Chapter 66 Win-win
In fact, Gode did not find the house deed and land deed in the secret box left by Master Seda.

It is likely that Master Seda did not attach too much importance to the house deeds and land deeds and did not put them in the secret box.

So they turned into ashes along with the explosion.

This is also the biggest hidden danger after Gaode took over the Seda Medicine Garden.

Without official contracts such as land deeds and house deeds, once they are known to someone with ulterior motives, there is a lot of room for manipulation.

It even affects the business of the medicine garden.

Like this moment.

“What?” Oliver frowned when he heard this.

If there were no land deeds and house deeds, no matter how much he valued Gao De’s potential, he would not be willing to pay the 300 gold.

“Don’t tell me that he took the house and land deeds away when he went back to visit his relatives.”

Oliver narrowed his eyes and looked at Gode, with a dangerous look in his eyes, and even some anger.

Because based on the information he had learned so far, as far as he was concerned, Master Seda should be dead.

And it does.

But Oliver didn’t expect that Master Seda did not die of old age, but died at the hands of God.

But in short, he has tacitly acknowledged that Master Seda is no longer alive.

Oliver believes that the current negotiations are a tacit agreement with Goddard:

I know Master Seda is gone, but I won’t tell you.

You also know that I know that Master Seda is no longer alive, but you don’t tell me.

Essentially, Oliver saw in Gold’s potential that he paid money to have Gold work for their potion shop for at least twenty years.

What do you mean when you tell me there is no land deed or house deed?
Are you playing tricks on me?
If he is so shameless as to not appreciate the favor he has been given, don’t blame him for being rude.

“That’s not the case.” Goder seemed to have noticed Oliver’s dissatisfaction and showed an embarrassed expression.

Finally, as if he had made some difficult decision, Goder gritted his teeth, reached out from his arms and took out an exquisite wooden box, placed it on the table, and showed it to Oliver.
“What is this?” Oliver looked at the wooden box in surprise.

Gao De had no choice but to tell the truth: “Master Seda placed the house deed and the land deed in this wooden box with a [secret lock], but when he left, he did not leave the secret spell to unlock it.”

“so.”

When Oliver heard Gode say this and looked at the wooden box that Gode took out, his eyes suddenly lit up.

“I see,” he said with a smile, “That’s not a big problem. Give me the secret box. I have a way to open it.”

“Once I unlock the secret lock and obtain the title deed and land deed, we can sign the transfer contract.”

As he was about to reach out for the secret box, Gao De grabbed the box at a faster speed and pressed it against his chest.

“One hand pays the other hand receives the goods. The transfer contract has not been signed yet and I haven’t received the money. I will give you the wooden box first. What if you don’t acknowledge it then?” he said “warningly”.

Oliver was startled, then smiled and said:

“I have such a big store here, and you still don’t trust me?”

“No, I have to give you the money and the goods.” Gao De acted like a fool, shook his head stubbornly, stuffed the wooden box into his arms, and was about to walk out.

This made Oliver a little anxious.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute.” He laughed dryly and called out to Gao De.

“How about this? I’ll pay you 200 gold first, and then sign the transfer contract. After signing the contract, you give me the wooden box. After I unlock the secret lock and take out the house and land deeds, I’ll give you the remaining 100 gold.”

“how?”

“After all, I’m not sure whether there are house deeds and land deeds in the secret box.” Every word Oliver said made sense.

“No, 300 gold is 300 gold, and it must be paid in full at once.”

Gao De refused to listen and said stubbornly, “You are a big businessman and a big shot. You have power and influence in Hogan City. If you don’t recognize the remaining 100 gold, I can’t do anything about it.” “And after the secret box is opened, if you find that there is really no land deed or house deed in the box, I can return all 300 gold to you and invalidate the transfer contract. This can be written on the contract.”

“You don’t worry, I dare to cheat you, right?”

“This…” Oliver really didn’t expect that the apprentice in front of him was so stubborn and he didn’t know where he got the confidence from.

However, what he said is indeed correct.

He didn’t think Gao De had the ability to cheat him.

He did have the thought of denying his debt afterwards and insisting that the 300 gold had been paid when the contract was signed.

This boy is really good at judging people!

Forget it, this kid does have some potential. At such a young age, he can already mix two kinds of potions, the primary endurance potion and the primary spider poison potion.

The money I spend on him today, he will earn it back for me sooner or later in the future, so I won’t lose anything, at most I’ll earn a little less.

“Okay, then let’s sign the transfer contract tomorrow, and I’ll come to visit you then!” Oliver’s voice was slightly cold, and while agreeing he was also expressing his dissatisfaction.

“Then I will be waiting for you in the medicine garden tomorrow.” Seeing Oliver agreed, Godard quickly “smiled” and said.

After watching Goder leave the room, Oliver, who had been angry a moment ago, immediately changed his expression and revealed a smug smile.

“As expected, he is an apprentice born from a beggar’s family. No matter how talented he is, he cannot change his short-sightedness.”

“For a wizard, how could a wooden box with an [arcane lock] be used just to store land deeds and house deeds?”

“There must be something more precious stored inside.”

“What could a third-class wizard apprentice have that’s worth all this fuss?”

“It should be all the potion recipes that the old wizard has, including the first-level potion recipe and related records that he has been researching over the years.”

“Although he never succeeded until his death, he persisted for so many years. If he hadn’t achieved some results, he wouldn’t have persisted until now.”

“As long as we can get this incomplete prescription, and gather the strength of our potion masters, we may be able to complete it.”

“It’s true. With the first-level potion, my Phil Potion Shop can even expand its business to Bremen.”

“What an unexpected surprise! What an unexpected surprise!”

“We have to sign the contract as soon as possible and get this secret box.”

After walking out of Phil’s Potion Shop, Goder, who had a stubborn look on his face just a moment ago, immediately changed his expression and showed a relieved smile.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

“I finally managed to fool them.”

The reason why Gao De was unwilling to sell the medicine garden was not only because the other party offered too low a price, but also because he really could not produce the house deed and land deed.

Without these two things, the medicine garden cannot be considered his, so how can he sell it?

“The two most common ways to unlock arcane locks are knock and dispel magic. Dispel magic is a 3rd level spell, so don’t consider it.”

“Then we can only rely on knocking. Knocking is a first-level spell, and it is also an unpopular spell. Even if Phil’s Potion Shop has money and connections, it will probably be difficult to find a first-level wizard who can master this spell in Hogan City.”

“If he could really find it, Oliver should have asked someone to unlock it right then and there, and he wouldn’t have needed to talk nonsense with me.”

“So, he must be the same as me. He can only go to Bremen City to buy spell scrolls or find a high-level wizard to unlock them.”

“It would take at least ten days to go back and forth even if we rode as fast as we could.”

“Ten days is enough.”

“But we can’t be careless. We have to start preparing now.”

Thinking of this, Gao De raised his head, identified the direction, and walked away quickly.

(End of this chapter)