"This is... A magnifying glass?" What had been shown after Hazel opened the small box, she had taken out was exactly one magnifying glass that didn't seem to have anything special about it.
"You are correct, but it is not an ordinary magnifying glass, you just need to use it to see one of the turnips and you will understand what I mean." Following the instructions, Blake took the small magnifying glass and placed it on one of the turnips that were on the counter, so that the next moment, the voice of the system would sound in his head repeatedly.
[Pink turnip.
Type: Vegetable.
Level 2.
Status: Fully grown. Healthy.]
'This is something different, is this exactly what Hazel was referring to?' Noticing how strange it was, Blake opted to look at the information the system would say to see if he discovered anything else.
{Magnifying glass. Level 1.
A magnifying glass created from a magic crystal. It allows you to examine the state of the field, as well as the growth rate and health of the crops.
Selling Price: 500G}
'The state of the field?' Blake was still looking a bit confused as he tried to make sense of all this, but Hazel's voice snapped him back to reality.
"From your face, I can see that you already noticed it, the special thing about that magnifying glass is that it allows you to capture the runic energy that is inside the crops, I am sure that it will be useful to verify if what you achieved was just luck or not, but that's not its only use, you can also use it to see if your farm fields have enough runic energy, so it's very useful." Hazel was quite pleased with her explanation, but it seemed like Blake needed a lesson on the basics of the field.
"And what does it affect that the fields have runic energy?"
"Are you a farmer and you don't even know that? It's obvious that the more runic energy there is in the place where you plant seeds, the higher quality what you harvest will have, that's why you have to be aware of how much runic energy there is in your fields, you can't simply planting and cultivating over and over without rest, whether it be vegetables, fruits or flowers, they will absorb the runic energy that is in the earth to grow." Hazel seemed to have more to say, so Blake let her continue with her speech and he paid attention to everything she said. "And yes, that affects a lot in different aspects, if you use a field that has a high amount of runic energy, your crops will grow without problems and have a very good quality, but if you use a field with low runic energy instead, your crops will take longer than normal to fully grow plus their quality will leave a lot to be desired."
"So that doesn't mean that my fields would eventually run out of runic energy at some point?" What he had just heard made Blake quite worried about the future that awaited him, but Hazel snapped him out of his fantasies.
"Not exactly, of course if you don't stop cultivating on them there will come a point where there's no more runic energy left and nothing can grow on them, but don't worry, if you let them rest long enough they'll absorb it again and you can use them again, although that is not the only way, the easiest method is to use a product that helps your fields to recover their runic energy or even improve them, some of these can be formulas or fertilizers so that the quality of the earth is several times better." Those data were coming to Blake fast and he wasn't going to let any of them slip by.
'This information is very useful, I planned to continue farming like crazy so as not to worry about my pocket, but it seems that it is not that simple.'
"That is why I told you that this magnifying glass will be useful to you, you only need to see the state of your fields and you will know when to use any of the products that I mentioned, you can always get them with Marjorie."
"I really appreciate all the information, I really didn't know that I had to be aware of the fields, this magnifying glass will be of great help."
"I hope you have not thought that being in charge of a farm was going to be easy, there are many things to take into account and data that will help you improve as a farmer, so if you have any questions, you can always come and ask me, I'm not a farmer, but I have enough knowledge about the area." Blake didn't doubt her words and nodded repeatedly. "And about the magnifying glass, I'm glad to help you, it will only be two thousand coins."
"Yes, two... Two thousand coins?"
"Yes, two thousand coins." Blake was a little confused, but seeing the smile on Hazel's face, he knew that she was serious.
'Wasn't this a gift?'
"I was actually thinking of giving it to you, but I remembered Shino saying something about people who like to spy on baths and…" Those words were something Blake didn't want to hear, so he did what was necessary.
"Here is the money, thank you very much for everything, see you!" Walking out as if death was behind him, Blake didn't stop until he realized that was already inside the safety of his house and was trying to calm down. "Perhaps I shouldn't have let myself be fooled by Rusk… Though there's no use in repenting right now…"
[Request completed.]
"Yes, I was waiting for this." Knowing what was coming, Blake took one of the boxes that had just appeared in front of him and opened it without worrying about what would come out this time.
[Acquired: Wet Boots.]
"The name doesn't sound right..." And before he opened his inventory to see his new acquisition, he heard the light knocking on the door and went in his direction to see who it was. "Who will it be at this hour?"
[Progress… Saved.]