Chapter 36 Naughty Puppy

Chapter 36 Naughty Puppy

In the cobblestoned streets of the South Ward, people from various races could be seen mingling with one another.

The majority of the Moon City population consisted of humans, at around forty percent. About thirty percent were elves, dwarves were twenty percent, and finally, gnomes were about ten percent.

Although people came from various backgrounds and ethnicities, they got along pretty well with each other. Such was the cohesiveness of the Jewel of the South.

It was rumored that the Magus who had founded Moon City modeled it after the famous ancient elven city of Feypore. It was said that at the peak of its prosperity, Feypore housed people from all races and not just the four major races of the world.

However, like all things in existence, nothing's ever meant to last. And the ancient elven city of Feypore was forever lost to the ravages of time.

In the crowded market area by the docks, a tall and lean youth could be seen strutting along the sidewalk while carrying a small wooden box.

The youth was wearing the student's uniform—an olive cloak—of Clover Academy. However, people would give him strange looks when he passed them by.

That's because his face was painted like that of a clown.

Now, street performers such as bards and clowns were pretty common in Moon City, but the residents of the city had never seen a student of a prestigious institution, such as Clover Academy, dress up like a clown.

Adam ignored the people giving him strange looks as he constantly cursed under his breath. That fat pig! Just where the hell did he get the face paint from? I just can't seem to wash it off of my face!

After repeatedly failing to clean his face, Adam simply gave up. There was no point bothering over something he didn't have control over. That was his life philosophy.

He finally reached Herbs & More and entered the store. Surprisingly, there were a few people who were browsing through the items inside the store.

When he entered the store, everyone's gaze landed on him. And they all looked at him strangely, to say the least.

Adam's lips twitched as he noticed people staring at him. Suddenly...

"Woof!"

Berger looked at Adam and asked, "What are you here for this time?"

Adam walked up to the counter and placed his wooden box in front of Berger. "Sir, look at this. What do you think?"

POW!

Berger smacked Adam on the forehead with his pipe. He roared, "Do you expect the box to open by itself?!"

"S-Sorry," Adam replied with a wronged expression, thinking to himself, This grumpy old fart! Getting angry for no damn reason.

As Adam opened the box and the crystal vials containing the healing potions inside came into view, Berger mumbled with slight dissatisfaction, "Oh, it's just a healing potion—"

But his eyes soon narrowed and the words got stuck in his mouth.

He grabbed a crystal vial and intently stared at the red liquid inside. Seeing some green tints within the liquid, he asked, "This isn't your usual healing potion, is it?"

After removing the cork and taking a whiff of the potion, the gnome's eyes lit up. "A new recipe!"

He looked at Adam and asked, "How much for the recipe?"

However, much to his surprise, Adam shook his head and smirked. "Not for sale."

Berger was momentarily taken aback. He couldn't remember the last time someone said no to him. Then, he heard Adam speak with a hint of gloating. "Of course, I can also give it to you for free..."

This little shit. Berger's eyebrow twitched as he thought to himself, What goes around comes around, is it?

Thinking this, he couldn't help but smirk. "Heh! Fine, boy. Tell me what do you want in return?"

Adam grinned. And with his face resembling a clown, his smile looked humorously fierce.

"I want..."