Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Borderline Evil

Minutes passed until finally, the door swung open, and a child-like figure dressed in elegant robes entered. It was none other than Great Elder Zia, the Alchemy Hall Master.

She was accompanied by the Alchemy Hall Manager who carried the small box in which she kept the sample herb Eren had given her.

Zia's eyes widened in surprise as she took in the sight of Eren sitting there, his foot casually resting on the glass table.

"You? How dare you enter this place after I banished you?"

She was surprised when she was told that an Elder had come here to sell herbs. The herb she was shown was not a regular herb. It wasn't even found in the East after all.

After looking at the sample herb, greed got the best of her. It became even more effective when the Alchemy Hall Manager told her that the man had even more precious herbs as per his own words.

Unfortunately, even in her wildest dreams, she hadn't thought that the person who came here to sell these herbs was the same person who was banished.

When she saw the man, she remembered all his actions. He was also the one who asked her to be his disciple, saying her talent was decent.

"Hey there, my potential disciple." Eren greeted without the slightest care in the world. He didn't even take off his feet from the glass table.

The last time he came to her, he wanted to be humble. He wanted to take her help and in exchange, reward her. But this time, he didn't intend to be humble at all.

When the Alchemy Hall Manager heard the way Eren addressed Great Elder Zia, her jaw almost dropped.

She knew he was arrogant when he said he wanted the Great Elder to come here personally. But the way he addressed her.... It was surprising that he was still alive.

"I must say, you are just as audacious as ever," Zia said, her voice filled with uncontrollable anger. "Will you leave yourself or should I kick you out after breaking a few bones?"

Eren smiled, his expression calm and composed. "You seem very happy to see me again. So... Have you thought about my offer?"

The herb was so precious that if Eren could even exchange a high position in the Alchemist Organization in exchange for this herb without having no know a single thing about Alchemy.

When she saw the herb, it was as if she had seen the most precious treasure in the world. But that dream came crashing down when Eren broke the Crystalline Herb.

"Oops..." Eren playfully responded.

"I will kill you!" Great Elder Zia had been merciful last time by now trying to kill Eren. But this time, he had gone overboard. He had crushed her dream right before her eyes.

"Now that I think about it, I seem to have one more of that." Eren ignored Zia's words and brought out the second crystalline herb. "Wait, were you saying something? I'm sorry that I didn't hear it."

Zia's emotions fluctuated rapidly within the span of a few minutes. The sight of the herb in Eren's hand left her momentarily speechless.

Fearful of causing unintentional harm to the herb, she swiftly retracted her aura. This was the last thing that was standing between her and the Eighth Realm of Alchemy.

Eren observed the reaction of Zia. The arrogant woman was finally more humble in front of him.

He had never thought that the herbs he randomly found at the depths of the Bloody Ocean during his swimming session could be so useful for him.

If it wasn't for his Identification Skill, he never would have known its uses or value either.

He wanted to save these herbs for his meeting with the Alchemist Organization of Four Continents in the future. Until then, he didn't want to have to use this bargaining chip with anyone.

Unfortunately, things didn't go according to his plan. He ended up offending this woman who even refused to heal his Phoenix due to a small misunderstanding.

On top of that, his system was taken hostage. With no choice, he decided to use this bargaining chip to bring this woman's arrogance down a notch and retrieve his system.

His first disciple came because of an accident. His second disciple came because of a bluff.

As for his third disciple, he was willing to go a step farther and use something that could be described as borderline evil.