9 I want to make some money
I decided to go with the flow and join the Academy with Wang and my new friends. The tests are in the afternoon in a big market place where it will attract many people to see who are the new geniuses of this year and who wants can visit the stands to buy anything they need . While we were walking around the market ,i see at a small stand a white mask that attracts my attention. I go next the stand and i touch the beautiful mask and o take it in my hands and i notice it is a mask made of two pieces and its very light ,the interior is a beautiful silver with green specs that changes in the light. This mask is a remarkable and more beautiful than the mask i found in the house and i decided to see if o could exchange something for it. I see close a small boy that is very thin and he is looking expecting to see my intention.
- How much is the mask?
- Its 50 gold pieces but you could buy it at 40 gold pieces.
The price is so big , i didnt expect to be so expensive but since i had no money i should barter or exchange for something with the same value.
- Do you wish to exchange something for the mask.
The light from the boys eyes become more intelligent and i could see his wheels spinning .
- If the mister doesnt have gold we could exchange with pills or with elixir.
When i heard this i realised i really am a pauper. Without money i cant even buy food or anything in this world and it appears gold is the rage or pills .
- Hey Jun.... ,we didn't see you when you stopped. Do you like something from here?
When Wang stopped next to me, i saw the child reaction like he was sorry he didnt ask more gold for the mask. The difference between me and Wang is pretty clear, while my clothes are clean and simple ,the clothes on Wang are more soft and good quality and the colors are vivid.
-It doesnt matter now...
- Why?
- I can't afford it. Its too expensive
- I will buy it for you.
- No worry. I will come when i will have enough. Can i ask something?
- Of course .
- Is it a method for me to make some money in the town ?
-Do you still have some fruits?
- I do, why?
- We could go and see what price we could fetch in the market or we could go in the Papillion shop .There we find pills, magic plants ,fruits and even beasts and seeds but we can exchange your fruits in money.
- Really?
- Yeah but can you ask Xiu fey or Kay to help you because i have a job that takes a few minutes.
- I will. Thanks
I go to find Xiu fey that looks at some gifts and trinkets with Kay and i dont see when Wang took the mask from the boy and put it in his clothes.
-Xiu fey can i ask you something?
-Yes my new friend.
-Wang told me that i could exchange the spirit fruits for money at the Papillion shop.?
-Yes that is a shop that is in my family business so we will take a fair price and is right over there.lets go.....
We started the short road at the shop and i felt when she took my hands and took the lead.
-Ummmm Xiu fey you don't have to take my hand....
-Yes i do, i like you Jun and hope we could be friends.
- No offence but we could be friends but dont you think this kind of intimacy could give others different ideas?
-Yea i know , i like to do this kind of things and see what is Wang's reaction.
- So you are using me to make Wang eat vinegar?
- Sorry....
- Poor boy. Do you like him?
- Yes but he needs to work to have me , after all i am the most beautiful girl in the kingdom, that until someone sees you.... im so jealous of you Jun.....what is your secret .
-Its not like i have a choice of how my face looks. I am like this since birth but dont worry about this because i dont want to compete in something so frivolous like beauty.
-I understand , you Jun are a surprise because if other people have what you have they will be very proud and use it to their advantage.
-Beauty is a sin...and it brings trouble.....
-You speak like you had it...
When Xiu fey mentioned that i remembered the mysterious man that took my virginity and that brought a blush until my ears were red. Even now he didnt know why he let that guy to take advantage of him and what did possess him give himself like that.
- If you mean trouble because of my face? .....
- Yes
- Yes i did. And its not pretty not knowing if someone likes you for being you or because of a beautiful face.
- I understand you. There are many people out there that a pretty face is just another trophy.
- I never had friends, so i hope we can just be friends and i hope ...( to win a family)...
- We are here ... lets see how much those spirit fruits will fetch.
Me and Xiu fey entered the Papillion shop and we see many customers that are looking at pills that are each in boxes with a glass top. In a corner i see many plants that have all the roots and are the same like the pills ,in beautiful boxes and the price range from 3 silver to tens of gold. If in this world plants can be so valuable i could be rich just planting them in my pocket dimension, my plants look more healthy.
- Xiu fey can i ask something?
- Sure....
-Why does some plants cost so much but there are so bad looking?
- To make different types of pills there are needed many types of plants and sometimes there are some rare plants that even if there are low levels they fetch a lot of money and if you are lucky and find a high level plant it can make you rich. This information we will learn in the first months in the Academy but since i have a big library at home i like to read a lot but this is just normal information, even a child knows it .
- Well I didn't.
- You didnt grow with a family Jun so dont worry. If you dont know something just ask us not someone else...
I just stood there with Xiu fey until a old man approach us .
- What can this old man help you with my masters.
-Ummm we wondering if you accept spirit fruits?
-If the quality is good yes we will buy it at a fair price. This way...
We were ushered on another floor of the same building and there were just a few customers. We are invited to a private booth and we are waiting . In 5 minutes another old guy appears but this grandpa has a twinkling eyes and a pressure is in the air showing he is different.
-Hello youngsters. I was informed that you have something to sell?
Since I didn't know how to address in this world i will be polite.
-Greetings laoshī.we are having some spirit fruits and we will like to sell them.
-Please show them to me and i will evaluate your fruits.
Just showing respect for the old man it brought a new twinkling in his eyes and i realise no mater in what world you are ,sometimes the low workers are not treated with the respect they deserve. Just like that i made a good impression and maybe in the future when i will need to sell or to buy anything i will have a ally.
I tried to make a move to take out the fruits from the pocket like I brought from my clothes and i put them on the table for the old laoshī to see.
For a second i saw no reaction but after that i saw that he looks amazed and i hear no words for a minute or so.
- Young man you have something really special here. At beginning I thought there are just a thousand years spirit fruits but this are special . In my whole life i only saw just one time high level spirit fruits with a high concentration of elements. This are indeed rare in our continent.
- How much are there of 50 gold pieces of each fruits.
When i heard 50 gold i realise that Kay trick me of money for the pill. In a spur of moment i decided to sell 50 fruits and i will have 2500 gold pieces.....not bad for the start.
- I will sell 50 fruits .
- No worry ,no worry in a minute i will bring you the money.
After a minute the old man really brought back 2500 gold and a interesting bag that even if it is small it has a big space of 5 meter but the space is still, its not like my pocket dimension full of life . With the money i have now i can buy that mask and some clothes for me because i only have one pair of clothes and the red outfit that man left behind when he was taken. Those clothes are high quality and i sometime wish i could wear it but after, i keep thinking of him . In all this time Xiu fey was close to me and she is looking close at me....i bet all my thoughts are seen on my face.
- Who did you think just now?
-Umm....not your business.
- You blushed and it appears you miss someone...ooohhh you have a love interest.
-i do not...
-Who is the lucky girl....,is it me? Or did you fall in love with someone else.
- Stop it....
-ok....its just that you were sad just a minute ago.
- i was?...lets go back i need to buy something and soon we will have to take the test.
Now i had enough for the mask but when i arrived at the stall the boy was gone already. I really liked that mask but what can i do now...
-The test will be soon. Lets all gather at the market.
-Ok Xiu fey. Lets see where is Wang and Kay
