Constructing-Style Wizard

: 163. Underground “Adventure”

Over an hour later, inside the single cottage in Sector 7.

Noland Lee had finished imparting knowledge to Mabel. He entered his study room and summoned Denise Green.

Under her gaze, Noland took out ten gold bars and a few gold coins and placed them on the table.

“Denise, put away these coins and gold bars. Let’s briefly go over our accounts.”

Noland took a seat beside the desk.

Denise smoothed her skirt and sat down opposite Noland.

She took out the notebook she usually used for accounting, and spoke as she wrote:

“The reward from the Alchemy Cathedral is worth 500 gold coins. The payment from the sale of alchemy weaponry is 25,000 gold coins. Mabel has paid a deposit of exactly 50,000 gold coins for the purchase of knowledge. Hmm~ including the previous sales of Life Elixir, we now have a total of about 83,000 gold coins. According to the minimum standard, the funds needed for the island project are 150,000 gold coins, we have already achieved half of it~”

Noland nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something.

“Oh, right, it’s more than half. I also have an Alchemy Water Well here.”

Noland rummaged in the Blood Haven and found the Sage Particles in the corner, placing them on the tabletop.NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

Denise looked at the white beads on the table, blinked, and asked:

“Is this what you found in the Fissure Corridor?”

“Yes. The Pollution Zone appeared too suddenly, so for now, I’ve only found one Alchemy Water Well.”

Noland pushed the white-glowing bead in front of Denise:

“Here, keep it safe. Once we’ve bought the island, we’ll use it as a Magic Water Purifier.”

“Okay~” Denise rummaged in her magic pouch, took out a separate metal box, and enclosed the Sage Particles.

She picked up the pen, wrote a few lines in the account book, and asked simultaneously:

“How much freshwater does this Alchemy Water Well produce?”

Referring to the deconstruction results in his mind, Noland said:

“It’s badly damaged now, with a water output of about 10 tons every 24 hours. If it’s repaired, the output will increase to 15 tons.”

“15 tons~” Denise wrote as she spoke with a smile:

“A small Magic Water Purifier has a daily output of only 15 tons. We can save the money we’d spend on buying a small Magic Water Purifier. That’s about 7,000 gold coins.”

Noland pondered:

“Hmm… using the Alchemy Water Well to obtain freshwater has a drawback. We need to use an Alchemy Stone to activate it and expand it into Sage Space. Doing so will also narrow our Spiritual Ocean. So using the Alchemy Water Well to replace the Magic Water Purifier is only an option when funds are tight. In the future, once we have sufficient funds, we’ll still need to buy a Magic Water Purifier.”

Denise propped her chin on the pen barrel, considering the matter.

She slowly nodded, seemingly having made up her mind, and smiled warmly:

“You’re usually busy outside. Letting you bear the mental burden of the Alchemy Water Well will somewhat negatively impact your strength.

“Let me take on the mental burden of the Alchemy Water Well. I’ve already completed the alchemy knowledge of the Alchemy Cathedral over the years. As long as I review it a bit, I can pass the Independent Alchemist Exam and get my own Alchemy Stone.”

Facing Denise’s kindness, Noland didn’t refuse.

“No problem, Denise. I’ll leave this to you. However, I’ve been thinking. We won’t obtain the Alchemy Stone through the Alchemy Cathedral.”

“What?” Confusion flickered in Denise’s eyes, and she didn’t understand Noland’s meaning for a moment.

“I don’t know how to explain it to you for now.” Noland waved his index finger:

“Just remember one thing. The Alchemy Stone and Sage Particles will be in your control. But your Alchemy Stone will be created by the Spirit Soul Transposition Ceremony I prepare. We won’t use the Alchemy Cathedral’s or any other force’s.”

Denise was stunned, looking a bit dazed:

“Your prepared Spirit Soul Transposition Ceremony…”

“Yes, the one I prepare. This matter isn’t urgent, let’s discuss it when we get to the Suman Archipelago.”

Noland waved his hand, moving on from the topic:

“Help me see if there are any other magical devices that can be replaced with Sage Particles?”

“Oh, well… alright.” Denise came back from her daze, lowered her eyes to the account book:

“… Food prices on the Suman Archipelago are expensive. Even seafood needs to be processed by a Magic Purifier before consumption. In order to eat normally, we need to buy food ingredients produced by Magic Farmland and fruit from Magical Orchards and a Magic Cooking Machine. The Magic Cooking Machine can be saved, and we can cook by ourselves or have Magic Servants do it. The crops and fruits produced by Magic Farmland and Orchards can be replaced by Sage Space that produces food ingredients.”

Denise paused, continuing:

“Also, we need to purchase construction materials to renovate the island. If we can find a Sage Space that produces construction materials, we can save about 30,000 gold coins in construction costs.”

“Alright, Denise. I got it. Sage Spaces that produce food ingredients and construction materials.”

Noland clapped his hands and stood up from the chair:

“I’ll make a trip to the Fissure Corridor now. For the next few days, I’ll be staying underground a lot. Just wait for me in the house.”

“Okay~” Denise put the account book, gold bars, and gold coins into her pocket and summoned a torch.

“Well, I’m off.” Denise waved and teleported away amid the flickering firelight.

After checking the tools he carried with him, Noland rubbed the Illusion Ring on his finger, cast the “Illusionary Body Technique,” and entered the invisibility status.