YM778.TV Chapter 27 - 27 Why did the price increase? 1
Upon hearing that Ange was looking for a suitable plantation, Aisike immediately volunteered to lead the way.
This plantation in the underground city is one of seven and is not abandoned to justify giving it to Ange, but after passing through this plantation, one would arrive at the Sky Pit where weeds thrived.
Aisike introduced, “This Sky Pit has the best terrain among all our plantations. It is spacious, flat, nearer to the surface, and has good sunlight exposure. However, there is no water source and some Resting Wind can seep through to the surface, rendering some areas within the pit infertile.”
Sorrow echoed in Aisike’s voice as he spoke. Regardless of the prime location and fertile soil, a ‘ lack of water source ‘ rendered the area unfit for cultivation.
Although water could be carried over from other places, the manpower required would be too much, the crops produced might not even sustain the workforce.
As for the Resting Wind, it could be solved relatively easily. Building vortexes to guide the wind elsewhere, preventing it from directly blowing towards the ground is the solution. Although it appears to be complex fluid mechanics, it could be easily achieved by a Wind Element Mage.
After his introduction, Aisike was prepared to take Ange to the next Sky Pit, where the terrain was not as ideal but at least, there was running water for irrigation.
However, Ange turned to Feilin and asked, “How much does this cost?”
“Eh? Here? But there’s no water,” Feilin said in surprise, but as soon as he had finished his sentence, he found a reason, “Indeed, considering Lord’s strength, there isn’t a need for running water. And concerning the cost, there would be no need for that either, considering it is wasteland. As long as the crops that you produce can be sold to us, it would suffice.”
Whoever could reclaim the wasteland would be the owner. The Underground City even encouraged everyone to transform wilderness into farmland. If one more acre of wilderness could be cultivated, the Underground City would have one more source of grain.
Unfortunately, not many had the ability and technology to reclaim and sow the land. In the end, it was the official body of the underground city, primarily Feilin, who shouldered the responsibility. His army of Skeleton Zombies worked tirelessly, compensating for the limitations in the landscape and yield.
If anyone could produce food, it would mean sharing some pressure with Feilin. Even if they had to buy it with money, at least there would be somewhere to buy from. The current situation was such that there was no place to buy grains from, even if there was money.
Feilin would be more than willing to give a slight subsidy if Ange were willing to plant, so why refuse?
Aren’t you charging anything? Ange looked puzzled. He was just a simple little skeleton. He had no concept of money. The concept of equal exchange was instilled in him by Feilin. So, now you don’t want money?
If you don’t want it, you don’t want it. As long as he could cultivate something, it was fine.
Upon returning to the temple, he saw women lined up hoping for an audience. However, the temple was not a place to receive guests. There was not even a chair.
“My lord. This is Anna, the second heir of Ice City, currently in charge of various functions in Ice City. This is her mentor, Lan,” Lisa introduced.
Ange tilted his head confusedly. Didn’t they say they were going to Ice City to exchange Demon Crystals? Why did they bring back a witch and a human? And where are the Demon Crystals?
“This is the case, my lord. Miss Anna wishes to do a large business transaction with you. Because I could not make this decision, they came to discuss with you in person,” Lisa explained.
What is business? I don’t understand, and I don’t want to discuss. Ange shook his head and proceeded into the temple, leaving the three women standing still.
Seeing Ange return, the angelic skeleton opened its wings and flew towards him, only stopping when the rope was tightened. The angelic skeleton then raised its arm towards Ange, revealing its injury from a fight.
By this time, it had become a routine for the angelic skeleton to fodder off each other with the little zombie all the time. Ange had also grown accustomed to healing it. He strolled over to it, using purification magic to heal the injury on its arm.
The angelic skeleton then lifted its leg, showing the wound on its knee.
Ange had to use another purification spell. But as his palm landed on the knee, it inadvertently rubbed the skirt on the skeleton angel.
The impurities on the white skirt disintegrated as the holy light washed over, revealing the original white color of the skirt. A clean streak appeared on the dirty skirt.
Ange curiously cast another purification spell directly onto the skirt. As expected, where the holy light shone, the stain on the skirt vanished instantly. So this was the correct usage for the purification spell.
All the impurities on the white dress vanished under Ange’s purification. Then Il noticed the impurities on the angelic skeleton’s face and hair. Stubbornly, he continued to cleanse until he saw no more dirt.
The three women outside the temple looked at each other in surprise. Anna excitedly said, “Isn’t this scene very magical? A skeleton purifying an angelic figure. Wait, wait, I have to draw this down. This is practically a masterpiece!”
The other two ladies nodded in agreement. Indeed, it was incredibly magical. The appearance of a skeleton and an angel in harmony in a single frame was magical enough. Furthermore, the purifier was a skeleton, not an angel, and the angel had impurities.
“What does Lord Ange mean? We have not stated our conditions, and he left. Is he not willing to negotiate with us?” Lan asked anxiously.
Lisa thought about it for a while before hesitatingly nodding, “You’re right. I didn’t consider it thoroughly. Even if they had devoted their faith, based on my status, I still wouldn’t have qualified to negotiate with him. His will is the will of God,” she said.
Lan nodded and agreed with Lisa. After all, in their understanding, Ange might be the incarnation of the king.
What is this king? They are beings more powerful than gods. Rumor has it that there are not one or two deities sealed by the Undead King (Bronze Dragon: Indeed, that’s me) or slaughtered. Now they had the audacity to negotiate a business deal with the king?
Anna felt a little scared and stuck out her tongue guiltily.
“So what do we do now?” They did not qualify to negotiate with Ange, but without large quantities of Holy Mushroom Powder, they couldn’t discuss their earlier plans either.
“Start by trading first. Offer a price that you can afford, if the demand is high, the Lord might consider expanding the scale. Look at Feilin, he is now bringing back grain in large quantities, isn’t the lord considering cultivating new farmland?” Lisa suggested.
Thinking too much is nothing but trouble. Ange was just unfamiliar with what business meant and was hence not inclined to engage. However, they interpreted it as him being disdainful and even thought that it made sense.
“So what price should we propose? The Church of Light’s former price was twenty Demon Crystals for a kilogram of Holy Mushroom Powder, how about we propose thirty Demon Crystals and see if the Lord agrees?”
Lisa presented this offer to Ange, who seemed confused, but agreed nonetheless. He was puzzled because Lisa had mentioned that twenty Demon Crystals for a kilogram was the standard price.. So why did it suddenly become thirty crystals?