Shang Chuan: "I've gathered everything for you. Go ahead and accept it."
Lan Qingyou: "Got it. I'll come to you if I need any more tools later."
Shang Chuan: "No problem."
Shang Chuan moved quickly.
In just over half an hour, he delivered the 《Mineralogy》 book and the measuring tool Lan Qingyou requested—a pair of calipers.
Along with them came a bullet sample and several minerals.
There was copper ore, iron ore, saltpeter, sulfur, and even charcoal. It was clearly prepared for making gunpowder.
Without a second word, Lan Qingyou grabbed the mineralogy book and Steel Wool and headed back to her room to read and sleep.
No joke—it was way too late to be running experiments. Reading came first.
Accumulating more knowledge of this world was the key priority.
After all, even if this world had copper and iron ore, there were bound to be differences compared to the ones on Blue Star.
If nothing else, minerals on Blue Star didn't come with a 'natural mana' attribute.
Early the next morning, after enjoying the breakfast sent by Gu Xiaobei, Lan Qingyou let Steel Wool play on its own and began her work for the day.
Although Shang Chuan seemed to be in urgent need of bullets, Lan Qingyou was in no hurry.
She had only gotten the book yesterday, and the knowledge points hadn't even been refined or digested yet. It was far too early for the experimental stage.
To put it bluntly, this bullet-making venture was a mutually beneficial cooperation.
One was in dire need of bullets, and the other was in dire need of knowledge.
The two were a perfect match, and Shang Chuan had instantly become the investor for Lan Qingyou's experiments.
If she succeeded, that would be for the best; if she didn't, it was merely a failed investment for Shang Chuan.
A professional merchant should be well aware of what investing in a laboratory entailed.
Of course, Lan Qingyou didn't say she wouldn't do it. She was currently brewing medicine while reading precisely so she could manufacture the bullets.
After all, making bullets was an alchemy challenge in itself.
But there was one great benefit.
She had scored a freebie on things like sulfur.
This was because sulfur was needed for both explosion potions and fire potions.
Of course, she also had to add E-grade fire-attribute magic creature cores.
Because of this, Lan Qingyou was currently wearing a face mask.
She wasn't kidding—she was about to throw sulfur into a cauldron to boil; it was bound to produce toxic gases.
Though she wasn't sure if it actually would, she put the mask on anyway.
Good children should definitely not imitate this.
After eight hours of hard work, her three types of potions were finally ready.
【Crude Explosion Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Causes an explosion in a 3*3 area, dealing 30 points of instant damage and 1 point of burning damage per second for 10 seconds.】
【Description: A potion with mediocre range and power; even using it for blast fishing would be embarrassing.】
【Crude Fire Potion (E-)】
【Effect: Causes a burning effect in a 3*3 area, dealing 2 points of damage per second for 30 seconds.】
【Description: A potion with mediocre range and power; perhaps you could use it to keep warm.】
【Apprentice Fire Resistance Potion (E)】
【Effect: Increases fire resistance by 10 for 10 minutes.】
【Description: A standard apprentice-level potion. It provides some fire resistance, but remember it isn't omnipotent; learn to act within your means.】
After bottling them, Lan Qingyou examined the three potions through her glasses. She decided to head out and test them while it was still early.
Although it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, fortunately, there was a monster spawn point nearby.
It was a swamp spawn point where almost no one went, making Lan Qingyou's experiment very relaxed.
Since it was past five in the evening, she didn't have to worry about being seen.
However, the results weren't ideal.
Boom!
Though it was an explosion, a 3*3 blast radius didn't actually do much damage to the sludge monsters in the swamp.
If anything, it seemed like fire potions and explosion potions shouldn't be used in a place like this.
Magic Creature Lore stated that magic creatures had attributes; finding the right elemental counter was the only way to maximize lethality.
But it didn't matter.
Was damage what Lan Qingyou was after?
Of course not.
All she wanted was the sheer thrill of being a 'bomber.'
With a flick of her wrist, a dozen or twenty explosion potions rained down in sequence, creating a chain of blasts across the swamp.
The sight reminded Lan Qingyou of the Fuso people back when their lives were a bit more... 'booming.'
"Combat! So satisfying!"
Even though she couldn't achieve any substantial results due to the sludge monsters' disgusting self-regeneration, she gained supreme mental satisfaction.
If she didn't only have two hundred bottles on hand, she might have actually kept blasting until nightfall.
After returning from the swamp area, Lan Qingyou wanted nothing more than a bath.
You might not believe it, but just flying a circle in the sky had actually made her break a sweat.
One could only say that a joyful mood effectively promoted human metabolism.
"Cheep-cheep—"
Seeing Lan Qingyou return, Steel Wool immediately rushed up to protest that she hadn't taken it along again.
She couldn't understand it, but Lan Qingyou, who could guess the gist of it, rolled her eyes at Steel Wool, placed it on a towel, and went to take a shower.
Once she was finished and came out, Lan Qingyou immediately sat at her magic desk, placed Steel Wool on her lap, and opened her friend list.
Lan Qingyou: "[Fire Resistance Potion]. Interested?"
Li Huai: "Yes. Name your price."
Lan Qingyou: "20 for 1 Fire Element Essence, 2 for 1 pound of Flame Bells, 1 for 1 pound of sulfur."
Li Huai: "How did you know I had Fire Element Essence?"
Lan Qingyou: "I guessed."
Ever since she obtained the Water Element Essence, Lan Qingyou had been speculating that Li Huai, who lived on a volcano, might have Fire Element Essence. The same logic applied to the sulfur.
So she wanted to test him.
As it turned out, he really did have them.
Seeing that he didn't mention the sulfur, she figured he had that too—it was even possible he was the one who supplied Shang Chuan's sulfur.
Li Huai: "100 for 1 Fire Element Essence."
After a while, Li Huai sent the message after some consideration.
Lan Qingyou: "Deal!"
Was 100 for one expensive?
Honestly, it wasn't expensive at all.
Lan Qingyou agreed without a second thought.
Li Huai could only cry out in his heart that he had been too careless!
Ultimately, for her two hundred Fire Resistance Potions, Lan Qingyou obtained one Fire Element Essence, 25 pounds of Flame Bells, and 25 pounds of sulfur.
Of course, the Flame Bells and sulfur would only be delivered tomorrow; this was a 'pre-order.'
【Fire Element Essence (D)】
【Effect: Can be used for alchemy and enchanting, or for lighting fires to keep warm; effectively increases the growth rate of nearby fire-attribute plants.】
【Description: A pure collection of fire element energy birthed from the long-term entanglement of fire-attribute mana.】
"Good stuff."
Lan Qingyou sighed in admiration as she looked at the description of the Fire Element Essence.
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