89: The number of raffle tickets is too generous, everyone is too kind.
"You mean you have 10,000 vials in your hand? Not selling them for 10,000 each?"
This time, Zhang Yuqiang truly suspected he had misheard.
"Correct."
Not just him, several others in the room also suspected they had misheard.
One should know that their original reserve of potions here was only 10,000 vials, which was the reserve for several thousand people.
And yet, a kid pops up and says he has 10,000 healing potions on him!
"You're going out on a d-rank mission and you brought this many?"
Su Chen chuckled and rubbed his head:
"I was just afraid it wouldn't be enough, so I prepared a 'little' bit."
Zhang Yuqiang didn't know what to say:
"You... this really is quite a 'little' bit!
This is the first time I've seen someone carry so many potions on them."
Seeing that everyone was skeptical, Su Chen took out the prepared 10,000 healing potions from his storage space.
The people in the room looked at each other, then at the 10,000 healing potions piled on the floor, falling into deep thought.
It was real!
They were truly curious why a First Rank like him would carry so many while out on a d-rank mission.
To those who didn't know better, they'd think he was going on a 365-day expedition to the Otherworld.
The quantity was too large for them to decide, so they could only report to their superiors.
Hearing about this, Xu Jianyi came in person, because these 10,000 potions were practically a life-saving straw; there was no telling how many people they could save.
With these, many of the injured could rejoin the battle.
He had to take this matter seriously.
Having met before, he still had some impression of Su Chen.
As the top official of the Ability Association here, he made a decisive call.
"We just said we'd buy them at 1,500 each, but since you have such a large quantity, I'll add 50 more.
We'll take them all at 1,550 each!"
Su Chen had a headache.
Hey!
Can buying things really work like this? Usually, when there's a lot of something, the price goes down; why are you raising it?
Do you think the Ability Association has so much money it doesn't know where to spend it?
Having earned an extra 500,000 for no reason, he found it hard to refuse.
After all, they had already spoken... but he didn't care about this small amount of money; he cared more about something else.
Su Chen thought for a moment and said:
"President Xu, these potions were meant for my own survival, but of course, I, Su Chen, am not the type to ignore the bigger picture.
In this situation, I can't profit from a disaster; if you all need them, I will definitely support you.
The market price is 1,000 each, so I'll sell them to you at that price. I've made up my mind and won't go back on it.
I'll sell them for exactly what I bought them for; I won't make a single cent!
I, Su Chen, don't care about the money. Like I said before, I just hope you can keep this a secret and say they were donated anonymously."
'Ding! Gained Xu Jianyi's favorability. lottery ticket +10.'
'Ding! Gained Zhang Yuqiang's favorability. lottery ticket +0.05.'
'Ding! Gained...'
Xu Jianyi didn't object; because of this, he thought even more highly of Su Chen:
"Very well, I will definitely keep this anonymous and confidential. I give you my word of honor."
After the others in the room gave their repeated assurances, Su Chen asked about something else.
"Um, President Xu, can I make one more small request?"
"A request? If I can help, I certainly will."
"Actually, my strength is currently stuck at the Peak of First Rank and won't go up.
My mentor said before that if I want to Breakthrough successfully, I need to undergo a change in mindset.
So... I was thinking, could you take me to the wards for a visit?"
"A visit?"
"Yes, just a quick tour. I just want to see everyone who's injured, hoping to use this as an opportunity to Breakthrough to the Second Rank."
Xu Jianyi didn't have any doubts about this; the most important thing for a Breakthrough in Realm is one's state of mind.
Emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all aids. Su Chen might want to use sorrow as a starting point, using the sight of his injured comrades to stimulate himself and then successfully Breakthrough.
This kind of thing happened often, so he understood Su Chen's approach.
It was for Su Chen's growth, and besides, just taking a walk through the wards was no big deal.
It was also a good time to distribute the potions and help them recover quickly.
To show his sincerity, Xu Jianyi accompanied him personally.
But once they actually went... he was a bit confused about what Su Chen was thinking.
First, he was fully armed and masked, not revealing his name.
Then he had them explain that he had just donated 10,000 healing potions, so everyone's injury treatment issues were resolved.
He couldn't understand it, he truly couldn't understand it.
However, from the perspective of a Breakthrough in Realm, it made sense.
Not revealing his name or appearance meant he didn't care for fame or fortune.
And explaining the reason for his visit was because he wanted to hear their gratitude, which would then trigger a change in his mindset and help with his Realm Breakthrough.
It was understandable; all of this was understandable.
But there was one more thing Xu Jianyi didn't understand: why did you have to visit every single ward?!
You might not be tired, but I'm getting annoyed!
After finishing the last ward, Xu Jianyi breathed a small sigh of relief; he felt exhausted... Coming out of the last ward, Su Chen was in high spirits. After walking around like that, he had earned 1,000 lottery tickets.
10,000 ordinary healing potions in exchange for 1,000 lottery tickets was worth it.
How could it not be worth it?
Currently, a single draw could give at most 99 ordinary healing potions, which was the equivalent of 100 draws.
Besides, these things were useless sitting in his warehouse. As for the reason—there were just too many to use up... He was naturally willing to exchange idle items for lottery tickets to draw again. This windfall made him extremely happy.
Let's get this straight... it's not that I wanted this. I do good deeds without leaving a name, and I'm even wearing a mask.
But everyone was so enthusiastic, I couldn't help it.
My conscience is a bit uneasy; the gifts everyone gave were too valuable!
Thinking of all those injured Ability Users, his heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife. Were 10,000 vials enough?
"Senior Xu."
"You can just call me Elder Xu."
"Elder Xu! I am guilty!"
"What's wrong with you?"
Su Chen explained: "I just took a tour and found that many people are seriously injured. 10,000 vials might not be enough.
I lied just now. I actually have another 10,000 healing potions on me.
I want to sell them to you. Do you want them?
I won't ask for much this time; I'll sell them to you for 800 each, but I have one small request..."
Xu Jianyi's mouth twitched, thinking of something unpleasant, but at the thought of 10,000 healing potions, he... still compromised.
"Speak!"
"Just now, seeing those injured people, my heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. My emotions are already stirred up.
But I feel like I'm still a tiny bit away from breaking through to the Second Rank. I want to go through every barracks again. What do you think?"
"Good lad! On behalf of everyone, I thank you!"
Elder Xu, is your gratitude sincere?!
...And so, Su Chen went through every barracks to 'earn' another round.
Looking at the injured and knowing that these 20,000 potions would help them recover well, Su Chen's mood finally improved.
Strange, why do I have over 1,000 more lottery tickets?
I can't understand it, I truly can't understand it.
"Elder Xu."
Coming out of the last ward and hearing his name called again, Xu Jianyi couldn't take it anymore:
"What now? Don't tell me you have another 10,000 healing potions on you?
Does your family own a pharmaceutical factory?
Even if you do, I don't want them anymore!
These 20,000 vials are enough for a few days. If it's not enough, I'll come find you!"
"I heard the Garrison Area is short on food, especially water."
Xu Jianyi: "..."