Chapter 95: Soaring Demand for Potions

Kim Sora happily congratulated Kei.

"Congratulations! You finally became a Craftsman rank E!"

"Thank you."

Kei smiled. The joy from successfully crafting the ring hadn’t faded yet, making his eyes brighter than usual.

Sora immediately clapped her hands.

"I’ll make a big hotpot tonight to celebrate!"

"You don’t need to go through all that trouble."

Kei said shyly.

"No way! This is an important milestone."

She said while quickly tidying up the food tray, then turned around and headed out.

"I need to order the ingredients right away. If I’m late, I won’t make it in time to prepare dinner!"

"Sora, you don’t have to—"

But before Kei could finish his sentence, she had already run out of the workshop.

"Just go rest! Leave dinner to me!"

The sound of Sora’s footsteps quickly faded down the hallway.

Kei watched her for a moment, then chuckled.

The room fell quiet. He turned back to look at the silver ring lying on the table.

Kei picked it up and slowly inspected each pattern engraved around the ring’s band. The fine lines connected to one another perfectly, with no cracks or signs of chaotic energy whatsoever.

He tried channeling a bit of energy into it.

The space in front of him immediately rippled very slightly. A stable spatial area quickly opened up, about ten cubic meters in size.

"Indeed, ten cubic meters."

Kei nodded in satisfaction.

This rank E spatial ring had fully met the requirements.

However, he didn’t plan to keep upgrading it.

The special spatial rings crafted by Kei were typically only used by hunters to escape Dungeons in emergencies. If the space inside were too large, crafting would require many more precious materials, yet the effectiveness in life-or-death situations wouldn’t increase by much.

In such cases, a rank F ring with one cubic meter of space and teleportation capability was more than enough.

Kei placed the ring on his palm and thought for a moment.

He still didn’t have a concrete direction for what to do next.

Craft more spatial rings of higher grade?

But his shop didn’t have that many customers who needed this kind of item, they were mostly low-level hunters who preferred buying items below rank D. Moreover, if he made too many, those rings would just sit idle in storage.

After a few seconds of deliberation, Kei took out a small box, carefully placed the rank E ring inside, and closed the lid. After all, it could still be displayed in the shop to sell and earn more capital for Kei to continue deeper research.

He carried it down to the lower floor.

As soon as he stepped off the stairs, Kei saw Moon So Yeon sitting across from Kim Sora.

The silver-haired huntress, who usually maintained a calm demeanor, was today resting her chin on the counter, her blue eyes filled with distress.

Kim Sora was pouring tea for her.

"Sister So Yeon, take your time thinking. If you need anything else, I’ll write it down for you."

"But the amount that needs restocking is truly enormous." Moon So Yeon sighed. "Just thinking about the list gives me a headache."

Kei walked over and asked:

"What’s going on?"

Moon So Yeon turned her head to look at him.

"Kei, you’re down here? I was just bothering Sora a bit."

"It’s nothing." Sora smiled. "But Sister So Yeon needs a lot of consumable items."

Kei placed the box on the counter.

"Specifically what kinds?"

Moon So Yeon paused for a moment, then took out her phone and opened a list.

"Health recovery potions, energy recovery potions, antidotes, anti-stun potions, anti-sleep potions, and several potions with special effects."

Kei frowned slightly.

"That many?"

"Yes."

Moon So Yeon handed him her phone to look at. The list was so long that Kei had to keep scrolling before he could see the end.

"The Dungeons in Dong-San city are extremely strange right now."

Her voice turned serious.

"The types of monsters appearing are very diverse, and they also possess many special abilities. Some cause stunning, some cause unconsciousness, some shoot poison, and there are even those that create effects reducing hunters’ recovery speed."

Moon So Yeon rubbed her forehead in frustration."We hadn’t even had time to adapt to that kind of monster when a new Dungeon appeared. Every time we step inside, the hunter teams have to prepare a whole lot of different potions."

"That’s why Guild Crying Ghost is currently rushing to stock up on a massive quantity of recovery items." Kim Sora added.

"Not just a massive quantity." Moon So Yeon corrected, her expression growing even more tired. "It’s an extremely massive quantity."

She looked toward Kei.

"But potions with special effects are very hard to buy. Other Guilds are hoarding them too, and the shops that can supply them steadily aren’t many."

Kei silently looked at the list on his phone.

He had thought that after becoming a Craftsman of rank E, he would need more time to consider his next development direction.

But opportunities sometimes don’t require too long a search.

They can walk right up to your doorstep on their own, carrying a list long enough to give anyone a headache.

Kei turned his gaze to Moon So Yeon.

"How urgently do you need them?"

Moon So Yeon immediately lifted her head.

"The sooner, the better."

"So what if I could craft some of the potions on this list?"

Kim Sora’s eyes widened.

Moon So Yeon was also stunned.

"Kei, you can craft potions?"

"I’m not sure yet." Kei looked at the rank E ring placed in its box. "But I can try."

After all, Kei still didn’t know what he should research next anyway. The spatial ring had already worn him out for the time being, and just handling the orders for teleport rings alone had filled his schedule well into next year.

Moon So Yeon’s eyes immediately brightened.

"If you can supply even a portion of those steadily, Guild Crying Ghost would be extremely grateful."

Kei lowered his head and looked at the list once more.

After completing the rank E spatial ring, he still didn’t know what to craft next.

Now, a new goal had appeared.

Potions for hunters.

A field completely different from the items he had made before, but also a chance to test how far his Craftsman abilities could go. Moreover, Kei had crafted many magic potions in the old world, so potions probably wouldn’t be much different.

Kei gave a slight nod.

Moon So Yeon immediately handed him her phone.

"But Kei, I have to warn you, these kinds of potions aren’t easy to craft."

Kei took the phone, his gaze stopping on the long, endless list.

He smiled.

"You never know until you try, right?"