I Can Get 1,000,000x Returns from Selling Anything!-Chapter 97 --An Epic-Grade Plague Calamity

Ironforge.

The moment Daniel landed, he immediately summoned Hudson, Victor, and Alan.

He handed most of the resources he had obtained from this dungeon run over to the three of them—

eighty percent of the EXP cards, skill books, companion eggs, and all of the Special Unit Class Awakening Scrolls.

"Use these supplies to train an elite legion."

Daniel’s voice was calm, yet left no room for doubt. "I want to see a true iron army of humankind."

Hudson took the inventory list, and his hands trembled slightly.

Fifty million gold-grade warriors, tens of millions of civilians, hundreds of thousands of skill books, hundreds of thousands of companion eggs...

Even across the entire Human Empire, no lord could have produced such a staggering amount of resources so casually.

"Please rest assured, Your Grace."

Hudson gave a solemn bow. "I will not fail you."

At that moment, however, Alan stepped forward, his expression somewhat grave.

"Your Grace, there is something I must report."

"Speak."

"At present, the scout squads of the Doom Legion have spread throughout the territories of the non-human races. We have discovered signs that they are gathering large armies."

Daniel’s gaze sharpened. "Which races?"

"The coalition consists of six races: goblins, beastfolk, dwarves, dark elves, mammoths, and Bimon."

Alan spoke in a deep voice.

Daniel nodded.

"It seems the Empire is about to undergo a bloody cleansing."

"Exactly."

Alan let out a sigh. "Right now, the entire Empire is already in chaos... Oh, and after you left, the military headquarters in Luminara sent someone over with a scroll. They said they need your assistance in a certain matter."

Daniel raised a brow slightly. It seemed this matter was anything but simple.

Even the military had come knocking at his door?

"Give me the scroll."

Alan took a parchment scroll from his robes and respectfully handed it over with both hands.

Daniel accepted it and unrolled it.

[Ding! Do you wish to accept the hidden quest "Plaguefall (epic-grade)" ?]

The instant he heard the system prompt, Daniel’s expression shifted slightly.

This quest... he remembered it!

In his previous lives, this hidden version quest had only appeared two months after the server opened.

According to players who had posted about it on the forums, this quest would only be issued to the player who ranked highest in current faction standing, Contribution Points, and similar metrics!

And now, even this had appeared ahead of schedule.

Without the slightest hesitation, he clicked Confirm.

[Prompt: You have accepted the quest "Plaguefall (epic-grade)"! Please check the details in the quest log.]

Daniel opened the quest panel.

[Plaguefall (epic-grade)]

Quest Objectives:

Investigate the strange plague spreading throughout the Empire. Develop a potion capable of curing the plague. Trace the source of the plague and eliminate the mastermind behind it.

Quest Description:

Not long ago, an extremely terrifying plague appeared within the Empire. It is spreading across the entire Empire with unstoppable momentum. Preliminary research by the Alchemists’ Guild shows that this plague is exceptionally difficult to deal with. A massive number of civilians have already been infected, and the death toll is rising sharply. Please develop a countermeasure as soon as possible, stop the plague from spreading, and completely resolve this disaster!

Time Limit: Long-term

Quest Rewards: A large amount of Contribution Points, a large amount of gold coins, a large amount of merit points, Imperial Popular Support, Human Contribution...

As Daniel looked at the quest, his brows drew tightly together.

In his previous life, he had read quite a few guides and knew that the source of the plague was a cemetery corrupted by darkness.

And the final boss of this quest was an early-stage legendary-grade monster spawned by the power of a Dark God!

"Legendary-grade..."

Daniel took a deep breath.

Before entering the dungeon, he might not have been a match for a legendary-grade powerhouse.

But now, his strength had increased severalfold!

In his previous lives, players who wanted to clear this quest had to rely on legendary-grade NPC experts from the Empire.

As a result, no one had ever obtained the quest’s most complete system rewards.

But if this time he could solo-kill that early-stage legendary-grade boss...

Then the perfect-grade reward would be within easy reach!

And the value of a perfect-grade reward was beyond estimation.

...

Daniel opened his skill panel.

[Serpent’s Thundercell]

The duration of this skill depended entirely on the caster’s MP and stamina, and with the support of [Infinite Grail] and countless potions, Daniel’s values in both categories were practically inexhaustible.

That meant he could maintain Serpent’s Thundercell without interruption forever!

A domain that never ended, covered an entire city, and dealt damage equal to 100% of his Attack Power every second...

Just imagining that scene was enough to make one’s scalp go numb.

Then Daniel thought of another skill—[Wind’s Embrace]!

Ten minutes of absolute stasis, combined with the endless output of Serpent’s Thundercell...

"If those two skills are used together..."

A cold curve lifted the corner of his lips. "Solo-killing an early-stage legendary-grade boss will be more than enough!"

Daniel closed his skill panel, activated Eternal Black King, and flew toward Dragon’s Slumber.

The black-gold wings traced a dazzling arc beneath the sunlight, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished into the horizon.

... 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Dragon’s Slumber.

A figure descended from the sky and landed steadily at the city gates.

[Prompt: You have discovered "Dragon’s Slumber." Contribution Points +1000!]

Daniel looked over the city.

The streets were nearly empty. The few pedestrians passing by all wore thick masks, their faces filled with fear and unease.

A suffocating atmosphere hung over the entire city like dark storm clouds.

Following the memories from his previous life, Daniel arrived at the entrance of an alchemy shop.

Inside the shop—

a woman in a dark blue alchemist’s robe was staring blankly at the alchemy array before her.

The materials within the array had not changed in the slightest.

Which meant...

the refinement had failed yet again!

As one of the Empire’s very few black-gold-grade alchemists, Alena felt a deep sense of defeat.

Alchemy followed the principle of equivalent exchange.

If nothing changed within the alchemy array, that meant the energy could not be converted, and the potion refinement had failed.

"So... it failed again, after all..."

Alena’s eyes reddened slightly.

She thought of the civilians struggling on the brink of death under the plague, and her chest felt so heavy she could barely breathe.

She had exhausted everything she had learned in her lifetime, yet still could not refine a potion capable of curing the plague.

"So it’s true... just as my mentors said. Only a legendary-grade alchemist can refine a cure for this plague?"

She lowered her head, her hands clenched tightly into fists.

"I... I’m not willing to accept this. I want to try one more time."

Just then—

Knock, knock, knock!

A sound came from the door.

Alena froze for a moment, then hurriedly put on a mask and opened the shop door.

Standing outside was a young mage.

He wore a silver-white robe, with a starlit longbow slung across his back. His features were cool and refined, his gaze deep and tranquil.

"Good day."

Daniel gave a slight nod. "I am Faustus, here under Imperial orders to investigate the plague."

Alena looked at him curiously, then stepped aside to let him in.