Alexander continued to talk to the soap merchant for a while, asking various trade related matters- how he came to Zanzan, what made him open up shop, how he met his suppliers, etc.
And during all this, Alexander was surprised to find out that the man did not even know that many of the soaps he was selling were invented by the man in front of him.
Instead, the elderly shopkeeper simply sang in a voice full of praise,
"My lord, I must confess, the soaps your city makes are nothing short of miraculous. It makes every other soap in the world look like cow dung. My family has been in the soap business for four straight generations, but we have never seen such quality!"
"*Sigh*, I wonder who is the genius who made it? I tried to ask around but never got anywhere. *Sigh*! I would love to meet him."
