Chapter 3321 — The Second-Tier Automatic Cauldron
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
What if Wei Zhao really did possess the strength to slay peak late-stage Heaven-Tier experts in a single blow? Then might he not also slay great-perfection experts in a single blow? All of it was unknown, and so these people all kept their silence at once.
These past days, the second-tier automatic cauldrons Liu Jinghan's side had been producing were finished and were being sent to the cultivators' guild for auction! This time, however, Kang Jingming was not worried.
Because only the Mystic Pill Sect could manufacture second-tier cauldrons, no matter how well Wei Zhao's cauldrons sold, he could never bypass Kang Jingming for raw materials. Unless Kang Jingming gave his nod, they would have no materials at all. So Kang Jingming planned to turn a profit on the raw materials and claim a share of the spoils. There was no need to fear it would hurt his business, for the first-tier and second-tier automatic cauldrons served entirely different customers.
Compared with first-tier automatic cauldrons—where anyone with a fire-attribute constitution could, after a bit of training, take up the post of a first-tier alchemist and operate one—the operating requirements for second-tier automatic cauldrons were somewhat more stringent!
First, those half-baked alchemists lacked a wood-attribute constitution, and to advance to second-tier alchemists was exceedingly difficult. They were not Han Jingyi, nor did they have Wei Zhao's help, so the odds of a half-baked alchemist like them rising to the second tier were all but nil!
Therefore, the second-tier automatic cauldrons were aimed at true, genuine alchemists—whether one who had just stepped from the first tier into the second, or a seasoned second-tier alchemist. In any case, so long as one was a second-tier alchemist, one could use a second-tier automatic cauldron!
Only, the demand would be somewhat smaller. These thirty second-tier automatic cauldrons would essentially cover all such alchemists; even if the number fell short, it would not be by much. Kang Jingming's estimate was somewhat off!
After all, Kang Jingming had never seen a finished second-tier automatic cauldron. He had only heard secondhand tales of how formidable their functions were and what pills they could refine. So in his view, the second-tier automatic cauldron should be like the first-tier one—usable by any alchemist—and its sales ought to be considerable!
Thus, to skim a profit from it, Kang Jingming, just after the second-tier cauldrons from You Panhu's side had been delivered to Wei Zhao, cut off the market supply of second-tier cauldrons on his end. His aim was to hoard them and sell them to Wei Zhao at a steep price!
Moreover, fearing that demand would outstrip supply and he would miss his chance to profit, Kang Jingming had prepared in advance, planning to first produce a batch of second-tier cauldrons so as to sell them to Wei Zhao at a high price later!
"Zhaoming, that is a fine idea!" Ancestor Xuanchen nodded in approval. "We must do away with Wei Zhao, but before he dies, we must squeeze every last ounce of value out of him! With these second-tier cauldrons, we can indeed make a killing!"
Although the first-tier intelligent cauldrons the Mystic Pill Sect produced were also on the market and matched Wei Zhao's first-tier automatic cauldrons in function, the market was growing ever closer to saturation. What had once been a frenzy of buying had now settled into a steady decline, and this too showed Ancestor Xuanchen and Kang Jingming the danger they faced! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian and cast