As they drank, Kai immediately warned Diso that a lot of good quality soil would be needed. To cover the floor with it, preparing the foundation for the garden.
At the same moment, Fatty gave orders to his subordinates. He ordered them to get a few tonnes of soil that was good at absorbing energy by tomorrow morning. Since Diso knew the layout of his dwelling, he had already figured out the best place to place the garden. Similarly, he had already calculated how much soil was roughly needed.
There were many administrative bodies in the Border Beast City. One of them was the Organisation of Herbalists. They were also craftsmen, but they were ranked far below Alchemists, Array Masters, Artefact Makers, Blacksmiths, and a few other craft professions.
The Herbalists' organisation was dedicated to cultivating various plants and tilling the soil. They also created new varieties of plants by breeding. They were literally incredibly skilled agriculturalists.
When Kai told him about the need to prepare the garden for his herbs, Diso immediately thought of the Herbalists' Organisation. He was the one who told Kai all these details.
Also, Kai learnt that those plants that were grown with energy and able to absorb it had a name and qualifications. This really surprised Kai, as he had not had time to find out information about this before. When he arrived at the Border Beast City for the first time, he didn't stay for long.
Therefore, Diso calmly explained to him how to properly qualify such plants. It was somewhat similar to how alchemists' fire was divided into ranks. There were four ranks called in total, namely: Mortal Plants, Earth Plants, Spiritual Plants, and Heavenly Plants.
With the latter, it was the same as Heavenly Fire. Although there were rumours about them, no one had ever seen them. According to legends, such plants, could also gain their consciousness and evolve. If one were to capture one and concoct a pill... Incredible benefits could be obtained!
The first three were easier. Mortal plants, they were just ordinary herbs and fruits cultivated by ordinary people who didn't even know about the cultivator world. Like the village where Kai was born. They were only good for food.
Earth plants, these were already plants that could contain a bit of energy and useful properties. Usually these plants are long-lived. Due to long existence, they could develop useful properties and increase them with time. The older the plant, the better. From them it was already possible to prepare pills and use them in alchemy. These were the Earth herbs that were mostly sold on the stalls of the Border Beast City.
Spiritual Plants were different... It could be considered a new degree of development of Earth Plants, literally a new species. They were able to absorb energy from birth, making them much more useful and valuable. But they were also very rare. They could only be found by chance in the Endless Wasteland and were sold at very high prices. They were usually bought back by the Alchemists' Organisation, as the pills they made were incredible.
After listening to all of this, Kai placed some herbs from his ring on the table, as well as the pills.
- From where! Don't tell me... - Diso shouted out, in utter shock.
- Yes Fatty... Until you told me, I didn't really realise the value of our future garden myself. It turns out that I have full of Spiritual plants with me... - Kai said thoughtfully.
- Also, these pills made from them... You can imagine their value. We need to sell them very carefully, perhaps even in smaller batches than previously thought. If we carelessly throw large quantities onto the market, we will squeeze the authority of the Alchemists' Organisation. - Kai said, scratching his chin, ''Although we already have a friendship agreement, but still... It's not worth harming the authority of one of the administrative offices of the Border Beast City.'' - Kai spoke and thought at the same time.
- Do you have a lot? - Diso asked with a strange expression.
- Enough to fill this whole room... - Said Kai, looking seriously into Diso's eyes.
- Fuck... You never cease to amaze me... Is everyone in the second ring? - Diso asked sceptically, looking at Kai's hand. He only now noticed that his brother had a new ring.
- Yes. - Kai answered calmly, he had nothing to hide from Diso.
- I've never heard of spatial rings with this much capacity... - Diso replied.
- There are many things you haven't heard of Brother Diso, but all in good time... The fact is that now you need to plan even better. We have an inexhaustible source of income and influence at our fingertips. Also the cave with the energy stones has not been fully exploited..." Kai said reasoning, "Take care of it and inform all of us to finish all the matters with the cave. Now we don't need to save it for a rainy day. But don't talk about the herbs yet. - Said Kai, putting his hand on Diso's shoulder.
- I understand you Brother Kai... We will create our own storehouse and move all the energy stones from the cave there, creating reserves. And the main source of income will be trading goods that we will get at wholesale prices from the Alchemists' Organisation. And the main leverage will be our Auction House, where we will sell what only we have. - Running his palm across his forehead, Diso spoke.
- Exactly. But most importantly, no one will be able to figure out where our power core came from. Neither the cave nor the Spiritual Herbs can be traced. Also, for our pills, we need a Master Alchemist. No one will ever believe we have one. Hehehe. - Kai said with an evil laugh.
- What about the Alchemist Organisation? - Diso asked.
- Only Master Gustal knows about my status there. But he needs me now. And when he realises what pills I can produce... He'll probably want to bond us even more. Heh-heh. - Kai said with a smile.
- I'm telling you, you're just a demon... - Slanting his eyes at Kai, Diso said.
After sitting in Diso's office until the middle of the night, drinking a lot, they finally went to their rooms.
They agreed that they would meet at sunrise at the exit of the Trade and Research Union headquarters. Kai wanted to go to the Tower of the Source first thing in the morning to check out Diso's room. They needed to start drawing arrays for the garden and alchemy room.
Upon returning to the room, Kai saw a new set of quality new clothes there. Everything was just the way he liked it, all black.
After washing himself in his hot spring, Kai took a short nap and at dawn he began to dress. As soon as he attached the plaque to his belt, three rhombuses appeared on his chest.
- Wow, I'd already forgotten about this... I'm still rank three! But that's even a good thing. Hehe. - With a smile, Kai said while looking at his chest.
Kai had forgotten that everyone in Border Beast City had a different rank. He had only completed one mission so far, so he hadn't advanced much.
- It seems that you don't have to wear the uniform of the city for the array showing your rank to work. If you have the money, you can put it on nice, quality clothes. But that's not surprising, it's unlikely that influential people of the city would wear a simple uniform... - Kai said aloud and started to leave his room.
As soon as he left the room, he was met in the corridor by a girl with a seductive figure and a beautiful face. It was one of the Counsellors.
- Ooh, and I was just coming to see you Kai! Hehe. - Solina said with a slight hint.
- Hmm... Oh! You're Solina. - Surprised Kai said, - Alas, I'm very busy right now. I have a lot of work to do in the next few days. You too, Diso will tell you about it soon. - Kai replied with a smile.
- Don't you have even half an hour? - The girl asked pouting.
- Yes, not even half an hour. But if we do a good job for the Trade and Research Union... Then we can have a whole day off. Heh-heh. - With sly eyes and a slight smile, Kai said. At that moment, he gently stroked Solina's shoulder and started to leave.
- You're so mean! Look, I remembered your promise! Hee-hee. - Solina shouted cheerfully after him.
- I'm relying on you! - Kai shouted back without turning round.
When he finally reached the exit of their headquarters, Diso was already standing there. It seemed that in all this time, he had become even more responsible. Fatty really enjoyed doing business and running a large organisation.
- Hey, Fatso! Let's go, shall we? Hehehe. - Kai shouted out.
- Sure! I've been waiting for you already, what took you so long? - Diso replied with a smile.