Chapter 325 Bargaining
"I'll try these when I go back. If there's nothing wrong with them, I'll buy them from you in the future."
After collecting the materials for refining the youth potion, Mu Hua used seven Philosopher's Stones to exchange for some hell plant seeds from Becero.
There are fruit trees, herbs, and plants suitable for use as natural occult mediums. Water swamp flowers, magic grains, including some plants that certain monsters like to eat.
One of the saplings of the Spirit Tree asked Mu Hua for three Philosopher's Stones, which was a plant similar to the terminal of a magic network.
If you plant it on the Island of the Abyss, and wait for it to take root and survive, anchoring a spiritual tree growing in the human world, the island will also be able to receive signals from the outside magic network.
The growth of this kind of tree requires certain magic power, but the environment of the Abyss Island does not require Mu Hua to worry about this at all.
Mu Hua was going to exchange the youth potion for money. If the refining was successful, he would have to buy more materials in the future, but he did not dare to take too much goods from Besero at once.
Whether it is a Naxi gem or a double-moon teardrop, it is quite troublesome to obtain it. The devil's eggs of the special devil are no different from ordinary devil eggs when thrown outside, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity.
Mu Hua was worried that if he asked for too much at once, Besero would not make enough of it and adulterated it. Even with the purchase this time, Mu Hua was not sure whether it was all genuine.
"Of course, dear sir, I will always help you collect these materials." Becerro said happily after receiving the Philosopher's Stone again and confirming that Mu Hua planned to trade it with it.
"I have alchemy records. If there is a problem with the youth potion, I don't want you to attribute the problem to my pharmaceutical level." Mu Hua reminded.
Besero was stunned for a moment, then put a smile on his face again.
"Of course, Mr. Lucky, no wonder you want to refine the youth potion. It is very popular among the human community. I know that you and Jason are definitely different."
"I sincerely hope to cooperate with you for a long time. I can also try to help you acquire alchemy records. However, even if you master the magic potion formula, there is a chance of failure during the refining process." Becerro reminded cautiously.
"I could feel the reason for the failure at that time, so there was no need for me to make trouble with you unreasonably." Mu Hua said calmly.
"Of course. Please forgive me for being cautious. You know, my previous clients are completely incomparable to you. They always gave me headaches, which made Besero always cautious." Besero pretended to have a pitiful expression.
"Ha, Devil Merchant, your acting skills really make me sick." Zhou Yi lay aside, clapped his paws and laughed strangely. Besero glanced at it and pretended not to hear it.
Apart from having a bad mouth, this dog didn't seem to have any knowledge. Besero thought to himself that there was no need to argue with it. Since it was Mu Hua's dependent, it might also be a potential customer.
Of course, we still need to observe how much Mu Hua attaches importance to it. Maybe we should also pay attention to what Cerberus likes in the future.
After thinking about everything, Besero did not ignore Monday. Instead, he showed a humble smile to Monday and turned to look at Mu Hua.
"Mr. Mu Hua, I have heard about a very interesting product in the past few days. I wonder if you are interested."
"What?" Mu Hua asked.
"It has active branches of Yectrasil," Becerro said.
"World tree?" Mu Hua didn't understand what Besero said, but Zhou Zhou spoke up at the right time. Mu Hua knew the word.
It is somewhat different from the World Tree in Nordic mythology. Although it links to other worlds, the World Tree in Becerro's mouth will not derive the world, but has a function similar to a courtyard key.
It can also grow nine branches, each branch can lock the dimensional coordinates of a courtyard, and you can freely enter and exit these nine courtyards through the World Tree.
It sounds magical, but in a world full of courtyard entrances, this function really doesn't make much sense compared to its difficulty in growing.
Demons usually cut off the branches of this world tree after they grow, and use the wood where the branches join the main trunk to make shields.
It is said that the shield made by the World Tree is indestructible and has a natural 'permanent protection' level of defense, and can even allow the holder to face the forbidden curse to save his life.
The World Tree is also known as the barrier of the world, and the shield made of the World Tree is also hailed as the most powerful shield by all walks of life.
"That thing has extremely demanding requirements on magic power. It cannot survive at all. If you want it to take root and grow, it will not take a year and a half to supply it with magic power." Monday said with a look of disgust.
"Yucdrasil may not be able to grow a branch for hundreds of years, let alone let it grow to sufficient thickness."
"Devil merchant, you are cheating. My master does not need this kind of product!" Zhou Yiwei swung his tail, stood in front of Mu Hua, and scolded Besero.
"No, so I just said it is an interesting product. Interesting, you know? Proud hellhound, Besero never deceives customers." Besero looked at Mu Hua with aggrieved expression, then turned to Monday said.
"I'm a hellhound." Monday said dissatisfied.
"Ha." Becerro curled his lips with a weird smile. Cerberus and hellhound looked similar to him. As long as they had the same head, Becerro couldn't even tell them apart.
These guys can't coax them all the time. Maybe stimulating them from time to time can stimulate their desire to shop? Besero is looking forward to a slap in the face on Monday, preferably with its owner's philosopher's stone.
"Stop arguing, how much does World Branch cost?" Mu Hua interrupted the quarrel between the two demons and asked Besero.
"Three hundred Philosopher's Stones." Becerro said seemingly unintentionally.
"Liar, bastard, Master, this cunning little devil is a bastard liar! We have the Philosopher's Stone, and we can go find other demon merchants." Zhou Zhou fired sparks from his paws and shouted to Mu Hua.
Three Hundred Philosopher's Stones? How dare this bastard open his mouth? He just swallowed eight thousand on Tuesday. The rest of the Master's Philosopher's Stone belongs to us. Let the World Tree go to hell. Monday was going crazy.
Mu Hua didn't know the price of the World Tree. He had never thought that one day he would plant a World Tree.
Monday doesn’t understand the value of this thing, but it doesn’t have to be planted, and after it is planted, it will need hundreds or thousands of saplings to provide it with magic power. It is estimated that not many demons will actually go to hell. Plant it.
For something like the World Tree, which is difficult and time-consuming to cultivate, in the devil's opinion, the best way to own it is to grab it!
Mu Hua didn't agree with Monday's words and just looked at Besero like a fool.
Becerro blinked his eyes and acted cute with Mu Hua at first. After a while, the demon merchant scratched his head with a little disdain.
"Mr. Mu Hua, you know, no matter what, it is the source of the most powerful, and it is rare. Well, how about a hundred philosopher's stones? I can try to help you negotiate." Besse Luo said.
"Who says it's rare? Each World Tree can have nine active branches." Monday interrupted.
"Cerberus, do you think the branches of Yggdrasil are the eggs laid by the Hyoid Demon? Have you seen the World Tree? Have you seen the World Tree with nine branches?"
"As long as the tree is thick enough, in order to prevent it from withering midway, the World Tree that grows one branch is often cut down."
"Coupled with the low rooting rate, if I had gone by what you said, hell would have been full of World Trees." Besero retorted, seeing the two demons quarreling again.
"Ten...forget it, let's not bother with this thing. Thirty philosopher's stones, if it works, forget it. If it doesn't, forget it." Mu Hua shook his head and quoted a price that he felt was innocuous.
"Thirty?" Besero looked embarrassed.
"If it doesn't work, forget it. Don't talk about it. If you didn't bring it with you, how hard would you sell it?" Mu Hua said nonchalantly.
The name World Tree is a bit too lofty, and Mu Hua is not sure whether such a thing can be grown on the Abyss Island.
Just like Besero said, something that would take at least hundreds of years to harvest is just an interesting thing for Mu Hua for the time being.
More importantly, if this thing is easy to sell, it probably won’t be the turn of a newbie like Besero to come out and promote it.
Seeing that Mu Hua was not interested in World Branches, Besero reluctantly said he would try his best to help Mu Hua communicate with the seller.
Naturally, Mu Hua would not believe its lies. Regardless of whether it was stolen, robbed or planted by himself, he did not believe that a being in hell who could sell the branches of the world would communicate with Besero.
For something as embarrassing as the World Tree Branch, if you exchange it for Devil's Gold Coin, the other party might not really be able to sell it.
And it is not impossible to purchase with the Philosopher's Stone. Here we have to lament the purchasing power of the Philosopher's Stone among demons. (End of chapter)