To Nunnally, her recent life was like a dream.
In particular, after she signed the contract with the Northland Chamber of Commerce, Nunnally was rather flustered at the sight of the large amounts of gold coins. She even suspected that she was dreaming more than once.
As a poor alchemist, Nunnally's biggest dream was to be able to do alchemy research without any restrictions. She didn't have to consider what was cheap and what was easily available every time she did an experiment. She even thought of using wild herbs to replace some alchemy recipes, just because she didn't have to spend money ….
Of course, all of them exploded in the end. But that was to be expected. If wild herbs could replace alchemy materials, alchemists wouldn't have to burn so much money.
But now, Nunnally didn't have to worry about that.
Her alchemy workshop had already signed a contract with the Northland Chamber of Commerce, and the greenhouses and Slime fertilizer technologies were exclusively licensed to the Chamber of Commerce. Not only that, but because of the value of these two technologies, Nunnally had also risen by two levels, becoming a level 3 alchemist.
Not only could she get the alchemy materials she wanted from the Alchemist Association, but she could also get some rare and precious alchemy materials from the Northern Chamber of Commerce. Not only that, but Mr. Felix of the Northern Chamber of Commerce also promised to sell the materials at cost price, which was naturally a big surprise for Nunnally. Nunnally was now living the wonderful life she hoped for. She didn't have to worry about starving to death or wandering the streets as long as she did her alchemy research and experiments peacefully every day.
Of course, she didn't forget who brought all of this to her.
Knock, knock.
"Come in."
Upon hearing the knocks on the door, Nunnally shook the potion bottle in her hand. After making sure that the solution inside had calmed down, she spoke. Upon hearing her response, the tightly shut door opened, and Fangzheng walked in.
"How's it going? Ms. Nunnally? "
"Ah, Mr. Ezio!"
Nunnally showed a happy smile when she saw Fangzheng walk in. But soon, she sighed listlessly.
"I'm sorry, but there's no progress so far …."
"The materials aren't easy to mix?"
"Hmm … It's mainly because there are some raw materials that can't be substituted, and there are all kinds of problems with those that can be made."
As she spoke, Nunnally looked into the distance. There were several rectangular wooden containers that looked like flower pots. The bottom of the containers was filled with a solution that looked like fresh water. The top of the containers was covered with a layer of wooden planks with holes. At the same time, some crops were planted. But these vegetables were not growing well. They were either listless, listless, or withered.
"This will take a long time."
Na Nali also felt very helpless at this point. Fangzheng also nodded. To be honest, he had thought things through too simply. At first, Fangzheng thought that as long as he had Slime fertilizer, it would not be difficult to formulate the nutrient solution for soilless cultivation. However, when it came to the actual experiment, Fangzheng realized that this was not the case at all.
Indeed, Slime fertilizer was comparable to Jinkela in that it could accelerate the ripening of crops in advance and make them grow better and better, but it was only a supplementary product after all. It was like a health product. It might make you stronger and live longer, but it still could not replace staple foods such as rice, noodles, and steamed buns. You still had to eat and drink.
Slime fertilizer could replace part of it to a certain extent, but it could not completely replace the soil. The Nimf had provided a list based on the analysis of Earth's nutrient solution in the Predator World. However, it was very difficult for Na Nali to fuse all of the elements on the list together and make them work together.
Not to mention, agricultural research was a very time-consuming work. Whether a nutrient solution could be used or not was not something that could be determined by taking a sip. You had to plant the crops, then wait for them to grow up, mature, and bear fruit. Only when you were sure that there were no problems could you proceed to the next step.
Fortunately, Slime fertilizer greatly shortened the growth cycle of the crops. Otherwise, Nunnally would have to waste even more time.
Nunnally had developed more than a dozen kinds of nutrient solutions, but none of them seemed to be usable.
"The formulation of nutrient solutions is more difficult than I thought?"
Asked Fangzheng casually. He reached out to pick up the experiment records next to him and began to flip through them. Nunnally nodded helplessly.
"Yes, I've tried a lot of herb combinations, but the results are not satisfactory. Some of them are good, but the price of the materials is relatively high …. "
Ever since Nunnally used Slimes to refine fertilizer and greenhouses, she had abandoned her original method of "only using the best" and began to develop in the direction of "only focusing on the cheapest". Her alchemy skills and knowledge were very solid, but Fangzheng now realised that this girl was really prone to getting into a dead end ….
"Don't consider the cost factor for the time being."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Fangzheng felt helpless. She didn't even consider the cost when she had no money, but now that she had so much money that she couldn't finish spending, she began to consider the cost.
"The price of the nutrient solution will definitely be higher than that of the Slime fertilizer, so don't think about reducing the cost for now. In short, use all the materials you have to make the nutrient solution that meets your needs first, then think about reducing the cost. In the beginning, we didn't intend to sell the nutrient solution to farmers. Ordinary farmers may not be able to afford it. "
"Not sell to farmers?"
Nunnally was taken aback.
"Then who are we selling it to?"
"The Kingdom of the Saint is a very good partner."
Fangzheng appeared very confident. After all, he was a Paladin, so he had a certain understanding of the philosophy of the Kingdom of the Saint and their style. Even if the nutrient solution could be made, the initial cost would not be significantly reduced. But if it was purchased by the Kingdom of the Saint, it would be different. For them, money had never been a problem.
And if it was used to maintain order and fight against Chaos, it would be even less of a problem.
For example, the mercenaries who went to the Darkness Capital with Fangzheng before. Although they suffered heavy losses, the Holy Cathedral gave them a lot of rewards and remuneration after they returned. According to Shi Dong, the mercenary group's remuneration was enough to equip half of a fully armed elite cavalry regiment.
The Holy Cathedral was rich and wouldn't waste any money that could be spent in this area.
After having money, Fangzheng also found someone to renovate and renovate the entire alchemy workshop. Now, the alchemy workshop wasn't as shabby as before, and it looked much better.
Basically, at this moment, Nunnally's alchemical workshop was no longer a "shop" but a professional research institute. She also didn't need to accept other people's commissions to make things for money. She only needed to think about how to spend money to research alchemy. As for the greenhouses and whatnot, Fangzheng still kept them. After all, Nunnally's research was on agriculture, and when there was a need for large-scale experiments, these things could still be used. And the crops planted inside didn't need to be sold after they bloomed and bore fruit. Previously, he sold them to increase the popularity of his products. Now that the Northern Chamber of Commerce had taken over these, the remaining ones were naturally given to the farmers in the greenhouses and the staff sent by the Alchemy Chamber of Commerce as benefits.
As for whether they would take them back to eat or sell them, it wasn't Fangzheng's business.
More importantly, after the Northern Chamber of Commerce took over the 'patent' of the greenhouses and slime fertilizers, the troubles that had been circling around disappeared. Now that the Northern Chamber of Commerce had the exclusive right, other forces had to deal with them if they wanted to get this technology. As a researcher, Nunnally was naturally excluded from the research.
Of course, the Northern Chamber of Commerce returned the favor by sending a team of people to guard the alchemy workshop. From this point of view, Ferris had good foresight and knew how to protect his' research assets'. If it were someone else, they might be a little dissatisfied, but Nunnally was a homebody and wouldn't go out unless she could, so she didn't mind.
However, this time, Fangzheng didn't come to see Nunnally just to discuss the nutrient solution.
"I'll leave for a few days. If anything happens, I'll leave it to you."
"Huh?"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Nunnally froze.
"Are you leaving, Mr. Ezio?"
"I have my own private business to attend to."
It wasn't a long time for Fangzheng to deal with these matters, but it wasn't short either. A month was about to pass. Although he had a leisurely time in this month, he didn't do it for nothing. After all, the summoning with paywalls would last for a month. After this month, the next month would be a different card pool.
Fangzheng did not know what kind of card pool would be released next month. After all, this was no longer a game. Therefore, he planned to take advantage of the fact that this month was not over to go to another world to take a look. It would be best if it was a magical world. If he could draw a magical soul stone, that would be the best for Fangzheng.
"B-But …"
Nunnally was obviously reluctant to see Fangzheng leave. She was lonely living alone to begin with, and with Fangzheng and Nimfu's arrival, she felt the presence of a family she hadn't seen in a long time. Although Fangzheng's intentions were very mysterious, Na Nali didn't believe he was a bad person. Besides, he had done so many things for her … which made Nunnally rely on Fangzheng. But now, Fangzheng said he would leave for the time being …
"Don't worry."
Looking at Nunnally's uneasy expression, Fangzheng smiled faintly.
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