: 163. Underground “Adventure”<div>


    Over an hourter, inside the single cottage in Sector 7.


    Nnd Lee had finished imparting knowledge to Mabel. He entered his study room and summoned Denise Green.


    Under her gaze, Nnd took out ten gold bars and a few gold coins and ced them on the table.


    “Denise, put away these coins and gold bars. Let’s briefly go over our ounts.”


    Nnd took a seat beside the desk.


    Denise smoothed her skirt and sat down opposite Nnd.<div>


    She took out the notebook she usually used for ounting, and spoke as she wrote:


    “The reward from the Alchemy Cathedral is worth 500 gold coins. The payment from the sale of alchemy weaponry is 25,000 gold coins. Mabel has paid a deposit of exactly 50,000 gold coins for the purchase of knowledge. Hmm~ including the previous sales of Life Elixir, we now have a total of about 83,000 gold coins. ording to the minimum standard, the funds needed for the ind project are 150,000 gold coins, we have already achieved half of it~”


    Nnd nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something.


    “Oh, right, it’s more than half. I also have an Alchemy Water Well here.”


    Nnd rummaged in the Blood Haven and found the Sage Particles in the corner, cing them on the tabletop.


    Denise looked at the white beads on the table, blinked, and asked:


    “Is this what you found in the Fissure Corridor?”


    “Yes. The Pollution Zone appeared too suddenly, so for now, I’ve only found one Alchemy Water Well.”


    Nnd pushed the white-glowing bead in front of Denise:


    “Here, keep it safe. Once we’ve bought the ind, we’ll use it as a Magic Water Purifier.”


    “Okay~” Denise rummaged in her magic pouch, took out a separate metal box, and enclosed the Sage Particles.


    She picked up the pen, wrote a few lines in the ount book, and asked simultaneously:<div>


    “How much freshwater does this Alchemy Water Well produce?”


    Referring to the deconstruction results in his mind, Nnd said:


    “It’s badly damaged now, with a water output of about 10 tons every 24 hours. If it’s repaired, the output will increase to 15 tons.”


    “15 tons~” Denise wrote as she spoke with a smile:


    “A small Magic Water Purifier has a daily output of only 15 tons. We can save the money we’d spend on buying a small Magic Water Purifier. That’s about 7,000 gold coins.”


    Nnd pondered:


    “Hmm… using the Alchemy Water Well to obtain freshwater has a drawback. We need to use an Alchemy Stone to activate it and expand it into Sage Space. Doing so will also narrow our Spiritual Ocean. So using the Alchemy Water Well to rece the Magic Water Purifier is only an option when funds are tight. In the future, once we have sufficient funds, we’ll still need to buy a Magic Water Purifier.”


    Denise propped her chin on the pen barrel, considering the matter.


    She slowly nodded, seemingly having made up her mind, and smiled warmly:


    “You’re usually busy outside. Letting you bear the mental burden of the Alchemy Water Well will somewhat negatively impact your strength.


    “Let me take on the mental burden of the Alchemy Water Well. I’ve alreadypleted the alchemy knowledge of the Alchemy Cathedral over the years. As long as I review it a bit, I can pass the Independent Alchemist Exam and get my own Alchemy Stone.”


    Facing Denise’s kindness, Nnd didn’t refuse.<div>


    “No problem, Denise. I’ll leave this to you. However, I’ve been thinking. We won’t obtain the Alchemy Stone through the Alchemy Cathedral.”


    “What?” Confusion flickered in Denise’s eyes, and she didn’t understand Nnd’s meaning for a moment.


    “I don’t know how to exin it to you for now.” Nnd waved his index finger:


    “Just remember one thing. The Alchemy Stone and Sage Particles will be in your control. But your Alchemy Stone will be created by the Spirit Soul Transposition Ceremony I prepare. We won’t use the Alchemy Cathedral’s or any other force’s.”


    Denise was stunned, looking a bit dazed:


    “Your prepared Spirit Soul Transposition Ceremony…”


    “Yes, the one I prepare. This matter isn’t urgent, let’s discuss it when we get to the Suman Archipgo.”


    Nnd waved his hand, moving on from the topic:


    “Help me see if there are any other magical devices that can be reced with Sage Particles?”


    “Oh, well… alright.” Denise came back from her daze, lowered her eyes to the ount book:


    “… Food prices on the Suman Archipgo are expensive. Even seafood needs to be processed by a Magic Purifier before consumption. In order to eat normally, we need to buy food ingredients produced by Magic Farnd and fruit from Magical Orchards and a Magic Cooking Machine. The Magic Cooking Machine can be saved, and we can cook by ourselves or have Magic Servants do it. The crops and fruits produced by Magic Farnd and Orchards can be reced by Sage Space that produces food ingredients.”


    Denise paused, continuing:<div>


    “Also, we need to purchase construction materials to renovate the ind. If we can find a Sage Space that produces construction materials, we can save about 30,000 gold coins in construction costs.”


    “Alright, Denise. I got it. Sage Spaces that produce food ingredients and construction materials.”


    Nnd pped his hands and stood up from the chair:


    “I’ll make a trip to the Fissure Corridor now. For the next few days, I’ll be staying underground a lot. Just wait for me in the house.”


    “Okay~” Denise put the ount book, gold bars, and gold coins into her pocket and summoned a torch.


    “Well, I’m off.” Denise waved and teleported away amid the flickering firelight.


    After checking the tools he carried with him, Nnd rubbed the Illusion Ring on his finger, cast the “Illusionary Body Technique,” and entered the invisibility status.