The shopkeeper and his wife were overjoyed. Finally, after many days, they had made a big sale, and they could finally get some rest. Even though their margins were very low, they acquired more than 500 gold in profit from this transaction, which is more than they normally make in a month. This also shows the value of the Book Ang sold to the dark clan.
"Thank you for your purchase, sir! I will pack it for you. Would you like to give a note or a back receipt?" asked the shopkeeper as he placed the wooden box in a leather pouch for Ang to carry.
"That won't be necessary. I have the gold with me," said Ang as he removed the void pouch from the inner pockets of his Robe.
The shopkeeper and his wife were a bit perplexed. A person cannot keep Three thousand gold coins in his pockets. He did not even bring a bag, So they wondered what he was talking about.
Ang then flipped the pouch on the desk and thought of removing 3000 gold coins. Immediately, the coins started to pour out, one by one, until the desk was filled with them.
Both the wife and husband were shocked at this sight. 3000 gold coins were a sight to behold, but the fact that he had a void back stated that he was a big shot from a noble family.
The shopkeeper immediately rushed towards the door and locked it. The last thing he wanted now was to be robbed by a passerby. He then bowed down in front of Ang and his wife followed.
"My name is Randi, and this is my wife, Nita. We are the apothecary and owners of this store.", said the shopkeeper.
"Randi, I'll be straightforward with you. Are you currently in contact with any other Nobel?", Asked Ang.
"No, my Lord, even though we get rich customers now and then. But, I do not know if any of them was a Noble, " Randi confidently replied.
"Did you get any offers from others regarding your store?" Asked Ang.
"Yes, a couple of merchants have offered to buy our services. But, we rejected them as the terms were not in our favour.", replied Nita.
"Considering the interest merchants are showing there pills should have already reached the Nobles. Once they realise the pills origin they will make there move. According to Lust King's memories, The Yuhe and The Du families were in control of these pill stores. Nothing was ever heard of Randi or Nita. Most probably, the wife and husband were forced to become Apothecaries full-time and sold their pills for a high margin.", Ang thought to himself.
"So what are you plans from now on?", Ang asked.
"All we want is to make quality pills and sell them to people at a fair price?" said Randi.
"I am confused. Why would anyone want to sell such good pills for a low price?" Ang asked in confusion.
"When we were kids, our village was caught in a plague. The Medicine Valley near us had the pills needed to heal them, but they were so expensive that all the adults sacrificed themselves and bought the pills enough for the kids. The kids survived. We are two among those kids. We later realised that the cost of producing that pill was not very high. The valley could have easily distributed the pills among the villagers with the money they received. But, they seek profit over life.", Randi said, tears filled in his eyes.
"That is when we decided to become apothecaries and create pills for the common people.", Nita continued and stated their reason.
"So it's their resolution in life.", Ang thought as he suddenly remembered Kara and her resolution.
"Which cultivation path do you two follow?", Ang asked in a hurry.
The sudden question took aback Randi and Nita, Usually people do not disclose such things in public. But a direct noble was asking them, how could they lie. "It's a tradition to follow the path of Land in our village, so we also kept the tradition going by following the same".
"That's it! So, some stay loyal to their ideals because of Land's path. That means Kara was also following the path of Land. That is why she said she was doing something that was expected of her. If i can use this information properly i should be able to have trustworthy underlings." Ang started to get excited.
"I have a proposal for you. I will fund you. I will not restrict your dreams. I will even support your dreams in the future. In return, I want only two things.", Ang said, regaining his composure.
Randi and Nita discussed this briefly and decided to listen to Ang's proposal. "Please state your demands. We might think positively of this deal."
"Sure, but first please be seated. I would like to discuss as business partners, not as a noble and a commoner.", And said with a smile.
Randi and Nita were happy to hear that, they immediately got seated and asked Ang for his identity.
"So, My Name is Ang. I am the current and only heir to the first noble family of this continent." Ang said, expecting odd reactions. But to his surprise the husband and wife's faces lit up.
"Are you telling us that you are the descendant of Saura, the first noble?" Randi asked excitedly.
"Yes, I am", Ang Confirmed in confusion.
"Sir, the people from our village look up to Saura. The person who valued the life of others more than his own." Randi started to tell Ang about Saura's greatness. Just when Randi was about to stop, Nita picked up on her own version of Saura's greatness.
After listening to their nonstop talking, Ang confirmed one thing. They were two genuinely righteous people. In this world, it is hard to manipulate bad people, but it is very easy to control the good ones.
"Would you like to visit the first noble house?" Ang asked, suddenly breaking their conversation.
"Us, to the Noble house. Are you sure we are commoners.", Nita said, unsure.
"Even Saura was a commoner, and It was also the commoners at that time who gave him the title of a Noble." Ang said with a smile, this instantly connected with Randi and Nita. They were filled with joy when they heard it. They never thought a commoner would get such respect from a noble.
"It was actually the elders council that decided to give Saura the title. But details are not important as long as it helps me." Ang thought.
"Then let's discuss the terms and conditions in my mansion a month from now.", Ang stated as he rose from his chair and moved towards the door.
Nita immediately moved in front of him and opened the door for him, showing their respect for him.
[going forward, Lust King will be mentioned whenever his memories related to the future are involved to reduce the confusion]