Dole's interest was piqued at once. "Then help me get some Magic Crystal residue. I have a source for the herbs. How about we trade three bottles a month?"
He needed a level-two Mental Power Potion now. The basic version barely did anything for him anymore.
"Sure, no problem," Lily said at once. They exchanged what they had brought and agreed to meet again in five days.
Dole had come in a hurry and left just as quickly. Carrying his now-empty bundle, he headed for Future Pharmacy, but not before changing his disguise.
He had met Lily disguised as Ado. To meet Old Mi, he used his Lin Rui disguise. He couldn't let the two identities overlap.
For the past few days, he had felt someone watching him. By switching between his identities, he had long since lost whoever was following him.
Winter had arrived, thinning the crowds on the streets. Business at Future Pharmacy had slowed too.
Old Mi was sitting behind the counter. When he saw Dole come in, he beckoned to him without drawing attention, then headed toward the back.
Dole understood. The two of them soon reached the pharmacy's back room.
Dole sat down at the table and set fifteen basic Mental Power Potions on it. "I need the herbs for a level-two Mental Power Potion."
Old Mi trusted the quality of Dole's potions, and his customers were pleased with them too. But at those words, his hand jerked. He looked up at Dole in surprise.
He's become a Senior Apprentice already? That fast?
"No problem. We just don't have Magic Crystals here." Old Mi was already thinking about the Senior Apprentices he could draw in with level-two Mental Power Potions. Wizards had to keep out of sight in the Northern Kingdom, so every transaction had