The Herb King

As he was occupied with the thoughts of his past life, Leric didn't notice that the ladies have arrived and they were now looking at him. They didn't know why, but his silhouette seemed to be coverer in a lonely aura as if he had experienced many vicissitudes in life.

"Aethelwolf..." Samira summoned her courage as she called out to him in a worried voice. She wondered what the man was thinking for him to show that kind of expression.

Leric blew one last puff of smoke before burning the cigarette butt with golden flames. He then turned his head to the three ladies and smiled at them. "It's good that you guys are awake. Let's depart now while the sun is still up. The road will be dangerous if it gets darker."

In truth, Leric wasn't worried that someone would attack them. He has the [Virtual Map] skill and he would immediately notice any signs of danger. Besides, their coachman was a strong Level 3 Esper!

Samira glanced at his smile. She knew that he was hiding many secrets, but since he didn't want to tell them, she didn't force them out of him. It would only lead to a fracture in their friendship if she does that.

"Alright. I think the construction of your clinic should be done by now..." Samira muttered as she gave a signal to Reed. She then entered the carriage, followed by her maids, and then Leric came last.

In the coachman's seat, Reed asked in a low voice. "Where are we heading to, Miss Samira?"

"To Aethelwolf's clinic." Samira replied right away.

"Alright. Please sit tight." Reed said as gave a signal to the Equuses. The beasts neighed as they pulled the carriage out of the mansion's vicinity.

Along the journey, the group was strangely silent so Leric decided to take another short nap. The ladies didn't dare disturb him and they just quietly whispered among themselves when they were chatting.

Soon, Leric felt that the carriage has stopped moving. He slowly opened his eyes and heard Samira's gentle voice. "We're here, Aethelwolf."

Leric nodded his head as he stepped out of the carriage. He also helped the ladies out one by one. After they all alighted, the group of four started walking to the clinic. There was a large group of people outside the clinic. They are wearing working clothes and all of them are holding construction equipment in their hands.

Leric spotted Henry among the group of workers. He was chatting with them in a friendly manner unlike the usual types of bosses in big companies.

Henry and the workers had already noticed them.

"Greetings, Sir Aethelwolf, Miss Samira, and to the two Misses." Henry greeted them with a wide smile on his face. He then stared at his subordinates and scolded them. "Hey, you fools! This is Miss Samira and her two maids, and this man right here is the owner of the clinic."

The workers immediately greeted them when they heard their boss' words. These young people were big shots!

Leric smiled at Henry while shaking hands with the man. "It appears that you've already completed the construction."

Henry chuckled as he looked at the beautiful and classy clinic behind them. It was an absolute masterpiece and was one of the best creations their company has made. "We also did a final cleanup in the interior of the clinic. You can now put your products in the display cases. I'll let my men help you out free of charge."

"That would be great. Give me a quick tour inside while we're at it." Leric said as he stared at the clinic with an eager look. It was much better than he had expected. He had to give props to Henry and his workers for a job well done.

"Of course! Come! Follow me." Henry led the group to the clinic while calling a few workers to go with them.

"The clinic has three floors and there are eight patient rooms and two emergency rooms on the third floor. You can display your products on the first floor and the second floor..." Henry informed Leric about the design of the clinic and toured him around.

After the quick tour, Leric took out the pills and soaps that he had made during the last few days. The pills were placed in small glass containers while the soaps were placed inside jade boxes.

"Where do you want us to put these items, Sir Aethelwolf?" A worker asked carefully while looking at Leric.

"The ones in jade boxes should be on the second floor and the pills on the first floor." Leric answered after a moment of thought. His main product was still his pills since this was a clinic. Once he earns more money, he would build another shop with the sole purpose of selling more of his soaps.

The workers carefully placed the items on the display cases. They did their job as carefully as possible. The items in their hands looked extremely valuable and they were afraid that they might break them.

"Sir Aethelwolf, can you tell me what's inside those jade boxes?" Henry curiously stared at the jade boxes.

Leric smiled at him as he answered. "Inside those jade boxes are items that I call soap. Their effect is similar to the beauty pills sold in the market!"

Hearing this, Henry's eyes jumped up in shock. "Similar effects to beauty pills? There's actually such a thing?! Ehem! Sir Aethelwolf, how much are you selling them for?"

Leric grabbed three jade boxes. "Each jade box has a different color corresponding to its value. The green jade box contains the lowest-grade soap which is priced at ten silver coins. This blue jade box contains a mid-grade soap which is priced at ten gold coins. As for the purple jade box, it contains the highest-grade soap that has a price of five thousand gold coins." He then handed the three jade boxes to Henry as he grinned. "Take this as my gift to you, Henry. I hope that there will be more business opportunities between us in the future."

Henry took the jade boxes carefully. Although the other two were relatively cheap, the third jade box contains an item that was worth five thousand gold coins! He wouldn't decline these gifts since he also wanted to give them to his wife. "Thank you so much, Sir Aethelwolf! I also hope that we can do more business in the future!"

Leric shook hands with him. "I'm looking forward to that. By the way, you can tell your men that they can take one blue jade box each." There were only a little more than a dozen workers and it wouldn't hurt him to give those guys one mid-grade soap each.

Hearing this, Henry nodded his head as he thought. 'What a generous man!'