Chapter 437

What a pity . Kang Ding’s desire to identify the beast bone now was quickly shattered because of the visitors that came knocking one after another, disallowing him to continue his study .

A few minutes later the shop was filled with people . Kang Ding scanned the room and noticed that some of the enterprises which he hadn’t notified were here as well . They’d probably heard the news since these fellows were well-informed .

Those who came weren’t of low ranks . They were, at the very least, major persons in charge and they’d all brought along appraisers from respective enterprises . Each in charge had a solemn expression on their faces . The A-grade liquid was worth getting involved in .

During an era where there was a fire liquid deficiency, there was never an over-emphasis on the significance of an A-grade fire liquid .

There wasn’t any more space in the shop, but visitors came in an unending stream . Kang Ding felt a headache upon realizing that he’d underestimated people’s interest in the high grade fire liquid .

Without any better options he said, “There’s a bigger room outside, let’s go there . “

He did not wish to offend any enterprise, big or small .

There had been more than one enterprise that came to look for him, seeking first-hand, exclusive news and that were willing to offer a bountiful reward .

Kang Ding rejected them since he was very clear about his own position . Once he branded himself as an associate of a certain enterprise, it was going to be difficult to gain trust from others . The entrusters would also lose confidence as well thinking that he was servicing a certain enterprise, and lacked fairness .

As such, whenever he had something good, Clearwater City’s main enterprises would be informed so he had decent relationships with respective enterprises . None of them were willing to offend him, in fear of losing their rights to acquire news .

The big room outside the shop was originally a warehouse, but was modified into a place to receive his entrusters . It was very spacious inside, but the crowd filled it up nevertheless .

There was no noise as respective witnesses were all looking on in all seriousness . Those accompanying were even more cautious . The atmosphere within the room was grave and solemn .

Kang Ding stood on the stage . Knowing what those below were thinking, he kept himself from being superfluous, and instead took the colorglass bamboo out directly . There was still about a quarter of fire liquid left in it .

“This is a new kind of fire liquid . Till now, I’ve not seen anything similar in any records . It’s very clear, like water, and looking at it from outside the bottle, it’s difficult to imagine that it’s actually a kind of fire liquid . It’s made from lava . “

The crowd stirred . The liquid in the bottle was as clear as water, so it was difficult for them to associate it with sticky, red lava .

“It’s not clear how this type of fire liquid is being refined, but what’s certain is that it’s been through repeated refinements . We have no concrete information, but I predict it to have gone through over ten refinements before reaching such a clear and transparent state . “

Admiration and confidence was present in Kang Ding’s tone .

“Being able to be classified as A-grade, this fire liquid’s most unique feature is its pureness and highly perfected state . It has no impurities at all, hence its transparency . At the same time, the fire elemental energy it contains is of an extremely high grade, which is why I believe it’s been through multiple refinements . If it serves as a fire liquid, it can practically blend in with any other fire liquids . In other words, a few drops of it is enough to raise the grade of a fire elementalists’ ordinary fire liquids . “

The crowd stirred even more now . They were all proficient business people and understood what this meant .

It meant that more people could utilize this kind of fire liquid .

The rich could use all their fire liquid on this type of new fire liquid, whereas poorer fire elementalists could also purchase a few drops to upgrade their own fire liquid .

Before finishing his explanation he threw an even heavier surprise toward the audience below . “If it doesn’t serve as fire liquid, fire elementalists of Master level and above can consume it directly to quickly replenish their fire elemental energy . There’s no side effect . “

Boom! The crowd below dispersed in an instant .

Each face was filled with agitation . They’d already seen a golden light path from earlier and now they saw an even more dazzling and luxurious path .

It might be difficult to pick out the richest people, but masters were definitely the richest bunch .

They were all of high statuses and countless people were willing to pay them huge sums in exchange for protection . Money to them was just a number . And wasn’t this type of fire liquid, with its ability to immediately replenish their fire elemental energy, considered a life-saving item? When it came to guarding their lives, cost wasn’t an issue at all .

And with this, what an enterprise could acquire wasn’t just money, but also a master’s friendship .

A Master’s friendship was much more important than money .

Before the city expansion announcement, society had been stable and orderly . Under Elders Guild’s suppression, being a Master wasn’t a great deal . Which family did not have at least a few Masters under their roofs?

In the Wilderness, however, whatever order there was collapsed and Elders Guild had no time to oversee things as well as before . Powerful Masters then became the real despots .

Luckily, Masters weren’t as powerful as Grandmasters, who were able to laugh at the world beneath their feet and disregard the huge number of elementalists .

But a Master did gain more privileges . Their words carried more weight . No city chief would carelessly dismiss a master’s opinions . It was ten times more expensive to engage a Master now .

This was the new era .

In this context, a Master’s requirements instantly became top priority . This was no different from the situation in Jadeite Forest, save for the fact that the strongest player in Jadeite Forest was Dai Gang, a Grandmaster, and his needs were always the most important needs .

Upon hearing that this type of fire liquid could be consumed directly by Masters, everyone had trouble restraining themselves .

Amid their excitement, they felt rather curious as well . If it was a rare and special treasure they could simply attribute its existence to luck . However, this magical fire liquid had been refined, so who was the refiner?

Who could produce such a high grade fire liquid?

Such a high grade fire liquid would most definitely be produced in low quantities . How many drops were there?

Doubts filled their hearts and at the same time, they were thinking about how to win this intense competition .

Their heads were aching, but soon there was no time for that .

Kang Ding looked at the record chart in his hand, saying, “The entruster lives in Cotton Tree Tavern . Mister Ai . “

The moment he finished his sentence, sounds of chairs crashing down were heard as some anxious people were already rushing forward .

Ai Hui did not know that Cotton Tree Tavern was already packed . His gang was still strolling leisurely . That brief episode at the market had been long forgotten .

The market was a place to get a hold of goods, but they needed them in large quantities, which only enterprises supplied . Most importantly, they had no money . They had to sell off some goods .

Ai Hui and gang had sold their fire sacks . The market value of scarletfire flying foxes’ fire sacks was stable and each was sold at about a hundred essence elemental beans .

The main use of fire sacks was to refine fire pouches .

Fire sacks weren’t as big as fire vats . They were more portable, but weren’t able to store sufficient fire liquid . Since there was a lack of fire elemental materials, the forty sacks on Ai Hui’s hands were quickly sold off .

Four thousand essence elemental beans gave Ai Hui and gang their first income .

It would’ve been a generous amount if it had been one elementalist to possess all of it . But for it to belong to a whole city, it was merely a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood .

Flaming bones were priced much lower than the fire sacks . One piece was worth only twenty elemental energy beans . Mind you, elemental energy beans and not essence elemental beans!

The exchange rate between essence elemental beans and elemental energy beans changed daily . An essence elemental bean could be converted into three hundred elemental energy beans today . The conversion rate was significantly lower than before since elemental energy beans were more valuable these days . This also highlighted the fact that the Wilderness needed more lower grade elemental energy beans than higher grade and purer ones .

The market price of flaming bones meant that the pile of bones they’d brought weren’t even worth forty fire sacks .

Ai Hui’s intestines were turning green from regret . If he’d known that fire sacks were this valuable, he would’ve treated the flying foxes with more care . When facing the bats, he’d completely forgotten how difficult a situation they were being put in .

Ai Hui was a little anxious . Where were they going to get the money?

He felt a different kind of pressure .

In the past, he was only responsible for himself and, at most, Lou Lan and Fatty . Now, hundreds of people and a whole valley were involved, so the pressure was definitely different . If they did not earn enough money and weren’t able to replenish their goods, all work would held back . There wouldn’t be elemental food to provide and trainings would be affected .

Being a leader wasn’t easy!

Seeing Ai Hui’s frowning face, Shi Xueman couldn’t help but ask, “Should I ask my family for assistance?”

Shi family had valuable inside information so providing some funding wasn’t a big problem .

Ai Hui shook his head . “We’ll continue to think of solutions, the appraisal result isn’t out yet . It’s not that simple to borrow money from your family . It doesn’t matter if we owe you money but owing your family money would be troublesome . “

Shi Xueman kept quiet . He was right .

Father would be glad to support her when it came to her own affair, but things became inconvenient when her family was involved . The money belonged to the family, so many pairs of hands would reach out for payment if they were to borrow money from the family . She wasn’t in favor of using her family’s money as well, unless there was absolutely no choice .

Wait a minute . It didn’t matter if the money belonged to her? Was he not planning to return that eighty million yuan?

Shi Xueman glared at Ai Hui .

Lou Lan spoke loudly and confidently, “Ai Hui will think of something!”

At that, Ai Hui’s worries were forgotten . He raised his brows, laughing, “You have foresight, Lou Lan!”

Shi Xueman, who was staring at him just a moment ago, couldn’t help but smile too .

The tavern wasn’t far off from the alley .

At the entrance of the alley Ai Hui stopped .

There was a huge crowd in front blocking the whole path . Many pulled their collars and waited excitedly, their faces flushed .

Ai Hui asked uncertainly, “Have we come to the wrong place?”

He remembered very clearly that their tavern was located in a remote spot and its surroundings were rather unfrequented . It wasn’t this lively before .

Zhao Boan had a suspicious look on his face . He looked around, saying, “I think it’s here . “

Ai Hui looked at Lou Lan . There was no way Lou Lan would get them lost .

Before Lou Lan could speak, the crowd noticed the gang standing by the entrance . Quickly, all eyes were on them .

Ai Hui cleared his throat, feeling as if he was being watched by a pack of wolves with rapacious and thirsty eyes .

“He’s here!”

“Is that him?”

“Go ask!”

. . .

The crowd stirred and gushed, flood-like, toward Ai Hui and gang .

What was going on?

Standing by the alley entrance, Ai Hui was stupefied .