"Are these really all Top Grade pills?"
"Yes, they’re all Top Grade pills. Name your price."
Ryan had no idea what Elena was thinking. Seeing the shock on her face, however, his heart stirred slightly. He couldn’t help wondering whether she would offer him a satisfactory price.
If Elena knew that Ryan’s so-called ’Masterpiece’ Top Grade pills could be produced by exchanging merely five to seven worthless waste pills for a single pill, she would probably be so furious that she would vomit blood.
"Under normal circumstances, our acquisition price for First-Tier Top Grade pills is a maximum of ten Low-Grade Origin Stones."
Elena had been in business for many years, so she quickly suppressed her astonishment and returned to her usual composed expression.
"However, since one of my subordinates offended you earlier, we’ll make an exception this time and purchase them at twelve Low-Grade Origin Stones per pill."
She smiled politely. "That would be a total of thirty-six Low-Grade Origin Stones. What do you think?"
Although all three pills had reached the Masterpiece standard, they were still only First-Tier pills, and none had given birth to a Pill Spirit.
From a business perspective, their actual market value was therefore not significantly different from that of ordinary First-Tier Top Grade pills.
Naturally, their acquisition price would be roughly the same.
Ryan pondered for a moment. He recalled the prices of several pills he had secretly observed on the first floor and felt that Elena’s offer was indeed fair.
He nodded with a smile. "Alright, I agree to that price. However, I’d like one of the Low-Grade Origin Stones exchanged for the equivalent amount of gold coins."
He had roughly analyzed the prices of the pills displayed on the first floor.
At Winters Tower, First-Tier Low Grade, Medium Grade, and High Grade pills were generally sold for two, four, and eight Low-Grade Origin Stones respectively.
A Treasure Tower naturally had to make a profit.
Assuming a typical profit margin of around fifty percent, the corresponding acquisition prices should be approximately one, two, and four Low-Grade Origin Stones.
As for Top Grade pills, their selling price was much higher, usually around twenty Low-Grade Origin Stones.
Therefore, an acquisition price of around ten Origin Stones was reasonable.
Getting twelve per pill this time was indeed a pretty good deal.
"Alright, no problem." Elena smiled sweetly before turning toward the door of the VIP room and calling out,
"Uncle Reed, please bring me thirty-five Low-Grade Origin Stones and one hundred twenty gold coins."
"Alright. Please wait a moment."
A soft voice came from outside.
The soundproofing of the VIP room was indeed excellent.
Even though the people outside could hear Elena’s voice, it was muffled to the point that it sounded almost like the buzzing of a mosquito.
It was clearly designed to ensure that important business discussions and transactions remained completely confidential.
In fact, throughout the Crimson Expanse, the standard exchange rate between Low-Grade Origin Stones and gold coins was one to one hundred.
However, among Bloodline Fighters, gold coins were rarely used.
Any valuable resource or treasure of a certain grade was generally traded using Origin Stones, while gold coins were primarily used by ordinary people to purchase basic necessities and conduct everyday transactions.
To Bloodline Fighters, gold coins were essentially a low-value currency used mainly in the mortal world.
Because of this, very few Bloodline Fighters were willing to exchange valuable Origin Stones for gold coins.
The opposite exchange was far more common.
As a result, although the official exchange rate was one hundred gold coins for one Low-Grade Origin Stone, actually obtaining an Origin Stone in exchange for gold coins usually required paying more than one hundred.
Over time, this had gradually become an unwritten rule throughout the Crimson Expanse.
...
At this moment, the person known as Uncle Reed pushed open the door and quickly walked into the VIP room.
He was already in his forties or fifties, with a few strands of gray mixed into his hair.
He first glanced at Ryan without saying anything, then turned and handed a spatial ring to Elena before silently stepping behind her with his hands clasped behind his back.
Reed remained completely silent from beginning to end.
This made Ryan somewhat curious, but he had no intention of showing it.
The man had clearly come bearing the money.
And in this world, money was what mattered. Whether the other party spoke or not wasn’t particularly important to him.
"Here. Everything you are owed is inside this ring. Happy cooperation." Elena smiled faintly as she handed the spatial ring to Ryan. "Since this is your first time at Winters Tower, consider the spatial ring a small gift from us. You can count the contents at your leisure."
"Alright. Thank you. Happy cooperation." Ryan quickly accepted the ring.
The moment it entered his hand, his heart nearly jumped with excitement.
He forcibly maintained a calm expression, even suppressing the slight tremble in his fingers so that he wouldn’t embarrass himself in front of them.
Thirty-five Low-Grade Origin Stones!
That was by no means a small amount. A moment ago, he had been casually discussing a transaction worth dozens of Origin Stones, and he had somehow managed to maintain a composed demeanor.
But now that so many Origin Stones were actually in his hands, he almost couldn’t contain his excitement.
He had never expected that selling pills at Winters Tower would even come with a gift.
It seemed that he really had chosen the right place.
As for spatial rings, Ryan was already familiar with them.
The instructors at the Bloodline Institute had specifically taught students about their uses and basic principles.
In simple terms, a spatial ring contained a small independent space.
The ring itself served as a coordinate anchor connecting to that separate space.
Through special refinement by a skilled artifact refiner, the passage between the ring and the miniature spatial dimension could be maintained in a relatively stable state.
By channeling a trace of Origin Power into the ring, the user could establish a connection with the space within.
A certain amount of non-living matter could then be stored inside, making spatial rings an essential tool for Bloodline Fighters traveling, cultivating, and venturing into dangerous places.
Ryan slipped the spatial ring onto his finger. He quickly completed the blood-recognition process, imprinting his Soul Mark onto the ring.
A Soul Mark was somewhat similar to a fingerprint. It was a unique aura belonging to each Bloodline Fighter.
Once an object was bound to its owner through a Soul Mark, it could establish a subtle connection with them, allowing it to be manipulated almost like an extension of their own body.
At the same time, the Soul Mark also made it difficult for others to easily access the items stored within, providing an additional layer of protection.
Ryan’s mind stirred. He then channeled a trace of Origin Power into the spatial ring.
In an instant, through the feedback transmitted by his Origin Power, he clearly sensed the space within the ring.
’One cubic meter.’ Ryan’s eyes lit up slightly.
He carefully counted the contents. There were exactly thirty-five Low-Grade Origin Stones and one hundred twenty gold coins lying quietly inside.
The Origin Stones were slightly larger than longan fruits and had been cut into regular, flattened shapes.
They were milky white overall, each one emitting a faint glow.
Rich energy was constantly contained within them, accompanied by an alluring aura that naturally drew one’s attention.
They were truly beautiful. The Origin Stones were finally in his hands!
For the first time in his life, Ryan was looking at so many Origin Stones that actually belonged to him.
He couldn’t help feeling excited. Before today, he had never imagined that a mere twenty-odd worthless waste pills could be transformed by the Creation Furnace into such enormous wealth.
This was truly a change of fortune. A blessing that had fallen from the heavens.
Ryan’s gaze flickered. It seemed that from now on, he would have to make good use of the Boundless Creation Furnace and continuously exchange its creations for the cultivation resources he needed.
As for the spatial ring... Although it only possessed the lowest-grade storage capacity of one cubic meter, purchasing such a ring would still cost at least three to five Low-Grade Origin Stones.
And Elena had simply given one to him for free. This gift was simply too generous. As a result, Ryan’s impression of Elena improved yet again.