Chapter 415 Commission

Chapter 415 Commission

Herbalist's Guild, Uptown Quarter.

In the seating area on the first floor of the building, Adam sat on a leather couch and scribbled down notes in his grimoire.

This area had comfortable seating arrangements for customers and Herbalists alike. There were bookshelves filled with volumes of botany, herbal medicine, and other general knowledge.

It was a nice spot for guild members to read, study, or discuss academia.

Adam's eyes flashed with fascination as he wrote about the key findings in the memories of the expert that he had just recently absorbed.

More specifically, he was writing about shadow magic.

Shadow magic was very rare and its nature and philosophy were more often than not greatly misunderstood.

Most people felt that its dark powers meant that it was inherently evil, or at the very least intimately connected to evil.

This resulted in practitioners of shadow magic facing misconceptions, prejudice, and in some cases even persecution.

However, shadow magic was not the same as dark magic!

Shadow magic involves manipulating and controlling shadows, Adam thought to himself as his quill danced across the pages of his grimoire. Shadows that are formed by the obstruction of light.

Meanwhile, dark magic involves the control of pure darkness - the absence of light!

On the surface, these two types of magic appeared to be the same, but they couldn't be further apart from one another.

Shadow magic was a more subtle and precise form of art, focusing on the manipulation of existing light and darkness to form shadows.

Dark magic, however, was more absolute. It represented the power to extinguish light entirely.

Adam glanced at the notes he had just written down, his eyes flashing with a pondering light. He put away the quill and grimoire and sighed.

Not only can shadow magic be used for stealth and movement, but it can also be used for illusions. Who would have thought?

After all, Adam was only in his early twenties, while they were centuries old. Even the guild leader, a Rank 3 magi, was full of praise for him.

"Morning, Ada," Adam said with a warm smile. He quite liked this bubbly girl who was studying to become a Herbalist herself.

Ada beamed, "My Lord, someone has finally commissioned you to concoct a potion!"

"Really?!" Adam got to his feet, feeling greatly surprised in his heart.

The time to make the big bucks had finally arrived!

Seeing Adam act like an excited child, Ada couldn't help but giggle to herself. Due to his high status as a Grade 2 Herbalist, she would sometimes forget that they both were not that far in age.

"Yes, yes, there really is someone here to commission your services," she replied. The following moment, however, her expression turned a little awkward.

"Although this client only reluctantly chose you because the other Herbalists were occupied with their work."

Adam's lips twitched when he heard her comment. Ada, you... you are far too straightforward!

Just because the Herbalists of the guild had good relations with him and greatly admired him, that didn't mean that the customers would also feel the same way about him.

In their unprofessional opinion, they believed that Adam was a young magus and couldn't possible be as good as a Herbalist as the other old magi within the guild.

Moreover, some of them even doubted the credibility of him being a Grade 2 Herbalist at such a young age.

Thus, until now, he hadn't received a single commission.

"Where are they?" Adam asked.

"They're waiting in the main room. Please follow me." Ada turned around and guided the youth.

Suddenly, she paused in her steps and looked at Adam with a serious expression. "The client's identity is a little special. So please be on your best behavior, my lord."

Veins bulged on the side of Adam's forehead as he incredulously thought to himself.

Don't be so straightforward!