Chapter 225: The Enhancement Pill

“Wake up! Stop lazing in bed! Rise and shine!” Josephine pounded on Jared’s door.

Jared finally exhaled and opened his eyes. Eyeing the slightly dimmed Starry Compass, he sighed. “I thought I could cultivate worry-free after getting the Starry Compass, but I was naive! The resources it holds probably won't last a night's cultivation. Oh well, I'll have to rely on meager spiritual energy and cultivate slowly. But that will take forever!”

“Are you still not up?” Josephine hammered on the door again.

Jared got out of bed and opened the door to Josephine’s glare. “Why aren’t you at breakfast? The food’s ready!”

“Coming!” He went to the dining room, looking gloomy. “I might not go to the office every day anymore.”

Jared wanted to accelerate his cultivation and, as chairman, didn't need to work daily.

Josephine was surprised. Had she offended him?

Jared quickly explained, “I have something very important to do, and it might take a long time.”

“It’s okay. The company’s doing well,” Josephine smiled.

After breakfast, she left. They weren’t married, or even officially dating; their relationship was unspoken.

Soon, two bags of medicinal herbs arrived—reishi mushrooms, ginseng, and more—precisely as Jared had requested. They were worth millions.

Opening the bags, Jared sensed intense spiritual energy filling the room. The herbs contained vast amounts of spiritual energy, instantly sparking the desire to create an energy-condensing pill. One pill would be better than a night of cultivation.

However, he resisted. These herbs were for his mother and William.

Dismissing the idea, he began gesturing and chanting. Spiritual energy surged in his abdomen, and a faint blue light appeared at his fingertips. This was Draco’s pill-making technique, requiring no furnace but significant spiritual energy—more for more valuable pills. Lacking a furnace, this was his only option.

About an hour later, he held three pills. The smallest was an enhancement pill, fairly common but effective at boosting strength.

After considering it, he called Tommy, planning to give him the pill. He couldn’t have his subordinate constantly defeated.

Tommy offered to visit, but Jared said, “No need. I’ll come to you. Where are you?” He didn't want Tommy at his house with his parents present.

“Room 307, Meadow Restaurant, Fortune Street,” Tommy replied.

“Okay. Wait for me there.”

Jared hung up. Fortune Street was Horington’s largest food street. He told Hannah he wouldn’t be home for lunch, then took a taxi to the restaurant. Besides the pill, he had business to discuss with Tommy.