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Absorbing the hundred soul herb took two days and two nights. The moment he finished, Fane opened his eyes as a hint of exasperation flashed on his face. Rudy was always by Fane's side.

When he saw the look on Fane's face, he said curiously, "What? Did something bad happen?"

Fane shook his head as he sighed, slowly standing up. The exasperation on his face got even thicker. Rudy felt even more curious at that, "If there are no problems, then what's with the expression?"

At that moment, all of the energy had already been extracted from the herb by Fane. The herb had already turned into gray ash. Fane looked at those ashes and said, "The hundred-soul herb is worth sixty million dollars, and it's something you might not even find if you can afford it in the Whirling World. Yet, it's not as useful as I expected after absorbing it. If I need to walk ten steps to get to the second stage, I haven't even managed to take the first step.

"I need to absorb another one for me to truly have taken that first step, but what about the nine other steps? Just taking this one step would already cost me sixty million! Do you know what sixty million is?! It's a third of everything I have! I felt exasperated because I realized that the resources I'll be needing in the future will only get more and more. I don't really know how to feel."

Fane was being truthful. A hundred soul herb was considered a holy grade item, and it was worth around 55 million to 63 million. Even though the price was uncertain there was no way it would be lower than 55 million. The normal price should be as Fane said.

That price was quite expensive to Fane. After all, even after spending so long accumulating spirit crystals, he only had about 170 million. Fane's savings were already immense compared to anyone else, but it was far from enough for Fane.

Fane needed at least fifty of such a valuable treasure. His future training would need even more valuable treasures. Just thinking about that gave Fane a headache. He needed to find a solution to that problem.

Rudy licked his lips by the side. Fane's fortune was already something Rudy felt like he would never be able to get. If Fane gave

Rudy all his spirit crystals

would even start laughing in his

sleep. That amount of spirit Crystals was a sum that Rudy felt he would never be able to finish using.

Yet, Fane felt like it was not enough. Rudy could not help but shake his head at the difference. After a moment, Rudy said, "Then we have to figure out a way to make even more spirit crystals!"

Fane took a deep breath and said seriously, "Other than the resources I need for training, I still need 900 million spirit crystals to buy ninth-grade crystals."

That was the first time Fane had mentioned that to Rudy. Rudy's mouth widened at that, "What did you say? You still need 900 million?! Oh my god, isn't that too much?! How long would you need?"

Fane took a deep breath as he quietly poured himself some more tea, taking a sip as he said, "As long as I constantly improve my alchemy, making more spirit crystals won't be a problem when we leave the Whirling World."

Rudy did not know much about the path of a warrior, since his talents were limited, but Rudy was still a little confident when it came to alchemy. Hearing Fane say that, he straightened his body.