Chapter 706: Becoming rich (1/2)
GDK 706: Becoming rich
All the medicinal pellets that Han Shuo had on the shelves were sold out on that day. He pocketed a total of ninety-six thousand black crystal coins. Han Shuo was overjoyed as he knew that with this amount of black crystal coins, he wouldn’t need to worry about money for at least tens of years.
Before leaving the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, all his customers would exhort Han Shuo to reserve them a portion of the next batch of medicines he would produce. Carmelita, after seeing that Han Shuo had sold out all the medicines, hastily returned to the Sainte Residence to continue consuming the medicine that Han Shuo had specially made for her.
It was after everyone was gone that Han Shuo remembered about Donna and the few youngsters from her Lavers Family. He thought that Donna came with Cage and Eve to thank him. It never crossed his mind that Donna intended to denounce him.
Han Shuo was rather puzzled that Donna did not enter his pharmacy. He had in fact kept some medicines reserved for her and did not expect her to disappear like that. Han Shuo assumed that Donna had left because it was too crowded and she would come by another day.
After shutting the front door of his pharmacy, Han Shuo indulged himself in counting the black crystal coins in his space ring again and again. He would laugh foolishly as he muttered, “Ninety-six thousand black crystal coins… this is enough to buy a manor in the City of Shadows - not just any manor, but a fully-furnished one complete with facilities… how amazing!”
All the medicinal ingredients he had collected since arriving on Elysium were used on those medicinal pills he sold. Although Han Shuo already had gained ninety-six thousand black crystal coins, if he wanted to make even more money, he had to go out to gather more medicinal ingredients.
As only Han Shuo himself knew the ingredients needed to make his medicinal pills, he could not delegate the task and had to complete it himself. He once again put on signs on the front door of Celestial Pearl Pharmacy informing that it was temporarily closed for business. Then, he left the City of Shadows and headed towards the mountains in its perimeter.
There were long stretches of mountain range all along the City of Shadows where the herbs and ingredients Han Shuo needed grew. Having had the experience of selling out all his medicines, Han Shuo decided to collect even more medicinal ingredients than before.
By releasing the demon generals in the Cauldron of Myriad Demon, Han Shuo had an additional dozen pair of eyes. With that, his speed of collecting medicinal ingredients was increased by ten or more folds. Within just a month’s time, Han Shuo had traveled across all the big mountains surrounding the city. He had filled two space rings with medicinal ingredients alone - enough for Han Shuo to refine medicinal pills for one whole year.
As the mountains were just around the City of Shadows, they were about as safe as a walk through town. No enemy forces or godhunters dared to lurk in there. During the one month’s time that Han Shuo was collecting medicinal ingredients, he had come across divine guards from the City of Shadows fifty-seven times. They frequently patrolled the mountains in small teams, guarding the city against large-scale invasions.
Most of those divine guards did not recognize Han Shuo. They would find Han Shuo very suspicious at first. But after Han Shuo flashed the emblem that City Lord Wallace gave him, all those divine guards would greet Han Shuo with utmost respect. Not only would they apologize to Han Shuo, but they would even give him an account of any abnormal activities they discovered in the surroundings. They assumed that Han Shuo was part the Sainte Family.
A month passed in the blink of an eye. When Han Shuo returned to his Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, he was stunned by what he saw.
Han Shuo did not anticipate to see his Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in utter wreckage. All the containers and tools on the first and second floor were broken. Those special pharmacist bottles and pots Han Shuo bought were all shattered. Not a single tool remained intact.
Even the energy stones in the boundary towers on the third floor were broken into pieces. From the first floor to the third, the entire Celestial Pearl Pharmacy was in a complete mess. Han Shuo grew more furious the more he saw. He had no clue who would do such a despicable thing while he was away.
With a gloomy face, Han Shuo trudged from the first floor to the third and then back. He turned over in his mind as to who was most likely to do such a thing.
The first that crossed his mind were the siblings from the Lavers Family, Cage and Eve. Those two were the first two characters Han Shuo had offended after arriving on Elysium. The other person he suspected was the golden-haired young man called Edmund who first visited his shop with Jiya. Back then Edmund intended to destroy his shop but was stopped by Anito’s prompt arrival.
Other than those few, Han Shuo could not think of anyone else who would want to hurt him like this. He had not stayed in the City of Shadows for long and had made enemy with merely a few people in the city.
Han Shuo’s return very quickly attracted Anito’s arrival. He hurried to the shop with a group of divine guards. When he entered, he saw Han Shuo, wearing a dark face, silently sitting on a chair that was missing a leg. Anito’s heart stopped. He forced a smile and hastily explained, “It happened seven days ago at around midnight. We only return to the Third Corps at night and therefore didn’t see it happen. The shop was like this when we returned on the second day!”
“Found any hints or clues?” Han Shuo leaned back on the broken chair and gently swayed it while questioning Anito with a cold face.
Anito shook his head bitterly, saying, “We have been investigating for days but have discovered absolutely no clue left by the criminal. We have no idea who did it. Er… Miss Carmelita has yet to come out from cultivation, and Lord Andre has instructed that the crime scene is to be preserved until your return. That’s why we did not clean up the shop and it is also why those who want to win your favor have not touched anything here.”
Han Shuo believed that without Andre’s insistence, those nobilities from large family clans who spared no crystal coins to buy his medicines would have started refurbishing the place. They might have even built the place to be even more gorgeous than what it was before the damage.
“Do you know about Edmund’s background?” after a moment of silence, Han Shuo creased his eyebrows and asked Anito.
“He is from the House of Buller. However, he isn’t directly related to the Buller Family bloodline and doesn’t hold much status in the family. That kid was the first to come to my mind after I learned what happened here and I have carefully investigated him. During that period of time, he wasn’t even in the City of Shadows. Besides, that kid isn’t as bold as you imagine. I believe that after he learned about your relationship with Miss Carmelita, he wouldn’t dare to have thoughts of messing with you,” Anito gave Han Shuo a detailed analysis.
“Alright, thank you,” after deeply pondering for a moment, Han Shuo finally thanked Anito.
“You are most welcome… It’s my duty…” Anito bowed humbly. He then took the initiative to suggest, “Would you like me to help with redecorating the shop? I know some people in the city who specialize in such work.”
“I will trouble you then. Here are five hundred black crystal coins. If it’s not enough, just come to me for more.” Han Shuo couldn’t find any clues from the debris. As Han Shuo intended to continue using the shop for business, he casually handed Anito five hundred black crystal coins for him to fix up the place.