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…”

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 now close with the Peralta Family and the Mortons as they’re all Thomas’ friends,

you have

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

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

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

his staff to gather the 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 him with utmost care. Thomas was not someone who liked to trouble

would take some time to gather all of

would take some time to gather all

“Mr. Clifford, to be frank, it’s not just us that are out of stock of the Century Lotus; no one in Irieson would have it 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

Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if

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

Mr. Clifford. Please wait a moment

the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in Irieson after generations of dabbling in the pharmaceutical business, and inquiring

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 demonstrate

private transaction in the first place, and he didn’t mind as long as the Century Lotus was available.

happens to be a listing we’re eyeing at Miles Auction House, and I’ll go with you

would be nice. Thank you, Mr.

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