From Prisoner to Si Chen

"Green gunpowder?" Jilan was startled.

"That's right!" Miss Sparks smiled, and her light brown eyes flashed with eagerness. "I had been eyeing the formula in Shabete's hand for a long time, but the old guy refused to let go and was unwilling to sell it."

"Now that the formula is in your hands, I will naturally try it again... How about it? You name a price, as long as it's not too much, I will buy it!"

Looking at Miss Sparks's wealthy appearance, Jilan was a little unsure.

Isn't this woman afraid that he will ask for too much?

After thinking about it, Jilan planned to take advantage of this party to sell the "green gunpowder" formula.

He has now been promoted to the 4th level of the long-lived, and the resources required are huge. It is safer to exchange for a sum of money in his hands.

What's more, he has become a student of the legendary alchemist Para Celsus, and alchemy will be his compulsory course. Therefore, things like the "green gunpowder" formula will no longer be his only tool to make money in the future.

"Miss Sparks, how about 5,000 Caesars?"

Jilan thought about it and tentatively quoted a price.

However, the woman with the explosive braids was startled, and then her smile fell, and she said in frustration:

"It's too expensive... I can't afford it."

But soon, Miss Sparks thought of something and asked hurriedly:

"5,000 Caesars is the price of the 'open source contract', right? I don't want open source, I just use it myself, how about the price of the 'closed loop contract', Mr. Blood Owl?"

Open source contract? Closed loop contract?

Jilan was unfamiliar with these two words.

Pala on the side fully assumed the responsibility of "teacher", and with a few concise words, he popularized the trading rules in the mysterious field.

Jilan then understood that the transaction of knowledge, formulas, secrets and even intelligence generally requires both parties to establish a contract.

At the same time, the contract must clearly point to the "twin kites" of May Sichen, and be notarized by this god of listening and witnessing, so that the transaction has supreme validity.

As the name implies, an open source contract does not restrict the transaction parties from reselling or disseminating the contract for the second time, so the price of such a contract is generally high.

A closed-loop contract, on the other hand, is limited to the transaction party itself and cannot be traded or disseminated for the second time, so the price is relatively lower.

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, teacher."

Gilan thanked Pala and then thought to himself:

'So that's it... I just set a price and almost made a fool of myself. '

Thinking about it again, he offered a price to Miss Sparks:

"If it is a 'closed-loop contract', the price of the formula of 'green gunpowder' is only 1,500 Caesars."

"Okay!" Miss Sparks smiled and agreed quickly. She seemed to be afraid that Gilan would go back on his word, so she immediately used her spirituality and wrote a contract text in the air with her fingers that was invisible to the naked eye.

Gilan opened his spiritual vision and saw that in front of Miss Sparks, there were floating Xiru characters made of water droplets, which were put together to form a "closed-loop contract".

It clearly stated that she would buy a "green gunpowder" formula from Gillan at a price of 1,500 Caesars, and would not spread it again.

"Mr. Blood Owl, please sign it."

Miss Sparks left her name on the contract, Mirabelle Ortiz.

Gillan hummed, raised his hand and wrote quickly in the air in front of him. The name he left shone with a strong light, and it was impossible to tell what element his spirituality belonged to.

"Huh?" Miss Sparks was surprised. "Mr. Blood Owl is actually compatible with spirituality? No wonder he has improved so quickly!"

Everyone also silently opened their spiritual vision, observed it, and was surprised.

According to common sense, human spirituality only conforms to one of the four elements of the universe, and compatible spirituality is quite rare. And once more than two cosmic elements are absorbed, it is difficult to distinguish the specific spirituality of the spiritual color.

The members present were amazed at Jilan's compatible spirituality, but they could only guess which two elements he belonged to. They would never have thought that Jilan would be like the legendary first Hour "Noon Dawn" Omer, who could perfectly embrace the four elements.

The Xiru characters that made up the name "Jilan Iros" formed a line, attracted by the contract, flew straight over, and signed it side by side with the other party's name.

Buzz——

The contract text flashed and took effect.

Jilan and Miss Sparks' ears suddenly rang with a crisp and pleasant laughter:

"Ahaha..."

The laughter seemed to come from the other side.

Ethereal, mysterious.

"Contract, I saw it."

Miss Sparks's expression was straight, and she quickly stood up and bowed to the void.

Seeing this, Jilan also knew that this was a witness to the contract from the May Hour "Twin Kite", so he bowed his head and saluted.

After waiting for a moment, the sense of scanning disappeared.

Gillan then took out the parchment with the formula of "green gunpowder" and put it on the stage.

The round table undulated and brought the parchment to Miss Sparks. At the same time, a stack of gold foil banknotes was also delivered to Gillan.

He put the money away and smiled in his heart:

'It just happened to make back the expenses of "Sleepy Pointer", which is not bad. '

"Happy transaction! Mr. Blood Owl!"

Miss Sparks couldn't wait to glance at the contents of the parchment, and said to Gillan with excitement.

"Happy transaction." Gillan nodded politely.

Then, another person made a transaction request, and it was the fat man Baron Opal.

And his transaction partner was also Gilan.

"Mr. Blood Owl, are you willing to sell Mr. Shabotai's 'wick potion' formula?"

Baron Opal held the coffee cup and smiled.

It's just that his fingers are too thick, and the cup is like a mini ornament in his hand. Moreover, the gemstone ring on his finger is quite conspicuous and colorful. It is difficult not to imagine that he is rich.

Ji Lan was about to politely refuse, but when the words came to her lips, she hesitated for a moment and changed her words:

"What price is Baron Opal willing to offer?"

The fat man raised his eyebrows, seemingly asking casually, but he didn't expect an unexpected gain. He chuckled and said:

"Let's talk privately?"

"Okay." Jilan nodded.

"Please come this way." Baron Opal stood up from his chair and raised his hand to gesture to one side.

Ji Lan also stood up and walked over.

The fat man took a step forward and took out the "Chariot Chess" he held.

The chess pieces shine with golden light.

In the blink of an eye, Gilan found that he had followed the other party to a new lawn, surrounded by rose bushes.

In front of them, there is also a round table and chairs, but the size is slightly smaller.

Looking back, the original big round table and everyone were gone.

"This is another space opened by using chess pieces. Don't worry about the privacy. No one knows what we talked about except Ms. Mei Weng."

Baron Opal turned his head and smiled at Gillan, his round cheeks almost squeezing his eyes into two slits.

"Of course, as the leader, Ms. Mei Weng will never leak what we are talking about."

"I understand." Gilan nodded.

"Please take a seat." Baron Opal politely gestured, then pulled out a chair and sat down.

After Ji Lan also sat down, he didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his asking price:

"How about I exchange the formula of 'Lava Balm' with you?"

Seeing Ji Lan's puzzled expression, the fat man explained:

"Mr. Blood Owl, you must have discovered after being promoted to level 4 Kusei. Although the 'wick potion' is very effective, it is only suitable for level 1 to level 3 mystics and has little effect on Kusei. "

"That's because it's not pure."

"Isn't it pure?" Gillan asked.

"That's right." Baron Opal nodded. "The 'wick potion' will make the person who takes the medicine like a candle in the dark night, attracting the elements of the universe to a large area, but without restrictions, thus making the elements too mottled."

"For mystics, this is not a big deal. After all, no matter how mottled the elements are, they can absorb more than what you can absorb through meditation."

"But for Kusei, it is completely impossible. The fourth level of 'abundance' has caused spiritual changes. The mottled elements are not only unhelpful to spirituality, but will also cause damage to its unity."

"In this case, only alchemical medicine that is purely based on a certain element can attract a large amount of a single element and enable the human body to purify and absorb the elements on its own."

"This is the most suitable auxiliary medicine for Jiushi people's practice, and the 'Lava Ointment' is the best among them, because it is compatible with the fire element and the earth element."

Baron Opal explained patiently.

He smiled and stared at Gillan.

"I have no intention of inquiring into Mr. Blood Owl's privacy, but as a compatible spiritual being, you must be able to satisfy at least one of your needs with 'Lava Balm'."

After receiving an explanation from Baron Opal, Gillan finally understood why the "wick potion" no longer worked on him.

He remained calm on the surface, but he asked:

"Exchanging the 'Lava Balm' formula for the 'Wick Potion' formula is an unequal transaction... As a gathering place for alchemists, shouldn't 'Midnight Rose' adhere to the principle of 'equal exchange'?"

"Of course we must abide by the principle of 'equivalent exchange'."

Baron Opal chuckled.

"So the deal between you and me is to exchange an 'open source contract' for a 'closed-loop contract'...that is, my formula cannot be resold or disseminated, but I can do your formula."

“As the 5th level ‘Charity’ of the Furnace Wand Spiral and the September ‘Snow Lady’ Path, I have always regarded integrity and fairness as my business creed.”

"To be honest, I have two small trade fairs in mysterious fields in my hands. The 'wick potion' will definitely be the best-selling alchemy potion."

"That's it." Gilan nodded.

"Then what do you think, Mr. Blood Owl?"

Baron Opal asked expectantly.

Ji Lan smiled apologetically, shook his head and said:

"Sorry, I refuse."

"Huh?" Baron Opal was startled, then frowned slightly. "Don't Mr. Blood Owl need 'lava balm'?"

"It doesn't meet my spiritual needs."

Gillan said "truthfully".

He didn't lie. After all, he was compatible with the four elements of the universe, and only two of them, fire and earth, were not completely satisfied.

"Besides, I need the 'Wick Potion' recipe even more as a tool to earn money."

Gilan said, standing up and planning to leave.

"Wait." The fat man quickly persuaded him to stay.