27 Let me use your toilet! (1/2)

Looking at the empty plates on the table, Mary was amazed and concerned. Although it took 6 hours, he did finish 5 meals worth. How fast could a person digest their food?

”Are you going to be okay after eating so much?”

Although such questions hardly seem to be part of their customer service, Leon didn't mind too much since she was concerned for him after all.

”Mm, the food was great. I'll be coming back often.” Leon paid bill, which amounted to 25000 craws.

”That's great! Thank you for your patronage.” Mary accepted the bill and thanked with a bow.

'She actually seems like a nice girl.' He thought before leaving.

”Ahh...” She still didn't know what she wanted from him, but it was just a small problem. She'll just let the matter rest.

...

Leon had made 2 consecutive breakthroughs today and was feeling full of power. He plans to drop by the Cromwell's villa and check if they have procured the herbs he was looking for, while concocting some pills in passing. It was a give and take relationship.

He powered himself up as he tests his newfound speed. His image blurred as he disappeared from his spot.

Bang* He didn't make it very far before he accidentally tripped over nothing and smashed into the pavement.

The sound of the impact was quite discerning, alerting the nearby people.

”This little brother, are you alright?” A passing businessman in his 40s asked with concern.

”I'm okay. The ground is quite slippery.” Leon picked himself up off the ground and said awkwardly.

The man looked down at the rough and rigid pavement speechlessly.

'This is considered slippery?'

He was planning to warn him to be more careful next time but by the time he looked back up, Leon had already disappeared. Leon was too embarrassed to stick around any longer.

The consecutive breakthroughs had loosen his control over his strength and required time and practice to adapt. But Leon had forgotten about it and made a rookie mistake.

Swoosh* Leon darted over the wall to the Cromwell's villa.

”Did you hear that?”

”Hear what?”

”Thought I heard something flew past.”

”Might be your imagination.” The guards conversed among themselves.

Leon opened the door and entered the villa. The front doors and gates are usually left unlocked and are only locked when the guards retire from guard duty for the day.

”Old man, are you home?” Leon called out.

”I'm over here. What happen to your forehead?” Dwight asked from the couch.

”... I rather not talk about it.”

”That's fine. Did you come over to refine another batch of pills?”

”Yeah, has the herbs I mention been found yet?”

”That's fine. There's no rush.” Leon was disappointed but he didn't show it. There herbs he requested had a whole range of purposes towards cultivation and healing. Considering it could be highly dangerous at the frontlines, it would be safe to prepare a few life saving measures.

While the All-Purpose Healing Pill was good, it didn't heal fast enough and not suitable for situations, where life and death could be decided in one moment.

It would be a tragedy if he bled to death before the pill took effect. His body was different to his foster father after all. A tier 1 pill wouldn't be as effective on him as it was on a normal person. It would take more time for the effects to show.

He plans to refine the Golden Ointment when the herbs reach spirit tier in his world space. It was effective for external wounds and stopping bleeding.

”I'll just go refi-” Leon stopped midway as his face went pale.