NABC Chapter 75: Potions and Motive.
Chapter 75: Potions and Motive.
Samantha stopped the boiling pot and quickly removed the waste liquid before glancing at the bottom of the pot.
There were a few damaged herbs present there and seeing it made her heart ache.
"Ughh all my herbs, they're wasted!", she exclaimed pressing her head tragically.
Mr.Dealer walked forward and nudged at her.
"Come on, I know you got a lot of herbs in your stash so what's with all that drama."
Samantha made an unhappy face and hit his leg with her cane lightly.
"What do you know? Whether I have less or more, I still lost my precious herbs there!"
He raised his hands and nodded, afraid of angering the lady anymore.
"Yes yes, you're right. That's a pretty bad loss."
Samantha snorted and carried the pot into another room before coming out and walking to the counter.
"So tell me, boy, what brings you to my store?"
Mr.Dealer eyed Felix and indicated toward her.
Felix nodded and walked near the counter, telling her about what he needed.
"Umm, I'm looking for potions or medicines that may help me build a good foundation and advance to the first rank."
Samantha nodded bringing out a book from under her desk, and started to write something on it.
"What's your current rank and main profession?", she asked.
"I'm still at the zero rank, and as for my profession, I'm a warrior.", Felix answered.
She nodded and asked some basic questions before going into a room and bringing out 4 vials of potions.
"Take this.", she kept all the vials on the counter and introduced them to him.
"As you're a Warrior then you'll need to reach the limit of your body to advance. So here are three potions that help in doing that. Use one every three days, and you'll be fine.", she reminded him casually.
But Felix seriously nodded as he didn't want to make any mistake with regard to his body.
Not hesitating, he decided to finally buy those potions as they were the only way a person with an average talent like him would be able to break through to the first rank.
"Alright, I'll buy all of them.", he sighed at the money all gone and gave her his black card.
Samantha took the card and placed it on an orb before giving it back to him.
She then brought out a bag from under the counter, placed the potions in it, and handed it to him.
"Here. You're welcome to come here again."
"Thank you."
Felix held the bag and thanked her.
Mr.Dealer took out his silver pocket watch and checked the time before saying to the lady.
"Samantha, it's time we go. Don't fall asleep with your herbs boiling, we can't have them get wasted after all.", he reminded her with a chuckle.
Samantha just let out a yawn and waved her hand at him.
"Yeah yeah, I'll be careful about it. You can go now." -chapter
"Well goodbye then."
Mr.Dealer tipped his hat at her and walked out of the nameless shop with Felix walking behind.
Felix gave the shop one last look and decided to come back here for more if the potions he had bought just now were as useful as they cost.
The both of them came out of the shop and started walking away but Felix suddenly had a thought in his mind.
'Right, I still don't know what this guy wants.'
He stopped all of a sudden and called out to the man walking ahead.
"So Mr.Dealer, what exactly do you want from me?", he asked seriously and put on a guard as he was a bit skeptical about everything about this man.
Mr.Dealer paused and slowly turned around while glancing around the area for anyone eavesdropping.
Seeing that their surroundings were fine, he moved back his focus onto the boy who could help him achieve his goals.
His calm green eyes stared right into Felix's crystal red eyes as the man finally told what he wanted.
"Felix, do you want to make a deal with me?"