Then the potion workshop began to expand, and Ark handed over the expansion of the potion workshop to Jack, and Jack also searched for a long time, and finally found two shops in the east and north of the city in the royal capital, both of which were more in line with Ark's requirements and could be used as branches of the potion workshop. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, Ark didn't make any big moves this time, and the potion workshop now has some fame in Wangdu, so there is no need to use big moves to attract attention.

After the opening of the two stores, although the business was not as hot as the main store, it was still very good.

Lorraine had once again posted a notice that the Apothecary Workshop was going to conduct another assessment of the Apothecary Apprenticeship, this time even larger than the last time. After all, last time was the first time, and some people still had some concerns about the potion workshop. But after the seventy-eight pharmacy apprentices who passed the examination were treated favorably in the pharmacy workshop, no one had any doubts anymore. Even many locals in the royal capital are willing to send their children to try it out to see if they can pass the test.

Of course, the pharmacy workshop is indeed in need of pharmacy apprentices now, but the standards have not been relaxed a little, and even more stringent, through this assessment, a full eighty-two people have been recruited, plus the previous seventy-eight pharmacy apprentices, there are just a total of one hundred and sixty pharmacy apprentices.

Moreover, the apothecary workshop has no time limit and is always recruiting apothecary apprentices, so the number of apothecary apprentices will only keep rising, and if it is in business for a few more years, it will be easy to exceed 200 apothecary apprentices.

This newly recruited pharmacy apprentice has been rigorously trained for a period of time to ensure that everyone can become a qualified pharmacy apprentice, and will prepare at least one or two potions, and gradually become familiar with the preparation of potions in the future, and it will not be difficult to prepare a simplified version of the corrosive agent.

One hundred and sixty pharmacy apprentices, in terms of distribution, naturally the main store needs more pharmacy apprentices, Ark left eighty pharmacy apprentices in the main store, as for the two newly opened branches, each branch arranged forty pharmacy apprentices to be stationed.

The Apothecary Workshop has become more and more prosperous under the management of Lorraine and Jack, and the Avengers mercenary group has also received the financial and potion support of the Apothecary Workshop, so it is easier to recruit mercenaries.

Celie, Desai, and Uncle Reiner have all become captains, and each of them has at least two mercenary squadrons under his command, that is, each of them has at least two hundred mercenaries under his command.

Of course, the largest number of people is still Retdo, who already has four mercenary squadrons under his command, numbering more than four hundred. The total number of the entire Avenger mercenary group has exceeded a thousand, close to one thousand two hundred.

Such a mercenary group, at least in terms of numbers, can be called a medium-sized mercenary group, of course, it is only the weakest of the medium-sized mercenary groups, and the large mercenary groups are generally more than 10,000 people, or even tens of thousands, and they have a very great influence in some kingdoms.

The Avengers mercenary group is naturally not as good as the large mercenary group at present, but Ark is already very satisfied, and it has been nearly half a year since they came to the royal capital from Cansley City. In half a year, whether it was the potion workshop or the mercenary group, it was able to develop to such a point, and Yak was quite satisfied.

In the future, as long as the corrosive potion can be launched, then the potion workshop and the mercenary group will usher in a period of rapid development, but Ark is still thinking about how to promote the corrosive potion to the high-level of the Duchy of Fennan and the Blue Star Kingdom. Now if he promotes corrosive potions, Yak can be regarded as having a certain amount of confidence, after all, he is not without roots in the royal capital now, and through the potion workshop, he has also established a large network of relationships.

And there is also the Avengers mercenary group as a backing, with a certain guarantee of force.

The war situation on the front line was not optimistic for the Twelve Kingdoms Alliance, and although they resisted the attacks of the Wesker Empire again and again, they lost more than 300,000 troops, which were the most elite troops.

Although the loss of 300,000 elite troops is not a pain in the bones for the Twelve Kingdoms, it is enough to feel distressed for a long time, especially since they have not yet seen the hope of victory in the war. The Wesker Empire relied on the transformation army to break through the defense lines of the Twelve Kingdoms Alliance again and again, causing huge casualties to the Twelve Kingdoms Alliance. But until today, half a year later, the Twelve Kingdoms still haven't been able to find an effective way to deal with the Wesk Empire's reformer army.

If the war continues to be attrition like this, it is very likely that the Twelve Kingdoms Alliance will not be able to consume the Wesk Empire, and may eventually be defeated. Therefore, at a time when pessimism is rife throughout the Twelve Kingdoms Alliance, it must be a very good time for Arkruo to launch the Corrosive Potion.

However, how to promote corrosive potions to the high-level leaders of the Blue Star Kingdom made Ark a little difficult, but he knew some nobles of the Principality of Fennan, who often bought special potions in the potion workshop. But these nobles of the Principality of Feinan are of no use, after all, everyone now knows that it is the Blue Star Kingdom that controls the Principality of Feinan!

While Ark was pondering, a mysterious invitation was sent to his potion workshop.

"Meeting?"

Ark was holding this very intricately crafted invitation card in his hand.

This is a dark gold invitation, the pattern on it is very simple, people feel a little noble at a glance, can send such a chic invitation, presumably its owner is also very unusual.

The text on the invitation is also very simple, it is an invitation to invite Ark to an exchange meeting, and an address is attached to it, but there is no owner's signature underneath, which looks a little strange.

So, Ark asked the guard at the potion workshop, "Can you tell me who sent it?"

The man claimed to be a disciple of Mr. Mercury. ”

"Mr. Mercury?"

Ark understood, he waved his hand to let the guard leave, although this invitation was sent by Mr. Mercury, it was not necessarily Mr. Mercury's invitation, otherwise there would definitely be Mr. Mercury's payment below.

Ark groaned for a long time, but at last he got up and left the potion workshop, got into a carriage, and hurried to Mr. Mercury's quarters, believing that Mr. Mercury must know the secret of this invitation.

The carriage soon reached Mr. Mercury's attic, and when Ark knocked on the door, this time he was not hindered, and the disciple of Mr. Mercury said respectfully, "Mr. Ark, please come in, the teacher is waiting for Mr. Ark." ”

"Mr. Mercury knows I'm coming?"

"The invitation is the potion workshop I sent to Mr. Ark, and the teacher knows that Mr. Ark will definitely come!"

Ark nodded, and he didn't ask any more questions, believing that after meeting Mr. Mercury, everything would be revealed.