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Lilia could not believe what had happened to the workshop.
‘What’s going on…?’
It was almost like a ruin left in the wake of a war. Various artifacts and materials were scattered around, and all sorts of potions and alchemical ingredients were out of place.
“An explosion happened while I was researching alchemy, and I almost died. I had failed in mixing the most basic ingredients,” Choi Gap-Soo said.
“Are you alright? You are not someone who makes such careless mistakes.”
“Eh, it’s been over a hundred years since I gathered basic ingredients myself. I have always left it to secretaries or assistants, haven't I? And recently, you have been doing all that for me.” Gap-Soo sighed and shook his head.
He continued, “The workshop is a mess without you. I tried hiring others, but they were no help. I need you, after all. I will increase your salary tenfold if you continue working for me. How about it?”
“...”
“Why? Is ten times not enough? Then I will make it twenty.”
Lilia knew why Gap-Soo was acting like this. He would not just throw around offers of tenfold or even twentyfold increases to keep someone from leaving him. Gap-Soo was generous with money on things he valued but frugal on things he deemed worthless.
“I’m assuming you know about my situation,” Lilia said.
“Not everything,...
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