Chapter 1105 - 720: Soul System Gene Potion (3)
A third of the growth in the Star Marks Realm has been completed.
White Poplar’s talent is slightly inferior to Night Fragrance’s. He first comprehended for four thousand years, then used two Primordial Gemstones, which should be enough.
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The first loan of 300 million Primordial Crystals was paid off with interest.
Annual net profit surged by 120,000, split equally between Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid.
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid each received 160,000 annually, deposited into their Private Bug Accounts.
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The second loan of 150 million Primordial Crystals was paid off with interest.
Annual net profit increased by another 60,000.
The rest was divided among other Insects.
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[Time: The 78th Era - Year 126 - 455th Year - May]
Scorching hot summer day.
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid gathered with the Fragrant Orchid Mountain insects under the Azure Divine Seed Tree by the lakeside for a meal.
Fish Vine approached.
"Dragon Cypress Ant King, another batch of Star Spiders from the White Crystal Star System has arrived. Chairman Kansui said there’s something you need."
"Great!"
Dragon Cypress understood immediately.
——There is finally a share of Soul System Divine-Given Origin Force Food!
Ink Orchid jumped up, "Let’s go together!"
"I’ll go with the Second King."
"Other insects continue eating. We’ll make it quick."
Dragon Cypress gave concise instructions and set off.
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Flying Wing Star.
A hundred-meter giant Star Spider opened its mouth, with Kansui guarding the entrance.
"Chairman Kansui!"
Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid greeted.
Kansui got straight to the point, saying, "Some old insects from the Great Tribe want to leave. There are 5 Soul System Gene Potions available. Normal price is 1 million Primordial Crystals each. Here, they sell for 1.4 million. How many do you need?"
Ink Orchid responded without hesitation, "5!"
Space in front of them lightly fluctuated.
Five silver-gray metal tubes, about 15 centimeters long and 3 centimeters in diameter, appeared out of thin air, floating in front of Ink Orchid.
Human Technology Civilization’s technology.
It refines and compresses Origin Force Food into a standard-sized solid cylinder, convenient for measurement, storage, and transportation.
Officially named [Solid-State Gene Enhancer].
Shortened to "Gene Potion."
The surface of the metal tube bears the label: [Soul · Divine-Given · Half-Star · Comprehensive Enhancement]
Also has a line of characters labeled: [10-000-1241]
Number 10 represents the Soul System among the Ten Talent Systems.
Number 000 represents Comprehensive Enhancement within the Soul System.
Number 1241 represents a particular type of plant output.
For example, the number for Cypress-type plants is 0096; for Construct Tree type plants, the number is 8280.
Peach trees, Apricot trees, Pine trees, Cedar trees, etc., each have their own classification numbers.
The Origin Force Food produced by the same tree or plant type works best initially. As a certain quantity is consumed, its enhancing effects diminish.
Unified label numbering makes it convenient for Insect Clan Warriors to identify them and avoid repeat purchases.
Dragon Cypress thought, causing one metal tube to fly and float in front of him, controlling the seal to rotate open.
Inside was a solid brown-white, semi-transparent gel-shaped cylindrical stick, compressed into a whole.
Dragon Cypress opened his mouth to inhale it into his stomach.
With a powerful digestive ability, the pure Soul System Primordial Energy at the Star Realm level quickly dispersed, gathering into a mass, slowly absorbed into the bloodstream, with a small portion dispersing into the limbs, and most gathering in the brain, absorbed by the soul, transforming into the power to strengthen the soul.
——Good stuff!
——But the quantity is really too little.
——Equivalent to only about 90,000 of regular Divine Grade Origin Force Food.
——Given the high price of the Soul System, it should be 90,000.
——Priced at 100,000, with a difference of 10,000 Primordial Crystals, a profit margin of 10%?
Dragon Cypress instantly understood the reason.
Technology Civilization’s techniques lost approximately 3% of Primordial Energy during refining and processing.
This loss was included in the cost.
Additionally, the metal tube used for packaging...
The threads were also made using Bee King Jelly!
Seams were tightly sealed, and the amount was small.
The inside of the metal tube had a Primordial Energy Metal coating, effectively isolating the flow of Primordial Energy.
The metal tube used for packaging was also calculated as part of the cost and was not cheap.
Dragon Cypress roughly estimated: the cost of processing and packaging exceeded 3%, with interstellar transportation costs considered; actual profit should be between 5% to 6%.
"Delicious!"
Ink Orchid also opened a tube to try, cheering excitedly, emphasizing again: "Chairman Kansui, we’ll take them all! If there are more shares in the future, Dragon Cypress and I will take them all!"
"We’ll see. With each batch of Star Spiders that arrive, you’ll get 5 shares."
"Five isn’t enough, right? How about ten? Five each for me and the Ant, that’s reasonable."
"Let’s see."
Kansui seemed unwilling to sell, activating the Star Network Account, urging, "Don’t waste time, pay up!"
Ink Orchid activated the Star Network Account, calculating the costs. "I’ll eat 4 tubes. I’ll pay... 560 million Primordial Crystals?"
Kansui: "..."
Ink Orchid: "The Ant and I are separate. Each of us manages our own. I’ll take this share of 5 tubes all. The Ant pays for itself, finds a way, I don’t care about it."
Kansui: "..."
Kansui: "Clever Mantis."
Kansui impatiently said, "Enough talking. Hurry up."
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Ink Orchid had already integrated more than 160 traces into the Ultimate Morlan Star Marks, nearing the target of 180 traces.
Dragon Cypress was still far behind.
Ink Orchid ate first.
At the 9th Age Period stage, only consumed Soul System Divine-Given Origin Force Food, breaking through evolution to Half Star Realm in the most extravagant manner.