“Come on, Mr. Barnes," Octavian replied casually.

“I've bought at least ten medical secrets from you over the years. Highwyn has so many ancient medical techniques. A few more in my hands won't make a difference, right?" Octavian retorted.

Mr. Barnes felt embarrassed. He had sold medical secrets to Empire before, but those were his own findings, not from the Association of Healthcare Professionals' database.

Octavian pushed further, “If you give me twenty of your medical secrets, I'll give up accessing the association's database."

“Well... It's a bit too more..." Mr. Barnes was torn. Those medical secrets were his alone, not something he'd even share with his family.