The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1546: Chapter 1546: Secret Lover

”The difficulty of refining premium elixirs is immense. The alchemists of the Crystal Palace have a low success rate, which is why they seldom attempt to make premium elixirs.”

The shop owner explained with a smile and then said, ”If you, sir, can refine the premium elixirs we need, I am willing to buy them back at a high price or use them to offset the owed five million Immortal Spirit Stones.”

Carson Flores chuckled and said, ”Sure, go ahead and tell me what premium elixirs you need here and their prices.”

Although the shop owner did not believe that Carson could refine premium elixirs at such a young age, he still mentioned several premium elixirs that are currently in great demand among the underwater demon cultivators with a ’what-if’ mindset, given that Carson had paid five million Spirit Stones.

After hearing the shop owner’s offer, Carson smiled and said, ”Even if I manage to refine them, I may not need to sell them to Sea Flower. I can sell them myself, wouldn’t you agree?”

The shop owner’s expression changed slightly, but he knew Carson was telling the truth.

These elixirs are in high demand even on the mainland, let alone this underwater demon city. If Carson could truly refine them, the line of demon cultivators wanting to purchase them would probably stretch quite long.

Although Sea Flower is the largest shop in the West Market, it does not mean it’s the only one; there are competitors.

The shop owner blinked and quickly had an idea: ”Okay, I won’t buy from you directly. You can sell all the elixirs you refine at my Sea Flower. Sea Flower will take only 20% of the sales price, and the remaining 80% will be yours. How about that?”

”The owner is straightforward. Let’s do it that way.”

Carson laughed and said, ”I’ll write down a list, and you can prepare these materials for me. Then, I can immediately start refining...”

Carson wrote down a list of materials. The shop owner took a look and readily said, ”At the latest, they will all be ready by tomorrow.”

”Alright!”

Carson said with a smile, ”The Spirit Stones for buying materials...”

The shop owner grinned: ”Count it together after you refine the elixirs and make the sales.”

Since Carson had already paid five million Spirit Stones to take away the Blue Charm Demon Crystal, he had to pay off all debts, so the shop owner wasn’t worried at all.

Watching Carson confidently write out the material list, looking so sure of himself, the doubts in the shop owner’s heart were slightly shaken.

This woman had been a guest at the Crystal Palace, which suggested she had a high status. This man casually took out five million Immortal Spirit Stones, which suggested he wasn’t someone without background. If Carson could indeed refine premium elixirs, and he managed to secure this connection, Sea Flower would greatly benefit!

Let’s give it a try.

What if he’s telling the truth?

Even though he wasn’t entirely convinced, he hadn’t lost anything by trying, right?

After making the agreement, Carson and the others left Sea Flower.

”Is it profitable to refine those few elixirs?”

Carson smiled and said, ”With a guaranteed success rate, while not hugely profitable, achieving a tenfold return is entirely possible.”

Carson wasn’t exaggerating; the raw materials for the three premium elixirs he chose as targets for refining were quite valuable but not particularly scarce.

The world doesn’t lack the raw materials for these elixirs; it lacks alchemists who can successfully refine them into pills.

There may be a few alchemists who can guarantee a pill success rate, but these alchemists are prestigious and even if they refine premium elixirs, they first meet the needs of their own Sect, leaving little to sell externally.

After making a round, Carson and the others returned to the palace as evening approached.

Ellen Stone had prepared a sumptuous dinner, and accompanying Ellen at the table was a beautiful and elegant woman.

”This is my wife, Ember Reid.”

Carson was taken aback and looked to Alfred Weaver.

Alfred had a moment of surprise in his eyes but responded with a slight smile, ”Hello, Aunt Ember.”

Ellen naturally noticed the slight strangeness on everyone’s faces and simply said, ”Cristopher, you’ve probably heard of my story. Everyone thought Ember was dead. In reality... she was on the brink of death, but hadn’t actually died.”

Carson and the others were all shocked, and their doubts were suddenly resolved.

It’s said that Ellen fell in love with a human cultivator, was not tolerated by the Dragon Clan, and was hunted down with his lover killed. Ellen then went on a rampage, broke with the Dragon Clan, and withdrew to the Southern Sea, away from mortal affairs. Yet now they learn his lover didn’t actually die?

Alfred said with a joyful smile, ”When I heard this from my father, I was saddened for a long time. Knowing Aunt Ember is fine now is truly wonderful.”

Ember smiled at Alfred, ”We don’t know each other, so why were you sad?”

Alfred seriously replied, ”You genuinely loved each other but were torn apart, separated by life and death. I was sad because of that. Now knowing that Uncle Stone and Aunt Ember, true lovers, are finally together, I’m naturally very happy.”

Ember’s gaze towards Alfred softened, with a hint of closeness.

Though Alfred’s sadness and joy were more about true love than Ember personally, what she said resonated deeply with Ember.

How cruel is it when people who love each other can’t be together?