Ch.3535. Premium Recovery Potion

I came to Earth on [Day 8], and after taking care of various matters, it’s already become [Day 13].

“I should really increase my login level.”

The 7-day cooldown doesn’t feel that long.

With so much to do both on Earth and in the Rift Dimension, the cooldown period naturally fills up while I’m busy with tasks.

But there’s still a clear difference between being able to enter and exit whenever I want versus having to wait patiently.

I felt this especially keenly while working on this business contract-like arrangement.

“It’s a necessary investment if I want to farm.”

If this were Suhyeon’s Farming World 1 that I used to play, I probably wouldn’t have cared about login cooldowns.

There, the farm runs itself whether I log in after a month or a year.

As long as I stock up on seeds, the NPCs plant them, automatic sprinklers water the crops, fertilizer gets applied, daily inspections happen, and when everything’s grown, they harvest and store everything in the warehouse.

If needed, the system even perfectly handles aging wine or making jam.

But my current farm isn’t like that.

In the Rift Dimension farm, there’s only Lulu when I’m not there, and Lulu is just a useless freeloader who can barely fetch water with a watering can.

Even if I plant something, it can’t be properly grown, which means farming only progresses when I’m physically present in the Rift Dimension farm.

This is unacceptable for a 10-year Farming World veteran.

Extremely inefficient.

In a game where farming is the main focus, everything else should be done in the time left after tending to crops for maximum efficiency.

Well, this has become my reality now, completely separate from Farming World, but that principle hasn’t changed.

In fact, after coming to reality and selling recovery herbs, I’ve firmly decided to make farming my main focus rather than hunting in the Rift Dimension.

Solid farming provides the foundation that makes hunting and growth possible.

Of course, right now with nothing else but an SSS+ combat ability, hunting naturally seems more profitable.

I was lucky too.

But will it continue to be this way?

When I go back, I’ll need to get recovery herb seeds, restore the village to obtain them, and secure funds to purchase those seeds.

In other words, the 300 million in my account is merely an advance exchange for future farming.

I need to plan a more stable way to cultivate my farm.

“Oppa. What are you doing?”

“Why?”

“Jihyun unni is here.”

While I was lounging around, Lee Jihyun arrived at the house.

She looked happy.

“This is amazing.”

Jihyun took out the potions she made from her bag and placed them on the table.

Exactly 10 of them.

The number she said she’d bring as samples.

I picked one up.

[Intermediate Recovery Potion]

– Grade: C-

– A potion that significantly restores life force. Immediately recovers 45% of life force upon consumption

– Contains Rift energy that increases mana recovery by 10% per minute for 10 minutes

“Oh… is this good?”

I know from what I’ve heard that recovery potions are essential consumables for hunters entering dungeons.

I also know that life force is like a health bar for hunters.

In reality, there isn’t actually a visible health bar that kills you when it hits zero—there are vital points and various factors that lead to death—but “life force” is very similar to a health bar.

This means that unless it’s a fatal wound that causes instant death, recovery potions can heal most injuries to some extent.

That’s why hunters can risk their lives entering dungeons.

Recovery potions help heal the fragile human body that would otherwise lose combat effectiveness from even minor wounds.

Because of this, recovery potions are quite expensive.

Considering how expensive recovery herbs are as the main ingredient, it makes sense.

The recovery herbs I sold to Jihyun were 150,000 won for D+ grade and 500,000 won for C- grade, so recovery potions would be even more expensive.

“All the ones I brought are made by mixing C- recovery herb fruits with D+ recovery herb fruits. There was some trial and error, but I found that a 1:2 ratio produces C- grade potions.”

“Does one potion require three fruits?”

“It depends on the alchemist’s skill level. I can make them with just two fruits, but that would be a 1:1 ratio resulting in D+ grade potions, so I needed three to make C- grade potions.”

“Ah.”

“The fruits you gave me were such high quality that the recovery potions got additional effects. I haven’t been awakened for long, but this is the first time I’ve seen this. My [Good Ingredients] passive has never triggered before.”

Jihyun excitedly chatted away.

Somehow I had become “boss” to her, and her praise for the intermediate recovery potions was endless.

“This is exactly as you said, boss—we could sell these at a premium and they’d still sell out. Especially since higher-ranked hunters often carry intermediate or advanced recovery potions for emergencies. This one is intermediate but has effects almost on par with advanced potions, plus the mana recovery effect gives it even more merit than advanced potions…”

My father, listening nearby, nodded in agreement as he looked at me.

“How much are you going to sell them for?”

“How much do you want to sell them for?”

Jihyun made the potions.

I sold the ingredients to Jihyun on credit, and Jihyun made potions to sell to my father.

Now my father needs to find buyers and sell them at a markup.

So he’s asking how much to charge for the potions.

He should be asking Jihyun, but since Jihyun is looking at me, it seems I have the choice.

“Hmm.”

Well, it doesn’t really matter who decides the price.

“How much do intermediate potions usually cost?”

“Intermediate recovery potions typically restore about 30% life force, give or take 3% depending on the alchemist’s ability, and sell for around 2 million won.”

“Oh…”

“Our potion has the base 30% plus a 30% additional recovery effect from the fruit, making it 39%. Then my skill adds another 6%.”

“How much does an advanced potion restore?”

“Advanced potions start at 40%, usually contain B-grade recovery herbs, and are typically handled by B-grade or higher alchemists, so they restore around 45% and cost about 10 million won.”

“So this should be considered advanced, right? Especially with the mana recovery effect.”

The 10% increase in mana recovery per minute for 10 minutes might seem like a minor bonus option, but it’s actually quite significant.

If mana normally recovers at a fixed rate of 20% per minute, this increases it to 30% per minute, meaning an extra 100% mana recovery over 10 minutes.

Simply put, if I can currently use [Leap Slash] 12 times in 5 minutes or 24 times in 10 minutes, drinking this intermediate recovery potion would allow me to use it 36 times in 10 minutes.

It’s a kind of doping potion that increases mana efficiency by 50% for 10 minutes.

It lets you recover life force while simultaneously giving you a final burst of power.

And there’s no penalty.

You can use it anytime just by drinking it.

I looked at my father.

Though we’re running this as a family business, strictly speaking, Jihyun and I are on the same side, while my father should be trying to negotiate the lowest price possible to maximize his margin.

So there’s no need to consult with him.

I pretend to ask his opinion out of courtesy.

“Dad, how much could you sell this for?”

“Well, this is my first time selling something like this, so I’d need to research the market first to find potential buyers. As Jihyun said, we could price it based on advanced potion standards. It’s only called intermediate, but recovery potions are priced based on recovery amount anyway.”

Normally, recovery potions have fixed recovery amounts, and lower-grade alchemists can’t add additional recovery effects, so they’re all similar. But as grade increases, the recovery effect bonus increases too, so a potion that recovers 35% or 37% instead of 30% will naturally be priced differently.

“Of course, since it’s called intermediate, some hunters might be hesitant, so pricing it slightly below advanced potions would help it sell quickly.”

My father was trying to make his case from a business perspective.

“Hmm… but for potions like these… if we can keep making them, we could name our price.”

His weak argument makes me wonder if it’s because I’m his son.

Or maybe it’s just his conscience, or perhaps he doesn’t want to create a bad impression with Jihyun despite having an exclusive contract for such a good product. Either way, we have the upper hand.

I made a firm offer.

“I’ll give them to you for 10 million each. Margin isn’t that important to you anyway, right Dad?”

“You could sell them for more. I wasn’t planning on taking a margin initially.”

“It’s fine. You need to make something for the business relationship to last. Besides, we’re already making the biggest margin.”

“That’s right. I’m satisfied with this, sir.”

Jihyun eagerly agreed, looking surprised that we could actually get this price.

Of course, there weren’t many C- grade recovery potions.

“But this is all the C- grade I have. I wasted two D+ grade ones during experiments, and I only had 10 C- fruits total… The rest will probably be D+ grade potions. If I’m lucky while making them, a few might turn out C- grade.”

“Just price those based on recovery amount without charging for additional options. If any other options appear, just let me know.”

“Yes, sir!”

Honestly, I was a bit surprised too.

The recovery herb fruits—the 500,000 won price was just something I made up—and mixing the 500,000 won ones with the 150,000 won ones, plus some additional ingredients, turned ingredients worth around 1 million won into potions selling for 10 million won.

And that’s selling wholesale; we could charge even more if we sold directly.

Plus, we still have many recovery herb fruits left and an enormous amount of recovery herb leaves.

The power of solid farming is proving just as reliable as the gloves and dagger.