"You... How can this be? How are you here?" Lothur heard a thin voice coming from ahead of him, a tone he had heard only a few days ago.
Noticing that he already knew the owner of that voice, Lothur imdiately paid attention to the three people in that store.
One of them was an old lady wearing an elegant outfit and an apron while working behind a counter that had several different bottles.
Another was a young woman who could not have been much older than Lothur and was holding a broom in her hands, cleaning the wooden floor in that area.
Finally, another woman was there, soone with beautiful violet hair. Still, instead of the attire of an attendant, this woman was wearing noble clothes, typically seen on civilians of good background.
And it was precisely this civilian who had called Lothur, who was at the mont looking at him in shock as she stood next to the lady replenishing dicine in so bottles.
Seeing that woman's face, Lothur could not identify her, but he was sure he knew her since that tone of voice was sothing he would not forget.
"Are you..." He was about to ask as he approached her when she made a movent toward him, coming to his side and touching one of his hands.
Upon noticing this unusual reaction, Lothur imdiately focused on that woman, curious to know who this daring woman was.
[Na: Sofie]
[Cultivation: level 8]
[STR: 30.2] [CON: 32.5] [DEX: 33.8] [AGI: 29.9]
'Sofie?' Lothur tried to rember that na until he finally pondered the sounds he had heard during the dical treatnt he went through after his first beating in this world.
'Ah, now I rember! She was with that guy, Doctor Snee!'
'Anyway, her level is impressive!'
'She's one of the strongest people I've ever seen the attributes of!' He thought about this for a mont as he watched her watch him intensely as if she saw a dead person walking and talking in front of her.
"That..."
"How did you recover so quickly? How can you look so well without even a trace of potent dicines in your body?" She muttered in disbelief, unaware of how such a person was walking and talking, considering that he should still be unconscious from the earlier beating.
But realizing that she was getting carried away with her curiosity, that woman soon turned away from Lothur, a little embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I got carried away just now..."
She then rembered that he was not supposed to know her and felt even worse. "Please don't think I'm a strange woman trying to touch you..."
"My na is Sofie Carl. I am Doctor Snee's assistant and apprentice. We recently took care of your case..." She paused briefly, looking at the young man in front of her, trying to understand if this was a dream. "Anyway, because you were a patient, I felt curious about what happened to you."
"I'm sorry."
"So, that's it..." He pretended that he had not realized this, easing the expression of surprise on his face. "Well, thank you for your recent help, Miss Carl. I don't know what might have happened if it hadn't been for you."
"No... We did almost nothing." She sighed, feeling for the first ti in a long ti that, in fact, she and her master had done nothing extraordinary to a patient.
"So..." She looked at him with the sa curiosity as before. "What happened to you? How did you recover so quickly?"
"That..."
"Well, I think it was the weather."
"After that, I woke up feeling in a good mood. Since then, I've been healthier than ever..." He lied blatantly.
"The weather?" Sofie's eyes widened at this comnt, finding it unbelievable that this man could say such nonsense.
But on second thought, such a justification was more likely than the use of dical resources. After all, what dicinal item would not leave traces?
But even she, soone who was learning directly from one of the best 2-star doctors in the province, had not noticed anything on his body.
"Sigh..."
She sighed for a mont and said sincerely. "Well, I'm glad you're okay. You can't imagine how worried Doctor Snee was after seeing you in that state..."
"Is that true?"
"Yes. On two occasions in less than two weeks, you were on the verge of death... Even Doctor Snee, who sees so many people weekly, was moved by your situation." She answered him in a low voice.
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"He wants to offer you so advice and maybe even help."
"It will only depend on you."
"Is that so?" His eyes widened in curiosity. "Why would he offer such a thing?"
"That only by talking to him will you be able to find out."
While the two were talking, suddenly that old woman said sothing. "So that fellow is interested in this young man, eh? Young man, what have you done to attract that fellow's attention?"
"Do you happen to have a special constitution?" She asked about that since, in her mind, there was no sense in thinking of Doctor Snee wanting to help a young man with no cultivation.
"Aunt Ilma!" Sofie said in a slightly louder tone. "Stop trying to scare people. You've already pushed away from us the last two who were interested in learning from my master!"
'Oh?' Lothur watched those two, surprised since there seed to be a relationship between these people, rather than Sofie being just another custor in this place.
And indeed, there was sothing between them. This woman, the owner of this dicine store, was the older sister of Doctor Snee, the doctor who had saved Lothur.
Because of this relationship, Sofie naturally ca to this place a lot. At the sa ti, Ilma naturally got more involved than she should in her younger brother's affairs.
After seeing those two exchanging a few words about their problems, Lothur saw that violet-haired woman getting ready to leave the place, bidding him farewell.
"Lothur, go visit my master another ti. You will not regret it."
"That could be your chance to solve your problems... Then go to my master's office. It is only 100 ters from here, in that big red house."
"Oh? I'll see that another ti." Of course, Lothur did not guarantee he would go, but he did not refuse either.
After that woman left such an establishnt, Lothur stopped in front of the old lady and heard her ask. "Young man, what do you need? Tell , and I will bring your items in a few minutes."
"The ma'am misunderstands . I am not here for shopping."
He pulled out his Morning Star Academy identification item, proving to her where he ca from. "I am here for the mission left by this store at the academy."
"That..." She did not think it was strange that soone would co looking for that, but instead that a person with no cultivation intended to harvest dicines outside this city.
That was dangerous!
"Young man, I don't want to discourage you or anything like that. But are you sure about this? Harvesting dicines may seem easy at first glance. Still, we always risk being stung by insects and venenous animals."
"On the other hand, sotis our dicines of interest are within hostile territories..." She did not go into detail but made a point of warning him about possible challenges.
"If you are not at least a 1st Transformation cultivator, then I am afraid your safety will be compromised."
That woman naturally did not care about Lothur's life. But since her brother seed interested in this young man, she had done him the favor of teaching him such things.
Lothur then looked at her and smiled. "Thank you for your concern, ma'am. But I am fine with the risks of this mission and have my ans of survival."
"So, for now, I would appreciate it if you could inform more about my mission."
"Sigh..."
"Well, if you insist, I already have everything prepared for you." She pointed in the direction of a cloth and leather bag propped up on one of the many shelves in that store.
"There, you will find the items necessary for harvesting the Tooth Grass. And of course, there is also a map there that will take you to the best places to harvest these resources."
After hearing that, Lothur imdiately opened that bag, checking each item and understanding where to start.
Then, he promised that old woman to return before Sunday evening, saying goodbye to her and leaving that place in a hurry.
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