Seeing that the visitor was polite and didn't have the subtle sense of superiority that Nora and Linley had in their eyes, Mark asked politely, "Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm Robert Bennett, the shop manager and chief pharmacist of Saint Grace Magic Potion in Stonehammer Town. You can just call me Robert. I can identify this potion for you and try to restore it for you. I'll cover all your purchases in our shop this time. Is that okay with you?"
Robert spoke calmly, without any bullying or moral blackmail in his words. He seemed to fully respect Mark's choice.
As expected of the manager of such a top-tier pharmacy, his abilities and abilities were far superior to those of Nora and Linley.
Moreover, Robert's sudden appearance seemed to control the atmosphere of the entire store. Whether it was the onlookers who were originally chatting and watching the fun, or Lin Lei and Nora, who had grim expressions, they seemed to have pressed the mute button after his appearance, and they didn't even dare to breathe.
These professionals who have been hanging around in Shichui Town for many years are not outsiders like Mark. They know clearly that Robert Bennett is the most famous top talent in Shichui Town.
Robert changed his profession to a nature mage at the age of eighteen, and advanced to an intermediate nature mage at the age of twenty-two. At the same time, he awakened his second profession, the pharmacist, which has only a one in a thousand chance of obtaining. Then, at the age of thirty-four, he advanced to a high level in both professions.
Now only fifty-four years old, he was already a prodigy who had entered the high-level realm for twenty years. Even the Lord of Stone Hammer Town had to pay respectful respect to him when meeting him, and they dared not act rashly in his presence.
But no matter how much they think, it has nothing to do with Mark.
Mark hadn't come here to cause trouble, and he wasn't particularly impressed by Robert's aura. Since the store manager had said so, he was happy to let it go.
"Mr. Robert, please."
Unlike Linley, who needed a magic analyzer to analyze the potion, Robert simply stretched out his finger toward the crystal bottle, and a stream of "holy water" flowed out of the crystal bottle and gathered into a thumb-sized droplet at his fingertips.
He first slowly injected a trace of magic power into the droplet, and then felt it carefully.
About five or six seconds later, a look of surprise appeared on Robert's face.
Then, in front of everyone's surprised gaze, he put the drop of liquid directly into his mouth.
Even if Mark wanted to remind him, it was too late.
After swallowing the drop of holy water, Robert closed his eyes and felt the effect of the holy water more carefully.
A full five minutes passed and the store was completely silent.
Finally, when Robert opened his eyes, Mark felt relieved.
After all, he couldn't guarantee that other people would not fall asleep immediately like Xiao Mu after drinking the holy water.
"Sir, did you mix this potion yourself?"
Robert asked.
"No, I bought it from a traveling merchant."
Although there was no expression on Robert's face, Mark was not stupid enough to tell him the truth.
"Is that so?" Robert said with some regret. "The ingredients of this potion are indeed the same as what Linley the pharmacist described—the same ingredients as basic holy water. But the person who prepared the holy water may have used silver powder from another sect's prayer silverware, and the magic power that blended the holy water wasn't holy light magic, causing some strange changes to occur in this bottle of holy water."
"It has changed from being primarily used for dispelling and purifying holy water to a catalytic potion. Using this potion can restore a significant amount of health and mana in a short period of time, but it can also trigger mutations in the body's magic source due to the dramatic surge in health and mana, ultimately causing irreversible physical and mental deformities. While this deformity may be beneficial for some monsters, it's rather useless for humans."
"In my opinion, this can be defined as a new mid-level magic recovery potion. Professionals below the mid-level should not attempt to use it unless their Spirit attribute has reached 20."
"Since we are unable to determine the type of blessed silver powder and the properties of the fused magic, we are sorry that Holy Grace Potion cannot replicate this potion for you."
Robert not only introduced the purpose of this potion in detail, pointed out its side effects and working principles, but also politely admitted his shortcomings.
His humble and sincere attitude was completely different from Linley's.
There is really nothing wrong with the manager of the Holy Grace Magic Potion Shop.
After learning that the holy water he mixed had this effect, Mark felt that this trip was worthwhile.
Since the senior pharmacist has come out and surrendered, he doesn't plan to pursue the matter further.
But just as Mark was about to take the potion and leave the Saint Grace Magic Potion Shop, Robert stopped him and said, "Sir, the service provided by the Saint Grace Potion Shop has caused you trouble this time. Please allow us to apologize to you."
“No need for that!”
"Linley's bet with you must still be fulfilled. We at Saint Grace Pharmacy do not allow any unfaithful pharmacists in our store."
When Robert mentioned Linley, Mark noticed that Linley, who was standing hunched over beside him, shuddered. He hurried into a room on the first floor and quickly retrieved the 30 gold coins agreed upon in the bet and handed them to Robert.
Looking at the small bag of gold coins, Mark couldn't help but move his feet.
He would not sell the holy water, and the remaining materials collected from the thorn deer in his luggage might only be exchanged for a few dozen silver coins.
With these gold coins in front of him, he doesn't have to worry about earning money for the journey.
Seeing Mark's intention, Robert smiled gently and said, "Sir, I don't know how to address you. How many of these potions do you have?"
"Just call me Mark. This is the last bottle I have left."
"Are you willing to transfer this bottle of potion to me? I am willing to pay a high price for it."
When Mark heard what Robert said, his heart skipped a beat.
Although he had secretly released magic power when he was in the Stone Hammer Town Church and did not arouse the hostility of the Holy Light professionals in the Holy Light Church, he was, after all, not a clergyman of the Holy Light Church.
If a bottle of potion containing his own magical aura were to be left outside, it would inevitably attract the attention of the Church of Holy Light.
Robert seemed to have seen through Mark's thoughts long ago and took the initiative to speak:
"Sir Mark, please rest assured. I purchased this potion from you solely for my own research. Furthermore, the magic within it has already been perfectly blended and mutated with the other potions. No one can determine the potion maker's identity based on the magic within it."
"Okay, how much do you want to pay?" Mark asked.
Anyway, he will leave Shichui Town soon. Once he reaches the Warcraft Forest, even if the holy water can really expose his identity, he can just hide in the forest and there is no way to catch him!
"This number!" Robert raised a finger.
"1,000 gold coins? Deal!"
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