"Do you have any medicine for building blood?" Su Wu asked casually.
"Building blood? You need that kind of medicine?" The gloomy Wizard Shopkeeper stiffened, then slowly turned around like a machine that hadn't been serviced in ages.
He lifted his head, and his hood fell back, revealing the upper half of his face.
Unfortunately, he wasn't Voldemort, who had no nose. In fact, he was rather handsome.
He had the gloomy good looks of the sort of handsome man many women liked.
He stared at the White-haired boy for a long time with his dark, lifeless eyes before slowly lowering his head.
"You do need that kind of thing. By the way, do you want something to help you relax?" he asked, taking out a calculator.
"Relax...? You don't mean some kind of illegal drug, do you?" Su Wu asked suspiciously.
You know, the kind that made you feel light-headed and as if you were floating among the clouds.
If that was what it was, would calling the Hunter Association to report him do any good?
"Whatever you're thinking, my shop doesn't sell so-called illegal drugs. It's just incense that helps people sleep more comfortably." The Shopkeeper's tone remained utterly flat; he spoke in the same monotone from beginning to end.
"Sure." Su Wu thought it over and nodded, then suddenly turned toward the door.
His Six Eyes noticed a person with even more vigorous life energy than the Shopkeeper heading toward the pharmacy.
Three, two, one.
The door was shoved open with tremendous force and slammed into the wall with a bang. Even the wooden cabinets shook.
"Yordan, what kind of job do you have this time..." The newcomer had barely stepped inside when his voice began to trail off.
"That'll be 13,770,000 Geni." The Shopkeeper tapped at his calculator before speaking.
"Medicinal ingredients from magical beasts cost more because they're rare and difficult to gather..." He explained earnestly, as though afraid the customer might think they weren't worth the price.
Great. He'd come in and spent over 500,000 RMB on medicine.
Turns out staying healthy was expensive in every world.
"Sure." Su Wu nodded, took off his backpack, and gestured for the other man to put the medicine inside.
Only after the transaction was complete did the Shopkeeper turn his attention to the newcomer.
He was a tall, muscular man with dark skin and a brilliant white smile.
"Can I help you?" Even when speaking to someone he knew, the Shopkeeper sounded no different.
"I'm here to turn in a job. This is what you asked for. I spent a whole month in the Monster Forest collecting it all." The man placed a large bag he'd been carrying on his back onto the counter and spoke with a grin.
Then he turned to look at the other customer, a young White-haired boy.
"The medicine from Yordan's shop is famous for being worth every penny." He gave a thumbs-up.
Su Wu didn't respond. He simply took his backpack, now full of medicine, and slung it back over his shoulders.
Although the Shopkeeper looked gloomy and unapproachable, he'd thoughtfully attached instructions to the medicine.
Su Wu picked up a bottle of medicine that was supposedly able to treat his allergies and tossed two pills into his mouth.
They were strawberry-flavored. No doubt they contained fruit from a Strawberry Turtle's back.
"I see. Sorry for the trouble." Shopkeeper Yordan glanced at the contents of the bag and put them behind the counter. Then he looked at the man, who was still standing there, silently asking what he wanted.
"Ahem... Well, someone at home has a fever, so I need to buy some medicine to take back. I'll take some of that incense, too, and the usual outdoor insect repellent. Give me one of each, like last time." The man seemed a little embarrassed as he spoke.
"Make it strawberry-flavored," he added.
So that was it. The symbol on the pharmacy door was meant to attract customers who were Hunters.
Even if Hunters themselves rarely got sick, their families and friends might.
They were part of the shop's target customer base, too.
And the prices weren't expensive for Hunters.
Also, judging by what the man had said earlier, the shop gave Hunters jobs to collect medicinal ingredients?
That made the Shopkeeper seem even more like an NPC who handed out quests in a game.
As Su Wu pondered this, he waited for the man to leave, then looked at the Shopkeeper. "Do you have any jobs?"
He got straight to the point.
The Shopkeeper stared at him in silence for a long time before slowly asking, "Do you have a Hunter License?"
Su Wu said nothing.
The other man understood his answer.
"Come back after you get your Hunter License. I only give jobs to Hunters," the Shopkeeper said.
Got it. He needed to meet certain conditions before he could accept a job.
Then forget it. By the time he got his Hunter License, he probably wouldn't be interested in taking on any jobs.
There were still plenty of fun places waiting for him to explore.
With no job to take, Su Wu turned and left with his backpack.
"Hope to see you again..." came the Shopkeeper's calm, drawn-out voice from behind him.
The allergy medicine came in the shape of little balls, the blood-building medicine was a packet of instant granules, and the incense was a solid black block.
Su Wu found a cup and immediately made himself two packets of blood-building medicine.
"Now I don't have to worry about getting anemia from nosebleeds." He sat by the sea, sipping the hot tonic as he thought.
The redness and swelling caused by his allergies had disappeared quickly after he took the medicine.
And he still had a whole bottle of the allergy pills left.
"Now I don't have to worry about being allergic to seafood and missing out on it, either." His voice brimmed with delight.
As long as he took the medicine fast enough, he didn't have to worry about allergies.
"I'll enjoy myself here for the next two days." He put away his cup, stood up, and headed toward an inn.
The only accommodations near the port were small inns. The luxurious hotels were a little farther away.
But there were plenty of food stalls around the port, and the ingredients were caught and cooked fresh, which had its advantages.
There were also lots of people coming and going, so it was lively, and they held events from time to time.
For example—the Big Eater Contest.
Su Wu stopped, first looking at the sign, then glancing at the crowd inside the restaurant.
There were quite a few customers. The food was probably good.
"Step right up! Don't miss your chance! The Big Eater Contest! Finish all the food within half an hour to win a month of King's Meals! But if you fail, you'll have to pay for the food!" shouted a man who looked like the owner, holding a megaphone and wearing a white apron.
Quite a few people had gathered outside the restaurant to watch the contest.
But they'd all failed, one after another. Not a single person had won.
"Count me in." Su Wu stepped out of the crowd and raised his hand.
"How much could a kid possibly eat?"
"Isn't he just lining the owner's pockets?"
"You can still back out. If you waste your money, your parents will beat you when you get home."
The onlookers laughed, partly for the entertainment and partly out of concern for him.
Dressed like an emperor, Su Wu sat expressionlessly at the dining table.
Half an hour later, the restaurant owner held up his megaphone and stammered, "Congratulations to this young man on winning the challenge! He's earned a month of King's Meals!"
"I'm finally full." Su Wu rubbed his belly and let out a relieved sigh.
Ever since he'd crossed over, his appetite had grown tremendously. After eating as much as he wanted this time, he finally understood just how much he could put away.
He could eat enough food for fifty people in one go, and his stomach didn't change at all.
He'd turned into a genuine bottomless pit...
"Thanks to everyone for the thousand recommendations! I've changed the cover, and it's a custom portrait of Su Wu, hahaha. He looks just like Gojo Satoru at first glance. Teacher Su really is a top cosplayer—how could that not count as a high-quality cosplay?"
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