"That's right. I have a use for it. Can you help me get it?" Chen Mo nodded.
"I can, but monster blood isn't cheap," Lian Hongyu said.
"Is monster blood rare?" Chen Mo frowned. It seemed that Blood Refining was more expensive than he had imagined.
"At least for now. As far as I know, there's only a small chance of collecting blood from monsters above Level 14 when you've reached the Beginner Level. You might not even be able to collect blood from hundreds of monster corpses.
I've traded with players who have monster blood, but they think it's too rare and aren't willing to sell it at a low price. We don't know what it's used for, so we don't dare to buy it, "Lian Hongyu explained.
When Chen Mo heard this, he knew that this thing wouldn't be cheap.
Monsters above Level 14 were very powerful. Killing one required a certain amount of effort, and one might not even be able to collect blood from hundreds of monster corpses. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't sell it at a low price.
"How much are they asking for?" Chen Mo asked.
"One gold per blood. I think if it's not too urgent, we can wait for a week. When more players with the Beginner Level gather skill, the price will drop a lot," Lian Hongyu suggested.
One gold per blood was too expensive in her opinion. Even though monster blood was rare, Lian Hongyu and other merchants wouldn't buy it.
Even if monster blood was useful in the future and could increase the price to two gold per blood, no one knew when it would increase. Even if it increased after two or three months, they would still lose money.
If they didn't buy more blood, it would be meaningless. If they bought more, it would be a waste of money. It would be better to resell popular equipment and materials.
Moreover, no one could guarantee that monster blood would increase steadily. In many games, there were many rare items that weren't worth much money.
Chen Mo was a little surprised that monster blood was so expensive. However, he had spent 100 gold to learn Blood Refining. He couldn't bear to wait another week to see the effects.
He had already spent so much money. A few more gold coins wouldn't make a difference!
"I need them urgently for a quest. Help me collect ten sets as soon as possible. Once I'm done, I'll come over and trade with you," Chen Mo said decisively.
"Okay, it will take about half an hour." Knowing that Chen Mo was not short of money, Lian Hongyu did not say much.
If Chen Mo wanted ten portions, she could lower the price with the seller of monster blood. She could still make a lot of money from this deal.
Chen Mo could also think of the problem, but he didn't say anything.
Lian Hongyu was a businessman. He couldn't let others do it for him for free. If he did it himself, the price wouldn't be much different and it would waste a lot of time.
Half an hour later, Chen Mo and Lian Hongyu met in the trading area. Lian Hongyu traded 10 portions of blood to Chen Mo.
Before the trade, Lian Hongyu had contacted Chen Mo once to ask if he needed a specific type of monster blood. If he did, then she wouldn't be able to collect ten portions.
Chen Mo didn't care. The seller only had three types of monster blood. Chen Mo asked for a few portions of each type.
System Notification: You have received 4 portions of Vampire Zombie Blood, 4 portions of Red-Eyed Rabbit Blood, and 2 portions of Black Crow Blood!
The trade was successful. Lian Hongyu originally planned to only charge Chen Mo nine gold coins because she had spent a lot of effort persuading the seller to lower the price to 80 silver coins. However, after some thought, Chen Mo still sold the blood to Lian Hongyu at the original price.
Lian Hongyu was able to lower the price because of her ability. She deserved this one gold coin.
This gold coin was originally going to be spent, so it would greatly increase Lian Hongyu's enthusiasm to trade with him.
The monster blood required for Blood Refining was probably not easy to obtain. He would need her help many times in the future. In the long run, this one gold coin was definitely worth it.
Of course, if Lian Hongyu tried to play tricks in future trades, Chen Mo wouldn't be polite to her.
Lian Hongyu was very excited after earning two gold coins from the trade. She felt that her decision to deal with Chen Mo today was a wise one.
"Lian Hongyu, please help me collect some materials." However, at this time, Chen Mo sent her a private message.
"White Fog Grass, Hemolytic Grass, Purple Sun Flower … Okay, these materials aren't rare. They won't cost much. Wait a moment!" Lian Hongyu said quickly.
Chen Mo waited for Lian Hongyu in the trading area. He had learned Blood Refining, but he didn't have the recipe for it. Originally, Chen Mo thought that Blood Refining was the same as Alchemy. He needed a recipe to make the corresponding monster blood medicine.
He was going to ask Serena for the recipe, but when he tried to use Blood Refining to make the monster medicine, the system notified him that he was missing some materials.
Chen Mo immediately understood that Blood Refining was much easier than normal Alchemy. As long as he could get the main monster blood, the rest of the materials would not be difficult to find.
When he heard Lian Hongyu say that the materials were not rare, Chen Mo sighed in relief.
If even the supplementary materials were expensive, no matter how powerful Blood Refining was, he wouldn't be able to afford them.
Blood Refining was only at the beginner level. It was still possible to make low-level monster blood. However, if the monster's level was too high, he wouldn't be able to level up the skill. Even if he had monster blood, he wouldn't be able to make the potion.
Soon, Lian Hongyu received the materials that Chen Mo needed and made the trade with Chen Mo.
After the trade was completed, Chen Mo thanked Lian Hongyu and ran to the grocery store in the City of Shadows to buy some potion bottles necessary for making potions.
There were two ways to make potions in the game. The first way was to use skills to refine the materials into potions.
This method was simple and straightforward. As long as one had the recipe and the materials, one could use their physical strength to refine the potion.
However, the success rate of this method was very low. The potion's effects were also very average. Most players who wanted to become Alchemists would choose to go to the specialized Alchemy Rooms in the main cities to refine their potions.
This method was more time-consuming. However, after gaining some experience, the success rate would greatly increase. The potion's effects would also be more powerful.
Chen Mo knew that even if he went to the Alchemy Room to refine the potion, he wouldn't be able to increase his success rate by much. Therefore, he straightforwardly used Blood Refining to refine the potion.
System Notification: Refinement failed!
Blood Refining skill proficiency increased by 1 point!
System Notification: Refinement failed!
Blood Refining skill proficiency increased by 1 point!
System Notification: Refinement failed!
Blood Refining skill proficiency increased by 1 point!
System Notification: Refinement successful!
You have received 1 bottle of Vampiric Zombie Potion!
Blood Refining skill proficiency increased by 3 points!
Chen Mo first used four portions of Vampiric Zombie blood to refine the potion. In the end, he only succeeded in one out of four portions.
Chen Mo sweated slightly. It seemed that the success rate of Blood Refining was very low. For an ordinary potion refining skill, one would only succeed in one out of three attempts!
After that, Chen Mo realized that it was already very good to refine one portion of Vampiric Zombie Potion out of four portions of Vampiric Zombie Blood!
Two portions of Black Crow Blood were all failures!
Out of four portions of Red-Eyed Rabbit Blood, the first three failed. Just as Chen Mo thought that they were going to be wiped out, the last portion was finally a success!
Wiping away his sweat, Chen Mo looked at the two Monster Potions.
Vampiric Zombie Potion: After use, the player's attacks will gain the ability to suck blood. Every time the player attacks, a portion of the damage will be converted into their own HP!
The potion's effects last for 180 seconds!
Red-Eyed Rabbit Potion: After use, the player will gain the ability to jump a second time!
The potion's effects last for 120 seconds!
Chen Mo wasn't surprised by the Vampiric Zombie Potion's effects. However, when he saw the Red-Eyed Rabbit Potion, he couldn't help but become excited!
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