Lord Came Back From The Battlefield

“They’re all lunatics!”

The man ignored Stout, cursed angrily, and left.

“One thousand supreme grade spirit stones, any higher bids?” the gray-robed elderly man asked the audience loudly.

“Two thousand supreme-grade spirit stones!” Billy shouted.

A gasp echoed through the room as everyone turned to look at Billy.

Cough… Meanwhile, Stout was so shocked he started tearing up.

“Boss, are you crazy?!” Stout asked after regaining his composure.

“You collected quite a few supreme-grade spirit stones yesterday, didn’t you? It doesn’t matter!” Billy replied with a faint smile.

“…,” Stout pouted.

“Boss, you don’t know the cost of living until you’re in charge. We have many expenses! Besides, there’s no need to raise the bid so much!”

“Prepare the spirit stones!” Billy ordered.

He clearly didn’t want to waste time bidding slowly. He was determined to get this pill, even if it cost ten thousand supreme-grade spirit stones. He had his reasons.

“Alright!” Stout pouted again, looking pained.

“This gentleman bids two thousand supreme-grade spirit stones. Any higher bids?” the gray-robed elderly man asked after a moment of surprise.

“Two thousand one hundred supreme-grade spirit stones!” a woman’s voice called out.

Billy looked over and saw a young woman, not yet thirty, with delicate features and an arrogant expression. She glanced at Billy with a provocative look.

“I…” Stout almost swore. Someone else was raising the bid-lunatics!

Everyone turned to look at her.

“So it’s her. No wonder she’s so rich!” a woman behind Stout said.

“You know her? Who is she?” her companion asked.

“She’s Alani Osborn, the eldest daughter of the Osborn family,” the woman replied.

“The Osborn family is in Great Green City, right? What’s she doing in Bladesong City?” her companion continued.

“No idea, maybe she’s here on business,” the woman responded with a shake of her head.

“Three thousand!” Billy called out again.

Stout didn’t react much this time, probably numb, with a look of despair on his face.

“You…” Alani Osborn’s face darkened when she heard Billy raise the bid to three thousand. She gritted her teeth and shouted, “Three thousand one hundred!”

“Five thousand!” Billy raised the bid by two thousand this time.

Alani Osborn opened her mouth but said nothing more. The room buzzed with chatter again. To them, spending five thousand supreme-grade spirit stones on a low-tier Spirit Essence Pill was pure spite! Even the best Spirit Essence Pill wasn’t worth that much. With five thousand supreme-grade spirit stones, one could buy enough resources to fill a room, possibly more useful than a Spirit Essence Pill!

After a few more calls from the gray-robed elderly man, no one else raised the bid. The auction ended, and people began to leave. As Alani Osborn left with her entourage, she shot a cold glance at Billy.

“Boss, that Osborn family lady won’t let this go,” Stout remarked.

“Let her be,” Billy shrugged.

Soon, only Billy and Stout remained in the audience seats.

“Gentleman, here is your Spirit Essence Pill,” the gray-robed elderly man said, approaching with two staff members and handing the pill box to Billy. He sized up Billy and Stout but didn’t recognize them. He was curious; anyone who could spend five thousand supreme-grade spirit stones on a low-tier Spirit Essence Pill would intrigue even the Alchemists’ Alliance. In previous auctions, the highest price for a Spirit Essence Pill had been three thousand supreme-grade spirit stones. Today had been quite profitable.

“Alright,” Billy accepted the pill box. Reluctantly, Stout took out five thousand supreme-grade spirit stones from his storage ring and handed them over, looking unhappy.

Meanwhile, Billy took out the Spirit Essence Pill. He examined it briefly, sniffed it, and then enveloped it in spiritual power.

“The purity of this pill is only seventy percent?” Billy handed the pill to Stout for safekeeping and looked at the elderly man calmly.

“You know pills?” the gray-robed elderly man asked in surprise. It was rare for an ordinary warrior to determine a pill’s purity so quickly. As Billy had noted, this pill’s purity was indeed seventy percent. This didn’t mean it was inferior; pills with over fifty percent purity were considered genuine products. No alchemist could claim their pills had ten percent purity. High-level pills required refining with essence blood, directly affecting their final purity.

“I know a little,” Billy smiled faintly.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“You are modest!” the gray-robed elderly man responded. “To identify a pill’s purity at a glance is not something ordinary.”

After a brief pause, he continued, “Since you know about pills, you should understand that seventy percent purity is already top-grade. Anything above eighty percent is considered exceptional…”

“Are you interested in making a deal?” Billy interrupted.

“A deal?” The elderly man was taken aback. “What kind of deal?”

“Give me the formula for this Spirit Essence Pill, and I’ll refine a batch with ninety-five percent purity for you,” Billy proposed. This was why he was willing to spend five thousand supreme-grade spirit stones on this pill! He had planned this ever since he learned that the elderly man had brought out a Spirit Essence Pill. He wanted its formula!

“Hmm?” The three men were stunned by Billy’s words. Both aspects of his proposal were surprising! The formula for the Spirit Essence Pill was a closely guarded secret of the Alchemists’ Alliance, possibly only known within their domain. Yet Billy asked for it outright-bold! Moreover, he claimed he could refine pills with ninety-five percent purity! This wasn’t just bold; it was outrageous! As far as they knew, no one in their domain had achieved such purity in thousands of years. A ninety-five percent pure pill would be priceless! Though ninety-five percent seemed only twenty-five percent higher than seventy percent, its effects were exponentially greater. A Heaven Dao Realm warrior taking such a pill would have over ninety percent chance of surviving Thunder Tribulation and breaking through! In other words, one pill could save a Heaven Dao Realm warrior’s life! Even an Entering Emptiness Realm warrior could advance two levels with such a pill!

“Would you like to consider it?” Billy asked again.