The Herb King

114 Energy Augmentation Pellet

Leric and Verson discussed more details about the future of the two thousand hunters. He was still a bit worried about them and they might not be accustomed to the nature of a guard’s duty.

“I’ll take care of your brothers, Verson. Believe me.” Leric reassured him with a confident tone.

“Alright. I’ll go back to the Association first and inform my brother about this.” Verson stood up and shook hands with Aethelwolf before he left the clinic.

When noon arrived, Henry and Julius came to the clinic. They headed straight to Aethelwolf’s office with expectant looks on their faces. The guy wouldn’t casually invite them if there wasn’t something important to discuss.

“Greetings, Sir Aethelwolf! I believe business has been great.” Julius and Henry greeted him jovially.

“It’s not too bad.” He then turned his head to Julius and said. “By the way, Sir Julius, I’ve already prepared the Awakening Pellets and I’ll give them to you later. Let’s talk about something first.”

Julius’ eyes flashed with joy upon hearing this. “No problem.”

“Gentlemen, I won’t beat around the bush. I’d like to open a new business here in Dominion District.” Leric directly stated his agenda.

Henry smiled as he asked. “What kind of business do you have in mind, Sir Aethelwolf?” This was an opportunity for him to sign another big contract with Aethelwolf.

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“If you need a plot of land, I can give you a few options. I don’t mind if it’s Sir Aethelwolf buying them.” Julius said. If Aethelwolf decides to open a new business in Dominion District, it would be advantageous to the Reynolds Household. He could afford to lose a bit of land to cement their relationship with this Level 4 Alchemist!

“To tell you guys the truth, I have a lot of business plans in mind, but for now, I’ll open a clothing shop to start things.” Leric said. He already thought of establishing a few other businesses, but that has to wait since he still doesn’t have sufficient manpower.

“A clothing shop?” Both Julius and Henry were surprised to hear this. They thought that Aethelwolf wanted to open a separate store for his pills. They never thought that their thoughts were far from the truth.

Leric nodded his head when they saw their confusion and doubt. “I know that it sounds ridiculous to you, but I have my reasons. I want this matter to be settled within a week. Of course, you two will receive extra benefits from me once the new store is created. You see, I managed to make a new type of pill that can increase strength.”

“What?!” Henry and Julius were shocked. A pill that can directly increase strength? It would be extremely valuable and its value would even surpass the Awakening Pellets!

Leric grinned when he saw the change in their expressions. “Actually, I can give them to you in advance as long as you accept my proposal.”

Julius adjusted his posture and asked. “Sir Aethelwolf, can you tell us more about this pill?”

“Alright. Since you want to know more about it, I’ll tell you. The pill is called Energy Augmentation Pellet. Its main effect is to increase one’s level, but the increase differs depending on the consumer’s strength. The Energy Augmentation Pellet is more effective for those with lower levels. The increase in strength for people at Level 3 and Level 4 will be minimal. The only issue about this pill is that it is difficult to mass produce because it requires valuable ingredients and longer refining time.” Leric said, but he lied about the pill being hard to mass produce. In truth, the ingredients aren’t that expensive and the refining time is only similar to his other pills. He only said that to make them believe that it was priceless.

Julius was silent after hearing the effect of the pill. He is now a mid stage Level 4 Esper and is only a small step away from reaching the late stage. However, this small step made him stuck for more than a decade and he couldn’t see any chance for improvement. Aethelwolf’s pill might be able to help him bridge this final hurdle.

Meanwhile, Henry was beyond excited. He just became an Esper with the help of Aethelwolf’s Awakening Pellet and now he told them about the Energy Augmentation Pellet which was very precious to him.

“I’ll give you a piece of more detailed information. If a newly ascended Esper drinks this pill, they would immediately jump into the late stage of Level 1. That is an increase of two minor levels. Not bad, right?” Leric chuckled.

Not bad? Increasing two minor levels is very difficult and it might take decades for some people, and he was saying that it was only ‘not bad’?

Both Julius and Henry didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry when they heard his words. The nonchalant attitude of Aethelwolf as they discussed about this pill made them believe that he didn’t treat it seriously. Perhaps he was in possession of something even more valuable? Both men became scared of their own thoughts.

“Sir Aethelwolf, no matter the conditions, our Reynolds Household will give you our full support!” Julius promised after deliberating for a moment.

“Just tell me what kind of store you have in mind and I’ll make it possible for you. I also noticed that you are short on staff so I’ll send you some skilled people to help you manage this new clothing shop.” Henry smiled from ear to ear. He didn’t even hesitate when he said this.

Leric was pleased by their words. “I know that I count on the two of you.” He then took out the two Energy Augmentation Pellets from his storage space and said. “I only have two of these pills with me. You can have one each.”

Julius and Henry eagerly accepted the pill.

“If you want, you can consume them here. The clinic is safe anyway and with me around, no one will dare to cause trouble here.” Leric knew that these two were eager to consume the pill.