If it had only been a few thousand or ten thousand, Fang Xuanling might have found a way to gather them.
But Bai Qi had asked for a hundred thousand!
And he had specifically stipulated high-grade ones!
Even if Xiao Tianyang held a blade to his neck, the task would still have been impossible to complete.
As for the reason... Fan Li took the initiative to explain it to Xiao Tianyang.
"Your Majesty, ever since Divine Might reformed its technology, Storage Soul Tools have become essential for every Soul Master."
"However, Soul Tools are also divided into different grades."
"The most widely used are low-grade Storage Soul Tools, while mid-grade Storage Soul Tools have gradually become a symbol of wealth and status."
"As for high-grade Storage Soul Tools... they can store living beings and contain a portion of the time element."
"Even if we ordered the research institute to accelerate production now, they still could not make a hundred thousand high-grade Storage Soul Tools."
Fan Li's meaning was already very clear.
Even if the research institute wished to manufacture them, it would ultimately be forced to halt work due to a lack of materials.
Rather than waste resources, they might as well settle for the next best option and switch to mid-grade Storage Soul Tools.
But before Fan Li could voice his suggestion, Xiao Tianyang spoke first.
"Other than the time element, do high-grade Storage Soul Tools require any materials that are difficult to obtain?"
Fan Li could only answer truthfully, "Time Crystals, Void Stone Tablets, and Starfall Iron."
"To the best of this minister's knowledge, those three are the most precious among the materials needed for high-grade Storage Soul Tools."
Xiao Tianyang tapped the table with his index finger. "As for Time Crystals... there should be some in the