Purple Blood Elixir

"Which elixir would like to buy young master? We have many types of different grades"

I went through the shop's collection of elixirs, and something caught my eye. When the man saw what I was interested in he started to discourage me about it. It was an elixir called the purple blood elixir, a low-grade elixir that could only increase one's spirit energy by a tiny bit. It also had adverse effects on the body if a lot was taken in at once.

"Young master, don't worry about that elixir. It is just for commoners who can't afford elixirs that cost much"

"How many do you have?"

"Young master, these elixirs will be useless t-"

"Would you rather I go to another shop or would you like me to patronize you more in the future? Give your answer now" I said and showed him some money. His eyes brightened at the sight.

"I have over a thousand purple blood elixirs here with me young master, each costs one spirit coin. If you want to buy everything that'll be ninr hundred and fifty with the discount"

I looked at this man "Actually, I'll pay two spirit coins for each"

"What?! Two for-"

"Be quiet"

"Yes young master"

"I'll pay you two thousand spirit coins for each everything and another five hundred spirit coins if you do something for me"

This man was surprised that I offered that kind of money and I was hundred percent sure he wouldn't turn down an offer like that.

"What do you want me to do for you young master?"

"Good, listen to me. I want you to gather all the purple blood elixirs in this city for me"

"Young master, you want all the purple blood elixirs in No Tears city?"

"Do you need me to repeat myself?"

"No young master. When will you be coming to collect it"

"I will be coming to say from now but before I go I want to know everyone that will be involved in the process"

"What?"

"If you are going to gather all the purple blood elixirs in No Tears city then you'll definitely need a team won't you? I want to know all of them"

"Young master it will be a very hard task and I don't have people who will help me so I will have to do it myself"

"I thought so, it's a good thing you didn't lie. I'll be back in a bit, while I'm gone prepare my one purple blood elixirs " I said.

"Yes young master"

I smiled and left. Things were going as planned. I went away from the shop and went to another shop, but a bigger one this time.

You may have been wondering how that man earlier did not recognize me since almost everyone in No Tears city knows my face but in times like this one all you need is a mask and some exotic clothes to make you look rich without revealing your identity. At this big shop the sellers did not seem too interested in me since I wasn't wearing clothes that were very expensive like the other customers there but once I showed them some money they happily ushered me into their shop. I looked through their collections and saw really nice things. They had weapons, elixirs , armour, special equipment but what I really came here for was...

"Do you have thunder beads?" I asked my sales assistant.

"Yes young master, of course we have thunder beads" The man was surprised when I asked for thunder beads.

"Let me see the types you have" I said.

"Yes young master, right this way"

There were thunder beads of different prices in boxes and one box piqued my interest. They had price tags on them so I knew it was cheap and would affect how the sellers looked at me but that did not matter to me. I had something really important I wanted to do with them so the price or quality was irrelevant to me.

"Let me see this one"

I pointed at a box and the man took four thunder beads from it and handed them over to me. "Do you have somewhere that I could text them?"

"No young master"

Now I had to go test these things myself and in somewhere safe and free of people. Thunder beads were tiny pills made to explode. They could be used more efficiently when fighting a huge number of enemies but nobles seemed them useless, saying that only cowards and weak commoners would use them. That was why those men were surprised that I bought thunder beads despite having so much money on me.

If I wanted to make a lot of progress in my cultivation I had to take risks and I was about to take a very huge one. People of this time didn't think far into many possibilities and would even abandon the idea when the odds were not in their favor but in my past life i gambled a lot so I knew risk was everything.

These thunder beads with me costs three spirit coins for two but I paid four spirit coins for two.

"If they work the way I want I'll be back for a lot more, make sure your expecting me"

"Yes young master"

I went back to the man selling elixirs and he was already done preparing my elixirs in a box.

"I'll pay for the box too"

"Young master don't worry, there is no need for that"

Instead of paying him two thousand, five hundred spirit coins I gave him two thousand seven hundred."I said I'm paying for the box"

"I will send someone to you this evening to assist you with the elixirs. Remember to let this stay between us, no third party must find out or be involved"

"Yes young master. I will make sure no one finds out"

"You better do. If you prove to be trustworthy I might even help in making your business soar higher"

"Young master what do you mean by that"

"I mean, I'll help you make money that is almost on par with that of the noble families "

I took my purple blood elixirs from him and left his shop as quietly as possible. The man was so happy that he had made so much money. With that kind of offer there was no way he would ever think of betraying me, right?