“How much?”
Arya replied with a bright smile, thinking that she would give her a little tantrum.
“Three platinum coins!”
In gold coins, it’s a whopping 300 coins.
It is an amount that cannot be readily purchased with a light heart.
Arya looked at the man’s face in anticipation of a startled reaction.
But he just nodded his head without a slight change in expression.
“I’ll buy it.”
“······Yes?”
“If it’s made-to-order, how long do I have to wait? Can I pay the full amount in advance?”
With that said, what the man took out of his pocket was a money bag full of gold and platinum coins.
Arya couldn’t close her mouth, which was wide open in shock, and then stuttered.
“Come on, hold on a second! I’ll bring the master of the workshop right away!”
Alchimas Workshop (2)
Potion Shop.
Looking at the various potions in flasks and sealed with cork stoppers, I felt a strange atmosphere like a laboratory.
It wasn’t long before the clerk who had rushed out came back with two people.
It was a woman with frizzy hair and a dull robe, and a man who looked like an escort.
He knew immediately who the woman was.
‘Scarlett.’
I had no intention of meeting her, but somehow it happened.
It was a natural thing for the owner to come out as a customer who was going to purchase three platinum coins.
【Lv.41】
And the male side would be the younger brother, right?
I knew Scarlett had a brother.
Unlike Scarlett, he remembered that it was a setting that contributed to the power of the workshop by walking the path of swordsmanship rather than alchemy. At that level, he was quite capable.
Scarlett, who found me, strode over to me and greeted me at once.
“I’m Scarlet Atima, the master of the workshop.”
It was a tired voice with hazy eyes.
It was not surprising to remember him as a character in the setting who was half crazy about alchemy research in the game.
“I’ve heard the story. Are you really interested in buying Scarlett?”
I know it’s the name of the potion, but somehow it sounds weird.
I nodded.
“Are all the amounts prepaid?”
“No, you only need to pay half the price in advance. Rather, I came to explain the potion’s efficacy…”
I wonder if my attitude to purchase without asking about this was strange, so she made a strange expression.
“If it’s not rude, may I ask where you’re from?”
“Do I have to tell you?”
“It’s not like that, but it’s good because it’s nice to have a clear identity. First of all, it’s an item that contains the essence of my vision.”
I would.
I wondered if it was related to a dangerous organization, or it was from another workshop, or maybe I was just concerned about these cases.
Because there is no ordinary customer who willingly pays a huge sum of three platinum coins.
I pondered for a moment and answered.
“We talk when we find things.”
“Okay. I’ll serve you tea, so let’s sit down for a while.”
She didn’t care too much and passed the topic, and led me to the room of the main studio building.
I came here only to take a look, but somehow it happened.
I drank tea and listened to Scarlett’s explanation of the potion.
“First of all, since it is a healing potion, the regeneration effect is very excellent. Even the cut part can be connected if it does not take long time. Also, damage to the internal organs can be repaired to some extent by drinking. Of course, it is effective when poured directly. is much better.”
“Isn’t it impossible to regenerate the cut part completely?”
Scarlett looked at me with a slightly bewildered look at my question.
“I wonder if that would be possible with an Elixir.”
Elixir is the collective name for the elixir that can be picked up on the continent. In other words, don’t be silly.
“How long does it take to fully heal a broken bone?”
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This was a question I asked because I wanted to compare the effects of my Super Regeneration and the superlative potion.
Scarlett replied.
“It depends on the site and severity, but fractures usually heal within a minute for the finger. It takes at least several minutes for an arm or leg. Of course, you have to use it with the bones aligned properly so that the bones are not distorted.”
Also, my initial regeneration was much better.
“Other side effects are….”
As I listened to the explanation that followed, I fell into a different thought for a moment.
Scarlett is an excellent alchemist.
I don’t know exactly what level of skill she is now, but in the game story, she created an elixir that was comparable to, if not even, an Elixir with her vision.
It means that even if it may not be able to reach that level right now, it is a talented person who has the potential to develop that much in the future anyway. There’s nothing wrong with keeping a kite.
Scarlett’s first appearance in the game was with the collapsing Alkimas Workshop.
This is because the top of Valia, who coveted the workshop’s potion making ability and Scarlet’s vision, performed many dirty tricks.
‘I heard that Enrok’s northern merchants were all monopolized.’
I asked Floto, the butler, and was told all the more detailed circumstances.
Even if Alkimas was a historical workshop in the capital, it had to be pushed to the top of Vallia in many ways, such as capital and personal connections.
According to the future as we know it, after this, Alkimas is half-absorbed at the top and completely tied to the ankle.
And if it was originally, as the story progresses, the player’s activities will help him regain his identity, but…
‘For now, I just have to solve it.’
It was too simple with my current power.
The explanation of the potion was finished only after listening to the detailed usage and precautions.
Closing the conversation, I asked Scarlett.
“How long does it take to make?”
“It will take at least a month. By the way….”
Scarlett hesitated, then said.
“To be honest, I already have a bottle of Scarlett.”
I tilted my head.
Didn’t I say that potions of goods are not made in advance?
She calmly explained the situation.
“Just recently, the mayor of Dartmad received a custom order, but the deal was canceled just before.”
“why?”
“It was said that he was deprived of his position and all of his property was confiscated by the monarchy because of corruption. In fact, the advance payment received during the transaction was recovered during the fund investigation process, and it was in trouble because there was only inventory.”
like that
“So, I can give you the finished potion right away, but if you don’t want a pre-made potion, I’ll make a new one.”
“Does the potion’s efficacy decrease over time?”
“Unless it has been a few years, I can assure you that there is no deterioration in efficacy. For the honor of me and my workshop.”
I nodded.
“Then I’ll take it.”
When I accepted it so graciously, Scarlett looked rather surprised.
“Thank you, but are you really okay?”
“Didn’t you ask my doctor while bringing up a story that didn’t even need to be brought up? There’s no reason not to trust it.”
I wouldn’t even have said this if I was really thinking about handling the inventory somehow.
Who would have known if I had cheated and handed it over because it was a new finished product a month later.
So the transaction was made right on the spot.
After a while Scarlett brought the potion. The potion was sealed in a luxurious wooden box.
I paid 3 platinum coins, got a potion, and went out of the workshop with her see-off.
“But you said that you would tell me where you came from when you receive the item.”
Oh, it was.
I looked at Scarlett and said.
“I’ll see you again soon, so don’t delay.”
At my words, Scarlett looked like she didn’t understand the English language, but nodded her head.
I left the store and walked down the street, took the potion out of the box again and looked at it.
A reddish liquid that glistens in a glass bottle.
Anyway, now that I have a body that doesn’t need potions, I don’t have anything to use.
Still, it was just curiosity that I paid a huge sum of money to buy this. After all, money was there to rot.
Even if it’s not me, there might be some things that Ashel will use later, so I just bought it as a first aid kit.
‘I’d like to see the effect in person…’
As I was walking with that thought in mind, I suddenly heard an urgent scream from somewhere.
“Help! Somebody please!”
I looked in the direction the sound was coming from, and I saw two boys arguing.
One was screaming while supporting the other, and blood was dripping from his stomach as if he had been stabbed by a knife.
However, the people passing by looked at them and just ignored them or bit their tongues.
“What’s up with that? Noisily.”
“Looks like they had a good fight since morning, back alley parasites.”
·······Oh, is that so?
Hearing what people say indifferently, I was able to get a rough idea of the situation.
The person supporting him wasn’t strong either, so he immediately fell to the ground, probably because of his strength.
Still, with the rest of his strength, he squeezed his voice and asked for help.
“He’s my little brother! If anyone has a potion, please give it to me! If you help me, I’ll never forget the grace for the rest of my life, please…!”
Someone said scornfully.
“Is that bastard crazy? It’s all getting worse. Where’s the idiot who uses precious potions on his bastard?”
No one offered a helping hand to the desperate cry.
As I was looking at the scene, I suddenly saw Ashel’s expression on my face.
Very rarely, the expressionless expression was broken. He was looking at the boys with pity.
‘By the way, Ashel also had a younger brother.’
The younger brother who was killed right in front of his eyes by the Seintea invasion, Changseong, one of the five stars. I remember it was such a setting.
So it would have been a more pitiful sight for her.
Ashel glanced at the potion in my hand. Then my eyes met and I flinched.
She wanted to purr as if she had something to say, but in the end she didn’t say anything and just bit her lip.
‘It’s terribly frustrating.’
I clicked my tongue a little and walked towards the boys.
Regardless of Achel, I was going to help anyway. No matter how precious these potions are, can they be more precious than human lives?
As I got closer, the guy who was screaming for a break in my throat looked at me.
“Put it down. I’ll treat you.”
I opened the stopper and slowly poured the potion over the injured area.
The older brother, the boy, stared blankly at the scene. Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet.
Soon, the flesh seemed to heal in an instant, the bleeding stopped, and the deep cut disappeared without a trace.
I don’t think I used even a tenth of the amount in the bottle, but as Scarlett explained, it was a great effect.
“Uh, ummm….”
My brother, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes and blinked.
The guy who was urgently checking his brother’s condition cried and cried at that moment.
“Go, thank you! I’m fine! Thank you so much········!”
Leaving behind the boy crying out for thanks, he got up and turned around.
He said as he was on the way back with Ashel.
“Achelle.”
“Yes.”
“Did you think I would feel sorry for this potion? Or did you think it was not worth saving their lives?”
“············”.
“In the future, if there is anything you want to say, say it. You are to tell me your thoughts and opinions. What I want is not a doll that only obeys orders.”
Ashel made a strange expression that she had never seen before.
“············Yes, I will.”
After a moment of silence, she spoke again.
“Thank you. For helping them.”
It was an awkward conversation.
As if she knew it herself, she coughed a little as she spoke.
I smiled inwardly.
I don’t know if it’s a mistake, but it felt like the sense of distance that was a little far away had narrowed.
***
“Who the hell was that, sister?”
Scarlet shrugged at Tane’s words, the man.
“Yeah, I don’t know either.”
“Honestly, I’m a little concerned. He’s the one who paid such a huge sum right in one sitting…”
“Well, seeing what you’re saying, it seems like he’ll come back soon, so you’ll find out then.”
Of course, Scarlett was curious about his identity as well.
The attitude of treating three platinum coins like pennies without even writing a contract.
It would be difficult for any high-ranking wealthy or high-ranking aristocrat.
Before talking about business, there were some people who bluffed financially as a base meal, but there was no crazy person who bluffed with platinum coins. At that point, I couldn’t even call it a bluff in the first place.
‘A human male with black hair and golden eyes….’