"Sigh... I hope that scene didn't bother you." Hazel had noticed Blake's presence and the first thing she did was apologize.
"I didn't really hear anything, haha..." Blake didn't want to mention what he had actually seen since he didn't feel it was right.
"Thank you for your consideration, but I'm sure the whole town can hear our discussions, did you find Marjorie?" The talk quickly turned to the main topic and Blake was grateful for that.
"Yes, she sent regards and appreciated the detail."
"That reassures me, I'm glad there's someone around here to count on. You should take this as payment for your help, I know it's not much, but it's a token of my appreciation."
[Acquired: Cabbage Seed]
Blake took the small bag, thanking her for the intention.
"I would like to say the same about Karina, but I think it's impossible, I just hope she stops being so lazy in the future..."
'She is very hard on her. I guess she shows how much she cares…' Blake was lost in his thoughts again and this was not lost on Hazel.
"It seems like you're in the clouds, is something wrong?"
"Ah... Well, you and Karina seem to have... A somewhat special relationship."
"That's because she's a lazy!" The sudden scream startled Blake and he wondered if it was okay to mention that. "Well, I hope you can help me some other time, I won't bother you anymore, thanks for everything."
Hazel seemed to have nothing more to say, so Blake thought about going back to find out what to do, but he remembered what Marjorie had told him.
"You're welcome... By the way, I thought this would be to your liking." Paying no attention to Hazel's surprised face at the time, Blake had taken out the three turnips he was carrying with him and placed them on the counter.
"Oh, is it a birthday present? You shouldn't have bothered... So it was you!" The sudden scream of surprise was enough for Blake to shut up and pay attention to what Hazel seemed to mean since he didn't understand the reason for that.
"Excuse?"
"I'm sorry, you see, a few days ago Karina had returned with several turnips that were of excellent quality as well as larger than normal, but as much as I asked her, she couldn't remember where she had gotten them from, so I guess that you are responsible."
"Oh, I think I put some turnips in the shipping box, but I don't think they were too surprising." Blake remembered that they might actually be his turnips, but he didn't know why they were surprised to Hazel.
"No? Just look at this." In front of Blake had appeared what at first glance could be said to be a pair of pink turnips, one was the one he remembered growing in his field, but the other... He really doubted if you could call it a turnip, his was obviously larger and looked incredibly healthy, but the other, even though it was only slightly smaller, lacked the vitality that the latter had. "Did you notice? This is a normal turnip that anyone can grow, it's nothing out of the ordinary, but the one you harvested, apart from being bigger, is completely full of runic energy."
"And this is good?" Blake still didn't really understand.
"Good? That means they are on completely different levels, not only do they look healthier and more appetizing, they even taste several times better and help restore more runic energy to whoever eats them, but what really amazes me is that the turnips you just showed me seem better than all these." That was when Blake understood Hazel's surprise, he clearly remembered that those turnips were still level one, but the ones he had just obtained were from the level two seeds he got, really It didn't add much to the quality, but in the eyes of others, the improvement seemed almost miraculous.
'I will assume that all this is a system thing, it no longer surprises me.'
"And if you're responsible, that means you did this too." Repeating the same action as before, some toyherbs appeared on the counter making Blake understand everything.
"Yes, I have also been putting toyherbs in the shipping box, possibly these are."
"I knew it, it is always a problem to handle them because of the ease with which they wither, but I could tell the difference with yours, they are really special, their price can even be double or triple that of the normal ones, what is your secret?" Everything had just heard made Blake thank the system for helping him, but if asked how he managed it, he really didn't have an answer.
"I didn't do anything special; I just did what any farmer would do." Hazel had a judging look on him once he said all that, but in the end, she had to sigh as she realized that he didn't really seem to be lying.
"Okay, I wouldn't want to ruin our relationship just because of that, everyone has their secrets, but I'd like to tell you that, if you can, just sell your products to us, they're too good to realize that, if you're able to grow it the right way, they will soon be famous all over the continent." Blake laughed nervously at Hazel's expectations, but he realized that things could even get better if he knew how to get higher quality seeds, but he left all that for the future.
"I don't really have another buyer, so I haven't thought about selling it to someone else, it would be great if we could continue doing business with each other." And as if those words were exactly what she wanted to hear, a huge smile appeared on Hazel's face.
"You can be sure of that and thanks for the present, I really appreciate it!"
"I'm glad to hear that."
"And now that I know you're that mysterious person, I think this could be really useful to you." With some curiosity, Blake could see Hazel reaching under the counter for something and then pulling out a small wooden box that seemed to have been stored for a long time and opening it showing what was inside.