After saying goodbye, Kevin didn't immediately return but found a hotel to stay in.
Before parting ways with Kate, Kevin showed him the [Supplier] contract.
He hoped that once Kate completed his Master's test and truly began his own path, he would become his [Supplier].
This didn't conflict with the other party's career plan; it was just something he could do easily and earn some extra money.
This was easy to understand.
When Kevin learned that Kate's ideal was to become a biological survey Hunter, he immediately thought of the possibility of cooperation.
Work related to natural biology would allow Kate to help him obtain the required [Materials] in the wild.
After all, so-called biological environment surveys involve researching information about the growth patterns, environmental needs, etc., of plants and animals, which is crucial for Kevin, so he immediately decided to cooperate deeply with Kate.
To ensure a stable supply and sale of potions, in addition to relying on the rare materials provided by those special individuals, Kevin also needed stable sources of materials to achieve sustainable development.
In the future, he would definitely invest in building many farms, plantations, ranches, and so on.
Some materials clearly have the potential for breeding and cultivation.
If certain key main materials were missing, then specific potions couldn't be made.
Thinking of this, Kevin picked up his phone and made a call.
The phone rang only once before it was answered.
"Hello!" Light's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"You've already passed the Hunter Exam?"
"I passed, I can start taking action."
"Good, good, we've been ready here for a long time."
"Oh, right, how are they? What's their situation?"
"No problem, they're all Training, Master Wing is teaching them very well."
"Okay, that's good, I'll be back in a while."
With that, Kevin hung up the phone.
At this time, Kevin thought of another matter, which was the transaction between him and Mito, and the kind of petals he had always wanted.
He remembered that the most likely place to find those petals was within the Kakin Empire, one of the gathering places they had stayed in before.
Now that he was already here, he might as well go confirm if that place really existed and if those flowers really grew within the Kakin Empire.
There were many things to do, and he could only handle them one by one.
After thinking for a moment, Kevin dialed the number again.
After a while, the call connected, and the sound of surrounding noise came from the receiver.
"Kevin? Is something wrong?" Menchi's voice came from the phone.
"I wanted to tell you that I've eliminated the side effects of the potions, and I want to cooperate with you, how about it?"
"Huh? That fast? No problem, where are you now? We'll come right over, remember to prepare a batch of potions."
"I'm temporarily in the Kakin Empire, but—"
Before Kevin could finish speaking, a surprised voice came from the other end.
"Kakin Empire? What a coincidence, we're also within the Kakin Empire, where are you now, we'll come find you right away."
Hearing the chirping voices on the phone, Kevin felt a bit helpless but also quite surprised, he didn't expect such a coincidence.
"I'm in—"
"Let me see, it's not far, wait for us for a moment, we should arrive around tomorrow morning, see you then, bye bye."
With that, the call was hung up.
"They're really impulsive."
Kevin muttered to himself helplessly.
Just as he hung up the phone, another call came in.
Kevin looked at the note on the phone screen—Rock?
He pressed the answer button: "Hello."
"Your exam should be over by now, right?"
"It's over."
"Can you provide your potions now?"
Hearing this question, Kevin couldn't help but frown, this request was too urgent.
He said directly: "Sorry, the store for selling potions is still being prepared. However, you can leave a deposit and a list of your needs first.
"In about three months, I will supply you, and after that, the supply will be normal."
"Three months? Hmm, okay, I'll send you the order list of needs, and the deposit will be calculated at 20%, I will transfer it to the account you provide."
With that, Rock hung up the phone.
Kevin scratched his head and muttered, "Business is really booming."
"I shouldn't have been in such a hurry, I should have waited until I was fully prepared before issuing a notice."
Kevin lacked experience in this area, he thought somewhat helplessly, this kind of thing should still be left to professionals.
He only needed to focus on providing potions and maintaining good relationships.
Originally, he planned to first establish cooperative relationships with [Suppliers] like Menchi to ensure sufficient supply channels for materials before starting external sales.
Moreover, he didn't have enough potions prepared for Menchi, and he had originally planned to meet at Leicester Manor.
Menchi was too impatient.
The next day.
Just as the sky was slightly bright and Kevin was still in his sleep, there was a knock on the door.
"No room service!" Kevin was a bit annoyed, hadn't he already said that yesterday?
"It's me! Hurry up and open the door!"
"Menchi, keep your voice down, it's still very early."
Menchi and Buhara's voices came from the door.
So early?
Kevin got up helplessly, put on his pajamas, and checked the time, it was only six o'clock.
He walked to the door helplessly, opened it, and Menchi walked straight in, still muttering: "Why are you still sleeping? A healthy life should start early."
Buhara squeezed in after her, smiling helplessly at Kevin.
"Just sit anywhere, you said you'd come in the morning, I didn't expect you to be this early."
Saying that, Kevin went to wash up on his own.
While Kevin was washing up, the two people sitting outside started talking to him.
"At this time, you couldn't have just gotten your hunter license, could you?" Menchi asked.
Kevin's voice came from the bathroom: "Then you're really smart, you got it right."
"How many candidates passed the exam this year?" Buhara asked curiously.
"Six."
"That many?" Menchi was a bit surprised.
"Is that a lot?"
Kevin wasn't sure about the average number of successful candidates in each Hunter Exam; he thought six people shouldn't be too many or too few.
"It's not a lot."
Buhara, who was more knowledgeable about this, replied, and he briefly explained, "The average number of successful candidates in each session is about 7-8 people, so this number is normal.
And I've also heard that there have been cases where more than a dozen people passed."
"Is that so? Then it seems there were too few successful candidates in my session."
"How many passed in your session?" Kevin poked his head out of the bathroom and asked curiously.
"3."
That was indeed very few, or rather, it was too few.
"Then you're quite amazing."
After all, only three passed, which meant the competition in that session was very fierce.
"Hmph hmph, of course, I'm a genius!" Menchi said without modesty, very narcissistically.
Kevin finished washing up, walked over and sat next to them, and took out different forms.
The two took the forms and looked at them, they were the [Supplier] contract and the list of [Potions] that could be sold and provided at the current stage.
"Your range of potions is even more complete than I imagined."
Menchi said in surprise, when she chatted with Kevin before, she only heard him mention a few distinctive potions.
"There will be more later."
After Buhara finished reading carefully, he frowned and said, "You should still be in the preparation stage, right? This contract is a bit rough, and the content is too simple."
Kevin nodded, admitting that this was indeed just a preliminary framework.
Precisely because of this, he specifically contacted Menchi and others first, wanting to exchange ideas, familiarize himself with the process, and see if there were any problems.
Resolve these issues before getting on track to ensure that not too many accidents occur.
Menchi also looked at the contract and then said, "It is indeed a bit basic and rough, you might not understand the Hunter group very well.
I think it's best for you to consult a professional Pro Hunter, I remember there are Hunters who specialize in this kind of consultation."
Kevin nodded, humbly accepting their opinions, he did have limited understanding of the Hunter group.
Buhara looked at Kevin and asked strangely, "I remember your Master is Bisky, right? Why don't you ask her for advice?"
After all, Bisky is well-known in the Hunter Association, a senior with deep qualifications, and her understanding of Hunters is far deeper than theirs; consulting her would definitely be very beneficial.
His main customers would definitely be the Hunter group, not many in number, but each one had strong spending power.
Kevin had indeed considered this point before, he just didn't want to bother her with such a small matter.
But now that he thought about it, Bisky would likely become a customer when he sold potions later.
If the contract was too simple and had loopholes, she would definitely laugh at him, and with her personality of liking to teach others, there would be no shortage of scolding, she might even question why he didn't ask someone knowledgeable before making a decision.
"Okay, you're right."
After a simple exchange, Kevin felt he had gained a lot; this kind of thing should indeed be discussed with fellow Hunters.
After chatting, Menchi took out the box they had prepared when they came and placed it on the table.
There was a vibrating sound from the table, indicating that there were quite a few things inside.
Opening the box, it was filled with various biological parts and some special plants.
"These are some materials we obtained while hunting for ingredients during this time, according to your standard of 'Essence', we took different samples."
Buhara also added from the side: "We made full preparations, you can check which ones can be called 'Materials'.
There are detailed records of the source of each material here and our considerations at the time; after comparing, we should be able to know what you need."
This way, in subsequent transactions, they could more accurately obtain the [Materials] Kevin needed.
Kevin didn't expect the two to be so well-prepared; he couldn't help but nod and started checking them one by one.
These materials were all carefully packaged, and different packaging methods were used; this box should be specially made and capable of low-temperature preservation.
Soon, the entire room was filled with a bloody smell.
After checking them one by one, Kevin had to admit that Menchi and Buhara, these two Pro Hunters, indeed had unique insights and skilled methods.
They provided a total of twenty-eight materials, ten of which met Kevin's standards.
Kevin's standard was C-level, because these ten materials made him have a desire for different standards.
Finding ten desired materials at once, Kevin couldn't hide the joy on his face; this was much faster than collecting them by himself.
Kevin directly pointed out these ten materials and said, "These ten are what I need."
Hearing Kevin's words, the two immediately recorded them.
"These ten materials are indeed, as you said, the essence of a creature. But why aren't these other materials okay?"
Menchi asked curiously, she needed a more detailed standard so that she could provide [Materials] that met the requirements better in the future.
Moreover, the parts they took out as materials, if Kevin didn't have a need for them, would basically be discarded, because these parts had low utility value, and some even contained toxins.
They were Gourmet Hunters, and their hunting targets were mostly focused on deliciousness and utility.
To some extent, these were parts they took off easily, equivalent to earning some extra money.
Precisely because of this, these parts wouldn't circulate on the market, so unless Kevin directly obtained the entire prey and checked each part, it would be difficult for him to know which ones were usable.
After all, so-called essence parts are not necessarily all useful parts.
"It's not that these parts are not essence, but the creatures from which these materials were obtained do not meet the standards I require."
Kevin explained.
Hearing this, the two nodded slightly, roughly understanding Kevin's meaning.
"One criterion is definitely correct: the stronger and more difficult a creature is to hunt, the more likely it is to contain the materials I need.
"Just like these ten I pointed out, the difficulty of obtaining them is definitely not low, right?"
Hearing Kevin's question, the two thought for a moment and couldn't help but nod, that was indeed the case.
However, among the materials that Kevin deemed unqualified, there were also some from powerful creatures, which clearly meant that the two failed to obtain the essence parts Kevin needed from these powerful creatures.
This was somewhat regrettable and a waste, but after all, it required a certain amount of experience.
Kevin couldn't know which materials he needed without touching them.
Although he had long thought about how to solve this problem, he couldn't think of any good way for a while.
The only method he could think of was through his Nen Ability, but to be honest, his memory slots were limited, although there were still some available.
He wanted to save the slots for other ideas.
"No matter what, the idea of finding [Suppliers] is definitely correct."
A smile appeared on Kevin's face; these materials in front of him were the best proof.
After speaking, his expression became serious, and he looked at the two and said, "You two are my preferred [Suppliers], and we have a foundation of mutual trust.
Now you also see that my sales store is still being prepared, so the contract won't be signed for now; it will be signed after everything is ready.
"But our tacit cooperation can start first; I will consider these materials as your 'Currency', and if you use 'Currency' to purchase potions, you can enjoy internal prices."
The two nodded, this was not a bad thing for them, so naturally, there was no reason to refuse.
At this moment, Kevin had also roughly constructed some ideas and processes in his mind.
Now that the most important [Supplier] plan was smoothly feasible, other aspects were all worth trying.
"However, you also know that I came here to participate in the Hunter Exam, and I originally planned to meet you in Vasar City on the You Lu Bi An Continent.
"So I didn't bring enough potions with me; if you don't mind, after I finish things here, we can go back together."
As for Kevin's words, the two were already prepared.
After hanging up the phone yesterday, they had briefly exchanged ideas and inferred this possibility on the way here, so they were not surprised.
Menchi nodded: "No problem, coincidentally, we've also finished our business in the Kakin Empire, we've gotten the materials and recipes we wanted, and we were planning to leave anyway, so let's go together."
Buhara asked curiously from the side, "Do you have anything else to do here? If you need help, don't be shy."
"Exactly, exactly, we're partners now."
Menchi said with a smile.
Having reached a simple cooperation, both sides were in a relatively happy mood now.
Kevin smiled and waved his hand: "Thank you for your kindness first, but it's just a small matter.
An important [Material] might be within the Kakin Empire, and I was originally planning to find an opportunity to come and check it out.
"Now that I'm already here, I'll just take care of this matter along the way. I want to investigate the growth environment and specific situation of this material."
Indeed, this was just an ordinary small matter.
After listening, Menchi nodded, looking curious, and said, "A material that makes you so attentive must not be ordinary, right? Coincidentally, we also need to help you obtain materials, let's go and see what it's like along the way."
After speaking, Menchi looked at her partner.
Buhara nodded, indicating his agreement with Menchi's idea.
"Since that's the case, let's go together, I was just about to buy tickets."
After dealing with these matters, Menchi suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, this is the capital of the Kakin Empire, and I heard there's an auction tonight.
How about it, do you want to go and check it out?"
Anyway, their plane tickets were for noon tomorrow, and they were free anyway.
Kevin nodded indifferently, it was fine to go and take a look, maybe he could find the materials he needed.