"This price… Can you lower it a little?" Claire said embarrassedly.
Sunrise sect was not a big organization and it was declined to the point that they would have closed the doors if it wasn't for Michael. As for the 5000 gold coins, It was not that they didn't have that much money, but using that much at once would hinder the functional operation.
"This is the lowest price I can offer, Sect Leader Claire, I believe you will understand the price of the required ingredients for the pills and the fee of a two-star Alchemist. Buying the pills outside will at least cost you 6000 to 7000 per pill, compared to that, the price I offer is way cheaper."
They were all well aware of their current condition of treasury but they needed those heart-healing pills as soon as possible, so they could only stomach the high rate and accept the price that he asked.
"Well, then, if that is the price you want…." Claire sighed and nodded.
"idiots, he's clearly ripping them off" Gaya leisurely leaned on the wall and said looking at the Elders and Claire.
"How come?"
"You didn't notice?" Gaya asked him with a slightly surprised face as he shook his head.
"He's a two-star Alchemist yet, the price he asked is the price of a three-star Alchemist. And 5000 gold coins are for pills with 45percent purity which is a maximum level a three-star alchemist could reach "
Michael knew about the star levels of special abilities because Abras learned about that stuff but when Michael searched his brain for the prices, he realized that weird enough, Abras didn't know about the prices of the pills.
"Do you know about the current rate for pills here?"
"Of course I knew, pills concocted by 1-star alchemist is 100 to 200 gold coins, 2-star alchemist 200 to 1000, 3-star alchemist is 1000-5000" She paused for a second and recollected the price for the remaining alchemist levels.
"4-star alchemist's pills will be 5000-9000 gold coins as for the 5-star alchemist, they would often take artifacts and valuable treasures as a payment rather than gold coins, but if you want to buy a pill concocted buy 5-star alchemist with gold coins, the price will start at 10000"
"What about 6-star Alchemists?" He asked casually even though according to Abras's memories, 6-star Alchemists were a myth as no one could surpass the purity level 90%. But because Abras had little to no contact or knew about the outside world, he decided to ask Gaya who seemed to know everything about this world, unlike him or Abras.
"Don't be stupid human,6-star alchemist doesn't exist, it's a myth"
"Hmm," He matched the prices Gaya described and the star level information in his mind when Hart stated his last condition.
"My final condition is and this is the important one" Hart's voice trailed as the Elders and Sect leader Claire curiously looked at him.
"What is it?" her eyebrow wrinkled as this guy was really putting a lot of conditions.
" I fell in love with someone here so I wonder if she can become my concubine. If she says yes, I will concoct the pills for free!" The Elders' expression changed drastically upon hearing his last condition, this was obviously a sweet deal.
Concubines were basically mistresses and it was usual for a man who was rich and had high status in the society to have many concubines.
" I did not expect Lord Hart to make this request, as long as she accepts to be your concubine, we do not object," Elder Mark said.
"Concubine my ass, he only wants to have sex with the girl and cast her aside. I know his type " Michael sensed a tinge of disgust in her tone as he curiously looked at Hart to see who that girl is.
"I agree with Elder Mark, as long as she accepts to be your concubine, I have no problem, but who is your choice?" Claire asked with patience
"It's you, Sect Leader Claire, I want you to be my concubine," Hart said with a smile.
"I knew it!" Gaya almost shouted when she heard him as Michael too raised his brows in surprise. He didn't intervene as he wanted to hear Claire's answer but he entered into the system's interface to turn this situation in his favor.
"System, tell me you have a way to make me an Alchemist"
[The System recommends the host to buy the book of Alchemist in the system store]
"If I buy that, what star level would I reach?"
[The host will be able to concoct pills and potions with the purity level 90%]
"So I will become a 5-star Alchemist, wonderful! Now give me the bad news, how much is it?"
[20,000 Badass points only]
He almost spat out blood when he heard the system say only with a tone of a salesperson in the tv ads. However, if he could upgrade the Banker skill to the next level, he could earn 5000 points converting 1million gold coins. And after hearing what Gaya said, a 5-star Alchemist could easily earn more than 1million gold coins. Yet, he didn't have enough badass points to buy the book and upgrade the Banker skill to the next level.
[If the host wish, the system can give a loan to the host with an interest rate of 10%.The host can settle the loan whenever he could but the system would increase the interest rate by 5% every ten months]
"You can do that? Nevermind, I'll take the loan. Upgrade my Banker skill to level 2 and buy the book of Alchemist" He ordered the system and prepared himself to endure the sharp pain that would appear in his mind every time he buys a new skill.
Just as he expected, he experienced a sharp tingling pain in his brain. The etched the skill of Alchemy into his brain cells as he slowly became a 5-star Alchemist. And when the pain disappeared, he felt like he could concoct pills as easy as writing and reading.
"I'm going to be so op with my sweet system" he laughed heartily and praised the system. Normal people had to learn and work extremely hard to master the Alchemy skills but he became a 5-star Alchemist in a few seconds.
"Why are you smiling?" He still had a grin on his face when he exited the system and seeing the smile on his face, Gaya asked.
On the other side, Claire's body went rigid after Hart's request. Her sect only had girls who belong to poor families, so if any one of those girls got an offer like this, their life status would be catapulted to the next level. However, she was a born noble and a sect leader, for her to be a concubine, it would be a disgrace to her family and herself.
"No, I'm sorry Lord Hart but I can't comply with your request" Claire looked at him and immediately shook her head to refuse.
After this refusal, Hart's face was twisted to a frown. He considered himself a talented Alchemist and his future achievements were limitless. He did not expect that she, a sect leader of a declined sect did not even consider his proposal and straight-up refused him.
"I am a two-star Alchemist. You'll have a better life as my concubine than as a sect leader of this decayed sect. I will reach the 3-star in the future" his eyes were full of resentment.
"Thank you for your kindness Lord Hart, but I don't want to be anyone's concubine. I hope you can understand that and I'm sure there are other women who would be willing to be your concubine" even though her sect was declined, it was still her sect and she resented him for calling her sect decayed. But still, she wouldn't show her true emotions as they needed the heart healing pills, because of that, she felt extremely helpless and the helplessness in her heart made her eyes well up.
"Humph, my maids are in a better situation than you, yet you dare to reject me!" Hart punched the sofa he was sitting on and looked at Claire coldly
"If you don't want to be my concubine, then forget the pills"
"Lord Hart, please sit down" Elder Mark hurriedly said and tried to calm Hart down but Hart threw the tea on Elder Mark's face in anger.
"How dare you!" Claire's face turned red in anger as she shouted "I addressed you Lord as a form of respect! I didn't expect you to be this arrogant, I've had enough. Leave before I throw you out!"
She was only a Body Refining stage level 5 cultivator, yet when she became angry, an intimidating aura radiated from her which surprised both Gaya and Michael. Gaya felt like the reason for Claire to act so mighty because she noticed Ghost standing in the hall who had killed a Body Strengthening stage level 2 cultivator before.