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Chapter 102 The Siblings' Choice (Third Update, Please Follow for More)

Not only Sui An, but Fang Si, who was surveying the new territory, also changed his expression. He didn't care whether he had discovered Sui An's secret or not, and rushed over immediately.

He then saw his younger sister sitting on the floor tiles, her eyes glazed over, with countless energies flowing into her body.

For a moment, I was both amused and exasperated.

"Excuse me, my sister—"

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

Sui An waved his hand. He was very familiar with this scene, after all, he had done the same thing two months ago.

Professionals' awakening time is very fast, lasting from three to five minutes to a maximum of ten minutes.

The two waited quietly for Fang Nian to finish awakening, and no one tried to help her up.

Sui An suddenly asked, "What profession do you think she'll awaken?"

Fang Si shook her head: "Well, anything is possible before it comes out."

Sui An turned to Fang Si, who was looking at him expectantly, and asked again, "So, what profession do you hope she will awaken?"

"A crafting profession, like an alchemist, a master alchemist, or even a professional chef would be fine—just avoid combat professions!"

Fang Si's voice was very soft, but the tone seemed a little heavy, as if she was afraid of disturbing her younger sister, yet also wanted her sister to hear.

Sui An pointed to the house: "Do you know what kind of building this is?"

Fang Si looked up and around: "It looks like a small workshop?"

"Yes, pray that your sister can become an alchemist. If she does, an opportunity awaits her."

Sui An spoke in a drawn-out tone, and for a moment it was unclear whether it was his own hope or simply a teasing remark to Fang Si.

The fluctuations of the energy source were gradually weakening, and Fang Nian, who had fallen into a deep sleep, opened her eyes. As soon as she looked up, she saw two men staring at her.

"Brother, I've awakened!"

Fang Nian's voice was full of joy, which made Fang Si smile.

"What's your profession?"

"He's an alchemist!"

"?"

Fang Si suddenly opened her eyes wide and turned her head sharply to look at Sui An beside her. Was this a coincidence, or did Sui An have such magical means?

Sui An felt a chill run down his spine under Fang Si's gaze, and instantly understood. He clicked his tongue and said, "What nonsense are you thinking? If I had that ability, why would I be here pioneering new lands?"

Fang Si's expression froze; he had been rebuked again.

Sui An knew that Fang Si was confused because she was worried, so he looked at Fang Si and said solemnly.

"But your sister is really lucky. Why don't you familiarize her with her professional skills first? What you just said still stands. If you want your sister to have a better and faster career development, bring her to my room once you've decided."

..

Sui An was settling accounts.

Today we spent too many resources at once, and our originally abundant reserves are now stretched thin.

The Originium has returned to 1247, there are still 56 units of basic Originium materials left, and 6 Gray Steel Rock Cores left. These are for stockpiling, since the walls will eventually be destroyed.

The blue core materials, except for those in the kitchen, have all been used up.

There are 2 of each type of purple core material left. These are the preparation materials for level 4, but there are only enough to upgrade 6 of the 9 buildings.

The only income he can currently generate is from the large amount of ice crystals he receives outside. Based on the prices of the 1234 levels that Wang Zhen told him, he can expect to earn around 1600 more.

"The next step is to stockpile resources, then clear the permanent pool and increase the number of elemental statues!"

Yes, although the Elemental Statue has reached its level cap, its quality and characteristics mean that even at level 4 it will still be a very good standard weapon.

As his territory's walls expanded, the three elemental statues, normally in use, could still attack from any angle, but with the expansion of his level 3 territory, their numbers were no longer sufficient.

Based on Sui An's ideal scenario, there should be at least 6 level-3 territories, and the more the better.

The required lightning storage stones are 18, plus the missing one, making a total of 19.

Based on a one-in-five probability, approximately 8550 Originium would be needed.

Given the size of a level-three territory, it wouldn't take Sui An too long to earn this money.

Unfortunately, Sui An had specifically asked Wang Zhen again to inquire about acquiring thunderstones through the market, but the remaining stock had already been snapped up. It was said that no one in Jiangcheng seemed to have unlocked the material synthesis formula for thunderstones, and the previous stock was only obtained by others through special channels such as spoils of war.

Not only the lightning storage stone, but Wang Zhen couldn't even find the other materials.

Sui An felt that these materials might have special properties and could only be obtained through cheat codes. Only the Thunder Stone given in the newbie gift pack was a real material that existed in this world; otherwise, why would it be called a newbie gift pack?

"But I also need to prepare level 4 wall building blueprints in advance. This wooden house is going to be obsolete, and I need to prepare some special building blueprints. This wooden house is just too shabby to live in."

"We need to build a few more green-quality turrets and arrow towers, otherwise starting with an elemental statue that costs one Originium feels like too expensive —"

"This money is never enough!"

"Thump~ thump~ thump~"

A knock on the door interrupted Sui An's scribbling in his notebook. He waved his hand and the wooden door opened automatically, revealing Fang Si and Fang Nian standing outside.

"Boss Sui~"

"You've already mastered it so quickly?"

Sui An was somewhat surprised. Was it really that easy to become familiar with the alchemist's initial skills?

Fang Nian blinked and said softly, "An alchemist's skill is alchemy, which requires source energy materials to use."

"Oh, let's chat in the yard then. I'll get some chairs."

Sui An carried a chair out of the house, one in each hand, and handed it to Fang Si before taking another one.

The three sat down in the courtyard, and the two siblings stared at Sui An with eager eyes, clearly curious about the opportunity Sui An had mentioned.

If an ordinary person were to talk to Fang Si about a stroke of luck, Fang Si would just scoff. But after seeing the strange and wonderful architectural effects in Sui An's courtyard, he felt that Sui An might really have some kind of trick up his sleeve.

Sui An didn't mince words: "Fang Si, you've ventured out on your own, so you must have heard about how a typical alchemist develops, right?"

Fang Si nodded: "I know a little. In Jiangcheng now, the best path for alchemists is to join Ping An Trading Company. They have abundant resources and it's easier to buy alchemy formulas there. However, the internal competition is too fierce, and ordinary people simply can't get in."

"White formulas can be bought on the market as long as you have money, but the market is relatively saturated, making it difficult to have a larger profit margin. It is even easy to accumulate materials or experience difficulties in cash flow due to material price drops."

"Green and blue materials sell well, but the formulas are hard to find, and the materials needed to synthesize them are relatively expensive. You also need to find a suitable way to collect the materials."

"Therefore, most newcomers without a background don't unlock recipes. They simply use alchemy skills to refine source beast bones and flesh to make energy bars and basic source materials. These two most basic materials have high sales volume and high demand, but the profit margin has been squeezed to the extreme. They basically only earn a meager fee. Once they reach a higher level, they can acquire a more suitable high-quality recipe and open a shop to pursue their own path."

"Under normal circumstances, my sister would probably take this path."

Sui An silently gave Fang Si a thumbs up. He himself only had a superficial understanding of these things, and his explanation was not as comprehensive as Fang Si's.

He coughed lightly and then spoke seriously.

"I also have no background, and my territory is small. I can't provide you with the specific resources, recipes, and after-sales services that alchemists need most."

Sui An's directness surprised Fang Si, but he chose to continue listening, while Fang Nian quietly stayed by his side.

Seeing that the two did not rush to refute, Sui An was immediately satisfied.

"But I have two things that will still be useful to those of you without connections."

"The first thing is a large amount of source beast meat. After last night, you should have no doubt about this. Unless you are a top-tier second-generation, there shouldn't be anyone in the lower-level territories who is better than me in this regard. I can provide these resources to you at a price that we can both accept."

"Secondly, I'll show you something later. I can guarantee in advance that this thing will greatly benefit the alchemist's growth, but once I show it to you, Fang Nian will be bound to my territory. She won't be able to go anywhere until I break through to the intermediate level."

"In that case, do you still want to watch it?"

Sui An did not directly show the siblings the workshop's effects, but instead asked them to consider it in advance.

"We need to discuss this!"

"Okay~"

This second item clearly caused the brother and sister some trouble, so they stood up and walked away to discuss it.

Sui sat quietly in the chair, waiting for the brother and sister to discuss their plan, without intending to eavesdrop on anything.

When there are no absolute means to control subordinates, sincerity is the only way.

Otherwise, even if you are simply lured with benefits, they will betray you for even greater gains.

Sui An is also using benefits now, but he is as open and honest as possible and does not create information gaps between the two parties, so that even if he really abandons you one day, he will not stab you in the back before leaving.

After a while, Fang Nian pulled Fang Si back.

Sui An glanced at the two of them with surprise.

That's right, it was the younger sister who dragged her older brother back, so the outcome seems pretty obvious.

Fang Si didn't speak. Instead, Fang Nian sat down in the chair directly in front of Sui An, while Fang Si stood to the side and let out a long sigh.

"Boss Sui, I'd like to see that item of yours that's useful to alchemists!"

"Have you thought it through?"

"Yes, I don't regret it!"

"good!"

Sui An's territory control panel quietly appeared between the two of them. As he moved the building module, the blueprints of the alchemy workshop were brought up.

The blueprints were gradually enlarged, and Sui An turned the accompanying instructions around, placing them in front of Fang Nian.

"This is the architectural rendering of the house you just saw. See for yourself!"

This was the first time Sui An had used the territory core to present the complete blueprint information to someone else.

After all, what is written on paper may be deceiving, and only close friends and relatives like Erhu would trust you. In the current situation, the core of the territory is obviously more convincing.

[Building Effect: When a specific alchemist uses alchemy skills within this building, they will receive the following blessing effects: the source energy consumption of alchemy skills is reduced by 10%, the material loss of alchemy skills is reduced by 10%, and it is easier to obtain alchemy skill insights.]

This building can be bound to an alchemist, with a maximum of one bound at a time. The builder can control the bound target. For each level the building is upgraded, the overall effect of the base blessing increases by 25%. This blessing effect is constant and does not consume energy.

When Sui An saw the effect again, he confirmed why it was mentioned separately that the blessing effect does not consume energy.

Because this workshop has many hidden functions that are not shown on this, such as the self-cleaning and temperature regulation functions.

It could be used as a hotel, let alone an alchemy workshop!

These functions naturally require energy to operate.

While Fang Nian was still trying to understand the meaning of these words, Sui An was already lost in thought.

"I need to collect rent and utilities, but how much should I charge?"

"It seems there's no energy meter to calculate energy costs."

Fang Si quietly bent down and squatted down next to her sister, and the two of them read the passage over and over again.

Fang Nian was only slightly amazed, but Fang Si's joy became increasingly obvious.

After a while, the two slowly shifted their gaze from the building.

"Finished watching?"

"Mmm~ Mmm~"

"Fang Si, go outside and get some level one ice crystals. I'll take you guys to test the effects first. To be honest, I don't know how alchemists operate."

Fang Si instantly understood Sui An's meaning, jumped over the wall, and in the blink of an eye, she jumped back up, carrying two snow-white thighs.

The three of them arrived at the workshop again, but did not go in first. Sui An tossed one of the long, white legs to Fang Nian.

"Try refining it with your alchemy skills. By the way, what kind of material will you get after refining? Is it also a basic source material?"

"After elemental bodies are tempered, they become corresponding elemental essences, which are generally used by alchemists or as one of the basic materials to synthesize advanced materials using recipes."

Fang Nian whispered from the side, "Awakening a profession like alchemist doesn't just give you an initial skill and that's it. It also gives you a lot of basic professional knowledge."

As their level increases, professionals will also gain more professional knowledge from their professional core.

However, acquiring knowledge is one thing, and knowing how to use it is another. Even if a book on calculus is placed in front of you, you may not know how to use it.

Fang Nian squatted down beside one of the thighs, reaching out to touch the ice crystals. As she activated her alchemy skill, a nearly transparent source energy began to spread from her palm.

Perhaps because she was not familiar with controlling the source energy, or perhaps because her alchemy level was low, she seemed to be struggling to activate the source energy. It took her quite a while to completely cover her leg, which was just over a meter long.

Then, the thigh began to fade gradually, as if it had been eroded, while the transparent energy source enveloping it gradually turned icy blue. Although it was very light, it was indeed slowly changing color.

This process was very slow. Even for the relatively short Level 1 Ice Crystal Giant, it took Fang Nian nearly 5 minutes to move just one of its thighs.