Chapter 207 – Killer’s Demonic Medallion (1/2)
Chapter 207 – Killer’s Demonic Medallion
Upon seeing Nie Yan, Bird promptly came over to greet him. He wore silvery-white Alchemist robes with an ornate design on the collar–a golden redbud beneath a silver feather. This special symbol was the mark of an Intermediate Alchemist.
“Boss, you’ve come!” Bird said with pleasant surprise.
“You’ve been promoted to an Intermediate Alchemist?” Nie Yan was slightly surprised as well. Bird had plenty to do every day just managing the Starry Night Potion Shop, but he somehow still found the time to raise his Alchemy skill to become an Intermediate Alchemist.
“My Intermediate Alchemist proficiency is already at half. In the entire shop, only three people are at a higher proficiency than me,” Bird proudly reported. Considering he had less time to practice than the dedicated Alchemists in the shop, not falling behind the pack was already a remarkable achievement.
The Alchemy King had finally begun to rise. Maybe he would give Nie Yan a nice surprise in the future.
“Business seems to be booming,” Nie Yan commented as he looked upon the hundreds of players crowding the Starry Night Potion Shop.
“Potion sales have been especially high these past few days, netting 300 gold in profits daily. Additionally, we have provided over 600 gold’s worth of potions to Asskickers United. Our three branches in Calore have also begun to earn over a hundred gold each day. According to your instructions, we’ve also begun opening thirty-two Starry Night Potion Shop branches in six other cities. After we contacted the local bosses of those cities, they all agreed to not disrupt our business for now. We’ve already started recruiting Alchemists, but those branches won’t be bringing in profits for quite some time.” Bird diligently reported on the profits and expansions of the store.
Nie Yan nodded and praised, “Very good!” He was extremely satisfied with Bird’s work managing the store.
“You’ve given me so much, Boss, so I naturally have to produce good results,” Bird replied seriously. Solely due to Nie Yan’s benevolence, he had completely reversed his previous situation. The complete turnaround from being cast out from Dark Hero as a failed Apprentice Alchemist to his current position as both an Intermediate Alchemist and the manager of the Starry Night Potion Shop caused Bird to feel deeply grateful towards Nie Yan. Just a few days ago, Dark Hero’s guild leader had come in person to invite him back to the guild, but Bird had unhesitantly refused his very generous offer. People should not forget their benefactors, after all.
“How many Intermediate Alchemists do we have now?” Nie Yan asked.
“We have eleven now. According to my best estimations, there are only sixteen Intermediate Alchemists in all of Calore, so we employ two-thirds of them,” Bird responded. Calore currently had both the highest number of players in the Viridian Empire and the most robust economy. Therefore, even from the perspective of the entire Viridian Empire, the Starry Night Potion Shop was still the undisputed leader of the potion industry. “Do you want to meet our Intermediate Alchemists? They’ve all been extremely curious about the secret backer behind the Starry Night Potion Shop.”
“Not right now,” Nie Yan answered. Nevertheless, he was impressed with how good Bird was at doing business. As long as Asskickers United kept gathering high-level recipes, the Starry Night Potion Shop would continue to grow. “When I have more time in the future, I’ll meet with them.”
“Alright then,” Bird nodded.
Having chatted for a bit, Nie Yan left the Starry Night Potion Shop. He withdrew another 200 gold from his share of the Union of Assassins’ profits and headed to Tasoyi Village, where he bought a thousand Basic Magic Bombs and some Smoke Powder. This time, they would grind Mechanical Golems in Everlasting City to their hearts desire.
「Damn! Undying Scoundrel just got a Killer’s Demonic Medallion! Why is my luck so bad?」Tang Yao sent a message to complain to Nie Yan. He had farmed Scaled Frogs for so long without one ever dropping, but Undying Scoundrel got one to drop almost immediately. How could Tang Yao not feel frustrated? It could even be said he was saltier than the Dead Sea!
「I think your kill count might not have been high enough. Undying Scoundrel killed over a hundred players.」Nie Yan was finally certain that the Killer’s Demonic Medallion required a red named player to have killed over a hundred players in order to drop. Of course, even then, luck still played a factor.
「If I had known that earlier, I would’ve just killed a few more dog bastards from Victorious Return!」Tang Yao sighed. Back when he unleashed a massacre outside the Black Flame Forest dungeon, his kill count had only been a little short of a hundred. Thinking back now, it was really such a pity.
「Share the properties of the Killer’s Demonic Medallion’ for me to look at.」Killer’s Demonic Medallions were different for each class. Because Undying Scoundrel was an Elementalist, his medallion should be for a Mage.
「Mhm.」Tang Yao grunted as he shared the properties of the medallion.
Killer’s Demonic Medallion (Special Item, Magic)
Rank: Junior (Kill 1000 players 2 Levels higher than you to upgrade to Intermediate.)
Description: Level up the Killer’s Demonic Medallion by killing players. The owner will suffer a curse that reduces defense.
Properties: Attack +20%, Defense -20%, Willpower +5, Ignore Level +3, Armour Pierce
Junior Elemental Blast: Fire an elemental missile that deals three times your Magic Power as damage. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
Junior Elemental Drain: Drains 60 mana per second from a single target, up to 50% of their maximum mana. Cooldown: 3 minutes.