Chapter 104 Doomsday Manor 19
Before long, the two had finished picking all the fruit in the orchard.
Melon, banana, mulberry, cantaloupe, orange, strawberry, cherry tomato, kumquat, lemon, blueberry, fig, kiwi, pomelo, loquat, dragon fruit, raspberry, mango, cherry.
I picked a portion of each kind of fruit, one large and ten small ones.
Various fruits were placed together in a basket, and the rich aroma of fruit wafted through the orchard.
Wen Qi put seven-tenths of the fruit into her system space.
Only loquats, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, cherries, raspberries, and kumquats remained.
Wen Qi felt that smaller fruits contained less energy than larger fruits.
So all that she kept were small ones, ten of each kind.
Anyway, there are rules in the fruit and vegetable garden. No one but myself and my brother can pick them, so we're not afraid of other people coming in to see and pick them.
I'm afraid that the mute woman is incredibly powerful, and that after eating these fruits, her strength will increase even further.
All the fruit in the space should be left for my younger brother.
If that woman is really acting strangely, she'll probably have to start cultivating supernatural abilities too, since she can no longer gain supernatural power to improve her strength.
Even supernatural powers cannot be improved through cultivation.
Fortunately, that woman's stay expires at noon today.
Wen Qi first took the fruit she had specially set aside back to the manor, while Wen Jiu continued picking vegetables.
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"Hello, guest. The fruit has been picked. Due to regulations, we can only pick a limited amount of fruit each day." Wen Qi placed the basket on the ordering counter and then sat down next to the mute woman.
"However, the price of fruit is much higher than that of vegetables, and we mainly accept ghost coins. There are also precautions written on the food display board over there."
Since the manor is open for business, it's impossible for it not to sell fruit. That woman has almost nothing but crystal cores, so if she can't come up with the money, that's her own problem.
Even if I were to start using crystal cores for cultivation, I would have enough for now; it's just that I would need to absorb them at the very beginning of my cultivation.
The mute woman nodded in response and continued gesturing.
The woman's son translated: "Mom said we don't have any Ghost Coins, but we can exchange them for Ghost Coins using Crystal Cores. She's willing to exchange one high-grade Crystal Core for 2000 Ghost Coins, and she'll take all the fruit."
Wen Qi thought about it and decided that she definitely had to do this deal; she couldn't afford to offend this woman.
Since we can make more money on the price, we should agree. We can't just push the exchange rate down any further anyway.
"Okay, fruits contain a lot more energy than vegetables, so buying these is a good idea."
Wen Qi thought that five catties of pork was equivalent to one tomato, and five catties of pork would be worth at least 10,000 ghost coins.
So he quoted the mute woman a price: "Strawberries and cherry tomatoes are 1000 ghost coins each, and the rest are 800 ghost coins each. There are ten strawberries, ten cherry tomatoes, ten loquats, ten kumquats, ten cherries, and ten raspberries."
"Strawberries and cherry tomatoes cost 20,000 Ghost Coins, and the remaining 32,000 Ghost Coins, for a total of 52,000 Ghost Coins."
"If converted into crystal cores, that's 26 high-grade crystal cores." Wen Qi calculated in her mind. "If the guest has mid-to-high-level wood-type cultivation martial arts, they can use that to offset some of the cost."
After hearing this, the woman readily agreed.
She seems to have collected an intermediate-level martial arts technique related to wood element cultivation.
So the woman took out a martial arts manual and gave Wen Qi sixteen high-grade crystal cores.
Wen Qi took the martial arts manual, opened it and looked at it. There were about ten skills inside.
Compared to the beginner-level martial arts technique Li Xianwen gave me last night, which cost six advanced crystal cores and 18,000 ghost coins, this one only costs 20,000 ghost coins, so it's not too expensive.
"Alright, you can take all the fruit in the basket." Wen Qi put away the crystal cores, then picked up the basket and placed it in front of the woman.
After the woman packed all the fruit into her bag, she gestured and asked, "When will the next batch of fruit be available to sell? Approximately how many days?"
The woman's words gave Wen Qi a bad feeling, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
She asked, "Does the customer want to buy more?"
The woman nodded and gestured, "Next time I use the Ghost Coins, if I still need wood-type martial arts techniques, I can find them for me."
Wen Qi's mind was in turmoil. She didn't want to think the worst of people, but she had to be on guard.
“It will take about five days. We do need wood-type martial arts techniques. If you can find them, of course we can trade. However, we already have the basic ones, and now we have the intermediate ones. It would be best to find advanced wood-type martial arts techniques.” Wen Qi said slowly.
"If we need other martial arts techniques after the next transaction, we will let you know then."
The woman made a "thank you" gesture with her hands.
Then, before it was time to check out, she left with her child.
The two had barely left when Wenjiu returned with the groceries.
Then he went to the kitchen to cook for everyone.
Wen Qi also went to the kitchen, taught Wen Jiu her martial arts skills, and helped wash the vegetables.
Not long after I finished washing, the seven o'clock bell rang.
Wen Qi took a tomato and left the manor.
It was the same deliveryman from the day before. After receiving the meat, Wen Qi gave the tomato to the man, who then ate it on the spot.
Seeing that he was very satisfied after eating and was circulating his supernatural power, Wen Qi tentatively asked, "Hello, did you see a woman leaving with a child just now?"
"You saw it? What's wrong?" the deliveryman asked, puzzled.
"Do you know her? It's not easy for her to raise a child alone, and she's also mute."
The deliveryman shook his head, indicating that he didn't know her, and then he added, "She's incredibly strong. I saw her kill more than a dozen zombies in just a few seconds. I didn't expect her to be mute."
The deliveryman's words startled Wen Qi.
The siblings were right; the woman had been hiding her cultivation level in the manor, which showed just how powerful she was!
Wen Qi smiled awkwardly, concealing her surprise, "I thought she didn't have any special abilities. After all, I didn't sense any special ability fluctuations in her body when she was in my manor before."
Upon hearing this, the deliveryman was also shocked.
"Then she might have the strength of a demigod, an S-class ability user. I can't understand why a demigod-level ability user would appear in this place."
"Sigh, demigod level, then I was worried for nothing." Wen Qi sighed and lowered her eyes.
Wen Qi took the styrofoam box, forced a smile, and said, "You go ahead and do your work, I'm going back to the manor."
After the deliveryman left, Wen Qi hurriedly returned to the manor.
It seems she needs to speed up her cultivation process; her previous plans were disrupted by that mute woman.
She still remembered the woman's registration information; her name was Chu Shi.
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