In the back garden of the alchemy shop.

[Your current Good Reputation is 635, and some gentle "magical plants" have sprouted in your backyard.]

[Your current evil reputation is 1799, and your backyard is overgrown with a lot of troublesome "magical plants."]

Li Aili: "..."

Her alchemical reputation has been rising ever since she hired Bakin.

But isn't the evil reputation a bit ridiculously high?

The day before yesterday, I overheard a civil official from the central city reporting to the Duke, complaining about the surge in crime in the city, with no suspects being caught and the cases becoming unsolved 'cold cases'.

Li Aili broke out in a cold sweat at that moment.

Her intuition told her that this matter was most likely related to the money-grubbing minotaurs.

This can't go on.

At the very least, we need to use reputation to exchange for a mind-reading-like item for Ba Jin, so that he can't sell alchemical potions to those customers with ulterior motives.

Coincidentally, today is the day the mysterious little truck arrived outside the fence.

Li Aili went up and searched for a while, and finally found a pair of glasses.

[Mind-reading glasses that can be used 3 times a day.]

There's a daily limit on the number of attempts, and you also need 1500 reputation points?

Bah! What a rip-off!

This level of shrewdness is equivalent to two Ba Jins.

However, Li Aili still bought it despite the pain, just in time to lower her evil reputation.

Her back garden is going to be renamed "Dark Garden".

Hopefully, these glasses can help curb the soaring crime rate in the city center.

[You spent 1500 evil reputation to purchase a pair of 'Mind Reading Glasses'.]

[Currently, my evil reputation is 299.]

Starting tomorrow, the production of those troublesome magical plants will be greatly reduced. Please gain more reputation points as soon as possible.

After they left, he instructed Ba Jin that he must use these glasses to assess the motives of customers who purchased [Flame Potion], [Poison Potion], or [Ice Potion].

After resolving the troublesome problem, Li Aili had to get to work.

The backyard has been overrun by wildly growing, magical plants. As far as the eye can see, there is not a single patch of ground to be seen, and there is simply no place to put one's feet.

Li Aili bent down and began harvesting the magical plant.

This collection has uncovered a new and amazing plant.

A type of bramble that is rolled up. This bramble is very prickly when picked, so you have to wear thick gardening gloves and then cut it off from the root with a pair of scissors.

Li Aili broke off a small piece of the new variety, and an error message immediately appeared in the Alchemy Shop:

Due to your improper handling, the Golden Thorn has lost some of its medicinal properties.

Then came the study of the medicinal properties of this magical plant, and what new alchemical potions it could be used to create.

An afternoon passed just like that.

Until the Duke's voice suddenly came from the dragon gemstone necklace she was wearing.

"come out."

Coincidentally, she developed a new potion – the [weak giantification potion].

I'm currently adding 'Gold Thorn' to the Pokédex.

"Ah! How can this necklace transmit sound?"

The Duke said: "Come out first."

Li Aili finished the last stroke, and feedback came from the alchemy shop:

[Successfully added to the Encyclopedia of Amazing Plants: Golden Thorn]

Intermediate Herbalist Title: 1000/1000

Li Aili thought she was about to become an intermediate herbalist, but then another message popped up:

Intermediate Herbalist Title: 0/1

Li Aili: "??"

What the heck is this?!

"Come out quickly," came the Duke's urging voice from the necklace.

Not long after leaving the Alchemy House, the Duke arrived.

The Duke crossed his arms and looked down at Li Aili. "You know what? Martin's three-year-old son doesn't need to be rushed to eat."

Li Aili rolled her eyes. "The way you talk is just like my dad."

The Duke raised an eyebrow slightly. "Say it, let me hear it?"

Li Aili: "..."

"Let's go to the restaurant, I'll ask the kitchen to bake you a sweet berry cream cake."

Li Aili immediately bargained, "I also want a honey pudding and a cocoa cake!"

The Duke coldly refused, "No."

"You stingy person."

On this point, when it comes to health, the Duke will not compromise.

At the dining table, the new maid first brought out Li Aili's dessert.

How could Li Aili possibly tolerate this? She picked up a small spoon and couldn't wait to start 'sweeping' the food.

The Duke glanced at the maid indifferently, and the housekeeper Catherine beside him immediately understood.

The housekeeper silently led the maid out.

"Let's have our main meal first," the Duke said helplessly.

Li Aili gulped down a large piece of sweet berry cream cake, exclaiming, "I won't!"

"You're really as willful as a little girl." The Duke pinched the corner of his eye, looking exasperated.

"I made a [Giant Growth Potion] today," Li Aili changed the subject.

"Well, it's like if a person drinks it, they'll turn into a giant."

"I think this is great for land reclamation or infrastructure construction. Giants can move bricks much faster than ordinary laborers."

The Duke said, "It's more suitable for fighting wars."

Li Aili: "..."

"How come you can bring up war in everything?" she asked speechlessly.

The Duke elegantly sliced ​​the pan-fried lamb chops on his plate. "One bottle of [Giant Transformation Potion] allows one person to do the work of 100 people."

"Then those merchants would hire someone to drink the drug. The remaining 99 people lost their jobs."

People who are unemployed cannot support themselves and their families, and such people are more prone to committing crimes.

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