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…”
need all these expensive herbs for? Has someone fallen ill? No, that can’t be. The Elliotts are now close with the Peralta
Elliott, do you have these
a failure. If he had more time, he could perhaps gather the required herbs by offering a substantial sum, but he was pressed
at his 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
Thomas to be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of gathering all the necessary ingredients had
herbs Thomas requested, while he personally escorted Thomas to the second floor and offered him a cup of their best tea. His father had reminded him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family was never to be forgotten, and they always had to serve
tea, Thomas waited quietly. After all, it would take some time to gather
all, it would take some time
of the Century Lotus; no one in Irieson would have it either. After all, the Century Lotus is incredibly rare, and
“Mr. Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions that have the Century Lotus
him as he understood that Timothy mentioning the auction
glad I’m helpful, Mr. Clifford.
he asked. Moreover, the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in
returned with his phone in hand. “Mr. 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, but I spoke with them and they agreed
Family, but he had been rejected in
he didn’t mind as long as the Century Lotus was available. Besides, he was not worried about money either. “It’s fine.
“There just so happens to be a listing we’re eyeing at Miles Auction
would be
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