"A hundred—no, five hundred crystal cores per orange, though I know even that is still far too low. The institute simply doesn't have enough cores to offer more. If that doesn't satisfy you, we could sign a contract, and you would receive half of any future research profits. Would that work?"
Only then did the surrounding researchers realize that this miraculous orange had been brought in by Mr. Kim.
They all looked at him with eager expressions.
Kim Haru's mouth opened in shock.
The five-hundred-crystal-core price tag astonished him.
Thinking about how many crystal cores he'd effectively consumed, even someone as indifferent to money as Kim Haru felt a pang of regret.
However, if he didn't have many oranges, selling them at this high price would be perfectly reasonable. But thinking of the extensive orange grove back at his farm…
Kim Haru shook his head.
