Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 273: Chapter 272: After Making Money, It’s Time to Invest in Real Estate

“You wait for me, Fanriel will not let this go!!!”

After leaving behind such a classic villainous line, Luden hurriedly turned and left with his soldiers. In the end, Fang Zheng did not let Black Katie take action against him; such a dog was not worth Black Katie’s personal effort. But more importantly, Fang Zheng had obtained information from Luden.

“How interesting…”

As he twiddled his fingers, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes, gazing toward the direction where Luden had disappeared. He had already extracted the information he needed from the other’s memories. To put it simply, everything Luden had said was correct—at least that’s what he believed.

He was indeed Fanriel’s official envoy and had indeed come looking for Nanali due to orders from his own country. The reason was not twisted at all. According to the news from Fanriel, a number of farmers had indeed purchased fertilizer from the Northern Trading Company, which then led to problems with the land that made it unfit for farming. That’s why they hoped Nanali, as the inventor of the fertilizer, could go to Fanriel for an “on-site investigation.”

Well, at least that’s the information Luden had received. Aside from his arrogant tone and actions, he hadn’t spoken a single lie.

However, in Fang Zheng’s view, this was the biggest problem.

Just like Kuliya said, if Fanriel truly wanted to question them, they could have easily gone through official channels. But looking at their actions just now, it seemed rather like they intended to capture the two directly. If Fang Zheng had not returned today, then perhaps these people really would have succeeded, although he had also sensed that Nymph was ready to fight and provide support at any moment. But without his intervention, and finally relying on Black Katie’s deterrent force to force the other party to retreat, Luden’s status as a Fanriel envoy would indeed have been troublesome.

If Kuliya and Nanali had been captured, perhaps the Kingdom of the Holy Church might have issued a protest, and the Alchemists’ Association might have paid some attention, but they would not possibly do anything about a nation for this reason. On the other hand, if Luden failed to succeed and was repelled, the mere charge of attacking an envoy from Fanriel would be enough for them to demand an explanation from the Kingdom of the Holy Church.

It could be said that even if Luden did nothing, simply by standing here, he was in an invincible position.

The premise is… he hadn’t encountered rule-breakers like Fang Zheng and Black Katie.

“You have finally returned, Mr. Ezio.”

Seeing Fang Zheng return, Kuliya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“These guys have almost driven me insane these past few days…”

“Doesn’t the Alchemists’ Association care?”

Fang Zheng curiously looked at the girl in front of him; if he remembered correctly, wasn’t she a second-generation member of the association?

“Don’t even mention it.”

Kuliya’s face was full of unpleasant memories as Fang Zheng brought up the matter.

“My grandfather told me not to stir up trouble, to hide if I encountered any… Easier said than done, right? Could I really avoid it?!”

This was the tragedy of being a second-generation heir.

Seeing Kuliya nearly brought to the point of despair, Fang Zheng silently patted her shoulder. Having someone in the family high up in the ranks sometimes wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Like Kuliya, precisely because her grandfather was the president of the Alchemists’ Association, she had to be even more cautious. Especially in a matter that could involve the diplomatic relations between two major countries, if the other side had gone through official channels, then the Kingdom of the Holy Church could have used the process to stall. But if the other side tried to force their hand like this, then there were very few choices available.

“Welcome back, Mr. Fang Zheng.”

Now, Nanali also came over, greeting Fang Zheng politely. By her side, Nymph stepped out as well. The Little Angel always remembered Fang Zheng’s requirements, not to show herself in front of others unless absolutely necessary, so although she had been ready to fight, she had not made a move.

Of course, considering the Little Angel’s heaven-defying radar search ability, perhaps she had detected Fang Zheng’s arrival early on, which is why she hadn’t acted.

“Welcome back, Master.”

“I am back.”

Looking at the Little Angel before him, Fang Zheng showed a tender smile. He reached out and gently stroked Nymph’s little head, and Nymph also smiled slightly at Fang Zheng.

“By the way, Mr. Ezio, these two are…”

At this moment, Kuliya also snapped out of her previous gloom, curiously turning her head to look at Tilia and Black Katie who had been following Fang Zheng. Hearing her question, Tilia eagerly stepped forward, smiling at Kuliya, Nanali, and Nymph, giving a slight bow.

“My name is Tilia, and I’m the Elder Brother’s sister.”

“Black Katie.”

And Black Katie gave a brief response.

“Sister?”

As expected, upon hearing Tilia’s self-introduction, Kuliya and Nanali both froze, while Nymph looked at Tilia with sudden realization. Clearly, there was a mutual sensing between summoning stones, and evidently, Nymph had immediately understood that this was Tilia’s “personal setting.”

“Mr. Ezio, you actually have such a cute and pretty sister!”

“Mr. Ezio, your sister doesn’t look like you at all!”

“……”

Just one sentence fully exposed that someone’s EQ was definitely below the pass line.

Probably all their ability points were invested in alchemy.

“……Anyway, let’s talk about the recent situation first.”

Fang Zheng helplessly glanced at Nanali, who had her eyes wide with surprise——she obviously hadn’t realized what she had said wrong.

Forget it, this girl has been naive for more than just a few days.

Fortunately, Kuliya was there to take care of Nanali. Soon, under Kuliya’s lead, everyone settled down in the Drawing Room, where Kuliya served several cups of tea, and both parties started to discuss their experiences during the recent period. Of course, Fang Zheng could not tell Kuliya and Nanali the whole truth, so he just said he had gone home to deal with some matters and then returned, considering the shortage of manpower, he had brought two trustworthy people from his hometown to help.

As for Nanali’s side……

“How come it’s only you left? Didn’t I ask you to find some people to work? Are we really short of money?”

Fang Zheng clearly remembered that before he left, the Northern Trading Company had dispatched a team of guards responsible for the security of the Alchemy Atelier, and Kuliya had also found a few people from the Alchemists’ Association. How come none of these people were around now?

“Recently, the Northern Trading Company has encountered some troubles and is short of manpower, so they withdrew their guards. As for those servants……”

When it came to these servants, Kuliya was very troubled.

She originally planned to find a few people to help Nanali. But unexpectedly, after the Northern Trading Company’s fertilizer and greenhouse became a hit, these servants began to approach Nanali with ill-intent: either trying to swindle formulas from her, or to probe into her next alchemy invention, and some even had the idea of making a profit from both people and money by fooling Nanali!

And Nanali really had a low EQ in these matters. Fortunately, Nymph and Kuliya were there to watch over her, preventing any mishaps from occurring. Nanali might have had a low EQ, but she wasn’t stupid. Fang Zheng had mentioned that the soilless cultivation was to be kept secret, so even these servants had not found out what Nanali was currently researching.

However, Kuliya couldn’t possibly continue to keep these servants around. Some had taken money from other powers while others were looking to make a quick buck. On top of that, since Nanali was quite beautiful, if they could profit from both money and romance that would be even better.

This naturally infuriated Kuliya, and she decisively drove all those bastards away, leaving herself the sole person in charge of the entire Alchemy Atelier. Thankfully, Nanali herself was not demanding, and Nymph functioned purely as an energy source, even foregoing the need to eat. Otherwise, even for Kuliya alone, it would’ve been hard to handle all these troubles.

“Have the goods from the Northern Trading Company arrived?”

“Of course, they’re all in the vault of the Alchemists’ Association, ready for withdrawal at any time.”

“Good.”

Hearing Kuliya’s response, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, then after a moment of thought, he suddenly raised a question.

“I’m thinking of buying a piece of land, any objections?”

“Land?”

Facing Fang Zheng’s inquiry, Kuliya was somewhat stunned, but she quickly nodded.

“Of course, that’s no problem. There are several manors nearby for sale, and I can even ask my grandfather about it… By the way, how large of an area do you need?”

“Hmm……”

Considering Kuliya’s question, Fang Zheng carefully thought about the size of Heavenly Dao Palace before giving his answer.

“At least as big as City of Korhal, maybe even a little larger?”

“……Huh?”

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