"Little lad, how are ye?" Aodhfionn asked as he rushed towards him.
"I am alright, master," Ezio answered but his usual cheerfulness wasn't there. Aodhfionn noticed it too and felt depressed.
"Ye've been sleeping for three days. C'mon now, Ah will make ye some food." Aodhfionn ushered, as he went back to prepare the food.
Ezio looked around and then into the Mysterious Room, but everything was normal. The Prideful Avatar he saw in his dreams was not there.
"What was that? It felt so real." He muttered.
"You missed the festives." Alcy said in his mind. Only then did Ezio remember that day he had to go to Setting Sun Alchemy Shop to join the competition. His plan was to pretend to be someone else and win, before promoting the medicines, but he was already overly prepared, so there shouldn't be any mishap.
His plan was bulletproof and if the Jiang family hadn't screwed up, the next day, The Floating Ghost Alchemy shop would face the wall.
He spoke to Sir Remon the day after he appeared as Master Yontu. He had already forged the helmet from the Elven Frost Metal with the help of his master and it was another Marquis-level craft. It even had a special ability, which Sir Remon liked very much. He bought the Helmet for 100.000 Gold. Which was twenty times the profit.
After that, he manipulated Jiang Yong to find Sir Remon for testing the medicines and the rest was history.
Alcy had already improved the medicines and even removed the acupoint opening effect from the Strength Paste. Instead, he came up with the idea of the Exorcism Pill. It wasn't a unique item, not by a long shot. Aodhfionn told him it was something even the beggars in the street ate by the handful in Kingdom Tier powers. But the people of this Kingdom didn't know that, so he rested on their laurels.
Ezio, after eating a light breakfast, left the forge and in an inconspicuous alley took the skin of Old Man Yontu. His clothes changed accordingly and a cane appeared in his hand. He calmly walked towards the Jiang Family shop.
When he arrived, he saw the shop was brimming with customers. He already anticipated that, so he wasn't flustered. He walked to the back entrance and opened it with the token passed to him by grandpa Jiang.
When he entered, the Jiang duo were counting gold papers like a pair of misers. There were several tiers of golds used continentally. 100 golds were equal to a gold banknote. 100 gold banknotes were equal to a red-gold banknote. 100 red-gold banknotes were equal to a blue-gold banknote. After that came purple, white and black-gold banknotes. In Duke-Tier powers, red-gold banknotes were the most used. After all, a single blue-gold banknote worth a million golds.
As he entered the duo failed to see him, so he lightly coughed to notify his arrival.
"Sir, welcome!" Jiang Kang said as he stood up to greet him.
"Sit," Yontu said as he took his seat. The old man was surprised. Not only because of the don't-f*ck-with-me mood the old master was emitting but also the aura around him. Compared to the last time they talked, he could sense that there was a dangerous, ominous aura around the old master.
"How was it?" Yontu asked gravely.
"Everything went according to your plans, Sir." Jiang Yong, beware of the old master's mood, said happily. "The Branch Manager of the Floating Ghost Alchemy shop was there and like you predicted, he jumped in, at every opportunity. Sir Remon supported us and tested the pillar as well. Thanks to his words, we proved that their shop was tricking others and their medicines were faulty. Also, people were convinced that our medicine was better than our rival's."
"Hmm." Yontu nodded, but no joy could be seen on his old face. By now, even Jiang Yong realized something was wrong.
"How are the sales?" He asked.
"It is already great, sir." Jiang Yong dropped her cheerful mood and explained professionally. "All the noble ladies sent their butlers to learn how much Rejuvenating Cream we can supply weekly. For now, there are 103 orders on that item. Monthly, 4 boxes each."
Each box of cream was enough for a week for a single person, and the price for a box was 5.000 gold. It was twice more expensive than what the Floating Ghost Alchemy was selling. Since there were 103 orders with 4 items in each order, he would earn 2 million golds in a month.
That was a lot of money, but the cost was a lot too. The herbs he required to create this cream were all expensive, rare herbs. He would pay around a million to create a box. That was half of the profit. Since the herbs he was getting were not the plants but their leaves, fruits, or branches, he couldn't plant them in Heaven's Backyard either.
There were also extra items he added to the list to confuse Elder Jiang. He had to have those on the list, otherwise, Jiang Kang could figure the formula over time. But even with all of those, they were still earning 500.000 gold from the cream alone. Since he would get 70 percent only, his profits were still amazing.
"The paste is almost the same, sir. The monthly profit shouldn't be less than cream. We got some orders from sects and the Blacksmith Association.
As for the pill, it is selling like candy. The price is not expensive and its benefits are great. It should bring more profit than the other two in the long run." Jiang Yong said then looked at him restlessly.
"Say it," Yontu said, irritated.
"Palace, Alchemy Association, and The Purple Mirror want to meet you, sir."
Ezio took a second to think. He could understand the first two, but the last one was weird. The Purple Mirror was a shop originating from Duke Tier I power. And even beyond that, they had some other backings. Although his medicines were not shabby, they weren't anything fancy to draw their attention.
"Where are they?" He asked.
"Actually, they are waiting upstairs, sir." Jiang Yong said. Ezio nodded and turned to climb the stairs. Let's see what they want, then.