"Sir Lelouch, you are planning to start in the pharmaceutical market."
"That's right~ That's why I asked you to purchase alchemy vessels and equipment related to preparing potions."
Lelouch nodded to indicate that Alisa's guess was correct. All walks of life in the Free City are almost saturated. It is very difficult for new businessmen to gain a foothold in this city. If there is not a strong backend and a fixed source of goods behind them, it will be difficult for them to establish themselves in the Free City. Surviving here is simply difficult.
The various rare materials and various precious metals originally brought from the city of Ulduar made the goods rare and valuable. Lelouch's supply provider was naturally welcomed by many businessmen. If Lelouch could continue to provide goods for a long time, Free City provides these ultra-high-quality minerals and materials, so various chambers of commerce in Free City will naturally welcome new chambers of commerce that can bring them huge benefits. Of course, if this benefit has reached an extremely terrifying level, then some businessmen will choose to use some means to detect the other party's supply channels, and then replace the other party. Of course, considering the mystery of Lelouch's identity and the huge power that may exist behind it, no one dares to use this crooked brain yet. At most, they are just collecting information about Lelouch to prepare for the next move.
On the contrary, if Lelouch stops the supply of goods and wants to become a part of the free city, then no matter what he does, he will not be popular, not to mention that Lelouch does not have a stable supply channel behind him, even if he can barely Being one of them can only lead to the embarrassing situation of being dormant for a long time and being exploited by others.
Moreover, it is impossible for Ulduar City to continuously provide goods to Lelouch. After all, the purpose of Yalin letting Lelouch come to the Free City is not to establish a single export channel to sell things and make money here, but to establish an independent The power base of the hematopoietic circulation mechanism is the ultimate goal.
The main reason why I chose the pharmacy industry is that the share of the pharmacy market has not yet been completely saturated. A large portion of the sales share of the medicine machine market in the free cities is controlled by the pharmacists association within the free cities. Up to now, the entire Pharmacists Association has about 300 pharmacists of different levels, who can supply the market with about 7,000 bottles of various medicines every day. It's just that the preparation of pharmaceuticals in another world has not realized industrialized production. Each bottle of medicine needs to be prepared by a pharmacist step by step. Because each pharmacist has different proficiency in mixing medicines, the purity of the medicine varies, and the output is therefore very low.
In addition, apart from common antidotes and therapeutic medicines, there are too few senior pharmacists who can prepare the remaining high-level medicines. Many high-level medicines are sold in customized ways by the association.
In terms of consumer groups, ordinary civilians may not be able to consume treatment potions. Occasionally, some hunters may have a few bottles of antidote, which is a special medicine to prevent poisonous snakes and poisonous insects. In fact, in a free city, the biggest consumers of medicines are always mercenaries. A healing potion that can quickly take effect and heal injuries after drinking it on the battlefield is almost a must-have for everyone. There is not much time on the battlefield to slowly sew up the wound and put a bandage on it. In addition to mercenaries, the armies of various continental countries will also mass-produce or purchase various pharmaceuticals as military supplies. At the peak of pharmaceutical consumption, the Free City consumed more than 20,000 bottles of various pharmaceuticals every day, which has long exceeded the pharmaceutical supply. The output of pharmacists affiliated with the Physicians Association.
In addition to the unsatisfactory quantity, quality is also a big problem. No matter what kind of medicine, the higher the purity, the better. The treatment medicine prepared by the apprentice will definitely not be compared with the medicine prepared by the senior pharmacist, even if it is The formulas in front of us are vastly different in terms of output and quality due to proficiency issues. Therapeutic agents with too low purity will also be very slow to recover from injuries, and may also cause some sequelae. Both mercenaries and soldiers hope to obtain pharmaceuticals with higher purity to ensure an advantageous position in battle. For this reason, some countries will have very strict purity requirements after purchasing pharmaceuticals from Free Cities.
Although the Pharmacists Association monopolizes most of the sales, the reason for this monopoly is only because no one in the free city competes with it except them. Many self-employed pharmacists even want to open their own stores in the free city. For sale, more often than not, they will be suppressed by the Pharmacists Association or simply be bribed to become a member of the association. After all, the power of the entire Pharmacists Association cannot be underestimated in a free city, and the benefits it produces are far greater than those of individuals working alone. powerful.
"You don't have to worry about the pharmacists. After we build the infrastructure and equipment here, a group of senior pharmacists will come to Free City." Lelouch was not worried at all about the manpower issue.
When she learned that the ancient god of the Yanord Mountains wanted a group of elven pharmacists to go to the Free City, Alisa couldn't help but be stunned: "No wonder the alchemy room that prepares the potion would choose such a hidden place. And it also spent a lot of money to customize it. Protective circle, Sir Lelouch~ Were these planned from the beginning?”
"Haha! I didn't make this plan specially. It's just that there were several different scripts to choose from at the beginning. I just chose the most suitable one."
A group of elven pharmacists have been trained in the city of Ulduar. This group of frost and snow elves are the first candidates selected for pharmacist training. As system creatures, each frost and snow elves have very good qualifications. Especially when it comes to studying, they have almost forgotten all sleep and food under Yalin's orders. They are frantically learning the knowledge related to potion preparation. In addition, they have also received special intensive training from Medea. Among this batch of selected frost and snow elf pharmacists, There are at least three master pharmacists and one senior master pharmacist. The purity of data potions can be prepared by everyone to a purity of more than 80%, and senior master-level elf pharmacists in advanced potions can already prepare true agility potions, true spiritual potions, etc. without any side effects!
Of course, taking into account the special identity of the frost elves, Lelouch built the alchemy room used to prepare potions in a hidden basement. In some ways, it looks like an underground drug manufacturing factory built by drug dealers in the world of Yalin, but fortunately, as summoning system creatures, the AI of the frost and snow elves has not yet made them produce negative emotions such as boredom and despair. As long as Yalin gives an order, the frost and snow elves will comply with the order and will never disobey it.
Alyssa nodded: "In this case, the Pharmacists Association may have some trouble┉┉"
"I know." Lelouch asked with a strange look on his face as if they were not causing trouble, "It's just Alisa, do you know what methods they might use?"
"It's probably the same old methods of violence or coaxing. If neither works, it's probably because we owe you the neck in terms of materials." Alisa shrugged and mentioned several methods most commonly used by almost all merchants in the free city.
It’s the same old thing!
Lelouch didn't care about this kind of troublemaking method at all. The crystal dragon Buyani also laughed brightly after hearing these methods. Violent methods~ I'm sorry to use such methods in front of two giant dragons. It's just seeking death. She has spent a lot of money to win over the other pharmacist. It is a pity that Buanyani feels that no elf dares to go against the will of the White Dragon King to serve a mortal, not to mention that the Pharmacist Association probably does not even have a chance to meet these elves.
As for the economic means, if the elf pharmacist could prepare a higher purity medicine, no one in the world except fools would buy defective products at the same price. Not to mention that most of the users of potions are mercenaries who live a life of licking blood with their swords. Who doesn't want to buy potions with higher purity, which can be used to save lives on the battlefield. While the material was pinching one's own neck, Buanyani and Lelouch's eyes fell on Alisa.
Alisa smiled confidently and said: "Please rest assured, Lord Lelouch, as long as you share a small portion of the sales of the potion with my family, I can guarantee that the Westphalian family will definitely be willing to provide you with everything." Required raw materials.”
“What if the Pharmacists Association puts pressure?”
"No businessman will harm himself for the benefit of others. Our Westphalian family does not engage in pharmaceutical sales not because we are afraid of the power of the Pharmacists Association, but because there is really no stable supply to compete with it, even if the family It has trained several pharmacists, but the output cannot compete with the Pharmacists Association. At most, it can only be regarded as adding a little product decoration to the family store. "
The Westphalian family to which Alisa belongs is involved in a wide range of industries. This time, when she learned that Lelouch had decided to start in the pharmaceutical market, she relied on her first-come-first-served advantage to win a small business for her family. Partial potion sales rights, and the price is Alyssa's guarantee that her family will provide sufficient and preferential sources of materials. You must know that the profits of pharmaceuticals are already very high. Both private mercenary groups and royal corps will use them in large quantities. The war between the Kalsemmen Empire and the Kingdom of Creses has caused the price of pharmaceuticals to skyrocket. The Pharmacists Association is Taking this opportunity to make a lot of money makes many people envious. Even in the current relatively peaceful period, pharmaceuticals will still be stored as military supplies, and there will never be a large-scale drop in price.
Not only the Westphalian family, but also the entire Free City has countless businessmen who want to intervene in the pharmaceutical market. However, because the Pharmacists Association has firmly maintained control over pharmacists, there are no other pharmacists who can prepare medicines. Businessmen can only endure the exploitation of the Pharmacists Association and become lower-level sellers. Now when an opportunity arose to break the monopoly of the Pharmacists Association, Alisa naturally seized the opportunity as quickly as possible. While ensuring that the interests of her immediate boss were not damaged, this smart businesswoman still More or less, he took care of his family.
Of course, for Lelouch, as long as Alisa's behavior does not harm his plan, then he does not need to pour cold water on Alisa's 'enthusiasm'.
As a businessman, in the final analysis, a win-win situation is the best choice! (To be continued...)