CHAPTER 702: Celestial Pearl Pharmacy

In one of the meeting rooms of the Sainte Residence, Carmelita and Andre were having a discussion with Han Shuo sitting across from them, listening intently to their conversation.

"Uncle, those medicinal pellets should cost at least one hundred black crystal coins per pellet, it is just too effective and miraculous!" Carmelita argued.

"Girl, do you know how much a hundred Black Crystal Coins is worth? At least think about your own family's expenses!" Andre shook his aching head with a bitter smile.

"If I say it's worth a hundred black crystal coins, then it's worth that much. Uncle, don't you believe me?" Carmelita said in displeasure.

"Well, I should at least try to find out if the medicine pellet is that effective, right? I know you have a pretty good relationship with Bryan, but still, you should keep private and public interests separate!" Andre sighed incessantly. He thought to himself, "You've never been in charge of the clan's affairs, how would you know about the struggles and constraints we face? If these medicinal pellets aren't worth the price, the first person your father will blame is me, not you.

"Bryan, give him a pellet, let him test it on someone," Carmelita casually instructed.

Han Shuo casually handed a medicinal pellet to Andre and explained the method of use. Han Shuo knew that Carmelita was doing all this to help himself and he was quite touched by her efforts.

"Bryan, you can relax. As long as the medicinal pellet is worth its price, with this girl by your side, we will not force the price down. We will discuss our cooperation in detail after I have tried this medicine," Andre was very polite towards Han Shuo due to his relationship with Carmelita.

"Of course!" Han Shuo nodded smilingly.

Andre left with the medicine pellet in his hand, probably on his way to try it out. Han Shuo was very confident in the rejuvenation pill he had personally refined. He wasn't worried about the results at all.

"Alright, next, you should get your own shop. Only then can you expand the business," Carmelita continued with a furrowed brow, "But you only have less than three hundred black crystal coins. That is far from enough to buy a shop lot. You could rent one, but that would be very inconvenient. How about this, I will buy a shop ticket for you first, and you will pay me back when you have enough crystal coins?"

In the City of Shadows, Han Shuo could be considered a wanderer. He usually rented a gymnasium and stayed there. He knew that every inch of ground in the City of Shadows cost money. Even a small shop would cost at least several thousand Black Crystal Coins. The Black Crystal Coins he currently had were nowhere near enough for him to buy a shop lot.

However, Han Shuo did not want to owe Carmelita too many favours. After thinking for a while, Han Shuo took out a piece of Lightning Element Divine Essence and handed it to Carmelita, saying, "How many crystal coins is this divine essence worth?"

Carmelita gasped. She looked at Han Shuo in astonishment and asked, "How did you come to possess this divine essence?

Han Shuo casually made up a story about its origin. "The last time I was in this valley, I found this piece and picked it up from someone. How many crystal coins is it worth?"

"Divine essence is quite a valuable thing. Hmm, it should cost at least five thousand Black Crystal Coins. Damn, you really are lucky, aren't you?" Carmelita received the divine essence from Han Shuo's hand and said, "Alright, I know your intentions. I will exchange this divine essence for the shop you need. Rest assured, I can get everything done and settled."

Carmelita did not take much time to get things done, especially when she was devoted to helping Han Shuo. Han Shuo saw that in just three days, she had used that piece of Divine Essence to get Han Shuo a shop not too far from the Sainte Residence. It was a three-storey shop with a height of around forty metres. Although it could only be considered a small shop in the City of Shadows, it couldn't have cost less than five thousand black crystal coins. Carmelita must have used her influence and identity to purchase this shop with a single piece of Lightning Energy Divine Essence.

Carmelita's presence alone had saved Han Shuo a great deal of work and effort. Carmelita had even taken care of all the procedures and paperwork on Han Shuo's behalf. On the fifth day, Han Shuo had officially moved into the small shop.

Han Shuo was in no hurry to fill the empty shelves and counter with goods. Although the shop was small, he was extremely satisfied with it. After all, he finally had his own place on Elysium. In the future, he would no longer have to live in the gymnasiums around the City of Shadows.

Of the three floors, Han Shuo left the bottom two empty and converted the top floor into a small gymnasium. Although it was only two hundred square metres, it was more than enough for Han Shuo to play with. As with all things, getting started was always the hardest part. Han Shuo was incredibly busy with all kinds of work. He bought some boundary towers and placed them on the third floor. Then Carmelita, a Highgod, helped Han Shuo deploy two layers of barriers that would keep the third floor stable, saving Han Shuo even more work.

It was only after the boundaries were set that the gymnasium on the third floor was finally usable. After that, Han Shuo personally set up the second floor. He set up several huge cabinets filled with small box-like drawers, which he filled with the myriad of medicinal ingredients he had collected since arriving on Elysium. He also purchased a complete set of bottles used by apothecaries. The place appeared to be a proper laboratory for the production of medicines.

The second floor was only equipped with barriers to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping and snooping. Han Shuo could put up these barriers by himself and did not need Carmelita's help.

Han Shuo did not refine the medicine using the tools and methods commonly used by Elysian apothecaries. Instead, he used some rare materials to melt his own special cooking cauldron for refining medicine - the Nine Tessellation Cauldron. The refining of medicinal pellets would be much faster with this specialised tool. With the medicinal ingredients he had collected on Elysium, Han Shuo was able to produce three hundred Rejuvenation Pills.

Elysium was the material plane with the most intense spirit aura, so the medicinal ingredients collected from this world were extraordinary. Han Shuo believed that the three hundred Rejuvenation Pills would therefore have very obvious effects.

It took Han Shuo another five days to refine the three hundred Pills of Rejuvenation. Then, using the remaining medicinal ingredients he had, he refined several other types of pellet medicines, such as the Rebirth Pill, which was best suited for children born in this world, as well as a few Tranquility Pills, which promoted calmness and emptied one's heart and mind, allowing one to better comprehend the true essence of one's energy during cultivation.

By the time Han Shuo had used up all the medicinal ingredients, he had accumulated over three hundred Rejuvenation Pills and two hundred medicinal pellet of various functions. He packed them into dazzling and colourful medicine bottles. It was only now that Han Shuo began to meticulously decorate the first floor of his shop. The medicine bottles with different functions were put on display.

Since Han Shuo had previously told Carmelita that he did not want to be disturbed while he was refining his medicines, Carmelita did not come looking for him during this time.

It was only two days after Han Shuo had displayed the medicines on the first floor and opened the tightly closed front doors that Carmelita and Andre came by to pay him a visit.

Compared to the polite etiquette Andre had shown before, the Andre who came by this time was much, much more cordial. Before entering the shop, he raised his head and chuckled as he read the name. "Celestial Pearl Pharmacy. Haha, the name might be a bit strange, but in the future, this name will be known by everyone."

When Han Shuo, who was arranging his medicines on the first floor, heard Andre's cheerful laughter, he knew that Andre must have realised the effectiveness of the Rejuvenation Pellet he had been given to try.

In fact, before Han Shuo could step outside to greet him, Andre and Carmelita had entered the shop smiling. Andre did not beat around the bush and immediately said, "Young man, we have tried the medicinal pellet you made. Very good, very good indeed. The price of one hundred black crystal coins per bottle is very reasonable!"

"Bryan, we came here to buy those medicinal pills. Oh, it's those, rejuvenation pills!" Carmelita pointed to the shelf with the purple coloured medicine bottles. She continued, "Pack them all up, we will take all three hundred bottles. Uncle, give him thirty thousand black crystal coins!"

But as Andre was about to take out his black crystal coins, Han Shuo smiled bitterly and said to Carmelita, "I only have three hundred bottles for now. If you buy them all, I will have nothing left to sell. How about you buy two hundred bottles first?"

Andre stared blankly for a moment before saying quickly with a friendly smile, "Of course, of course. Anyway, your shop is just over here. We will just come back when you have produced more pellet."

"That would be best," Han Shuo packed up two hundred bottles of Rejuvenation Pills and happily handed them to Andre. At the same time, Han Shuo was handed twenty thousand black crystal coins.

Twenty thousand black crystal coins! This was no small amount of wealth on Elysium. Normally, a Midgod could only earn around three thousand Black Crystal Coins after working for big family clans for ten years. Even a family clan as large as the House of Sainte would only pay a Midgod around five thousand Black Crystal Coins over the course of ten years.

The ingredients and herbs that Han Shuo had used to refine the rejuvenation pills were all gathered from the surrounding mountain range. Even the process of refining them only took about ten days. However, he had simply exchanged them for twenty thousand black crystal coins. Twenty thousand black crystal coins was more than enough for Han Shuo to buy a decent gymnasium in the City of Shadows!

After collecting the heavy twenty thousand black crystal coins, Han Shuo suddenly realised that it was indeed very profitable to make money by producing and selling medicinal pellets. If this trend continued, it wouldn't be too many years before he amassed a fortune that only a small family clan could possess. The sudden wealth in his pockets made his imagination run wild. Even his heart began to fly.

"Oi, rascal!" Carmelita gently patted Han Shuo's shoulder, startling him from his daydream, and continued, "It's only twenty thousand black crystal coins! How can you be so intimidated by that amount?! You have to think bigger if you want to get bigger!"

Han Shuo smiled brightly and replied, "Haha, I know how important it is to have crystal coins. I only had about three hundred Black Crystal Coins before. To receive twenty thousand Black Crystal Coins so suddenly and so soon after I set foot on Elysium, it is only natural that I would be absent-minded!"

"Bryan, your medicine is magnificent! All the family clans in the City of Shadows would send their members to various places to be tempered and tempered. Not only is it inevitable that they will be injured, but they will be injured again and again. Therefore, there will always be a demand for your medicinal pellets. As long as you continue to supply them, it is only a matter of time before you become a very wealthy man here. Don't be too alarmed. In the future, we, the House of Sainte, will be here every day to order medicinal pellets for use in emergencies. You will be very busy!" Andre said as he chuckled.

"Well, I'm most willing to accept crystal coins!" Han Shuo said jokingly. Then, after thinking for a moment, he took out three bright red pills from his space ring, which immediately filled the air with sweet smells.

"They smell so good! What kind of pills are they? What do they do?" Carmelita exclaimed in surprise.

"They are for you!" Han Shuo handed them to Carmelita and explained earnestly, "This is a kind of medicine I have specially refined to expel toxins. The strange disease you contracted when you were young has left a small amount of toxins in your body. Of course, after you successfully cultivated in the Edict of Destruction, those toxins could no longer harm your divine body. But because they are still in your body, your skin has become rough and... um... not so good looking. I think these medicines will help improve your condition. Try them."

"Wha- What?!" Carmelita was absent-minded as she held the medicinal pellets, which emitted fragrant scents. She muttered, "It's been so many years. Will it still work?" Although Carmelita had pretended not to care about her appearance, she was still a woman. No woman would really be unconcerned about that aspect of herself.

"When Carmelita's condition improves, your shop will become the largest shop in the City of Shadows. I can assure you of that!" Your House of Sainte had made many efforts to solve this problem that had plagued Carmelita for many years. They had invited countless apothecaries and tried every medicine. But they all told her that the divine energy in her body was simply too powerful and that no medicine would work. Unless she was willing to give up all the terrible energy she had, they were powerless to do anything.

Carmelita knew how important it was to be powerful, so why should she give up all her strength? So she never got rid of this sore spot. In time, even she had completely given up on it. She had long since accepted her fate and no longer had any hope.

"Bry- Bryan, is it really going to work?" Carmelita said, her voice trembling. She couldn't extinguish the hope that was rekindling in her heart.

"I can't promise it will cure you, but I'm sure it will have some effect! Just give it a try!" Han Shuo replied. The medicine could certainly not turn Carmelita into a beauty overnight. However, if the toxins in her body were removed, at least Carmelita wouldn't look as ugly as she did.

"Huh? What's this new place over here? Celestial Pearl Pharmacy? What a strange name! Teng Fei, do you think we should check it out?" a familiar voice sounded from outside. A moment later, Teng Fei, Cage and his sister Eve entered the shop.

Andre and Carmelita's backs were turned towards the trio. As soon as they saw Han Shuo standing in the middle, they took large strides and coldly groaned, "Indeed, enemies are bound to cross paths!