After a while, Otto brought them all to meet Elsa and did some


    introductions before leaving them alone.


    “I didn’t expect the senior director to be so young and


    beautiful. To be honest, I was a little skeptical when Otto mentioned that you were a young, beautiful


    woman.” Severin could not help his surprise when heid eyes on her. Elsa was


    beautiful–her skin was fair and her face was uniquely


    charismatic. The skirt she wore was slightly on the shorter end, which revealed a part of her thighs and


    made her look very


    youthful.


    “Please have a seat, Mister Severin!” Elsa invited everyone to sit down. “I won’t exchange any


    additional spiritual stones for you simply because you’ve ttered me. We have strict standards in


    terms of exchanging spiritual stones with other items. Even if you and I have a good rtionship, I am


    bound to carry out my duty ording to the rules of our auction house.”


    A person like Elsa could be said to have a lot of influence in Oolong City. Naturally, that would mean


    she had already heard a lot of ttery from plenty of other people. She was quite neutral when Severin


    made that remark earlier.


    Severin smiled and said, “I’m just telling the truth. I would


    imagine that it couldn’t have been easy to sit in this position.”


    Elsa smiled nkly and said to Severin, “Let’s talk business. Otto informed me that you were nning


    to offer some pills in exchange for spiritual stones.”


    Severin nodded with a smile. “That I do. I don’t have a lot of valuable things, but I can exchange pills


    with you since I’m an


    alchemist.”


    “Bing a second–grade alchemist is a tough task,” Elsa began toin. “My mental power isn’t


    too bad, and I’m very interested in learning alchemy. Unfortunately, I’ve been too busy here, and the


    two junior directors haven’t been able to make a breakthrough yet. I was nning to resign, go into


    seclusion, and find someone to learn alchemy from, but my resignation request was always rejected. I’ll


    have to wait until one of the junior directors breaks through to level eight warrior emperor before I get a


    chance. It drives me up the wall.”


    Elsa’s frustration was evident, and her angry expression was


    adorable.


    Severin smiled and said, “I sensed your mental ability earlier,


    and I can say that it’s very strong. You have a budding talent for alchemy, but I’m curious to know how


    patient you are. Patience is a necessary skill in alchemy, as is a strong mental fortitude. Those who


    can’t stand failure are destined never to


    seed because failure is a regr urrence when you’re just starting alchemy.”


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    Elsa nodded in approval when she heard what Severin said. “I didn’t expect your mental power to be


    that strong. I just used mine very briefly to know what was happening outside and yet you still


    discovered it.”


    “Your chance to resign mighte sooner rather thanter,” Severin said with a smile. “You’ll have a


    level eight warrior emperor soon enough.”


    “I sure hope so. The junior directors are training very hard, but even then, it’s not that easy to make a


    breakthrough.” Elsa smiled wryly. She then produced a small book with a flip of her palm and handed it


    to Severin. “Here’s the exchange rate for pills. Have a look and see how many pills you can offer.”


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    In Elsa’s view, Severin would have to fork outrge amounts of pills to exchange spiritual stones of


    over a billion.


    Severin looked at it and expressed his surprise. “It’s incredibly detailed! Even the quality is taken into


    ount! Pills of the


    same grade will have a higher value if their quality is better, with elite–quality pills being much more


    expensive.”