"Are you sure miss?"
"Um." She nods her head.
"Call your manager. I'm sure the manager know what the meaning of this fruit."
After a moment, an elderly woman comes out from the second floor.
"Greeting mister. I hear from Ana, you bring a fruit that can calm mind?"
"Right." I put my Blue Pomegranate on the table.
"Can we test it? I can't give a review if not look at the effect on the spot. Ah, I forget to introduce my name. I'm Gita, manager of this shop branch."
"My name is Katon Wahyu. You can call me Katon or Keyton."
"I understand why my assistant doesn't understand the true value of your fruit. It's very vague but very powerful." She said meaningfully. Then she invites me to the nearby dojo.
I and Gita go to a dojo. Dojo is the place to train martial arts. We now want to prove my fruit effect. A dull-witted student comes to taste my fruit. After he eats it, he begins to demonstrate what instructor teach perfectly. What I mean is perfectly in student level. Every move is precise. Instructor and Gita can't help their mouth shape turn into 'O' shape.
Instructor and Gita look at me with a curious expression. Their face clearly say 'What's going on?'
I just laugh at them. Then ask, "What?"
Gita pulls my collar and asks me with stern eyes, "How can your pomegranate make this dumb student become a good student?!"
Then I tell them about Blue Pomegranate and the effect. When they heard this, they begin to shower me with questions. Right, they not aware of spirit plant. Although normal plant and spirit plant appearance is somewhat similar, the effect is fast different.
"Are you still have another fruit?!"
"Where we can find that strange pomegranate?!"
Of course, I answer, "I just have 5. And the one already has eaten. As for where I find it, I buy it from a merchant who already attacked by bandit last time."
.....
Then news about Blue Pomegranate can help enlighten stupid martial apprentice spread like a wind. Gita herb store branch become famous in one night. All wealthy and noble civilian pay attention to Blue Pomegranate. Even the mighty city lord also wish to obtain it.
Right, you did not read wrongly. The mighty city lord. After the catastrope happen, all the country drastically decline. After one year trial, they decide to announce the dismissal of the country. One by one country declares dismissal. They even can't reorganize citizen that settle far away from the capital. Why not announce dismissal before electricity run out of energy?
So, the most have authority is the city lord now. Every city will supervise many villages. in exchange, the city will help the village if they face danger, like beast horde or bandit raid. Of course, the war between village is allowed. We are in the wilderness, right?
Alright back to the topic, noble and wealthy man is human too. So, their descendant is impossible to be always a genius. Even with all money they have, they can't pay god to improve their descendant martial arts talent, right?
Then Tattatatarat! My Blue Pomegranate give them the only reliable hope right now. Just eat and he can comprehend what the instructor demonstrated previously. How could they not excited?
I want to sell 4 of them. 1 for me and one to use as seeds. You know, different from normal pomegranate, Blue one just have 3 seed!! With Manager help, I already plant the three seeds in the spirit land.
I tell Gita that I will not accept coin for trading. What I want is barter. I already have many coins! My wealth may be more astonishing than city lord wealth. If you can bring me a good plant to me, and the condition is life and good, I will sell it with 100 gold plus the plant as the price. I also tell her that I will stay in this city for 15 days.
Instantly, adventure fever rises in the city. Even all the surrounding village feel the impact of this event. Many fellow villagers eagerly search living herb for money. From merchant news, City Lord gives 1 gold every living herb. If the herb is chosen, He will give 100 gold as the bonus. The big merchant also offers the same price or even higher.
I think it's bold moves. How many golds be burn this time? Ah, whatever, not my problem anyway...
.....
The next day, in the morning many people already lined up in front of the hotel that I rent. I, as the culprit, feel surprised at wealthy man efficiency. Then I pay a gold coin to hotel receptionist to rent me chair and table. I tell them to place at the hotel front.
When they see hotel waiter place table and chair, they know that the barter will soon begin. The waiter also serves a warm tea on the table. Then I sit and say, "Let's start the trade!"
A plump man comes and places all his herb on the table. I inspect them with my eyes.
[White Ginger, Grade Normal
Remark: None]
[Turmeric, Grade Normal
Remark: None]
[Teki Grass, Grade Normal
Remark: None]
I shake my head at him and shout "Next!"
Now the beautiful mature lady come forward. She places a mushroom at the table.
[Ear Mushroom, Grade Normal
Remark: Help to relief a normal headache]
It's an interesting one. Grade normal but make appraisal give good remark. It must be special.
Then I ask manager within my mind.
[Master, Although it's a normal one, the effect is good. It will relieve a headache in 5 minutes!]
Then I look at her and say, "Can I know your name?"
"My name is Aisyah, sir." She answers sweetly.
"What the mushroom name?"
"I don't know. I just trying to participate when I pick it. Maybe lady luck with me."
I smile at her then shake my head. "Haha, lady luck indeed on you, girl. I will name it Ear Mushroom. This mushroom is good. But not good enough. This mushroom can relive a headache in just 5 minutes. If you sell it to the herb store, it will be sold at a good price. Just tell them that I recommended this. You can start breeding it, maybe you will be the next wealthy lady."
At the start, she looks dejected at my first remark, but when she heard the rest, she becomes joyful. Right, she has the potential to be the next wealthy lady. She hurriedly wraps her mushroom and dash to the herb store.
Then I shout again, "Next!"
"Next!"
"Next!!!"
Shit! All the herb is normal! I'm exhausted now. I want the spirit plant! spirit plant! Not fucking herb!
Until...
.....
In the herb store, Aisyah places her mushroom on the table. In front of her is exactly Gita. When Gita hear one herb have a recommendation from Katon, she hurriedly comes down.
"Are you sure that is what he said?" Gita asks to Aisyah.
"I'm sure!"
"Then let's test it." Same as before, she brings Aisyah to the nearby clinic.
They arrive at the clinic and immediately ask permission to conduct an experiment. The clinic head approve it when he heard a good herb with a recommendation from Katon will be tested in his clinic.
A patient with a severe headache for 2 days is a good choice. Gita slices the mushroom and makes it a sample vial. The patient drinks it immediately. He doesn't even consider the taste. He just wants his headache to vanish.
They wait patiently. It just 5 minutes.
"Oh, my gods!!!!!!" suddenly the patient shouts.
"What happen?" the doctor panic.
"I, I don't know!!" Gita also panic.
Then the patient gives a full statement to Gita and the rest. He embarrassed after to make them panic.
"My headache has vanished thoroughly!!! Thanks for the vial, miss!"
"Vanish? Are you sure? No residual ache anymore?" Gita probe once again.
"No, absolutely no." He answers excitedly.
Gita just speechless. How could he not interested in this miraculous headache cure? Then she looks at Aisyah and asks, "Are you want to corporate with Luna Herb Store?"