A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 81 Why does she need so many materials? To torture her properly.
The new head of the Snake Clan, Genjiro, took the application form handed to him by Sakura Yabuki, glanced at it, and immediately became angry: "Another two hundred million yen?"

"What are these two alchemy masters thinking? Are they treating our family as an unlimited ATM?"

Yuan Zhisheng slammed the application form onto the solid wood desk, making a dull thud that caused the crow on the sofa in the distance, who was showing Yasha some nice pictures, to instinctively shrink its neck.

Yaksha quickly put on a serious expression and distanced himself from the crow.

Only Yabuki Sakura remained calm and composed, like the most professional personal secretary, methodically adjusting her gold-rimmed glasses: "Master."

"The specific reasons have been written by the two masters at the bottom of the application form."

Genjiro, still somewhat skeptical, picked up the A4 paper again: "Because the head of the Uesugi family took away a lot of materials... this? Erii?"

Sakura Yabuki softened her tone, hoping to make it easier for Genjiro to understand the situation: "I also checked the building's surveillance footage."

"It was indeed the head of the Uesugi family who personally went to the valuable warehouse where alchemical materials were stored and took away some of the raw materials."

"No?" Genjiro was bewildered, like a confident elementary school student suddenly encountering a calculus problem while participating in an Olympiad: "What does Erii need dragon blood materials for?"

"And what about Sakurai Takashi, the guard? Is he even capable of doing his job? How can he let Erii do whatever she wants?"

When Sakura Yabuki heard the first question, she lowered her head in guilt, because she didn't know the answer and couldn't provide one.

However, when asked the follow-up question, he quickly looked up and replied, "Sakurai Takaya also reported to me that this is the wish of the Uesugi family head."

"They even said that Sakurai Takashi could stay by their side."

"According to Article 3 of the main family's care manual, Sakurai Takashi is prohibited from excessive stimulation while ensuring that the head of the Uesugi family remains rational."

"In order not to provoke the head of the Uesugi family, Sakurai Takashi had no choice but to agree, and even told the main family that he was willing to commit seppuku to atone for his sins."

"..." Genjiro couldn't stay angry anymore. Sakurai Takashi's loyalty to the main family was as clear as day, and he always acted according to the manual. Genjiro really didn't want to lose such a loyal retainer.

In the end, all I could do was push the application form forward: "Go ahead, go ahead, Sakura, please approve it for me, sigh."

With a long sigh, Yuan Zhisheng felt somewhat lost. He was so tired. Being the head of the family was really not something he wanted to do.

Why can't he go to a French beach and comfortably sell sunscreen?

Let's rest for a while and then go ask Erii why she brought so many materials.

Thinking this, Yuan Zhisheng closed his eyes to rest. In the days since he took on the role of patriarch, a lot of work had piled up on his desk, leaving this royal-level half-blood exhausted and weary.

Little did he know, his beloved younger sister Erii was presenting a treasure to Xu Lie.

"This, this, and this." Erii somehow managed to fill most of her living room with the dragon blood materials she had obtained.

Xu Lie never expected Erii to be so efficient. Did she just raid the Genji Heavy Industries' alchemical vault?

Otherwise, where would all these good things come from?

After completing his advancement, Xu Lie returned to the Sumitomo Foundation. He first worked in the computer room there, arranging for personnel to cooperate with the new artificial intelligence and develop the church's influence.

After making the arrangements, I came to find Erii, intending to take her to another party today.

As for Old Tang, any clone can go there. As long as he brings the Time Worm filled with Norton's memories, it doesn't matter whether the main body or a clone goes.

"Xu Lie, which material do you think everyone will like?" Erii had a faint smile on her face ever since she met Xu Lie.

Erii, who has absolutely no concept of spending money, simply treated these dragon blood ingredients as small cakes, intending to use them to entertain her new friends from the old church. That's why she frequently went to the alchemy vault of the Snake Clan. In the past, Erii wouldn't have dared to imagine having any friends.

"Wait a moment, let me see." Knowing what materials the others needed, Xu Lie began to point them out one by one, teaching Erii to recognize them.

When the time came, Xu Lie and Erii exchanged a smile and closed their eyes in tacit agreement.

……

Above the gray fog, members who had attended the meeting many times before discovered that this time, a new person had been added to the gathering, occupying the fourth seat on the right.

Erii looked at Susie, who was sitting next to her and exuded a capable air, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Erii can easily converse with people as familiar as Xu Lie, but when facing strangers, she finds herself in an awkward situation where she doesn't know what to say.

Of course, at this time, Susie's emotions were fluctuating much more than Erii's.

Despite having learned a great deal of information from Chu Zihang, Susie still couldn't suppress her shock upon arriving above the gray fog for the first time.

What's even more outrageous is that Erii's distinctive long red hair made Susie almost shout "Nono!"

Fortunately, she held back. Chu Zihang once said that he suspected her best friend and roommate, Chen Motong, was the daydreamer lady at the party.

The specific seat was the first seat on the right. Susie ignored Erii and leaned forward, trying to look at the first seat on the same side, when she met Chen Motong's gaze.

Susie couldn't tell anything, but Chen Motong still insisted on wearing a hat to meetings.

However, Chen Motong, who had already been promoted to a psychologist, easily recognized her best friend.

There was no way around it; the two had shared a dorm room for a year, and Chen Motong knew Susie's every move by heart. She could recognize her at a glance.

What's Susie doing here?!
Chen Motong was so emotional that she almost lost her audience mode, but fortunately she realized her change in mood in time and quickly told herself, "I am an audience member, I am just an audience member."

Thus, he suppressed his emotions and did not reveal any flaws.

At the same time, Chen Motong quickly thought, how did Su Xi join the church? Was it because she, like her, received an invitation from a senior like Huang Tiekou?
Or perhaps... Chen Motong glanced furtively at the Red Priest opposite him.

Chu Zihang could only pretend to be paying attention to the newcomer and avoid making eye contact with Chen Motong. On one hand, he was worried about being seen through, and on the other hand, he was genuinely worried about whether Su Qian could adapt.

After all, Chu Zihang had invited him to join the religion, and he felt it was his duty to shoulder this responsibility.

Those who knew Susie had mixed feelings, while those who didn't know her were more natural. Fingel and Aso Makoto had already started welcoming the newcomers.

The Fool, played by Borg, introduced the character perfectly: "This is Lady Wheel of Fortune."

As Chen Motong introduced the code names of the group to Susie in turn, he quickly recalled Susie's unusual behavior over the past week.

Compared to before, Susie sometimes talks to herself? Sometimes she answers irrelevantly, but other times she seems to have a lot in common with herself.

For example, when Chen Motong was taking a shower last night, she realized that she had run out of shampoo. Before she could even call for it, Su Qian had already brought over a new one.

At the time, Chen Motong thought it was because her best friends were of one mind. Now that she thinks about it, could it be related to the magic potion that Susie took?
Never mind, after the party ends and the gray fog dissipates, I'm going to give Susie a good beating!

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