Goddess Kaleidoscope

Are you interested in recovery potions?

"Potion?"

Upon hearing that Lude was also planning to sell medicine, the merchants were momentarily stunned.

Potions are indeed highly profitable commodities, but they also come with significant risks. Lude understood what these merchants were worried about, so in front of them, he opened a wooden box containing six small ceramic bottles, pointing to them as he spoke.

"This is the divine potion I'm selling, the super-fast recovery potion 'Evelina's Tears.' I can completely guarantee that there is currently no other potion on the market that can compare to its recovery speed, and I can supply it long-term!"

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Lude, who offered highly effective recovery medicine as a commodity, hoped to establish long-term cooperative relationships with merchants and entrust them with the procurement of supplies for his church.

The remote location of Songshu Village is gradually turning from an initial advantage into a disadvantage.

The local population is limited and there is a lack of skilled workers. Many things cannot be produced domestically at present, so they can only rely on purchasing from abroad.

But Lud also knew that shrewd merchants were used to maximizing profits. If there was nothing attractive enough for them, most caravans would not be willing to visit remote areas often, because the time cost and risk were not low, and they might only come once or twice a year.

Therefore, if Lude wanted to attract investment, he had to have "good products" that could attract the attention of all these businessmen.

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Thanks to Hume's information about other gods, Ludd discovered that the gods of different sects had different specialties and characteristics because of the different divine positions they presided over. Not all sects were good at making medicine, and even if they could, the effects of their medicine might not be as good as the one Ludd had produced.

In a sense, this can be considered a case of specialization. And as Aina continues to grow, this characteristic will be further enhanced.

In front of the merchants, Rudd boasted about the mysterious origins of this miraculous medicine. He claimed that every day when he led the nuns in morning prayers, he would find that when the first rays of sunlight shone on the face of the statue, a few drops of clear liquid would drip from the holy goddess statue's face.

At first, they thought it was morning dew, but Rud, a priest, soon discovered that the dew contained pure divine power. So he carefully collected it and gave it to several seriously ill elderly people in the village. As a result, an incredible miracle happened. The patients were all cured instantly. Rud then realized that it was the grace of the goddess.

The reason he wanted to sell this divine medicine bestowed by the goddess was that he hoped to use the money to save more poor people, so that they could not only be freed from the torment of disease.

After listening to Lud's description, the merchants present all wore expressions of skepticism. They had indeed heard some rumors about this miraculous medicine after arriving in Pine Village, but it was mainly the adventurers from Denzel's party who were exaggerating, so they didn't find it very credible.

It should be understood that while the divine magic of this world is powerful, and the healing effect of Holy Healing is almost instantaneous, potions can hardly achieve the same effect.

Conventional treatment medications typically have both analgesic and healing-accelerating effects, and often need to be used in conjunction with other types of medications such as hemostatic powder, antidotes, and stimulants. Their main purpose is to keep the patient alive until the priest arrives to save them.

But Lude claimed that his medicine was as powerful as divine magic, which was somewhat beyond the "common sense" of ordinary people!

"Your Excellency, is your recovery medicine really that effective?"

"Don't you believe it?"

"It's not that we don't trust you, we just want to see things for ourselves!"

The merchants' reactions were exactly what Lud had expected. He did want to give a demonstration, but there were no seriously injured people in the village, and minor injuries wouldn't be enough to showcase the potion's full power. Lud thought to himself, even if he were a devil, he wouldn't go so far as to chop someone up for a demonstration, would he?

Fortunately, at that moment, there was a rapid knocking on the door of the reception room.

"Master, some adventurers have just returned from the village. They brought over two seriously wounded men, and they're already in the main hall."

"Oh! I'll be right there."

Upon hearing that a seriously wounded soldier had delivered himself to his doorstep, Lu De thought to himself that this was truly a stroke of luck. He immediately grabbed the entire box of medicine and got up to leave. Seeing this, several merchants knew that he was preparing to demonstrate the medicine's effects on the spot, so they followed him to the temple's main hall.

As soon as everyone arrived, they saw a large group of people gathered in the hall. Among them, almost all of the adventurers were injured, and two seriously wounded men covered in blood were lying on stretchers, looking like they were about to die.

Prioritizing saving lives, Ludwig went directly to the two seriously wounded men to check their injuries. One of them was still breathing, while the other had a large hole in his abdomen, and only when Ludwig pressed on his wrist could he feel a very faint pulse.

Seeing that neither of them was completely "dead," Lude breathed a slight sigh of relief. He couldn't use the highest-level divine spell, the Great Resurrection, yet, because Aina and Shanis's divine power was limited; even combined, it wasn't enough for him to use it once. If the wounded were truly dead, it would be awkward if he drank those two bottles of medicine and there was no effect.

So Lude took out two bottles of potion and handed them to a middle-aged adventurer he didn't recognize, asking him to help pry open the tightly closed mouths of the two seriously injured men and force-feed them the potion.

The middle-aged adventurer hesitated at first, because he knew that ordinary potions were slow to take effect. They could be used to treat minor injuries, but the injuries of these two patients were so severe that they could not be treated without immediate divine magic. They could die at any moment if they did not receive immediate and effective treatment.

But the middle-aged adventurers also knew that there was never a free lunch in this cruel world. If they wanted the priest to save them, they had to have real money, but these poor, low-level adventurers simply couldn't scrape together that much money.

In fact, he brought the two seriously wounded men to the temple just to try his luck and see if the priests here were really as kind-hearted as the local villagers claimed, and would be willing to perform divine magic for free out of pity.

Seeing that the old priest in front of him had no intention of using divine magic, a hint of disappointment flashed in the middle-aged adventurer's eyes, but he still decided to try anything as a last resort and forced the two bottles of potion down the throats of the two wounded men.

The moment the medicine entered her mouth, a miracle happened!

The two wounded soldiers, who had been barely breathing, suddenly reacted, opened their eyes, and began to breathe heavily like fish out of water. Their wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in less than a minute, they had all disappeared without a trace.

The old priest, meanwhile, simply watched with his hands behind his back, without performing any divine magic.

If it weren't for the bloodstains still on their clothes, it would be hard to believe that these two guys, who sat up on the stretchers themselves, were just on the verge of death.

Everyone present witnessed this "miracle," and the hall fell silent for a moment, with only the merchants' breathing becoming increasingly heavy.

End of this chapter

In terms of sheer effectiveness, the healing power of this miraculous medicine, Rude, is roughly equivalent to a mid-level Holy Healing spell, which many priests in this world can use. However, it's impossible for an ordinary person to have a priest with them at all times, and such a priest is certainly not small enough to fit in a pocket.

Therefore, astute merchants immediately understood the value of Lude's miraculous medicine; this thing would definitely make everyone flock to it!

Seeing the merchants' eyes gleaming with greed, Lud knew he had achieved his goal; all he had to do now was sell his goods for a good price.

While it would be best for Lud to establish its own caravans and shops to sell directly to the public and avoid being taken advantage of by these middlemen from the perspective of maximizing profits, things can only be done one step at a time, and many things cannot be rushed.

At this moment, the two recovered adventurers stepped forward to express their gratitude to Rude. The two, who had just been healed by the divine medicine, were in a daze for a while after waking up before they realized that they had been rescued.

While the other adventurers marveled at the two's miraculous survival, they also couldn't help but show great interest in the potion that Lude had just used.

You have to understand that working in this line of work is like walking on a knife's edge; the mortality rate is extremely high. Sometimes, even seasoned veterans can stumble on seemingly simple tasks if they're not in good form.

So all the adventurers present wanted to know the price of this potion. They thought that if they could buy one to have on hand, it might save their lives in a critical moment.

In response to the adventurers' eager inquiries, Lud explained that this divine potion was indeed a product their church planned to sell, but due to the current limited production, the specific price still needed to be studied, and it was estimated that the price would not be very affordable.

However, Lude immediately advised everyone not to be too discouraged, because in addition to this high-level, ultra-fast recovery potion, their Medicine God Cult had also developed other types of potions to meet the work needs of adventurers, guaranteeing fair prices and honest service to all!

After this wave of advertising, a lot of people came to the temple early the next morning, mostly to inquire about the divine medicine. The medicine's name, "Evelina's Tears," was even simplified to "Goddess's Tears." Those with money wanted to buy some on the spot.

It's worth mentioning that Denzel's team also arrived, but they weren't there to buy medicine; instead, they were there to return the four bottles they had left to Lud.

After the incident with the miraculous potion last night, all the adventurers in Pine Village are now trying to obtain this magical potion, while Denzel and his companions received five bottles for free because they accepted Lud's request.

The team had all witnessed the potion's extraordinary efficacy. Back in the ancient city ruins, without this potion, their team's shield-wielding leader, Polis, would have almost left everyone behind.

So the remaining four bottles of medicine were once regarded as treasures by the group, and they even helped Lu De promote them, although not many people believed in them at the time.

Now that the miracle drug had gained fame, Denzel couldn't help but feel worried. He feared that possessing the potion would bring them unnecessary trouble, and it would be terrible if they were targeted by someone like Erwin, whom they couldn't afford to offend.

So the group discussed it briefly, and as soon as it was light outside, they headed straight for the temple, intending to return all the potions in their possession to the public.

In fact, Denzel's concerns were valid. There were far more people eyeing them than just Elwin's group. If it weren't for the inconvenience of taking action at the temple entrance, some hot-tempered individuals might have already rushed up and robbed them by force.

Just then, the temple gates slowly opened, and Aina came out yawning, carrying a broom, only to be startled by the crowd gathered at the entrance.

"Hey! What are you guys doing?"

"Miss nun, we're here to buy medicine!"

"Buy medicine? Are you all crazy?!"

"..."xN

Aina, who had just woken up in the morning, was still sleepy and not quite clear-headed. She was completely unaware that what she said sounded like an insult.

A hot-tempered burly man suddenly rushed up, intending to push the silly nun aside and enter the room. However, before his outstretched hand could even touch Aina, a slender hand wearing a python-skin glove grabbed his wrist. With a seemingly effortless twist, the burly man screamed in pain.

"What are you doing? Getting violent towards a nun first thing in the morning, are you trying to get yourself into trouble?"

Hume emerged from the temple, glanced mockingly at the burly man he had subdued with one hand, leisurely munched on an onion-filled bun he had just "borrowed" from the kitchen, and then generously shared one with Aina.

Hume's appearance instantly calmed the somewhat chaotic situation, because everyone knew that this dark-skinned female mercenary who called herself the "Temple Gatekeeper" was quite powerful.

When the adventurers first arrived in Pine Village, many of them met Hume for the first time at the village tavern. Because they didn't know anything about this woman, they simply saw that she was pretty and had a very flirtatious face, so they flirted with her and ended up getting humiliated by her.

Not only did she get a severe beating, but every time the other person finished beating her, they would take half of the cash from her purse in front of her, calling it "compensation," on the grounds that she didn't strike first, so she was a victim forced to defend herself.

Later, everyone realized that the woman was entrapment, and they avoided her in the tavern. But unexpectedly, she also joined the village's self-defense force as an outsider, helping to maintain village order. Wherever someone committed a crime, she could arrive at the scene immediately, as if she were omnipresent!

Given the psychological trauma Hume left on many adventurers, many people would feel a slight ache in their testicles just by seeing her.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Hume released the burly man she had subdued. The man immediately retreated in a disheveled manner, looking at Hume with a mixture of hatred and fear.

Suddenly, a burst of applause rang out from the crowd. Looking in the direction of the sound, everyone saw that the person clapping was none other than Erwin, the captain of the Hydrangea Blade. This spoiled brat had been in the village for some time now, and while they hadn't been seen exploring the forest, they had certainly done plenty of mischief to harm other adventurers.

What's frustrating is that this guy not only has a powerful background, but his bodyguards are also formidable individuals. He's truly wicked, but he's also incredibly strong! Since no one can afford to mess with him, the best we can do is avoid him as much as possible.

Erwin's sudden appearance caused many adventurers to instinctively push aside and make way for him.

The other person walked up to Hume and Aina, first giving them a very annoying look from head to toe, and then slowly said.

"Miss, could you please go and call your priest? Tell him there's a great fortune at the door and he's waiting for him right now!"

End of this chapter

Lude, who was trying to steam buns in the temple kitchen, was not surprised to learn that the annoying son of a high-ranking official specifically wanted to see him. He then instructed Romian, who was learning to cook from him recently, to keep a close eye on the heat, and took off his apron and walked out the door.

Upon arriving at the temple gate, Ludwig immediately noticed that the annoying purple-haired man was harassing Hume, seemingly trying to persuade her to join his group.

Lude's assessment of this guy was "a standard villain." The kind of guy who wouldn't survive more than three chapters in a typical wish-fulfillment novel.

Lud can understand that in this day and age, there are definitely not a few people like this among the nobility. On the contrary, people like the Earl of Ramley are rare species. But that doesn’t mean Lud has to get used to and accept these guys.

"Young master, what business do you have with me?"

Perhaps because he was used to being arrogant and domineering, when he saw Lude come out, Erwin still acted like a nonchalant person, looking incredibly irritating.

"Are you the priest Rude?"

“That’s right, it is I. Speaking of which, Young Master Erwin, you really are a forgetful person. If I remember correctly, we met in front of the inn on your first day in the village. I was the one who broke up the fight back then! You’re so young, how come your memory is worse than that of an old man like me?”

Lude deliberately brought up the situation on the first day Erwin arrived in the village, when they were clashing with another group of adventurers, and it was Lude who stepped in to stop the fight from happening.

Erwin naturally remembered the old priest who had almost blinded him with holy light. He had only asked that question on purpose, but the other party took the opportunity to mock his memory.

Fortunately, Erwin was clear that priests were not adventurers and could not be treated as freely as he had treated Denzel. Therefore, although he was unhappy, he did not show it immediately.

"Priest, I heard that you have developed a new recovery potion and are planning to sell it to the public. Is that true?"