“Although there is no written rule about it, you can't deny that the Jenkins family has done well this time. Why don't we just give them a higher quota this time?’

“No way!" Fred retorted without skipping a beat.

"The reason why we restrict the number of people who can sit for the examination of the Pill Alchemist Association is to select the cream of the crop. How can we allocate the quotas based on the bidding result?" His words were rational on paper, but they didn't make any sense.

Albert was furious, Not only did he think it was unreasonable for Fred to deliberately target Maria, but he also felt that Fred's attitude toward him was rather contemptuous.

“Fred, you at least owe me a reasonable explanation. Don't you think?" For the first time ever, Albert spoke to Fred in a grave tone.