Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 1)

Chapter 107 - Black Phenol Frenzy

The first team to succeed in clearing a new dungeon would receive additional rewards and Honour. Not to mention, since Sosil Valley was the final Level 3 dungeon, the equipment dropped there would be the best. These benefits spurred numerous guild leaders into attempting Sosil Valley with their elite members. Though the price of pioneering was wrought with bitterness and difficulty, some teams still advanced dauntlessly. Yet, in the end, the overwhelming majority would fail to even reach the boss, falling victim to the extremely potent poison of the common mobs.

A hallucinogenic poison that applied the fear status debuff and robbed the player of all movement ability... Presently, the only cure for it was Black Phenol!

Shortly after Sosil Valley's opening, the demand for Black Phenol magnified countless times over. All of a sudden, it became the hottest selling item in the marketplace.

Sosil Valley was situated inside of a wide, open prairie. Today, the normally tranquil fields were bustling with activity as various teams from notable guilds dotted the entire region.

Among the teams gathered in the prairie, a group of Azure Falling Sky members were discussing a certain matter regarding the quantity of Black Phenol in the marketplace.

"This is really odd... Logically speaking, since we were one of the very first guilds to enter the dungeon, you'd think we'd be one of the first groups to snag all the Black Phenol in the marketplace, but when our members in the city arrived at the auction house... all of the Black Phenol suddenly vanished, and we were only able to purchase three bottles."

"Just which guild was able to move faster than us...?"

"Captain Clear Sky, we've already ordered our Alchemists to put down what they're doing and concentrate on producing Black Phenol."

The person these guild members addressed as Clear Sky was a Paladin with the appearance of a man in his mid-twenties. His tall stature, standing at almost six foot three, was clad in unadorned ash-gray armour. The solemn expression on his face and imposing pressure he emanated left the other members feeling stifled and tense.

As the star player of Azure Falling Sky, one of the nation's top ten gaming organizations, Clear Sky's name was well-known to the gamers of China.

"How long will our supply of Black Phenol last us for?" Clear Sky asked. Someone was a step ahead of them and purchased all of the Black Phenol in the auction house. Thus, he could only look towards other methods.

"If we use them sparingly, we can still do another run of the dungeon."

"How many of our Alchemists have learned how to concoct Black Phenol?"

"Only one..." the guild member embarrassedly replied.

Clear Sky's expression became even more gloomy. If their supply of Black Phenol couldn't keep up, then some other guild would get the first clear for Sosil Valley, which meant their rankings might fall by several places again. For a large gaming organization like them, falling one or two spots meant significant financial losses.

However, this type of development wasn't only happening to them. In fact, aside from Azure Falling Sky... Victorious Return, Holy Empire, Brilliant Mother Earth, Atlantis, and almost all the other large guilds were in similar dilemmas. The market was entirely devoid of Black Phenol, and their own Alchemists couldn't produce enough to keep up with the guild's needs.

The guilds preparing to enter Sosil Valley numbered over sixty-

-and the same problem was perplexing all of them!

"Captain Sleepy Fox, what are we going to do? Without any Black Phenol, we won't be able to run Sosil Valley! We'll end up falling behind the other guilds. I heard someone found a piece of Gold equipment for Warriors in a recent run," Dusk said in a gloomy tone. He felt their situation was the most tragic. There wasn't a single Alchemist in the entire guild who could concoct Black Phenol, nor did they have any in the guild's treasury.