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Chapter 186 Material Shortage

Leonse came looking for me in the afternoon.

"You didn't come today, is there something wrong?"

Leona looked at Elor, who was holding hands with Dorothy, and spoke with concern.

"Feel sorry----"

Elor glanced at Dorothy sheepishly, and Leona instantly understood what was going on.

"Never mind, it's good that you're alright."

Dorothy looked at Elor, who was bowing her head and admitting her mistake, and realized that the alchemy experiment Elor was going to do was actually done with Leonse.

I did indeed hold the other person back a little.

But when she thought about how she was covered in Elor's scent, she figured it was fine as long as it didn't cause any major problems.

Dorothy also became interested in the alchemical experiments that Elor and Lyons were conducting.

So she asked, "What have you two been doing lately?"

Seeing Dorothy's curiosity, Leona said, "We're making advanced magic potions, and Elor is my assistant."

"A magic potion, huh?" Dorothy said thoughtfully upon hearing this.

This product is indeed a bestseller.

She just never touched it.

Because making potions requires highly skilled alchemists.

Of all the people Dorothy knew, only Leon possessed this ability.

She initially wanted to start a chamber of commerce because she was short of money when she was upgrading her alchemy skills.

"I remember you two were studying runecrafting, weren't you? How come you're suddenly researching magic potions?"

Elor pulled her hand away, continuing to shake hands with Dorothy in front of Leona, which made Leona feel somewhat embarrassed.

However, after sensing Elor's movements, Dorothy increased the pressure on her hands.

This made it impossible for Elor to escape her grasp.

After realizing he couldn't pull his hand away, Elor said helplessly, "You're right, but sometimes a good alchemist can't just specialize in one skill. Trying to make magical potions is also a way to improve oneself."

Dorothy grinned and looked at Elor with a mischievous smile after she sensed that Elor had given up struggling.

Leonse glanced at their clasped hands and explained, "Because of the capture of the Blackrock Barbarian Alliance mages, the City of Apprentices was closed for a period of time, which resulted in many materials being used up without being replenished."

"At least we've used up most of the materials needed for rune crafting, so Elor and I went to try making magic potions."

"The City of Apprentices has its own herb fields, so it doesn't lack the materials for making potions."

It turns out the problem was a lack of materials.

"The City of Apprentices is no longer under lockdown, right? When will the materials you need arrive?" Dorothy asked.

Leonce shook her head.

"The blockade of the City of Apprentices has been lifted, but the merchants delivering goods have not yet been able to come. The Merchants' Guild and the Mercenary Guild are currently in contact, and we believe we will receive news soon."

When Gareth ordered the closure of Apprentice City, the major guilds had already announced that Apprentice City was temporarily inaccessible, so many caravans had taken detours and left.

Although the city of apprentices is now safe, the merchants' goods have already been sold.

Even if the merchant receives the guild's letter, it still takes time to procure and transport the materials.

Seeing Elor and Lyons looking worried about the magical materials, Dorothy suddenly remembered that she still had several thousand gold coins lying in her merchant guild's account.

Those gold coins should have all been exchanged for magical materials.

However, due to various reasons, Dorothy temporarily forgot about it.

"Can we buy the materials from the shopping street?" Dorothy asked.

Leonce shook her head.

"Erol and I have already gone to look for them, and most of the shops are currently short of materials."

Leona sighed as she spoke.

"Sigh, there was really no other way. In order to catch those hiding magicians, the City of Apprentices was closed for a whole month."

"However, during this period, the city's resources were being consumed continuously."

After all, there are tens of thousands of magic apprentices in the City of Apprentices.

These apprentices consume enormous amounts of magical materials every day in order to become magicians.

Leonce actually had some materials stockpiled.

However, as an alchemist, the materials she used up were like water every time she made something.

By the time Leona came to her senses, all the materials she had were gone.

"Actually, there are some materials stored in the student warehouse, but those cannot be touched without Dean Gareth's permission."

Leonce raised her left hand and rested her chin on the back of her hand as she pondered.

She has clearly set her sights on the school's inventory.

However, Dorothy, being a person with a sense of crisis, knew very well that it was best not to touch that part of the inventory, so she immediately spoke up to advise, "Uh, let's not do it. Dean Gareth should also know what the situation is like in the City of Apprentices. Since he hasn't taken those things out to use yet, it's probably not the right time yet."

"Yes, what you said makes sense." Leons nodded.

"However, if the caravan doesn't come soon, we won't be the only ones with this problem."

Leonce and Elor are now facing the problem of being unable to study their specialized subjects due to a lack of materials.

Other magic teachers must have encountered similar situations to varying degrees.

For now, they still have a way to manage.

But when the problem of material shortages gradually appeared among the apprentices, things became much more serious.

Those apprentices wouldn't be as patient as their magic teacher.

It should be said that even they could not tolerate it.

Magic apprentices know very little, only two or three spells, and they spend most of their time striving to become magicians.

If a shortage of magical materials were to occur, halting their magical research, it would be tantamount to killing them.

Although many magic apprentices are still far from becoming magicians, it doesn't stop them from feeling that they are just one step away from becoming magicians.

Just as the three were chatting, Raffi returned.

When the princess saw Lyons, she paused for a moment, but quickly put on a smile.

"Greetings, Miss Leonce." With that, Raffi lifted her skirt and performed the proper etiquette between noble ladies.

Leons returned the greeting, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness Raffi."

Dorothy scratched her head as she looked at the two who were putting on a good show.

They've known each other for so long, do they do this every time they meet? Aren't they tired?

After exchanging greetings, Raffi tilted his head slightly and asked curiously, "What are you talking about? Can I join in?"

Dorothy shrugged, indicating that she didn't care.

Elor nodded: "Of course, Your Highness."

Leons then said, "We were talking about the shortage of magical materials."

Leons only said one sentence, and Raffi showed a look of sudden realization.

"Oh, so that's what you're talking about. Don't worry, it'll be resolved soon."

"I just saw the information sent to me by the various guilds today. A caravan is already heading towards the City of Apprentices. They should arrive in two days at the latest."

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