Chapter 498: The Punching List

Chapter 498: The Punching List

Since everything seemed stable, why would he disagree?

Seeing the prompt reply from the Vice President of the Potion Masters Association, Zheng Yichen was not surprised. He had considered the possibility of rejection, but the chances were low. Any ambitious organization had its pursuits, and besides, they had specially invited him before, so they probably had many related ideas.

Since he agreed, Zheng Yichen additionally asked whether he could fully make decisions on this matter. Seeing this somewhat hurtful reply, the Vice President of the Potion Masters Association felt a bit sad. He touched his head. What to say—it was just the prefix “vice,” wasn’t it?

If you weren’t part of the family, you wouldn’t know the family’s affairs. Wasn’t every major matter in the huge Potion Masters Association handled by him? The President? Although the President had real power, that person basically did not manage affairs. Aside from stepping in to stabilize the situation when major problems arose in the Potion Masters Association, he was rarely seen at other times.

It was only after the appearance of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book recently that communication with the President increased. Usually, messages were relayed through magic… So, strictly speaking, the President of the Potion Masters Association was a little unreliable.

A subordinate overthrowing a superior? Striving to remove that “vice” prefix? Did he really want to say he was that kind of person? He was someone who had been convinced. Overthrowing a superior didn’t exist.

Seeing the Vice President’s reply, Zheng Yichen raised an eyebrow. Huh, this Vice President had quite substantial real power. He could confidently guarantee that he could fully make decisions on such matters. Since that was the case, Zheng Yichen inquired no further. After asking a few questions about the previous plan and receiving accurate answers from the Vice President, he directly sent a document to the Potion Masters Association’s Vice President.

“This direct?” Looking at the document, the Vice President of the Potion Masters Association was slightly stunned. He opened it to find a set of blueprints—designs for equipment with a somewhat peculiar style. He was a knowledgeable person; the items that could be made from these blueprints would greatly assist in magic potion preparation. They might not be necessary for advanced Magic Pharmacists, but for those newly introduced to magic potions, the effect would be significant.

The most common mistake for beginners in magic potion-making was in the measurement of ingredients. True Magic Pharmacists could precisely measure material quantities. Their hands could even rival electronic scales; they could just slightly weigh or rub any material to remove excess portions.

Beginners struggled to grasp this. Even with corresponding measuring tools, those tools ultimately required human operation and experience. Some could measure goods accurately with ordinary lever scales, while most could not achieve the precision of electronic scales.

However, the items in the blueprints within this file could solve this problem. Although many components were improvements based on existing magic potion equipment, it was still the case: simple things like a pencil with an eraser attached didn’t seem like much until someone made it, and then it was, “Wow, so simple! Why didn’t I think of that?”

The same went for these improved tools. So, this dragon really was someone who did big things. Getting benefits right from the start wasn’t necessarily good. The Vice President of the Potion Masters Association frowned, pondering the gains and losses. If they mastered these first, the association’s prestige would undoubtedly grow further, even if the improver was Zheng Yichen.

They were only the publishers, but the key was that they took the step of publishing, rather than Zheng Yichen releasing it directly. It was like a certain XXX and Warriors game: everyone knew it was represented by a certain penguin company and knew which country it came from, but what percentage of people knew the game’s development company? No searching online now!

This world wouldn’t have such a situation, and Zheng Yichen’s identity wouldn’t let people overlook him, but referring to the previous paragraph, one could understand the importance of this “representation.” So, the association’s benefits were also significant.

But precisely because they were significant, one had to consider gains and losses. Things from a dragon weren’t so easy to obtain. Even if Zheng Yichen had no contractual requirements, trying to take advantage of a dragon—he didn’t know if the beautiful President of the Purple Vine Guild had managed it—they could not do it, absolutely not for now.

Without much contact with this dragon, he had no idea about its style and characteristics. If he tried to trick it and ended up in trouble, wouldn’t he be the unlucky one? The Potion Masters Association was not small; even if the monk ran away, the temple remained.

“This is… what do you want us to do?”

After pondering for a while, the Vice President inquired questioningly. Zheng Yichen, who had been waiting so long he was yawning and wondering if the old man had disconnected, perked up when he finally saw a reply. “Well, just consider it a gift for our preliminary cooperation.”

Zheng Yichen didn’t particularly mind. They were all things he had phased out anyway. He had already created new versions of magic potion equipment. But people should keep some things; these phased-out items would just pile up in storage, so it was better to offer them as favors now. Irene had done similar things… Well, the newest things weren’t necessarily the best. The creator might use the newest items well, but that didn’t mean others could.

In contrast, those that were phased out were basically more stable.

“A gift?” The Vice President became even more conflicted. This gift was not light. In courtesy, there should be reciprocity; only with give and take could relations last. After accepting this now, if there were other matters later, they wouldn’t be able to refuse. So, the weight of this gift was not light. “Then, on behalf of the Potion Masters Association, I thank you, sir.”

The Vice President of the Potion Masters Association forced a bitter smile. Was this dragon really a Little Dragon? His actions left no room, so forceful!

“Hmm… If you have the chance, you might communicate more with the Border Great Wall over there.”

Zheng Yichen added, making the Vice President ponder. The Border Great Wall had many “departments,” and due to the place’s independent system, each department could be seen as a small force similar to an association, like the nine gangs and eighteen societies, each developing independently but united. Zheng Yichen was undoubtedly referring to the Potion Department now. To some extent, the Potion Department and the Potion Masters Association still had a competitive relationship.

After all, the magic potions they produced piled up in storage, and periodically, some nearing their expiration dates were released. When these potions flooded the market, they affected the Potion Masters Association’s interests to some degree, so this competitive relationship always existed. However, the special nature of the Border Great Wall prevented any friction between the association and them.

After all, all their expenses went toward the Border Great Wall. The location of the Border Great Wall was too important, suppressing the Abyss Entrance. Picking conflicts with them would be asking for trouble.

Now Zheng Yichen suggested communication. Once communication occurred, some kind of cooperation might be established, right? The Potion Masters Association Vice President quickly pondered. He might look old, but his mind wasn’t aged. He considered the gains and losses. Reaching special cooperation with the Potion Department of the Border Great Wall wasn’t a bad thing. They couldn’t stop the potions from their stockpiles from being sold externally, so loss of interests was unavoidable.

Since it couldn’t be avoided, why not… compensate for this loss from elsewhere? Even if not entirely, it was better than losing everything.

“Is this your recommendation?”

“Ah~ Yes, it’s my recommendation. But since it’s communication, you should also show some sincerity.”

“Sincerity, I understand.”

The Vice President glanced at the blueprints Zheng Yichen sent over. This was the so-called “sincerity,” right? Both a “gift” and “sincerity”—killing two birds with one stone. Was this dragon really a Little Dragon and not some cunning old dragon?

“Alright, I have things to do here, so I’ll hang up first. Some matters can be discussed later; there’s a lot going on in the Containment Zone.”

“…” A lot? The Vice President glanced out the window. What could there be in the middle of the night? Did this dragon plan to look for a Mother Dragon under the cover of darkness? Speaking of which, the three dragons active on the Continent were now gathered in Kaja, attracting many tourists to Kaja daily just to see the three differently colored dragons.

Among them, the Red Dragon had resumed its former work as an ido… idol. Recently, it had been complaining about lacking someone specifically to collect admission fees. As for getting the Purple Vine Guild involved? That person didn’t speak much… Talking to him wasn’t as interesting as talking to Zheng Yichen.

As for the Black Dragon Sister, she disdained being lazily gawked at like the Red Dragon. But since she had free time, after the Purple Vine Guild approached her, she agreed to some simple cooperation: finding people to PK…

Hmm, this term sounded quite novel, but after understanding, it was just that—fighting others. There were plenty of people on the Continent willing to fight dragons, but they had no such opportunity. If they sought out dragons without permission and got killed, no one would be held responsible. It wasn’t like if someone got killed, their whole family would line up to cause trouble. Think about the consequences: those possibly idle old dragons in the Dragon Realm lining up to seek trouble in return.

Comparing age? Could they outmatch them?

So, causing trouble with an “innocent” dragon without reason would have serious consequences, and no one would step forward. Those who brought it upon themselves would bear it alone. But now there was a good opportunity. Which battle maniacs or those passionate about improving their own strength would want to miss such a chance?

Although dueling a dragon required paying a considerable sum of money, the idea of paying to get beaten up sounded odd… but then the question was asked: do you pay or not?

Of course pay!!

And many did pay. One thing the Black Dragon Sister did every night before sleeping was stare blankly at a list sent over by the Purple Vine Guild people. This was her list of people to punch…