Carlotta's Daily Report-Chapter 106: Towards Sky Island

100?

Everyone’s jaws nearly dropped to the ground. No one expected Sonia’s requirement to be so low. With just 100 contribution points, anyone can go to Sky Island. Did that mean everyone could go?

This news spread through the amplifying cards and quickly reached the streets. In a short time, it spread throughout Pine Town, causing an uproar among millions of adventurers.

Carlotta was also stunned, her expression turned slightly.

"I didn’t expect the requirement to be so low. It seems like just completing a simple quest would be enough to take a break..."

If she had known this earlier, she wouldn’t have made herself so conspicuous.

But since it had come to this, she had no regrets. Being conspicuous was fine, she had also gained a massive amount of contribution points, hadn’t she? There were so many things she could exchange for. She wasn’t at a loss at all.

Thinking this, Carlotta leaned over to Amelia and whispered, "What do you think we should exchange for with all these contribution points?"

After a moment of thought, Amelia said, "Alchemy materials."

Carlotta immediately understood Amelia’s intention. She was planning to gather materials in advance for the alchemy ship blueprint.

The blueprint obtained from Lionheart Island details the construction of an incredibly powerful alchemy ship. However, building that ship will be extremely difficult. Even the first stage poses a significant challenge, requiring an enormous amount of alchemical materials.

Carlotta thought for a moment and asked, "Do you really think we have a chance to build that ship?"

Amelia replied, "But we don’t have any other needs. It’s better to exchange for materials."

She added in a very low voice that it would be best to spend all the contribution points in one go, as the identity of the Moonlight Adventurers Guild might not be needed for much longer.

Hearing this, Carlotta agreed. As an identity that could be discarded at any time, the wealth tied to it shouldn’t be wasted. To exhaust over three million points, they would have to exchange for a vast amount of alchemical materials.

With this in mind, Carlotta approached a staff member and quietly expressed her desire to exchange for some items.

The staff member was a young woman. After glancing at Carlotta, she handed over a list of items that could be exchanged.

Carlotta took the list and looked through it. At the top was the exchange for Fiel, one contribution point could get five Fiel. However, Carlotta had no interest in the currency of the Sun Moon Federation.

Her eyes moved down, scanning the other items.

It didn’t take long for her to finish the list. Frowning, she asked the staff member, "Surely the Adventurers’ Association doesn’t only have these items for exchange? You know how many contribution points I have. Frankly, these items aren’t very appealing to me."

While the list did include some alchemical materials, they were of mediocre quality and could easily be obtained on the open market.

The staff member modified at Carlotta and whispered, "I’ll need to consult with Ms. Dalsheim."

At that moment, Sonia was busy arranging staff members to handle the handover with the adventurers, organizing the upcoming journey to Sky Island.

The staff member who had been speaking with Carlotta walked over and whispered a few words to Sonia. Sonia then took out a new list out of thin air and handed it to the staff member.

Taking the list, the staff member promptly returned and handed it to Carlotta.

Carlotta opened the list, and her eyes immediately lit up.

The items on this list were far superior to those on the previous one. The exchangeable items were more valuable, including rare items that were hard to come by in the market, and some that were nearly impossible to buy with money.

Carlotta calculated that if she reserved 200 contribution points for Sky Island and exchanged the rest for materials, she could obtain an incredibly substantial amount, even astonishing.

But what exactly should she exchange for?

Carlotta leaned over to Amelia again, asking her to use the Ten-Heart Pearl to examine the alchemy ship blueprint and determine what was most urgently needed at the moment.

Amelia quietly focused her attention inside the Ten Heart Pearl, reviewing the numerous blueprints, and quickly grasped the situation.

She whispered to Carlotta about the many needed alchemical materials, each of which was extremely precious and of astonishing value.

Even if Carlotta spent all of her over three million contribution points, it would still be a mere drop in the bucket for the required alchemical materials, far from enough to build a ship.

As Carlotta listened to Amelia, she looked at the list in her hand and fell into deep thought.

She now faced two choices.

One was to purchase many rare materials, enough to buy over a dozen types.

The other option was to buy just one single alchemical material, but its value would be extremely high.

"Buy the most expensive one."

Almost without hesitation, Amelia made the decision.

She told Carlotta that the more expensive the material, the harder it was to obtain, and it should be prioritized.

As for the other materials, even if they were also rare, there would be opportunities to obtain them in the market, so there was no need to rush.

Carlotta thought this made sense, and with this in mind, the options became limited.

Her eyes scanned the list and landed on a material called Eternal Mithril.

Eternal Mithril, daring to be named "eternal," was naturally extraordinary. Its toughness could withstand almost all natural damage, and only specific methods could smelt this rare material.

This was a material that rarely appeared on the market, and if it did, it would be snatched up immediately because it could be used in many applications, and many high-end alchemical items relied on Eternal Mithril.

In the alchemical ship blueprints, Eternal Mithril was also used in many places. The ship’s hull required a significant amount of Eternal Mithril, and even the barrels of some mounted cannons needed it.

"Can three million contribution points afford Eternal Mithril?"

When Carlotta saw the Eternal Mithril, she almost thought she had misread.

Later, after carefully reviewing the list, she realized that three million contribution points could only buy a tiny amount of Eternal Mithril, about the size of a fingernail.

This discovery left Carlotta momentarily stunned, feeling that building the alchemical ship from the blueprints was truly hopeless.

The contribution points she thought were a windfall could only buy a fingernail-sized piece of Eternal Mithril, not even enough for the barrel of a single cannon.

Nevertheless, Carlotta still chose to exchange for the Eternal Mithril. This material was simply too precious, and getting even a little was worth it.

Eternal Mithril required 3.2 million contribution points, and after the exchange, there were some leftovers. Carlotta then checked off some card-making materials on the list, ensuring she spent all but 200 of her contribution points.

She then handed the list to the staff.

The staff didn’t even glance at the list, taking it back to Sonia.

When Sonia saw the checkmarks on the list, she was slightly surprised. She looked up at Carlotta and then beckoned her to go upstairs in the Adventurers’ Association.

"Some things are best not displayed in public."

"Ms. Dalsheim is indeed considerate."

Carlotta called Amelia to join her, and the three of them entered a room on the second floor of the association.

Sonia asked them to wait there and then left.

The wait wasn’t too long, and soon Sonia returned, placing a box containing the card-making materials Carlotta had requested.

Then, Sonia carefully handed Carlotta a small box.

"This is the most valuable item. Remember not to show it off in public. Human nature is unpredictable, and you never know what others might do."

Sonia sincerely reminded them with goodwill, then told them they could leave through the back door of the Adventurers’ Association, as she was concerned they might be targeted.

Even if others didn’t know they had exchanged for Eternal Mithril, the fact that the Moonlight Adventurers had over three million contribution points was no secret, which could easily attract covetous eyes.

Carlotta and Amelia thanked Sonia and then left through the back door.

They returned to the Moonlight, sailed it a distance away, and then stored it inside Amelia’s Ten Heart Pearl.

Apart from the Moonlight, they also had the ships confiscated from the pirates, which they sailed back.

During this process, Carlotta and Amelia didn’t forget to remove their Illusion Masks and replace them with ones that had a different appearance.

Each Illusion Mask could change the appearance it disguised, but not instantly, it required some time. Fortunately, they had previously defeated many members of the Sunset Rose and had collected enough Illusion Masks to rotate through.

Carlotta also used Transformation Cards to quickly change her and Amelia’s clothes, instantly turning them into different people.

After the ship returned to the shore, they left the pirates to guard it and headed back to the Adventurers’ Association.

Now, it was time to wait.

Gradually, dawn broke, and strands of sunlight shone down, adding a touch of warmth to the entire town.

At this moment, the Adventurers’ Association was surrounded by layer upon layer of people, with every street radiating from it completely packed, overcrowded and extremely congested.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for the Adventurers’ Association to begin transporting them to Sky Island.

As the sky brightened, the result they had been waiting for finally appeared.

Sonia appeared before the crowd and, using an Amplification Card, loudly announced, "The alchemical array has been set up. Everyone, enter the array in order, and you will be transported to Sky Island."

With Sonia’s words, many people showed surprise, realizing that it wasn’t a Transcendent Listener directly flying them to Sky Island but rather through the use of an alchemical array.

The alchemical array had been set up overnight, possessing a floating effect that, when activated, would allow those within it to drift toward the designated direction.

The preparations were complete, and the group closest to the Adventurers’ Association began, under the staff’s arrangement, to pay their contribution points and enter the array.

Carlotta and Amelia, having arrived early, didn’t have to wait long. One by one, the people in front of them quickly decreased, floating up under the effect of the alchemical array, forming an arc as they drifted toward Sky Island. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Soon, it was their turn.

During this process, they also learned some information.

Sky Island could only be entered through one gate; other directions were inaccessible. However, after entering through that gate, everyone would be teleported to different locations. If they didn’t want to be separated, they had to hold onto each other.

Carlotta and Amelia were no strangers to this teleportation phenomenon. They immediately held hands and stepped into the alchemical array.