An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

It wasn’t until he saw the faint smile on Dustin’s face that he knew what was going on.

“Oh, get lost, you little brat!” Gregory huffed. Then, he made himself comfortable on the easy chair and got ready to sleep again.

“Come on, stop sleeping. I’ve got serious business.” Dustin took out two wooden boxes and placed them on the table. One had the thousand-year green lotus, and the other had the Cherusia.

“I’ve made a decent haul in Millsburg this time. The last two remaining herbs are here. I can start producing the Longevitum now.” “Oh? So soon?” Gregory sat up lazily.

“I thought my days were numbered. Who’d have thought that you actually managed to collect all the herbs. How fortunate!” “Enough with your nonsense. Go bring out all the herbs we collected from before,” Dustin urged.

“Alright, alright, I’ll go get them.” Gregory stretched sluggishly before searching through several drawers and cupboards.

It took him a while to find all the herbs that he’d hidden away. “Maximus, guard the door. Nobody is allowed to enter,” Dustin instructed Maximus.

on his sword. He looked around warily. “Caitlyn, go get me these herbs.”

didn’t keep many herbs. “Okay!” Caitlyn nodded and quickly left with the list. Soon, she came running back breathlessly,

need to lock myself away to focus on producing the Longevitum. I’m not sure how long it’ll take, but no one is to disturb

He did not jump head-first into making the pill. Instead, he took out

reviving properties. According to the manuscript, it was also

needed were too rare to find, and the process of

had no choice but to study the recipe repeatedly to avoid any mistakes. After ensuring nothing was missing, Dustin sat on the ground and meditated for half an hour. He finally started making the pill when he felt rejuvenated and

Longevitum, his actions were practiced. He did not need to pause to check the recipe.

the same time, he had to use his

technique used to the quality of the furnace, the temperature within the furnace and even the sequence in which the herbs were added

up. One wrong move and all his previous efforts would

the furnace began to combine. He had now reached the most crucial and most difficult step, which was to solidify

furnace, carefully controlling the fire. Without noticing, he began to sweat due to the exertion of using his true energy.