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…”

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

Elliott, do you have these

only pin 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 time as he had only ten days. No, to be precise, less than ten days were

we lack one specific herb—the Century

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

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

all, it would take some time

all, it would take

giving 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

Thomas was immediately disappointed. “Mr. Elliott, can I trouble you to ask someone you know if there are any auctions that have the Century Lotus on their

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 wait a moment while

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

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 to hold the auction earlier. However, auction

Elliott Family, but he had

shook his head. He never held any 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

we’re eyeing at Miles Auction

would be nice. Thank

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