Tang Zheng looked at Imina, whose usually cold face showed an angry expression, which was rather cute.
"There's no need to waste time on such conspiracies."
"When the sun shines, even the darkest corners will disappear."
Tang Zheng chuckled softly, his eyes flickering slightly. "Besides, this may not be a bad thing."
"Starting tomorrow, continue to release the Regeneration Potions, but this time it won't be free."
"The price will be set at—1 Gold Coin, only five bottles per day, sold publicly at the Adventurer's Guild."
This price…
Imina's amber eyes blinked, and a rare bright smile appeared on her cold face. "Understood."
Three days.
The entire Imperial Capital's potion market was completely disrupted. The Adventurer's Guild was packed with people, all vying for the limited five bottles of Regeneration Potions, priced as low as one Gold Coin.
These potions were immediately resold on the black market for over one hundred Gold Coins, and the price continued to skyrocket.
The excellent effect of healing disabilities, combined with scarcity marketing and limited supply, especially since no one else on the market could replicate the Alchemy Potions made by Tang Zheng.
This drove countless sharp-nosed merchants, Workers, and Adventurers into a frenzy.
Snatching a potion for one Gold Coin and reselling it for a hundred times the profit was practically like printing money.
You have to know.
The highest-grade healing potions only cost eight Gold Coins or more.
No one would refuse money.
The title of 'Genius Alchemist,' which had only been circulating in small circles, spread throughout the entire Empire, and 'Genius Alchemist' became the more concrete title of 'Black-haired Genius Alchemist.'
At the same time.
Another somewhat shocking piece of news spread throughout the Imperial Capital.
The Lockburrs Family and the Iminst Family, two major noble families, were completely wiped out overnight. It was said that all family members were killed! However, this news was too shocking, and most people didn't believe it.
The spread of the news seemed to be somewhat suppressed.
In addition, Tang Zheng's commotion these past few days diverted public attention.
Night.
Deep in the noble district, a brand-new courtyard.
Tang Zheng had no intention of being besieged, so after selling the Alchemy Potions, he found a new address.
He had been staying here for the past few days.
Besides casually concocting a few Alchemy Potions each day, he spent the rest of his time pouring most of his Mana into the Death Orb.
Death Orb: 90/280
The Mana stored inside had reached 90 points.
With a Mana capacity of "280," he wouldn't have to worry about Mana depletion for the time being.
"Did Renners do it?"
Tang Zheng stopped pouring Mana into the Death Orb, playing with the Magic Item in his hand, and thought of the rumors of the past few days.
The Lockburrs Family.
It was Renners's family. Tang Zheng didn't believe for a second that Renners had nothing to do with it.
As for the other Iminst Family, he hadn't heard of them, but if Renners did it, it was probably the family of her fiancé.
"Wiped them out completely, this woman."
Tang Zheng clicked his tongue.
She looked cold and indifferent, but she was actually so ruthless.
Imina's lithe figure flipped over the wall into the courtyard, and she quickly walked up to Tang Zheng, who liked to sit in the courtyard, stroking the Small Evil Spirit Dog.
"Tang, do you know how much the price of Regeneration Potions has been driven up to on the black market?"
Imina's purple ponytail swayed, her eyes revealing an indescribable excitement.
As the indirect driving force behind all of this,
Imina had personally witnessed a Regeneration Potion, worth at most ten Gold Coins, soar from a price of one Gold Coin to the current five hundred Gold Coins.
This was simply unbelievable!
"500 Gold Coins? That's about right."
Tang Zheng wasn't too surprised. The principle of scarcity applied in any world.
What's more, the current Regeneration Potions were not just for healing, but also had financial attributes mixed in.
"Tomorrow, in addition to the five Regeneration Potions that are normally handed over to the Adventurer's Guild, I'll give you five more to sell on the black market," Tang Zheng said.
Huh? Imina's excited expression faltered. Was it possible to operate like this?
Suddenly.
"You're being followed," Tang Zheng said, looking up into the depths of the darkness in the courtyard.
"How could that be!"
Imina's expression changed. She had deliberately circled around several times before entering this place. With her agility, not many people could keep up with her.
Moreover, she always wore a Disguise when she was active, so few people should know that she was related to Tang Zheng.
"Don't blame her."
A crisp but weary voice rang out from the darkness in the corner.
Hearing this familiar voice.
Imina's eyes widened, and then her face showed surprise: "It's you!"
She naturally knew about the shocking rumors in the Imperial Capital recently, and she was the one who told Tang Zheng about it.
Renners, wrapped in a Black Robe, walked out of the darkness, a faint smell of blood emanating from her body.
Imina immediately became vigilant.
However.
Renners ignored Imina, walked calmly and earnestly to Tang Zheng, and took out a leather bag from her arms.
"There are 5,000 Gold Coins in this Magic Item leather bag, which is the upper limit that Magic Items can hold."
"Unfortunately, many valuable things cannot be taken away."
Renners' fair and delicate face was a little pale, and then a smile appeared on her thin lips, "The price of two thousand Gold Coins is too low."
Tang Zheng looked at Renners at the moment. She hadn't changed from before, but the whole person gave him a feeling of being alive again.
"Such a strong smell of blood, you killed a lot of people."
Tang Zheng did not take the Magic Item leather bag.
"Yes."
Renners nodded slightly, without hesitation, "I need to use their blood to wash away the humiliation on my body."
"Do you hate killing people?"
"No, I'm just surprised that you were able to destroy two families by yourself and not die."
Tang Zheng shook his head.
In the original plot, Renners joined the Empire's Four Knights and then used the Bloody Emperor's power to destroy her own family and her fiancé's family.
This was a somewhat indescribable woman.
Renners was stunned, and a bright smile appeared on her pale cheeks.
"I swore a long time ago that if I could lift the curse, I would pay any price."
Speaking of which!
Renners' expression turned serious, her golden hair swaying in the wind.
Suddenly!
Renners knelt on one knee, right fist clenched and held to her chest, bowing her head slightly to Tang Zheng, a crisp and melodious voice ringing out: "Under the light of glory and loyalty."
"I, Renners Lockburrs, make this declaration of allegiance, dedicating my heart, courage, and life to your nobility and honor."
"I swear in the name of my heart, I will steadfastly be loyal to you, becoming your indestructible shield and incomparably sharp sword."
"I swear in the name of my heart, your every command is my mission, is my glory."
"I swear in the name of my heart, my heart will forever remember this oath, my actions will forever fulfill this loyalty, even if the light is swallowed by darkness."
"If I break this oath, may the Knight's Lance abandon my soul, and my body forever fall into the fiery hell!"
Her firm voice echoed in the courtyard.
Imina subconsciously took a step back, her face full of shock and disbelief, her amber pupils widening.
This is... the Knight's Oath!
A declaration passed down only by ancient nobles, a sacred ritual to swear eternal allegiance.
It is usually sworn by lower nobles to the direct line of higher nobles, or to the emperor, the true master of the Empire.
Imina had never heard of a noble swearing allegiance to an Adventurer, something that probably never happened in history.
Tang Zheng was equally stunned, but was quickly replaced by seriousness.
Although he didn't quite understand the etiquette of the nobility, he also understood that this solemn oath could not be rejected as casually as asking her to join his Adventurer team.
Really.
Suddenly making things so serious.
Tang Zheng sighed in his heart, stood up from the chair, and walked to Renners, who was bowing her head and kneeling on one knee in front of him.
He raised his palm and gently placed it on her left shoulder.
He could feel Renners' body visibly relax.
"I do not believe in any gods, so I cannot give you corresponding words of wisdom."
Tang Zheng said softly, also in a serious tone, "But I will do my best."
"To make the Lockburrs name great again because of you."
A smile appeared on Renners' fair face, and she raised her head, reaching out to move Tang Zheng's left hand from her shoulder to in front of her.
"Renners Lockburrs."
Renners lowered her head again, kissed the back of Tang Zheng's hand with her lips, and said again, "Pledges allegiance to you!"
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