Chapter 2014 The Guild Master

Chapter 2014 The Guild Master

Alex's life returned to some form of normalcy again. The two women understood that he had been given a special allowance to not have to remain in the sect, and so his presence didn't confuse them at all.

Alex had been regularly pitied for the first few days after the patients learned about his 'failure', which he let continue. There was no point in telling the truth to these people, and he didn't want to tell it to them anyway.

He didn't want people acting weirdly around him just because he had joined a sect now, so he let the people believe that he had failed and thus returned.

The shop sowed some steady progress as well. It was hard to judge the progress over a week or two, but in the 2 months after Alex returned, the number of patients had gone up by nearly 10%. That was a fantastic improvement to everything.

He was sure most of it was thanks to him even getting to a chance to take the test to enter the Blue Silk sect. The sect's name was influential enough that people were more than willing to come to his shop just because he had taken a test in it.

Or maybe the information about him fainting was actually helping him advertise his sect. That was not a bad thing in any way at all. However the fame came, it was always useful to bring in more customers.

Alex was in the back room, taking care of an elderly with her back issue when Fang Yuxie quickly walked in and said something directly to him.

The guild master of the Bluehorn Alchemy guild had come to his shop.

Alex looked toward Fang Yuxie with a questioning look, and she gestured for him to go out as quickly as he could.

Alex nodded and looked back at his patient, dealing with her issue. It took him 5 minutes to find the problem and suggest the remedy for her.

Once he was done, he finally walked out.

The old man gave a surprised look. "I suppose they can do that," he said. "They might have a hard time though, since your shop is more than just a place to get pills."

"It will be alright," Alex said. "I'll be here long enough that there shouldn't be any issues."

"I suppose you have thought about it already then," the man said with a smile. "A man of your talent, you wouldn't have thought about your future."

He took a look around the shop again. "I see that you don't have many rooms here. Where do you keep your patients?" he asked.

"We have a room in the back where we test them. If they need to be admitted, however, we do not have that capability, so we send them to the guild since it is close by."

"I see, I see," the man said. "You should definitely expand the store to make it useful for more people. Maybe move to a location with more rooms. I believe I know a few of those on the other side of the city. If you wish to move there, I can help get you acclimated to the surroundings."

Alex felt a deep aura emanating from Wang Yanwei to the side, which he found a little difficult to ignore now. No doubt, the old man had been sensing it from the start given he was the target of that.

Alex ignored it the best he could. "I have no intention to move the store at all, senior. I'm happy with what I've got."

"Really?" the man asked before sighing. "Of course, you wouldn't want to put such a burden on yourself while you are preparing for the test next year. You should actually work less. A single other alchemist and a single receptionist alone wouldn't do much for the store. You should get a few more staff. I have a few alchemists looking for work, do you want me to refer the store to them?"

Alex gave as warm a smile as he could muster and bowed. "Thank you for everything you are trying to do for me, senior, but I do not need any help right now. If we do need any help, we will hire new staff."

The old man shrugged. There was nothing else for him to say. "Well, if that's what you want to do then there's nothing more for me to say about the store," he said. "Although, I do want to say something to you directly."

"Do you want to join our guild?"