In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 158 Extreme Cold Cleansing Drink, Hagi Bai's lustful desires?
"Sister Gu Yi, where is my Luckin Coffee queue?"

Bai Ran took a closer look at the list of items to be auctioned tonight and found that Luckin Coffee was not on it.

"You little rascal, this is an auction, and the items at an auction are bound to be embellished."

Luckin Coffee's name was too generic, making it difficult to command a high price, so they changed their name.

"What was changed to?"

"Extremely Cold Refreshing Drink".

As Ye Guyi finished speaking, Bai Ran also saw the description of the Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink in the list of auction items.

The dark brown liquid has a slightly bitter taste, but upon closer tasting, it reveals a unique flavor and possesses a powerful effect in restoring mental strength. Furthermore, when combined with extreme ice to lock in its medicinal properties, it can be preserved for over 72 hours.

In order to avoid being recognized, they even replaced it with a porcelain vase that looked quite expensive to use as a container.

A Luckin Coffee iced Americano costs 9.9 Gold Soul Coins to make, but the bottle alone is worth 100 Gold Soul Coins.

As for the specific price...

Bai Ran rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was seeing things.

I last saw so many zeros in Chengdu.

One set contains 100 Gold Soul Coins, and each set contains 3 bottles of [Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink].

Why is Bai Ran still selling Luckin Coffee? He should just switch to the high-end pharmaceutical business.

"Sister Gu Yi, is my Luckin Coffee—oh no, I mean my Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink—worth that much?"

Bai Ran, who was used to selling Luckin Coffee for 9.9 gold coins a cup, was a little unaccustomed to the fact that her coffee was so valuable.

"Well, how should I put it? Things are valued for their rarity. If it's the Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink, then it's precious. But if it's Luckin Coffee, then it's not worth the price."

In a sense, the Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink is similar to a luxury item.

Its intrinsic value may not be that high, but after some hype and the gimmick of restoring mental strength, it can sell for such a high price.

Moreover, this is especially true for Soul Masters, particularly the evil Soul Masters of the Xi Shui Alliance.

Some of them need to absorb resentment to strengthen themselves during cultivation. Once their spiritual power is insufficient, they are very likely to suffer a backlash. At best, their cultivation will regress; at worst, they may die on the spot.

Now, a treasure that restores mental energy has appeared.

For high-level evil soul masters, let alone 100 million gold soul coins, even if the price were several times higher, it would still be within their acceptable range. After all, compared to their lives, money is just an external thing.

Of course, the main reason this deal could be done is that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is still relatively clean and has not publicly stated that there are any evil soul masters.

Moreover, Bai Ran's Luckin Coffee currently has a relatively small customer base.

There's no other way. For Soul Masters, such a cheap treasure that can also restore mental energy only costs 9.9 gold soul coins, and there's a daily purchase limit.

Therefore, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

As for how this move tricked the evil spirit master?

Ye Guyi said: The ones who are being tricked are the evil spirit masters.

We've prepared ten sets so far. If we're lucky, we should be able to get the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone that Bai Ran has been longing for.

……

At the auction, Bai Ran didn't find anything he liked. Even the most precious soul bone was just a skull of a ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Flame Spirit Cat, which was eventually sold for five million gold soul coins.

The transaction price for ten sets of [Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink] was around 150 million gold soul coins per set, which was not much of a premium.

This left Bai Ran somewhat disappointed.

If we reduce the number of groups, could we increase the auction price?

Of course, Bai Ran was quite happy when he received 1500 million gold soul coins.

Surprisingly, Sister Gu Yi was quite generous and didn't even charge the 10% auction handling fee.

The auction ended late at night.

Since tomorrow is the weekend and there's no work/school, Ye Guyi invited Bai Ran and the others to visit the Ordinary Alliance.

But perhaps it was because Xiao Bing's comment about "drinking at a brothel" when she arrived made Ruixueer feel resentful.

Ruixueer refused Ye Guyi's offer and, together with Xiaobing, supported Bai Ran on either side, pulling him back. Bai Ran: "It's just that I glanced at the 'Dragon Girl' at the auction a couple of times, is it really that big of a deal?"
In the original work, the Dragon Girl is a unique product of the Ordinary Alliance. She contains the essence of dragon blood, which can help a Soul Master evolve once.

Despite being covered in scales and having only a human-like face, the dragon girl is still incredibly beautiful.

Dragon Girl? That's exactly what I want – a dragon girl.

Unfortunately, in this auction, the Dragon Girl only served as the auctioneer and was not among the items being auctioned.

Perhaps in Shangguan Wei'er's eyes, this auction already has a treasured item like the "Extreme Cold Refreshing Drink," so there's no need to sacrifice the Dragon Girl.

Hmm...it might also be related to the fact that the Dragon Girl is very precious.

A top-tier dragon girl personally trained by Shangguan Weier could easily win over a Soul Douluo powerhouse; how could she possibly be carelessly sold off at such an auction?

……

“One sausage for 1 Gintama coin is expensive, but three sausages for 3 Gintama coins is not expensive.”

Strolling along the bustling Mingdu Street at night, I wondered if I hadn't eaten enough at the buffet.

As she walked, Ruixue suddenly felt hungry and stood in front of a sausage stall.

Pointing at the sign in front of the stall with his finger, he uttered words from his pointed head.

"Hakyri, you bastard."

Bai Ran was speechless.

Is this guy's stomach a bottomless pit?

Not long after finishing the buffet, I got hungry again.

But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that someone who can drink dozens of cups of Luckin Coffee in a row has such a large capacity.

Having just made a fortune, Bai Ran wouldn't even blink an eye if he bought the entire sausage stand, let alone just a few sausages.

But I have to admit, the prices in Mingdu are really high. The three grilled sausages that sell for 1 copper soul coin outside have risen to 1 silver soul coin each here.

……

"Oops~"

Ruixueer, who was holding a grilled sausage and feeling quite pleased with herself, was suddenly bumped into on the street, causing the sausage to fall to the ground.

"Hey you……"

Upon seeing that his own Harkiri had been bumped, Bai Ran quickly went up and grabbed the man in black robes.

Dressed like that and looking so hurried, could he be an evil spirit master?
However, when the black robe was accidentally lifted, revealing half of her golden hair and rabbit ear decorations, Bai Ran was stunned.

By the time Bai Ran realized what was happening, the man in black had vanished without a trace.

"Haki, you bastard, are you lusting after a pretty girl?"

When Ruixue'er saw the golden woman who showed half of her face, she was immediately amazed, but she was still somewhat inferior to her mythical beast.

"Rui Rui, don't speak yet, let me sort this out."

Bai Ran remembered that she hadn't been drinking tonight.

But why did I see her just now?
According to the normal timeline, the other team should be Shrek Academy's reserve team, preparing for the various matters related to participating in this year's Soul Fighting Tournament.

Why did he appear in Mingdu, and why was he wearing a black robe?

No, I have to figure this out myself.

Bai Ran understood that if he didn't figure it out, he definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Jiang Nannan has become an evil spirit master?

What a joke! Even if my time travel altered the timeline, it shouldn't be this chaotic.

Meeting Tang Ya is still possible, but what's with meeting Jiang Nannan?

Wait, Tang Ya...

Teacher Xiaoya is really going all out!
(End of this chapter)