"I naturally know why you've come."
"Welcome, honored guests, to tour my processing factory."
"The entire factory covers 10,000 mu. Though small, it has everything it needs."
Dormyas led the way while enthusiastically introducing the place.
There was no sign at all of the intimidating display he had been preparing earlier.
And judging by his polished spiel, this clearly was not his first time doing this.
"The front section has relatively low requirements. It handles material screening and preliminary processing."
"The middle section already requires at least Legendary-grade alchemists. They handle catalysts and use the screened materials to produce basic raw ingredients."
"The final section consists of the three Grandmaster-grade alchemists I hired and their disciples."
After laying all that groundwork, Dormyas let out a heartfelt sigh. "It's not that I want to sell Moonlight Essence at such a high price. It really isn't easy to produce."
Chen Yi had no desire to comment on that.
Chuka nodded.
San Hua nodded.
Then, in perfect unison, they said, "You're guilty!"
The warm expression on Dormyas's face froze.
Everyone turned to look. Chen Yi thought the cat and the man had discovered something.
But Chuka immediately said, "Anyone who starts whining about their hardships the moment they meet someone is no good."
San Hua agreed. "That's how it's written in novels."
Chains surged out, and the man and cat were hung upside down.
Chen Yi remained expressionless. "Ignore them."
"Ha... haha."
Dormyas laughed awkwardly.
While San Hua and Chuka were acting up, countless gu insects split off from beneath Yao Yingqian's feet.
Those gu insects merged perfectly with the buildings, without even triggering the Magic Arrays carved into them.
After everyone left, faint chewing sounds began to ring out.
But both the sounds and vibrations were devoured as well, confined to a