The Herb King

82 The Concept of Rest Days

Upon closer inspection, Leric discovered that he was now a mid Level 4 Esper! With this strength, the only ones he needed to be wary of were the old undyings of the noble households and the hidden experts.

“This time, I am a real Level 4 Alchemist!” Leric smiled as world essence danced around his fingertips to form what looked like small lightning serpents. They coiled around his arm before dissipating into thin air.

The fine control he exhibited could make those old experts die in shame, but no one was there to see the spectacle.

“Time to go. The clinic should be closed by now.” Leric muttered to himself as he pushed the door open.

When he walked out of the patient room, he noticed a group of ladies looking at him with excitement. Leric almost failed to process the sight of these beautiful young women looking at him with absolute admiration.

“Sir Aethelwolf, we managed to sell all the pills and soaps on display! Some customers even have to leave empty-handed because everything has been sold! Do you want me to tell you our total earnings for today?” The quiet and timid Kathlyn was unusually chatty this time and Leric almost thought that she was an impostor.

Leric wasn’t the least bit surprised that their products were sold out. Everything was made by him and all of those items were extremely valuable. This was only his earnings on the first day of the opening, but his total profit was already comparable to a huge company’s monthly revenue! Just the ten Awakening Pellets alone earned him a million gold coins and everything added altogether was worth around four million gold coins!

“This is because everyone did their work great. You only trained for a night, but it seems as if you’ve been trained for years. How about you guys work for me permanently?” Leric smiled at them, but he was carefully looking at the ladies to see any notable changes in their expressions. With the amount of profit his clinic was earning, it would attract the greed of many people. He couldn’t allow temporary recruits to work for him since that would be akin to allowing a ticking time bomb in his own yard! They need to be absolutely loyal to him! That is the only thing that could make him feel assured.

Hearing this sudden offer, the ladies could not help but stare at Samira with hesitation. They were servants of the Reynolds Household and their job in the clinic was only temporary. As much as they love to work for this promising man, they couldn’t accept him right away.

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When Samira felt their gazes, she chuckled and shook her head. “There is nothing to worry about working for Aethelwolf. Besides, he is now a friend of the Reynolds Household and it would be great if he can have you guys work for him permanently.”

In truth, she also wanted to become a permanent employee of the clinic, but as the heiress of the Reynolds Household, she knew that it was impossible.

The eyes of the ladies lit up upon getting her approval.

“Sir Aethelwolf, we are willing to work for you!” They immediately said to Leric, afraid that he would take back his words. They sensed the great future in the clinic and with a talented man leading them, it might even be possible for him to become a colossal figure comparable to a noble household!

Leric nodded his head when he saw their genuine eyes. “Great! Let’s sit down first and talk about your salaries and incentives. You can also tell me if you want to add anything. I’ll try to accommodate every one of you.” There was a long table at the corner of the third floor with luxurious sofas around it. Leric led them there and gestured for them to sit down.

The ladies were looking at Leric expectantly.

“Before we talk about your salaries, let’s talk about your working schedule first. At the moment, the clinic only has me as its sole Doctor so it would be impossible for us to open twenty-four hours every day. Until we can find more suitable Doctors, the clinic will only be open from 9 A.M to 6 P.M from Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday will be our rest days, but this schedule might change once we get more employees. Do you have any questions about this?” Leric glanced at them.

In his past life, this was the normal working hours in most third-world countries. He wants to incorporate this working schedule into his clinic, but he still has to know their opinion.

“We don’t have to work the whole day and we even get to have two rest days?” One of the ladies could not help but mumble to herself after hearing Leric’s words.

Leric turned his gaze at her. It was a young lady in her late teens. She has a long black hair that reached up to her waist. Her clear obsidian eyes were filled with confusion and doubt.

“Is there anything wrong with the schedule?” Leric smiled at her gently. He noticed that the others were also looking at him with perplexed gazes.

“Aethelwolf, they are servants working for a noble household. It is imperative for them to work every day and the only times they could rest is during their sleep. Of course, our Reynolds Household gives our servants a lot of time to rest and we treat them fairly. Just that, they still work every day.” The concept of rest days didn’t exist for the working class in this world. The ones with power and authority can make them work all day long and no one would say anything about it.

“I see...” Leric stared at the young ladies with a tinge of pity. They looked young and lively, but they had to work nonstop just because they were born to become servants. This world was truly cruel to people with no distinguishing talents.

“It is as I said. You guys will have two rest days every week and you don’t have to work for the whole day in the clinic. I also plan to buy a mansion near our clinic so that you guys no longer have to look for accommodations. And about your salary, you guys will be getting five thousand gold coins per month with free breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Other than that, you can also get five mid-rank soaps every month as incentives. Oh, I almost forgot, you will also get your working clothes for free, but you guys have to wait since I only have the designs with me and I haven’t had the time to contact a seamstress to make them.” After Leric spoke, he noticed that everyone has become silent.

“Sir Aethelwolf, are you speaking the truth?