After passing all the orders for the renovation of the tent to the red sparrow merchant, giving them the necessary money. Both Thomas and Zara left them and went out in continuation of their stroll.
"Do we require to make pills for sales?" Zara asked. She could not understand the need for making pills for the public.
"We need a source of income, alchemy is a lucrative job even though we do not need money right now. We need connections and some books which are not available to the public." Thomas said, raising his eyebrows while glancing at her seeing if she understood him.
Nodding her head, she murmured, "I understand."
After walking for a few minutes, they stood in front of a big elegant tent. Astounded, Zara smiles " so we are coming back to the black river auction tent. When I had already given up on the storage ring. Thank you," she thought, taking a peep at Thomas.
Walking inside the black river tent, a young lady dressed in a tight-fitting black dress showing a bit of her cleavage. Her big ample breasts were trying to jump out of its encampment while she was walking seductively towards Thomas and Zara.
The lady frowned her brow. Seeing the breathtaking beauty of Zara, she was jealous. " why did this handsome young man have to come with this pretty lady. I should be the one accompanying him. I would have siphon a lot of money from him with my charms," she thought.
Putting on a forced smile " welcome, would you like to participate in the auction?" She asked, her gaze fixed on Thomas's face.
" yes," Zara said.
" The VIP lounge or the main room?" the lady asked.
" VIP lounge "
" five hundred silver coins for VIP"
Zara brought out five hundred silver coins from her pouch and gave it to the lady.
"Follow me" the lady leads them into the inner tent.
Entering into the VIP room, the room was well decorated with a bouquet in a vase at the left corner of the room. The refreshing fragrance in the room gives it a pleasing vibe.
Sitting on the cushioned chair, a black transparent curtain makes it visible for Thomas and Zara to see what is going on in the main auction area.
" Sell the meridian strengthen pill and the body condensing pill," Thomas whispered to Zara's ear.
"Hmm!"
Zara raised her eyebrows, shocked. The meridian strengthens pill and the body condensing pill is a peak rank 1 pill. The pill formula was created by Thomas in the academy. The pills have over ninety percent purity while the public pills were twenty to twenty-five purity. Thomas pills were created from common herbs with an easy formula that every alchemist would create easily.
Nodding her head, Zara called " anyone there." A young man walked inside " ma, what do you need?"
" Call your supervisor, I would like to discuss some matters."
Nodding his head, the young man quickly walked out of the tent.
The seductive lady walked inside with a smile on her face " you need anything, you can ask me." Her gazed set on Thomas.
Zara ignored her behavior, out of her pouch she brought two pills " I want to sell these pills in this auction, can you put it on the auction list?"
Starting at the pill, the lady squints her eyes, looking at the pills with all seriousness trying to discern what type of pill is these?
Realizing that she could not identify these pills " let me go and get an elder who could identify these pills"
" How can I not identify those pills? All pills had a smell coming out from but why can't I smell any from those pills. " the lady thought.
" you will handle everything regarding the pills," Thomas said.
Zara nods her head.
A mature lady walked to the podium with an enchanting smile on her face.
" I welcome everyone to this year black river auction. Most of us know how it has always been done so I will not waste our time " the voice of the mature lady was pleasing to the ear.
Everyone sitting in the main auction room had a smile on their face. Nodding their head at the mature lady, gesturing to her to start the auction with a lot of whispers coming out from the crowd.
" We know how the black river works"
" yeah, we are ready don't keep us waiting"
" I have been waiting for this auction since the beginning of the merchant arena."
Seeing their enthusiasm, the mature lady smile " calm down we will start now"
A young lady brought out a saber on a tray.
" this a middle rank 1 saber, we found it in a ruin we explored. Starting prize five hundred silver coins. Bids increase by hundred" the mature lady said.
Thomas and Zara were bored as there was nothing that caught their attention. They were here for the storage ring and to sell their pills.
A middle-aged man walked inside their room. " Sorry for keeping you waiting. I heard you wanted to sell some pills. Can you show it to me, I need to know the qualities of the pills."
" no problem," Zara said, showing the pills to the man.
The man was surprised when he sees the colour of the pills " blue pills with no smell coming out from them. I have never seen this kind of pills" he thought.
The man brought an instrument from his storage ring. He checked the pills with the instrument continuously. A bid of sweat forms on his face, he was drench in a cold sweat.
" How is this possible, peak rank 1 pills" he murmured.
Holding the pills his hand trembles, pills had ranks from rank 1 to 9. Rank 9 as the highest with their level from low, middle, top, and peak. Peak level pills have a purity of over ninety percent. The highest pill the best alchemist in the kingdom could make is the rank 1 low-level pill with a purity of forty-five percent.
He stared at Zara with his mouth open. Being an alchemist himself he knows the complication in making a pill of thirty percent purity not to talk about ninety percent.
" do…..you…...make…...this..pills" the man stuttered.
"Mhmm"
Zara nods her head.
You make a legendary pill, the man almost faints. His heart was beating rapidly, he gasped. He holds the pills with both hands trembling. Bids of sweats were all over his face.
" My life has been wasted on alchemy. I have been stuck at twenty-five percent purity for the past twenty years. What a useless life." The man thought.
" I don't know which type of pills are these?" He asked, glancing at Zara with awe in his eyes.
Pointing to the first pill " Meridian strengthens pill, it allows children to cultivate at the age of ten instead of twelve years. Bodybuilding realm cultivators can use it to strengthen their meridian. It boosts their cultivation by thirty percent." Zara said.
" What!"
The man gasped, his mouth was opening and closing without making a sound. He rolled his eyes and stared at the monster in front of him.
Zara had been expecting this sort of reaction. She was speechless when Thomas introduced those pills to her. She had a hard time getting over the shock, she could understand what the man was experiencing.
She glanced at the cause of all this, she was surprised Thomas had slept off.
She sighed, shaking her head. He will not react until the case demands it.
Seeing the man calming himself down, she pointed to the second pill
" this is the body condensing pill. It assists a cultivator in the bodybuilding realm to breakthrough. It can only be used three times before the body has resistance over it."
"Bam!"
The man sat down on the floor, his face had aged another ten years. All his clothes were already drenched in a cold sweat.
Zara looked at the man " don't worry, you will get over it soon" she said.
Hearing that the man fainted.