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The central part of Dongli Continent is the most prosperous and bustling place in the entire Dongli Continent, where countless super forces gather and occupy a vast area.

Although it is nominally a city, its area is larger than that of many small countries.

From the sky, the dense cluster of buildings stretched outwards, seemingly without end.

This majestic city is called the City That Never Sleeps.

At the very center stands a towering pagoda that reaches into the clouds, with a plaque hanging above the entrance bearing two powerful characters.

Medicine Tower!

At this very moment, inside the high-level meeting room.

Wang Yizhou, who had been promoted to the position of chief tower master, and the tower masters of the four branch towers in the east, west, south, and north, each took their seats with furrowed brows.

Wang Yizhou tapped the table, gesturing for the four to look at him.

"...In short, because the situation in Xijuzhou continues to deteriorate, the demand for pills from the Central Tower this year has increased by 20% compared to previous years."

"Have you compiled the statistics on the number of alchemists currently employed in each branch tower, which I asked you to do before?"

As soon as he finished speaking, He Yan, the tower master of the eastern branch sitting on the left, slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Another 20%? We barely managed to scrape together last year's pills, and you want another 20%? Are we even going to be in the pill business anymore?"

"Don't let a prestigious pill tower run out of pills to sell later on! That's ridiculous!"

Shen Quechun, the tower master of the western branch opposite him, also looked angry and said, "I don't know which bastard dug a hole in the barrier between the two worlds over there."

"Now the demons are using this hole to crawl in and rampage across Xijuzhou. Although we can control them for now and prevent them from spreading to other places, I don't think the situation is optimistic if this continues."

"If I find out which bastard did this, I'll kill him with my sword!"

Northern Branch Tower Master Jiang Lianhuan quickly steered the conversation back on track, saying, "Actually, low-to-mid-range pills are alright, but how many people can refine those eighth and ninth-grade pills? Will we be able to gather enough this year?"

"If you ask me, we should just explain the situation to the central tower! We only have a handful of high-level alchemists; even if we burned down all the alchemy furnaces, it wouldn't be enough!"

He Yan immediately chimed in: "That's right. Last year we made them refine pills all the time, which has already built up a lot of resentment. If we make them increase their workload this year, they'll lose their temper and refuse to refine them! What will we do then? The Central Tower will hold us accountable anyway."

"It would be better to just apply for a reduction in the supply of elixirs."

Wang Yizhou listened to their complaints without offering any comment, his expression neither sad nor happy.

Seeing that the three remained silent, Wang Yizhou turned his head and looked at Chen Jinbao, who was first on the right and had not spoken.

"Jinbao, what do you think?"

Chen Jinbao's cultivation and strength were arguably the lowest among those present. He himself was well aware that his position was due to Wang Yizhou's personal promotion, not his own ability.

Therefore, in the past, he always behaved as if he were invisible in meetings.

Unexpectedly, this time, Wang Yizhou actually called him out by name.

He paused for a moment, his mind racing, as if he had vaguely figured something out.

He cleared his throat and said, "The supply of pills definitely cannot be reduced..."

The moment he uttered his first words, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the depths of Wang Yizhou's eyes.

After all, how long has he been in this position? This mission is quite important, so requesting a reduction in the supply of pills at this time would be telling the Central Tower that he is incompetent.

Noticing Wang Yizhou's reaction, Chen Jinbao felt much more at ease and continued, "However, the shortage of high-grade alchemists is indeed a critical problem."

"I think we should find some high-level alchemists who aren't part of the Medicine Tower, spend some more spirit stones, and complete the mission first."

Not all alchemists in the world are in the Medicine Tower; many alchemists still belong to various factions.

He Yan immediately retorted, "You make it sound so easy. Do you know how much it costs to hire these people? Besides, we need high-grade pills, which require high-level alchemists to refine."

"Do you think a high-level alchemist would be short of money? Why would they agree to your request? Even if they did, they'd still have to do you a favor. Do you think favors are easy to repay?"

Chen Jinbao said sullenly, "Master He is right, I was inconsiderate."

Wang Yizhou looked at He Yan and said to him, "Then tell me, what's your plan?"

With a somewhat reckless attitude, He Yan said, "There's no other way. Anyway, I agree to apply for a reduction in the supply of pills."

Jiang Lianhuan immediately chimed in, "I agree too."

Chen Jinbao: "I object."

The only one left, Shen Quechun, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I... I object."

Wang Yizhou quickly took over the conversation, sighed, and said, "Since no one can convince anyone else, let's discuss this matter again later."

He Yan sneered, and was about to say something when Jiang Lianhuan coughed, so He Yan stopped speaking.

Wang Yizhou observed this without any change in expression, and casually said, "Alright, meeting adjourned. Jinbao, stay behind."

The other three immediately got up and left.

"Isn't he just worried about losing his job? Once he became the chief tower leader, he really treated the brothers like donkeys. I shouldn't have agreed to his proposal in the first place."

Outside the meeting room, He Yan's voice of dissatisfaction could be faintly heard.

With their strength, they could hear even the softest whispers at such close range, so these words naturally reached Wang Yizhou's ears without missing a single one.

He Yan knew that he had said it on purpose; he had wanted to say it all along, but Jiang Lianhuan had stopped him.

"You should say less," Jiang Lianhuan advised helplessly, and the two voices gradually faded into the distance.

In the meeting room, only Chen Jinbao, Wang Yizhou's loyal follower, remained, and only then did a hint of gloom appear on his face.

Chen Jinbao carefully advised, "Master Tower, don't take it to heart. He Yan doesn't have a problem with you; it's just that everyone was too tired last year."

Wang Yizhou took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, are you still going to speak up for him? I know what's important."

"Let's not talk about that now. Have you contacted the Yue Kingdom yet? Has Senior Li Hao not emerged from seclusion yet?"

Chen Jinbao hurriedly replied, "I've made contact. Senior Li Hao emerged from seclusion two months ago and left the Yue Kingdom. If he's using the spatial passage, he should arrive soon."

Wang Yizhou tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

"Jinbao, do you think Senior Li Hao knows alchemy?"

Chen Jinbao answered honestly, "I don't know."

After pondering for a moment, Wang Yizhou finally sighed and said, "Forget it, even if Li Hao knows how to refine pills, his cultivation level probably won't be enough for him to refine high-grade pills."

Refining high-grade pills consumes a lot of spiritual and mental energy. The last time I saw Li Hao, he was only at the fifth level of the Heavenly Human Realm. He can't possibly become the Earth Soul Realm in a year and a half, can he?

"Go and tell all the major powers to behave themselves during this period of time, and especially not to provoke anyone named Li Hao."

Chen Jinbao hurriedly replied, "Understood! I'll go right away."

After saying that, Chen Jinbao left in a hurry.

Meanwhile, outside the teleportation array located in the west of the city, along with other cities.

Looking out the car window at this prosperous city, Li Hao was truly awestruck.

"Is this the city that never sleeps? It's certainly magnificent!"