Chapter 1073: 336. “Smuggling” Bone Material
Last time he failed to clarify the dealings between Nikcat and the Blood Sun Seal, now was the perfect opportunity to find answers from those three Ancient Tomb Wizards.
Noland Lee activated the Deconstruction on the Notebook, transferring its contents to his mind.
The three Ancient Tomb Wizards residing in Union City had been living in No. 18 Sector for a long time, a place mixed with dragons and fish, with many medium and small Alchemist Factions.
Comini had last seen them 6 days ago, at the Subdivision of Alchemy Cathedral in the Lower City Area.
The weakest among them had gone into the Subdivision to use the Alchemical Access Device, and was coincidentally spotted by Comini, who was visiting the same place.
Comini carefully recalled the event, and at the time it seemed that person was reading information about the Fission Wilderness.
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The Fission Wilderness was the area where Union City was located.
To its south lay the Blade Mountain Range, and further south was what used to be Suffering Borderland, but now the Revival Plain—a name given by Tatis after the Earth Vein Pillar helped them to reclaim the lost land.
The west side of the Fission Wilderness was the Savage Stone Wasteland, the east was the nearshore, and the north a large river that stretched eastward into the ocean.
For the Ancient Tomb Wizards, the most attractive place would probably be the depths of the Savage Stone Wasteland where the Beast Lair resides.
Because only the skeletons of Magic Beasts held value for Ancient Tomb Wizards.
That was the analysis Comini had made.
Noland Lee took note of it in his heart, thanked Comini, and stood up to leave his residence.
After leaving the house and coming to a halt on the street, Sector 7 was as busy and noisy as ever.
The gray haze drifted out from the chimneys of the Alchemy Workshop, and the not-so-spacious road was bustling with vehicles carrying Alchemy Materials to and fro.
Ever since the construction of the Spacecraft began, the Alchemy Workshops on the ground level had been running at full load.
The prices of most Alchemy Materials had already gone through round after round of increases.
Before searching for the Ancient Tomb Wizards, Noland Lee paid a visit to the Club House “Money Dream.”
He located the club owner, Cindy, and placed an order with her in Ulnas Gold Coins to purchase Alchemy Materials.
Cindy could not help but feel surprised by his appearance.
When Noland Lee placed a handful of gold coins down in front of her, her surprise turned into amazement.
“How much Alchemy Material did you say you wanted to buy just now?” Cindy crossed her arms in front of her chest and, holding a Thin Smoke to the side of her face, asked incredulously.
Noland Lee nodded calmly:
“Yes, you heard right. I want to purchase 1,000 tons of Universal Alchemy Powder, 30,000 tons of Clear Liquid Reagent, 2,000 tons of High-performance Alchemy Alloy, and various Beast Materials.” noveldrama
Noland Lee manipulated [Mage’s Hand] to control the pen and paper and wrote down a list of materials on the spot.
Looking at the long list of items and the many zeros on the list, Cindy felt somewhat breathless:
“Have you struck it rich on the Kashel Continent? The deal you’re making is worth hundreds of billions of Union Coins…”
Noland Lee’s original ticket from Cindy was for the Kashel Continent, so naturally, she would think that he had stayed there until now before returning.
Noland Lee did not correct her misunderstanding, only smiling:
“I’ve been quite lucky, indeed, and have accumulated some capital.”
“You call this ‘some’ capital…” Cindy sighed, covering her face.
Noland Lee pulled out a heavy Money Bags and placed it on the table:
“This is the down payment. Once I see the goods, I’ll make up the rest of the payment.”
Cindy opened the Money Bags and caught a glimpse of the heart-stirring golden shine.
After a moment of thought, she said:
“I have a suggestion that you might want to hear.”
“Sure, go ahead.”
Cindy flicked the list with her finger:
“If you’re not in a rush to use these Alchemy Materials, I suggest you buy the corresponding Sage Particles.”
“Oh? Why?”
Noland Lee asked thoughtfully.
Sage Particles were Alchemical Products capable of automatically producing specific materials or items.
Noland Lee himself had Sage Particles that consistently produced Clear Water and Bricks.
As he had no chance to create his own Alchemy Stone for the time being, Noland Lee’s Sage Particles were idle.
Cindy, seeing Noland Lee deep in thought, said:
“Sage Particles are cheaper than the ready Alchemy Materials. A Sage Particle that produces 100 kilograms of Alchemy Material daily can produce 10 tons in 100 days. Its price is generally lower than the on-the-spot purchase price of 10 tons of Alchemy Material.
“The simplest example is the Clear Liquid Reagent you want to buy. Its current price per ton is 1.5 million Union Coins. The corresponding Sage Particle costs only 10 million Union Coins at minimum and can produce 50 kilograms of Clear Liquid Reagent daily, with the cost of maintaining the Sage Particle at about 20,000 Union Coins per day.”
Cindy took a puff of her cigarette and exhaled the fumes to the side:
“So, if you’re not in a rush to use the Alchemy Materials, it’s better to buy Sage Particles.”
Noland Lee nodded slowly, understanding Cindy’s point.
He asked her to help him understand the price of Sage Particles and to draw up a detailed purchasing plan.
To thank her, Noland Lee decided to pay her well over ten thousand gold coins as remuneration.
After a friendly chat, Noland Lee left the Club House and headed for No. 18 Sector.
Finding the Ancient Tomb Wizards was easy and didn’t even require any spells.
Wizards living and working on an Alchemist’s territory would inevitably have some connections with the local forces.
Following this line of thought, Noland Lee roamed past the front doors of various Alchemist Factions, threw out the Deconstruction, and obtained memory fragments of different faction members, which should enable him to find a clue to the Ancient Tomb Wizards.
He spent the entire morning moving through the streets.