Chapter 59: Return of Willow
After Kim Simona left, Vice Tower President Woods exchanged a few polite pleasantries with Lordi Payne before getting down to business. The numbers were calculated swiftly: the Bone Tempering Pill sold to Kim Simona alone fetched 60 D$t, while the remaining eleven pills were priced at 55 D$t each after some haggling. In total, the vial of Bone Tempering Pills brought in a staggering 665 D$t for Lordi Payne.
After deducting the costs of the first alchemy run, Lordi Payne's net profit was 571 D$t—far beyond his wildest expectations and several times higher than his initial estimate.
This is a real jackpot... an absolute goldmine! Lordi Payne thought, his heart racing with excitement. But he kept his expression neutral, exchanging a few more polite words with Vice President Woods. He promised to return to the Tower of Hundred Treasures with more elixirs of similar quality, then made a quick exit.
Despite the windfall, Lordi Payne knew it was only a drop in the bucket compared to the massive fine looming over him. He still needed to hustle and earn more spirit stones—fast.
It wasn't until he was well away from the Tower of Hundred Treasures that Lordi Payne finally processed what had happened. These people all assumed some "alchemist master" crafted these premium-level pills. Not a single one of them suspected it was him.
Then he remembered the snarky parrot's earlier comments. His lips twitched, and he shrugged. "Fine by me. If they want to believe some mysterious master is behind this, let them. Better than them figuring out it's me."
After all, thanks to the brain-dead AwfulOS system, his low-key profile was already in ashes. He'd violated his principle of staying under the radar again and again. This was the perfect opportunity to pass the buck and avoid unnecessary attention.
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Meanwhile, in a secluded mountain forest far from the Tower of Hundred Treasures, Ruru Rosa broke the silence. "Junior Sister Kim, premium-level Bone Tempering Pills are so rare. How could that guy named Chen Haunt just give away a whole vial as a reward? Do you think... that junior brother might actually be the alchemist?"