After all, this was an unprecedented situation, It no longer felt Like they were at a charity auction, Rather, the scene resembled that of a primary school classroom which was being inspected by the principal. All the elites from various clans and positions now sat straight, like obedient children in front of their parents.

"Goodwin," Maria greeted simply.

“What's the matter?" Goodwin asked in a friendly tone.

The disbelief of everyone else at the auction only deepened. Was it really Mr. Gregory on the phone? After all, he had a reputation for being the strictest teacher in the Pill Alchemist Association. Was it possible for him to sound so light-hearted and even talk to Maria as if she was a peer?

“I just created a new elixir formula for something I call the Peony Pill. It will have a similar effect to the Reverse Pill, but it is only suitable for women who are younger than twenty years old to take, so I would say that it can be classified as a third-grade pill.