Elonore poked half her head out from the second floor, still clutching the circuit diagram she had not finished drawing yesterday.
Su Li leaned against the courtyard gateframe, munching on a flatbread. He knew that once Elena entered this kind of state, no one could stop her.
Breakfast was eaten in a rush. The fat cat stole a sip of Saina's pork rib porridge, and she chased Silver around half the courtyard before finally giving up.
Everyone was seated.
Elena opened the first ledger and placed her fingertip on the topmost figure. "As of yesterday, the Su Family's total assets."
She named a number.
Saina's flatbread nearly fell to the ground.
"That much?"
"The Elven Merchant Association still has eight hundred gold coins in quarterly settlement funds yet to be credited. Barlow's flour can be liquidated for roughly three hundred, and the crystals Old Ford delivered last month are worth two thousand four hundred at market price. Added together, our available funds are enough to buy half a commercial street in Silver Crown City's southern district."
Elena spoke as calmly as if she were reading off a menu.
Su Li kept chewing his flatbread without saying anything. He knew they had earned quite a bit over the past few years, but seeing Elena lay out the numbers, the total was indeed more than he had expected.
"The problem is here." Elena turned to the second page, where a string of figures had been marked in red.
"According to the Elven Merchant Association's records, there are currently three known core materials needed for a Tier Five breakthrough: high-purity condensed crystals, bone powder from a Tier Five creature, and a carrier metal capable of withstanding soul-level shockwaves."
She tapped down the list one item at a time with the tip of her