C38 (2/2)

Even though it was already night time, there were still quite a lot of people in the shop, so the three to five shop assistants were extremely busy, so much so that they did not have the time to greet Zhou Tong who had just entered the shop.

When no one called out, Zhou Tong was actually quite happy and quiet. His gaze swept across the shelves one by one, searching for medicinal ingredients he was interested in with interest. However, in the corner, he found a row of white jade bottles.

”Hmm? A finished product healing drug? Could it be that there are still alchemist s here? ” Looking at the information written down below, Zhou Tong was stunned, and then he muttered in surprise.

Shaking his head, Zhou Tong's gaze continued to move, but after looking through the contents of the shelves, he shook his head in disappointment. Although there were a few useful ingredients, to the current Zhou Tong, they were of no use at all.

Just as he was about to leave, while looking around randomly, Zhou Tong suddenly stopped.

Zhou Tong gazed through the counter and stared intently at the ginger block in the most corner. After a long while, he licked his lips and walked into the counter as if nothing had happened. He lowered his head, and looked at the object once again.

”Cough, please help me take this out.”

Withdrawing his excited gaze, Zhou Tong raised his head and asked a male shop assistant who was walking over.

The young shop assistant who had been called had a sideways glance at Zhou Tong who was dressed like a wandering swordsman, then glanced at the object he requested, and upon realizing that it was only a piece of 'Radix Szechwan' of the same quality, he impatiently twitched his mouth. He took it out from the counter with a cold face and pushed it in front of Zhou Tong: ”Radix Szechwan, low level medicinal ingredients, 80 gold coins.”

Zhou Tong completely ignored the shop assistant's impatient attitude and sneered in his heart. He received the Radix Szechwan that was regarded as a low grade medicinal ingredient and gently cut open a bit of its surface, revealing a bit of a crystal that was as soft and sticky as ice.

”A hundred year old Radix Szechwan, haha, putting it here was really all for nothing.”

Radix Szechwan s were originally a very common type of medicinal herb. Born underground, they contained a bit of earth type spirit energy, allowing them to have a certain body strengthening effect, but the effect was minuscule. Also, because of their unique smoky smell, many people usually used them as condiments.

However, what few people knew was that when Radix Szechwan grew for a hundred years, the inside of the Radix Szechwan would give birth to a jelly like lens. If it was refined, the effect of the Radix Szechwan's body strengthening would increase by at least a thousand times. However, there were extremely few of them, and their appearances seemed to not have changed much. If not for Zhou Tong's sharp eyes, there was no way to differentiate them, and it was obvious that he had missed out on the opportunity.

His exceptional mental fortitude made Zhou Tong keep his happiness. Under the shop assistant's impatient gaze, he muttered to himself, hooked his lips, and laughed: ”Are there any other Radix Szechwan here? I want to buy some more. ”

Hearing that, the shop assistant was startled, and looked at Zhou Tong suspiciously. Radix Szechwan s were something that very few people bought, and although it was only worth 80 gold coins, buying it in bulk was still quite a expensive price, but looking at Zhou Tong's clothes, it did not seem like he was some rich person.

Zhou Tong obviously saw through the shop assistant's thoughts. He rubbed the Sumeru Pearl and took out a Mysterious Coin, tossing it in his hand. The doubt on the shop assistant's face quickly disappeared and was replaced with a flattering smile, ”Sir, please wait for a moment, I'll go get it immediately.”

Zhou Tong, who was not interested in anything else in the shop, continued to play with the Mysterious Coin in his hands.

In just a moment, the sales clerk walked out with a sack and opened it. There were at least a hundred Radix Szechwan s inside, ”Sir, there are one hundred and nine Radix Szechwan s here, how many do you need?”

Zhou Tong smiled and did not answer, he squatted down to inspect the bag of Radix Szechwan s one by one. After a moment, a look of disappointment flashed across his face, among these Radix Szechwan s, there was not a second one that was at the one hundred year old.