"Hmm, let me think..."
Isaac pretended to think deeply for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist Yun Wei's gaze and said with a smile, "No, that's all."
"Really?" Yun Wei was a little doubtful. He had never known that he could talk in his sleep.
Isaac nodded. "Really, if you talk in your sleep again, I'll tell you the next morning. But why did you come back? Is there something you need me to do?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Wei quickly took out a small bag of gold coins from his spatial storage and handed it to Isaac, briefly explaining the issues Joseph had raised earlier.
"So, I need to trouble you to run some errands for me." Yun Wei asked sincerely, "Just ten C-grade fire-type crystal cores will do. I've packed a hundred for you, and you can keep the rest."
It's already absurd to ask a level 6 Grandmaster to run errands and buy materials.
The idea that this great swordsman also holds the right to claim legal territory over the Zhuyuan Continent is even more absurd.
Yun Wei didn't want to trouble Isaac, but he was really busy. In the afternoon, the workshops downstream of the supply chain would send people to the back alley to pick up the goods.
Isaac picked up the rope on the sack, gently shook the heavy money bag, and it made a dazzling sound.
He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there really such a good thing?"
"Please! You must bring it back before noon." Yun Wei clasped his hands together above his head, making a pleading gesture.
When he looked up, he noticed a distinct meaning in Isaac's eyes and couldn't help but ask:
"Uh, Issa, do you have any other questions?"
"No. Then I'm off! Wait for me!" Isaac tossed the money bag into his hand, grabbed it, and strode towards the door.
Yun Wei watched the other person's figure disappear through the door and couldn't help but shake his head.
He sensed that Isaac had definitely come up with a new idea.
Never mind, as long as the other party doesn't end up penniless like the Duke of Bethlehem, he's fine. In just a few days, he's heard Sid mention that matter more than a dozen times.
He had a feeling that Sid might continue talking about that matter for many more years.
Yun Wei shrugged, glanced at the clock on the wall, and then strode back toward the laboratory.
...
With Isaac's help, the day's orders were finally delivered on time.
In the end, they used a total of 53 C-grade crystal cores.
It's fair to say that without Joseph's meticulousness and Isaac's strong support, today's order would definitely have gone nowhere.
Therefore, after the apprentices who came to pick up the goods counted them correctly and stamped the ledger in the laboratory, Yun Wei felt a great sense of relief.
He closed the back door of the lab and said to Joseph with a smile, "Thank you so much for today, Joseph. Go home and get some rest!"
With Sid absent, research and development in the lab has been temporarily suspended. Joseph no longer needs to help record and organize data; he can leave once he finishes his daily orders.
The short assistant humbly shook his head: "It's what I should do. I'll be going now, Mr. Claude, see you tomorrow."
Yun Wei waved and smiled, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
After the other party had gone far away, Yun Wei returned to the control panel, picked up the communication crystal, and began to carefully place an order for the materials needed for the next day.
He meticulously calculated the materials and quantities, and compared them with previous orders, taking appropriate losses into account.
Regardless, Yun Wei thought that he absolutely could not repeat the same mistake he had already made.
Unlike being a trainee mage who just coasts along in the lab, being fully responsible for the lab's operation is incredibly tiring.
In reality, the laboratory, which only contained him and Joseph, was at best a fully functional but small-scale alchemy workshop.
This priceless laboratory probably didn't even realize one percent of its value in his hands.
Yun Wei's thoughts were—
On the first day Sid was away, I missed him terribly.
...
After finishing all this, Yun Wei realized that it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.
This is a rather awkward time; it's still a while before mealtime, and it's difficult to engage in activities like meditation or timekeeping spells that can't be paused immediately.
He thought for a moment, then took out the communication conch shell that Sid had left him from his spatial storage.
The light blue conch shell was quite heavy. Along its surface, many magical runes beyond Yun Wei's comprehension were drawn using silvery-white potion. After careful analysis, he discovered that they mainly consisted of wind, lightning, and light elements.
At the pointed end of the conch shell, a magic crystal is embedded, which is connected to a metal rod similar to an antenna.
Following Sid's instructions, Yun Wei tried to input a small amount of magic power into the magic crystal.
"Hi... Shasha... Xiaoyun... Wei... Shasha..."
Sid's voice could be faintly heard coming from the conch shell, but it was extremely distorted.
Yun Wei quickly picked up the conch shell and held it to his ear. With mixed feelings, he tried to make out the other person's words mixed in with the rustling noise.
He listened to it several times before finally understanding what the other person meant.
It turns out that Sid left in too much of a hurry yesterday and didn't fully explain the instructions for using this "snail language". He only remembered to leave a message for Yunwei in the carriage halfway there.
Yes, this revolutionary communication method is still in the experimental stage and its functions are not yet fully developed...
Most importantly, it does not support real-time communication and is more like a "message board".
Following the instructions left by Xi De, Yun Wei retrieved the relevant design sketches from the corresponding filing cabinet.
Because it was a very recent invention, the sketch was placed in a fairly conspicuous position, so Yun Wei didn't have to put in too much effort.
He browsed through it carefully. Because he had used a relatively mature communication tool like a "3G smartphone" in his previous life, it wasn't difficult for him to understand.
Sid is indeed a brilliant genius. Even a novice like Yun Wei can understand the other party's design concept at a glance.
Basically, the roof of the house and Sid's suitcase are equipped with devices that receive "messages," and the conch shell can send "messages" to the other's receiving device.
The sound Yun Wei just heard was actually the result of the receiver on the roof playing the signal at the conch's terminal.
Based on the available information, too many messages cannot be stored, and the oldest messages will be replaced by newer ones.
Yun Wei sighed softly and carefully added new information to the schedule board in front of the control panel:
Listen to Sid's daily messages.
Then, he picked up the conch shell and recounted his day's experiences to the other person as concisely as possible—
After all, there is a time limit for leaving comments; they will be forcibly cut off if the time exceeds a certain limit.
...
After dinner, Yunwei prepared to go straight back to his room to rest.
He was utterly exhausted today and had no desire to spend the cold autumn night alone in the quiet laboratory.
He'll go crazy.
However, from the moment he unusually stepped onto the stairs, the knight in front turned around.
Isaac didn't say anything, but stood on the stairs, looking down at him.
The other person's handsome features, framed by the golden sunset, were simply too captivating. Yun Wei had no choice but to stop and explain:
"Isa, I'm not going to the lab tonight."
He suddenly realized that if the two of them sat facing each other in a not-so-spacious room, the atmosphere seemed a bit...
Too beautiful.
Yun Wei couldn't help but purse her lips.
He had hardly meditated in his hotel room during this period, so the famous idiom probably wouldn't have any effect.
Upon hearing this, Isaac descended a few steps to his side and took his hand.
The other person suggested, "Then let's go for a walk in the city."
Indeed, it's not a good idea to stay in your room right after eating.
Yun Wei nodded and said, "However, I'm a bit tired today, so I probably can't go too far."
Isaac suddenly laughed.
The handsome knight leaned close to his master's ear and whispered, "It's alright, I can carry you."
The other person's breath inadvertently entered Yun Wei's ear, and Yun Wei felt a tickle in his ear.
He glared at Isaac, who had been acting strangely all day, and used his still-free fist to create a dangerous distance between them. He cleared his throat and asked seriously, "Are you coming or not?"
Isaac straightened up, but said with a smile, "Let's go."
...
The two of them spent a rare long time wandering around the city.
They wisely avoided the square where unscrupulous merchants congregated, and simply strolled around the old town, which consisted of rows of magic crystal turrets, hotels, and workshops.
The magic crystal lamps that are ubiquitous in the new city are not common here. The narrow alleys become dark as night falls, and most of the apprentices and laborers who come and go on the streets are in a hurry. No one notices the two holding hands tightly.
"Isaac, I feel this place can't compare to Moonflower City," Yun Wei whispered, leaning close to Isaac.
Alchemy City is truly devoid of humanity.
Sid's house was like a paradise, separated from the oppressive city.
Fortunately, both Moonflower City and Alchemy City have set up magic arrays to burn excrement, otherwise they would really be as stinky as other cities in the Continent of Elements.
“Hmm.” Isaac was silent for a moment, then said to Yun Wei, “If we have time in the future, let’s go to the far north wilderness. The scenery there is quite beautiful.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Wei was taken aback, but replied, "Okay."
He didn't understand why the other person suddenly brought up such a faraway place.
However, the Zhuyuan Continent is so vast that traveling around and exploring can certainly broaden one's horizons.
The two eventually reached a dead end, and it became completely dark.
Yun Wei looked up at Isaac and said, "It is fate. We should go back."
The necromancer's night vision was completely unaffected by the darkness, allowing him to move freely, but he really didn't want to breathe the air filled with the smell of sawdust and ash.
And his stamina bar is almost empty.
"The mage's frail body!" Yun Wei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
In his opinion, someone like Xie Mulang, who is skilled in both magic and martial arts, is actually the most suitable person to learn alchemy.
Even Joseph, who looked frail, could swing the iron hammer by the furnace, but when he tried it, he almost smashed his own foot.
Isaac smiled silently.
Yun Wei could see clearly that in the darkness, those handsome eyes were staring at him intently, to the point that Yun Wei suspected that the other person could also see very clearly at night.
Isaac squeezed Yun Wei's hand, lowered his eyes and asked, "Do you need me to carry you?"
Yun Wei had always thought that the other party was just joking.
He quickly refused, saying, "No need, I can still walk."
Isaac couldn't help but show a regretful expression, and sighed, "I haven't carried you on my back yet, Cloud."
Yun Wei immediately blushed and pulled away from the other person's hand, saying, "I'm thirsty, I want to go back and have a cup of honey lemon tea."
But he took the lead and went ahead.
...
So, when the two of them finally sat down at the table in the guest room to drink tea in peace, they were suddenly filled with a sense of tranquility and contentment.
Yun Wei took a sip of the honey tea with extra sugar and leaned back in his chair.
The sweet tea flowed down my throat, and a warm sensation rose up, seemingly soothing my internal organs.
He suddenly realized that the teacup in his hand had been replaced with a brand new one.
Yun Wei couldn't help but ask the person next to him, "Did you apologize to Butler George for breaking the tea set yesterday?"
Isaac nodded and replied, "Of course. He helped us get a new set."
Yun Wei couldn't help but secretly click his tongue in amazement.
Breaking cups or saucers in someone else's house is extremely rude.
He wasn't foolish enough to ask questions like how much compensation he would receive.
Even if he was completely naive, he knew that this was far more improper than breaking a cup or saucer.
Yun Wei thought that when they returned from Bili City, he would definitely bring Xi De a set of exquisite tea utensils.
Thinking of this, Yun Wei casually asked, "Speaking of which, Isa, I forgot to ask you earlier, how much did you spend on crystal cores today?"
Sid wasn't there; he was incredibly busy today, especially around noon, which was the most crucial time.
At that moment, he took the crystal core from the other person and turned around to continue running towards the control panel. The two of them didn't even have time to exchange more than a few words.
Now that he finally had some free time, Yun Wei remembered something.
Isaac did not speak.
Yun Wei waited for a long time but didn't hear a response from the other party, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look.
Isaac was staring at him again, his eyes still holding the same profound meaning as during the day.
Yun Wei was already very familiar with that dangerous look in the other party's eyes.
Generally speaking...
This means that Isaac is again struggling to restrain the urge to do something to him.
Thinking of this, Yun Wei's hand trembled involuntarily, and he almost spilled the remaining half of the tea.
He hurriedly put down his teacup, hastily averting his gaze, and said, "I... I don't want my money back, I just want to understand the price discrepancies outside of the distribution channels... You know, there are too many pitfalls in Alchemy City, you can easily fall into one if you're not careful..."
As he spoke, Yun Wei became increasingly guilty, and his voice gradually weakened.
But Isaac started moving.
Out of the corner of his eye, Yun Wei noticed that the other person was picking up the teapot and calmly refilling the teacup next to him with tea.
Just like he did a few days ago.
In the quiet room, the clear sound of water could be heard, but Yun Wei didn't dare to look up at all.
"I used forty-three gold coins, but that shouldn't be of much reference value, since I seriously bargained for the price," the elegant warrior said slowly, but then changed the subject, "Yun Wei, haven't you 'maintained' me in a long time?"
Yun Wei, who was suddenly called out, sat up straight immediately.
He stood tall with his head held high, staring straight ahead, his back straight, yet the irritating heat traveled down his spine to his ears.
seem……
indeed……
It's been a long time since that.
The necromancer, his face flushed, thought to himself.
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