Arlo Valemont craves a life of wealth and ease, but fate has other plans. With his family framed by powerful nobles, he inherits the Alchemy System—a power that lets him create anything if he understands it and pays the cost. Yet, saving his family means navigating a world of politics, commerce, and danger. Can a man with no ambition outsmart his enemies and secure his future, or will his past failures and present laziness cost him everything?