Nameless King

Wain didn't expect the lab, which used to have several rooms, to become so large, but so far he had only seen a small part, so he followed Edena curiously to see more.

The others were surprised too, though not as much as Wain since everyone had their own things to do and usually they didn't go any further than Edena's study if they needed any potions.

"Edena, how many storages are there anyway?" Wain asked following her.

"About three hundred." Edena nonchalantly replied.

​ "Damn, that's a hell of a lot..." Wain muttered in a daze.

"Not really." Edena shook her head with a bitter smile, "When we had our first ten storages I thought we'd never fill them, but now... now things are different. Right now we've got another one or fifty or so storages under construction and that's not the limit."

"Hmmm... After I increase the Chronicle of this Void then things get even more complicated don't they?" Wain asked with a thoughtful look. Noᴠelꜰire

He was just curious, but his question made Edena, Lui Bu, and Elegan freeze in place, it was as if they had suddenly turned into statues.

"Is something wrong?" Wain was puzzled as he raised an eyebrow.

"Shit... I hadn't thought of that at all..." Edena muttered with a pale face, "When our Void reaches Fifth Chronicle, there will be a lot more resources and monsters, a lot more!"

"Yeah... We can hardly manage to create the necessary amount of potions for the current number of monsters, then we'll have to somehow increase production several times over!" Lui Bu exclaimed with a slightly worried expression.

"Damn... we definitely won't have a problem with resources, especially after the Chronicle increase, but we just won't be able to cultivate crystals, plants, and other stuff as well as create enough potions..."

Everyone looked at each other, not quite sure why Edena, Lui Bu, and Elegan were so tense until Sarras stepped forward.

"Hey, you don't have to worry so much about that. I'm sure my skeletons and other undead will soon be smart enough to help you with supplies and with making potions!" Sarras said with a confident smirk as he put his hands to his sides.

"Yeah... I'm sure you can do it, it will help us quite a bit." Edena nodded thoughtfully, "However, the problem I'm worried about is a little different."

"Hmm?" Sarras tilted his head in confusion.

"If you and Frigus help us with monster training, there won't be any problem with supplying and creating potions, but that only applies to simple potions. I mean... right now Lui Bu and I have time to create as many powerful potions as we need, but when the requirement increases several times over, we definitely won't be able to do it alone." Edena said with a complicated expression.

Sarras nodded deeply as he realized that his skeletons were only capable of simple actions, there was no way they could replace an experienced alchemist, not even partially.

"Pfff, you're overthinking this." Wain waved his hand, "I may not know much about alchemy, but one thing I do know for sure. There's nothing stopping you from just hiring alchemists to work under your supervision."

"Hmm? Other alchemists...?" Edena muttered as her eyes went wide with bright sparks as if she realized something important.

"Sure." Wain shrugged, "Right now we can only contact other Voids through wars, but after Fifth Chronicle there will be no more barriers. Our Void has a vast array of different resources, so obviously it will attract many alchemists."

"Damn... Wain, you're right!" Lui Bu said as a wide smile appeared on his face, "Alchemists will want some of the resources and if we offer it to them as payment for their work, they will do everything in their power to impress us!"

"Exactly." Wain smirked slyly as he pointed his finger at Lui Bu, "Just create your own Alchemist Guild, something like that, and constantly recruit new members. That way you'll have a whole army of alchemists of varying skill sets that will greatly speed up potion production at all levels."

"Hah, that's a great idea!" Edena exclaimed cheerfully, "That way the other alchemists will do almost all the work we spend our time on! That means that Lui Bu and I will be able to concentrate on creating the most difficult potions and the more important things!"

Wain nodded with a slight smile and headed on, "Now that we've got that sorted out, it's time for you to show me one of the greenhouses."

"Uhum!" Edena nodded vigorously before following Wain.

Edena and Lui Bu were already imagining how they would have their own guild while the others were having similar thoughts. At first, they didn't think much of it, but now they realized that after Void moved to the Fifth Chronicle, their responsibilities would greatly increase as well as opportunities.

'Hmm... Edena and Lui Bu will create Alchemist Guilds, but what should I do?' Reto internally muttered with a thoughtful expression, 'When the barriers come down then my forest will definitely get many Dark Elves as well as a monster with unique abilities. Maybe I should create my own school. I'll only teach some, but my students will have unusual skills, like me with my illusions.'

Frigus thought about it too, though he'd had one option for a while now, 'Hmm, to keep the chaos away we need strong and disciplined guardians. I must create a Training Hall and the very best will become my personal assistants, knights that will train the rest and keep the Void in order.'

Sarras walked forward with a sly grin as ideas immediately appeared in his mind, 'Hahaha, the more monsters and invaders the better! I can't experiment on our monsters, only my undead, but that rule doesn't apply to outsiders!'

The last one was Nicole, who walked behind with a thoughtful look until a smile appeared on her face since she figured out what she would do in her own territory.