Chapter 183: Endless Brewing, Simply Endless

Tower: "This won't work."

Judgment: "Go ahead."

Tower: "First, I need to know your exact definition of a 'batch of herbs'. I need precise numbers and grades. Furthermore, I require alchemy materials, not just 'herbs'."

Chu Yuan paused, genuinely not intending to play word games.

After all, he was not an Alchemist, so his subconscious simply equated alchemy with making medicine.

That was why he used the word 'herbs'.

Upon seeing Lan Qingyou point this out, even someone like Chu Yuan felt a bit embarrassed.

Judgment: "My apologies, I am not very familiar with your alchemy. How about half a metric ton of E-grade materials and half a metric ton of D-grade materials? One metric ton per month."

Tower: "Acceptable. However, as our levels increase in the future, the grades of the materials must be adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, the duration of this agreement must be extended to twenty years."

The only exception would be materials harvested from monsters, which might see a higher consumption rate.

Of course, the most important factor was her unwavering determination to expand and strengthen her potion empire.

It was perfect timing now that she had magic puppets to assist her. Although she only had twenty or so at the moment, she could definitely figure out how to create a Humanoid Magic Puppet once she returned and researched them properly.

When that time came, she might even start selling magic puppets alongside her potions.

As for the lengthy duration of the agreement, Lan Qingyou paid it no mind.

If she died, all these resources would be useless anyway.

If she survived and the other party died, she would just consider herself unlucky.

Then again, as long as she managed to upgrade to a level-ten Shelter, it would probably be difficult for her to die even if she wanted to, right?

Oh, wait. Because she was the Origin Witch and inherently possessed the ageless and immortal attributes, she simply could not die at all.

How distressing.

She would likely have thousands of years ahead of her to experiment and do as she pleased.

Compared to that, a mere decade was practically nothing.

Judgment: "Agreed. However, if B-grade and A-grade materials become scarce in the future, we might not be able to provide that exact quantity. Furthermore, we require priority purchasing rights for any potions brewed using these materials."

Judgment: "Additionally, during emergencies or if we have special requirements, we will provide you with specific materials. Naturally, we will purchase the resulting products at market price."

Judgment: "As for the duration, I can offer a maximum of twelve years. That is the absolute limit of my authority."

A hundred and twenty thousand Evolvers and twelve years? He certainly knew how to calculate his odds.

Seeing Chu Yuan's response, Lan Qingyou chuckled softly.

Still, a metric ton of alchemy materials—if calculated purely in terms of herbs—was a staggering one million grams. There was no end to brewing that; it was simply endless.

Tower: "Acceptable. Secondly, I require ores."

Judgment: "To craft magic puppets?"

Tower: "Correct."

Judgment: "Then we will provide one metric ton of refined ingots per week. Let me know what you need a week in advance so I can have my people prepare it. The same goes for the other materials. If you do not specify, we will fulfill the order based on the previous week's requirements."

Since magic puppets varied in size, their weights naturally differed as well.

But if limited to Humanoid Magic Puppets, a single construct would weigh around twenty-five kilograms. That meant she could craft forty magic puppets a week. For Lan Qingyou, these were incredibly favorable terms.

Moreover, she had just secured a long-term meal ticket that would last for twelve years, a full one hundred and forty-four months.

How could Lan Qingyou possibly be dissatisfied?

Of course, Lan Qingyou was not doing this for the money.

Her great mentor Albert had once said, "Alchemists have no interest in money."

That was right. She had absolutely no interest in it, nor had she ever touched a single coin.

Tower: "Agreed. Finally, if I ever have any specific needs, the Supreme Council must offer its full cooperation. You must also inform me of any rare alchemy materials you acquire, and I shall hold priority purchasing rights."

Judgment: "What are these specific needs?"

Tower: "In this world, who can really say for sure?"

Lan Qingyou's nonchalant response caused Chu Yuan to frown deeply.

The definition of the word 'needs' was incredibly broad.

Materials counted as needs, information counted as needs, and even personnel could be considered needs.

Therefore, Chu Yuan wanted to figure out exactly what Lan Qingyou was planning.

Judgment: "If it involves combat, the cap will be one thousand personnel, and our side must send someone to evaluate the situation."

No leader would send their subordinates on a suicide mission. Having someone evaluate the situation would at least prevent any reckless operations. Lan Qingyou perfectly understood Chu Yuan's concerns.

Tower: "No problem. Additionally, I have one minor supplementary condition."

Judgment: "Let me hear it."

He had already agreed to so much; one minor condition was nothing in comparison.

Tower: "Shao Huilan, Liu Yongfu, Huang Meiying, Liu Wei, Liu Jie, Li Xingtong, Wang Daofei, Huang Wei, and Huang Xingming. The Supreme Council must not grant any evolution quotas to these nine individuals. They are all people I intend to kill, so there is no need to waste resources on them."

Lan Qingyou stated her intentions bluntly, making it explicitly clear that she was going to kill these people.

She would kill them regardless of what Chu Yuan or the Supreme Council chose to do. She would follow through even if it meant severing her ties with the Supreme Council.

To put it plainly, she was sending Chu Yuan a direct warning.

Upon seeing this message, Chu Yuan knitted his brows. What immense bloodlust.

Judgment: "Agreed. But what if someone shares the same name?"

Tower: "It does not matter. You can send me their names and portraits; I will know if they are my targets at a single glance. Besides, you should be familiar with Huang Wei and Huang Xingming. They are the chairman and young master of the Royal Corporation."

Judgment: "So it is those two. I understand. Does this mean our contract is established? Or do you have any other demands?"

Tower: "Before we sign the contract, I want to know if it will still be effective if you happen to die. Does it hold any binding force beyond you?"

Lan Qingyou decided to add one final layer of insurance for herself.

Judgment: "It does. Strictly speaking, I am merely the drafter; the entity signing with you is the Supreme Council. Even if the Supreme Council were to disband within these twelve years, as long as the succeeding governing body contains even a single former council member, this debt will transfer over to them. This is mandated by the will of the world. No one can escape it."

Disband?

What a joke. They had gone through so much trouble to establish this platform, and power was slowly centralizing in their hands. Who would be foolish enough to disband the council?

Lan Qingyou simply took Chu Yuan's words with a grain of salt.

Still, she had not expected Chu Yuan's talent to be so potent. To think he could manipulate debt transfers—it was undoubtedly a very high-grade talent.

She suspected it might even be S-rank.

Tower: "Additionally, the Supreme Council must publicly announce our collaboration. Namely, they must state that I am the provider of this batch of Star Dragon King Blood."

After all, she was already incredibly famous, so she did not mind boosting her reputation a little further.

Making a name for yourself once or twice would draw envy and jealousy.

But if you consistently dominated the spotlight, people would simply grow numb to it and refrain from causing you trouble.

Judgment: "Indeed, I was thinking the exact same thing. In fact, we should utilize a few other methods to hype this matter up even more."

Chu Yuan had originally planned to do just that. In fact, he had considered the matter far more deeply than Lan Qingyou had.

After all, this was an excellent opportunity to solidify the Supreme Council's 'legitimacy.' How could he pass up the chance to properly promote it?

Tower: "Understood. Let's draft the contract then."