The Invincible Supreme Medical God-Chapter 896 - 495: Butterfly Pearl
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One by one, the pills were brought out, but these pills held no interest for Lao, Qiao, or Wang Julong. They were all hoping to purchase the high-ranking pills, which would be the last batch of pills in today’s auction.
As they waited and watched, Yan Xiaobao and his small family were busy observing the people around them. They looked at who bought what items and who hadn’t purchased anything.
They had great patience, happily watching everyone in the square. Sometimes they would look back with a tinge of sourness, then hurriedly move on to another person, sometimes they laughed and then laughed again. Many people were present waiting for the last pills, those of the higher rank.
Finally, the stage was cleared, and some guards appeared with jade boxes. Now these pills were no longer sold in packs of twelve. Instead, they were sold individually. Their ranking was so high that if they were sold in batches, not many people could join the bidding war, and they would lose money.
"Here we have a poison pill known as the Butterfly Pearl. Its name is as if there’s a butterfly image printed on the pill. This poison pill is very potent, anyone who takes it will die within three days. There is no way to trace this poison, and there are no known cures. We start the bidding at fifty Gold Coins!"
Upon hearing this explanation, Yan Xiaobao saw the excitement in Wang Julong’s eyes. It was obvious, like a child on Christmas Eve. He found her behavior so adorable that he couldn’t help but chuckle. Fortunately, Wang Julong didn’t have time to look at him because she was focused on the pills in front of her; these were the pills she truly wanted.
Gazing at the pills on stage, Wang Julong was filled with excitement. The Butterfly Pill was an extremely rare poison pill. It was a pill that could undoubtedly kill anyone. It didn’t matter if the person was a Saint or a disciple. Whoever they were, they would die.
This toxic pill was exactly what Wang Julong hoped to study in her collection. If she had time to examine the pill, she should be able to use her abilities to create some new poisons herself. Though it wasn’t possible to replicate this pill or any other drugs made by an Alchemist, Wang Julong excelled at replicating and creating poison powders, inspired by the pills she examined.
Raising her sign, Wang Julong was the first to bid. Both she and Hu Yue hoped no one else would want to purchase such a unique item. Unfortunately, they were proven wrong. Three signs were raised in succession, and by the time Wang Julong bid again, the price was nearing seventy Gold Coins.
The bidding began to slow, and suddenly only two experts were fighting against each other. One expert was Wang Julong, and the other was an old man near the front. Both were very stubborn, as neither backed down, and everyone remained completely silent, curious to see who would win the pill.
While these experts were watching Wang Julong, their gaze also fell on Lao, Qiao, and Yan Xiaobao. Seeing the surprise in the two men’s eyes, their jaws dropped.
It was quite clear that these two youngsters were King-level experts, and the man beside them was undoubtedly the Grand Marshal of the Beast Army.
The old man also noticed the power of the team Wang Julong came from. "My life is more important than this pill," the man mumbled to himself, but even so, his heart ached with the longing for the toxic pill. Shaking his head, he could only blame himself for not being strong enough, as a self-mocking smile appeared on his lips, allowing Wang Julong to make the final bid.
"Sold! The Butterfly Pill goes to bidder number 474. The final price is ninety-five Gold Coins!" The woman on stage was nearly as ecstatic as Wang Julong. Selling poison pills usually wasn’t profitable at all. People had to be interested in poison to even start, which excluded many. Almost everyone considered it a coward’s skill, so no one chose that path.
Even so, a fair number of such pills had emerged today, and they sold for a relatively high price; she would earn a considerable amount from the commission.
Meanwhile, Wang Julong, who had been saving money for years while treating people, also had the ten Spiritual Coins given by Yan Xiaobao. The price hadn’t discouraged her. She was willing to spend more than half her savings to buy contraceptive pills.
"Next, we stay in the Poison World." The beautiful lady said as another pill was placed on the stage near her. "This toxic pill is different from the Butterfly Pill. It’s called a Blood Corrosive Pill. It’s a slow-acting poison. When someone ingests this pill, their blood will slowly begin to corrode. Like the Butterfly Pill. There’s no antidote, but this poison doesn’t work on holy ranking experts, only on Emperors and below."
Yan Xiaobao looked at his beloved to see if she also had an interest in this poison, but her eyes were filled with uncertainty. Contraceptive pills only applied to Emperors, and she knew almost everyone Yan Xiaobao fought were Saints. She wanted it to be useful for him, so this poison was too weak.
"Let’s start by selling this Blood Corrosive Pill at fifty Gold Coins!" the woman shouted excitedly, but when she noticed Wang Julong didn’t want this item, the excitement quickly turned sour.
However, the old man wasn’t disappointed that she wasn’t bidding; to him, this was a great opportunity. He did his best to win the contraceptive pills.
