A Call for Awakening Pills
At the Southern Military Region camp, Song Yi went to report to Chief Chen.
"Chief," she said, saluting respectfully.
Chief Chen asked, "What's the news?"
Song Yi put her hand down and smiled. "Sir, Yuto Saito promised to contact me before noon tomorrow. He'll have 2,000 bottles of strengthening potion ready for us, and he told us to prepare one million spar."
Chief Chen's serious face broke into a wide smile. "Great! With 2,000 bottles of strengthening potion, our Southern Military Region will become much stronger."
"Sir," Song Yi reminded him, "we don't have enough spar."
"Don't we have 2.3 million spar left?" Chief Chen asked.
Song Yi explained, "We'll need one million spar for the strengthening potions tomorrow, leaving us with only 1.3 million. And Yuto Saito is now refining Awakening Pills."
Chief Chen's eyes lit up. "Awakening Pills? You said before that ordinary people can awaken their talents after taking one?"
"Yes," Song Yi confirmed. "According to Yuto Saito, each person can only take one Awakening Pill in their lifetime, and it will randomly awaken a talent. For example, since I'm already an Awakened person, if I take an Awakening Pill, I'll become a dual-talent Awakened. My combat power will become even stronger, and I'll be more capable of protecting everyone."
Chief Chen immediately said, "We must buy the Awakening Pills. What's the price?"
Song Yi replied, "I haven't asked yet, but the price will definitely not be low. The materials are hard to come by—they require five kinds of sixth-order or higher monster materials, plus their inner alchemy and spar for refining."
Chief Chen said, "No matter how much spar it costs, you must buy them. We need at least three Awakening Pills!" He was thinking of himself, his son, and Song Yi. He'd always considered Song Yi like a daughter and wanted to make sure she had one.
Song Yi: "I don't know if 1.3 million spar will be enough, but I will ask Yuto Saito tomorrow."
Chief Chen: "When you buy the strengthening potions tomorrow, be sure to ask for the price of the Awakening Pills."
"Yes, Chief," Song Yi said.
Chief Chen then dismissed her. "Go back and rest. Don't worry about the spar."
"Okay," Song Yi said, saluting before she left.
After she was gone, Chief Chen made a call. He planned to transfer some spar from the Eastern Military Region to his own.
A Celebratory Dinner and a Growing Floating Island
Time ticked by, and it was soon six o'clock in the evening.
In the refining pharmacy on the Floating Island, a happy shout rang out. "Awakening Pills have finally been refined!" Mifen said excitedly.
Ye Chuchu stared at the ten glowing orange pills. "Wow, ten sparkling Awakening Pills!"
Yuto Saito smiled, knowing the pills were a success.
Mifen hugged Yuto Saito's left arm, beaming. "Brother Su, we did it!"
Ye Chuchu was just as excited and hugged his right arm. Yuto Saito, with a beautiful woman on each side, said happily, "That was hard work. Let's go to dinner."
"Mhmm," the girls said with bright smiles.
Back at the villa, Yun Yun and Ni Shuang had dinner ready. Knowing it was her sister's time of the month, Ni Shuang had asked Yun Yun to teach her how to cook.
When Yuto Saito entered the villa, Ruoruo smiled. "Brother Su, Xianxian, Chu Chu, you're here."
Mifen announced, "We've finished refining the Awakening Pills."
The girls were all very excited.
Juzi said, "That's awesome!"
Ruoruo smiled. "That's great! You were successful on the first try?"
Mina: "Of course. He's a seventh-grade alchemist."
Yuqi asked, "Can ordinary people make medicinal pills?"
Yuto Saito replied, "Yes, but the success rate for ordinary people is very low."
Chen Xinyu asked, "So a pharmacist gets some kind of special bonus when they refine pills?"
Yuto Saito smiled. "You could say that."
At that moment, Yun Yun came out of the kitchen. "Dinner's ready, everyone come quickly."
They all went to the villa's restaurant and sat around the table. Yun Yun smiled. "Ni Shuang cooked tonight. Everyone, please try it."
Yuto Saito looked at Ni Shuang. "Not bad, Little Shuang, you've learned to cook?"
Hearing his praise, Ni Shuang's face flushed with a sweet smile. "Sister Yun taught me. I hope it's delicious. Please forgive me if it isn't."
Yuto Saito gestured. "Everyone, dig in!"
Natto took a piece of stir-fried beef and chewed it slowly. "Wow, this beef is really good. So delicious!" She gave Ni Shuang a thumbs-up. "Little Shuang, you're becoming a great wife and mother."
"Hahaha..." Ni Shuang giggled happily.
Ye Chuchu ate some lean meat and stewed eggs. "It's delicious! It tastes just as good as what Sister Yun makes."
Yuto Saito tasted a braised pork rib. "Little Yun taught you well, and Little Shuang did a great job. She has a real talent for this."
Ni Shuang was overjoyed and filled with a sense of accomplishment. She decided she would cook more in the future.
Mifen then said, "You don't know this yet, but Officer Song Yi called Brother Su again."
Yun Yun asked, "Is she buying strengthening potions again?"
Mifen smiled. "Sister Yun is so smart. This time she wants to buy 2,000 bottles, and we'll earn one million spar."
"One million spar?" the girls said in surprise.
Yuto Saito: "Our Floating Island is at Level 6, and it takes one million spar to upgrade to Level 7. We'll make the trade with her tomorrow at noon."
Ruoruo said happily, "Great! The Floating Island can be upgraded again tomorrow. Right now, it's 100 million square meters."
Yuto Saito: "One hundred million square meters is equal to 100 square kilometers."
Yun Yun: "The land area of our Dragon Kingdom is usually calculated in square kilometers."
Chen Xinyu asked, "How big is X City?"
Yuto Saito replied, "The area of X City is 1,700 square kilometers. The Floating Island is now 100 square kilometers, which is larger than Siming District."
Ruoruo: "That's already very big, like an entire district. When the Floating Island is upgraded to Level 7 tomorrow, it will be 1,000 square kilometers."
Ni Shuang: "According to that, when the island is upgraded to Level 9, it'll be as big as Fu Province. And at Level 11, it will be bigger than the Dragon Kingdom itself!"
Yuto Saito smiled. "We'll need more and more spar for future upgrades. I think upgrading to Level 9 will be enough. If the area is too large, we won't have enough food, so it's useless to keep expanding."
"That's true," Ni Shuang agreed.
Yuto Saito gestured. "Everyone, eat quickly. After dinner, we'll see what talents you can all awaken."
Hearing this, the women's eyes were filled with anticipation.