The Herb King

66 Cigar

Samira’s eyes shone as she suddenly thought about something. Leric’s Awakening Pellets could change the power structure of the world! It was already common knowledge that it is possible for ordinary people with inactive Hegels to become Espers, but if they consume Leric’s pill, they could break upon their mediocre shells to become experts! Although becoming a Level 1 Esper was merely the first step, it was a level that only a few people could achieve.

“Aethelwolf, can I buy a few Awakening Pellets from you? Well, it’s not appropriate, just forget about it.” Samira didn’t want to miss this opportunity. If she manages to get her hands on a few pills, their Reynolds Household would welcome more experts in their fold!

Leric grinned as he moved his gaze to her. How could he not know what she was thinking? Not to mention her, anyone else would feel tempted once they would hear about the effects of consuming an Awakening Pellet.

“Since you are my friend, I can sell these three pills to you.” Leric took out the three Awakening Pellets and handed them to Samira who had a look of disbelief as she took the pills from his hands.

“You’re selling them to me?” Samira asked while feeling shocked in her heart. She knew the value of these pills and Leric could sell them at an astronomical price.

“Why not? I know how to refine them. As long as I have enough ingredients, I can even make an endless supply of them, but just to let you know, I won’t be giving you any discounts.” Leric chuckled while looking at her. It’s not that he was being a miser, he was truly lacking in money at this moment. He needed to get more money to obtain more herbs and items that he would need for the daily operations of his clinic. He also has to look for Alchemists who would be willing to work for him.

Samira shook her head and smiled. “There is no need for a discount. Our Reynolds Household doesn’t lack money. Come on. Tell me. How much for the three pills?”

“Awakening Pellets are 3rd Grade Pills that don’t exist in the market. I’m planning to sell that at a price of 100,000 gold coins!” The base price for 3rd Grade Pills hovers between 20,000 gold coins to 50,000 gold coins. However, some rare ones could go for 70,000 gold coins depending on their efficiency and rarity. Leric’s Awakening Pellet was indeed worthy of the price of 100,000 gold coins!

Samira was already expecting it to be expensive, but she still sucked in a mouthful of cold air when she heard the price. Skylar and Kathlyn also had their mouths agape when they heard the price.

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Samira took out a pouch from her storage ring. She then opened the pouch, revealing dozens of golden cards.

Leric was speechless when he saw this. Just how much money does this young miss have? She was actually so rich!

Each golden card was worth ten thousand gold coins so she only need to give thirty golden cards to pay for the three Awakening Pellets. After counting thirty golden cards, she handed them to Leric and grinned. “Here’s my payment. If you have more Awakening Pellets, please inform me. Hehe.”

Leric kept her payment inside his storage space. “Sure.” He replied in a calm voice, but he was very happy in his heart. He now has 300,000 gold coins! This kind of wealth was already enough for a commoner family to last a lifetime!

“By the way, Miss Samira, are there any companies here that offer courier services?” He plans to give some of this wealth to his parents. Although his father was now a Level 3 Esper and would be promoted at any time, his position was still unstable. His mother’s clinic also needs some improvement and Leric was more than willing to support them.

Samira pondered for a moment before she replied. “There is one courier company in our empire and it is under Sir Henry’s name. If you want their services, you can ask Sir Henry about it.”

“I see. In that case, after I refine more Awakening Pellets, I will visit Sir Henry’s office.” Leric mumbled as he thought about Henry. He thought that the guy was merely someone who owned a construction firm. It looks like he underestimated Henry. The man was indeed a capable merchant.

“We will go with you.” Samira hurriedly said.

Leric was in a good mood so he replied right away. “You can do anything you want.”

After a moment, Leric resumed refining more pills. It took him several hours to completely refine thirty Awakening Pellets. His arms are sore and even his head was aching. “I’ll rest for a while and then I’ll go and visit Henry.” He muttered as he stretched his muscles.

When he turned his head around, he noticed that Samira and the other two had already fallen asleep. They must have been bored after watching him refine pills for more than a few hours.

“I’ll wait for them to wake up and then we’ll leave.” He muttered as he looked at their resting faces.

The ladies had fallen asleep on a sofa. He didn’t wake them up and just went out of the mansion to get some fresh air. It was already in the middle of the afternoon and the sun was about to set.

“The first day of the battle should be ending soon...” Leric muttered as he took out a cigar from his storage space. Cigarettes don’t exist in Regalis Continent. This was something he created on his own and he only has a few of dozens of them in his possession.

In his past life, he also used to smoke cigarettes during his free time. It was a means to relieve his stress as a doctor and herbalist.

The cigar in his hand was a unique creation since it didn’t have the usual smell of nicotine. He used a different kind of herb but with similar effects to nicotine. It can also stimulate the blood and the brain and was even more effective. The herb he used has a natural fragrance similar to mints. One puff can make one’s lungs clear from any obstructions.

While puffing rings of smoke, Leric stared at the sky while reminiscing about his boring past life.