"Teacher, you are going too far. How could you leave me there?"
In the library, Herman was still chattering about yesterday's events, but he stopped when Maester Lemon just looked at him calmly.
His "reverence" for his teacher has almost become a habit.
"You're being mean to me again..." Heman muttered in a low voice, seeming to glance at Eli who was not far away, wanting to ask for help.
"Okay, you better stop messing with the teacher." Eli said with a smile.
It seemed like Herman was always the one who got hurt.
Today is the second day after the banquet, and they follow their daily routine to visit the teacher.
Lemon sat on the chair. It seemed that only by sitting there could he have all his strength. He glanced at Herman, who was not doing well, and then at Eli. Then he took out a bag from the table and said:
"Eli, this is a reward from the library."
Eli was a little curious and took the bag.
In the pocket, there were three golden tals.
"This is?" In fact, he had already guessed what it was.
"This is your reward for grabbing the count's donation from the knight academy and the monastery. It's not much, but you also know that the library is also in difficulty now." Count Lemon looked at Eli and said.
"Thank you teacher, thank you librarian, thank you library." Eli couldn't be more dissatisfied. This was a windfall!
He could start his potion simplification work ahead of time.
"Well, and the earl, if possible, try to maintain a friendly relationship and get to know more important people. It will always be helpful to you." Seeing Eli pick up Jintar, he reminded him again.
"I know, teacher." Eli smiled, then he took out two Jintars and put the bag back on the table.
"What is this?" Bachelor Lemon didn't seem to understand.
"Teacher, if you weren't here, I wouldn't have had the chance. If I didn't, Jintar would just consider it as my contribution and buy some new research materials for you, teacher." Eli replied with a smile.
"This won't work!" Lemon shook his head. He was a bachelor, how could he accept gold coins from students!
"Teacher, it's not much. I still remember that you accepted me as your student, otherwise I would be an ordinary librarian now." Eli said again.
He is a man who repays kindness in return.
"Okay." This time, Bachelor Lemon did not refuse, but looked at Eli with a more kind look.
…
Another month passed in the blink of an eye.
In one month.
Eli went to Moore Manor three times in total to help the count train horses and tamed about twenty horses. The process went smoothly without any accidents, and Eli also obtained two Jintals.
The main reason is that the count's wild horses are not transported to the racecourse all at once, but in batches.
After all, the racecourse is so big, and there are already some horses kept there. It is impossible to allow nearly a hundred more horses. They can only be transported in batches, tamed and then transported away.
Eli doesn't have any objections to this. Anyway, the manor is not very far from the city. He can also take a trip to his secret base. It happens to be on the way. It's not a big deal if he just goes there a few more times.
"It's time to go find Roland."
He already had four Jintars in his hand, enough for him to conduct the first round of experiments.
He hadn't seen Roland for a long time.
…
Three days later.
Rose Chamber of Commerce.
In a simple but not luxurious room on the second floor.
Eli sat on the sofa, and opposite him sat his friend Roland, whom he had known for a long time.
However, compared to more than three years ago, Roland was more mature at this time. His black hair was thicker, and his blue eyes were less translucent and more shrewd than before. He sat opposite Eli and said with a smile:
"Eli, I've found all the materials you want."
"Thanks." Eli nodded.
He told Roland his needs two days ago, and then Roland helped him use the power of the Chamber of Commerce to collect materials. In just two days, the collection was completed.
It can only be said that he is indeed in the perfume and herbal medicine business. If he were asked to collect it, he might not be able to collect it in a few months. This also reflects the importance of connections.
"Hey, by the way, why do you need so many materials?" On the other side, Roland was a little confused.
"I've been studying some herbal medicine recently, and I think it's very interesting." Eli made an excuse.
"That's right." Roland nodded. Now that he has taken over the family business, he knows more and more people, but has fewer and fewer close friends. Eli is a very special one among them.
How special, as if he doesn't care about anything.
It always made him feel like Eli was looking at the world from a higher level, but it was very contradictory. How could an ordinary person make him feel this way? He could only attribute it to his awe for scholars like Eli.
"But friends are friends, I can't give these materials to you for free, at least they can't make me lose money." Roland already had the consciousness of a businessman.
"Of course." Eli smiled and took out four Jintals from his arms, his entire current net worth.
The experiment of magic potion transformation must be protracted, and he doesn't know how long these can support him.
"Yeah, I didn't expect you to be a rich man." Roland laughed when he saw Jintal, and then put Jintal away.
"I will arrange for these materials to be delivered to your home." Roland stood up, but added the next second:
"Hey, by the way, I heard that a high-end place has opened on Liuying Street, and there is even a down-and-out noblewoman there. Do you want to go with us?"
Eli glanced at Roland strangely, OK, am I this kind of person?
"go."
"Call me then."
"You've changed so much, kid."
"You haven't changed at all!"
…
Eli's experiment begins.
Because the money was collected in advance, he started the work of simplifying the herbal medicine in advance, but this work was much more difficult and complicated than Eli imagined.
Due to the insufficient inheritance of potions, Eli had to explore many things alone, and the experimental progress was stuck in the first stage.
He divided the transformation work of potions into three stages: preliminary screening of materials, specific replacement of materials, and preparation of potions.
The first stage is the most time-consuming and the most wasteful of money, because he has to spend a lot of time to collect herbs with the effectiveness of the original medicine, which can only rely on one experiment at a time.
But it doesn't matter to Eli, after all, he can learn a lot from it.
As for when the magic potion can be refined, it all depends on fate, and he is not in that hurry.
Three months later, work on Eli's first phase came to a halt again.
Not because I was successful, but because I ran out of money.
The high-intensity experiments consumed materials very quickly. It only took three months to complete all the materials he purchased. However, due to unknown reasons from the earl, the horses were not shipped in the past three months, which resulted in him having no new ones. Jintar entered the account and could not support the experiment.
Of course there is a salary in the library, but for a student who is not even a scholar, his salary is only that much, which is a drop in the bucket.
"You can't steal or rob." On this day, Eli had just finished sorting books in the library and went to visit the teacher.
Push open the door.
Maester Lemon was yelling and dancing, while in the corner stood an aggrieved He-Man with his head lowered.
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