"Uncle John, how is it?"
Sir Enzo was a little anxious. So much time had passed, and the master before him was still unable to detoxify the Luxray.
Upon hearing this, the master put down the potion he was preparing and sighed, "There's no way for now. Please ask other apothecaries to take a look."
Other apothecaries... Sir Enzo's face turned pale. Master John was the most famous apothecary in the City of Ambition!
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle John. We've prepared a guest room at home. You should go rest first," Phyllis, with her purple hair, said calmly.
After the servant led Master John away, Sir Enzo's expression was grim as he asked in a low voice, "Sister, what do we do?"
"Wait."
Phyllis said only a single word.
Just then, a knight suddenly entered the doorway, followed by two people dressed as apothecaries.
"Uncle Olay, you're finally here." Phyllis's face was full of smiles. Then she looked behind Apothecary Olay and said with a smile, "Apothecary Link, we meet again."
Looking at the young girl in the purple long dress before him, Link's face turned slightly red. He quickly greeted her, "Miss Phyllis, hello."
Phew, as expected of the Flower of the City of Ambition... Link swallowed hard and followed his teacher into the house.
Upon entering, they immediately saw the Luxray on the ground in a Poisoned State, and also noticed traces of potion preparation in the room.
"Master John was already here," Phyllis explained.
Master John couldn't even cure the Luxray's poison... Link's expression became a little more serious upon hearing this.
Although Master John was a bit greedy, his skill as an apothecary was indeed very strong, top-tier in the entire City of Ambition.
Olay nodded and walked to the Luxray to examine the situation.
Seeing this, Sir Enzo tiptoed to his sister's side and gave her a thumbs-up.
He had said before that apothecaries were all a bit eccentric.
Master John was greedy, while this Master Olay was notoriously difficult to invite. This rigid old man seemed to be solely devoted to potion research.
Phyllis nodded calmly, but sighed inwardly, "Another favor left by Father has been used up."
Taking a deep breath, Phyllis put on a faint smile and came to Link's side to quietly ask about the situation.
"It's... troublesome."
"The Poisoned State of the Luxray is very strange. It looks like a Poisoned State, but it doesn't seem to be."
Link chose his words carefully. They had already examined the Luxray's blood, and the results were very strange.
"The Luxray isn't poisoned?" Sir Enzo leaned in.
Link shot him a glare. "It's not a normal Poisoned State, but it's even more dangerous."
Hearing his words, Enzo drooped again, looking at the Luxray on the ground with a worried expression, his feelings complicated.
He truly regretted it now. If he had known this would happen, he would never have gone to that farm to snatch the Petilil, even if it killed him.
But he couldn't say anything now. He could only worry in secret. If he revealed that he had gone to the farm to snatch the Petilil, they would be finished.
Not only would this matter disgrace their Viscount family, but if their enemies found out, they would surely seize the opportunity to attack. This was a matter that was neither too big nor too small.
In his torment, Sir Enzo felt time passing incredibly slowly. He wished the apothecary would hurry and cure the Luxray, as if nothing had happened.
But all he received was a somewhat desperate answer. Even Master Olay couldn't remove the Luxray's Poisoned State.
However, Apothecary Olay's stubbornness kicked in, and he showed no signs of giving up. His eyes gleamed with excitement, as if he had discovered a fun new toy.
But this was not the scene Phyllis and Enzo wanted to see. Although the Luxray's Poisoned State had eased slightly, if it continued like this, the Luxray would be in danger.
"Apothecary Haren, I know Apothecary Haren too," Sir Enzo muttered to himself and quickly ran outside.
Now, he wished he could invite every apothecary in the city, no matter the cost, to cure the Luxray's Poisoned State.
But when he arrived at Apothecary Haren's residence, he found that Haren was not there, and dust still clung to his door, indicating that it hadn't been opened in a long time.
This caused Sir Enzo's expression to change slightly. He vaguely sensed something, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Master Olay, Apothecary Link... did you find anything?" Upon returning, Sir Enzo anxiously asked about the situation again.
"It's very troublesome. This toxin should be a mutated toxin formed by the combination of several poisons," Link said in a professional tone.
"Mutated toxin... Is there really no way?" Sir Enzo looked desperate.
Phyllis, who had always been calm, could no longer maintain her composure, her face turning extremely grim.
They had already invited the two best apothecaries in the City of Ambition, and even they couldn't remove the Luxray's poison.
Now, even if they tried every way to invite more apothecaries, it was unlikely they could remove this toxin.
No one could cure it. This poison was incurable!
"I do know an apothecary. Perhaps he has a way."
Just then, Apothecary Link suddenly came before the siblings and reminded them.
"Who?" Sir Enzo blurted out.
"His name is Aiven. He's a friend of mine, an apothecary..." Link spoke the name.
Apothecary Aiven... Sir Enzo looked confused; he had never heard that name before.
Then, he heard Link add, "Baron Reiser was unconscious at the time, and it was the Awakening Potion prepared by Aiven that woke him up."
This time, Sir Enzo and Phyllis were both stunned. They had vaguely heard about Baron Reiser's situation; the Lord had invited apothecaries from all over the city at that time.
But for some reason, the Lord had issued a gag order. Although they had inquired, they hadn't obtained any useful information.
Now it seemed that it wasn't Master John or Master Olay who woke Baron Reiser, but this apothecary named Aiven?
"Where is he? I'll go invite him right now." Sir Enzo seemed to have grasped at the last straw.
"Mhm, he lives at Darby Farm outside the city. You can just follow the stone road in the North District to get there..." Link nodded and explained Aiven's address.
However, he didn't notice that as he was giving the address, Sir Enzo's face grew paler and paler, until he was completely bloodless!
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