"Just wait, Vanriel won't let it go like this!!!"

After leaving behind a classic villain line, Luden and his soldiers hurriedly turned around and left. In the end, Fang Zheng did not let Hecate attack him. Such a dog was not worth letting Hecate attack him personally. What was more important was the information Fang Zheng got from Luden.

"How interesting..."

After rubbing his fingers, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the figure of Luden who had disappeared in the distance. He had obtained the information he needed from the other party's memory. In short, everything Luden said was correct - at least he thought so.

He was indeed an official envoy of Vanriel, and he had indeed come to see Nanali because of an order from home. There was no distortion in the reason. According to the news from Vanriel, it was indeed because many farmers had purchased fertilizers from the Northland Chamber of Commerce, which caused problems with the land and made it impossible to plant crops. Therefore, they hoped that Nanali, the inventor of the fertilizer, could go to Vanriel for a "field investigation."

Well, at least that was the news that Luden got, and apart from his arrogant tone and actions, he didn't tell a single lie.

But in Fang Zheng's opinion, this is the biggest problem.

Just like what Kulia said, if Vanriel really wanted to question them, they could have gone through official channels, but judging from their behavior just now, it seemed like they were planning to arrest the two of them directly. If Fang Zheng hadn't rushed back today, then these people might have succeeded. Although Fang Zheng also realized that Nymph was ready for battle so that he could provide support at any time, if he hadn't taken action and relied on Hecate's deterrence to force the other party to retreat at the last minute, then Luden's identity as Vanriel's special envoy would have been a real problem.

If Kulia and Nanali were captured, the Holy Kingdom might protest, and the Alchemist Association might pay some attention, but they would not do anything to a country because of it. On the other hand, if Luden failed and was repelled, the crime of attacking the Vanriel envoy alone would be enough for them to ask the Holy Kingdom to give them an explanation.

It can be said that even if Luden does nothing, as long as he stands here, he will be invincible.

The premise is... he has not encountered extraordinary beings like Fang Zheng and Heikati.

"You are finally back, Mr. Ezio."

Seeing Fang Zheng coming back, Kulia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"These days I'm almost annoyed to death by these guys..."

"The Alchemist Association doesn't care?"

Fang Zheng looked at the girl in front of him curiously. If he remembered correctly, she seemed to be a second-generation expert?

"Don't mention it."

It would have been better if she didn't say anything. As soon as Fang Zheng mentioned this matter, Kulia's face was filled with dismay.

"My grandfather told me not to cause trouble, and to avoid trouble if I run into it... It's easy for me to say, but can I avoid it?!"

This is the tragedy of the second generation.

Seeing Kuliya almost crouching with her head in her hands, Fang Zheng silently patted her shoulder. It is not always a good thing to have someone in the family in the upper echelons of the government. For Kuliya, because her grandfather is the president of the Alchemist Association, she has to act more cautiously. Especially for something like this that may involve diplomatic relations between two major countries, if the other party uses official channels, then the Holy Kingdom can still use procedures and order to delay. But if the other party is tough like this, then there are very few options.

"Welcome back, Mr. Fang Zheng."

At this moment, Nanali also came over and greeted Fang Zheng obediently. Beside her, Nymph also came out. The little angel always remembered Fang Zheng's request and would never appear in front of others unless it was absolutely necessary, so even though she was ready for battle just now, she didn't take action.

Of course, considering the little angel's incredible radar search capabilities, perhaps she had already noticed Fang Zheng's arrival, so she did not take action.

"Welcome back, Master."

"I'm back."

Looking at the little angel in front of him, Fang Zheng showed a gentle smile. He reached out and gently stroked Nymph's little head, and Nymph also smiled at Fang Zheng.

"By the way, Mr. Ezio, these two are..."

At this time, Kulia also came back to her senses from her previous loss. She turned her head curiously and looked at Tilia and Hecate who had been following Fang Zheng. When she heard her question, Tilia hurriedly stepped forward, looked at Kulia, Nanali and Nymph in front of her with a smile, and bowed slightly.

"My name is Tilia, and I am my elder brother's sister."

"Hecate."

And Hecate responded calmly.

"younger sister?"

Sure enough, after hearing Tilia's self-introduction, Kulia and Nanali were stunned. Only Nymph looked at Tilia with an expression of sudden enlightenment. It was obvious that the summoning stones were inductively connected to each other, and Nymph immediately understood that this was Tilia's "personal setting".

"Mr. Ezio, you actually have such a cute and beautiful sister!"

"Mr. Ezio, your sister doesn't look like you at all!"

“…”

Just one sentence fully exposed that someone's emotional intelligence was definitely below the passing line.

Probably because all the ability points were added to alchemy.

"...Anyway, let's first talk about the recent situation."

Fang Zheng glanced helplessly at Nanali, whose eyes were wide open in surprise - she obviously didn't realize that there was anything wrong with what he said.

Forget it, this girl has been stupid for more than two or three days.

Fortunately, beside Nanali, there was Kulia watching over her. Soon, everyone sat down in the reception room under Kulia's lead. Then Kulia poured a few cups of black tea for everyone, and both sides began to talk about their experiences during this period. Of course, Fang Zheng couldn't tell Kulia and Nanali the truth, so he just said that he went home to deal with some things and then came back. Considering the shortage of manpower, he brought two people he trusted from his hometown to help.

On the other hand, it was Nunnally...

"Why are you the only one left? Didn't I ask you to find some people to do the work? Are we short of money now?"

Fang Zheng clearly remembered that before he left, the Northland Chamber of Commerce sent a team of guards to protect the safety of the alchemy workshop, and Kulia also found a few people from the Alchemist Association. How come none of these people are missing now?

"The Northern Chamber of Commerce has encountered some troubles recently and is short of manpower, so they withdrew the guards. As for the servants..."

When it comes to these servants, Kulia also has a headache.

She originally planned to find a few people to help Nanali. But she didn't expect that since the fertilizer and greenhouse of the Northern Chamber of Commerce became popular, these servants began to approach Nanali with bad intentions. They either wanted to cheat some formula from Nanali, or wanted to find out Nanali's next alchemical invention. Some even wanted to cheat Nanali with the idea of ​​getting both money and people!

Nanali's EQ in this regard is really low, but fortunately, with Nymph and Kulia watching, nothing went wrong. Moreover, although she has low EQ, her brain is not bad. Fang Zheng had said at the beginning that soilless cultivation needs to be kept secret, so even the servants did not know what research Nanali was currently doing.

But it was obviously impossible for Kulia to let these servants stay here. Some of them had received money from other forces, and some wanted to take the opportunity to make money. Besides, Nanali was quite pretty, so it would be even better if she could get both the money and the people.

This naturally pissed off Culiya, and she eventually drove all those bastards away, leaving herself alone to take charge of the entire alchemy workshop. Fortunately, Nunnally wasn't a picky person, and Nymph was a pure energy source that didn't even require food, otherwise, even if Culiya was alone, she probably wouldn't be able to handle so much trouble.

"Have the goods from the Northland Chamber of Commerce arrived?"

"Of course, they are all in the vault of the Alchemist Association and can be withdrawn at any time."

"very good."

After hearing Kulia's answer, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction. Then he thought for a moment and suddenly asked a question.

"I want to buy a piece of land, do you have any opinion?"

"land?"

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Kulia was a little stunned, but soon nodded.

"Of course that's no problem. There are several estates for sale nearby. I can also ask Grandpa... By the way, how big an area do you want?"

"Um……"

Hearing Kulia's question, Fang Zheng thought carefully about the size of Tiandao Palace and then gave an answer.

"At least as big as the City of Korhal, maybe even bigger?"

“…Huh?”