Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

Lin Bai smiled, his eyes fixed intently on Gu Canglan: "I should have the right to choose freely among the alchemy techniques in this book, right?"

Gu Canglan looked into those stubborn eyes.

After a long while, he let out a long sigh.

"it is good."

"Since it's the path you've chosen, I won't stop you."

Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Canglan is a good teacher and a good person, but definitely not a good businessman.

In Blackrock City, 99% of the wealth is in the hands of the inner city dwellers.

Making money selling bottled water? That's a pipe dream.

People from outside the city are already exhausted just trying to make a living. As for water, as long as they have something to drink, they don't care about whether it's pure or not.

Earning money from the poor is only enough to make a living; earning money from the rich... is the only way to get rich quick.

......

For the next hour, Gu Canglan began to dismantle the [Spirit-Breaking Array].

This work requires exceptional skill, involving micro-carving on a curved surface with a diameter of less than 9 millimeters.

If the aerodynamic shape is damaged, bullets will fly erratically; if the internal counterweight is damaged, the barrel will explode and take the user away.

The good news is that the activation of this magic circle does not require the operation of spiritual energy; it only requires sealing the spiritual energy during the inscription process.

For Lin Bai, who possesses "absolute control over his body," the practical difficulty is even lower than that of the Light Spell!

Lin Bai listened intently, while simultaneously diverting a wisp of his consciousness to frantically tap on the parchment in his mind.

[Question: I've already put on a show of force, but I still can't afford 100 gold coins per bullet. Since you dared to push this, you must have a solution, right? Don't tell me you want me to sell a kidney.]

[Driving simulation in progress...]

[Answer: The Spirit-Breaking Array has been optimized.]

[Alternative solution: Replace the expensive sedative marrow with the brain fluid of brown rats.]

[Effect: Reduces the effect of Spirit Breaking by 10%. But the cost... is reduced by 200 times.]

[Note: Congratulations, host, you have earned the title of "Blackrock City Rat Extermination Captain." Friendly reminder: Please wear gloves when extracting brains; that stuff is really dirty, but also really... profitable.]

pat!

Lin Bai's hand trembled, and the tungsten steel carving knife almost fell onto his foot.

"What's wrong?" Gu Canglan stopped explaining and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"No...it's nothing, it just slipped, I was too excited."

Lin Bai waved his hand, forcibly suppressing the overwhelming joy that was about to burst forth from his eyes.

Mouse brain matter...

It's actually rat brain matter?!

The priceless treasure that Gu Canglan mentioned, costing 300 gold coins per gram, could actually be replaced by something that's rampant in the sewers and universally reviled?!

Is this the "equivalent exchange" of alchemy?

This isn't an equal exchange...it's outright fraud! It's exorbitant profiteering! It's getting something for nothing!

In the outer city, besides garbage and despair, what's most abundant?

mouse!

Those mutated brown rats, as large as cats, were so numerous in the sewers that it was outrageous.

To others, it was a plague, a pest, a walking pathogen.

But in Lin Bai's eyes now...

That's not a rat.

Those are clearly wild gold coins with tails, that can run, jump, and even reproduce...

"Lin Bai?" Gu Canglan's voice was filled with worry.

"If you find it too difficult, it's not too late to give up now, there's no shame in it..."

Lin Bai took a deep breath, suddenly stood up straight, and exuded an eerie radiance.

"No, Mr. Gu."

"I just suddenly felt..."

Lin Bai looked at the blueprint, his eyes shining: "Alchemy, it's truly a discipline full of miracles. I absolutely love this craft."

"I also feel that this magic circle was tailor-made for me."

"Miss Shen Shu, could you please help me purchase all the materials except for the Spirit Elixir? The more the better, and I will pay you 10% of the proceeds as a reward."

Shen Shu rolled his eyes and muttered, "Crazy."

Gu Canglan shook his head, not delving any further, and continued lecturing.

"The magic circle's closing point is here... Be sure to leave a gap in case the gunpowder is activated..."

......

Three hours later.

Lin Bai walked out of the dilapidated general store.

The night was as dark as ink, and the refugees huddled in a corner, like trash abandoned by the world.

Occasionally, a kind passerby might throw down some food, which would instantly trigger a brutal fight for survival.

Lin Bai walked across the street without changing his expression.

He took a deep breath of the stale air and was surprised to find it filled with the fragrance of money.

He put his hand in his pocket and touched the cold apprentice badge.

"Spirit-Breaking Bullet... no, it should be called Giant Rat No. 1."

Lin Bai looked into the dark alleyway in the distance, where pairs of small, scarlet eyes gleamed in the darkness.

A cruel yet benevolent smile slowly crept onto his lips.

Is that a mouse?

No, that was his first pot of gold, the capital he used to make a living in this world.

"Ah-ya."

Lin Bai turned around and patted the tall, silent figure behind him.

"Walk."

He tightened the collar of his trench coat, strode into the night, and spoke with the excitement of a ruthless bandit descending the mountain.

"Let's go...to get some supplies."

It can collect raw materials, accumulate scarlet blood, and incidentally rid the people of harm.

This is practically a win-win-three-times deal!

......

Inside the grocery store, the lights were dim.

Shen Shu was carefully wiping a short knife, the blade reflecting her delicate yet cold face.

"Old man, do you really think that kid can make it?"

She didn't look up, her tone full of suspicion:

"Even if he learned the Spirit-Breaking Array, what good would it do?"

"Is he planning to rob a bank? Or is he planning to sell himself to a rich woman in the inner city?"

Gu Canglan sat on a high stool, holding a cup of hot tea, his gaze fixed on the direction where Lin Bai had disappeared outside the window.

"Who knows?"

Gu Canglan blew on the tea foam, his eyes somewhat unfocused: "In his eyes, I saw something that I myself couldn't understand."

"What is it?" Shen Shu asked curiously.

"Absolute self-confidence."

Gu Canglan said softly, "There's another kind... the madness of treating the whole world as prey."

"cut."

Shen Shu curled his lip in disdain, inserted the short knife back into the prosthetic limb slot, and made a crisp "click" sound.

"Making a mystery out of nothing."

"If he can actually turn that junk into something useful, I'll eat this control panel!"

Click.

She casually broke off a discarded test tube to show her determination.

Gu Canglan smiled but didn't speak. He just looked at the night outside the window, lost in thought.

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