
Elixir is a magical herb that is able to cure all kinds of diseases and curses. That said, just by drinking it the dying person will return healthy as ever.
It was a very suitable potion for the case of Blodwyn and his brother Aaron. But as everyone knows, such a magic potion is almost like a fairy tale.
Even Blodwyn was not quick to believe and frowned deeply.
“You're playing around with me, huh? Such potions do not really exist. I've read all the records and no one shows proof of his existence.”
Of course there won't be any records about him. But Arcturus knew what Blodwyn did not know.
“If there is no evidence of its existence, then where did Elixir come from? If it doesn't exist, then from the beginning we never knew about it.”
Something can be known to people because it exists. Like a dragon that may now never be known to exist, but there is clearly evidence of its presence in the past.
Elixir is like that. It was impossible to suddenly appear information about him without proof of his existence.
“If so where did you get the information?”
“Of course the source is confidential. You need Elixir, I know how to get the ingredients and make it.”
Information from previous life experiences has proved useful. At that time Arcturus had a similar curse, and then by chance he found a way to make Elixir.
More precisely, the person under his hands made Elixir for him with certain ingredients after going through a long experiment.
“What are the ingredients?” blodwyn asked curiously.
“Arcturus looks flat, “S hundred thousand pieces of gold for information of each material. Pay in advance. Ah, by the way on how to manufacture it will be charged a hundred billion.”
Blodwyn opened his mouth several times before sighing tiredly, “You however remain a noble. It is impossible to live a sincere kindness.”
“Only hypocrites who do good under the pretext expect nothing in return.”
One hundred billion is an impossible number. That is more than enough to say that Arcturus will not reveal the way it was made.
“Fifty thousand pieces perbahan—”
“Seratus thousand. This is not a negotiation, but a mandatory condition. You are not on the side that can let go of this little opportunity.”
There is no room for negotiation. Even if Blodwyn refused Arcturus' help, Arcturus would still create Elixir himself and sell it on higher terms in the future.
“Alright, so what's the material?” Blodwyn seemed to understand and not force negotiations.
“There are four main ingredients that need to be found. I know the two locations of the materials but there is no way you can achieve this condition. But the other two may not be too difficult for you.”
The four ingredients sound a little, but the process of obtaining them and the materials themselves is very difficult to find.
“First material, you need fire bird, Phoenix. It doesn't matter whether it's feathers or something else, as long as it's part of Phoenix then it's not a problem.”
The Phoenix is a magical bird that burns but will not feel hot even if held as long as it is not considered an enemy. It was a rare special that even if they died, they would come back to life.
It was said that the Phoenix was an immortal bird that could regenerate its entire body. But the fact is not so.
“It's hard. Phoenix lives inside the belly of a volcano, even if I head there is no guarantee the bird exists.”
Even if he were to find it, Blodwyn might need a huge resource to survive entering the belly of the mountain.
Well, but there is a reason why Arcturus asked Phoenix as the first ingredient. This is Blodwyn, a person with wide connections.
“You need to find him. I'll help regarding the other two ingredients. After all, I will visit that place soon.”
“Is that no problem for you? Wouldn't it be more profitable for you to let me get all the ingredients?” Blodwyn furrowed his brows.
“I also need Elixir for specific purpose. It's like throwing two birds with one stone so don't worry.”
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Sooner or later two million pieces of gold will be in his pocket. With that money Arcturus will be able to begin his plan of rebuilding power.
‘Now remaining problems—’
• my fox is here. Find it, it's useful to you.
The ghost that spoke in his head kept talking and made him sick.
Arcturus wanted to finish it as soon as possible but it was not easy to do so.
‘At least give me a hint of his whereabouts or just shut your mouth!’
It sucks being charged with doing something without a clue at all.
Just ask without any information to use. The thing that made Arcturus upset was that the killer told him to be like a boss.
• ...
‘If you don't want to tell me anything then please shut up. I know your cape is valuable, but there are many more priority affairs.’
Dropping Silverstone is going to be a big, complicated job. Not to mention the existence of the second prince also needs to be considered as a variable.
• ... ^______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________You will recognize it when you find it.
Arcturus ignored him and walked towards the deserted alley. It was time to stop the person who had followed him since from the inn.
“Come. I know you've been watching me for a long time.”
Arcturus remained silent for some time until something fell from the top right in front of him.
The white hair that seemed to sparkle in the dark of the night, the third eye on her forehead was shining beautifully. The woman that Arcturus broke from slavery, Leona White.
“I'm surprised you noticed.”
“I have good senses. So, what do you need?”
Arcturus did not think there would be any problems Leona faced regarding her duties. To Third Eye Ogre it seemed, it was easy to do.
“I've done it all. We can activate it at once.”
Not expected this soon but that's good news. His plan could go faster than he expected.
“It's good. When it comes time to activate it, you know what to do next, right?”
Leona nodded, “I will release my brother and the others.”
Arcturus nodded with satisfaction, “Patience until later. We will see a big party where the famous nobleman fell.”
The advantage of having a lot of information on his head was that he could drop a solid wall when he knew his foundation was weak.
Initially it would be troublesome to do so but with Leona and her ability, the difficulty was passed so easily.
“Are you really going to do it? I certainly don't like those bastards, but aren't you fellow nobles?”
On a general view all nobles are interconnected with good relations. But in reality it is not so, there is only a thread-thin relationship between nobles.
Not all of them, but the majority are like that.
“Her destruction will benefit me. So, do not worry about something that is not needed.”
Silverstone will only make things worse. Eliminating them in the early stages is the best option.