Odys stood outside for more than half a minute before stepping into Gall Herbal Shop.
There were no customers in the herbal shop at the moment. Only Kainer, the clerk from back then, was diligently sorting the herbs when he heard the doorbell and someone enter.
He immediately turned around and asked with a smile, "Sir, may I ask..."
Kainer had also recognized the disguised Odys, but he still tried hard to conceal his delight as he continued, "...what do you need?"
"I'd like a batch of Deep Sleep Flower petals," Odys said with a smile.
Kainer nodded pretentiously. "We happen to have a batch in the warehouse out back. Please come with me. I'll take you to have a look."
As he spoke, he very naturally had his younger sister watch the counter before leading Odys to the lounge beside the warehouse.
The moment he entered, a familiar feeling washed over him. The experiment table was covered with beakers, measuring cylinders, and all kinds of glass bottles, though it had clearly been tidied up and was no longer as messy as before.
The armchair, desk, small bed for resting, and everything else were still there, basically unchanged.
Odys wandered around the room once. After confirming there was no Beyonder surveillance here, he finally let out a long breath. "This place feels the most like home."
Then he smiled faintly and looked at Kainer. "How have you been lately?"
"Business has been pretty good," Kainer said. "Your share of the profits has already accumulated to more than two hundred pounds."
Odys smiled. "I meant, how are you?"
Kainer scratched his head. "I'm doing pretty well too."
Then he added, "Our income has gone up a lot. Our family moved into a bigger house, and every week we can buy some