Shang Chuan: “I can do that, but I’ll need a partial payment upfront. Do you want to add anything else to the order?”
Lan Qingyou: “Go on.”
Shang Chuan: “Since you have potions that restore mana, do you have any that restore health?”
Lan Qingyou: “I do. Healing Potions.”
Shang Chuan: “What are the specific effects?”
Lan Qingyou: “I’m not sure. I haven't brewed them yet. You can wait until I finish brewing them this afternoon.”
Shang Chuan: “That works.”
Lan Qingyou: “I’ll pay you ten +50 mana potions for now.”
Shang Chuan: “[OK]”
After sending the message, Shang Chuan began drafting the trade request. He tossed materials that took up half his room into the small screen one by one.
Once the trade was complete and he had the ten potions, he checked his friends list and sent a message to another big client.
Shang Chuan: “Ten +50 mana potions.”
After sending it, Shang Chuan waited. He knew that based on this client’s habits, he probably hadn't left his shelter yet at this hour.
Li Huai: “Send them.”
A moment later, the other big client replied.
Lan Qingyou’s potions were currently in high demand and low supply.
One +50 mana potion went for 70 base units—that was the black market price.
Looking at the extra 700 base units, a smile curled on Shang Chuan’s lips.
He was already looking forward to the profits he would make from the rest of Lan Qingyou’s potions this afternoon.
In particular, the Healing Potions she had never brewed before were the real prize.
If the effects were good, he might even be able to make a 100% profit on the margin.
Of course, he had enough self-awareness not to set the price himself just because he got them first.
The power to set prices belonged to Lan Qingyou; he wouldn't overstep his bounds.
He only needed to follow behind and pick up the scraps, which was already more than enough to keep him well-fed at this stage.
【Ding! Congratulations to individual ‘Lan Qingyou’ of the District 666 Abandoned Forest for being the first to upgrade to a level 3 shelter. You have received one selectable reward. Please keep up the good work.】
Just as he was lost in thought, the voice of the world will rang out.
See? I knew she was upgrading to a level 3 shelter.
The corners of Shang Chuan’s mouth curled up again as he returned to his work.
Inside the Regional Channel:
“I was just about to head out, but Lan Qingyou pulled such a big move that I had to sit back down to post this. See you all tonight; my level 2 shelter is coming soon.”
“Sigh, we’re all working on level 2 shelters, and someone is already at level 3.”
“There’s no comparison. None at all.”
“If you know there’s no comparison, why are you still blathering here? Hurry up and go gather materials.”
“Aren’t you blathering too?”
“I reached level 2 ages ago. I’m planning to take the day off today.”
“...Bro, you’re the man.”
Since many people headed out once the sun rose, there weren't actually many people active in the Regional Channel.
Meanwhile, after upgrading to the level 3 shelter, Lan Qingyou began selecting her reward.
She skipped the first three options and went straight for knowledge.
《Basic Potions》 had been an immense help to her, so she remained firm in choosing knowledge that would assist her with alchemy.
Most importantly, having a new book to read meant alchemy wouldn't be boring.
The only problem now was how to choose the most useful knowledge from so many options.
This was especially difficult since many of the books were more or less related to alchemy.
For example, there was 《Basic Mineralogy》.
Though the name suggested it was a branch of 《Mechanics》, 《Smithing》, or 《Materials Science》—which it indeed was—mineral ores were also used in 《Alchemy》. Learning it certainly wouldn't be a waste.
However, that kind of knowledge wouldn't be of much help to Lan Qingyou at this stage.
Aside from immediate benefits, she had to consider her future development.
After much deliberation, Lan Qingyou finally gritted her teeth and chose the book 《Basic Magic Circuitry》 as her reward.
This book served as a vital bridge for her future progress.
A magic circuit was essentially a patterned line drawn with one’s own magic, connecting points to make them function.
It wasn't as complex as symbology, but it was by no means simple.
The circles and triangles on an alchemy circle that connected every symbol were, in fact, magic circuits.
By learning this and improving her ability to draw these patterns, her alchemy circles would naturally become much more powerful.
Of course, there was another major reason for choosing this book.
Magic circuits were also required for the construction of golems in 《Golemry》.
She had initially considered choosing 《Golemry》.
After all, if she had a few golems, wouldn't her alchemy work become much more convenient?
However, the knowledge required for golemry was far too extensive; it wasn't something Lan Qingyou could touch at her current level.
That was why she settled for the next best thing, 《Basic Magic Circuitry》, which would be helpful even now.
After receiving the reward, Lan Qingyou immediately dove into her work for the day.
Working while reading a book was a true delight.
Although she had promised Shang Chuan she would make Healing Potions, the Slow Potions she had planned yesterday also had to be made.
Therefore, she would have to use the stockpot for the Healing Potions.
After flying back and forth several times to fill a larger water tank next to the bathroom tank, she began the process.
The beginner protection period was ending soon. Who knew if there would be a beast tide or something else?
That was how all the novels were written, so she had to quickly prepare some means of self-defense.
‘Slow Potions’ became her best choice for now; she happened to have exactly enough materials for one pot.
Speaking of which, there was a distinction between potions and magic potions.
While both were brewed in a cauldron, they were fundamentally different.
The core difference was that potions were drinkable, or rather, intended for personal use.
Magic potions, on the other hand, were meant to be thrown, attacking enemies through evaporation or contact.
This was the simplest way to distinguish between potions and magic potions on Planet Karim.
If an enemy ever threw a bottle at you, don't doubt it—nine times out of ten, it was a magic potion attack.
As for the remaining ten or twenty percent, it was likely a beginner who had grabbed the wrong bottle.
Of course, that was how outsiders distinguished them. Alchemists had their own, even simpler set of standards.
For instance, right now.
Once the water in the cauldron began to boil, Lan Qingyou put down the stone stirring rod and took out a bottle of Nutri-X. She opened the lid and poured twenty yellow objects of similar size into the cauldron.
The yellow, strip-like objects tumbled and twisted in the scalding liquid.
This was a type of insect from Planet Karim. Because its body was covered in yellow ring patterns, alchemists called it the Yellow-ringed Legless Worm.
Of course, if you followed the habits of people from Blue Star, you could also call it an earthworm.
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