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Chapter 118

My eyes brightened at the declaration from the Grandmaster. “Is it valuable?”

“Uh… no.” The Grandmaster’s expression flickered slightly.

“Huh?”

He let out a little cough. “This old fool is unfortunately correct. These herbs were not handled properly. Do you not know anything about alchemy? I’m very curious about your family origins. For your house to hold such valuable plants, your family had to descend from some alchemic line.”

I shook my head, continuing with the lie. “None that I know about. We’re just simple farmers. I was just told that if we ever had money troubles, to search the chest upstairs. This was what was available.”

“Hmm…” His eyes sparkled as he watched me. “Well, I suppose if this did come from an alchemist, he would have at least stored it in proper containers. From the moment a plant is picked, it begins to lose its medicinal properties. Alchemists use alchemy bags and