Wyatt froze for a moment, narrowly avoiding getting his hand pinched by the lid of the box, but he shrugged it off like it was nothing.


    Feeling a bit mischievous from the shock he had received, Niki couldn’t resist adding fuel to the fire with a snort, “Do you have any idea how much Mirabe’s pill is worth?”


    Wyatt shook his head, suspecting it was way out of his league..


    “At the Pharmacists‘ Guild, this baby would be rated at least 5+,” Niki said, stroking his beard.


    S+ grade medicines were raremodities. Not only were they difficult to concoct, but their extraordinary effects on the body made them incredibly valuable. For instance, if someone was on death’s door with some incurable illness, swallowing S+ grade medicine tailored for their condition wouldn’t necessarily cure thempletely, but might just buy them a few extra decades. Pretty impressive, right?


    That was nothingpared to the other effects S+ medicine could have beyond healing.


    Wyatt’s face could no longer be described as surprised; he was outright shellshocked. He had seen S+ grade medicine auctioned off on the ck market, with opening bids starting at a cool five million–and that was just for a single pill!


    ncing down at the box he was holding. Wyatt felt his knees go weak. Niki wasn’t the type to bluff, so that meant… He suddenly found himself swaying on his feet and turned to Curtis, his voice shaky, “Bud, buddy, lend me a hand, will ya? I skipped dinner, and I felt a bit faint all of a sudden.”


    Curtis was equally shaken, his hands trembling. It was clear he was just as startled as Wyatt. Niki watched with satisfaction as both Wyatt and Curtis gaped in horror. The setback he’d suffered at Mirabe’s ce seemed to evaporate in an instant.


    There was nothing quite like the thrill of seeing others out of their depth.


    Standing off to the side, Mirabe nced at Niki, thinking how some folks just got more mischievous with age.


    After dropping Mirabe off at the Davis estate, Wyatt drove back to the luxurious vi where James resided. He and Curtis walked in to see James, their expressions as grim as a cloudy day, their strides almost ghostly.


    James, looking much better than he had earlier in the day, raised an eyebrow at them. “You two…”


    Wyatt nudged Curtis, “C’mon, give him the medicine.<b>” </b>


    Worried his own hands might betray him, Wyatt had delegated this moment of glory to Curtis.


    11:01


    Finally snapping back to reality, Curtis unwrapped the medicine, which was bundled inyers of his jacket, and carefully ced it on the coffee table.


    James gave them a look, then casually reached for the bottle. Instantly, both Wyatt and Curtis piped up.


    “Easy there. James.”


    “That potion’s worth a fortune!”


    James was confused. Was he being upstaged by a bottle of pills? Had they lost their minds?


    Wyatt touched his nose, muttering. “Niki mentioned that Ms. Mirabe’s potion is S+ grade.”


    James‘ hand was about to open the lid and paused. That youngdy could concoct S+ grade medicine?


    Though surprised, he kept hisposure, his face the picture of serenity, and opened the bottle.


    Upon seeing at least a dozen or so S+ grade pills inside, James was momentarily speechless. A minuteter, he nonchntly closed the bottle and ced it back on the table. “Did Ms. Mirabe provide any instructions on how to take these?”


    He sounded utterly calm.


    “Oh, she just said there weren’t many and to use them sparingly,” Wyatt replied respectfully.


    Just a few?


    James was shocked.


    Heh.