"This girl came voluntarily, from the outside... emmm, the price is to help her get a household registration, and she, like me, will become a vampire."

Ma Yuan explained, somewhat sentimentally: "I still remember, three years ago, I made a deal with your master. I didn’t expect his disciple to also touch the threshold of gold. You humans are really monsters... Oh, no, perhaps you’re not considered human anymore?"

The lock in Moon Side’s eyes slowly disappeared, and his tone remained flat: "Don’t joke like that, just give me the stuff."

Ma Yuan chuckled, sensing the girl in his arms was showing signs of waking up. He extended a hand and pressed her neck, causing her body to remain motionless again.

Ma Yuan took out a space ring from his arms, but as he was about to hand it to Moon Side, he said with a smile: "These things are fine, but those savages outside aren’t easy to catch, and the price has increased by 10%."

Moon Side paused, threw out a Dawn Badge, and said coldly: "Then raise it next time. With me, there’s no temporary hike."

"Tsk, even more domineering than your master, fine, I’ll take a loss..."

As he left the bar, Moon Side didn’t express much. A city couldn’t only have a bright side; where there are Transcendents, there will be disputes, and the black market is always indispensable.

As long as it doesn’t get too big, the Law Enforcement Team rarely patrols here.

This makes things convenient for many people, and although the Federation is indeed capable of human modification now, human experimentation is still forbidden. After the law changes, the regulation in this area has been especially strict.

In the base code of Moon Side’s AI, the laws of Dongwu City are integrated, so he wouldn’t violate them. But as with any law, there are loopholes. Those chaotic people outside of the Dawn Federation aren’t protected by the law.

After glancing in the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion, Moon Side headed towards the Outer City District.

The AI provided a reminder. Moon Side checked it with a hint of amusement in his voice: "Yes, Barto, same as always, I’m out looking for materials. It’ll be a while before I return..."

Beside the former Dawn Potion Shop, the boy Barto looked at the disconnected communicator with some hesitation in his eyes.

After a long time, he still stood up and headed towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

Entering the City Lord’s Mansion, he hesitated before Baiyi’s laboratory. In the past two years, Baiyi was either in his lab or at the Knowledge Hall.

Only occasionally did he go to the Capital City, then return after more than ten days.

According to the patterns he observed...

"Come in."

The calm voice startled Barto, who hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.

Buzz~

Instantly, he felt a tinge of dizziness; as an Alchemist, he reacted immediately, realizing he had been poisoned.

But in the next moment, a sweet flavor spread in his mouth, and the dizziness vanished instantly.

"Teacher..." Barto respectfully greeted, then hesitated, seemingly weighing his words.

[You crafted Super Abyss ×1, Alchemy Potion Making skill level +3, extra experience points +100000, skill points +1, attribute points +1.]

[Master-level Alchemy Potion Making (48300/50000) (Expand)].

In Baiyi’s mind, a wealth of highly toxic knowledge surged, bombarding his consciousness and rendering his thoughts momentarily dazed.

His current Holy Spirit had reached 130, an effect brought about by the Soul Crystal Core and the Soul Gourmet’s growth capability, equivalent to a normal Transcendent’s attribute value of 1300.

Regarding this attribute point, Baiyi felt that in terms of Spirit, perhaps no one in Dawn could match him anymore.

Once the onslaught of knowledge calmed down, Baiyi noticed something unusual and asked, "Why aren’t you speaking?"

His voice seemed to have startled Barto, causing him to hurriedly reply, "I... I just missed you, teacher, and wanted to come and see you."

"Is it about Moon Side?"

Baiyi put away this energy called Super Abyss.

This energy is specifically designed to target Abyssal Creatures, possessing a superstrong capacity for erosion and assimilation of Abyssal Energy, intended as a core energy for Baiyi’s modification plans.

In his vision, such modifications would be unimaginably perfect, reflecting Baiyi’s strategies against the Abyss.

A special skill point used in energy extraction is crucial here. Although the skill level increase wasn’t as high as he imagined, it enabled Baiyi to extract purer energy from previously unimaginable avenues.

For example, extracting Divine Power from Faith, or this suppressive force against Abyssal Power from the Abyss.

"You’re not a liar, so tell me, what irrational thing did Moon Side do?" Baiyi rubbed his brow.

Everything was progressing well. In two years, his Potion Making was approaching the Grandmaster level.

In the three major branches of Alchemy, each one is incredibly astonishing, with a skill level over forty thousand, greatly enhancing Baiyi’s expertise in toxins, enhancements, and curses.

Now, even in battles of the same tier, potions have become an important means.

Barto hesitated for a long while, then stammeringly said, "N-no big deal, I just wanted to see you, teacher."

Baiyi stood silent for a moment, then casually waved.

Barto respectfully bowed, retreated slowly, and left the lab. Standing at the lab’s door, he sighed and walked away.

Meanwhile, inside the lab, Baiyi felt a bit of a headache.

With 130 points of Holy Spirit, Baiyi can, if he wishes, see without secrets in Dongwu City. Even besides Heidinger, no one can detect his spying.

Indeed, Alchemy still cannot escape the concept of humans...

Reflecting for a while, those outside the order might not pose too great an issue, but a fully mechanized Alchemist, whose emotions are already fading, seems intent on aligning more with monsters when they no longer regard humans as such.