Chapter 1 Maple Leaf City, Alluring City Merchant Guild

"Grandmaster Wu Ming, are you satisfied with the Alluring City Merchant Guild's advanced alchemy lab?" Youlan asked softly, looking at a white-haired old man holding a purple glass bottle and shaking it beside the workbench.

Facing Grandmaster Wu Ming, Youlan was extremely cautious, even more respectful than when facing Feng Xuanyang.

Despite the white-haired old man's advanced age, over 70, everyone in the Underworld gave him face, let alone a little girl like Youlan.

Before Youlan was even born, this old man had been involved in virtual reality games for many years, dedicating himself to alchemy.

In the virtual game alchemy industry, almost no one didn't know the name of Wu Ming.

At this time, the old man Wu Ming was already a beginner alchemist, and the potion he was brewing in his hand would be very familiar and surprising to Shi Feng if he were here.

Because the potion in the glass bottle was a Fire Resistance Potion, but not just any Fire Resistance Potion, it was a modified, mutated Fire Resistance Potion, very famous in God's Domain in his previous life, called the Fire Dragon Potion, which not only increased Fire Resistance more than the basic Fire Resistance Potion, but also lasted longer. The main point was that it could increase Strength, and by a lot, a full 10 points. It could stack with Fire Resistance, up to 50 points of Strength and 100 points of Fire Resistance, which is why it was called the Fire Dragon Potion.

Fifty points of Strength was a considerable boost for an ordinary player, let alone for expert MTs.

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to get such a good bottle, finally completing my latest research," Wu Ming said, looking at the red liquid in the purple glass bottle with satisfaction. "As I guessed, not only can Fire Resistance stack, but even Strength can stack. Even a beginner potion has such an effect. Let's call this potion the Fire Dragon Potion; consider it cheap for you."

"Grandmaster Wu Ming is truly amazing, able to create such a powerful potion. Is the success rate for making this Fire Dragon Potion high?" Youlan asked, overjoyed after looking at the Fire Dragon Potion's effects.

To invite Grandmaster Wu Ming to sit in Maple Leaf City, she had worked hard to get this set of Mysterious-Iron-grade alchemy equipment.

However, compared to the Fire Dragon Potion being produced, this set of Mysterious-Iron-grade alchemy equipment was nothing.

"Don't worry. With me taking action, the success rate will naturally be over 50%. If other alchemists make it, the success rate might not even reach 30%. But my ingredients are all common, so wasting some isn't a big deal," Grandmaster Wu Ming laughed.

He had spent a long time researching the Fire Dragon Potion, or else he would have become an intermediate alchemist long ago.

"Thank you for Grandmaster Wu Ming's help. Now that we have the Fire Dragon Potion, as long as we train a large number of alchemists, the Candlelight Trading Firm will no longer be a problem," Youlan said confidently.

Wu Ming, as the creator, could freely create formulas for others to use. Training alchemists to make Fire Dragon Potions was simply too easy.

Moreover, the Fire Dragon Potion was exclusively sold by the Alluring City Merchant Guild, making it more valuable than those rare blueprints and formulas. Even if others wanted to make it, it was impossible, so who could compete with the Alluring City Merchant Guild?

"I've already made the item. If you want me to stay here, you have to remember my Mythril-grade equipment," Grandmaster Wu Ming reminded.

For Wu Ming, nothing was more valuable than improving his alchemy skills, especially the alchemy in God's Domain, which was simply incredible. He couldn't wait to study it every day, but his equipment was too poor; otherwise, he wouldn't have helped Youlan.

"Don't worry, Grandmaster. I already have a lead and believe Mythril-grade alchemy equipment will be obtained soon," Youlan guaranteed. "But please make more Fire Dragon Potion formulas so I can quickly earn money to buy them."

"That's simple," Wu Ming said with a smile.

As time passed, the competition between guilds in the major cities of God's Domain was no longer just about dungeons; it was all about trade competition, which became increasingly fierce.

Because everyone saw how profitable the Candlelight Trading Firm was.

In just two days, many guilds opened their own shops. Even Snake Worship in Star-Moon City opened a trading firm. Although the shop's location wasn't in the central area, Bai Qingxue had no choice because she saw how incredibly popular the Candlelight Trading Firm in Star-Moon Kingdom was, making money every day.

If Snake Worship waited until they had enough reputation for a golden location, the trade in Star-Moon City would probably be dominated by the Candlelight Trading Firm. So, she simply gritted her teeth and opened a shop in the outer district first, which would at least earn some gold coins.

Alluring Smile was even more impressive, with shops not only in Maple Leaf City but also opening an Alluring City shop in White River City, already competing with the Candlelight Trading Firm.

"Young Master Feng, everything is ready. As long as we wait until this afternoon, the Fire Dragon Potion's stock will be almost gone. Then, our people will advertise the Fire Dragon Potion throughout the entire White River City area. Even if the Alluring City Merchant Guild isn't in a golden location, everyone will know and flock here, completely capable of competing with the Candlelight Trading Firm. Moreover, the Candlelight Trading Firm only has three people who can make Beginner Strengthening Armor Plates, so they definitely can't compete with our Alluring City Merchant Guild."

"Good, Youlan has done a great job this time, actually getting such a good thing as the Fire Dragon Potion. With the Fire Dragon Potion alone, our Alluring City Merchant Guild can snatch all the players. Plus, we'll sell at a lower price. Let's see how the Candlelight Trading Firm can fight us?" Feng Xuanyang said smugly.

The Underworld had nothing but money and manpower, so they could easily get a large number of materials. With Grandmaster Wu Ming endlessly supplying the Fire Dragon Potion, as long as they trained one alchemist, they would have one more person making the Fire Dragon Potion. So far, the entire Alluring City Merchant Guild already had six alchemists. As time went on, the number of alchemists would continue to increase, but the Candlelight Trading Firm couldn't increase the number of blacksmiths making Beginner Strengthening Armor Plates. Customers who couldn't be satisfied would naturally run to the Alluring City Merchant Guild.

The level 25 dungeons mostly required Fire Resistance, so the Fire Dragon Potion was more popular than Beginner Strengthening Armor Plates. Moreover, a player's money was limited. The Fire Dragon Potion was cheaper than Beginner Strengthening Armor Plates. In terms of benefits, naturally, the Fire Dragon Potion was the priority.

While Feng Xuanyang was imagining the Alluring City Merchant Guild dominating the trade in White River City, Shi Feng was also extremely busy.

To maximize the value of the Book of Gold, he had already made all the trusted advanced blacksmith apprentices become beginner blacksmiths, working tirelessly to make Light Stones. Shi Feng himself was making Intermediate Mana Armor Plates.

Before, Shi Feng wasn't a blacksmith and couldn't unlock Intermediate Mana Armor Plates, but after becoming a blacksmith, he could make them. So, Shi Feng was also working tirelessly to make Intermediate Mana Armor Plates.

In addition, during this time, Shi Feng had secretly, with Bai Qingxue's help, established Candlelight Trading Firms in some major cities, especially in the eastern district of Star-Moon Kingdom. However, Shi Feng's money was limited, so these shops were all ordinary shops in the outer areas of the cities.

To establish these shops, Shi Feng had spent all the money he had made during this time in one go, even the money the guild earned through player quests.

"Guild Leader, the expected quantity has been reached, we can start selling," Melancholic Smile reported, looking a little tired but with excitement in his eyes.