The next day, news of what Avery did that night spread throughout the City of Shadows.
Including Tuyas of the House of Buller, a total of five people from the City of Shadows had been killed. Although all five of them possessed midgod strength, they were still characters of great renown. Their sudden deaths immediately attracted the attention of the crowd.
The Celestial Pearl Pharmacy did not have its own divine guards. During this period, Erebus had sent Anito and a small team of divine guards from the Third Corps to patrol the vicinity. Anito soon received news of what happened in the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. However, as he arrived later than Akley, he had no idea what happened.
Early in the morning, Erebus, Chief of the Third Corps, personally came to look for Han Shuo.
"Are you sure it's him?" Erebus immediately asked after he arrived and was led into a secret chamber by Han Shuo.
"That's right, it's Avery! If it wasn't for Andrina being beside me, I would have ended up like Tuyas and the others, "replied Han Shuo with a frightened face. He told Han Shuo that it was Andrina who repelled Avery to prevent him from drawing the attention of the House of Sainte and the others.
Even if Han Shuo didn't deliberately explain, Erebus would have taken it for granted that Avery was repelled by Andrina. Erebus had witnessed Andrina's strength back at the Kisa Residence. He believed that in the entire Celestial Pearl Pharmacy, only Andrina possessed that kind of strength.
Erebus nodded and coldly groaned, "Avery is truly audacious. It seems that he really doesn't want to stay in the City of Shadows any longer!"
Han Shuo kept quiet. He knew that Avery had left the City of Shadows last night. Given Avery's familiarity with the City of Shadows and the help of some of his former confidants, even the House of Sainte would have a hard time tracking him down if he wanted to leave the City of Shadows.
After all, he was once the Chief of the Fifth Corps!
Erebus did not stay in the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy for too long. After asking Han Shuo about what happened last night, he hastily left.
Over the next few days, Han Shuo learned from Anito that although the House of Sainte had gone all out to search for Avery's whereabouts, they ultimately returned empty-handed due to Avery's well-prepared and timely departure.
That night, all of Avery's trusted subordinates left with him. As for those Fifth Corps divine guards who remained in the City of Shadows, after a round of thorough interrogation, they were secretly captured.
The things that Avery had done in the City of Shadows were soon publicized by the House of Sainte, including the fact that he had assassinated Carmelita. These events brought new topics of discussion in the City of Shadows. All the large family clans were discussing Avery's actions.
As expected, the investigation of the Fifth Corps was temporarily put on hold. The members of the House of Lavers were interrogated one after another during this period. The patriarch of the House of Lavers, Felder, firmly dissociated himself from having anything to do with Avery. For the sake of the safety of the members of the House of Lavers, Felder pushed all the blame onto Avery. He even declared that he would expel Avery from the House of Lavers and that he would no longer be a member of the House of Lavers.
Field's resolute action had ensured the safety of many members of the House of Lavers. However, the incident with Avery had greatly affected the strength of the House of Lavers. Without the authority of the Fifth Corps, in addition to the suspicion and suppression of the House of Sainte, the House of Lavers suddenly became the weakest of the five major family clans in the City of Shadows.
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The tumultuous events in the City of Shadows did not affect Han Shuo too much. After a period of preparation, the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy had recruited quite a number of people from all walks of life. It was sufficient for the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy to open for business in the City of Shadows.
It was at this moment that Han Shuo came across an extremely thorny problem – a group of pharmacists led by Gu Li had been urging Han Shuo to explain to them the refining principles of the Rejuvenation Medicine, Celestial Pearl Medicine, and Rebirth Medicine!
The group of pharmacists led by Gu Li had traveled thousands of miles to the City of Shadows. They were full of admiration for Han Shuo's skill in medicine refinement and wanted to learn from him. In the beginning, as the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy had been too busy, they had behaved themselves and worked hard to get the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy on the right track.
But now, from their perspective, everything was progressing smoothly. They heaved a sigh of relief and started asking Han Shuo questions about pharmaceutics that were difficult to understand.
As a result, Han Shuo's head was as big as a cow's. As someone who knew nothing about pharmacists, Han Shuo was completely helpless in the face of those questions. He had tried to evade them several times in a row. But now that Gu Li and the others had arrived, he knew that he could no longer avoid them.
He was in a pharmacy lab. All around him were glassware. The glass cabinets were filled with colorful bottles and jars. Many medicinal ingredients were neatly arranged. At the center of the lab was a complicated glass ball. The bottom of the glass ball was filled with energy crystals that were glistening brightly.
The thirteen pharmacists led by Gu Li were scattered around the lab. Each and every one of them was looking at Han Shuo with eager eyes.
Every one of these pharmacists who dared to come to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy despite hearing about Han Shuo's irascible and tyrannical temper were as capable as Gu Li. It was impossible for Han Shuo to bluff his way through. Han Shuo felt as though he was trapped in a cocoon of his own making.
He had to get past this hurdle. Otherwise, these pharmacists would surely leave the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy with their disciples without hesitation. If that happened, the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy that they had worked so hard to get back on the right track would surely collapse.
"Actually, my knowledge of medicine refinement is different from what you know!" Under the gazes of the crowd, Han Shuo had no choice but to brace himself and say, "I don't know much about your knowledge of medicine refinement!"
The eyes of the pharmacists were filled with doubt and puzzlement when they heard this. However, none of them said anything.
"My master taught me medicine refinement. You might not have come into contact with it. Hmm, let me show you!" Han Shuo knew that the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy would be destroyed if he didn't show some tricks. With one thought, the Nine Tessellation Cauldron flew into Han Shuo's palm.
"Your medicine refinement requires a large number of medicines to be mixed in glass containers. The medicines are mixed by adjusting the temperature between high and cold temperatures. My method of medicine refinement is somewhat different from yours. I directly smelt the medicinal ingredients together, use a special method to extract the ingredients, and then condense them into a solid at high speed … "Han Shuo explained slowly.
As he explained, Han Shuo demonstrated the process of medicine refinement. The Nine Tessellation Cauldron spun on his palm. He tossed several kinds of medicinal ingredients into the cauldron. A fragrant aroma instantly filled the lab. Under the control of the red flame on Han Shuo's palm, the Nine Tessellation Cauldron spun at high speed. The patterns on its surface glowed faintly and looked extremely beautiful.
To these pharmacists, Han Shuo's method was simply unimaginable. They stared dumbfoundedly at Han Shuo's movements. They simply couldn't understand how one could refine medicine using only raw materials and a container. They would first extract the ingredients from the raw materials and then mix them together to create medicines with different functions. Compared to Han Shuo's method, they had subdivided the process into many steps. However, the end result was not as good as Han Shuo's all-in-one method.
A fragrant aroma permeated the lab. After a while, a few dark golden Nirvana Pills flew out. Han Shuo crushed them and stored them in a medicine bottle that he had prepared beforehand. He then handed them to the pharmacists and said with a smile, "Have a taste, it will greatly benefit your body!"
The pharmacists who received the Nirvana Pills couldn't control their desires just by smelling the aroma. They had long heard about the miraculous medicines refined by Han Shuo in the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. After hearing Han Shuo's words, they hesitated for a moment before swallowing the medicine in their hands.
All of them were professional alchemists. Although there were some differences between dans and potions, there were still some similarities in their effects. After taking the Nirvana Pill, all of them immediately felt the changes in their bodies. They could clearly feel the fierceness of the medicinal efficacy of the pill in their bodies.
Very quickly, the few alchemists went to look for the toilet one after another. Each and every one of them had a messy bowel movement. However, every time they came out of the toilet, the complexion on their faces was clearly much better. Each and every one of them exclaimed, "What a miraculous medicine! This medicinal effect is too overbearing!
The pharmacists who didn't get the Nirvana Pills were amazed. Seeing their complexions getting better and better, their admiration for Han Shuo grew.
"You are not my disciples. I cannot impart the methods and techniques of refining medicine to you!" Han Shuo took in the expressions of the pharmacists and saw the disappointment in their eyes. He then added, "However, we can discuss the effects of some special medicinal ingredients. There are some medicinal ingredients that you aren't familiar with, but their medicinal efficacy is very miraculous. I can communicate with you and you can study them on your own. You will still be able to make progress."
Naturally, Han Shuo wouldn't impart the techniques of refining medicine to these pharmacists because refining medicine required demonic yuan. Even if Han Shuo told them, it would still be difficult for them to refine medicine without cultivating demonic yuan. However, Han Shuo could give them some pointers on the uses of certain medicinal ingredients as a way of thanking them for taking the trouble to come to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy.
The pharmacists expressed their gratitude. They obviously understood that Han Shuo wouldn't impart the techniques to them. However, they were very satisfied with Han Shuo's guarantee.
Gu Li's face grew redder and redder. She immediately bowed to Han Shuo and said, "I'm convinced!"
Gu Li was the most famous among the pharmacists. No one dared to doubt Han Shuo's ability after hearing her praise after trying out the effects of the Nirvana Pill.
Han Shuo took out some of the medicinal ingredients he'd personally picked and placed them in the glass containers in front of him. He explained the effects of a few medicinal ingredients to the alchemists. As Han Shuo explained a series of professional pill refining terms, the alchemists all felt that he was profound and unfathomable. Their gazes when they looked at Han Shuo were full of admiration.
These people were completely absorbed in recording Han Shuo's words onto the notebooks in their hands. When Han Shuo finished, each and every one of them couldn't wait to try out the effects of those ingredients. They seemed indescribably excited.
"Alright, I've told you about the effects and ingredients of these medicinal herbs. The rest is up to you to comprehend. Whether or not you can use these medicinal ingredients to refine new medicines will depend on your own abilities. I won't be able to help you with that! " Han Shuo breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking that he'd finally dealt with the situation. He left the pharmacy after leaving these words behind.
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Everything went smoothly for a period of time. A few pharmacists, inspired by Han Shuo, managed to concoct a few new medicines using medicinal ingredients that they had never heard of before. Although the effects of those medicines were far inferior to Han Shuo's pellets, the pharmacists were very excited to have such a good start.
With the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy on the right track, Han Shuo recruited a few more warehouse staff and had the apprentices of those pharmacists gather more medicinal ingredients. He was ready to officially open the new Celestial Pearl Pharmacy to the City of Shadows.
It was at this moment that Donna suddenly came to Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl Pharmacy.
When Han Shuo saw Donna, he immediately noticed that Donna looked much more haggard than before. There was a deep frown on her brows as though she had some unresolved thoughts. She forced a smile after seeing Han Shuo. Her smile was very bitter.
"Long time no see, Big Sister Donna!" Han Shuo exclaimed in his heart. He had heard a little about the situation of the House of Lavers. Due to Avery's incident, the House of Lavers was greatly affected. The House of Sainte no longer trusted them as much as they used to. The House of Lavers was having a hard time in the City of Shadows.
Compared to the desolate state of the House of Lavers, Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl Pharmacy was flourishing and was on the verge of becoming a new family clan. Donna's mood became even more gloomy when she recalled the circumstances when Han Shuo first arrived in the City of Shadows.
"Congratulations, Brian. It seems that the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy is about to become a rising star in the City of Shadows!" Donna said with a forced smile.
"Thank you, Big Sister Donna. What brings you to my Celestial Pearl Pharmacy this time? Haha, if you need medicines, given our relationship, I will surely give you the most reasonable price! "Han Shuo patted his chest as though they were on good terms.
Donna shook her head smilingly and said, "I'm here to bid farewell to you. I might be away for a long time. We won't have many chances to meet again."
"Big Sister Donna, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Where are you going?" Han Shuo was startled and hastily asked.
"Our House of Lavers won't be able to do much in the City of Shadows. Haha, rather than staying here and being looked down upon by others, I might as well leave as soon as possible. Brian, it's been a pleasure to meet you. I have not misjudged you. I am truly proud of you for being able to establish a firm foothold in the City of Shadows in such a short period of time, "Donna said smilingly.
Han Shuo sighed in his mind after hearing Donna's words. The current situation in the City of Shadows was indeed unfavorable for the House of Lavers. Han Shuo did not know how to console Donna. After remaining silent for a long while, he softly sighed and said, "Big Sister Donna, take care. I will never forget how Big Sister Donna has taken care of me!"
"Farewell. I hope that the next time we meet, your Celestial Pearl Pharmacy will replace our House of Lavers and become one of the five major family clans in the City of Shadows!" Donna smiled and waved goodbye.
Han Shuo was stunned because he sensed an obscure hatred in Donna's words. Han Shuo shook his head and forced a smile. He thought to himself, Does Donna think that the rise of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy is by stepping on my House of Lavers?
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