Chapter 47: The Silly Laurel of Valuable Value is only worth two pieces of green millet...
One green millet is only worth two yellow-level ghost beads, but these ghost meats cost thirty of them. There are also the green wood seeds before, which are obviously yellow-level ghost foods, but they have the guts to be more expensive than green millet.
Ye Lu deeply realized that in this strange world, it was really a roll-up, roll-up of parents, roll-up of talents, roll-up of children.
The things are really good, and really expensive.
Even from such a distance, Ye Lu couldn't help but salivate when he smelled the aroma of meat. His talent was ready to be used, and he could recognize the good stuff by himself.
Zhu Hui tried his best to make his smile as friendly as possible, and looked at the three people present with extremely gentle eyes. What he liked most was dealing with wealthy villages, especially strange villages, or strange villages with Huangli-level strange plants. Ordinary villages were barely able to survive, and only this kind of strange villages had the capital and the vision to make such a big move on the next generation.
Besides, Hecun also had the green millet that he loved so much.
Zhu Hui was sure that He Cun had enough money to buy all these things.
"We want the Qingmu seeds and Zeyu tree juice. We will exchange the Qingmu seeds for one third of the remaining share, and the rest for Zeyu tree juice." Uncle He San calculated in his mind for a moment and spoke slowly.
Zhu Hui smiled even more, and he said, "Well, only Gui Village is the richest."
"Thank you for your patronage." Zhu Hui said enthusiastically. All the strange beads that Qing Mizi had exchanged had been spent.
"Please wait a moment, we have something else to ask you." He Si interrupted Zhu Hui. Uncle He San represented the opinions of the village elders, and He Si represented the opinions of the guard team. Besides, he was also an uncle.
Ye Lu took a step forward on his own initiative. What happened next was his business.
Zhu Hui was not annoyed by being interrupted, and his attitude remained gentle as he said, "Three guests, what else do you want?"
"We also want to ask Chief Zhu Hui to identify some strange foods and see how many strange beads these strange foods can be exchanged for." He Sijian simply expressed his intention.
When Ye Lu came over, the villagers handed all the bay leaves they had been given to him. Fourth Uncle He said that this way they could get a higher price.
As soon as He Si finished speaking, Ye Lu took out the wooden box containing bay leaves from his arms. This was the wooden box that previously contained green millet. After the millet was eaten, he filled the wooden box with bay leaves. Not to mention, it was just the right size, so he handed it to Zhu Hui.
Zhu Hui took the wooden box, but didn't take it seriously at first. He thought it was someone from He Village. Maybe he found an unknown plant in the wild that he didn't recognize, so he came to look for the merchants from Shizhu Village. As everyone knows, the merchants from Shizhu Village are spread all over the continent. They are the most well-informed and have the most extensive knowledge.
It's just that Zhu Hui intends to build a good relationship with He Village. He really wants all the shares of the green millet. What if the people of He Village feel that it's pleasant to cooperate with him? After the so-called agreement ends, he can take all the shares of the green millet for himself, so naturally he will be very friendly.
As soon as Zhu Hui got the wooden box in his hands, his expression changed.
"Moon element?" Zhu Hui was stunned at first, then he picked up a bay leaf and sniffed it carefully. The rich scent of moonlight filled his nose. He would definitely not make a mistake. This was the unique scent of the moon element.
"Can I take a closer look?" Zhu Hui looked up and asked Ye Lu who took out the laurel leaf.
Ye Lu nodded.
Zhu Hui brought the bay leaf closer to his eyes. He could feel the moonlight slowly flowing towards him. The speed of the strange power in his body increased by more than one step. His eyes lit up and he said, "Sure enough, my guess was right. This bay leaf can help Yuehua practice."
"It's a pity that it can only be barely identified. To identify it more deeply, we need to find a specially gifted cunning master." Zhu Hui said with a somewhat regretful tone.
This is enough to prove that he has a sharp vision. As a gifted cunning expert, Uncle He Qi has not been able to identify much more information than him.
"Good stuff, it looks like a laurel tree, and the leaves were just picked not long ago. Could this be the strange plant that your village has newly found?" Zhu Hui's face showed some joy. With so many laurel leaves, the strange plant might have at least grown into a sapling.
This means that he can earn a share of the strange plant again.
"I want all of these."
"Because it is a tree, the price of these leaves will be several times more expensive than the grass-type strange plants. I will offer seven yellow-level strange beads for each leaf. Although this laurel leaf is a moon-type strange food, there are many moon-type strange foods on the mainland. This laurel leaf is just a leaf, not a fruit. Judging from the strange power, the strange plant produced should still be a sapling, so the price I offer will not be too high."
"As I recall, laurel trees can produce fruit. If you can give me laurel seeds, I can offer a higher price." Even though he knew that there was little hope and that this strange plant was probably not very big, Zhu Hui still couldn't help but ask.
The caravan established by Zhu Hui is still a new one. Since he had practiced in the leader's team before, he does not lack the usual channels for strange food. But if he wants his own share of strange food, that would be too much to think about. He has to find all of these by himself. So far, his progress is very slow.
"No, no, no, you can take another look." He Si shook his head slowly, signaling Zhu Hui that he could take another look at the laurel leaves in the wooden box.
"Our village already has a special talent for identifying strange people. These bay leaves can not only assist in the cultivation of moon-related strange power, but also increase the ability to sense moonlight." Fourth Uncle He looked up at Zhu Hui with a steady gaze, and he could see into people's hearts. He said, "I think you know the value of this better than I do."
Zhu Hui paused, then lowered his head without hesitation. This time, he took off his hood directly, and he looked like a handsome young man with a somewhat immature face. He raised his hands, and the three eyes on his cheeks opened automatically. For a moment, it seemed as if countless spider webs were swirling in his pupils, and there were many spiders of different colors in the webs, looking along the webs towards the laurel leaf in the center of the wooden box.
"That's right." After a moment, the eyes on Zhu Hui's cheek slowly closed, and his normal eyes opened.
"Although it's very little, it can indeed increase the ability to sense the moonlight." Zhu Hui apologized without hesitation: "Excuse me, I just saw it wrongly."
Assisting in the cultivation of moon-related magical powers and increasing the ability to sense moonlight cannot be discussed in the same breath, and the prices are even more different.
Let's put it this way, most of the strange foods that assist in the cultivation of moon-type strange power usually increase the speed of the strange power. Normally it is one, and most of the strange foods are 1.2 or 1.3. Some high-level strange foods only double it. This kind of strange food is useless for the true talent of the strange master.
Sometimes if you eat too much, the effect will even gradually decrease.
Increasing the ability to sense the moonlight is essentially a process of slowly increasing the talent of the guild. What does the guild rely on to cultivate the moon power? That is to sense the moonlight. The more you sense the moonlight, the faster you can cultivate. Otherwise, why would so many bloodline races that cultivate the moon worship the moon?
That's how they use the ritual to sense the moonlight.
"How much do you want for these strange foods? Or what do you want?" When the true ability of the laurel leaf was revealed, Zhu Hui's attitude changed completely. He knew that from now on it would not be a matter of how much he wanted to buy, but how much the other party would sell it for. No matter how subtle the increase in the laurel leaf's ability to sense moonlight was, it was a real increase.
Once Fourth Uncle He confirmed that the bay leaves were indeed effective, he was no longer anxious but completely calm and composed.
"No hurry." He Si smiled slightly and said, "Captain Zhu Hui, I can answer whether the strange plant you just asked about is a new one found in our village."
"no."
"It's a pity that our village didn't find any strange plants on the way to escape the famine." He Si lied with his eyes open, and said with regret in his tone: "This strange plant is the gift of my young generation."
As he spoke, He Si's smiling gaze slowly fell on Ye Lu who was in the front.
Zhu Hui followed He Si's gaze and couldn't help but fall on Ye Lu, this person whom he had never taken too seriously since he entered the tent. At first, he thought he was a younger generation from the village who came here to broaden his horizons. Indeed, there would be villages that would do this, so Zhu Hui didn't take it too seriously.
Zhu Hui quickly thought of a possibility and exclaimed: "A strange companion plant."
"Wait, how come you are only at Baiyou level?" Zhu Hui frowned when he saw the strange aura coming from Ye Lu, and realized something was wrong. He said, "The aura coming from this bay leaf is clearly at Huangli level."
"What is your talent level?" Zhu Hui looked up without hesitation and asked Ye Lu loudly.
At first glance, Ye Lu looked much younger than Zhu Hui. He looked at the anxious Zhu Hui leader opposite him and said innocently, "He should be super."
"Sure enough, only a companion plant born with super talent can surpass its companion under extremely rare circumstances." Zhu Hui's urgency slowly faded after getting the answer, although his breathing was still rapid. He said, "Looking closely, your strange power and the breath of this bay leaf are indeed from the same source."
With both the moon-sensing ability and the companion strange plant, even though Zhu Hui is knowledgeable, this is the first time he has encountered such a situation. No one would have thought that such a strange plant with extremely outstanding ability would appear on a companion strange plant. From this, Zhu Hui can see the domineering talent of the young man in front of him.
Zhu Hui even felt a slight numbness.
He could even offer a certain price for such a good thing to satisfy the three people on the opposite side.
"One laurel leaf is worth fifty yellow-level strange beads." Zhu Hui thought for a moment and slowly said, "There are thirty laurel leaves here in total. I can give you one thousand five hundred strange beads."
As soon as Zhu Hui said the price, he calmed down. He looked straight at He Sijiu and Ye Lu and said, "I have given the highest price I can."
Ordinary Huangli-level Weird Food can only exchange a few or a few of them for Weird Pearls of the same level. Qing Mizi is a special case. He is very useful to the merchants in Shizhu Village. Zhu Hui wants to completely control the share of this kind of Weird Plant, so he offers a high price. Usually, one Weird Pearl is exchanged for two. And what about Bay Leaf? The price is nearly a hundred times that of ordinary Huangli-level Weird Food.
The price of all the green millet in the entire He Village that could be exchanged this time is not as much as these thirty bay leaves.
This price is indeed sincere, and Fourth Uncle He nodded slowly in his heart.
To put it bluntly, no matter how powerful the laurel leaf is, it is just a Huangli-level strange plant. If only Lu Wazi's strength were stronger, the level of the laurel tree would also increase accordingly, Fourth Uncle He couldn't help but think in his heart.
Fourth Uncle He turned his gaze to Ye Lu. The final transaction still depends on Lu Wazi himself.
Zhu Hui also looked at Ye Lu, waiting for his reply.
Unexpectedly, Ye Lu did not continue this topic at all. He turned to ask about another matter.
"I wonder if Chief Zhu Hui is interested in the share of the laurel tree in my hand?" Ye Lu said with a smile, standing tall not far away.
In order to make Zhu Hui completely moved, Ye Lu also introduced himself to the laurel tree in all aspects.
"The laurel tree is a companion plant born from my gift. It is a tall tree. According to the laurel tree itself, it currently blooms once a year, bears fruit once a year, and is pruned once a year. In other words, it bears fruit once every three years. Although I am not sure about the effect of the laurel seeds it produces, they should be stronger than laurel leaves."
"As for the yield of tall trees, as the leader, you must know better than me. The yield is much higher than that of ordinary plants and grasses."
"Even during the normal fruit-free period, once the bay leaves grow a little bigger, I can pick them regularly." The more he talked, the more Ye Lu couldn't help but sigh at how valuable that silly laurel was. This little guy could actually make money in all aspects, which made Ye Lu himself unable to help but be moved.
Should he secretly peel off the bark and sell it when the little laurel tree isn't paying attention? Thinking about how the laurel tree usually looks when it's angry, Ye Lu regretfully gave up this extremely tempting idea. He really didn't want to grow another mountain vine, and he didn't want to become an orphan.
Nonsense, of course I do.
Zhu Hui couldn't wait to fight for the entire share of the laurel tree's output, from laurel leaves to laurel seeds. He could already imagine his new caravan making a fortune, with everyone having a full belly and returning to the village to show off.
He felt particularly comfortable when he thought of the envious and jealous eyes of the tribesmen around him as he basked in the sun.
"I wonder what you would like, sir?" Zhu Hui barely maintained the last bit of his rationality and stopped himself from raising the price. Although the envious looks of his tribesmen were good, he also had to worry about the flow of the caravan.
The new caravan was very poor, and he lived entirely on his own capital.
"I can give your caravan the first three batches of the laurel tree's output." Ye Lu knew Zhu Hui had taken the bait when he saw him trying to be rational, so he said, "From laurel leaves to laurel seeds, the only thing we need is a little support from you, Chief Zhu Hui."
Ye Lu finally slowly revealed his sickle for killing people.
"What support?" Zhu Hui asked impatiently, waiting for Ye Lu's next words.
"Some support for the growth of laurel trees." Ye Lu's smile deepened, and his meaning was very obvious.
In this world, for strange plants to bloom and bear fruit, one needs to invest. Didn't you see that when Uncle He San exchanged for green millet, he kept half of it? That was so that he could exchange it for strange beads along the way, and he invested it all in the green millet and strange plants.
Even so, there is a share in the remaining half that is specifically exchanged for nurturing strange plants.
Ye Lu is so poor that he can barely support himself, how can he raise the laurel tree until it blooms and bears fruit? He can only dream about it. There is one more yangteng fruit in the village, but there is no way to support him too much.
Ye Lu could only find resources on his own.
After discussing with Uncle He Si, Uncle He Qi, and even Aunt Helan and Uncle He San and many others, Ye Lu adopted their advice and turned his attention to the caravans coming and going.
As we all know, businessmen are rich.
Otherwise, why did Fourth Uncle He mention Ye Lu in such lengthy paragraphs? Wasn't it just to attract the attention of Chief Zhu Hui?
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