Albert, from today onwards you are my teacher

Good heavens!

Other things at least have some simple descriptions, but you? You just give me a "don't know" for everything?

What does this mean?

It means this is a damn good treasure!

Shaking her head and suppressing her excitement, Lan Qingyou fumbled around where the dialog box had popped up, not caring that she was stirring the water in the well into a muddy mess.

Finally, Lan Qingyou dug a stone out of the Sludge.

The stone was an irregular oval shape, about the size of a palm, and its surface looked very smooth; there wasn't even any water grass growing on it.

But Lan Qingyou didn't have time to examine it carefully right now, as the water in the well was still up to her neck.

After scanning the area and finding no other windows, she floated out.

She continued to search the surroundings afterward, and only returned when the sunset clouds appeared on the horizon.

The first thing Lan Qingyou did upon returning wasn't to appraise her finds, but to take a bath.

After all, she had been soaking in the cold well water for so long and then exposed to the chilly air for even longer; if she didn't take a good bath to sweat it out, she was afraid she might catch a cold.

After bathing and changing into a new set of clothes, she finally took out everything she had gathered today.

A wooden stick over a meter long and half an arm thick, a broken compass, a butterfly pupa in a glass jar, a bottle of Spring Water, Water Element Essence, and the unknown stone.

Of course, there was also the cauldron she had been using for several days.

[Deep Sea Meteorite Iron Cauldron (C)]

[Effect: Increases the success rate of potions and magic potions by 50%.]

[Description: The ultimate tool that every alchemist dreams of. A world-class magic item recognized by the World Will. Whoever possesses it enjoys its blessings; everyone who has used it speaks highly of it. Unfortunately, after long-term abandonment, its effects are not what they once were. Perhaps you can try using it frequently to reawaken this dormant world-class item.]

[Emerald Stirring Rod (C)]

[Effect: Increases potion success rate by 50%.]

[Description: A stirring rod made from a World Tree Branch. Using this rod, you don't have to worry about flavors mixing, and it can even add a hint of the world's essence to your potions. Unfortunately, after long-term abandonment, its effects are not what they once were. Perhaps you can try using it frequently to reawaken this dormant world-class item.]

[Damaged Thorium Compass (E)]

[Effect: Increases the efficiency of your Magic Array and alchemy arrays by 50%.]

[Description: The circular arrays drawn using this are capable. Unfortunately, it is damaged; you could try to have a mechanic repair it. But be careful, as its appeal to mechanics is no less than its appeal to array masters and alchemists.]

[Elf Butterfly Pupa (S)]

[Description: An unhatched Elf Butterfly Pupa. It is truly a marvel that you could obtain a monster of this grade. Find an opportunity to hatch it, and you will see the gentlest and most beautiful butterfly in this world.]

[Spring of Rest (C)]

[Effect: Irrigation, forging, enchanting, alchemy.]

[Description: Spring water containing a large amount of mana. It is something that can be used directly as base water for an alchemist. Although its grade is not high, it is extremely precious.]

[Water Element Essence (D)]

[Effect: Can be used for alchemy and enchanting, and can also be used for irrigation to effectively increase the growth rate of Water Element plants.]

[Description: The purest collection of water element energy, nurtured through the long-term entanglement of Water Element mana.]

[Stone of Rest (S)]

[Effect: Place it on the ground, and it will continuously flow with the Spring of Rest, with a chance to produce Water Element Essence.]

[Description: It is said that a certain arrogant alchemist back in the day found it troublesome to make Mana Water every time he brewed potions, so he teamed up with another arrogant magic item master to develop this stone. It is a world-class item recognized by the World Will.]

It seems that the Water Element Essence and the Spring of Rest were both produced by this Stone of Rest.

And that "arrogant alchemist" mentioned in the description should be Albert, right?

After reading the appraisal data for these items, Lan Qingyou let out a long sigh of relief.

Phew—I didn't expect Albert's legacy to be so rich. It looks like I can find time to go archeologizing at the location of his Workshop whenever I'm free. Who knows what other surprises might be there?

Lan Qingyou thought to herself.

Then, placing a hand over her chest and closing her eyes, she said with unusual solemnity.

"So, you, Albert, are my teacher from this day forward, even though we have never met. If there are any other good things, please be sure to leave them in that camp. Let me, your student, better admire your glory."

For Lan Qingyou, who had taken over so many legacies and was also an alchemist, these items were things that could effectively help her.

So, from the bottom of her heart, she was grateful to Albert.

Of course, it would be even better if there were more tools.

However...

There was still work to be done.

Having obtained so many tools from the alchemy master Albert, Lan Qingyou immediately shifted her state of mind, full of high spirits as she began to filter potions, bottle them, and send them to her "creditors."

First, of course, was the guy who sold her the Monster Studies book.

Although it was just a trade request, a trade is a trade.

Until this transaction was completed, Monster Studies would not be in her hands.

Although she already possessed the Appraisal Glasses, this pair of glasses required knowledge to unleash its greater potential.

No matter what it was, as long as she could break through to D-Rank, the Appraisal Glasses would also break through to D-Rank, becoming glasses capable of appraising D-Rank items.

From this perspective, these glasses could be considered a growth-type magical tool.

Next was the matter of Shang Chuan; although he was short a few dozen potions, being able to receive the first batch allowed his anxious heart to finally settle.

After finishing all of this, Lan Qingyou turned back to begin processing today's harvest.

The first priority was, of course, the Stone of Rest, which could autonomously produce the Spring of Rest.

Previously, Lan Qingyou had been suffering from a headache over the issue of water.

After all, relying on others to deliver water to her was not a long-term solution.

Now that she had the Stone of Rest, she could obtain water resources anytime and anywhere.

However, because it produced the Spring of Rest continuously, Lan Qingyou spent quite a while searching for a suitable place to put it.

In the end, after she placed the stone into a Water Tank that didn't have much water left, she discovered a problem.

This thing could indeed produce water, but it would only produce up to 50 centimeters.

It was the same water level as it had been in the well before.

This made Lan Qingyou feel much more at ease.

After all, if water were gushing out of her Tree House, anyone passing by would surely look up, right?

It was different inside the Water Tank.

Not only did she not have to worry about exposure, but she could also simply open the valve to draw water whenever she was doing alchemy in the future; it was simply too convenient.

Although this was a bit unfair to the large Water Tank that could hold 100 liters, it was the only way for now.

The Emerald Stirring Rod and the other tools used today were washed clean and placed inside the Workshop.

As for the Thorium Compass, there was nothing to be done; she didn't know how to repair it, so she set it aside for now.

As for how to hatch that Elf Butterfly Pupa, she had no idea.

After all, even the Monster Studies she had just acquired contained no records of it.

Uh... or rather, Monster Studies was not a book that introduced individual monsters.

Instead, it was a systematic explanation of what "monsters" actually were.

Under Monster Studies, there were two branches: one was Botany, and the other was Magical Beast Studies.

And under Botany, there were further branches.

One was Herbalism, which Lan Qingyou was familiar with, and the other was Magical Plant Studies.

The Man-eating Flower that had appeared before belonged to the monsters classified under Magical Plant Studies.

This forced Lan Qingyou to sigh at how incredibly rich the academic disciplines of this world were.

--Looks like I have a lot to learn.