Barging into a Magic World after Returning from Xianxia - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Boss, Give Me Some Herbs

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Austin thought to himself for a while as he looked at the sight in front of him.

Christina was taking the medicine bag from the shop owner as he handed it to her.

Before it passed through their hand, he paid special attention to the bag’s contents.

Hundred Immortals Grass, Moon Shade, and Starry Sky.

The herbs that Christina bought were indeed herbs that could improve one’s physique.

It seemed that even though this girl didn’t say it on the surface, she was still very strong at heart.

She was constantly doing what she could.

Without saying anything else, Austin looked at Christina who had already taken the herbs from the assistant and directly said to Robbins, “Boss, bring some more herbs over. I want 50 grams of Glazed Wood, two Purple Star Vines, and three Jade Mortal Flowers…”

Austin told Robbins the names of the medicinal herbs one by one.

Hearing Austin list down the herbs, Robbins and his assistant were both stunned. Then, they looked at Christina who was next to them and said with some doubt, “Miss, who is this young man next to you…”

Christina was instantly stunned. She also looked at Austin who was next to her and was extremely puzzled by his behavior.

However, since Austin had already spoken, Christina could only smile at Robbins and explain, “It’s okay, Grandpa Robbins. He’s my friend.”

“Oh, so he’s the Miss’s friend.” Robbins’ eyes revealed a look of understanding. He then looked at his assistant and smiled gently. “Rodney, go and get the herbs that this gentleman wants.”

“Okay,” the assistant replied. Then, he returned to the shelves in the shop and grabbed the corresponding herbs.

After all, he was considered an apprentice in the herb shop. Even though he did not truly remember the names of the herbs Austin had just told them, he could roughly recall which ones he needed and just grabbed them one by one. 

“Hello, sir. These herbs cost a total of 2 gold coins and 20 silver coins.” After packing up all the herbs according to their required dosage, the assistant handed the medicine bag to Austin and told him the price.

In the Landry continent, gold, silver, and copper were the three currencies in circulation. The exchange rate between them was 1000 silver coins to 1 gold coin, and 1000 copper coins to 1 silver coin.

The annual income of an ordinary person’s family was around 20 gold coins.

Therefore, the herbs that Austin had just asked for were not cheap.

After all, only members of mage families could afford these sorts of high-level herbs.

After hearing the assistant name the price, Christina took out her purse and was about to pay but Robbins stopped her with a wave of his hand.

“That’s alright. Since it’s the herbs that the Miss’s friend wants, you can just take them without cost. Just treat it as a gift.” Robbins pushed the purse back into Christina’s hand.

Seeing Robbins’s determined look, Christina did not bother arguing, her eyes moving slightly. 

It had to be said that ever since her mother passed away, the monthly living expenses she received from her family had been decreasing.

From the initial 200 gold coins, it had been reduced to 5 gold coins at the moment.

Although she did not need to pay for the medicinal herbs she got from her family, she had basically spent most of her money on the daily necessities of others, such as ordering the servants to buy clothes for the poor.

If she spent another two gold coins on medicinal herbs today, she would really run out of money in the future.

After thinking it through, Christina did not reject Robbins’ good intentions. She smiled sweetly and said, “Thank you, Grandpa Robbins.”

“Okay, good girl. Now hurry up and go home!” Robbins smiled warmly as he looked at Christina with satisfaction in his eyes.

After that, Austin took the herbs.

After confirming that the herbs were the ones he had asked for, Austin nodded to Christina and said, “Let’s head back then.”

“Okay!” Chris smiled at Robbins and said, “Goodbye, Grandpa Robbins.”

After that, the two of them left together and headed home.

After watching Austin and Christina leave, Robbins smiled and walked back into the shop.

At this moment, the assistant who was cleaning the shop tables finally walked over.

He was puzzled by Robbins’ gesture since he was willing to give the herbs to the young man for free due to the young miss. 

However, the herbs themselves were not cheap. As an outsider, how could he just give them away to the young man just like that?

Besides, he and his master weren’t actually members of the Nolan family. They only helped them manage the herb store and did not receive any sort of salary from them every month. 

Their source of income usually came from a 5% to 20% commission rate for the herbs they sold to other mage families that came to buy from them.

If they could sell the herbs that they had just given away, the commission alone would allow them to earn hundreds of silver coins.

He couldn’t figure his master’s motives.

Why would his master, who didn’t have much money, be willing to give up an opportunity to make some?

Perhaps he saw his assistant’s confusion that Robbins’ eyes slowly swept over as he said, “Rodney, are you curious why I was willing to give up our sales commission to give those herbs for free to that young man?”

“No… I wouldn’t dare to question it!” Rodney, who had just walked over, hurriedly lowered his head. When he noticed that his master’s gaze did not seem right, he immediately became terrified.

He did not dare to bring up the doubts in his heart.

However, Robbins still spoke up after hearing his response, “It’s okay. If you want to ask then just ask. I’m not afraid to tell you.”

As he said this, he glanced in the direction where Christina and Austin had left. Then, he slowly said, “If I said that in this world, there was someone I wouldn’t harm no matter how unscrupulous I am, then that person would be no other than Miss Christina.”

His assistant looked at him in surprise.

Robbins continued to speak indifferently, “As you know, I’ve taken over this herb shop from the Nolan family for decades. And in these decades, I’ve seen all the changes regarding Miss Christina. Regardless of how well-to-do I look on the surface now that I’ve taken over the Nolan family’s herb shop, I also came from a poor background. I know how hard it is to struggle with nothing.

“When it comes to being kind, none of the other children from the three major families can even compare to Miss Christina. I respect her for that. If it weren’t for the fact that she wasn’t able to awaken any innate magical power within her when she was fourteen, she wouldn’t have ended up in the state that she’s in now.”

Robbins sighed as he said that. There was a hint of sadness in his weathered eyes before he continued, “In short, you can ask around. All the poor people in the Seth Kingdom are grateful to Miss Christina.”

“The batch of medicinal herbs that I gave Miss Christina for free just now was only a small show of kindness to repay her for all that she’s done. Now, I only hope that one day, the young miss can truly get rid of her family’s coldness.”

After saying that, Robbins sighed again as he turned around and left.