Chapter 830: In the Business of Selling Magic (2/2)

When the rankers heard that the ale that stimulated one's elemental attainments could be purchased so cheaply, they were shocked After hearing the price, they refused to believe that it could perform as well as it was advertised

Levine looked hiht forth White Raven ale She had played a significant role in the concoction of the ale However, her early assessested that the ale would just be another counterfeit

There were a lot of counterfeits of Elven ales available on the market But they were all just that– counterfeits That's why people weren't as thrilled about the ale as they were about the three concoctions Alto had presented to them beforehand

But she had tasted the sample Eren had provided her after he miraculously perfected the blend one day And she knew the ale he had come up as the real deal She didn't knohich component Eren had used to make this ale a reality But she was impressed with her student nonetheless

"You took Marie's help, didn't you?"

Levine asked finally The question was akin to her ad that another one of her students was better than her Particularly the one she rejected further tutoring for

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"You can say that Her research helpedthe process But I would have found a way around eventually anyway I can always count on ers over the dining table as he said it Levine took another draly said to herself

"I hope we don't ruin an entire generation of rankers with our products Not because these concoctions would be seen as a questionable lifestyle choice But because the upcoeneration of rankers will come to depend on them So much so that half of them won't try to find their way in life without your products"

Eren chuckled when he found a compliment hidden in Levine's worry She told him that the products would eventually become a part of life for most rankers because of the price-to-effects ratio they offered

He smiled and said casually

"sex and alcohol can be seen as pervasive facts of life But they are also extraordinary in their own right They are as real as they are addictive

Destructive and pleasurable, with or without overindulgence Adulated and anatheic of their own

Magic that stays inside the head Forever Everlasting ic If they get addicted, they can only blaician hihtfully when Eren spoke of his philosophical bullshi+ttery to shi+rk away the potential responsibilities coaze on hi her know that they would consue soon

'Heh! Who knows the hold alcohol has on itsjourneys At least for the word-of-mouth publicity, I'd receive I don't care if they beco addicted to alcohol to selling it ret is that it took this long to get here'

Eren sighed in his ain