It had to be said that driven by profit, the Security Officer, his son, and the Guard Captain had truly worked exceptionally hard.
Nor had any disagreements arisen from competition. Instead, they had worked together in perfect coordination and had already delivered the first batch of perfect-quality Small Earth Element Essence to Lu Xingshi.
This was a hundred thousand portions, not merely a hundred or so. Naturally, they could only transport them back in batches.
They had to be especially wary of bandits along the way or of being noticed by other nobles, so they proceeded with the utmost caution.
Lu Xingshi was quite satisfied with the progress of the three of them.
As for himself, aside from tinkering with the ballista carts and trebuchets, he spent most of his time studying those few bottles of Deteriorated White Rock Potion, occasionally offering targeted suggestions for the territory's development.
He had not charged in from the start and carried out sweeping reforms. With insufficient productivity and a fragile economic ecosystem, if he truly started meddling recklessly, dying on the spot would be the least of his problems.
So he could only make changes bit by bit. There was no way to do everything at once.
As for the other two bottles of White Rock Potion that still retained medicinal effects but had weakened from expiration, Lu Xingshi had put them on a high shelf. They were not of much use for the time being.
Turning them into New White Rock Potion and drinking them was impossible. The Earth Element in his body had already exceeded the limit; another bottle would only kill him on the spot rather than speed things up.
When the moon became full, it began to wane; when water became full, it overflowed.
What suited him was best.