The Herb King

81 I’m a Harmless Citizen

Prince Calvin smiled at Harold and nodded his head as he said. “It should be me saying that, Sir Harold. I hope that we can work together to apprehend those bandits.”

If he was alone in this mission, his chances of completing it would be below fifty percent. According to the information that they have so far about the Northern Viper Group, those people are elites with power equivalent if not greater to that of a top noble household. Even if he has an army of the Imperial Family, it would be difficult to suppress them. The Reynolds Household would be a great support to the completion of this mission.

“Naturally.” Harold replied concisely. The old subordinates of his father have returned to their mansion and they had bolstered the strength of their family. It was time to make everyone know that their Reynolds Household is back!

“Alright. You guys may leave and immediately begin your preparations.” Emperor Ragnar waved his hand as he dismissed them. “Calvin, hand me those soaps before you leave.” The emperor added.

Prince Calvin chuckled as he handed the soaps to his father. ‘So father is actually conscious of his skin...’

Emperor Ragnar waved his sleeves and the soaps flew towards him. He then kept them inside his storage ring and gestured for them to leave.

Before they left, Prince Calvin bowed at his father, while Harold saluted the emperor.

Dimitri silently trailed behind the second prince.

When the three of them left, Emperor Ragnar abruptly stood up and ran straight into the bathroom. He couldn’t wait to try out the soaps that they had bought from Aethelwolf’s clinic. “Hopefully, this works as effectively as you said, Aethelwolf...”

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Meanwhile, Leric has already refined the Energy Augmentation Pellet and he managed to form three pills in one session. The three pills sat inside the cauldron, emanating a dense energy that was palpable to the naked eye.

Without hesitation, Leric grabbed one pill and threw it into his mouth.

A warm current started spreading throughout his body. The world essence contained inside the Energy Augmentation Pellet wasn’t violent like the Saint Revolution Pellet. The world essence moved towards his Hegel in a gentle manner as if a meek household kitten.

Not long after, Leric managed to refine the energy inside the pill. The process took no longer than thirty minutes and he didn’t feel uncomfortable throughout the whole absorption process.

He didn’t look at his Status Screen and proceeded with refining the third pill. He can check his level later after consuming five pills.

Without further ado, Leric kept the remaining two Energy Augmentation Pellets before cleaning his cauldron.

The three pills that he was going to refine next are respectively called Spirit Boosting Pellet, Potent Strength Pellet, and Mighty Supplement Pellet. He didn’t even bother to give them better names since he was in a hurry.

The Northern Viper Group made him feel unsafe and uneasy. He wouldn’t be able to sleep well at night if he didn’t have the power of a Level 4 Esper.

This time, Leric decided to do something interesting. He divided the space inside his cauldron into three parts. It wasn’t difficult for him to do this with his near-perfect ability in controlling his world essence. He only has to expend a bit more effort and attention.

Leric was planning to refine three different kinds of pills at once! If any Alchemist sees what he was doing, they would surely look at Leric as if he was a crazy lunatic. No one has ever tried to refine two pills at once. Not to mention that Leric was now refining three different kinds of pills inside one cauldron! This was an act of a madman and no one has ever tried this before! Perhaps only Leric was crazy enough to try doing something like this.

“This is more difficult than I thought...” Leric muttered to himself when he reached the second step of the refinement process. He had to place his full attention into the cauldron and make sure that no mistake is to happen in the procedure or all his ingredients would be turned into ashes by the fearsome heat of his Black Pill Fire.

Nighttime came before Leric was finally able to completely refine the three pills. When he opened the lid of his cauldron, he saw nine pills emitting a concentrated amount of world essence. The dense aroma of the pills assailed his nostrils, making him smile contentedly. “At long last!” He unconsciously raised a fist upwards in his excitement.

Leric grabbed three pills and kept the remaining six inside his storage space. These pills weren’t violent in nature so he wasn’t afraid in consuming them altogether. With this thought in his mind, Leric tossed the three pills into his mouth.

Boom!

An explosion of energy spread into his cells, amplifying his strength at a discernible speed.

Despite the immensity of the world essence contained within the three pills, Leric didn’t find it hard to refine them. He closed his eyes as he sat in a meditative pose. This position feels comfortable while absorbing the pure world essence of the pills.

His Hegel worked tirelessly for the next half an hour.

Phew!

Leric let out a heavy exhale as he slowly opened his eyes. He then rose to his feet and felt that his body was extremely energized as if he had drunk a couple of sports drinks.

He then summoned his Status Screen and looked at the changes.

Talent [Esper] Level 4

Talent [Alchemist] Level 4

Talent [Blacksmith] Level 4

Talent [Engraver] Level 4

He then looked at his skills and noticed that there were also many major changes that happened. Most of his skills were raised up to Level 4 and the others were hovering at Level 3.

Looking at this, Leric let out a burst of joyful laughter. “Northern Viper Group, is it? Don’t ever mess with me or I’ll go to your main headquarters and play with you guys.” He muttered in a haughty manner, but then he faked a cough and mumbled. “Nevermind... it’s still much better to remain low-key and act like a good citizen. That’s right! I’m a harmless citizen of the Leone Empire! How could I think about attacking a bandit group?”