Chapter 127 Magic Potion Masters and Blacksmiths

Just as Shi Feng issued the new directives, Anna began preparations.

Compared to ordinary NPCs, Anna was far more intelligent and quickly completed the tasks Shi Feng requested.

While Shi Feng was contemplating how to use the Starstreak Trading Firm to earn 30,000 gold coins,

The entire Starstreak Trading Firm began renovations and redecoration. According to Shi Feng's requirements, the first and second floors were designed as display counters. The first floor sold common, everyday items, while the second floor was reserved for more exquisite goods. The fourth to sixth floors were converted into workshops for various lifestyle professions.

The entire fourth floor was dedicated to blacksmithing, the fifth to alchemy, and the sixth partly to other professions' workshops and partly to warehouses, available for use by both NPCs and players.

The renovation of the Starstreak Trading Firm also attracted the attention of many players.

The popular video featuring Shi Feng and Anna had already piqued the curiosity of many players, who came to take a look, only to find that the Starstreak Trading Firm, located in a prime location, was closed for renovation.

This made all the players very curious. What exactly was going on?

"Your Highness Ye Feng, everything you requested has been completed. I wonder if Your Highness has any further instructions?" Anna approached Shi Feng, who was working on a plan, with a gentle smile, and said softly.

"Good that it's done. How many people did you find in total?" Shi Feng asked.

"Across eight cities, we found a total of 245 alchemists, of which 209 are beginner alchemists, 29 are intermediate alchemists, and 7 are advanced alchemists. In addition, there are 228 blacksmiths, of which 188 are beginner blacksmiths, 31 are intermediate blacksmiths, and 9 are advanced blacksmiths." Anna placed a list on the table.

"Not bad," Shi Feng said, very pleased after seeing the number of NPCs on the list.

If the core leaders of a first-rate guild saw such numbers, they would probably be shocked beyond words.

These were all genuine alchemists and blacksmiths, not apprentices. With such terrifying power, a third-rate guild could instantly become a super guild.

This was the power of the Starstreak Trading Firm. If it were a player-established shop, they wouldn't be able to hire these advanced NPCs at all; at most, they could hire NPC apprentices. But with the Starstreak Trading Firm's influence, they could hire so many alchemists and blacksmiths. One can imagine the difference.

This was far better than player apprentices. The only drawback was that their efficiency was slightly lower, their improvement was too slow, and their potential was far inferior to that of players.

"Your Highness, I feel this is somewhat inappropriate. Offering such high wages, hiring so many people, and providing a large number of materials, this is a losing proposition. At this rate, the Starstreak Trading Firm won't last a month; it will go bankrupt in just over ten days," Anna said, worried.

To hire these people, the Starstreak Trading Firm had to pay 30% more and bear their failure rate. It was simply insane.

Moreover, whether it was potions or equipment, they never earned much money, and sales were very ordinary.

Only master-level figures could truly make big money. Hiring so many people now was simply a loss.

Anna really didn't know why Shi Feng wanted to hire these people. Wouldn't it be better to buy finished products directly from them, so that the trading firm wouldn't suffer any losses?

Unfortunately, Anna didn't know how important these alchemists and blacksmiths were to the current players.

"You don't need to worry about that. The remaining task is to have the alchemists continuously produce their specialty beginner-level health potions and beginner-level mana potions. As for the intermediate and advanced alchemists, have them produce intermediate-level health potions and intermediate-level mana potions, and have the blacksmiths uniformly produce whetstones," Shi Feng said with a smile.

There were many NPC alchemists and blacksmiths in God's Domain. Generally, only players who had opened shops were qualified to hire these NPCs to make things. Even if ordinary players found these NPCs and provided materials, the NPCs would not make them for the players.

However, there were also disadvantages to hiring these NPCs to make things. That was, it was slow, and the amount they made each day was fixed. The advantage was that the success rate was high, unlike players who wasted materials.

In the later stages of God's Domain, these NPCs were not very useful, and player-made items were the main source. But now, these alchemists and blacksmiths were extremely useful to Shi Feng.

Especially intermediate-level health potions and intermediate-level mana potions, which were too useful for the current players and could save lives at critical moments.

Although these two items were common items and the recipes could be bought from the Alchemy Association, the current players couldn't make them at all, and these items could only be bought in small quantities from hidden NPCs. Most people couldn't afford them.

If these alchemists made them, their success rate would exceed 70%, and the cost of an intermediate potion would be only thirty or forty copper coins, but a bottle could be sold for five or six silver coins. After deducting the cost of hiring, they could still earn four or five silver. Why not do it?

Moreover, the current players needed these things the most, and they would definitely make a lot of money if they were sold in the Starstreak Trading Firm.

In addition, there were whetstones, which were something that all players lacked. A group of sturdy stones was worth 13 silver coins, while a group of whetstones was worth 40 silver coins. With the success rate of those apprentices, how could they compete with these formal blacksmiths?

The only problem was the materials. Because the Starstreak Trading Firm used to buy directly from alchemists and blacksmiths, now they provided resources for them to make things, so the problem of materials still had to be solved by the trading firm.

The trading firm could buy ordinary materials cheaply on the market, but making intermediate-level health potions, intermediate-level mana potions, and whetstones required players to solve the material problem.

However, Shi Feng was not afraid of this, because the herbs for making intermediate-level health potions and intermediate-level mana potions were not expensive.

Because these herbs were not used by players at all.

The current players were all apprentices and could only make beginner-level health potions. Why would they make other potions that wasted materials and were unrewarding? Therefore, the herbs for making intermediate-level health potions and intermediate-level mana potions were very cheap.

As for sturdy stones, Shi Feng didn't have to worry about them at all. He had a lot of them, enough for these blacksmiths to use. In addition, he could continue to buy them from Shui Se, so he would never be short of them.

With these advantages, plus selling in the prime locations of eight cities, it would be difficult not to make money. Moreover, Shi Feng also had a trump card.

Advanced Whetstones!

The effect of advanced whetstones was far stronger than that of ordinary whetstones. Not only did they restore twice as much durability, but they also increased damage, which was equivalent to having an extra buff. Ordinary whetstones couldn't compare at all.

Shi Feng had already decided to sell each one for 7 silver coins, and a group of twenty advanced whetstones would be 1 gold and 40 silver. As long as they were placed on the second-floor counter, the majority of players would definitely rush to buy them, especially those large guilds.

Often, clearing a Boss might be decided by just 1% of the output, and advanced whetstones could provide an extra 3% damage. How could the major guilds, eager to clear dungeons, miss out? They would definitely rush to buy them.

Previously, Shi Feng had made advanced whetstones for his own use, and then distributed some to other members of the team. Now, he still had more than eight hundred pieces, enough for the Starstreak Trading Firm to sell for a long time.

However, Shi Feng's plan was far more than that.

Now that he finally had such a large market, if he didn't make full use of it, he wouldn't have such an opportunity in the future.

Therefore, Shi Feng thought of a plan to make good use of the Starstreak Trading Firm to prepare for his future shop.

Afterward, Shi Feng left the subsequent work to Anna to handle, and he left the Starstreak Trading Firm alone.