Chapter 247 - Business
“Mr. Hoffman, you need to know these young men. This is Alanna’s Gryffindor, Nightfall City’s Sarsen, and Jarrosus’s Felic.” The old man frowned, and continued his speech when he saw Mason looking at him with excitement. “Erm, and Mason from Chevan City. They are all the top few young mages in the trial.”
“Macklin, there’s no need to introduce them to me. How would I not know the top mage of Felan, Gryffindor? Also, I knew Mage Sarsen since he was from Nightfall City, the neighboring county with Breezy Plains. There have been many talents coming from Nightfall City these few years. I’ve never expected to meet one here today…”
Since Hoffman was a businessman, he was adept in the art of flattery. No one would think those words were mere politeness. It was as though he was really praising these young mages from his heart.
Although Gryffindor smiled humbly, he was very surprised. He had never expected that Hoffman would have heard of his name. How could he not know who Hoffman was?
Hoffman was one of the decision makers of the Glittergold Trade Union, managing nearly half of the union’s business single-handedly. Not only that, he was also a level-17 Conjurer that many legendary figures would not dare to offend.
He’d never expected that the friendly fatso was a Master Pharmacist too!
How would Gryffindor not know what it meant to be a Master Pharmacist in Felan Kingdom? Even his mentor would need to treat Hoffman with ample respect. Gryffindor did not expect his title of the “Top Mage of Felan” would travel into the ears of Hoffman!
“…” Macklin was extremely speechless.
He was so done with Lin Li…
Only this fella would dare to ask for a meal that shamelessly when Hoffman offered to treat him to a drink. His student was such a glutton…!
“Alright, alright, alright. Let’s go and eat…” Hoffman did not care whether Lin Li wanted to eat or drink. As long as he could sit down with this genius pharmacist and agree on the formula of the potion, he would find ways to give him anything he wanted—even if Lin Li wished to eat the moon.
“Alright,” Lin Li said with a satisfied smile, and nodded his head strongly. Before leaving, he looked at Gryffindor challengingly. “What a busybody…” Lin Li remarked scornfully at a volume that Gryffindor could hear.
“You…” Gryffindor felt the veins on his forehead bulging. Just when he was ready to unleash all his fury, that fella and his foolish teammate had long left the guild hall with Hoffman.
After exiting the guild hall, Hoffman invited the two men up his luxurious coach ingratiatingly. He specially ordered his driver to send them to the highest-class restaurant in Alanna.
With the amount of wealth he had, he would not treat someone at the normal small restaurants. Moreover, Felic was no ordinary man. He was a genius pharmacist that shook the entire pharmacist community in Felan Kingdom. Spending more to treat this man would not be unacceptable.
“Oh, yes. Master Felic, how do you think of my request the other time?” Hoffman asked excitedly the moment they got onto the coach.
“Sure.” This time, Lin Li was very direct.
Lin Li felt that it was a favor he owed Hoffman for going along with his acting earlier on in the guild hall. Furthermore, that Book of Ten Thousand Incantations was a good thing that even a legendary figure like Andoine would drool to get. If Lin Li could get that book, even if he was not going to use it, he could gift it to Andoine as an act of filial piety. After all, that old man taught him so many things, but Lin Li had not repaid his kindness yet.
“That’s great!” Hoffman became very excited. He fished out a crystal card from his pocket, and said, “Master Felic, this is a VIP card from the Glittergold Bank with a million gold coins. You can withdraw the amount at any of our branches. Please accept it!”
“Hmm…” Lin Li thought for a moment. “Then, I’m going to accept it.”
“That’s what I should do…”Hoffman nearly teared with joy. He finally had a chance to solve that problem after a few months! With that potion, Glittergold Bank would be able to earn a hundred times in profit. How much would one million gold coins and the Book of Ten Thousand Incantations cost to exchange for that?