Raphael: You're quite good at seizing opportunities. Indeed, the Plane Rank is directly related to the Plane size. An S Rank has a complete "Universe," an SS Rank has an additional "Dimension," and an SSS Rank, like the Dragon Ball Universe, is a "Multiverse."
Victor: What about the vouchers? I've found that vouchers can be used separately, but I've never been able to combine them. Is that a permission restriction?
Raphael: It's not a permission restriction; vouchers simply cannot be combined. Even when selling commodities, we can only modify plane points; vouchers cannot be modified. Therefore, vouchers can only be obtained from the local Plane, making them very precious.
No wonder.
This might be hard to understand, so let me give an analogy.
Advanced vouchers are like a single 100-carat diamond, while low-Rank vouchers are like 100 carats of loose diamond fragments.
If someone offered you a 100-carat whole diamond for your 100 carats of fragmented diamonds, would you trade?
Only a fool wouldn't!
But the other way around, very few people would trade, as no one is a fool.
And there's another crucial piece of information here.
Planar Merchants cannot adjust the selling price of vouchers; these can only be acquired from the local Plane—this statement is completely contradictory.
If commodities are being sold, then don't the vouchers spent by the buyer belong to the shop owner?
Victor raised this question.
Raphael: You should find out about this soon. A Rank 2 merchant's permission is the 'Dimensional Printer,' which can print out commodities with backed-up data at a certain cost. And printing has a cost, which is the Platform's 'currency valuation.'
So that's it!
This is the Platform's restriction on Planar Merchants, incentivizing Planar Merchants to actively develop the value of their own Plane.
We previously discussed the difference between "currency valuation" and "commodity selling price."
Now, to use the "Dimensional Printer" at the price of "currency valuation," and since the number of vouchers in "currency valuation" cannot be changed, the most profit from sold commodities can only be plane points.
Unless... Victor: If the commodity isn't printed by the Platform, and I produce it myself, do all the vouchers belong to me?
Raphael: Yes.
This rule... it's outright discrimination!
Plane Ranks are divided into different tiers. No matter how hard a low-Rank Plane tries, under the restriction of "vouchers," it's almost impossible to buy commodities from Advanced Planes or Universes.
This is similar to "technological blockade."
Perhaps it's also a form of protection.
After all.
If a necromancer from a high-level magic Plane appeared in the Resident Evil Plane... tsk tsk, the scene is too beautiful to imagine.
After resolving his doubts.
He returned to the topic of the free "tailored forging."
Victor: One last question, why would the other party forge for free? When I acquire the Infinity Stones, I'll definitely back them up and sell them in my shop.
Raphael: Because commodities printed by the 'Dimensional Printer' only possess the functions of the commodity, but they do not contain the aura of the Universe's Origin, so they naturally cannot be used for Breakthrough.
So that's how it is.
After a brief thought, combined with the Platform's strict security measures, Victor decided to accept this benefit that came knocking.
Raphael: Your decision is correct. If possible, pay more attention to good Materials. Materials from one's own Plane often have better compatibility with each other.
Victor: Alright, I will, thank you for the introduction.
Raphael: If you really want to thank me, then I'll give you a green lantern ring.
Victor: ???
Victor: I will try my best to obtain the Reality Stone. Once I get it, I will definitely back it up and sell it, don't worry.
Raphael: Alright, in that case, thank you in advance. If you need anything, you can always tell me. I'm busy now, contact me if anything comes up.
The conversation ended there.
Victor, however, was so annoyed by Raphael's last sentence that he rolled his eyes and didn't even want to reply to him.
Why did Raphael insist on giving him a green lantern ring?
That's a b-class commodity, a tier more precious than the spider serum.
Wasn't it because he was afraid Victor would grow too slowly and wouldn't be able to participate in the battle between Thor and Ma La Ji Si, ultimately failing to obtain the Reality Stone?
So he simply invested more in the early stages to let Victor snowball and develop as early as possible.
Who are you looking down on!
It's just a dish, even if you're spicy, this young master still... truly can't eat spicy food.
Cough cough.
He was, after all, a holder of an infinity stone. While he could strategically despise, he still needed to pay close attention tactically.
It was currently 2008, and there were still about 5 years until the Reality Stone appeared.
Time was ample.
Given this, we can do this and that... With the rich information in his mind, Victor declared that he had already planned this dish clearly.
However.
The current priority wasn't to worry about something so far in the future. The "misunderstanding" between Wanda and her brother and Tony needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
This was simple; he just needed to arrange a meeting between the two parties when he was present.
But not now.
Given his current "irreconcilable" relationship with Tony, if he brought them together now, even a "misunderstanding" could turn into a fact.
Alright.
He should still look for ways to save Tony. Given Pepper's concern for Tony, once she understood Tony's specific condition today, she would definitely come back tomorrow to ask for help.
So.
Victor lay on the bed and began to pick and choose.
He didn't want anything expensive; it was just some shrapnel, no need for drastic measures.
No magic, otherwise it would be troublesome to explain if S.H.I.E.L.D. asked later.
Bloodline wouldn't work either; good ones were too expensive, and giving a bad one to Tony, if it were known in the future, the "Anti-Superman Armor" might not be far from appearing.
knowledge wouldn't work either; this stuff was like copyright, the most expensive among all categories... After a round of screening, the target instantly became clear.
Cheap, tech-sided, and preferably disposable.
Finally.
Victor locked onto two potions—the pufferfish virus and the self-healing virus.
As the names suggested, these were commodities from Royce's Resident Evil Plane.
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Commodity Name: pufferfish virus:
Commodity Category: [Technology]
Commodity Compatibility: [100%];
From Plane: resident evil;
Rank Assessment: [F-];
Commodity Price: f-rank vouchers × 2, plane points × 30;
Function Description: Falls into a state of near-suspended animation within thirty minutes, with heart, blood, and nerve signals almost ceasing;
Slogan: Tech version of the Turtle Breath Technique:
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Injecting this, there's no need to worry about heavy bleeding.
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Commodity Name: self-healing virus:
Commodity Category: [Technology]
Commodity Compatibility: [100%];
From Plane: resident evil;
Rank Assessment: [F+];
Commodity Price: f-rank vouchers × 7, plane points × 85;
Function Description: Significantly boosts self-healing ability within ten minutes, can repair minor internal organ damage;
Slogan: Self-healing doesn't mean immortality; fatal wounds still kill:
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Injecting this, even if the chief surgeon accidentally cut Tony's heart, there's no need to worry about him dying.
Perfect combination!