Mixed Blessing System

After a few moments, Lothur and Elke arrived at the place where the local Alchemy Guild was located, a place that had an even stronger medicinal fragrance than the previous store.

This building looked like some modern universities where Lothur came from on Earth, with a stylish shape, many curves, and blending with nature.

From a distance, the place looked like a small piece of green nature in the middle of this city, with many trees and plants in its surroundings.

Lothur and Elke followed a stone path until they entered the main hall of the Alchemy Guild, where dozens of people were coming and going. There were also people standing around, talking in groups, as students would do at their university before or after class.

On the other hand, a large reception desk was on one side of that area, with some people passing by and quickly making their way after receiving directions.

Lothur saw the place and was soon introduced by Elke. “The Alchemy Guild is like other non-military mainland organizations present in Peters City. There is an area for alchemists’ businesses, with pills, potions, and most importantly, the ingredients needed to produce some items.”

The Alchemy Guild was like the Formations Masters Association, a regulator of the profession in Concordia. Because of this, resources needed to produce some special pills could only be sold in that organization.

Of course, someone could rely on luck and find these resources in nature. But that would be by luck, and if someone wanted to buy such a thing, they would hardly find it in a place other than the guild.

The black market was not very well regarded in this world. Organizations like this guild severely punished professionals who made deals outside the norm. So even if someone intended to live outside the law, this individual would not find it easy and, in many cases, would have to pay absurd amounts of money. 𝒷ℯ𝓭𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓮𝓵.𝒸ℴ𝓶

But this was not only valid for ingredients. “Some rare techniques are also found in this organization, so if you follow this path…” Elke showed him the way from the location in question.

She knew the local headquarters of the Alchemy Guild because there were people close to her within the Becker family who were alchemists. Since, in the past, she had visited this place accompanying some of these people, she knew how to show Lothur around.

Lothur then asked after seeing a painting that talked about Gold-grade techniques. “Is that serious? Are there techniques of that quality in this place?”

Elke laughed at that question. “Of course not! Lothur, as I said, the Alchemy Guild is a continental organization. Thus, some of the resources you may hear about in this place are available for business in another branch of that organization.”

“Oh?” He realized the reality, but he was not disappointed. ‘So that means that if I go to that branch, I might have the possibility of getting something like that!’

He remembered something and asked. “Is it like that for the Formations Masters Association as well?”

“Hmm, it is.” She answered quickly while already taking him to another part of that place.

So, in a short time, Elke showed Lothur the basics of the place. She showed him where he could find training rooms. Public library and a private library. The business rooms and everything one could find in a place of learning and development.

The guild also had a requirement that alchemists join this organization and pass a test to have the chance to act publicly as professionals in this field.

So just as in that association, Lothur would have to pass examinations to be recognized as an alchemist and to receive access to some areas of this place.

With this in mind, he picked up the date of the following exam for 1-star alchemists and then bought each of the books and ingredients needed to start learning this profession.

After all that, he left Elke at the door of this woman’s residence before heading back to his estate, where he had left without looking back earlier.

‘I wonder what happened? Those guys must have woken up by now, right?’ He wondered doubtfully. ‘Viktoria should be home by this time, so I don’t think there’ll be any problems returning now.’

…

After some time, Lothur entered the front door of his residence and found his beautiful wife meditating in the middle of the living room.

Sensing Lothur’s arrival, Viktoria opened her eyes and smiled at him, thinking about what they had done the night before and feeling like continuing.

But then she saw the look on his face and realized he wanted to say something. “What is it?”

“You didn’t notice anything when you got here?” Lothur questioned his wife.

Upon hearing this, this brown-haired woman frowned her eyebrows and stood up from where she was. “Realize something? What was there to perceive?”

Lothur understood those men had left before she returned, but he decided to explain the situation to her anyway. “Earlier today, I passed by here and found a group of people from several different organizations passed out on the outskirts of our property. In fact…”

Lothur explained what he had seen before entering his house when he had passed several unconscious people on the street where they lived. He also explained each thing he saw in the surroundings of his house, as well as the spatial rings he had looted.

“Are you serious?” Viktoria asked him as she opened her mouth, shocked by it all. “You actually looted more than a dozen people stronger than me?”

Lothur laughed and showed the two pills he had bought. “I’ve even used some of the coins they gifted me…”

Seeing the two vials in Lothur’s hands, Viktoria did not know whether to laugh or cry. Her husband’s audacity had no limits, but this also made her amused.

On the other hand, the information that people were already watching their house confirmed her recent fears. ‘Then we’ll soon have more problems…’ Viktoria sighed, feeling that the world would simply not give them the peace to enjoy the life of living alone on their own estate.

“Can you imagine what caused the phenomenon in question?” He asked her after a while.

Viktoria then turned her attention to that, recognizing that it was indeed a somewhat unusual phenomenon.

‘Perhaps…’ She remembered the people from Lothur’s father, with whom she came into contact from time to time. “Maybe this is a Transcendents thing.”

“Transcendents?” Lothur’s eyes narrowed.

“Yes, according to my mother, when two Transcendents or stronger ones collide with each other, it is not uncommon for a ‘collision’ of spirits to appear, which generates a spiritual pulse. Such a thing can cause temporary soul damage to those in the vicinity and generate something similar to what you told me.” She explained to him.

“So that’s it…” He understood what she said but soon considered the obvious. “Then why were two Transcendents facing each other in the vicinity of our residence?”

The expression on Viktoria’s face became even more serious, but she did not think it would be a good thing to tell Lothur the truth right now.

‘If he finds out who his father is, I’m sure things will only get more complicated…’