I Can Control Resources

Four missions.

And the crappy system could evolve into an ultimate weapon.

How simple was that!

But Gao Neng chose to put that aside for now. He wouldn’t be tempted! Doing missions? No way he was doing missions. Not in this lifetime.

Unless...

The crappy system could evolve into a Transformer.

Of course, the biggest reason Gao Neng wasn’t considering the missions right now was that he was contemplating the feasibility of an incredibly bold plan.

According to what Zhang Hongying had told him, the number of points he could earn each month was based on his performance during training.

In other words, as long as he gathered enough raw materials during his field training, his points for the next month could be astronomical.

And these points could be used to redeem Attribute Elixirs, or he could trade them with wealthy people like Yi Qinglian, converting the points into Alliance Coins.

If that was the case, couldn’t he use his ’Source’ ability to infinitely farm resources?

For example, if he farmed a hundred or even a thousand Fire Crystal Magnets in a month, his points could reach the hundreds of thousands, or even over a million. He could then exchange a portion of those points for money and another portion for elixirs, and then just keep farming.

’Wow, doesn’t that mean I could monopolize all the Attribute Elixirs by myself?’ Gao Neng imagined his future. All he had to do was constantly find some low-level raw materials to evolve, then he could make a killing on the ’price difference’ and eventually get all the elixirs into his own hands. ’A brilliant idea! And it’s highly feasible.’

But Gao Neng couldn’t shake the feeling that there was a problem somewhere.

’Wait a minute.’

’If I farmed all of the Human Alliance’s Attribute Elixirs for myself, what would everyone else do?’

Just as Shen Ning’Er had said, the Alliance’s supply of Attribute Elixirs had been accumulated over several decades. It wasn’t infinite; it was finite.

’According to the Alliance’s reform decision, they were supposed to cultivate three hundred Dragon List Geniuses. But what happens when they discover that all the Attribute Elixirs are in my hands?’

’What would the outcome be?’

’My points...’

’They would probably just become... points.’

’Because there wouldn’t be any Attribute Elixirs left to redeem.’

Gao Neng shook his head. This method of farming Attribute Elixirs was certainly good, but it would disrupt the balance of the market. The Alliance treated them differently, purchasing the resources they gathered during field training at a high price, which was equivalent to giving them a huge perk.

If he used this loophole to empty out the Alliance’s elixir stockpile, the Alliance would probably have to take measures.

’This method can only be used to accumulate capital in the early stages. It’s usable, but not for the long term. What I should be doing is ’creating resources,’ not ’draining resources.’’ Gao Neng quickly made up his mind.

’I definitely have to farm Attribute Elixirs in the beginning!’

Because right now, Gao Neng didn’t have what he needed to refine Attribute Elixirs. First, he didn’t have enough raw materials. Second, he didn’t have the Pill Formulas. And third, he didn’t have the right environment for alchemy.

So, he still needed to do some prep work.

He could continuously create raw materials with his ’Source’ ability.

But what about the Pill Formulas?

That was a problem.

On top of that, he needed a proper environment for alchemy.

’I can’t just use a pressure cooker, can I?’

"Gao Neng, Gao Neng, what are you thinking about?" Just as he was pondering, Fang Tangtang’s voice rang out, interrupting his train of thought.

"I’m thinking about refining Attribute Elixirs," Gao Neng replied casually.

"Huh? You want to practice alchemy?" Fang Tangtang was shocked.

"Yeah. Didn’t Ning’Er say it? As long as there are enough Attribute Elixirs, we can develop more attributes, and the Alliance can have more high-tier experts," Gao Neng nodded.

"Are you running a fever?" Fang Tangtang reached out and felt Gao Neng’s forehead.

"You’re the one who’s hot!" Gao Neng shot back, slapping her hand away. Then, he said very seriously, "I think I’m a genius at alchemy. Believe me or not?"

"I believe you! Like hell I believe you! Have you ever even studied alchemy? And you’re calling yourself a genius at it? If I, Death God Fang Tangtang, believe you, then I’m a puppy!" Fang Tangtang shouted with her hands on her hips.

"..." Shen Ning’Er was silent. She wanted to believe Gao Neng, but the problem was, alchemy and weapon manufacturing were two completely different things.

The Human Alliance didn’t lack weapon manufacturing experts.

You could even say it didn’t lack weapons.

Because even though the materials for making weapons were expensive, they were a renewable resource.

To put it simply, if you used an alloy to make a weapon and failed, the alloy material could still be extracted and used again.

But the raw materials for elixirs were different.

Magnetic Crystal Ore was a rare material, and Magnetic Crystal Ore that possessed an attribute was the rarest of the rare. If the refining process failed, the attribute within it would be completely lost.

This was the biggest reason for the Alliance’s shortage of Attribute Elixirs.

The raw materials themselves were scarce, and when you added in the high failure rate, it made Attribute Elixirs something you could name a price for but never find on the market. They were almost impossible to buy.

Gui Zifa had once said that a single ’Tear of the Ocean’ had a market price of at least fifty million to over one hundred million. But in reality?

You simply couldn’t buy one!

There were too few raw materials with attributes, and the elixirs refined from them were even rarer.

Gao Neng and the others could use points to redeem Attribute Elixirs.

This was because the Alliance’s upper echelons had reached a consensus to open up all resources to them, intending to cultivate them into high-tier individuals within a year and a half.

Yi Qinglian had said it before: if Gao Neng was willing to trade, she would directly use one billion to purchase ten thousand of his points.

What did that mean?

One billion couldn’t buy an Attribute Elixir.

But ten thousand points could.

This was the biggest reason why points were more valuable than Alliance Coins.

And now, Gao Neng was saying he wanted to refine Attribute Elixirs?

Shen Ning’Er truly wanted to believe him, but she just couldn’t.

Refining elixirs wasn’t something an ordinary person even had the chance to attempt. If you weren’t the ’descendant of a famous master’ and hadn’t studied under one for several decades, you wouldn’t even get the opportunity to try refining an Attribute Elixir.

Most importantly, collecting the raw materials for elixirs was a massive undertaking. Basically, only large corporations with immense capital could manage it.

For example, the Celestial King Group was involved in refining elixirs.

But that was the Celestial King Group.

They collected raw materials from all over the Alliance, pooled them together, researched Pill Formulas, and only then could they finally refine them into elixirs.

But even so, the Celestial King Group’s production of Attribute Elixirs was minuscule.

If that weren’t the case, Fang Yuan wouldn’t have spent a fortune pulling all sorts of strings when the Dragon List was announced, trying to get Fang Tangtang a spot on it.

In the end, when he learned Fang Tangtang had been rated S-class, he even made a special call to Gao Neng to express his thanks.

To be blunt...

The reason for everything boiled down to two words: Attribute Elixirs.

After all, even a Strongest like Li Tiannan got his kicks from stealing Gao Neng’s attribute-based raw materials. To say there were more Attribute Elixirs than one could possibly consume would be complete bullshit.

"You don’t believe me? Fine. I was thinking of bringing you along for the ride, letting you buy a stake or something, but you actually don’t believe me? Then I’ll just practice alchemy by myself." Gao Neng pouted. He knew that if he wanted to refine Attribute Elixirs, things would be a bit troublesome without Fang Tangtang.

Because Gao Neng remembered that Fang Tangtang had used elixirs on the battlefield before, which indirectly proved that the Celestial King Group had Pill Formulas and the environment for alchemy.

"You really want to refine Attribute Elixirs?" Fang Tangtang’s jaw dropped. She really didn’t believe it, but Gao Neng didn’t look like he was joking.

"Of course. When I, the genius Gao Neng, say I’m going to practice alchemy, then I’m definitely going to practice alchemy," Gao Neng said with a look of certainty.

"Then... tell me, how do I invest? I’m not giving you too much money. At most... at most I’ll give you ten billion!" Fang Tangtang thought for a moment before saying through clenched teeth.

"Huh?" Gao Neng was stunned for a second.

His original idea was just to get some Pill Formulas from Fang Tangtang, and while he was at it, have her ask the Celestial King Group for an Alchemy Furnace or something similar.

But this girl, the first thing out of her mouth was ten billion?

"I’d like to invest a little too. But I don’t have as much money as Tangtang. Still, five billion shouldn’t be a problem," Shen Ning’Er chimed in after a moment’s thought.

"Five billion?" Gao Neng blinked. He suddenly felt like he had underestimated the market value of Attribute Elixirs. If he had known, why would he have bothered making weapons? He should have just gone straight into alchemy!

Even though this Fang Tangtang girl was rich, she was practically a penny-pincher.

And yet she offered ten billion right off the bat?

What did that mean?

Attribute Elixirs...

They were an absolute gold mine!

"So, how about it, Gao Neng? If you think it’s not enough, I can add a little more? You promised you’d bring me along for the ride!" Fang Tangtang said again when Gao Neng remained silent.

"Heh, Fang Tangtang, didn’t you just say you didn’t believe me?" Gao Neng chuckled.

"Hmph, I still don’t believe you. I believe Sister Ning’Er, right? Since Sister Ning’Er is willing to invest in you, I thought about it and decided I had to give her some face," Fang Tangtang argued defensively.

"But I seem to recall you were the first one to offer to invest?" Gao Neng pressed.

"Gao Neng, you’re not being nice! Just say it... are you letting me invest or not!" Fang Tangtang was so angry she pouted, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

"You can invest, but I don’t want money!" Gao Neng nodded.

"You don’t want money? Then what do you want? Don’t tell me you want attribute-based raw materials? No way! The Celestial King Group has very few of those. Absolutely not!" Fang Tangtang immediately shook her head.

"I don’t want raw materials either. I just want Pill Formulas and an alchemy workshop!" A smile played on Gao Neng’s lips.

"Pill Formulas and an alchemy workshop?" Fang Tangtang seemed a little surprised, but she quickly leaned in close to Gao Neng again. "Don’t tell me, is this that bold plan you mentioned to me earlier?"

"No, alchemy was just a spur-of-the-moment idea. My bold plan is... this!" Gao Neng took out a map of the Underground City area he had prepared earlier and tapped a spot on it with his finger.