Azeroth Monster Manual

“Huff, huff.”

Thick deerskin boots pressed against the soft earth, accompanied by heavy panting.

“Damn maggots, I was a step too late. The bloodpetal flowers at the edge of the camp have been swept clean. Are they all locusts or something?”

Joseph was a human adventurer. At this moment, he was cautiously walking through the dense forest, muttering complaints to relieve his tension.

The elf boy's lesson a few days ago swept away the decline of Marshall's Camp, and even Joseph, who had already bought a ticket home, was determined to stay.

He spent all his savings, but only managed to buy a small bottle of 'Golden Fertilizer' from that so-called Sarona Biological Alchemy Workshop.

But as he was agonizing over the cost, the thought of bringing the bloodpetal flowers back to the Eastern Kingdoms and selling them to the mages of Dalaran strengthened his resolve.

However, when he excitedly arrived at the edge of the camp with the newly acquired Golden Fertilizer,

he discovered that the once rampant bloodpetal flowers had already been snatched up by other clever adventurers, and even the fertile soil had been scraped three feet deep by the greedy and shameless locusts.

So, the disheartened Joseph decided to 'go out' and try his luck.

…

“Just one, even just one, and Jennifer and I will have enough money to move to Stormwind City.”

He secretly gritted his teeth, encouraging himself.

“Holy Light, what is that? Don't eat me! Ah, help…”

A behemoth appeared from the shadows, nimbly darting in front of Joseph.

A moment later, a chilling sound of chewing echoed through the dark forest.

Perhaps today was indeed not Joseph's lucky day, or perhaps he set a bad Flag. In any case, this unlucky man never had the chance to move to Stormwind City.

…

The same thing was happening in various parts of the savage jungle of Un'Goro Crater.

“What's wrong? Hemet?”

A'Er took off his ruby monocle, stopped his research, and looked at the dwarf pacing at the door with a puzzled expression.

“Sir… there's something…”

Hemet nervously rubbed his beautiful beard, hesitating to speak.

“That's not like you dwarves' bold and generous style. Did the alchemy workshop explode?”

A'Er told a cold joke, looking at the dwarf with interest.

“No, it's not that, it's just… it's just… I think I messed up.”

After saying this, Hemet lost all his energy, like an eggplant beaten by frost.

“Oh? Is it worse than having your beard pulled out?”

A'Er continued to tease, seemingly unconcerned.

“Hey, sir, can't you be a little more urgent? The Golden Fertilizer you've been painstakingly researching can't be sold.”

Hemet slapped his thigh, saying with heartache.

“Did the formula leak out? Are those adventurers protesting again?”

A'Er frowned and pondered.

“I thought it was foolproof. It seems I'll have to lower the price. How about selling the finished product, which originally sold for 100 gold coins, for one gold coin?”

Hemet: …

“Still too expensive? Then how about 50 silver coins?”

Hemet: …

“10 silver coins is the lowest I can go. My, A'Er Sarona's, patent fee is worth at least 5 silver coins, right?”

Hemet: Look at what he's saying! Is that human language? The cost of a bottle of Golden Fertilizer that sells for 100 gold coins is only worth 5 silver coins? I've been worrying about you for so long, afraid you'd lose money. Turns out, I'm the clown myself?

“Don't be silent. Our family is big, and we have to eat and drink, right? If 10 silver coins is too much, then we'll have to reduce costs.

Dilute the finished product 100 times. Although the effect will be greatly reduced, we can go for volume… Hey? Why are you leaving? Don't leave, I haven't finished speaking yet…”

The numb dwarf lit his pipe and curled up in the corner of the corridor.

‘Lychee, what lychee are you talking about? We adventurers get up earlier than chickens, eat less than dogs, and do business that licks blood from the edge of a knife.

You parasites, vampires, still want to drink our blood. Alas, when will adventurers be able to stand up!’

At the thought of this, the excited old dwarf slammed his still-swollen right hand on the ground, yelping in pain.

…

“That's how it happened.”

The old dwarf said with a serious face.

“Oh, so it's a matter of supply exceeding demand. I've thought about this problem too. I was planning to give it to you after a while. Here, take these. The price, let's set it at 500 gold coins a bottle for now.”

As A'Er spoke, he took out a large box from his dimensional backpack, neatly arranged with green potions, hundreds of bottles in total.

“This is Golden Fertilizer 2.0. Its function is to infinitely split bloodpetal flowers. One drop can split one, and the resulting clones are no different from the original.”

A'Er ignored the dwarf who was a mess in the wind and continued.

“These adventurers have just captured so many bloodpetal flowers. They probably haven't had time to turn them into cash. Before they board the big ship to Tanaris, quickly hit them with a wave of GG, let them come back with money, and we'll harvest another wave of韭菜 (jiǔ cài, chives - slang for people who are exploited for profit)…”

“Ah, right, after selling this batch of goods, our workshop can develop new products.

Why not sell Golden Fertilizer anymore? Are you stupid? So many split bloodpetal flowers, plus their own extremely fast breeding speed, won't that cause inflation?

Don't worry about what inflation is. Anyway, by then, neither bloodpetal flowers nor Golden Fertilizer will be worth much, and they won't be able to be sold. Got it? So, we have to quickly dump these Golden Fertilizer and Golden Fertilizer 2.0 and make a quick buck.”

…

Hemet walked out of A'Er's bedroom in a daze. By the time he heard the latter part, his brain had crashed, and he was tottering.

“Huff.”

Sighing, Hemet said with a complicated tone:

“Gnomes cry when they hear it, goblins kneel down. Hearing your words is better than hearing a lecture. You are indeed a soul mentor! Teacher A'Er! I understand!”

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