The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 9.3

“Yeah. He gave it to me to find a watering hole in the forest at night. He also said the magic crystal might run out halfway.”

“Magic crystal? Not a magic stone?”

“Oh, yes.”

Hearing “magic crystal,” Vanessa opened the back of the magic light.

“It’s huge…”

“There’s not much left, right?”

Iris said so, scratching her head.

“Do you know the value of a magic crystal?”

“It’s for moving magical tools, right?”

“Normally, a magic stone would be used for a light like this. A magic crystal of this size would cost tens of times more. With this size of magic crystal, you could leave the light on for days without any problems. If sold, it could fetch enough money to live on for 2-3 months.”

“Huh?”

Vanessa put the magic crystal back and tried turning on the light.

“Hey, this is super bright… I’ve never seen anything like this…”

“Be more grateful to the man who helped you. He didn’t forget to return this to you; he let you hold onto it so you could safely reach the capital.”

“Th-that’s… He was incredibly mean and unpleasant, though…”

“Stupid. What he said wasn’t wrong at all. Helping with the carriage and getting a free ride is the best option for you.”

With Vanessa’s words, Iris fell silent.

—

The next morning…

“Grandpa, Grandma. Thank you for everything. I’ll buy some vegetables and then head back. The green onions and such in this village were tasty, too.”

“Oh, the guy growing green onions would be happy to hear that.”

“This village also has delicious tomatoes and cucumbers. I’ll come back around that time. Thanks for the various souvenirs; we’ll appreciate them during the winter.”

With farewell greetings to the elderly couple, Mergin went to buy vegetables. It’s cheaper to buy directly in the village, even though he’s probably also delivering to the capital.

“Can you really take all this back?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Mergin bought a large amount of green onions. It’s far cheaper than buying in the capital. Is it a mistake in the number of digits? I think.

“Can you introduce me to someone who grows tomatoes and cucumbers?”

“Oh, that’s fine, but there are no tomatoes or cucumbers right now.”

“No, I don’t want supplies. I want to give them sample goods.”

Samples? They looked puzzled, but Mergin got introduced to the people growing tomatoes and cucumbers.

The sample goods are fish meal fertilizer.

“Oh, ground-up fish makes vegetables taste better?”

“Probably. Try mixing a little with the soil next time. If it works and you like it, it’s made by Lionel’s fishermen.”

“From Lionel, huh. If I want to buy next time, I can ask the merchant?”

“Yeah. Maybe they haven’t made a lot yet.”

“Oh, okay. I’ll try it next spring.”

With that, the sales to the head fisherman’s place are over. Let’s return to the capital. The old lady at the brothel must be angry that the souvenir is late.

Mergin finished his procurement before winter and returned to the capital.