My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Natalie and Shazo looked at each other for a moment before Natalie slowly said:

"You... have already guessed the answer."

Xia Zuo suddenly stood up and flew towards the light screen at the edge of the venue.

Natalie patted the little golden chaste tree. "Go after him, Melina. He'll get lost here without your guidance."

"Okay, I'll go right now." Little Golden Thorn Flower followed Xia Zuo and flew into the light curtain.

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Chapter 49 The Sunken Ship

Xia Zuo and Xiao Jin Jing Hua's sudden departure drew the attention of the attendees.

Each side sent one person to Natalie to inquire about what had just happened and who the humanoid spirit that left the venue was.

This meeting, held in the Land of Eternal Rest, was of a far higher level than the meeting in the two palaces.

Every unfamiliar face that appeared at the venue attracted attention.

If Xia Zuo hadn't been there, with the Golden Bauhinia Clan's elder sitting next to him, everyone else would have already surrounded him to strike up a conversation.

As soon as Xia Zuo left, the people who came to talk to Natalie used the pretext of asking if there was any emergency to subtly try to get information about Xia Zuo's identity.

Natalie's response to them was simple:

In accordance with my sacred oath, I cannot disclose any personal information.

Natalie skillfully stopped the group from talking, and seeing that she couldn't get any information from them, she returned to her seat in the gondola.

Only one member of the August family remained:

"I know who the human who just left was."

Natalie responded calmly, "Tester, you might be better off using your intelligence elsewhere."

"Don't misunderstand, Elder Natalie." The man called Tester's words contained not a trace of respect.

“I just want to make one point clear in advance: if anything happens to him, it has nothing to do with our August family. We always keep our sacred oaths, otherwise Inst Heguman wouldn’t have survived to this day.”

“Yes, I know your August family has always abided by the Temple's laws. I also know... you've always hoped to obtain more of the laws of spacetime.” Natalie stood up.

"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. You stay here and discuss your plans with the old guard of the Arcane Mage Guild."

Natalie transformed into a beam of white light and flew into the light curtain.

Tester sat back down in the basket.

Less than three seconds after Natalie left, the spirits that had been scattered throughout the venue gathered around the members of the August family.

The lively atmosphere at the meeting instantly elevated the event to a whole new level.

...

The tower of Starry Night Academy on the Western Continent.

Beatrice was handling official business in her study as usual.

A slight vibration came from her desk drawer.

Beatrice opened the drawer and took out a glass ball with a padded base.

After rubbing the smooth surface of the glass ball twice, vertical pupils with eyelids woven from thorns appeared inside the glass ball.

Beatrice spoke a few words to the glass ball, then frowned slightly and put it back in the drawer.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong."

"Come in."

Beatrice saw Xia Zuo, who was trying to appear calm, walk in. "Is there something you need, Xia Zuo?"

Xia Zuo opened his mouth, unsure of where to begin.

Beatrice gestured to the chair across the table. "Sit down. I know what you're trying to say."

Xia Zuo was slightly taken aback, then sat down.

"As the head of the academy, I always have my own channels to learn about what is about to happen in the kingdom."

Beatrice calmly took a large stack of documents from the drawer and placed them in front of Xia Zuo with her silvery palm:

"Let's take a look at the information about these kingdoms first, and then we can talk about other things."

..

[Starry Night Kingdom's Resource Output Statistics for This Year]

I. Humanoid Life Forms

The total number of humanoid life forms in the country is approximately 7800 million.

Total number of new humanoid lifeforms added this year: 11712

Of the newly added humanoid lifeforms, 257 have passed the mental ocean test and have been admitted to the academy. The remaining 11455 have failed the mental ocean test.

II. Alchemy Materials: Water-based Liquids

Total output of ordinary-grade water-based liquids usable in gold refining: approximately 1133 million tons.

Total liquid output of the rare-grade water machine, which can be used for alchemy: approximately 29 tons.

Production source ratio: Alchemists 99%, Humanoid life forms 1%.

III. Alchemy Materials: Grass-based Autotrophic Organisms

Standard grade: Approximately 5.7 cubic meters

Rare item level: approximately 0.4 million cubic meters

Production source ratio: Alchemists 99%, Humanoid life forms 1%.

IV. Alchemy Materials: Mineral-based Non-living Entities

Common grade: Approximately 18000 million tons

Rare class: approximately 112 million tons

Production source ratio: Alchemists 99%, Humanoid life forms 1%.

V. Cultivation Materials: Untamed Elements

Four elements: A total of approximately 1.2 were produced, all of which have been converted into Temple elements. Total inventory: 15.

Light Element: A total of 3 were produced, all of which have been converted into Temple Light Element. Total inventory: 5.

Dark Element: A total of 38 were produced, all of which have been converted into Temple Dark Element. Total inventory: 115.

Chaotic element: No output, no inventory.

Elemental sources: Alchemists 99%, Humanoid life forms 1%.

(Other items omitted)

..

Xia Zuo finished reviewing the statistics, looked up, and asked:

"Teacher, 'source of production' means who produced these resources, right? The gap between ordinary people and alchemists is too big...almost all resources are produced by alchemists."

“Yes, I didn’t falsify the data, Shazo. This is the most accurate proportion of the kingdom’s resource production.”

Beatrice crossed her fingers and placed them on the table:

Do you know the resource output of different regions in the Eastern Continent?

Xia Zuo shook his head. "I haven't paid attention to that."

Beatrice snapped her fingers, casting an illusion that conjured a topographical map of the Eastern and Western continents on the table, complete with bar charts and data. The visual graphics clearly showed Xia Zuo how large the output levels of the Eastern and Western continents were.

The annual resource production of the Western Continent is represented by a flat column about 1 centimeter high, while the annual production of various regions on the Eastern Continent is represented by a column as tall as an adult. The difference between the two regions can be described as drastic, with a difference of more than 100 times.

The most outrageous example is the territory of the Crystal Remnants, where the pillars pierce directly into the ceiling of the study, exceeding the combined output of all other regions of the Eastern Continent.

Xia Zuo stared in disbelief at the topographical map of the Crystal Remnant's territory, finding it hard to imagine how such a place, so close to the Silver Moon Federation, could have such a large amount of resources.

"Don't you find the resource production of the Crystal Remnants incredible?" Beatrice asked.

"Yes, teacher, what happened?"

Beatrice removed the other patterns, leaving only the pillars of the Crystal Remnant Territory.

Different colors appear on the pillars, and each color represents a resource type.

Among the resources of the Crystal Remnant Territory, the largest component is Unruly Element, accounting for approximately 80%, which is the reason for the region's extremely rich resource production.

It is worth noting that the region's resource output is very balanced, with alchemists and ordinary people each accounting for 50%.

“Xia Zuo, we are a temple built upon the elements, and the elements are our foundation.”

Beatrice said:

"With elements, there is energy. Energy can be bound by a binding energy field and become something similar to a physical entity."

"Just as you replaced the core components of the tower with a beam energy field, many key parts of alchemical devices can be replaced with a beam energy field."

"This means that, apart from the essential alchemical materials, the Temple does not have a strong demand for most water-based, grass-based, and mineral-based materials."

"The amount of elements produced is the most important thing; the key lies in the number of qualified people in the spiritual ocean."

Beatrice removed the illusionary images from the table.

She leaned back in her chair, her expression unusually forlorn.

"When the Western Continent was first discovered, there were two voices in the temple."

"One faction is the brutal purge faction, which advocates purging the natives of the Western Continent and replacing them with the more advanced civilization and alchemically skilled inhabitants of the Eastern Continent. The natives of the Western Continent are not members of the Temple, and the massacre inflicted on them does not violate the Temple's laws. This efficient but inhumane approach only gains the approval of a very small minority."

"The other is the transformation faction. They preserve the natives of the Western Continent and spend time, energy, and alchemical materials to help them improve. As long as they can meet the minimum requirements set by the temple, the natives of the Western Continent can continue to exist."

“You’re a conversionist, aren’t you?” Xia Zuo asked.