137: Chapter 9 A Big Business Deal {VIP Chapter 7}_4 137: Chapter 9 A Big Business Deal {VIP Chapter 7}_4 “Now my homeland, Atlantis Continent, has also sunk into boundless seawater.
I don’t even know where my fellow people are…” The shepherd-tree people took a melancholic puff of his cigar, swallowing the smoke straight into his stomach.
Liu was moved by his words, feeling a sense of kinship.
Wasn’t he in the same predicament, with his homeland just a distant dream…
“We shepherd-tree people all have the ability to communicate with plants.
I just woke up from a long sleep a few days ago, and heard the old trees in the forest talking about a powerful Beamon Mage hunting Magical Beasts.
So I came to investigate.
Magical Beasts have the right to exist too.
We, as shepherd-tree people, love life dearly and hope to maintain the balance of the forest.” The shepherd-tree person clumsily tapped the cigar’s ash, and explained to Liu.
“Hehe…” Liu also chuckled.
In his mind, he mocked, you can really spin a tall tale.
“I don’t usually meet strangers.
I’m old and accustomed to solitude.
Mysterious Beamon, do you know why I came out to meet you?” The shepherd-tree person smiled at Liu.
“Because I’m kinda ugly?” Liu touched his nose.
“You are very handsome, my boy, though many people may not understand your handsome.
But even the beauty of the elves cannot compare to a small but thriving spruce tree in the eyes of shepherd-tree people.” He laughed, pointing to the melon on the ground, “The melon you’ve got is wonderful.
I pride myself on being a master of the forest, but I’ve never seen a melon with such a sweet taste.
I can’t help but want to meet you after seeing this melon.
Shepherd-tree people like to collect wonderful plants, just like a Giant Dragon likes to collect Gold Coins.
May I ask where this melon is from?”
“It’s from the Desert Kingdom.” Liu thought for a moment, then answered.
“Oh…” The shepherd-tree people seemed to understand, “No wonder I’ve never seen it before, it originated from the forbidden area for us shepherd-tree people, the desert plants.”
“You shepherd-tree people also have forbidden zones?” Liu looked at his giant figure, figuring him to be a coward.
“We evolved from plants, so we have a natural fear of deserts and fire.
That’s why there will never be a forest in the desert, because no shepherd-tree person would venture there to herd trees.” The shepherd-tree person smiled.
Liu thought, if there was a forest in the desert, it wouldn’t be a desert anymore, would it?
“Do you have more of this kind of melon?” the shepherd-tree person asked Liu, “I’d like to trade some collectibles with you.”
“I have plenty of these melon seeds.
What are you offering in exchange?” As soon as Liu heard about an exchange, his whole body was eager.
He had been missing the fun of trading since his last successful haggling journey.
Moreover, this simple shepherd-tree person had already revealed his fondness for plants, which was as if he was fond of Gold Coins like an old dragon.
“Have you ever heard about the Life Spring and Spring of Elements in the deep forest?
They are the essence condensed by the Forest Elves over millions of years.” The shepherd-tree person pulled a wooden flask from under his leaf-made clothes, “The Forest Life Spring can nurture life essence.
Each drop can turn barren land into fertile soil, and can let plants grow to their peak state in a day.
The Spring of Elements is rich in Elemental Power, which can instantly help the Mage replenish their Magic Power.
For you, a Mage, it couldn’t be more suitable.
This wooden flask contains the purest Spring of Elements, which I collected thousands of years ago.
How about if we trade this in exchange for the magical melon seeds?”
“No thanks.” Liu was disappointed.
The Spring of Elements might be useful for Helen, but for him, it was utterly useless.
His magic power was virtually gone, he couldn’t sing the proper war-cry song, and the self-created one couldn’t be used in front of others.
Besides, the slight exhaustion he felt after singing the war-cry made him feel that the song was a complete waste.
“What?” Even for a well-traveled shepherd-tree person, he was puzzled by this mage’s rejection.
Were there really Mages who wouldn’t want such cherished items that replenish magic power instantly?
“What else do you have?” Liu asked.
“What do you want?” The shepherd-tree person was becoming uncertain about this guy.
“Do you have this?” Liu turned his face to one side and pinched his fingers together.
We Ents dislike metal the most.” The shepherd-tree person was so frustrated his dialect slipped out.
This guy turned out to be an absolute money-lover.
“Kampas!” Liu also felt bored, “Don’t tell me that you only have plants.”
The shepherd-tree person nodded.
“Well, how about this.
You know a few old dragons, right?
You can go and borrow some money from them, and then we can trade afterward, how does that sound?” Liu thought of a compromise.
The shepherd-tree person was left speechless by his suggestion. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveIＦire.net
For a moment, he didn’t even know what to say.
“You really have nothing valuable?” Liu asked persistently, “Do you have the Ten-thousand-year Ginseng?
Or Tamerlarya’s Ten-thousand-year Snow Lotus…”
“Do you think you’re reading a novel?” The shepherd-tree person was almost dead from anger, those kinds of things would have grown into old tree trunks if left uneaten for ten thousand years.
“Then do you have any food crops that satisfy hunger, taste good and have a high yield?” Liu thought about the many mouths to feed at home and was hit by a sudden inspiration.