Half an hour later, after Wang Weilong counted the three hundred and twenty-three high-level warrior pills for the third time, he was about to start counting for the fourth time when Ye Yiming couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him out of the room.

"You bastard, you better hurry up and exchange those three hundred and twenty-three high-level warrior pills for gold, then buy all the medicinal materials and bring them to me," Ye Yiming said, slamming the door behind him, leaving Wang Weilong with a bewildered expression.

What's wrong? Why is Yiming cousin so angry? Wang Weilong couldn't quite figure it out as he rubbed his sore buttocks. But when he saw the bag of warrior pills, he immediately forgot the pain and chuckled foolishly.

Outside the door, hearing Wang Weilong's idiotic laughter, Ye Yiming slapped his forehead in frustration.

"Oh God! Just strike this guy with lightning!"

Ye Yiming complained and then climbed onto the bed. His excitement had faded, and after being tormented by Wang Weilong, he was now very tired. After all, he had been refining high-level warrior pills all night, and it was already impressive that he could hold on until now.

No longer concerned about what Wang Weilong would do, Ye Yiming lay down on the bed and immediately fell into a deep sleep.

In his dream, Ye Yiming dreamed that his alchemy skills had reached the highest level. There were countless divine pills and holy pills, and a pile of beautiful women surrounded him, calling out "Brother Ye" loudly...

In the room of the Duke's mansion where Ye Yiming was sleeping, Ye Yiming drooled and occasionally let out a few laughs in his sleep.

But at that moment, someone knocked forcefully on Ye Yiming's door.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Ye Yiming was startled and woke up immediately. Hearing the continuous knocking on the door, he became annoyed.

"Who is it?"

"It's me! Cousin, it's me, Xiaolong! Open the door quickly! I've brought the medicinal materials for you."

Ye Yiming: ...

Looking at the two large wooden boxes carried in by Xiaolong, Ye Yiming was surprised and said, "Are these the medicinal materials for refining high-level warrior pills?"

Seeing Ye Yiming's surprised expression, Wang Weilong said proudly, "That's right, these two large wooden boxes contain over thirty thousand taels of gold from selling those pills. I bought the medicinal materials for refining warrior pills as per your request. The growth years of these medicinal materials are all over a hundred years, and some even reach two to three hundred years!"

After speaking, Wang Weilong looked at Ye Yiming with a triumphant expression!

Listening to Wang Weilong's words and looking at the two large wooden boxes in front of him, Ye Yiming was even more astonished. Previously, he had barely earned two thousand taels of gold, but now he had refined over thirty thousand taels of gold. And with these over thirty thousand taels of gold worth of medicinal materials, how much would the pills be worth after refining?

Ye Yiming made a conservative estimate and arrived at a surprising number.

Four hundred and fifty thousand! Ye Yiming estimated that the two large wooden boxes of high-level warrior pills could be sold for at least four hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold, or even more if there were fewer failures!

Four hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold! This was a huge fortune!

Considering that in Tianyang City, an ordinary household's monthly expenses were at most one hundred taels of silver, which was equivalent to only one tael of gold, this was a tremendous amount of wealth!

Speaking for himself, even the previously trouble-free Ye Yiming spent at most one thousand taels of gold a month. And the entire Duke's mansion only earned about one million taels of gold a year.

But now, he could earn that much in just a few days! This wasn't just making money—it was practically robbing money! And it was all done openly and legally.

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However, Ye Yiming immediately thought of a serious problem—a much more serious problem.

Five hundred thousand taels of gold worth of high-level warrior pills, that was over five thousand pills! Could the wealthy family that Wang Weilong mentioned even consume them all?

Seeing Ye Yiming's concern, Wang Weilong smirked and said, "Cousin, don't worry. I can guarantee that even if you double the production of high-level warrior pills, they will still be able to consume them!"

"What? Even if you double it?"

"It's impossible! Who needs so many high-level warrior pills? Is someone planning a rebellion?" Besides this reason, Ye Yiming couldn't think of any other explanation.

"No! No! Who would be full and idle enough to rebel?" Wang Weilong wiped his sweat, admiring his cousin even more. To say something like rebellion so casually and naturally, without taking it seriously at all...

"Not rebelling? Then who exactly needs so many pills?" Ye Yiming stared at Wang Weilong with a piercing gaze after speaking.

Wang Weilong looked around, leaned closer to Ye Yiming, and whispered, "Cousin, these pills are actually what the He family wants."

"The He family? Why does the He family need so many high-level warrior pills?" Ye Yiming became even more puzzled after hearing Wang Weilong's words. The He family was the wealthiest family in Tianyang Country! Why would they suddenly be interested in these low-level warrior pills?

Seeing that Ye Yiming still looked confused, Wang Weilong chuckled and continued, "Hey, cousin, doesn't the He family have a peak-level Earth-ranked Black Tiger Monster? It's said that the Black Tiger has now broken through to Heaven-ranked." With that, Wang Weilong didn't continue, looking at Ye Yiming with an expression that said, 'You understand, right?'

Understand! If Ye Yiming didn't understand this, then he really was clueless.

After a monster breaks through from peak Earth rank to Heaven rank, it requires a large amount of energy to stabilize and consolidate its new realm. Otherwise, there's a risk of cultivation regression or even a drop in realm.

Although the He family was the richest in Tianyang Country, they didn't have any Heaven-ranked experts. In fact, there were only about ten or so Heaven-ranked experts in the entire Tianyang Country, and the He family didn't have one.

With wealth but lacking top-tier experts, this was a sore spot for the He family. Now that they finally had a Black Tiger Monster that broke through to Heaven rank, it was precious to them. Unfortunately, the He family didn't have Heaven-ranked experts who could enter the Medicine Tower's fourth floor to buy pills, nor did they trust other Heaven-ranked experts. So in the end, they could only buy some low-level pills.

For monsters, these low-level pills were still useful. While there were some side effects for warrior pills, they were negligible for ordinary monsters, let alone Heaven-ranked ones.

Understanding all this, Ye Yiming nodded in realization and then brightened up, saying to Wang Weilong with a mischievous tone, "Xiaolong, since that's the case, next time you go to trade with the He family, remember to increase the price!"

Wang Weilong chuckled and said, "Hey, I understand that. That's why this time I sold them at the normal price to the He family. I plan to double the price next time we trade with them!"

Double the price? Ye Yiming's heart skipped a beat as he looked at Wang Weilong's sly expression, seeing him like a cunning merchant. But thinking of the He family's current situation, Ye Yiming felt reassured. Even if Wang Weilong doubled the price, the He family would surely accept it. After all, they weren't without enemies, and they wouldn't let the opportunity to obtain another Heaven-ranked monster slip away quietly.

Thinking of this, Ye Yiming smirked and said to Wang Weilong, "Don't rush, just doubling the price won't satisfy me!"

"What? Doubling the price won't satisfy you?" Wang Weilong originally thought he was quite shrewd, but now he realized that he was still quite kind in front of someone else!

Seeing Wang Weilong's shocked expression, Ye Yiming didn't hesitate and immediately expressed his thoughts. This made Wang Weilong pound his chest and stamp his feet in regret. Why didn't he think of these things?

Doubling the price was too little. So the two of them racked their brains to increase the price of the pills and grab the He family's gold! Oh, wait! To sell to the He family and earn gold!

After discussing for a long time, they finally decided that they would increase the price of the pills fivefold during the next transaction!

Fivefold! That meant five hundred taels of gold for one high-level warrior pill! At first glance, this price didn't seem impressive. But remember, Ye Yiming planned to sell five thousand pills!

Five thousand high-level warrior pills meant two hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold! All that gold piled together could form a small mountain.

After making the decision, Wang Weilong started to worry a bit when he thought about this huge number. He looked at Ye Yiming and said, "Cousin, are we really going to set such a high price? Will the He family buy it?"

"They will! Why wouldn't they? The He family has plenty of money. Just look at their gambling house in the capital city. They earn at least one million taels of gold every month. We're just asking for two to three million, so there's no problem."

When Ye Yiming said this, he looked relaxed, as if two to three million taels of gold were nothing to worry about. To him, it was as trivial as two to three hundred taels of silver.

Upon hearing Ye Yiming's words, Wang Weilong thought for a moment and realized that compared to the He family's annual income of tens of millions of taels of gold, two to three million was indeed a small amount.

But these two didn't consider that the He family's wealth didn't fall from the sky. Even if it was two to three million taels of gold, it was still a considerable sum.

However, when they mentioned the gambling house, Wang Weilong suddenly remembered something and said fiercely, "Exactly! The He family is despicable. We must hit them hard."

He stared angrily, as if he had just sworn a bitter enmity with the He family that couldn't be reconciled.

What's gotten into this kid? Why is he behaving like this?