Chapter 168 - Unusual Potion Formula
When he reached the Guild of Magic, he saw Mason and Orrin, but not Sean.
Speaking of Sean, Lin Li sensed something odd.
Ever since the day they had the meal gathering, Sean was nowhere to be found for the entire day. When Lin Li asked him where he went after he came back the next day, that fella only stuttered, “I-I’m sorry, Mr. Felic. I’d promised someone to keep it a secret.”
Lin Li did not know whether he should cry or laugh at his reply. Since Sean already said it was a secret, he could not ask further.
They following day, Sean went missing again.
Lin Li even started to suspect that Sean got into a relationship with someone in Alanna.
Yes, and it would be dual cultivation…
Macklin told Lin Li the supposed ‘big matter’ after a dry cough. “Someone from the Pharmacists Guild visited this morning to pass you an invitation letter. He said it was to invite you to what meeting…”
“What meeting?” Lin Li asked in confusion.
“How would I know? I’m not a pharmacist…”
“…”
“Yes, he wanted me to tell you that the invitation letter was personally sent by Grimm Burnside.” Macklin paused as he glanced at Lin Li suspiciously. “You actually know Grimm Burnside?”
“Yea, he taught me some magic before.” Lin Li felt awkward at the mentioning of Old Grimm. When he was at Jarrosus, Old Grimm put in all his effort to help improve his ability, but now that he was in Alanna, he did not even pay him a visit afterwards. That made him seemed like an ungrateful fella.
Why don’t I use this opportunity to visit Old Grimm, and take a look at what is that ‘what meeting’…? Gosh, that’s awkward…
“You are really a lucky fella…” Macklin commented enviously. When he was at the age of Lin Li, he had never met many archmages, not to mention the legendary-mages. As for mentorship… Does being beaten up by an archmage count as mentorship?
“Where’s the invitation letter? Give it to me.”
“Oh, sure…” Macklin suddenly remembered that invitation letter. He reached into his pocket for a while, and took out a crumpled envelope.
“This…” Lin Li looked at the envelope, then at Macklin in a daze. This… really was the invitation letter sent out by the Pharmacists Guild? And not a tissue that the old man carelessly mistook the letter for?
“Don’t ask me, I don’t know why, either. It was like this when I received it…” Macklin defended himself innocently.
“Is that so…” Lin Li glanced at him curiously before speed-reading the contents of the envelope.
There was nothing much written in the letter. Without the ordinary diplomatic language, the true content was really little. It just mentioned that the Pharmacists Guild discovered an unusual potion formula, and if Master Felic was interested, he could join the research at the guild one week later…
“What formula would be so powerful…?” Lin Li murmured curiously. He was not new to the Pharmacists Guild, and according to Andoine, even the guards of the guild had the knowledge of creating Recovery Potions. How would they be affected by the formula of any potion? Unless… unless the formula was at the level of a Guru… or Divine Smith?
Lin Li was shocked by the sudden thought. After staring blankly for a couple of minutes, he forced himself to put the matter in the back of his mind.
“Oh, yes. Mr. Macklin, I would like to take a few days of leave.”
“Leave?”
“Yeah, I need around four to five days to attend to some private matter.”
“What kind of private matter would require such a long period of time? Do you need my help?” Macklin asked nervously.
This fella was the treasure of Alanna Guild of Magic. Without the protection from Aldwin and himself, what if anything were to happen to him? Furthermore, these few days were extremely crucial. Who would know if the Marathon Family would do anything to him…
“It’s not a big deal, just going to collect something. Don’t worry, I’ll be back in four or five days.”
“Please stay safe…” Macklin only cautioned him, and did not force Lin Li to tell him what he was going to do.
“Yes, I will,” Lin Li said while nodding his head.