Chapter 111: [Blue Dispel Light Sphere (D-)]

Because the Abandoned Land originally had coastlines, obtaining these things posed no difficulty.

It was just that as a price, they merely required Gu Xiaobei to provide the cooked clam meat so they could enjoy a delicious meal.

Shang Chuan naturally accepted this sort of request with joy.

Compared to the amount he purchased, what they needed wasn't even a fifth of the total volume. Even after deducting the portions needed by Lan Qingyou and Gu Xiaobei, he could earn quite a lot from the middleman fees alone.

He even made them personally separate the clam meat and shells—before delivering the finished products to Lan Qingyou and Gu Xiaobei—in order to keep everyone satisfied.

The moment she obtained the shells and pearls, Lan Qingyou tossed these things into a pot and boiled them once through.

She let them cool down while draining away the moisture.

Subsequently, she used the medicine pounding mortar to crush them one by one.

Although fluorescent shells were called shells, in reality, they weren't much larger than a clam.

In comparison, the pearls were actually more strenuous.

But only a bit more.

After pounding away with the mortar and grinding everything into powder, Lan Qingyou went to check on the item boiling by the side.

Currently, a clay pot was brewing atop the alchemy base. The contents within the clay pot were the potion Lan Qingyou would be using for her experiment today.

Dispel potion—a type of potion capable of repelling mosquitoes and insects.

Of course, this was the original formula.

Right now, Lan Qingyou was about to spice things up.

If one wanted to research and develop new items, they had to learn how to spice things up.

This was the hint previously given to her by the small screen. It was exactly because of this hint that she was able to craft the talent magic potion.

Earlier, she had put on the gas mask and gloves she procured from The Chariot—which possessed quite an apocalyptic wasteland vibe—closed the door to the alchemy workshop, opened its windows, and subsequently took out several glass bottles containing red liquid from her card.

These were blood. Magic beast blood, and all of them were D-rank existences.

There was blood from Mountain-Patrolling White-Fronted Tigers, Blue-Eyed Crystal Star Leopards, as well as the forest wolves commonly seen in the Abandoned Forest.

These three items all shared one commonality: all of them possessed a certain degree of repelling effect.

Of course.

Other potions were also mixed into these blood samples to guarantee their activity; it was just that the smell was slightly awful.

This was exactly why Lan Qingyou geared up completely, and why she chose them as her tools to spice things up.

It was just that this stuff carried a bit of a 'kill one thousand enemies, lose one thousand eight hundred yourself' vibe to it.

"Tsk, tsk. I never expected there would come a day where I actually boiled... Forget it, for the sake of taking care of you guys who are eating, I won't continue. I really am a good person."

Wearing the gas mask, Lan Qingyou spoke in a muffled voice.

Subsequently, she glanced at these blood samples and poured all of them inside without the slightest hesitation.

Originally, she had been conflicted over which one to use.

But after thinking about how the smell would be immense regardless of which one she brewed, she simply tossed everything inside out of a 'research' mentality.

"This is probably what research is all about."

"For the sake of alchemy, an alchemist can sacrifice everything they have, and equally cast aside everything they have."

"As long as I don't say anything, I believe no one will ever know what I once did either."

Using the stirring rod crafted from a branch of the World Tree, Lan Qingyou mumbled while stirring the clay pot, perfectly resembling those fellows currently undergoing self-consolation or self-defense.

To prevent the resulting end product from carrying any strange odors, Lan Qingyou even specifically added some powder from a D-rank, exceptionally thickly scented tuberose inside to serve as neutralization.

Four hours later, this experimental potion was finally produced.

But this wasn't the end.

After letting it precipitate, cool down, and filtering it, Lan Qingyou mixed these potions together with the crushed fluorescent shell and fluorescent pearl powder from earlier, rolling them into spheres the size of fists one by one.

Subsequently, Lan Qingyou pulled out a glass bottle containing blue liquid from the storage rack.

[Blue Slime Mucus (E)]. Just looking at the name, one could tell it was slimy.

Pouring it into a small container, Lan Qingyou used her hands to smear this mucus evenly across the spheres.

Using the hooks—originally meant for hooking the Elf Butterfly chrysalises—to hook them up, she placed them over the flames and swiftly passed them through the fire once.

Due to the high temperatures, the slime mucus on the surface rapidly shrank and solidified, compressing the originally fist-sized spheres into tiny blue spheres half the size of a fist.

Of course, the hooks buried inside could consequently no longer be removed.

But this was exactly the outcome Lan Qingyou desired.

[Blue Dispel Light Sphere (D-)]

[Energy: 43200]

[Function: Dispel, Illumination]

[Introduction: It can repel the vast majority of D-rank monsters, allowing you to remain free from monster attacks even while having a picnic in the wild. However, please note that this item is only effective against D-rank monsters. If you encounter a C-rank monster, please turn around and run.]

Turn around and run?

You're quite kind, even knowing to give a reminder.

However, the 43,200 energy points didn't have a slash behind them. Did this mean once it was used up, it was gone?

Furthermore, consuming 1 point per minute equated to a full thirty days of service life. She didn't know if this counted as a consumable or not.

Forget it, as long as it worked, what more could she ask for.

Adjusting her glasses, Lan Qingyou knew she had succeeded.

The reason why it was D- rank was entirely because the tool utilized this time was a clay pot.

Since it was an experiment, it was impossible for her to use a crucible to make it anyway.

But it didn't matter.

Now that the theoretical verification had passed, she just had to redo a complete version later.

Yet, it would be wonderful if she had a few more crucibles on hand. Using these clay pots and stainless steel soup pots truly wasn't the way to go.

But regrettably, she had never seen anyone selling anything like a crucible.

Not even the 'knowledgeable and experienced' Shang Chuan had seen one either.

Wanting someone to make one was even more impossible; after all, she didn't even have a blueprint.

After finishing all this, when Lan Qingyou washed the tools, she inexplicably felt a sense of 'uncleanliness' looking at the filter in her hands.

Forget it, this filter would exclusively be used to filter the potions meant for sale in the future. Anyhow, she couldn't use this thing anymore for her own potions.

Thus, with a backhand motion, she ordered five new filters from The Chariot.

This sort of thing was nothing more than an effortless, easy catch for a mechanical fanatic like The Chariot.

After inquiring clearly about the specific parameters Lan Qingyou wanted, he agreed, expressing he could give them to her in the afternoon.

Just then, Gu Xiaobei's food over on her end had been prepared as well.

[Ding! The Emperor has sent a red packet in the group: 11/11]

The Emperor: "Today's dish is steamed millet and clams with white wine."

The High Priestess: "Wonderful! It's finally mealtime!"

The Hierophant: "This little old man relies exclusively on this bite of food from The Emperor every day."

The Empress: "However, I'm also deeply gratified that ingredients planted by me can be cooked so deliciously."

The Chariot: "What's millet?"

The Tower: "A type of wild vegetable possessing the effect of removing fishy smells and enhancing freshness. Eating a small amount is fine, but eating too much at once will cause constipation."

Lan Qingyou, currently eating clams, replied with a sentence.

The Chariot: "Then I should still eat a bit less. By the way, The Emperor, where did you get the wine? Do you have any more? I'll buy it."

The Emperor: "Not selling. These were collected during the treasure chest period back then. Even I don't have much left now."

The Chariot: "Sigh... It's been so long since I tasted wine."

The Emperor: "Then I'll gift you a small cup to taste."

The Chariot: "That's truly wonderful. I love you, The Emperor."

The Emperor: "..."

The Empress: "@The Emperor, why did you choose The Emperor card?"