[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t":3,"chapter-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Survival: The Tower Witch with an E-Rank Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1374184,1818,"Chapter 39: Shang Chuan — Want Some Appraisal Glasses?","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>\"Mana, materials, gold, stamina, spirit — everything an alchemist possesses exists for the sake of alchemy. And alchemy will, without fail, repay that devotion. Remember: alchemy is omnipotent! — Albert\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Lan Qingyou slept like a baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even dreamed of soaring through the sky with arms outstretched, looking down at all the people scrambling to survive below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was glorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Lan Qingyou carried the little snowy owl downstairs and got to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First order of business: ordering breakfast from Gu Xiaobei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soy milk and fried dough sticks for her, plus a small portion of wolf meat for the owl. Both human and bird ate heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating, she checked on her two treasures soaking in the wooden bucket. The potion had turned to water again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick appraisal revealed the herb bag had expanded from one cubic meter to roughly 1.1 cubic meters, while the Moonbright Stone Dagger showed no change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dumped the spent solution and turned her attention to yesterday's haul from Li Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obsidian. Fist-sized chunks, sixteen of them. Fewer than she'd hoped, but the man had nearly died getting them. She wasn't about to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it went straight into the storage room. She'd wait until she had a hundred before using them for the upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Li Huai, these were meant as \"interest\" on the potion debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Interest is interest, I suppose. But they're not even washed...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou grumbled and started sorting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After working with these herbs for so long, she could identify most of them at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on — isn't this a Flame Bell?! Between the Volcanic Worm, the Flame Bells, and the fire poison he got hit with... did this guy go fight at an actual volcano?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou muttered as she held up a string of red, lily-of-the-valley-shaped herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where Li Huai went to grind and fight was none of her business, though. What mattered were the materials she could use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately sat at the desk and messaged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Do you have more Flame Bells?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Flame Bells?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou: \"Those red herbs that look like lily of the valley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huai: \"Ah, those. I'm out, but once I've healed up, I can grab about fifty kilograms for you. Consider it compensation for the delays.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oh my, the patient is up bright and early?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or did he never sleep at all?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Qingyou quipped internally, then sent: \"All right. Rest up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was eager, but the man was still recovering. No point in pushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top-tier combat power — best to let him heal first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for her urgency was simple: Flame Bells were the primary ingredient in Explosion Potions, Flame Potions, and Fire Resistance Potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the first two in hand, combined with her levitation talent, she'd effectively become a bomber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't enjoy fighting, but if someone messed with her, she could just hover overhead and rain down explosions until the problem went away — while the enemy couldn't do a thing about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she sorted herbs, Lan Qingyou happily daydreamed about her future as an aerial bomber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing her good mood, the little snowy owl — which had been pecking at herbs for fun — waddled over and started nuzzling Lan Qingyou's thigh, cheeping away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You happy too, little chick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't feel anything in her legs, but the sight still made her smile. She reached down and rubbed the owl's round head twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheep cheep cheep!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calling you 'little chick' might be an insult to a B-rank talent holder. How about a proper name? I'll call you... Steel Wool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She mused aloud, petting the owl, not particularly caring whether it understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, under the owlet's wise, unblinking stare, its name was unceremoniously decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can't really blame anyone — it looked exactly like a steel wool ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the sorting was done, Lan Qingyou began brewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana potions again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she now had two mana-guzzling clients. If she didn't take good care of them, how would they return the favor later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, she'd noticed that nearly everything she brewed ended up sold, barely leaving any for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going forward, she'd sell one-third, keep one-third as \"strategic reserves,\" and dedicate the remaining third to feeding her two money pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To boost efficiency, she'd also purchased two 21-liter soup pots from Shang Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That brought her daily output to a thousand potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan had larger pots available, but the Alchemy Workshop couldn't fit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the order first came in, Shang Chuan had wondered if Lan Qingyou had lost her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But faced with her insistence, the professional merchant naturally wasn't going to turn away business that walked through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He outsourced the job to one of his contacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The margins on soup pots were thin, but something was better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real money, as always, was in Lan Qingyou coming to him for deals in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheep cheep cheep...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel Wool started calling. Lan Qingyou looked up and spotted the little fluffball wobbling toward her from the workshop entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking and cheeping simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's up, Steel Wool? Want to play? Go play somewhere else — don't bug me while I'm working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheep cheep cheep...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel Wool was clingy, but normally it wouldn't disturb Lan Qingyou during Alchemy Workshop hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would just amuse itself, lone bird in the wide-open first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was coming to find her now, something was up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... it's mealtime, isn't it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glance at the desk clock told her why Steel Wool had come looking. She immediately ordered delivery from Gu Xiaobei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, it had been the desk's alarm that called her to eat. Now she had Steel Wool for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nice improvement, honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over lunch, Lan Qingyou checked her shop and noticed someone had submitted a trade request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to exchange a copy of \"Monster Studies\" for 30 +50 mana potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Lan Qingyou was interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times her posted price, sure. But who cared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowledge was priceless. If someone was willing to sell, she'd buy. The markup wasn't outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only issue was that she didn't have +50 potions on hand yet. They'd have to wait until tonight's batch was done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party didn't mind — they'd already submitted the request, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Li Huai's order, he was still recovering and the goods hadn't arrived yet. No rush there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep! Beep! Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lan Qingyou was thinking this over, her friends list pinged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked. It was Shang Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he want at this hour?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, she opened his chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"[Appraisal Glasses] — interested?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1117,"2026-06-05T21:58:31.676Z",1,"novelbin.me","f433501e8f1738b2b786913062ece23c37cbb364b04b0137ef4de8eb553b0d35","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-40","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-38",965,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-cover.jpg"]