But Chen Shu had a backup plan. He gathered everyone and whispered something to them.
Moments later, everyone looked troubled and spoke one after another.
"This isn't good, is it?"
"I agree, it would damage our image."
"I, Wang Tianba, have lived an upright life and would never do such a thing! Unless you can pay more."
Chen Shu said speechlessly, "Two hundred each."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's bodies jolted as if they had been injected with adrenaline. They instantly got into character.
"I'm taking all these potions! Anyone who tries to stop me will face my wrath!"
"Damn it, are there still people in the black market who dare to oppose Wang Tianba!"
Everyone started spewing vulgarities, and the intensity of the scene immediately escalated.
Soon, some people started fighting.
More than a dozen people brawled, creating utter chaos.
Such a commotion naturally attracted many onlookers.
"Why did they suddenly start fighting?"
The crowd grew larger. One of human instincts is to join in on the fun.
Chen Shu was surprised by how dedicated these people were. Although they were scammers, their professionalism was commendable.
"Quick, try to persuade them to stop fighting! Everyone gets a mid-grade Strength Potion for eight thousand yuan!"
Chen Shu appeared to be mediating, but he was actually promoting his potions, emphasizing the price of eight thousand yuan.
A crowd of onlookers swarmed forward, pulling the fighters apart.
Wang Tianba, covered in blood and looking utterly miserable, crawled towards Chen Shu with great difficulty, spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva.
"Damn it, do you have to be so committed?"
Chen Shu instinctively retreated strategically, looking at Wang Tianba with shock, but he faintly smelled the aroma of ketchup.
"Give me a bottle of the genuine mid-grade Strength Potion for eight thousand yuan."
Saying this, Wang Tianba tilted his head and fainted.
"What a talent!"
Chen Shu twitched his mouth, his eyes filled with admiration.
"Are you okay? Are you okay?" The others rushed forward to help Wang Tianba up.
Just then, Wang Tianba's body suddenly twitched, and he said with a dazed expression,
"Quick, give me the mid-grade Strength Potion!"
Chen Shu was speechless, feeling that even he was overacting a bit.
With a look, the other dozen decoys forcefully dragged Wang Tianba away.
"Little Chen, I told you long ago that mid-grade Strength Potions shouldn't be sold for eight thousand. You're disrupting the market!"
Wang Bage, the stall owner, walked over and said with a劝诫 (persuasion) tone.
"Mid-grade Strength Potions only sold for eight thousand?"
At this moment, the crowd finally reacted, looking at the yellow potions on Chen Shu's stall.
According to market prices, mid-grade Strength Potions were usually around ten thousand, and in the black market, they sold for twelve thousand.
"Are they fake?" a university student walked over, his eyes filled with suspicion.
Chen Shu sized him up and guessed, "Are you a student from Nanjiang University?"
"Yes, could you be one too?" Luo Yu asked.
Chen Shu's appearance was indistinguishable from that of a university student, so he was mistaken for a fellow student.
Chen Shu shook his head. "Do you have your student ID? If you want to buy, you can try it first."
Chen Shu had some faith in the character of university students. If the other party deliberately claimed the potion was ineffective, he would naturally deal with him at his school.
Luo Yu pondered for a moment and took out his student ID.
"Nanjiang University, Class of '982, Combat Department, Class 2, Luo Yong."
Chen Shu nodded and returned the student ID to him.
Then he opened a bottle of potion and proactively handed it to Luo Yong.
Luo Yong's heart stirred. He summoned his contracted spirit. As long as it didn't affect the city or harm anyone, temporarily summoning a contracted spirit was legally permitted.
A blue flying insect, half a meter in size, appeared. Its wings were transparent and looked very beautiful.
"A D-grade Blue-winged Insect?"
Luo Yong took the Strength Potion and let his contracted spirit consume a small amount.
Moments later, his expression became excited, and he nodded.
"It's genuine mid-grade Strength Potion!"
At that moment, the crowd became extremely excited, having no doubts about Luo Yong's words.
A beast tamer university student held a certain degree of credibility in society.
"Only eight thousand, only eight thousand! Don't miss out! A Nanjiang university student personally vouches for it!"
Chen Shu shouted loudly.
"As long as it's proven to be genuine, eight thousand for a mid-grade Strength Potion is absolutely worth it."
Soon, all of Chen Shu's potions were sold out. Even the remaining low-grade Strength Potions were all sold.
He earned over three hundred thousand Chinese Yuan. Fortunately, Chen Shu had specifically opened a bank card beforehand.
Luo Yong played a crucial role. Chen Shu specifically sold him three bottles at the price of seven thousand each.
"This is clearly making a fortune."
Old Wang watched dumbfounded from the side. He thought that he couldn't earn this much even after a year of hawking in the black market.
"Wang Bage, here's your payment."
Chen Shu handed over five hundred Chinese Yuan and packed up his stall.
Old Wang was speechless. Looking at the five hundred yuan in his hand, he felt that it didn't smell good at all.
At the same time, Chen Shu found the group of decoys from before. They had made significant contributions to selling out the potions so quickly.
Chen Shu, being generous, directly gave each of them a performance fee of three hundred yuan, and an extra seven hundred yuan for Wang Tianba.
"No need, I used ketchup, so I wasn't actually injured."
Wang Tianba declined, feeling embarrassed to receive a thousand yuan when others only got three hundred.
Chen Shu insisted on giving it to him and added his Super Chat contact.
In today's world, what is most precious? Of course, it's talent!
The dedication to carry ketchup with him was truly admirable.
Chen Shu quickly left the black market. It was already nine o'clock. He bought some barbecue on the way and happily returned home.
The next day, Chen Shu arrived at Zhou Xiaoming's material shop early in the morning and purchased five portions of Giant Fruit.
This was the main ingredient for making Physique Potions, and he also bought all the other necessary herbs.
Unlike Strength Flowers, Physique Potions were not divided into low, mid, and high grades. Instead, they were called Basic Grade, Black Iron Grade, and Silver Grade, corresponding to three tiers of contracted spirits.
Giant Fruit was much more expensive than Strength Flower, with a market price of thirty thousand each.
Chen Shu spent a total of one hundred and eighty thousand yuan to buy the five portions of Giant Fruit from Zhou Xiaoming's inventory.
In a word, it made Chen Shu spend one hundred and eighty thousand yuan on it.
As soon as Chen Shu bought the Giant Fruit, he eagerly returned home and immediately refined twenty bottles of Physique Potion.
Due to the lack of mastery proficiency, there were no extra yields.
However, twenty bottles of Physique Potion were already extremely rare. Most shops did not have such a large stock. In terms of value alone, each bottle was worth about thirty thousand.
He had no intention of selling them, as he prioritized nurturing his Golden Slime.
With the system's various rewards and the infusion of potions, even an F-grade contracted spirit could become the strongest being.
Chen Shu was already imagining a scene where the Golden Slime would crush a dragon to death with a single sit.