'Bomber'

Shang Chuan: "I've gathered everything for you, go ahead and receive it."

Lan Qingyou: "Alright, I'll come to you if I need any more tools later."

Shang Chuan: "No problem."

Shang Chuan moved quite quickly.

In just over half an hour, he had delivered the Mineralogy book and the measuring tool—a caliper—that Lan Qingyou needed.

Along with them came a bullet sample and various minerals.

Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Saltpeter, Sulfur, and even Charcoal; it was clear these were prepared for gunpowder.

Without a word, Lan Qingyou picked up the Mineralogy book and the Steel Wool, then headed back to her room to read and sleep.

Just kidding, it was way too late to conduct experiments; she was better off reading first.

Accumulating more knowledge about this world was the key.

After all, even if this world had Copper Ore and Iron Ore, they still differed from those on Blue Star.

For one thing, the minerals on Blue Star didn't come with the "innate magic" attribute.

Early the next morning, after enjoying the breakfast Gu Xiaobei brought over, Lan Qingyou let the Steel Wool go play on its own and began today's production.

Although Shang Chuan seemed to be in urgent need of bullets, Lan Qingyou was taking her time.

After all, she had only just received the books yesterday and hadn't even digested the knowledge inside yet, so how could she be at the experimental stage so quickly?

To put it bluntly, this bullet production was a mutually beneficial collaboration.

One side desperately needed bullets, the other desperately needed knowledge.

The two hit it off immediately, and Shang Chuan instantly became the investor for Lan Qingyou's experiments.

If she succeeded, that would be for the best; if she failed, it was nothing more than a failed investment for Shang Chuan.

A professional merchant should know exactly what investing in a laboratory entails.

Of course, Lan Qingyou didn't say she wouldn't do it; she was currently brewing potions while reading, wasn't she, all to get those bullets made?

After all, making bullets was a challenge in alchemy for her as well.

But there was one good thing.

She had managed to get her hands on Sulfur for free.

Because this stuff was needed for both the Explosion Potion and the Flame Potion.

Of course, she also had to add an E-Rank fire-attribute Devilish Creature Crystal Core.

That was why Lan Qingyou was currently wearing a mask.

Just kidding, she was about to toss Sulfur into a crucible to boil; it was bound to produce toxic gas.

Even if she wasn't sure if it really did, Lan Qingyou put one on anyway.

Well, kids, don't try this at home.

After eight hours of busy work, her three types of potions were finally finished.

[Rough Grade Explosion Potion (E-)]

[Effect: Causes an explosion in a 3*3 area, dealing 30 points of instant damage, and inflicts 1 point of burn damage per second for 10 seconds.]

[Description: A potion with mediocre explosion range and power; even using it to fish would be disappointing.]

[Rough Grade Flame Potion (E-)]

[Effect: Causes a burning effect in a 3*3 area, dealing 2 points of damage per second for 30 seconds.]

[Description: A potion with mediocre burning range and power; perhaps you could use it to keep warm.]

[Apprentice Grade Fire Resistance Potion (E)]

[Effect: Increases fire resistance by 10 points for 10 minutes.]

[Description: A standard apprentice potion; it provides a certain amount of fire resistance, but remember it is not omnipotent. You must learn to act within your limits.]

After bottling them, Lan Qingyou inspected the three potions with her glasses and decided to head out while it was still early to test them.

Although it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, fortunately, there was a monster spawn point nearby.

Moreover, it was a swamp spawn point that nobody visited, which made Lan Qingyou's experiment very easy.

Plus, it was already past five in the afternoon, so there was no fear of being seen.

But the results were not ideal.

Although it was an explosion, the 3*3 blast radius really couldn't cause much damage to the Sludge Monsters in the swamp.

Or rather, it seemed that Flame Potions and Explosion Potions shouldn't be used in such places.

Monster Studies stated that monsters have attributes, and only by finding the right elemental counters could one maximize damage.

It didn't matter, though.

Was it damage that Lan Qingyou was after?

Of course not.

All she wanted was the thrill of being a "bomber."

With a flick of her small hand, a dozen or twenty Explosive Potions rained down in a line, triggering a chain of explosions across the swamp.

The sight couldn't help but remind Lan Qingyou of the Fusang People who used to live quite prosperous lives.

"Combat! So satisfying!"

Although Lan Qingyou couldn't achieve any substantial results due to the Sludge Monster's disgusting self-healing ability, she felt supreme satisfaction in her spirit.

If she hadn't only had two hundred bottles on hand, she might have actually kept bombing until dark.

After returning from the swamp area, Lan Qingyou only wanted to take a bath.

You might not believe it, but just flying around in the sky like that had actually made her break a sweat.

One could only say that a happy mood effectively promotes human metabolism.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp--"

Seeing Lan Qingyou return, Steel Wool immediately rushed over to protest that she hadn't taken it along on her outing again.

Lan Qingyou, who couldn't understand it but could roughly guess its meaning, rolled her eyes at Steel Wool, placed it on a towel, and went to take a bath.

After coming out of the bath, Lan Qingyou immediately sat down at the Magic Desk, placed Steel Wool on her lap, and opened her friends list.

Lan Qingyou: "Do you want [Fire Resistance Potion]?"

Li Huai: "Yes, name your price."

Lan Qingyou: "20 bottles for 1 Fire Elemental Essence, 2 bottles for 1 jin of Flame Bell, 1 bottle for 1 jin of Sulfur."

Li Huai: "How did you know I had Fire Elemental Essence?"

Lan Qingyou: "I guessed."

Ever since she obtained the Water Element Essence, Lan Qingyou had been speculating that Li Huai, a guy sitting on a volcano, might have Fire Elemental Essence on hand; the same logic applied to the Sulfur.

So, she wanted to test him.

To her surprise, he actually had them.

Seeing that he didn't mention the Sulfur, she figured he probably had that too—it was even possible that he was the one supplying the Sulfur to Shang Chuan.

Li Huai: "100 bottles for 1 Fire Elemental Essence."

After a while, Li Huai sent a message back, having clearly given it some thought.

Lan Qingyou: "Deal!"

Was 100 bottles for one expensive?

To be honest, it wasn't expensive at all.

Lan Qingyou agreed without a second thought.

It made Li Huai exclaim that he had been careless!

In the end, for two hundred Fire Resistance Potions, Lan Qingyou obtained one Fire Elemental Essence, 25 jin of Flame Bell, and 25 jin of Sulfur.

Of course, the Flame Bell and Sulfur wouldn't be available until tomorrow; this was a "pre-order."

[Fire Elemental Essence (D)]

[Effect: Can be used for alchemy, enchanting, or for building fires to keep warm, and effectively increases the growth rate of surrounding Fire Element plants.]

[Description: A collection of the purest Fire Element energy, nurtured through the long-term entanglement of Fire Element magic.]

"Good stuff."

Lan Qingyou sighed as she looked at the description of the Fire Elemental Essence.