"Worthy of an Upper Realm Authority. The completion rate is incredibly high."
Xu Yue floated atop his pyramid of spoils, looking at the exchange Alchemy Array laid out by Von Hohenheim with great satisfaction.
Even if he had done it himself, he could only have achieved this much.
Looking at the mountain of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Xu Yue could not help but sigh.
Though it was merely a newly risen empire, Japan's accumulated reserves truly could not be underestimated.
Even with Penguin's operational advantage, the supplies he had gathered were only about equal to theirs.
In particular, Penguin had pursued a broad, high-volume approach, while Jiaren had likely drawn upon the imperial treasury and his authority to procure many things that could not be bought with money in a short time.
Below S-rank, Penguin held an overwhelming advantage. But when it came to S-rank and above Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the gap was considerable.
Overall, they were about evenly matched.
"The amount is quite substantial. In this special environment, it will be quite helpful even for my own reserves, but it is still lacking a little."
As Xu Yue muttered, he took out all sorts of items: Divine Tree Fruits, fruits that absorbed planets, some unusable Divine Artifact Remnants, and all manner of "trash" that was useless to him.
It was rare to find such a suitable place, so naturally he had to make full use of it all.
They were hard to sell, yet a pity to keep...
"Transmute..."
"These little brats are useless. How should I give them a push..."
Von Hohenheim looked at the seemingly ordinary manor before him, a trace of helplessness flashing through his heart.
He had tracked them all the way here. It was not that he looked down on