The Herb King

Since he had already promised Olivia, he could only postpone the refinement of the pills for the time being.

"Let's go." Aethelwolf rubbed the little girl's head as he smiled gently.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Aenwyn asked him in a low voice.

Aethelwolf hesitated for a moment as he looked at Aenwyn. She tried to hide it well, but he could sense the fury brewing in her from the light of coldness in her eyes. Only someone with acute senses like him could sense it. "You should stay here and continue studying the human language." He muttered as he shook his head lightly.

Aenwyn stared at him silently before she nodded her head with a calm look. "Alright." She answered.

Aethelwolf grabbed Olivia's small hand and went out of the mansion with her.

"Papa, Kerrin, and Alba are waiting for us outside. They were very excited when they heard that we are going to buy the remaining materials for their necklace." Olivia giggled as she pointed at the carriage in front of the mansion. There were two Equuses looking at them while eagerly wagging their tails.

Seeing their behavior, Aethelwolf laughed lightly. 'These guys are acting like the pet dogs in my past life...' He thought to himself.

"Einar, take us to Brian Linaza's mansion." Aethelwolf said to the old man.

Einar had now become a full-time bodyguard for Olivia and Aethelwolf, but the old man didn't seem to mind this. In fact, he felt proud about his current job for his boss was a man of mystery. Even at this moment, Einar could still not fathom the depths of his power...

"Yes, Sir Aethelwolf." Einar nodded his head respectfully.

Aethelwolf carried Olivia inside the carriage and made her sit on his lap.

"Papa, Aenwyn seems to be angry about that person named Brian." Olivia suddenly said. She was a Level 3 magical beast and her senses is a lot stronger than the human Espers at the same level as her. She immediately noticed the changes in Aenwyn's expression when they talked about Brian earlier.

Hearing this, Aethelwolf patted her head as he replied. "That's because Brian was the man who captured Aenwyn. Don't you remember? He was the one who auctioned her off."

Olivia thought for a moment before she exclaimed in surprise, making her eyes look bigger. "Oh, so it's that person?"

Aethelwolf nodded his head.

"So he is not a good person!" Olivia pouted as she crossed her arms.

"He is a businessman and people like him only seek profit. However, we must not provoke him for now. We still need his help to gather all the remaining materials that we don't have." Aethelwolf warned her.

Olivia snorted, but she still nodded her head. "For the sake of Kerrin and Alba, I'll let him be for now. Hmph!"

Olivia's mood was sour so she remained silent throughout the whole journey.

Soon, they arrived in front of a huge estate.

"We're here." Aethelwolf lifted the pouting little girl and alighted the carriage while carrying her in his arms.

He then put her down and let her walk on her own.

Not long later, a well-dressed middle-aged man arrived to meet them. "Greetings, Sir Aethelwolf. We didn't know that you would visit us. I hope that you would forgive us for not receiving you at the gate." The middle-aged man smiled with a flattering look. He had seen Aethelwolf during the banquet of the upper echelons hosted by Brian. He only caught a glimpse of Aethelwolf at that time, but his peerless image and mysterious aura left a deep impression on him.

"Do you know me?" Aethelwolf was a bit surprised as he looked at the middle-aged man. He tried to remember all the people he met, but he didn't recall meeting this person.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly. "Of course! I've seen Sir Aethelwolf at the banquet hosted by our Linaza Household. It's just that I'm only a steward, so I could only look at you from afar." He muttered helplessly.

Aethelwolf merely smiled when he heard this.

Seeing that Aethelwolf didn't seem to be interested in having a conversation with him, the middle-aged man let out a dry laugh as he said. "I'll take you to Sir Brian immediately. Please follow me, Sir Aethelwolf."

Aethelwolf nodded his head and followed him.

The middle-aged man brought them to the topmost floor of the mansion.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"You may enter." There was a stern voice coming inside the room.

"Sir Aethelwolf, I won't go inside with you. You may enter with your daughter." The middle-aged man said as he opened the door for them.

"Thanks." Aethelwolf thanked the man before he entered the room with Olivia.

As soon as he entered, he saw Brian seated on his chair. He was buried in a pile of documents.

Brian lifted his head and when he saw that it was Aethelwolf, he revealed a look of surprise before he hurriedly stood up from his seat. "Sir Aethelwolf, it's good to see you again! I didn't know that you were coming to see me. If I had known, I would have received you in person." He said as they shook hands with smiles on their faces.

"It's fine, Sir Brian. I came here uninvited so it doesn't matter." Aethelwolf said.

"Take your seat first." He said before turning his gaze to Olivia. "Isn't this your daughter? She looks cute and beautiful. Hi, little girl. I'm your father's friend. You can call me Uncle Brian." He beamed as he said those words to the little girl.

Olivia didn't like this person, but she promised that she wouldn't cause trouble so she put on a cute smile as she greeted him in a lovable voice. "Hello, Uncle Brian."

Hearing this, Brian laughed heartily. "What a smart little girl!" He praised.

"By the way, why did you come here to visit me in person, Sir Aethelwolf?" He asked while looking at Aethelwolf.

"Actually, I'm looking for some materials. I can find them by myself, but it would take me a long time to do that so I could only come here and shamelessly ask for your help, Sir Brian." Aethelwolf smiled helplessly.

"This is just a small matter. I'll take care of it. Just give me the list of materials and I'll gather them all for you." Brian said confidently.