creator’s Guild.
After Zhao Kai took the iron box, Zhong Yi went out into the courtyard.
He first did a few sets of warm-up exercises, then jogged around the courtyard for over half an hour.
Before going to sleep last night, Zhong Yi had sent a message to Chen Yin, asking for some Demon Remains.
While Zhong Yi was doing his morning exercises, Zheng Yufeng delivered four full Storage Pouches of Mortal Beast Tier and Extraordinary Tier Demon Remains to him.
"Lord Su Sheng, these are the Demon Remains you requested."
"I heard from Ah Yin that you intend to form a Contract with a Moon Eyes Bellflower."
"If you do, Ah Yin said she can recommend two Deceit Beast Masters who recently awakened their Deceit Beasts."
"The Deceit Beasts these two awakened were both rated A+ Level for potential, and the masters also possess a Deceit Beast Master Talent."
"Ah Yin said that the Deceit Beasts awakened by these two A+ Level potential Deceit Beast Masters can synergize with each other."
"In battle, they produce an effect where one plus one is far greater than two."
Zhong Yi had indeed told Chen Yin that he was preparing to form a Contract with a Moon Eyes Bellflower.
Back at the Deceitful Moon Tower, after treating Zheng Yufeng, Zhong Yi had even asked Chen Yin for some information regarding the Moon Eyes Bellflower.
Zhong Yi hadn’t expected Chen Yin to have already started looking out for suitable individuals for his Moon Eyes Bellflower to contract.
An individual who awakens a Deceit Beast while also possessing a Deceit Beast Master’s Talent is extremely rare.
What’s more, these two A+ Level potential Deceit Beasts could even synergize with each other.
Zhong Yi was immediately interested in these two new Deceit Beast Masters!
When a Deceit Holder forms a Contract with a Moon Eyes Bellflower, it’s difficult to get it to bloom more than a few Moon Eyes Flowers.
But when Zhong Yi forms a Contract with a Moon Eyes Bellflower via a Soul Taming Seed, the bellflower will possess and share the Soul Power of the Soul-Controlling Flower.
The instant the Contract is formed, the Moon Eyes Bellflower will bloom with many Moon Eyes Flowers.
Zhong Yi was in great need of talented individuals with potential to cultivate.
Given the current rate at which the Soul-Controlling Flower produces Soul Taming Seeds, he would definitely be able to form a Contract with the Moon Eyes Bellflower by the time he returned from the Ice Cave Secret Realm.
"Senior, please thank Elder Chen for me. I’m very interested in the two Deceit Beast Masters he mentioned."
"I’d like to meet them in person after I finish exploring the Secret Realm."
