Departing

Alden entered his room. 

Neo and Owen, who were meditating, opened their eyes immediately.

"Guys, I need to talk," Alden spoke first.

Neo and Owen looked at each other and nodded.

Alden told them about the conversation he had with Damian. He first told them about his offer for the potion recipes.

"Alden, isn't it too much of a waste?" Neo asked. "You will have to spend hundreds of thousands of points."

Alden shook his head. "I found something out." He looked at Neo and Owen seriously. "The reason why my potions always were low quality is that the recipes were deficit.

The academy intentionally left deficit recipes in the libraries. Only those with connections can get the true recipes. A nobody like me can dream of getting the true recipes."

Neo's and Owen's eyes widened.

"Is that true?!" Neo exclaimed.