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…”

over ten different ingredients listed, each of them being extremely pricey, and even a single herb would cost an arm and a leg. What does Thomas need all these expensive herbs for? Has someone fallen ill? No, that can’t be. The Elliotts are

do you

all of his hopes on the Elliott Family. If they didn’t have the ingredients he needed, his 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

one specific herb—the Century

for Thomas to be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of gathering all the

father had reminded him that Thomas’ status as an esteemed guest of the Elliott Family

After all, it would take some time to gather

would take some time

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

someone you

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

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

the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in Irieson after

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. He 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 precious treasure like the Century Lotus could only truly

he didn’t mind as long as the Century Lotus was available. Besides,

we’re eyeing

ceded, “That would be

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