Anglu and Aixi froze for a moment, then their smiles remained unchanged as they invited Locke into the shop first.
After all, they were good friends with Locke. Naturally, they could not simply ask him to leave as they had Robel.
Watching the two shop managers warmly welcome Locke inside, Robel immediately felt indignant. He turned and stormed away, muttering, "Damn it, this is far too unfair."
"Judging by how they acted, they must be friends. So the reason my potions can't sell is because I lack connections in that area."
Robel's eyes darted about as he came to a completely wrong conclusion. "It seems that if I want to keep my Potion Laboratory running, I need to befriend a few potion shop managers."
"I'm nowhere near despair yet. If worse comes to worst, I can sign a few loan contracts first... or find a job and use my salary to support my Personal Potion Laboratory. As long as I can make a few manager friends, I should be able to open up my first sales channel."
The more Robel thought about it, the more excited he became. "As long as my Personal Potion Laboratory can sell its first product, selling potions afterward will be much easier."
"This is my hardest time right now. Things will get better later!"
Inside the Owl Crucible Shop, Aixi and Anglu had an employee pour Locke a cup of rich Angrula Fragrant Tea before inviting him into the VIP room.
The moment they entered the VIP room, all the airs Anglu and Aixi had put on before the employees vanished.
Anglu shrugged and leaned against the wall, saying to Locke, "Locke, you've given me quite a difficult problem. Let me say this first: even if you're my friend, I can't give you too