Chapter 478: Be Careful of the Rose Duchy?

"Of course, I don't want to get into an academic debate with you, I just want to remind you of the risks of doing so."

Lan Qingyou, who wasn't a good person, gave the other party a rare reminder.

"Don't worry, I know what you mean. I won't say anything in this regard, but I have the Philosopher's Stone."

As she spoke, Elisa took out a red stone with edges and corners, about half the size of a palm.

"With this thing, there's no need to painstakingly search for any rare materials anymore. In some aspects, it is an omnipotent material."

"..."

Lan Qingyou glanced at the Philosopher's Stone in the other party's hand and fell silent on the spot.

Isn't it omnipotent indeed.

If a crystal condensed from hundreds of thousands or a million souls still couldn't be considered omnipotent, she didn't know what could be considered omnipotent.

It's just that there was absolutely no comparability between the two in terms of 'quantity' and 'quality'.

Of course, Lan Qingyou wasn't calling the other party cruel.

In fact, in her view, using any means against enemies was not wrong.

After all, surviving in any world was like this; it's either you die or I live, there is no room for soft-heartedness.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. What about the other chimeras? Why didn't I see them?"

Seeing that the other party had her own way of dealing with things, Lan Qingyou naturally didn't say anything more.

Anyway, one ultimately has to protect one's own life; others can't help at all.

Even the reminder just now seemed pale in Lan Qingyou's eyes.

Thus, she changed the subject and didn't press on about the Philosopher's Stone.

"I put them out to pasture, they can do whatever they want. If it weren't for this Hydra looking very interesting, I wouldn't even want to keep it."

Elisa didn't care at all; what's wrong with being free and unrestrained.

Hearing this, Lan Qingyou's scalp went numb.

"By the way, let's get back to the main topic. Since you brought the Emerald Tablet to negotiate terms, you should have the things prepared, right."

Without even composing herself or transitioning her expression, Elisa asked Lan Qingyou in the same casual tone she used when talking about 'putting out to pasture' just now.

However, Lan Qingyou wasn't a vegetarian either. When asked about serious matters, she instantly became serious.

"Of course."

Saying so, she took out the contract Chu Yuan had helped write up last night.

In duplicate, the two of them each signed their names with their own Crystal Pens. With this, a transaction was completed.

Having both gotten what they needed, the smiles on their faces became gentler.

Especially Elisa, who held onto the Emerald Tablet and refused to let go.

Lan Qingyou was naturally about the same. She happily started reading the several research reports and documents Elisa handed over on the spot, so eager that describing her as unable to wait wouldn't be an exaggeration.

In this transaction, Lan Qingyou used a world-class artifact in exchange for over thirty technologies and several self-developed magics, including the [Portal Magic Research Report], [Biological Alchemy Overview], and [Chimera Synthesis Techniques Compendium].

Even the method for crafting the other party's greatest reliance, the 'Philosopher's Stone' that the entire Aureolus Family had always pursued, was included.

It could be said that she made a killing.

However, the first-generation head of the Aureolus Family had only heard rumors of the Philosopher's Stone from others, and completely didn't know that on the Karim Continent, the Philosopher's Stone was merely a top-tier material in the alchemy world that could be used to substitute other materials.

Although it was indeed very formidable, it hadn't reached the point of granting immortality.

Not to mention things like resurrecting the dead.

So Lan Qingyou didn't care very much about this technology.

But if she lacked some top-tier materials when upgrading the Sanctuary, it could be used for emergencies.

Anyway, on this continent right now, besides the various transmigrators and evolvers, there were also many races that had devolved to the point where they could no longer be called humans.

If she really lacked some materials, she could just reach out and grab them, refine them in an instant, it wouldn't take any effort at all.

That's right.

Lan Qingyou had never been a good person.

Although she hadn't reached the point of using any means necessary to achieve her goals.

She was also someone who knew how to adapt.

As for whether it was worth it to exchange a world artifact like the Emerald Tablet for technology, only the person themselves knew.

However, to Lan Qingyou, although this world artifact was indeed very important to alchemists.

But it couldn't be denied that besides those stat-boosting things, the Emerald Tablet itself and the thirteen quotes on it had no reference value for Lan Qingyou whatsoever.

Not to mention the distant past, just during those ten months in the [Gloomy Forest], she hadn't looked at it any less, but she couldn't discern anything from it.

Thus, Lan Qingyou had the idea of exchanging the Emerald Tablet for technology.

It's just that at the time, she was thinking of returning the portal magic, after all, being there in person required it.

But after coming out and calming down to think about it, she felt it was a loss.

Hence the current proposition of exchanging for all technologies.

Trading a dead object for so many foundations and self-developed magics, Lan Qingyou felt it was worth it anyway.

After all, no matter how precious a world artifact was, it could be made, for example, Ingrid's [Horn of Gali Hujin].

But knowledge was something that could be passed down eternally.

Gulp, gulp, gulp.

After drinking the last of the tea in her cup, Lan Qingyou got on her Magic Broom.

"Leaving already?"

"Yeah, since the matter is finished anyway, might as well stroll around."

"Stroll around? Not taking the teleportation array?"

"Correct."

Lan Qingyou nodded seriously.

After coming back yesterday, she discovered that she seemed slightly out of touch with the Karim Continent.

After all, everyone came to this world with a mature civilization, so it was perfectly normal for development to be faster.

But being out of touch was not what Lan Qingyou wanted.

Anyway, she was out now, and the items were in hand.

In that case, she might as well learn from that fellow Adele and wander around everywhere; while understanding the local customs and practices, it would also allow her to quickly understand the world after ten months.

"In that case, you have to be careful of the people from the Rose Duchy."

"Rose Duchy?"

This was a term she had heard for the very first time, it was quite novel.

"A group of madmen wearing clothing embroidered with red roses, who took a piece of land and became independent from the Supreme Council to establish a duchy."

"This independence isn't just territorial; they completely decoupled from the Supreme Council in terms of economy, currency, etc., and don't even acknowledge the legitimacy of the Supreme Council."

Elisa shrugged, evidently not caring very much about this kind of thing.

"How petty."

"Hmm?"

"If it were me, I would at least start as a king. What is a duke? Acting big and small, neither up nor down, what's the point."

Lan Qingyou said disdainfully.

"What about that Supreme Council? Didn't they step forward to annihilate them? They shouldn't like people snatching power from their hands, right."

"They went, but they were all defeated by Magic Interference Technology. Even many former warriors of the Supreme Council became warriors of the duchy right on the spot after being captured."