Alchemist Store

Zara giggles, she kept on stealing a glance at Thomas. She had been holding up her laughter together when he dropped the last blow on the manager.

"I thought we would have to pay for the bills. Who would have known that Lordmaster had another plan already?" Zara thought?

Aware of the frequent peeks from Zara, Thomas continues walking nonchalantly. He looked at the numerous tents with several people coming in and out. Some tents look flamboyant and refined while some are small and insignificant with a look of ordinary and rustic.

People coming in and out of the big flamboyant tents were expensively dressed. Without a doubt, they are from a noble family or comes from a wealthy background. Likewise, those people entering and departing from the ordinary tents are dressed poorly or averagely.

"This year the black river auction house is about to begin. I implore you to join now. There is only limited space left. Sir, ma, please join now when there are still some seats left. This year, we've got a rank 1 medium storage ring. Moreover, there is a 100 years old blue winter root.

A boy dressed in a yellow and blue costume of the black river auction house was shouting at the top of his voice, advertising the black river auction house.

Tempted by the rank 1 medium storage ring. Zara gives out a turtle face, peeping at Thomas with her eyes closed slightly, biting her lips. She does not dare to request anything unless Thomas wanted to give her. She kept on blinking her eyes, holding the hem of her clothes. Eyeing Thomas who continues to walk away from the black river auction house, without caring about the ring or her behavior.

Strolling for a few minutes, they arrived at a quiet area of the merchant arena. People who took this path, are of middle-class families. People who are not born from a peasant family and are not of a wealthy background, are the middle-class families. Not rich, not poor people.

In front of them, a medium-size tent came to their sights. The tent looks ordinary and there is nothing special about it. Looking at the tent for a few moments. Thomas nods his head " this should do" he thought.

Entering the medium-sized tent, red sparrow merchant was written at the top of the entrance. The interior decoration of the tent was a bit lacking. Few broken boxes were stacked at a corner, with loose clothes everywhere. The cloth separating the tent into a smaller section had been loosening or torn in multiple places.

A boy who had already dose off sat behind the counter, numerous whispers were coming from the inner part of the tent.

"* Bam!"

Thomas hit the counter with his fists, sending out a loud disturbance. The counter boy fell from his chair and gulped large saliva. He looks around in drowsy, checking where the commotion comes from.

Various people arrived at the scene, looking at both the breathtaking beauty of Zara and the otherworldly appearance of Thomas makes them forget about the previous uproar.

" are you both…. the king…. and…...queen…. of this kingdom?" a lady struggles to ask.

Ignoring her question " where is the manager of this merchant group?" Thomas asked looking at every one of those people around him. All of them are in their mid-twenty. A man and four women.

The man among the women quickly gathered himself together " let me go and fetch the manager" he dashes out immediately.

" the manager is not even in the store," Zara said. Looking at every one of them with her eyebrows raised.

The woman who looks more mature among the four women said " we can not criticize our manager. She went out to look for potential buyers for our goods." Looking at Zara's eyes who kept scrutinizing them.

Glancing at the surroundings, " where are the goods" she thought.

" would you like to go to the inner section? The area there is more pleasing than this place." The boy behind the counter chips in.

Thomas immediately rejected the notion " that won't be necessary. We wait here for her arrival" looking at all the girls from head to toe. The women were reddened when they saw the way Thomas was looking at them.

He thought " they will be good for the store's attendants"

Zara snares at them, her lip twitch " you had better not to have any nonsensical impression of the look. It may lead to your death." She thought.

A mature woman in her mid-thirties arrived along with the man who dashed out earlier.

Seeing the way Thomas and Zara dress gorgeously and their astonishing looks. She had already concluded that they are from a noble background.

" what are they here for? We don't have any merchandise of that importance that may warrant their attention in our red sparrow store," she thought.

" I'm Song the leader and manager of this store," the mature woman said.

Seeing Thomas looking at her, Zara was confused. " what am I supposed to do, you did not inform me of anything we are here for?" She thought, rolling her eyes wide.

Realizing that Zara was lost on what they are here for, he said " my sister and I would Like to have a conversation with you privately."

The way Thomas kept on glancing at her made her feel like crying. She wanted to shout

" you don't tell me what we are here for!" Zara put on a forced smile " Song please lead us to a private place"

Nodding her head, Song leads Thomas and Zara to a separate section of the inner tent.

Zara had been thinking all along the way to the inner section

"What do we need to do here?" she murmured.

Inside the inner section, belonging to Song. The room was nothing spectacular but it was extremely tidy with a few chairs and a round table.

" What do you want to discuss," Song asked while sitting down.

" My sister is a bit shy so I will say what we are here for," Thomas said looking straight at Song's face. " how much is everything you wanted to sell at this merchant arena," Thomas asked.

" Why did he ask? Is there something going on that I am not aware of?" She thought.

" four gold coins," Song said.

"Hmm"

"Ok, I will pay you five gold coins to work for us. You and your group will be working for us. We will be using your tent and everything you have inside," Thomas said calmly.

Song was flabbergasted on hearing what Thomas says, her mouth form " 0".

"What?!"

She stared at Zara expecting her to say something contrary to what Thomas says. Zara could only nod her head confirming what Thomas says.

Calming herself down " you wanted to employ us and pay for all our unsold goods," Sony asked Not believing her ear.

Getting the hang of the situation, Zara said " you just need to work for us, that's all we demand from you."

Song trembles, she smiles with all her teeth out. She asked again " are you going to seriously pay us five gold coins to work for you"

"Yes, just do what we ask you to do," Zara said.

Bringing out five gold coins, Zara gave It to Song's trembling hand.

" Can I ask, what are you going to be doing in our store that makes you pay five gold coins?" Song asked.

"My sister is a great alchemist. She going to turn this place into an alchemist store"

Zara almost fell on the chair, she rolled eyes peeping at Thomas.

She thought " alchemist your head"