“Hmm?”
Lan Qingyou was also taken aback when she saw Mickey Hayek’s message on the channel.
Protect her?
This sounded more like a direct threat.
Mana potions were consumables—in fact, most products of alchemy were consumables, and highly practical ones at that.
Under these circumstances, anyone with even a shred of ambition would want to control the person capable of producing them.
Lan Qingyou had been well aware of this from the moment her Crude Mana Potions went on sale.
This was especially true after she realized that District 666 was a ‘Villain's Valley’ filled with criminals.
After all, the proportion of ambitious people among villains was much higher.
That was why she was doing her absolute best to avoid meeting anyone.
As long as no one could find the location of her shelter, she was completely safe.
Fortunately, now that she had alchemy and the clever trick of trading potions for herbs, she didn't even need to leave her house to harvest a large number of basic units and materials.
In this situation, she didn't see how she could possibly be exposed.
“Hah! Mickey Hayek, is it? If you can find me, then by all means, come and try.”
With a cold sneer, Lan Qingyou flew out of the shelter.
She returned an hour later, then headed out again.
It wasn't until she returned from her third trip and saw that it was nearly midnight that she stopped going out.
Mickey Hayek’s threatening words had instilled a sense of urgency regarding her current situation.
After all, knowing something was one thing, but having a countermeasure was another.
That was why she had gone out so many times today—to stockpile more food and unbox more items.
Yet, after opening over thirty chests, Lan Qingyou hadn't found a single blueprint, only food and water.
She didn't know if this was good luck or bad luck.
Was it because she always did ten-pulls that she couldn't get anything? Did she really need to do single pulls to see a miracle?
Helpless about her lack of drops, Lan Qingyou could only place her hopes on the exchange.
She had already decided to go out less from now on and stay in her shelter every day to brew potions, going nowhere.
Given how well the Apprentice-level Mana Potions were selling, gathering the materials for a level three shelter would likely be finished by tomorrow.
But that wasn't enough; she also needed things to save her life and protect herself.
However, her current production was very limited. Producing 400 potions a day was her limit, dictated by time.
Unless... she increased the dosage?
With that thought, Lan Qingyou decided to conduct an experiment.
She opened her friends list and typed in Li Huai’s name.
Li Huai: “Something up?”
He accepted the friend request almost instantly.
It seemed this guy was lurking in the chat too.
Then again, the ‘Green Ghost’ had been appearing quite frequently tonight, leaving everyone in the Regional Channel on edge.
Lan Qingyou: “Can you make wooden boards and stone slabs?”
That’s right—Lan Qingyou had reached out to this guy, who likely had high combat talent, specifically to use him as a processor.
Li Huai: “I can. What specifications?”
Lan Qingyou: “Cubes. 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, and 50cm. Each must be at least one centimeter thick.”
Li Huai: “Wait a moment, I’m going out.”
Wait! Bro! You actually dare to go out at night?!
Lan Qingyou was stunned by Li Huai’s reply.
Was he just that confident in his skills? Or did Planet Karim’s night have no power to restrain high-end combatants?
About two minutes later, Li Huai sent a trade request directly.
Lan Qingyou took them out and saw they all met her requirements—ten of each, and they were even still warm to the touch. In return, she sent over an Apprentice-level Mana Potion.
Both sides had sent blank trade applications.
A blank application was a trading method where you sent items without requiring anything in return, allowing the other person to take the materials freely.
Lan Qingyou: “I’ll experiment first. If they work, I’ll place an order. Will you take it?”
Li Huai: “Sure. We’ll talk about the price then.”
Neither of them were people who wasted words. Once they reached an agreement, Lan Qingyou immediately entered the experimental phase with the alchemy circle.
Exactly.
Just as one might expect, Lan Qingyou intended to use these wooden boards and stone slabs as bases for her alchemy circles.
After all, she didn't have any iron ingots to make iron alchemy circle bases yet.
She had no choice but to settle for the next best thing: wood and stone.
Since she had successfully created an alchemy circle before, Lan Qingyou was now relatively familiar with the process of drawing them.
After nearly an hour of experimental drawing, she figured out the pattern.
Wooden boards didn't work as bases; they were too fragile.
Stone slabs could serve as bases, but they were single-use—they would shatter on the spot as soon as the fire was extinguished.
No wonder the apprentice-level alchemy circle bases were made of iron.
Lan Qingyou: “I need stone slabs. 10cm * 100 for 1 potion; 20cm * 50 for 1; 30cm * 20 for 1; 50cm * 10 for 1.”
Lan Qingyou: “I want 1,000 of the 10cm ones, 500 of the 20cm, 200 of the 30cm, and 100 of the 50cm.”
Lan Qingyou: “If you can do it, we’ll trade tomorrow. If the price doesn't suit you, send me a quote.”
Having sorted that out, Lan Qingyou yawned and sent the message to Li Huai.
Once that was done, she went to the exchange and bought up all the containers, large and small, she had seen earlier.
A 1.25-liter enamel mug—bought.
A 3.6-liter double-layered stainless steel steamer—bought.
A 21-liter hotel-grade stainless steel stockpot—bought.
A 20-liter thickened iron bucket—bought...
She bought quite a variety. The 1.25-liter enamel mugs were the most numerous—over a hundred of them—all intended for use as experimental vessels.
After finishing her shopping, Lan Qingyou took out the wardrobe and hurricane lamp blueprints she had acquired earlier.
Similarly, they were also single-use.
【Single-use Wardrobe Blueprint】
【Materials: Wood * 100, Sand * 20】
【Effect: A place to store clothes.】
【Description: Put all those beautiful clothes of yours inside.】
【Single-use Hurricane Lamp Blueprint (E)】
【Materials: Iron Ore * 10, Sand * 10, Glowing Mushrooms * 5】
【Effect: Lights the way for you in the dark.】
【Description: No way, right? No way. No one would actually carry this outside at night, right?】
Well, it seemed furniture didn't have levels.
She decided to make the hurricane lamp first.
It just so happened she had a few glowing mushrooms she had swiped from Albert's basement.
After rummaging through her things, Lan Qingyou finally found a few mushrooms that hadn't shriveled up yet.
She counted them—six—enough to make one hurricane lamp.
Without a moment's hesitation, Lan Qingyou crafted the lamp.
【Magic Hurricane Lamp (E)】
【Remaining Duration: 10,080 minutes】
【Effect: Lights the way for you in the dark.】
【Description: No way, right? No way. No one would actually carry this outside at night, right?】
Huh!?
Did something seem off?
Why did the Magic Hurricane Lamp have a duration?
10,080 minutes... isn't that 168 hours? Seven days?
Seven days!?
Lan Qingyou suddenly looked up at the Magic Hurricane Lamp that came built-in with the shelter, hanging on the wall.
Rate on N.U.
