As the equipment James had asked for was commonly used by doctors, they were all prepared in just a few minutes.

The staff handed the poison each party had concocted to the other.

James took his portion.

It was a transparent ceramic bottle. Some white powder was clumped inside.

James opened the bottle and poured some onto his hand. Then, he gave it a cursory sniff.

Seeing this, Jonathan laughed. “Based on what we agreed on, we don’t have time to examine the poison. However, since there