“I’ve said so much, I don’t expect to gain your full trust immediately, but I hope you can at least have a bit of faith in me.” Norma placed a hand on his chest, speaking with emotion.
“I understand.” Jasmine nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, just acknowledging that she understood.
This was her way of accepting the fact that Norma knew her secret and temporarily categorizing him as someone who probably wouldn’t harm her.
“If you’re hungry in the future, just come to me for meals.
Consider it compensation for not being able to take care of you in the past.” Norma, knowing that Mo Li wasn’t someone who liked to owe favors, spoke in a guardian-like tone, making it seem like she wasn’t incurring a debt.
“Okay.” Jasmine agreed, though she still felt a bit resistant inside.
Having been used to being alone, she wasn’t accustomed to accepting help from others.
Norma might have been sincere enough, but compared to nobles who relied on their families, she, who had no one to rely on since childhood, felt naturally uncomfortable with others’ help.
If possible, she didn’t need or want outsiders interfering in her life.
However, for now, Norma had indeed helped her a lot, and she might have to continue relying on him.
If only she could earn her own living expenses, Jasmine didn’t want to live a life dependent on others.
Wait… maybe it’s possible? Silently staring at Norma, Jasmine thought of something.
“Count Norma, do you need alchemical potions?”
“Huh? Alchemical potions, well, I don’t really need… oh, actually, I do need some.” Understanding what Jasmine meant, Norma quickly changed his tune.
This girl probably still felt uneasy about his help, so she was thinking of ways to repay him.
Norma felt both helpless and gratified.
Growing up in an orphanage without professional mentors, her character hadn’t gone astray, which was good, but her vigilance was a bit strong.
Who knows what this child had been through.
“I happen to have some alchemical potions I want to sell.
Are you interested?”
“Why don’t you tell me about them? Maybe I need them.” Norma had already decided that no matter what type of alchemical potion Jasmine wanted to sell him, he would say he needed it.
“Um…” Jasmine hesitated, her fingers fidgeting, which made Norma feel a bit strange.
“The potion I sell has some peculiar effects, I’m not sure if you want it… if it’s useless, then forget it.”
“Tell me, how would I know if I need it or not? By the way, you didn’t acquire this potion through illegal means, did you?”
“No, no.” Jasmine shook her head like a rattle, then slightly averted her gaze, a slight blush appearing on her delicate, slightly chubby cheeks.
“I made it myself.”
“Oh? You can make potions?” Norma was surprised.
“Yes, a little, just an apprentice.”
“Not bad, very good.” Norma nodded slightly, his expression like a father seeing his son finally succeed.
“Um… as for the effects, it’s mainly for enhancing virility and treating impotence.”
“Oh, that, I just happen to nee…” Norma’s face stiffened.
“Treating what?”
“Impotence…” Jasmine, like an ostrich avoiding disaster, almost buried her head in her chest.
“…” The atmosphere became awkward in an instant, even the usually stoic Rocco turned his head away.
“Of course, that’s just the main effect, no, a more secondary one.
The main effects are detoxification, beautification, prolonging life, and promoting blood circulation.” Jasmine corrected herself.
“Ahaha, I see, then it seems I do need it.
Yes, with work being troublesome lately, I do feel like I have more wrinkles on my face.
Promoting blood circulation might really help me.” Norma pretended to sigh, touching his cheek.
“Is that so?…” Seeing Norma trying hard to show interest, Jasmine felt a bit of warmth in her heart.
She knew this was the Count’s way of considering her sensitive nature, not wanting her to feel indebted.
“The goods will be delivered tomorrow.” Feeling warm inside, even her tone softened a bit… well, this was just to express gratitude, not because she was touched.
“You said this potion was made by you?”
“Yes.”
“If you don’t mind, you can make it now.
Although this guesthouse is small, it does have an alchemy room.”
“Really?” Jasmine was taken aback.
Alchemy equipment was indeed something she lacked, so if someone was willing to lend it to her, that would be great.
High-quality alchemy equipment could greatly reduce the risk of failure, a world apart from those crude molds.
“Of course, feel free to use it.
Who knows, maybe I’m investing in a future alchemy giant.
You can use these tools as you like.
By the way, when you become famous, don’t pretend not to know me.”
Norma joked.
The alchemy room in the mansion was small but fully equipped, including a boiler, test tubes, a mortar for grinding powders, and more.
Not only that, but the wooden table also had some common alchemical materials like wild mountain flowers, pomegranate roots, and poisonous eggs.
Entering an alchemist’s workspace for the first time, Jasmine didn’t feel much, having seen the Black Tower, which was hundreds of times more impressive.
That was truly a sight to behold.
“Can I use it?”
“Of course, go ahead.”
“Then, Mr. Norma, I don’t like being watched while doing alchemy, it distracts me.”
“Okay, I understand.” Norma knew this was a polite way of asking him to leave, so he led Rocco out of the room, not forgetting to close the door behind him.
Once alone in the room, Mo Li took a deep breath.
She first entered the world within her ring, retrieving the alchemical formula she had discarded in a corner.
This was the only formula related to dragons, and without a better option, Jasmine had to choose it.
“Formula price: five hundred gold coins.”
Five hundred?! Seriously, why don’t you just rob me? Jasmine complained internally, but the ring wouldn’t respond to her dissatisfaction, nor would it accept her bargaining.
“Fine, fine.” Watching her hard-earned gold coins shrink significantly, Jasmine’s heart bled.
After purchasing the formula, the paper disappeared into thin air, and a string of text appeared in Jasmine’s mind, detailing the ingredients and brewing process for a potion called ‘Dragon Saliva Bone Strengthening Tea.’
