I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

The Night Watchman promises: 800 points

Note: The holder may designate one person to receive protection from the Night's Watch. Subject to Imperial laws, the Night's Watch will provide personal protection to the protected person until the threat is eliminated or the protection period expires. Valid for one year. For use only by non-wanted individuals.

Lu Yuan stared at that line of text for a long time.

800 points.

An astronomical sum.

Lu Yuan fell silent.

The Tower of Learning is currently putting pressure on them.

The night watchman's attitude was ambiguous.

What if one day, the Night's Watch really can't withstand the pressure?

What can I do then?

Lu Yuan stared at the words before him, his thoughts drifting away for a moment.

Laurena is first in the Alchemy Tower system.

Her pharmaceutical skills are something I can't reach in a short time.

With her around, my pharmacology experience grew several times faster, and perfect quality medicines were no longer a pipe dream.

more importantly.

In this bizarre world, sanity potions are life itself.

With Laurina around, there's a stable source of medicine.

This is an investment.

Lu Yuan convinced himself.

It's worth exchanging 800 points for an alchemist who can consistently produce perfect-quality potions.

Lu Yuan snapped out of his thoughts.

"This Night's Watchman's promise," he pointed to the words, "how is it used?"

The middle-aged man peeked out and his expression changed slightly.

"You want to redeem this?" he asked, somewhat surprised.

"This is..."

"Let me find out more about it first."

The middle-aged man nodded and explained, "The Night's Watch Promise is a special asylum certificate issued by Imperial Headquarters. The holder can designate one person for the Night's Watch to provide protection."

"During the period of protection, whether it's nobles, merchants, or..." He paused, "the Night's Watch will protect certain unique entities to the very end."

He glanced at Lu Yuan: "In most cases, it's enough to save your life."

Lu Yuan remained silent.

800 points, plus 25 points for alchemy equipment, for a total of 825.

After redeeming, I have 112 left.

Not much.

But if you don't exchange it...

If something really happens one day, it will be too late to regret it.

"I want two things," Lu Yuan decided.

"A professional alchemy equipment set, one set."

"The Night's Watch promises, one copy."

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment.

825 points, without batting an eye.

"Are you sure? The Night's Watch's promised price is very high..."

"Confirmed," Lu Yuan interrupted him.

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

He got up and went into the back room.

Less than five minutes later, he came out carrying a brand new wooden box and a sealed black leather envelope in his hand.

"A professional alchemy equipment set." He placed the wooden crate on the counter and offered to open the lid for you. "This is the best-preserved set in our inventory."

Lu Yuan opened the box.

The instruments inside were neatly arranged, each wrapped in soft cloth, gleaming with a metallic sheen in the dim light.

The equipment includes refining crucibles, fine grinding mortars, precision measuring tools, and sealed distillation apparatus—all of which are exquisitely crafted.

"no problem."

The middle-aged man then handed over the black leather envelope with both hands.

"The Night's Watch promises," he said, his tone becoming solemn, "that it contains a token and a contract. To use it, hand the token to any Night's Watch branch, present the contract, and the protection will take effect immediately."

"The name of the person seeking asylum can be filled in now or later. But once filled in, it cannot be changed."

Lu Yuan took the envelope and weighed it in his hand.

[Detection Target: Promise (an extremely rare occurrence)]

"Fill it out later."

"Understood." The middle-aged man nodded. "Then I'll register your address, and the equipment will be delivered this afternoon."

Lu Yuan nodded and put the badge away.

The points changed from 937 to 112.

112 points remain.

The middle-aged man watched him leave until his figure disappeared at the end of the corridor before sitting back down in his chair.

He looked at the metal tray; the numbers on it had disappeared, but the shock he had just felt remained in his heart.

Nine hundred and thirty-seven points.

How many life-or-death missions would it take to accumulate that much?

He had worked here for thirteen years, and the highest score he had ever seen was only a little over four hundred, and that was from a retired team leader.

And this young man in front of me...

The middle-aged man shook his head, stopped thinking about it, picked up the booklet again, and turned back to the first page.

It was almost noon when we got back to the Alchemy Workshop.

Lauren was still busy at her worktable, with several bottles of freshly made potions in front of her. Excellent quality, clear in color.

Hearing the door open, she turned around.

His gaze fell on the wooden box in Lu Yuan's hand, and he paused slightly in surprise.

"This is...?"

Lu Yuan placed the wooden box on the table and opened the lid.

Laurina walked over and looked down at the contents of the box.

Her eyes gradually brightened.

She reached out and took out the refining crucible, examined it carefully, and gently ran her fingertips along the inner wall.

Next came the mortar and pestle, where she checked the fineness of the ground flour.

Next came the measuring tools; she held them up to the light to check the accuracy of the scale.

Finally, she checked the still for leaks.

The more she looked, the more satisfied she became.

"This equipment..." She looked up at Lu Yuan, "Although it can't compare to the equipment in the Bo Xue Ta Laboratory, it should be enough to produce perfect quality equipment."

"Where did you get this?"

"I exchanged it with the Night Watchmen," Lu Yuan replied simply.

Lauren didn't ask how many points it cost. Her attention was completely drawn to the new equipment, and she began to enthusiastically take them out one by one and place them in their proper positions on the worktable.

"With this set of tools, we can make perfect quality potions." She turned to look at Lu Yuan, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Perfect timing, I can teach you some more advanced alchemy techniques. The operation of specialized equipment is quite different from that of ordinary equipment."

Lu Yuan nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll learn it." Laurina rarely showed a relaxed smile. "After all, I'm the number one alchemist in the Tower of Knowledge."

In that instant, the gloom on her face seemed to dissipate somewhat.

After a simple lunch, the two began to try refining with the new equipment.

Laurina demonstrated and explained at the same time, her movements more composed than before.

Lu Yuan observed and learned from the side, occasionally helping to process materials.

[Pharmacology: +0.3...]

[Pharmacology: +0.5...]

The experience bar is ticking up much faster than before.

With professional equipment and professional guidance, the results are indeed different.

The afternoon passed quickly.

As the sun gradually sets in the west, the light outside the window begins to turn dim and yellowish.

On the worktable, several bottles of perfect-quality sanity potions were neatly arranged. They were translucent, shimmering with a faint blue light in the sunlight, and even purer than those of superior quality.

Laurinna looked at the potions, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.

"It's done."

She carefully put the bottles of perfect-quality potions into her bag.

This is her trump card.

I hope I'll never need to use it.

Night falls.

A knock came at the door.

Lu Yuan walked to the door, confirmed the identity of the person through the crack, and then opened the door.

A night watchman stood outside the door. His face was somewhat unfamiliar, and he was a bit older than the one from yesterday, with a few strands of gray hair at his temples.

He was carrying a wooden box containing supplementary materials.

But Lu Yuan noticed that this box was lighter than the last one.

"Materials," the watchman said curtly, handing over the wooden crate.

Lu Yuan took the box, weighed it in his hand, and frowned.

"That's a bit too little."

"These are all we can get," the night watchman said with a hint of helplessness. "There's been a lot going on lately..."

He paused, then lowered his voice.

"The letter from Boxueta has been officially sent."

Lu Yuan's gaze darkened slightly.

"They demanded that we hand over three students who 'left the tower without permission' to cooperate with their internal investigation. The wording was very harsh."

Three students. Laurene is definitely among them.

"What's the attitude from above?" Lu Yuan asked.

"It's hard to say." The Night Watchman shook his head. "The Tower of Learning has put forward some regulations, and we're under a lot of pressure."

He paused, as if considering his words.

"There's one more thing."

He lowered his voice even further, so that only Lu Yuan could hear it.

"We cannot escort you out of the city."

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

"Once we leave the Bronze City's territory, the Night's Watch will have no excuse to interfere anymore," the Night's Watch explained. "The Tower of Learning can take action directly, while we can only watch from the sidelines."

"so..."

"So in the city, we can use the excuse of 'assisting in the investigation' to stall for time," the Night's Watchman sighed. "Outside the city, we're nothing."

Lu Yuan remained silent for a while.

"What about over at the Tower of Learning?"

"They're purging themselves too." The Night's Watchman's expression became complicated. "The Night's Watchmen stationed inside... have been largely purged."

Lu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

"Now, only a few captains and above are left patrolling inside the Tower of Learning," the watchman continued. "The rest have all been driven out."

"The Imperial Headquarters' intention is to avoid direct conflict with the Tower of Knowledge as much as possible. So..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.

The Night's Watch's influence at the Tower of Knowledge is being rapidly eroded.

"If you have any ideas..." The Night Watchman glanced towards the stairwell, "you'd better prepare as soon as possible."

Lu Yuan remained silent.

The night watchmen filled the potions and prepared to leave.

As he reached the door, he glanced back.

Laurena stood at the top of the stairs, her expression calm.

But Lu Yuan noticed that her fingers tightened slightly, gripping the hem of her clothes.

The night watchman sighed and turned to walk into the night.

The footsteps faded into the distance, disappearing at the end of the street.

Lu Yuan closed the door and turned around.

Laurena remained standing there, without saying a word.

"Did you hear that?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Um."

Her voice was soft but steady.

"...I know."

The footsteps echoed a few times on the stairs, then disappeared.

Lu Yuan stood still, his gaze fixed on the night outside the window.

He reached into his coat and touched the edge of the black leather envelope.

Fortunately.

After all, no matter what, he now had an extra trump card.