"What did you say?"
Faelina's intuition, as a doctor, told her that the small thing in Green's hand was definitely not ordinary. However, she didn't expect Green to say such an absurd thing, so Faelina's initial reaction was that Green was lying.
Doubt filled Faelina's eyes for a moment.
"Did you give His Highness Ulia some forbidden medicine?"
"How could it be? Why would I harm him for no reason? If you don't believe me, you can research it yourself."
Green couldn't be bothered to explain further and simply threw the panacea to Faelina.
Faelina caught the panacea with mixed belief and doubt. The casual attitude of Green only deepened her suspicions. If what Green said was true, how could they treat it so casually?
Faelina wrapped her hands in a layer of green light. Then she opened the bottle and poured a drop of the elixir into another bottle, before returning the elixir to Green.
"I only need this sample."
Then, Faelina went to a nearby cabinet filled with various magical potions and took out a bottle of silver-white liquid. She opened the bottle and poured the silver-white liquid into the bottle of the elixir, gently shaking it.
Green, Mio, and Aloof watched quietly by the side.
Although Ulia didn't doubt Green, he was curious about what test results Faelina would come up with. After all, the Heibegela family was the most knowledgeable in medical matters in the whole Felsister.
After the silver-white liquid mixed with the green liquid of the elixir, the two colors initially repelled each other. However, under the catalysis of Faelina's magic power, they soon fused together. After a while, they suddenly burst into a seven-colored light.
Faelina was stunned when she saw this faint seven-colored light, and her whole person fell into silence. She silently put the bottle down, then went to a nearby bookshelf and picked up a book to flip through it. Her expression became increasingly incredulous.
"Could it be true?"
Faelina murmured absentmindedly, then put the book back and looked at the liquid still emitting the seven-colored light, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she was in great difficulty.
"Did you discover something?"
Ulia couldn't help but prompt Faelina, who was lost in thought, and she immediately snapped back to reality.
"Well, this potion indeed has no issues. Not only that..."
"What?"
"After my confirmation just now, the energy contained in this bottle far exceeds ordinary medicine, and in terms of level... it can even be compared to the top-grade potions made by my ancestor Heibegela."
At this moment, Faelina felt like she was speaking while floating. She even doubted if she was dreaming. Even in a dream, she wouldn't dream of something so unimaginable.
After Faelina finished speaking, Aloof and Ulia wore almost the same expression as her, as if this was something incredibly incredible.
This made the clueless Green feel like he was being isolated.
So, Green lightly tapped Mio's shoulder.
"Mio, do you know Heibegela?"
"No."
"Well, that's good."
"......?"
Mio looked at Green in confusion, not knowing what he was thinking, but Green was glad he had Mio with him to share the confusion. It made him feel relieved.
But at this moment, Green noticed that Ulia and Aloof were looking at him with the eyes one would use to look at an abnormal creature.
"Green, where did you get this potion?"
"I forgot."
"......"
"......Is there a problem?"
Seeing Aloof's serious expression, Green suddenly became nervous. Then Ulia explained:
"There's no problem per se, but Heibegela is recorded as the father of medicine in history. The healing magic we have today is all developed based on the theories created by Heibegela. And until now, no one has been able to create a magic potion that surpasses the pinnacle works of Heibegela. So when we heard what Faelina said..."
"Oh... I see."
Green suddenly realized and nodded. As Ulia said, the potion he took out could be considered a priceless treasure, so it was not surprising that Aloof would be interested in its origin.Most importantly, although Green didn't feel anything subjectively about the value of the Universal Panacea, objectively speaking, if news of its existence were to spread outside, it would definitely invite trouble.
Giving it some thought, Green felt it necessary to explain.
"You won't find this anywhere else, so don't spread the word recklessly, but if you're interested, I can give you this bottle of medicine."
Green handed the Universal Panacea to Phaelana, who was completely astonished. She didn't understand why Green, who clearly treasured this precious item, would give it to her. She couldn't think of any reason, so she didn't reach out to take it.
Naturally, Green could see Phaelana's confusion and calmly explained, "I'm not giving this to you for you to play around with. This is my last bottle, and I hope you can study the ingredients of this potion carefully. It would be great if you could reproduce it."
With that, Green forcefully threw the potion at Phaelana, and she almost didn't manage to catch it, shocked by how rough Green was with the Universal Panacea.
Now, with the Universal Panacea in her hand, Phaelana's mood completely changed. Holding such a valuable potion in her palm excited her beyond measure. She was even afraid that her excitement would cause her to break the medicine.
At that moment, Green added, "The bottle is specially made, so it's not that easy to break. If you don't believe me, try smashing it on the ground."
"No...no need..."
Green's words eased Phaelana's mood to some extent, but she certainly wouldn't actually smash the medicine on the ground. If it broke, she would become a sinner. Plus, Yulia and Aloof were here, too.
But then, Phaelana suddenly realized that when Green was talking to Yulia and Aloof, his tone was completely unlike that of a servant. Furthermore, he could take out such a precious item and use it on Yulia. Their relationship must be extraordinary. Didn't that mean Green's status was at least equal to Yulia and Aloof?
After thinking of all this, Phaelana panicked. Just now, she doubted Green and didn't know if he would hold a grudge against her. If he did, then she would be done for.
"Yulia, can I trust him?"
"No problem. Phaelana is quite talented. I believe she will handle this matter well."
"Well, then I can rest assured. I hope to hear good news from you."
However, after hearing the conversation between the two, Phaelana shivered. The unspoken meaning behind their words was that if she didn't handle this matter well, she would be severely punished.
"Oh, there's one more thing I want to ask you."
"...What is it?"
Phaelana had a face of obedience, looking exceptionally honest and obedient, afraid that any misstep would deepen Green's bad impression of her. After all, she was just a physician and did not have the protection of the royal family. If she didn't do well, she might end up being trained into a medical instrument that only knew how to treat people.
"You mentioned the top-tier potion that your ancestors created. What exactly is it?"
"Just a moment..."
Phaelana walked to a nearby bookshelf and took out the previous book, flipping through it before handing it to Green. Her movements were cautious, arousing Green's curiosity.
Without thinking too much, Green took the book and glanced through it, gaining a rough understanding.
The top-tier potion of Hiberglass, unrivaled to this day—nothing can surpass it, but that's because the two important materials used by Hiberglass for alchemy cannot be found nowadays—silver dragon scales and flame beast's fur.
The silver dragon scales were relatively easy to understand; they were the scales on the silver dragon's body. However, from the literal meaning, no one knew what a flame beast was. If it were so easy to know, it wouldn't have been thousands of years without anyone surpassing Hiberglass.
"Do you have any clues about these two important materials?" Green asked.
"Yes, currently we have none..."
Green returned the book to Phaelana without saying much. She carefully put the book back where it belonged.
Green looked at this thing mainly to satisfy his curiosity. After all, he understood the effect of the Universal Panacea very well. Something that could rival it would definitely not be simple. But relying solely on this information to find the silver dragon and the enigmatic flame beast was not enough motivation."Then I'll leave this bottle of medicine to you. Don't be lazy and study it carefully. In the future, if Aloof or anyone else gets sick, it will all depend on you."
As Green was about to leave, his casual remark once again sent a shiver down Faylina's spine. She began to suspect if Green was holding a grudge against her, otherwise, why would he put so much pressure on her?
If Green knew what she was thinking, he would definitely chuckle and take back his words, as he never intended to do so.
Afterwards, Green and his group left, while Faylina excitedly began her research. She knew that an opportunity to come into contact with this kind of medicine would never happen to an ordinary person in their lifetime.
By now, it was completely dark outside.
There were still soldiers patrolling around the castle, and they would greet Green and his companions when they saw them. And when they saw Green and Yulia walking together peacefully, every single soldier couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.
It was understandable, as everyone was already thinking if Green and Yulia would fight after their encounter during the day. If they did, how intense would the battle be, and if it was intense, would there be irreconcilable conflicts between them.
But now, the several of them were walking harmoniously together, and Yulia was even conversing and laughing with Green. There was no sign of any conflict, and what surprised everyone the most was that Yulia's complexion seemed much better and she no longer had the weak posture she had before.
For a moment, everyone felt that Green and Aloof's relationship was a done deal.
"Thanks for what you did earlier, Green. After I drank your medicine, I've never felt this energetic before. It seems like entrusting Aloof to a reliable man like you would be a very good choice. As for my father, I'll take care of that, you don't need to worry."
"Well then, I'll leave it to my brother-in-law!"
Seeing that Yulia had already sorted things out, Green felt relieved about his brother-in-law's personality. It would be troublesome if his father and brother teamed up to make things difficult for him.
Afterwards, Yulia and Green separated from each other, saying that they were going to find Yulia's father, who was also Green's father-in-law, to discuss matters. Green knew that his brother-in-law was helping him with the task.
But it was not until this moment that Green suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Yuzuriha since we came back. Aloof, do you know where she went?"