The leader of this group of mercenaries looked extremely burly, with a fierce hawk perched on his shoulder, and one of his eyes was already blind, covered with a black cloth.

　　“It’s Hawkeye!” Olivia Walker whispered to Olivia Carter, “A mercenary famous far and wide, with the strength of a Battle Lord—very strong… very strong! He commands at least a hundred mercenaries. If we could do business with him, that would be great!”

　　At this moment, Hawkeye stopped at the stall across from them, looked at David Thompson’s potions, picked one up, opened the cap and sniffed it, then couldn’t help but sneer, “This numbing potion is just a failed ninth-grade product, and you at Shen Yu Pharmacy dare to sell it? Hmph, this kind of numbing potion can barely numb an ordinary person, let alone a Battle Saint-level expert. Keep dreaming!”

　　As he spoke, Hawkeye directly smashed the bottle of numbing potion.

　　David Thompson was dumbfounded, and in the face of a Battle Lord-level expert, he didn’t even have the courage to speak. His whole body trembled slightly, like a shivering chick.

　　……

　　“Are there different grades for potions?” Olivia Carter asked in surprise.

　　Olivia Walker nodded softly and said, “Yes, the same kind of potion is divided into grades 1 to 9. Grade 1 is the best, grade 9 the worst. Generally, the wound medicine I make is between grades 3 and 7, but only experienced mercenaries and pharmacists can tell the grade by smell. Usually, you have to go to the Spirit Medicine Bureau for an appraisal to know the grade.”

　　“So that’s how it is…”

　　At this moment, Hawkeye led a group of mercenaries to the Bailing Pharmacy’s stall, picked up Benjamin Harris’s strength potion and sniffed it, then laughed, “A grade 3 strength potion, worthless!”

　　With that, he smashed it directly. Benjamin Harris was stunned, “You… you have to pay me!”

　　“Pay you?”

　　Hawkeye laughed loudly, suddenly swung his arm, and a battle axe was already at Benjamin Harris’s neck. An invisible pressure made it almost impossible to breathe, and he growled, “You’re selling potions no higher than grade 4. I’m not reporting you to the authorities for selling fakes, and you want me to pay? Kid, are you tired of living?”

　　Olivia Carter forced himself to withstand the pressure, stood up and said, “You… if you have something to say, say it properly… don’t go too far!”

　　“Going too far?”

　　Hawkeye let go of Benjamin Harris, glanced at the potions in front of Olivia Carter, and said, “Brat, you’re selling fake potions too. Are you looking to die?”

　　With that, he picked up a bottle of wound medicine and smashed it, shouting angrily, “Grade 5 potion, also trash!”

　　That bottle was made by Olivia Walker.

　　Immediately after, he violently picked up another bottle of wound medicine, sniffed it, and was about to smash it, but suddenly his whole body trembled. He looked at Olivia Carter suspiciously, “Did you make this wound medicine?”

　　“Yes!” Olivia Carter answered calmly.

　　“Strange, how could a brat like you possibly make a grade 1 wound medicine? Only a Medicine King could make something of that quality. Are you trying to fool me?”

　　“I made it. Why would I lie to you?” Olivia Carter remained calm.

　　“This is unbelievable…”

　　Hawkeye picked up another bottle of wound medicine and sniffed it, saying, “Another grade 1 potion, how is this possible? Kid, how many of these wound medicines do you have?”

　　“Twenty-nine bottles.” Excluding those made by Olivia Walker, the ones Olivia Carter made himself totaled twenty-nine bottles.

　　Hawkeye looked down at Olivia Carter, then suddenly grinned, reached into his clothes, pulled out three gold coins, and tossed them onto the table. They were engraved with the pattern of a purple yinhua flower—these were the empire’s universal currency: Gold Yinhua Coins!

　　(Note: The universal currency of the Qin Empire—1 Diamond Coin equals 1,000 Gold Yinhua Coins, 1 Gold Yinhua Coin equals 100 Silver Yinhua Coins, 1 Silver Yinhua Coin equals 100 Copper Yinhua Coins. Copper Yinhua Coin is the most basic currency, with a bow and arrow on the front and a hoe on the back, symbolizing that the empire’s commoners live by hunting and farming. A blacksmith can earn about 30 Copper Yinhua Coins a day. For reference, a steamed bun costs 1 Copper Yinhua Coin, or a roast chicken costs 20 Copper Yinhua Coins.)

　　……

　　“Kid, consider yourself lucky. I’ll take all your wound medicine—10 Silver Yinhua Coins per bottle!” Hawkeye grinned, his scarred face looking even more hideous when he smiled.

Chapter 0005: The 121-Year-Old Black Iron Tree

　　“Wow, Gold Yinhua Coins!” Olivia Walker’s beautiful eyes were already sparkling with little stars. Heaven knows how long it’s been since she last saw money of this level!

　　“Gold Yinhua Coins?” Olivia Carter was surprised.

　　Hawkeye sneered and said, “Wound medicine on the market goes for just one Silver Yinhua Coin per bottle. Your grade 1 wound medicine is extremely rare, so I’ll pay you ten times the price. What, you don’t want to sell?”

　　Olivia Carter still had a very vague concept of money, since he had just arrived in this world. Olivia Walker, standing beside him, whispered in his ear, “Aaron Brooks, we’ve hit the jackpot! Bailing Pharmacy used to make only three Gold Yinhua Coins a month, and today we’ve made three in a single day. Tonight we can buy an old hen to stew!”

　　The food at Bailing Pharmacy these past two days hadn’t been good. In fact, Olivia Carter could only eat thin porridge and steamed buns at every meal. With business so poor, the food naturally wasn’t any better. But as soon as Olivia Walker mentioned an old hen, Olivia Carter couldn’t help but crave it, and he realized what had happened. He grabbed the three Gold Yinhua Coins on the table and smiled, “Thank you for your patronage, hero!”

　　“Hero?”