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…”

expensive herbs for? Has someone fallen ill? No, that can’t be.

do you

practically be a failure. If he had more time, he could perhaps gather the required herbs by offering a substantial sum, but he was

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

pack some for me!” This simple fact was enough for Thomas to be overjoyed.

His father had reminded him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family was never

Thomas waited quietly. After all, it would take some time to gather

waited quietly. After all, it would take some time to gather

all, the Century Lotus is incredibly rare, and even the seventy-year and eighty-year varieties are difficult to obtain. However, if you absolutely

that, Thomas was immediately disappointed. “Mr. Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions that have the Century Lotus on their list

that Timothy mentioning the auction meant

I’m helpful, Mr. Clifford. Please wait a moment while I

do as he asked. Moreover, the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in Irieson after generations of dabbling in the pharmaceutical business, and

Clifford, 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,

had tried his best to communicate with the auctioneers, hoping that they would sell the goods privately to the Elliott Family, but he had been rejected in an instant. After all, a rare and

his head. He never held any hope for a private transaction in the first place, and he didn’t mind as long as the Century Lotus was available. Besides, he was not worried about money either. “It’s fine. May I ask which auction

“There just so happens to be a listing we’re eyeing at Miles

be nice.

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