364 Slimming Potion Seller (2/2)
King Darius was about to agree but the chancellor interrupted. ”Why should we trust you? Just because you've helped the giants doesn't mean that we should believe the words of an elf!”
Zero blinked. ”Chancellor, we may be elves but we do not hail from Altear. The elves hate us as much as they hate dwarves. My brother and I have been travelling around to survive from a young age. He is a gifted warrior and I am a gifted healer. I can prove that my abilities to cure the plague isn't a lie.”
”And how will you do that?” the chancellor challenged.
Zero smiled. ”Easy. The princess is currently dieting to become slimmer. I have prepared some slimming potions. You can test it out on someone who is overweight and see if they slim down within three days. However, the potion's effect is only temporary. To transform Princess Dorothy into a great beauty, I need more time for the effects to be permanent.”
A guard stepped forward to take the slimming potion from Zero and the doctor smirked. The chancellor decided to give the healer a try. If Zero succeeded, Rocket Mountain could stop with the dieting. If she failed, there would be no loss for them either. He would just send the scam siblings away.
”How long will it take you to transform Princess Dorothy into a great beauty?” King Darius asked.
Zero looked at Truen then back to the king. ”How long will it take for your majesty to help my brother find Dorgon Flintstock?”
The chancellor smirked. ”A month or two. Aren't you in a hurry to get back to Magnus Hilda?”
The doctor wasn't deterred. In fact, Zero raised to the occasion. ”I'm afraid this isn't something that can be rushed. We need Dorgon Flintstock to come back with us and build the Freya statue no matter what. If the kingdom of Rocket Mountain can assist us with the search, I can transform Princess Dorothy into a great beauty in a month.”
Seeing that Zero wasn't willing to back down, the chancellor agreed to the conditions and told the envoys to return to the inn while they tested the effects of the slimming potion.
”If the potion works, we will contact you again to sign a legal document of the agreement. Thank you for coming all the way, guards! Please see our esteemed guests out.”
As Zero and Truen left the throne room, King Darius eyed the slimming potion. ”Who shall we test it on?”
With an evil smile, the chancellor grabbed the slimming potion and the guards turned away. Should the slimming potion be poison, nobody would shed a single tear for the king except maybe Princess Dorothy but it would be a worthy cause. A single death of a fool to bring back peace to Rocket Mountain was a great deal indeed.