Time flew by and another half a month had passed.
The Godswamp Pharmacy was rather influential in the Darkness Dominion. Although the Godswamp Pharmacy in the City of Shadows had been completely destroyed, the House of Sainte's control over the Godswamp Pharmacy was limited to the City of Shadows and its vassals.
In the Darkness Dominion, there were seven cities of the same scale as the City of Shadows. The Godswamp Pharmacy's headquarters was located in Hushveil City and the House of Sainte's influence was limited to the other cities.
The true master of the Godswamp Pharmacy blamed Steiss for everything that happened in the City of Shadows. He claimed that he knew nothing about it and that it was Steiss who made the decision on his own and that it had nothing to do with the Godswamp Pharmacy. In addition, he strongly condemned the House of Sainte's actions and claimed that the House of Sainte had no right to confiscate all the Godswamp Pharmacy's resources in the City of Shadows. He demanded that the House of Sainte return everything to him.
However, Andre obviously wouldn't listen to him. He posted notices in every district of the City of Shadows, spreading the Godswamp Pharmacy's actions throughout the City of Shadows. He also stated that Steiss had admitted that the master of the Godswamp Pharmacy was aware of everything that happened in the City of Shadows.
Andre not only took back some of the City of Shadows' resources and shops, but also requested the City Lord of Hushveil City to take down the master of the Godswamp Pharmacy.
All kinds of rumors rapidly spread throughout the Darkness Dominion. The dispute between the House of Sainte and the Godswamp Pharmacy became the hottest topic in the entire Darkness Dominion. The Godswamp Pharmacy's pharmacy shops in the Darkness Dominion were greatly affected during this period.
However, the owner of the Godswamp Pharmacy was obviously not an easy character to deal with. Although the Godswamp Pharmacy's business had been affected, the owner had acted promptly and distanced himself from the incident in the City of Shadows. As a result, the Godswamp Pharmacy was not persecuted by the authorities in the major cities.
From this aspect, it could be seen that the Godswamp Pharmacy had quite an impression of the Darkness Dominion. Although the House of Sainte was very powerful, they could only do whatever they wanted in the cities under their jurisdiction. They were powerless in the other cities.
As time went by, the war of words between the House of Sainte and the Godswamp Pharmacy gradually died down. Naturally, the House of Sainte would not hand over their resources. They also made it clear that they would not allow any important figures of the Godswamp Pharmacy to enter the City of Shadows.
The master of the Godswamp Pharmacy, on the other hand, spread malicious rumors about the House of Sainte, saying that the House of Sainte was tyrannical and domineering, and that they had seized the opportunity to annex the Godswamp Pharmacy's business in the City of Shadows.
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All kinds of discussions were going on in the major cities of the Darkness Dominion. One of the names was remembered by many — the Genius Pharmacist, Brian!
The one who benefited the most from the war of words between the House of Sainte and the Godswamp Pharmacy was undoubtedly Han Shuo. Following the spread and exaggeration of the incident that night, Han Shuo, a fake who knew nothing about alchemy, suddenly became known as a genius alchemist.
The City of Shadows had no shortage of rumors about Han Shuo's miraculous medicinal pellets to begin with. Riding on this wave of rumors, the reputation of Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl Pharmacy and Han Shuo himself rose to a new height. Not only did Han Shuo become the best pharmacist in the City of Shadows, but many people in the Darkness Dominion also recognized Han Shuo as a young genius pharmacist.
With that, the problem that had been troubling Han Shuo for a long time was easily solved.
With the deliberate efforts of certain people, the news that Han Shuo was recruiting skilled pharmacists spread throughout the Darkness Dominion. Although those pharmacists who left the City of Shadows spared no effort in slandering Han Shuo for being domineering and unreasonable, there were still many pharmacists like Gu Li who were obsessed with the art of medicine refinement. They paid no heed to Han Shuo's temperament and traveled thousands of miles to the City of Shadows from various cities just to enter the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy.
These pharmacists who were willing to put up with Han Shuo's irascible and exaggerated temper were basically people of genuine ability. With Gu Li, who was very familiar with the medicine refinement industry, the number of pharmacists in the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy gradually became more plentiful.
Gradually, the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy's three-story shop could no longer accommodate the number of pharmacists. Han Shuo had been waiting for Andre's message and was ready to take over the Godswamp Pharmacy.
After a few more days, the war of words between the House of Sainte and the Godswamp Pharmacy finally died down. It was at this time that Andre sent someone to invite Han Shuo to the Sainte Residence. Han Shuo was overjoyed and immediately brought Andrina to the Sainte Residence.
Han Shuo first found Andre. Han Shuo's heart sank when he saw the worried look on Andre's face. He forced a smile and said, "Lord Andre, you look troubled. Don't tell me you have failed? I have recruited quite a number of pharmacists. What should I do if I can't take over the Godswamp Pharmacy? "
Andre's expression turned a little better when he saw Han Shuo. He smiled and shook his head. He then said, "It's not as bad as you think. But I did run into some trouble. You know that the House of Sainte has a lot of mouths. Sometimes, even my elder brother and I have to consider the feelings of some of our family members.
The resources from the Godswamp Pharmacy are worth more than five million black crystal coins. My intention is the same as before. I want you to take out some crystal coins first and slowly repay them after the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy has stabilized and earned enough crystal coins. But recently, some people in the family have been making a fuss. They feel that we can't give you such a huge advantage. They have raised all kinds of conditions. Sigh, I'm in a difficult position! "
"What conditions?" Han Shuo bunched his brows. He could somewhat understand Andre's difficulties. He knew that some things were not easy for Andre to handle.
"Since you saved Carmelita twice, they want you to either fork out three million black crystal coins at once, or cooperate with the House of Sainte to manage the Godswamp. In other words, you will be managing the House of Sainte, and the profits will be split according to a certain percentage!" Andre forced a smile and said, "Brian, there are a few uncles in the House of Sainte who are my elder brother and I. Although they don't possess much strength, they are, after all, influential. If the entire family doesn't agree to it, it will be very difficult for me to do so."
This wasn't Han Shuo's first day in the City of Shadows. He had more or less learned about the situation of the major family clans. In the House of Sainte, Wallace and Andre naturally held the highest positions. However, they did have a few uncles above them. Although those uncles did not possess much strength, they had the qualifications to do so. Even Wallace and Andre had to give them some face in certain matters.
However, Han Shuo didn't believe that Andre and Wallace had no selfish motives at all! The Godswamp Pharmacy's resources were no small sum. Even if Andre and Wallace were willing to hand over the resources to Han Shuo, they wouldn't be asking for nothing. This was something Han Shuo was well aware of.
The total value of the Godswamp Pharmacy's resources in the City of Shadows was over five million black crystal coins. It was unrealistic to expect them to hand over the resources for free. Han Shuo had no intention of taking the resources for free and had made up his mind to repay them in the future. Little did he expect that things would change.
"How are they going to split the profits?" Han Shuo hesitated for a moment before he asked.
"Three-seventy. You will take thirty percent and our House of Sainte will take seventy percent! That way, you won't have to repay us any crystal coins! "Andre replied rather embarrassedly after hesitating for a moment.
Three-seventy? Han Shuo bunched his brows. If they were to split the profits like that, a large portion of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy's profits would go to the House of Sainte. This was clearly not in line with Han Shuo's plan.
"Lord Andre, can you help me sell some divine essences?" Han Shuo suddenly asked after hesitating for a moment.
"Divine, divine essences? You have divine essences? "Andre stared blankly for a moment and asked with uncertainty.
"That's right. Not long after I arrived in the Darkness Dominion, I discovered a divine essence mine and extracted some divine essences. I know that divine essences are very valuable but I didn't dare to take them out because I lacked the strength. Now that things have come to this, I urgently need crystal coins. Would Lord Andre be willing to help me? " If it weren't for the special circumstances, Han Shuo definitely wouldn't be willing to sell those divine essences. In order to prevent the House of Sainte from monopolizing the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy's profits, Han Shuo had no choice but to do so.
"No problem. I don't care where you got your goods from. As long as you can produce three million black crystal coins to shut those people up, the Godswamp Pharmacy will be yours. In fact, I originally planned to charge you two million black crystal coins and have you take out a few tens of thousands of crystal coins as a token of my sincerity. The rest will be yours in the future. But those old fellas don't believe you, so I have no other choice. I'm sorry, Brian! "Andre sighed.
"Don't worry about it!" Han Shuo replied smilingly. Soon after, he took out the divine essences in his hand and placed them in front of Andre.
Earth Elite Zombie had given Han Shuo all the divine essences of the energy of earth he obtained last time. Han Shuo consumed all the divine essences of death and destruction. As for the divine essences of the energy of life and energy of life, Han Shuo did not take them out because he was in the Darkness Dominion.
With that, Han Shuo took out twenty-two pieces of wind divine essences and eighteen pieces of lightning divine essences. He placed them in front of Andre and asked, "That's it? Lord Andre, please give me a price and see if they are worth three million black crystal coins. If they are not enough, I will think of something else." Akley still had some divine essences with him. Han Shuo had prepared everything in order to acquire the Godswamp Pharmacy.
In truth, it was very risky for Han Shuo to take out so many divine essences in front of Andre. However, as Andre was a high-ranking member of the House of Sainte and was by no means inexperienced, Han Shuo believed that Andre would not do anything impulsive for the sake of these divine essences. Most importantly, Han Shuo trusted Andre and believed that his existence would only bring benefits to the City of Shadows and the House of Sainte. That was why Han Shuo dared to take out so many divine essences.
"In the Darkness Dominion, a piece of divine essence of wind is worth sixty thousand black crystal coins. Lightning is slightly more expensive at seventy thousand black crystal coins. The total value is about two and a half million black crystal coins!" Andre bunched his brows and thought for a moment before he said, "How about this, I will make up for the rest. In the future, when the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy makes profits, give ten percent of the profits to Carmelita. This way, you will have an explanation for the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy's business in the City of Shadows. Ten percent of Carmelita's profits isn't much, but it will be much more convenient for you to get things done. What do you think?"
Ten percent wasn't much and it was Carmelita who would benefit from it. Without hesitation, Han Shuo readily agreed, "Okay!"
"Wait a moment, I will go and communicate with them. There shouldn't be too much of a problem!" Andre seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief. He hastily left and headed for a tall, dark building behind the Sainte Residence.
An hour later, Andre returned smilingly with a stack of official documents in his hand. He handed them to Han Shuo and said, "These documents prove that you own all the rights and interests of the Godswamp Pharmacy. From today onwards, all the Godswamp Pharmacy's resources in the City of Shadows and its subordinate towns and cities are yours. Congratulations, Brian!"
"Congratulations to you too, hehe …" Han Shuo laughed and pushed the divine essence ores to Andre. He asked, "How is Carmelita? Is she feeling better? "
Andre didn't hold back. He put away all the divine crystals and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it won't be a problem." After taking a short pause, Andre continued, "Speaking of which, I have to thank you again. With these divine essence ores, we will be able to exchange for more divine essences of destruction for Carmelita. Our family clan has invested quite a lot of resources in order for her to recover. I hope she doesn't suffer any more injuries."
Han Shuo's heart had already flown out of his chest as he caressed the documents in his hand. He stood up and smilingly replied, "That's good to hear. Right, I still have to settle the matters regarding the Godswamp Pharmacy. I won't disturb you any longer."
"You're going to be busy for a while. Haha, off you go." Andre, of course, knew that Han Shuo would have to deal with the matters regarding the Godswamp Pharmacy and the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy after receiving the documents.
"Brian, do you think that fella has selfish motives?" Andrina asked Han Shuo on the way back.
"Of course he does!" Han Shuo let out a faint smile and said, "The Godswamp Pharmacy possesses an enormous amount of resources. With the reputation and strength of our Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, it is a given that the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy will surpass the Godswamp Pharmacy in the future. I reckon that Andre wants to reap some benefits for the House of Sainte. That way of splitting the profits is obviously beneficial to the House of Sainte. Otherwise, with Wallace and Andre's influence in the House of Sainte, although it might be a little difficult, it shouldn't be too much of a problem for them to suppress the opinions of their uncles. It's just that Andre definitely didn't expect me to have so many divine essence ores. Hehe."
"Will he think of other ways to obstruct us?" Andrina bunched her brows and asked.
Han Shuo shook his head and smilingly said, "Don't worry, he's a smart man. Besides, we have given him so many divine essences. To the House of Sainte, my existence is obviously beneficial to the City of Shadows. Their House of Sainte controls all the resources in the City of Shadows. They definitely won't make things difficult for me just because of this little bit of profit. In the future, they will be relying on me for many things! "
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After Han Shuo left, Andre fiddled with the divine essence ore in his hand and said in a bitter smile, "This fella, I'm finding it harder and harder to see through him. How long has it been since he came to Elysium? Where did this divine essence ore come from? The future value of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy will be far more than three million black crystal coins. This fella is … cunning! "
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