Locke had not expected Witch Sophia to be so indignant.
He immediately asked tentatively, "Teacher, I want to undergo an Orkney Giant Bear bloodline modification. Could I buy 500 milliliters of blood from that Orkney Giant Bear from you?"
"I also want to buy an Orkney Giant Bear-specific Bloodline Separation Potion from you."
Witch Sophia glanced at Locke and smiled. "You really are a sly little fellow. Fine, I'm in a good mood today."
"The Orkney Giant Bear bloodline is indeed a good direction for modification, especially given your current circumstances."
"Staying alive matters more than anything else. If you die during a Patrol Squad mission, then no amount of future potential will be of any use."
"That Orkney Giant Bear is of no use to me now. Extract however much blood you want, as long as you don't kill it."
"I've already had someone help me package up and sell some resources I accumulated when I was a First-Class Wizard Apprentice but no longer need. It will just take some time to sort everything out."
"About three months."
Witch Sophia said, "During that time, that Orkney Giant Bear is yours to handle. Also, I do have some Orkney Giant Bear Bloodline Separation Potions that I can't use up."
"If you want them, I can sell them to you cheaply. They're cheap things to me now anyway, and they won't fetch many Magic Stones."
Witch Sophia said casually, "I'll charge you... fifty Magic Stones. Give me fifty Magic Stones, then go to Warehouse No. 3 and take the wooden crate labeled Orkney Giant Bear Bloodline Separation Potion. There are three Bloodline Separation Potions inside. They're useless to me, so take them if you want."
"You can use those separation potions to practice."
Locke froze for a moment, then looked up