Before he reached the entrance of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, one of the eight young women standing there stepped forward. She approached him with a faint smile and stopped beside him, asking respectfully, "Sir, what brings you here?"
"Heh heh heh, I want something appraised, then I intend to do some business with your Treasure Gathering Pavilion."
"Uh, please come in."
A young woman in a white dress stepped out and led Huo Yuhao into the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, then toward an office on the first floor. The words "Treasure Appraisal Room" gleamed in gold on its door.
She pushed the door open. The room was rather empty, with only a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses sitting somewhat listlessly in a chair beside the desk.
Hearing the door open, the middle-aged man raised his head. At the sight of the figure wrapped entirely in a black robe, his brows creased almost imperceptibly before a professional smile quickly spread across his face.
"Sir, have you come to have something appraised?"
"Heh heh heh... yes."
A few dry, aged sounds drifted out from beneath the black robe. It was actually Yao Lao's voice.
Huo Yuhao took two steps forward, casually drew an exquisite white jade bottle from inside his robe, and gently set it on the desk.
"What is this?"
Blinking in puzzlement, the middle-aged man carefully picked up the white jade bottle and sniffed lightly at its mouth.
A moment later, his expression shifted slightly. When he looked at Huo Yuhao again, a trace of surprise had entered his gaze. "Sir, are you a pharmacist?"
There were no alchemists on the Douluo Continent, but the profession of pharmacist did exist. The Xuanming Family's Mystic Water Pills, for instance, were personally prepared by the family's pharmacists.
"Heh heh heh... yes." The aged