Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1322: Chapter 49: The Commission and the Non-Human Domain

“Miss Maria, let’s get straight to the point,” the maid said suddenly. “I heard you’re planning to purchase my potion, is that right?”

Before coming here, the maid, having learned about the situation from Luo Qiu, naturally had his consent to speak.

Otherwise, with her usual style, it would be impossible for her to speak before Luo Qiu—Boss Luo wanted to see how she interacted with magicians as a pharmacist.

Hearing this, Maria suddenly perked up—it was strange indeed, the chill came quickly and vanished just as fast.

But this didn’t mean she could immediately enter a state of negotiation—she hadn’t expected that the Legendary Witch would so easily get to the point. She originally thought both parties would need some time to circle around.

However, considering the rumors about the Legendary Witch… capricious and eccentric, all seemed clear.

“Yes, Master Qi Cai Jin.”

Master… a title for those at the pinnacle of the magic pyramid—the secret medicine is a branch of magic, after all. Calling one of the world’s top secret medicine practitioners ‘Master’ is not disrespectful.

“Then, you should know my rules,” the maid said calmly.

Maria nodded, feeling quite nervous, and said, “I will provide the materials, double the amount, and also agree to one of the Master’s requests… if the first request cannot be fulfilled, then two double requests are required. If both additional requests cannot be fulfilled, then it becomes your private property… If I remember correctly, that should be it?”

“Miss Maria is very clear,” the maid smiled faintly, with an angelic smile.

“Of course!” Maria suddenly became spirited, very spirited: “I’m a super fan of yours, Master! I’ve read all your legends! I can recite them backwards! You’re simply my lifelong idol, okay!”

After all, this person can casually toss out a secret potion worth thirty thousand Mithril, and consistently ranks as the wealthiest woman in the magic community—a super rich lady!

“However, I have a new rule now,” the maid continued with a faint smile, still smiling like an angel.

“A n-n-new rule?” Maria’s face suddenly sank.

The maid smiled as she took out a paper bag—a kind used for packing bread—then casually poked two holes in it and chuckled, “I’m accustomed to talking to clients with this hood on until the commission is completed.”

Maria was first stunned, then looked as if she had seen a ghost.

Holding the freshly made hood, the maid’s angelic smile became even more charming.

“Ah haha… this little thing looks really unique,” Maria laughed dryly twice, gulped, and took the paper bag… Well, it’s just wearing this thing.

“Yes, and you can’t take it off until the commission is completed,” the maid said softly, “Not when you’re eating, bathing, or sleeping. Never, ever take it off.”

Are you a devil?!

“Shall we continue with the commission?” the maid asked with a chuckle.

Maria, however, took a deep breath, as if making a monumental decision, gritted her teeth, and directly put on the paper bag hood—regardless of what kind of beauty she was before, now only a pair of eyes were visible.

Inside, it was greasy… with breadcrumbs in it!!!

This is too much!!

“Master Qi Cai Jin, is this satisfying to you?” Maria asked stiffly.

The maid, expressionless, said, “Alright, Miss Maria ‘Paper Bag’, we can continue discussing the secret medicine now. The rules are the same as before; your requirements will be tailored based on your commission.”

“Can you remove the surname ‘Paper Bag’…” Maria asked bitterly.

The maid, who also learned from her master Luo Qiu’s way of ignoring, softly said, “Miss Maria ‘Paper Bag’, what is the content of your commission?”

Now that it was truly time to talk business, Maria had no choice but to hypnotize herself to not care about her current appearance—despite how uncomfortable the greasy paper bag was inside… she took a deep breath, only for breadcrumbs to be inhaled into her nose, yet unable to remove the bag, she endured the discomfort and said, “I would like the Master to concoct a Fertility Elixir.”

“Fertility Elixir?”

The maid slightly opened her lips in surprise, then tilted her head to glance at Maria, saying calmly, “By rights, you should still have the ability to bear children… Moreover, even if you have some hidden ailment, according to the current development of secret medicine, a Fertility Elixir isn’t particularly uncommon, why specifically ask me to brew it?”

“Because the Fertility Elixir I require, must be potent enough to affect a dragon,” Maria’s voice appeared low, possibly due to the paper bag, “Master Qi Cai Jin should know, right? Dragons are extremely resistant to magic. Secret medicines below four-star are generally immune, and those of five-star substances have most of their effects negated… Only secret medicines above six-star theoretically can affect dragons. But in reality, the Fertility Elixir among secret medicines has never surpassed the four-star level… So, Master Qi Cai Jin, can you concoct a perfect six-star Fertility Elixir?”

You Ye said nothing, as if contemplating something… Meanwhile, Boss Luo, resting his chin on his hand, watched the changes in his maid’s expressions without speaking.

Time ticked away, and Maria became so anxious she was almost despairing.

Obviously, she also felt that even Qi Cai Jin couldn’t concoct a perfect six-star Fertility Elixir, as even the two masters in the Secret Art Tower who stood in the same echelon as Qi Cai Jin publicly stated that five-star is the limit of the Fertility Elixir, claiming that further improvement is impossible… She approached her merely out of a ‘just in case’ mentality.

Finally, the maid spoke, “As far as I know, not many dragons still exist in this world… This Fertility Elixir you’re asking me to brew, for whom is it intended?”

“Does it matter?” Maria blinked in confusion.

You Ye calmly said, “Dragon physiques differ. Without specifying which type precisely, it’s impossible to perform the most accurate alignment… Or, if you just need a haphazard six-star perfect Fertility Elixir without caring whether it actually works, the price… requirements could be relatively simple.”

Maria reflexively said, “Right medicine for the right case, I understand… What, you can actually brew it?!”

“Which dragon is it?” the maid straightforwardly asked.

Maria took a deep breath… gave up on deep breathing, and quickly said, “Fafnir!”

Luo Qiu was curious, “Fafnir? It really exists… However, according to mythology, wasn’t this legendary dragon slain?”

Maria glanced at Luo Qiu… feeling somewhat healed, she explained, “Little brother, the one you mentioned was indeed slaughtered, *sneeze*… The existing one is actually its descendant, the only remaining adult Golden Dragon in the world. But for some reason, it lost its reproductive ability. Now, the Magic Biological Department is racking their brains, yet helpless! Fafnir’s reproduction difficulty has become a century-old problem in the magic community, because if Fafnir can’t reproduce, the Golden Dragon species might be extinct from the world entirely.”

“I see…” Boss Luo blinked, “So, these mythical creatures also have their various issues.”

“Is that odd?” Maria replied confidently, “Due to being unable to adapt to environmental changes, not only magical creatures but even ordinary creatures see several extinctions each year… According to statistics from the magic community, 2 to 3 species vanish annually. Little brother… *sneeze*—! Don’t you watch the news?”

Luo Qiu thought about it, “I haven’t watched it in a while.”

He recalled the vampire noble he met in South America once gave him a courier-like creature—but it’s been shelved for some time.

However, for those dynamic newspapers published by the Magician’s Association, he held considerable recognition.

“Miss Maria with the headpiece, it seems the Magician’s Association has offered quite the bounty for solving this matter,” the maid suddenly squinted her eyes.

Maria said at this moment, “Master shouldn’t be interested in these bounties, after all, if you were, you would have acted early on… More than the bounty, what I know is, Master, you seem to prefer having the client fulfill your requests… So, what is your request?”

The maid said, “So, your commission is actually to solve Fafnir’s fertility issue, rather than the [Fertility Elixir], considering that based solely on your description, the specific cause of its loss of fertility cannot be determined yet.”

“Can’t it just manage to reproduce? Who cares what hidden ailment it has?” Maria replied instinctively… But suddenly remembering that the Legendary Witch is known to be a perfectionist, she hastily changed her tone, “Of course! It would be best to thoroughly solve Fafnir’s fertility issue!”

“Then prepare yourself, Miss Headpiece.” The maid nodded directly, “You should have the [Coordinates] here, right?”

They even omitted names this time, hey!

It’s too much!!

Maria… she sighed, nodded, then stood up and said, “I’ll go prepare now, please wait here for a moment.”

…

Watching Maria enter a room deeper inside the Magic House, Luo Qiu curiously asked, “When did you buy bread?”

“Before going abroad.” The maid chuckled, “Did the Master forget? We went to a bakery together the day before.”

Ah, indeed…

Luo Qiu smiled lightly and then curiously asked, “Just now, you mentioned… the [Coordinates]?”

The maid answered, “It’s Oth, and indeed the entire Western World’s shared Non-Human Domain… or rather, a space for activities. It’s essentially a world fragment, where inside, usually one need not be concerned with using non-human powers.”

Luo Qiu grew more curious, “If that’s the case, why don’t non-humans choose to live inside it perpetually? It should be no different from the real world, right?”

“It’s not the same.” The maid explained, “Maintaining this domain requires a vast amount of energy, and the Magician’s Association manages this realm. So, every non-human staying in it must pay a certain amount of Mithril according to the time spent, to maintain the domain’s daily consumption. Whereas living in the real world, as long as they don’t expose themselves, this issue doesn’t arise. Therefore, for the middle to lower class non-humans, staying in the real world is relatively economical—of course, more rules must be observed in the real world too.”

As they spoke, Maria had already come out again and said, “Sorry to keep you waiting… The [Coordinates] are ready, please follow me. But could I ask you both a favor?”

“Please go ahead,” Luo Qiu replied casually.

Maria said earnestly, “You know, currently, Britannia and Oth don’t have harmonious relations… Last year, the Magician’s Association has closed all official [Coordinates] within Britannia’s borders, as a form of sanction, so…”

“We won’t say anything about it, Miss Maria, you can rest easy.” Luo Qiu nodded.

“Then, follow me!”

Maria turned and walked to a fireplace, took out a bag, and then sprinkled a heap of green powder into the fireplace… The flames instantly roared to life, whirling into a twisted vortex.

Now, half of Maria’s body had entered the vortex, and she waved towards Luo Qiu and You Ye, “It’s because it’s an illegal [Coordinate], so the landing might be a bit off… You better be prepared.”

Could this be the rumored wild ride?

…

…

A city by the Aegean Sea.

White houses stood at edge of the shoreline, compact and strangely arranged. It’s a completely different cityscape from China, prompting a certain girl to continuously exclaim “Wow”, “Amazing!”, “Sister Long, look!”

“This is a field trip for a primary school student…”

Looking at the overjoyed lady with butterfly wings, the true dragon of China shook her head, “Don’t go too far! If you get lost, I won’t go looking for you!”

“Got it!”

Long Xiruo smiled helplessly, then wound her way into an alley, entering a shop selling fishing gear.

Seeing that there were no other customers in the shop at the moment, China’s true dragon directly told the counter’s employee, “Two tickets to the [Unhuman Domain], please… Also, what’s the current exchange rate for Demon Power Crystals to Mithril?”

“0.89:1, ma’am.”

“Exchange 5000 units of Demon Power Crystals for me then,” Long Xiruo thought a moment, then casually said, “And also get me a copy of the [Newspaper], plus I need to rent a Messenger.”

“Alright… Here’s your [Newspaper], the exchanged Mithril will be prepared shortly, please hold on.”

China’s true dragon sat down in boredom, starting to look at the [Newspaper]—switching the language to Simplified Chinese at the top right, then lit up a cigarette and began reading.

“What the hell… Round Table Knights battled Beastmen? Britannia’s Queen finally became the big winner?” The true dragon shook her head, “Such a mess.”

Smoking, China’s true dragon simply flipped through casually.

Then her gaze stopped on a small column on a certain page, only to see the title:

——Bilingbiling! Miro-chan is going to teach everyone how to capture a crush today and provide a detailed analysis of the love fortunes for the twelve zodiac signs this week!

China’s true dragon sneered coldly, “Childish!”

“Sister Long, are you done yet!”

The little butterfly monster came back.

“Luo Pianqian! How many times have I told you not to suck your fingers while walking! Aren’t you going to put your honey jar away!!! Are you wanting to become a butterfly that can’t fly, and then wait to be roasted until the oil crackles?!”

“Huh?”

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PS: (16/30)