Chapter 278 - 274: Start of Work
Leon had always hated trouble—not because he was afraid of it or couldn’t handle it. Complaints aside, once he took a deep breath, he could dive right into the work without hesitation.
Sometimes, people unintentionally become the very thing they dislike.
Leon remembered his days as a corporate pawn, a mere worker. The thing he hated most back then was being given a new task before finishing the current one.
Now, as a leader, he seemed no different—completely insensitive to his subordinates’ plight. He had just tasked Cecilia with cultivating new talents but turned around to summon her back, assigning another task: buy every type of potion-crafting material on the market and deliver it to him.
Of course, Cecilia was Leon’s subordinate but also undeniably a leader herself. She was a high-ranking official of Watchtower Port, ruler of the surrounding wild forests, and had thousands of individuals or monsters under her command. She rarely needed to handle matters directly.
However, when the task came from Leon, she still had to step in personally. Handing over responsibilities to her subordinates was fine until they messed up—then it would reflect poorly.
For now, the issue of potion-crafting materials was settled, paving the way for the matter of the alchemy furnace.
Leon sketched the blueprint himself, spending half a day to finish it, then handed it to the salamanders with instructions to use the finest forging materials available.
Most of the potion-crafting materials would need to be entrusted to the Gold Shore Chamber of Commerce, or procured from the Talia Alliance or Crossroads City.