"Is this it?"

Fang Zheng looked up at the building in front of him and muttered to himself.

It is a two-story building located in the southern part of the town, and from the outside, it looks like a tavern. However, the shabby exterior and the cobweb-covered signboard already indicate its identity.

This is an alchemy workshop.

A scheming workshop on the verge of closure, to be exact.

"Yes, master."

The little angel standing beside Fang Zheng also nodded.

"According to what I've heard, this atelier has no income at all, and no one even comes to visit it anymore......... I heard that the owner of the original workshop disappeared during the adventure, leaving her daughter alone to take care of ........."

And is this the result?

Glancing at the already somewhat broken glass, Fang Zheng shook his head, then pushed the door open and walked in.

The whole workshop was unusually empty, but it was surprisingly clean, whether it was the reception desk by the door or the furniture around it, it looked as if it had been carefully cleaned, and even the brick and stone floor was spotless. It's just that the entire workshop is empty, and it looks like it's been abandoned.

Obviously, though, it's not like there's really no one here.

"Dingding!!"

Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and pressed the bell on the reception desk a few times, and soon, a panicked voice sounded from inside.

"Ah, please wait! I'm busy right now......... Please wait a minute............!! ”

With this panicked voice, Fang Zheng and Nimfu watched as the originally closed door on the other side of the hall suddenly opened, and then a girl with long brown hair rushed out of it, wearing a slightly shabby robe, and her hair was a little fluffy and curly because she had just woken up. The girl hurriedly tidied up, and then looked at Fang Zheng and Nimfu in front of her with a somewhat cramped smile.

"Welcome to Nanali's Atelier ......... What do you need, two guests? ”

“……………”

Girl, your name is very unlucky, I'm afraid that I will become a blind man in a wheelchair in the future?

"Ahem......... Hello, Miss Nanali. ”

Fang Zheng coughed, then looked at the girl in front of him with a smile and spoke.

"My name is Ezio and I'm a merchant......... That's right, I have a business and want to talk to you. ”

"Business?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Nanali tilted her head in confusion.

"Yes."

Fang Zheng nodded, and then said his intentions directly.

"Maybe that's not a good thing to say, but ......... I hope to be able to acquire this atelier. ”

"Acquisition......... Acquisition......... Ay? Oops!? ”

In the face of Fangzheng's answer, Nanali was a little confused at first, but after a long while, the girl seemed to react and couldn't help screaming.

"First of all, sir, do you mean to buy this alchemy workshop?"

"That's right."

"But, but......... I, I'm not going to sell, this is my home........."

Perhaps Nanali never thought that someone would come to her door to talk about buying her own store, so she was completely unable to organize effective words to express herself for a while.

"However, the income and expenditure of this alchemy workshop are not very good."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng didn't mean to press tightly, but said casually.

"I've inquired, if you don't pay enough this month, the qualification of this alchemy workshop will be revoked, right?"

"Uh......... This......... This ............"

Hearing this, Nanali's expression became more and more embarrassed.

According to the law, any atelier must pay an annual fee to the Alchemist Guild in order to maintain its eligibility. These costs are not significant, but they are not without meaning. As soon as the fee is paid, it means that this alchemy workshop has the ability to be self-reliant and profitable. Second, after paying the fee, the validity period of the alchemy workshop qualification certificate can be extended. And only if this qualification certificate is legal and valid, those alchemists are qualified to buy all kinds of raw materials, you must know that the country of the Holy Religion has a very strict control over resources. Without a legal "business license", you can't even buy a truckload of iron ore.

But looking at the appearance of this alchemy workshop, the girl obviously can't afford to pay the "property fee".

"That's right, Miss Nanali, I have a proposal."

Seeing that the girl in front of him was becoming more and more embarrassed, Fang Zheng also hurriedly opened his mouth and continued to explain, if he waited like this, maybe this business would be yellow.

"I can fund the acquisition of this alchemist workshop, but I am not asking for a change of holding, which means that you can continue to live here, and I don't plan to change your alchemist license."

"Is this so?"

Hearing this, the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief, she thought just now that she might have to wander the world, but now it seems that the matter is not so serious, but.........

"What good is it for you, sir?"

Nanali is not a fool, Fang Zheng said it so clearly, she quickly understood what the other party meant. But because of this, Nanali had a question. It's like a company is going out of business, and then someone comes in and wants to pay you off, but doesn't intend to buy your company or ask for your chairmanship. This is very strange, of course, if Fang Zheng came alone, then the girl would probably worry about herself. But.........

Glancing at the harmless little angel beside Fang Zheng, the girl always felt that this possibility did not seem to be very large.

"That's right."

Fang Zheng didn't mean to hide the girl, because what he was going to do next couldn't be hidden.

"I hope to be able to buy some spirit crystals, but due to official control, it is impossible to buy them on my own strength. I have some research in magic and alchemy, but I don't have a qualification. For now, it will take a long time to get these documents and it will be cumbersome. That's why I hope to be able to accomplish this alchemy workshop by acquiring it. ”

"That's ......... so"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Nanali breathed a sigh of relief, the spirit crystal is a bit like diamond gold to an alchemist in a laboratory, if you want to say that it is valuable, it must be valuable, if you want to say that it is useful, it must also be useful, if you want to say that it is dangerous......... It's not dangerous.

However, it is true that these things are difficult to buy without a legal qualification.

"And Miss Nanali, what do you think?"

"Woo..............."

Hearing Fang Zheng's inquiry, the girl in front of her hesitated for a moment, to be honest, she was not very willing to agree to the other party. But Nanali also knows very well that if she can't raise any more funds, then the alchemy workshop left by her mother will be completely recovered. At that time, his ideals will no longer be achieved.

"I see."

Thinking of this, the girl made up her mind, looked at Fang Zheng and nodded.

"I'm willing to make this deal with you, Mr. Ezio."