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…”
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
do you have these
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
“We do have them, but we lack one specific herb—the Century
be overjoyed. With just one herb missing, the difficulty of gathering all
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.
After all, it would take some
quietly. After all, it would
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
ask someone you
hesitate to ask him as he understood that Timothy mentioning the auction meant that he had some connections in that line
I’m glad I’m helpful, Mr. Clifford. Please
the Elliott Family frequently dealt with major auction houses in Irieson after generations of dabbling in the
house that has the Century Lotus. At first, they planned to auction it next week, but I spoke
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 its maximum value through
long as the Century Lotus was
listing we’re eyeing at Miles Auction House, and I’ll
“That would be
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