Another Inquiry

Regarding the painkiller potion Su Ran had taken, although Winnie hadn’t heard the specific effects from her mouth, she could guess a thing or two by sensing the potion and analyzing Su Ran’s physical condition.

The painkiller’s effect was to suppress injuries the body had sustained, and once the potion’s duration ended, the pain would return.

Winnie wasn’t without similar products herself, but most of them were of vampire origin.

Vampire potions had higher requirements for physical constitution and were not usable by humans.

But even with vampire potions, in terms of duration, none could be stacked like the one Su Ran had used.

Judging by the residual medicinal strength in her calf, Su Ran must have drunk at least two bottles to achieve this level of magic essence concentration residue.

Acquiring the potion from Su Ran served two purposes for Winnie.

One was to prove to herself that she wasn’t slacking off.

The other was that the quantity of potions bought from Su Ran was entirely up to her to report.

A little loss during the handover process was perfectly normal.

Hearing that Winnie was preparing to purchase the potions on behalf of the Blood Hunter branch, Su Ran’s mind immediately became active.

Now she wouldn’t have to worry about not having enough money to spend.

“Branch Manager, what’s your purchase price?”

Su Ran didn’t rush to agree to Winnie’s offer.

She even changed her form of address to Winnie’s official title, making the business negotiation seem more formal.

The purchase price was Su Ran’s main concern.

After all, for Isa, refining painkiller potions was practically as easy as eating and drinking.

If Winnie’s price was right, Su Ran could immediately have Isa refine a batch of them.

The quantity of potions she could provide mainly depended on how many herbs needed for refining were left in the Witch’s Society.

After Isa had refined a large batch of potions for the Witch’s Society before, the herb reserves were likely running low.

“If I’m purchasing on behalf of the Blood Cats, I can offer one thousand points per bottle. I’ll buy as many as you have. Of course, you can also choose to sell them via auction, but each batch must have a minimum of five bottles, and the total number of batches must be no less than five.”

Su Ran’s jubilant mood was instantly doused with cold water.

She had originally thought the Blood Cat branch would be buying them from her with real money.

She hadn’t expected it to be with points.

“Don’t underestimate the Blood Cat’s points. Like last time, when you wanted to view the information on the Northern Border City, didn’t you need points?”

As if seeing through Su Ran’s thoughts, Winnie smiled and reassured her.

“Of course I don’t underestimate them. I just want to make money.”

Seeing Su Ran’s unabashedly money-grubbing appearance, Winnie couldn’t help but cover her upturned lips to keep her from seeing.

“There’s nothing I can do. I’m representing the Blood Cat branch this time, so the bulk of the payment can only be in points.”

Although Winnie’s words were full of regret, the quick-witted Su Ran detected an unusual undertone.

“Then what if the manager herself were to purchase them?”

Su Ran glanced at Li Shanhai and Ma Kun, who were chatting in the distance while waiting for news, and asked in a low voice.
“Ahem, let me correct you. I’m not purchasing; I’m buying potions from you. After all, any normal person needs a few tricks up their sleeve to save their life.”

Seeing how savvy Su Ran’s line of questioning was, Winnie’s heart filled with gratification.

If purchased privately, then a small batch flowing into vampire territory wouldn’t attract much attention.

She could take this opportunity to analyze the composition of this painkiller potion Su Ran had and the method used to refine it, which would be convenient for future improved, mass production.

“If it’s for you, Manager, it’s no problem for me to give you two bottles.”

Although giving away a large batch for free at once was difficult for Su Ran, two bottles were not an issue.

Thinking of how Winnie had taken care of her, Su Ran felt too embarrassed to take money from her.

“It’s alright. If you want money, I’ll buy them from you at a price of ten thousand per bottle.”

Winnie could still afford this small amount of money.

There was no need to make Su Ran lose out.

‘Ten thousand a bottle! That means if I just give her two bottles, I can get rid of the remaining Weak Constitution Value!’

If not for so many pairs of eyes watching, Su Ran would have loved to go find Isa for two bottles of painkiller potion and hand them to Winnie right away.

“By the way, since there was an attack here in the ruins, the previous report about a vampire sighting was most likely a feint to lure the tiger out of the mountains.”

There were quite a few Sequence Fives in Jiangbei City.

Since the magic formation required a Sequence Five or higher to break, the enemy likely had a specific countermeasure to draw away personnel of Sequence Five and above, buying more time for the sacrificial formation to operate.

This was Winnie’s judgment based on the situation at the scene.

“But shouldn’t Jiangbei City have a powerhouse of Sequence Six or higher stationed here?”

Since Winnie had brought this up in front of her, it meant there was no need to keep it from her, so Su Ran asked curiously.

“Powerhouses of Sequence Six and above, and people who are Sequence Six, are different things. Apart from those stationed at the border cities and those assigned tasks by the Federation, most of the available high-level sequence holders choose to go to the Federation’s external affairs department. They either search for undeveloped ruins, hunt in vampire territory, or go to the territories of ill-intentioned or ulterior-motive-driven factions to do some unsavory things. Why would they come to a place like Jiangbei City?”

After hearing Su Ran, Winnie thought for a moment and said, “I’m not talking about them. The vampires who complete their missions… very few are able to stay in the city for long. Most of the time, they just send messages back to report their safety.”

The information contained in Winnie’s single sentence left Su Ran so surprised she couldn’t speak.

She had originally been an ordinary person, and the only information she could access about the world of superhumans was through the Human Federation’s propaganda.

But she hadn’t expected that after truly entering the world of superhumans, the information she learned was completely different from what she had heard before.

“The Blood Hunters also hold corresponding seats within the Federation, which is why the Federation assigns high-level sequence holders to missions in the form of assignments. Therefore, many people have the identity of a Blood Hunter.”

Noticing the doubt in Su Ran’s eyes, Winnie continued.

“Now that the mole in Beizhou Academy has been identified, I believe it won’t be long before they are caught. So, you can consider my previous proposal. Do you want to study at Beizhou Academy? I can help you get a new identity to avoid unnecessary attention.”

After beating around the bush for so long, Winnie’s real hope was still for Su Ran to go study at Beizhou Academy.

After all, most of the superhuman knowledge she possessed came from the vampires.

For Su Ran, who was still at Sequence Two and like a blank slate, it wasn’t suitable for building a foundation.

Human superhumans still needed to master some knowledge belonging to the Human Federation.

Even if Winnie could teach Su Ran using the knowledge recorded among the Blood Hunters, there was still a certain gap compared to the methods taught by experienced teachers in a school.

Although what she was saying was not very polite, there was one thing that was right.

For Su Ran’s future path to go further, entering Beizhou Academy was a good choice.