Is this the Marquis determined to hold me hostage?" asked Master Madison with a cold expression after calming down his excitement.

"If you agree to the conditions of the military department, I can treat this as if it never happened. Marquis Douglas looked victorious.

"I don't understand why the military department has to monopolize my work at this time. Master Madison asked, puzzled.

The condition set by the Imperial War Department was simple, that is, from now on, all of Master Madison's works must be collected by the Military Department, and not a single bottle was allowed to escape. Even the works of Madison that had previously flowed into the folk had to be taken back.

The strangest thing is that this order from the Imperial Military Department is only for Master Madison alone, and the works of other pharmacists are not restricted. It's hard not to suspect that this is being directed at Master Madison.

Marquis Douglas was silent for a moment before replying, "You can understand that this is a kind of protection for you. ”

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"It's strange why most of the items in this auction are indicated as potions for trade, when are potions old enough to be used as currency?"

"Haha, that's because Master Madison has returned to the Imperial Capital, and the revitalization of pharmacy is just around the corner!" Sean smirked maniacally.

"Do you have to add one more, because you, the future king of medicine, are about to be born?" Alfie couldn't stand Sean's villainous appearance, and threw a cold sentence.

"Ga~" The arrogant smile on Sean's face was suddenly frozen there, he could underestimate Tylor or ignore Killian, but he never dared to ignore Alfie's opinion, after all, Master Madison was willing to accept him as an apprentice, and it was all Alfie's credit. Sean had no doubt that with the slightest movement of his tongue, Alfie would be able to completely cut off Master Madison's idea of taking him as an apprentice.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Alfie digressed after only a slight warning, and he didn't want to damage everyone's relationship, "Look at these items that are going to be exchanged for potions, weapons, ores, herbs, and various charging crystals...... What can you think of?"

"Is there any necessary connection between these things?" Sean, who had been warned by Alfie, relented a lot and immediately cooperated.

There was a hint of hesitation on Tyrol's face, he seemed to have discovered something, but he was a little unsure, so he didn't speak rashly.

On the other hand, Killian didn't have as many concerns as he did, and said hesitantly, "These things look like munitions." Is it ......?"

"That's right, it's the Imperial Military Department that is collecting potions. Alfie said with a solemn face.

When he was in the military department before, Alfie wondered why the military department would spend so much money to trade chilblain medicine with him for a very single purpose, and now he was sweeping the goods at auction. Alfie had a vague hunch that the Imperial Military Department was planning some big operation, and a large amount of potions would be consumed in this operation.

Looking at the price at the auction, a bottle of ordinary physical strength potion has already offered a unit of magic gold ore. This has already raised the price of stamina potions tenfold, which was absolutely unthinkable before.

It's a pity that although the price of the potion has generally been raised several times, except for the bottle of Aobo Gravel Elixir, there is no deal, and many people with high prices of red eyes and potions are beating their chests because they don't have the right potion at hand and can't do anything about it. Even the mysterious seller who auctioned the Aobo gravel potion before had completely disappeared at this time, and if it weren't for the unmistakable record in the auction records, most people would have thought that they were dazzled just now.

"Alfie, I remember that you seem to have a lot of potions in stock, right? Not to mention, there are at least a lot of physical potions, why don't you take out a few bottles and exchange them for some pocket money?" Sean, who was completely dazzled by the high price of the potion, couldn't help but ask out loud when he saw that Alfie was still indifferent.

"Sean, believe it or not, as long as I dare to sell a bottle of potion, as soon as I get out of here, someone from the military department will show up and invite me to their place for tea. I don't want to do it again, this time without Master Erwin and Celent to support us. Alfie said calmly, knowing very well the consequences of doing so.

No matter what the military department is planning, he will never let himself get involved easily. Compared to this kind of state violence machine, no matter how strong an individual's martial arts is, not to mention that he is essentially just a bard who is seriously lacking in fighting ability.

"It's not that exaggerated, right? I remember that the secrecy of the black market was very strong, and there was never a bad precedent for revealing information about buyers and sellers. Sean said a little unconvinced.

"Just because we didn't have it before doesn't mean we won't have it in the future. Alfie sneered, "Otherwise, why don't you even have a bottle in stock? Ordinary people don't have potions in stock, don't the Royal Apothecaries Guild either? Why don't they sell a few bottles when the price is so high?"

"Could it be that the Royal Apothecaries have this concern?" said Sean, who was taken aback.

The Royal Apothecary Association is also one of the largest forces in the imperial capital, even if it is not as good as the Imperial Military Department and the Academy of Magic, but it is not inferior to the Business Alliance and the Assassin Alliance, coupled with the particularity of the pharmacist profession, the status of the Royal Apothecary Association in the imperial capital is very transcendent, and any force will sell them a little face.

"Snort~" Killian chuckled, "It is possible that the Royal Apothecaries did not want to wade into this muddy water, and it is more likely that their inventory has been looted by the Military Department, otherwise do you think that Rouspier, who represented the Royal Apothecaries Society, appeared in the Military Department last night by chance?"

Alfie glanced at Killian appreciatively, and couldn't see that this kid could see it clearly, and he was the first to analyze it.

"In short, there are few fools who participate in the auction, even if they have a stock of potions in their hands, they will not act easily in this case, so as to avoid getting burned. Alfie felt compelled to make it clear to Sean and them to avoid them contacting him as the mysterious seller of the Aobo Gravel Elixir.

If he had known that the Imperial Military Department had plans to purchase the potion, Alfie would not have made such a test just now. He couldn't tell now whether his auction of the Aobo gravel potion had touched the military and caused the other party to start sweeping the goods, or if this was originally the military's plan, and he was just a mistake.

If it is the latter, it is better to say, as long as he does not move, I believe that the military will never find out his head, but if it is the former, it is very likely that he has accidentally entered the trap of the military, since the military dares to start the large-scale purchase of the potion so openly, I am afraid that the source of the bottle of Aobo gravel elixir has been found.

Thinking of this, Alfie couldn't help but sigh secretly, she was still not calm enough. However, he was not too nervous, and with his relationship with Robert V, he believed that Robert V would definitely not mind providing him with a little help.

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