Chapter 504: Chapter 504

"What about canned goods, preserved fruits, and candies?" A representative from a territory closer to White Stone City spoke up loudly. They weren’t lacking food but gold coins, so it was these non-necessity luxuries that they valued most.

Seeing that the food trade negotiations were almost over, Shaliya continued: "I believe everyone here knows the market prices for these high-end goods. We don’t expect much, still pricing them as common food, merely ten times their price. Details of the pricing can be renegotiated later."

The representative who just spoke was stunned, not expecting Shaliya to set such a low price.

Because high-quality goods and ordinary food are entirely different. High-quality goods are mainly consumed by aristocrats and their offspring. Especially when they are scarce, the prices can skyrocket.

Even ordinary high-end food is usually priced at least twenty times the amount of regular food, weighing the same.

For less common items, there is no way to calculate the prices. There are ones that command prices a hundred times and above. These products, naturally, meet such standards.

If she proposes to sell them at merely ten times the ordinary food prices, then it’s simply too advantageous for them.

Realizing this, the representative agreed hurriedly, "Okay, I agree." Such prices are impossible to decline; anyone who would is a fool.

Seeing this agreement achieved, Du You was also pleased. His situation differed from the others.

Why was it essential to buy so much common, lower-quality food? It was because he had a food processing factory.

Once the standard food items are imported into the processing factory, they will be transformed into various refined products, including high-end goods. Everything produced in the food processing factory is calculated by weight.

Through testing, the quantity of processed food can be increased by more than double compared to ordinary food.

This is about the same yield as his farm’s crop conversion rate. The food processing factory is undoubtedly a cheat in this world. From outsiders’ perspectives, what Du You is doing might seem like a loss. But from his point of view, he profits more from selling high-quality products.

If it weren’t for the fact that items lose their value when they are in high quantity, Du You might even consider producing only high-end goods for sale.

Seeing that no one else had comments, Shaliya continued: "Next is about potions. We have Quicksand Spring and Light Recovery Potion. I believe everyone has already tested their effects."

The crowd nodded in agreement: "We have tested them, and the effects are excellent, even providing significant help for tier-two individuals."

Being lords, they all have their sources, there was no way they were unable to test it. Updates are released by 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍

"Very well. Our price for potions is one gold coin each."

The crowd exchanged glances, hesitating. "Isn’t this price a bit too high?" Someone still objected, as the prices of the previously mentioned food items were too low.

Shaliya explained calmly: "This price is already very low. The same type of potions in the empire, though not as effective as ours, also costs a gold coin each. Furthermore, if you consider the transportation cost to get it here, the price will be even higher."

This statement was indeed valid, but after enjoying so much concession before, now not getting as much concession was disconcerting. Humans are such, never satisfied with what they get, always wanting more.

Without giving them time to consider, Shaliya continued: "The price is set as such, and the quantity is not high. Whether you can buy them depends on your luck. We will provide a material list; if you exchange with alchemical materials, we will even give you a 20% discount, you get priority over those buying with gold coins."

The hesitant representatives were taken aback by the shortage of potions and became anxious.

How could they not know the importance of these potions? The Light Recovery Potion could greatly aid in combat, affecting the outcome of a battle. The Quicksand Spring could even save lives.

Moreover, its ability to alleviate water shortage in the desert regions is crucial. There were instances of people dying from severe dehydration that could have been saved if they had the Quicksand Spring. It could save lives.

They happened to be on the borderlands, where potions were traditionally used extensively. Yet sadly, they rarely had an adequate supply of potions. Rarely did potions circulate to their area, and the prices were exorbitantly high.

White Stone City had its pharmacists, but the potions they produced were insufficient for their own use. How could they be making potions for selling? Now that someone is selling potions in large quantities and the price is not too high, it would be strange if they didn’t have any thoughts.

"What’s your production capacity? Can it meet the demand here?"

Shaliya smiled slightly, seeing that they were hooked, "The production rate isn’t high, but it is manageable. However, we need to reserve a large part for ourselves. So how much you get depends on how much material you have."

"What if we can help solve the materials problem? Can it satisfy our potion needs?"

"I’m afraid not. Potion production depends not only on materials but also on the number and efficiency of pharmacists."

Upon hearing this, they all looked disappointed. It seemed that you couldn’t get as many potions as you wished. They looked at each other, a hint of hostility in their eyes. These people were all their competitors.

They had thought that just like the food items, they could each go their ways in this area. They might even pressure Mountain Town to side with them. But when the premium potions came into the picture, the situation completely changed.

Looking down from the top, Du You nodded in approval. Although the strategy was old-fashioned, it was effective.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t sell his pets. Otherwise, selling a large number of Mount Wolves would bring a substantial profit to build the Mount Wolf Knights Corps, even White Stone City might give him a hefty reward.

The personnel and creatures he created could only be used by himself. Animals can be released or killed, but cannot be sold. Even if he ordered forcefully, the sold entities would still consume his quota.

By now, Shaliya had finished discussing the trade of ordinary goods.

"Lastly for today’s meeting is the issue of hiring soldiers. To address the environmental issue, we offer soldier hiring services. You can hire soldiers directly, or place an order like a mission for us to complete. Then you can pay us accordingly afterwards. Under extraordinary circumstances, we can negotiate and possibly help for free."