Thomas was not someone who liked to trouble others, especially for a small matter like this.

At 5.00PM, he had scoured all of the pharmacies in Irieson, but he was still unable to acquire all of the ingredients he needed.

“There’s no choice. I have to go to the Elliotts,” he mumbled under his breath, driving straight toward the Elliott Family’s pharmacy.

“Mr. Clifford?”

As soon as he stepped through the door, Timothy’s voice sounded. Rose was not around today, so her father was in charge of managing the store.

Without beating around the bush, Thomas said, “I’m here to get some ingredients.”

“All right. What do you need?” Timothy inquired solemnly.

Thomas headed to the counter and asked for a piece of paper, where he wrote the names of the herbs he needed as well as the amount.

When Timothy picked up the sheet of paper and took a look, he jolted in surprise at what was written.

“Rhodiola rosea, Century Lotus…”

these expensive herbs for? Has someone fallen ill? No,

Elliott, do you have

plan to tone up his body would practically be a failure. If he had more time, he could perhaps gather the required herbs by offering a substantial sum, but he was pressed for time as he had only ten days. No, to be precise, less than

words. “We do have them, but we lack one specific herb—the Century Lotus. We don’t have it in stock, but we

me!” This simple fact was enough for Thomas to be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of gathering

reminded him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family was never to be forgotten, and they always had to serve him with utmost care. Thomas was not

After all, it would take some time to gather

would take some time to gather

either. After all, the Century Lotus is incredibly rare, and even the seventy-year and eighty-year varieties are difficult to obtain. However, if you absolutely need it, it is not entirely impossible to get your hands on it. It would just require some effort on your

Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions that have the Century

ask him as he understood that Timothy mentioning the auction meant that he had some connections in that line of

his hands. “Sure, I’m glad I’m helpful, Mr. Clifford.

the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in

I’ve asked around, and there is indeed an auction house that has the Century Lotus. At first, they planned to auction it next week, but I spoke with them and they agreed to hold the auction earlier. However, auction houses have their rules, so they won’t

would sell the goods privately to the Elliott Family, but he had been rejected in an instant. After all, a rare and precious treasure like the Century Lotus could only truly demonstrate its maximum value

as long as the Century Lotus was available. Besides,

be a listing we’re eyeing at Miles Auction House, and

would be

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