Chapter 184: News of the Enemy

Now that this matter had finally come to an end, Lan Qingyou put down the Card in her hand, flopped onto the bed, and let out a long sigh of relief.

'Negotiating really drains the mind.'

'Especially this time.'

'It feels almost as exhausting as brewing a cauldron of Potions.'

Fortunately, the harvest was massive.

Six liters of Star Dragon King blood and six liters of various other fluids were nothing more than a drop in the bucket for Lan Qingyou.

Besides, whether in the past or present, she always considered these things to be mere worldly possessions.

Her biggest gain from this trip was the book on magic arrays.

At this thought, she pulled out the book, intending to read it in detail as a preview before returning to the Shelter.

Judgement: "By the way, do you have any more Witch Potions? We want to purchase some on our end."

Due to the vast number of people under the Supreme Council, their consumption of medicine was naturally immense. Although Lan Qingyou was a titan in the field of Alchemy, she alone could not satisfy their endless demand.

Even if she used a ton of herbs every week to brew Potions, it still would not be enough to keep up with their consumption rate.

Therefore, upon learning that the Witch Potion could grant modifiers in Potioneering, Herbology, and Magic Array Drawing Study, the council members all desperately wanted to bring some Witches into the council to brew potions.

However, Chu Yuan's interruption significantly dampened Lan Qingyou's eagerness to study.

The Tower: "I still have one hundred and seven vials. How many do you want?"

Judgement: "All of them."

The Tower: "For one hundred vials, I want two hundred tons of D-tier alchemical materials. Among them, plants, monsters, and crystal cores with the Spirit attribute must make up at least one ton. If you have any C-tier materials, throw them in regardless of their attributes."

Lan Qingyou now wanted to brew a C-tier talent potion for herself.

The last time had been a lucky fluke, and there was no guarantee she would succeed again.

After all, potions of different tiers required completely different materials, which meant the formulas varied vastly. Everything had to start from scratch.

Because of this, she requested a surplus of materials.

Moreover, the Supreme Council was a massive organization. Securing a hundred tons of materials was incredibly easy for them.

Judgement: "One hundred tons."

This was different from purchasing the Dragon King blood earlier. That was a high-priority item everyone coveted, so it had to be secured immediately.

Meanwhile, the Witch Potions were already useless in Lan Qingyou's hands.

That was why Chu Yuan wanted to haggle over the price.

Yet, how could an Alchemist like Lan Qingyou, who strictly adhered to the principle of Equivalent Exchange, ever yield?

The Tower: "An immortal species with unaging attributes, plus an innate, unknown Magic Eye awakening skill. This is far more precious than a dragon species. I believe many people would be highly interested, regardless of gender."

Nothing else mattered, but the awakening of the Magic Eye was entirely random.

This meant there was a very real possibility of an S-tier entity being born.

This was Lan Qingyou's trump card, and similarly, the trump card of the Witch race.

She had no fear of them going unsold.

Judgement: "One hundred and fifty tons. As a celebration of our agreement, I have intelligence on those two people. I will send it to you shortly."

The Tower: "Who?"

Judgement: "The Royal Corporation."

'Tsk, tsk.'

'This just goes to show how vast and powerful the Supreme Council really is.'

'In just a short amount of time, they managed to track down the father and son of the Huang family—the ones who crushed my legs and killed my parents.'

The Tower: "Acceptable. You can give me the materials after I return to my Shelter."

With that, Lan Qingyou sent the one hundred Witch Potions over to him.

On his end, Judgement sent over the information regarding the father and son duo, Huang Xingming and Huang Wei.

However, it was less a piece of news and more a map.

It was drawn by Helles and labeled as the Golden Plains.

According to Chu Yuan, the two of them were currently located somewhere on this map. As for their exact coordinates, they still needed the Wheel of Fortune to perform a Divination.

'Alright then.'

'I nearly forgot about the Wheel of Fortune, that guy who only pops up every now and then.'

Looking at the map, the Golden Plains were located north of The Abandoned Land, separated by the Red Peak Rock Mountains, which extended from the Abandoned Mountains.

"The Golden Plains..."

Lan Qingyou muttered softly as she studied the map.

'As long as they are not dead, it is fine. If they were already dead, it would not be any fun at all.'

She knew where her enemies were, but the current problem was that she could not get there.

'But there is no rush.'

'Revenge is a dish best served cold.'

After staring at the map and pondering for a moment, Lan Qingyou sent a message to the group.

The Tower: "@Judgement, I will give you the remaining four vials for free, but you must guarantee that there will be at least four Witches in the Golden Plains making life miserable for them."

Judgement: "Make life miserable, huh? Understood. That is not difficult at all. As long as we do not kill them?"

The Tower: "Do not kill them. Just make them as miserable as humanly possible."

Lan Qingyou's thought process was simple.

Since she could not go there herself, she would let others play with them. She would make them wish for death first; it would not be too late to deal with them personally when the opportunity arose.

She was willing to pay any price to make those people suffer, let alone part with a few potions that were already useless to her.

She never had any intention of pulling together a team of her own.

On the other end, Judgement gained a whole new understanding of Lan Qingyou's actions—or rather, her thirst for vengeance.

'To give away such precious items just for revenge... she is truly one of a kind.'

However, this task was incredibly easy for him.

He could use the Supreme Council's potions to handle Lan Qingyou's request, while simultaneously pocketing four extra vials out of thin air to cultivate his own subordinates.

'No matter how I look at it, this is an enormously profitable deal.'

'Uh...'

In an instant, Chu Yuan realized exactly why Lan Qingyou had given him these potions.

And why she demanded his personal guarantee that four Witches would be in the Golden Plains to harass the people from the Royal Corporation.

'She is using me as her hired gun.'

"This little girl is quite formidable after all,"

Chu Yuan murmured, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

'So what if I figured it out? I still have to obediently follow her instructions.'

'I have no choice. The reward she offered is simply too massive to refuse.'

As for Lan Qingyou wanting revenge...

The wealthy elites and the girl whose legs were crippled in a car crash.

By combining these two figures, how could a smart man like him fail to deduce the reason?

Not to mention, the notorious reputation of the rich second-generation heir Huang Wei, and the history of how Huang Xingming built his fortune through illicit industries, were infamous even among the common people.

'If I could not figure that out, I might as well just drop dead right now.'

After handling the affairs in the group chat, Lan Qingyou glanced at the book on magic arrays she had tossed on the bed earlier. She then stepped outside and stored the four ancient trees and Glass into her Card.

Having finally finished cleaning up the battlefield, Lan Qingyou felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her and decided to go back and get a good sleep first.

As for the group chat...

Other than those looking to reap the ready-made benefits, whether it was the oldest, the Pope Nemo, or the Magician David who was always lurking, they were probably all still busy working on innovations.

They simply did not have the time to pay attention to her.

Now completely free of tasks, Lan Qingyou decided to catch up on some much-needed sleep.

Calculating the time, the Mana Tide outside would likely be over by the time she woke up. When that happened, she would go back and see exactly what that world artifact called the Emerald Tablet was all about.