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…”

herbs for? Has someone fallen ill?

do you have

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

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

fact was enough for Thomas to be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of

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

would take some time to gather all of the

it would take some time to

it some thought, Timothy suggested, “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

someone you know if there are any auctions that have the Century Lotus on

that Timothy mentioning the auction meant

glad I’m helpful, Mr. Clifford. Please

for Timothy to establish a favorable relationship with Thomas, he would naturally do as he asked. Moreover, the Elliott Family frequently

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

the goods privately to the Elliott Family, but he had been rejected in an instant. After all, a rare and precious

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

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

would be nice. Thank you, Mr.

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