The Shop Owner

The man looks at the Ripons for a moment picking one up and measuring it on some scales, he then takes out a piece of green colored glass about the size of a small plate.

Looking at what he's doing he sees him place it over the Ripon number start to appear on the glass with a colour at the end, it shows a orange light with the number 455 before it.

Leo looking at this he makes the Assumption that there not worth much but the sudden shock on the shop keepers face changes his assumption.

The shop owner speaks after a moment with a rather suspicious grin.

"I'll give you 20000 ruze per Ripon, I'll only charge you 100 ruze for the analysis"

Leo taking a moment to think can only accept the offer because he needs the money.

"Its a deal!"

The Owner holds out his arm whilst looking at Leo.

Leo looks at him not knowing what to do, the owner snarling.

"Hold out your wrist so I can pay you then!"

Leo holds his wrist out, the owner touches his wrist with his, the moment he does Leo feels a warm sensation on his wrist looking at it he reads the numbers 39900.

As soon as this is done the shop owner asks a question.

"Where did you get these? If your able to get anymore I will happily buy them."

Leo hearing this question ask one him self.

"I'm sorry but that's my information, what are these used for? Also what do the numbers and colour mean?"

The shop owner looking at him confused.

"So you brought these here not knowing what they are? Also not what there worth."

The owner let's out a deep sigh knowing he could of made more of a profit first if he paid more attention.

Leo just smiles at him shrugging his shoulders.

"They are body enhancement fruit very rare they harden the outer skin making it much more difficult to get damaged from physical attacks, most people never see one in there life, there worth a lot more in the capital Crysteria."

The owner after the explanation opens up the a entrance to his private quarters.

"Come through to the back I want to chat in private."

Leo looking at the man decides to trust the owner and follows him into his private quarters.

The owner walking towards a kitchen area in an large room which is open plan speaks up.

"Do you want a drink of Bisca?"

Not hearing any answer he turns to look at Leo.

"You don't know what Bisca is? Your definitely not from around here."

Turning back round to make the drink.

"I'll make you one try it."

Leo laughing slightly.

"Thank you"

The owner speaking again.

"So the name is Brad, I run the shop but I also make all the armaments and weapons across at the workshop."

Brad walking back with the Bisca he passes me one asking me to take a seat at the table near the kitchen.

Sitting in front of me he takes a drink.

"So if your not going to tell me where to get the Ripons, it's fine but you must have gone through quite a bit of trouble getting them, you must be a talented hunter?"

After waiting for a moment to think about what I'm going to say I figure honesty it probably the best right now.

"Honestly I don't remember much of how I lost my way or where I am, but I stumbled upon the Ripons needing food as I was dying at the time."

Raising his eyebrows at the honesty.

"Well this is the forward barracks Triton it's on the border between Crysteria and The Helm."

Taking a drink.

"Your a lucky guy by the sounds of it, to have survived like you have, if you go to the clothes store and tell Sue I sent you she will give you a good deal on some new clothes."

looking into the cup in front of him taking a smell of this lemony aromatic smell rising into my nostrils.

He asks command

"Is this safe to drink?"

Command replying.

"This is a suitable drink the make up of the substance would suggest it will recover any fatigue."

Taking a sip of the Bisca it tastes just like a lemon tea from home but the feeling from drinking it is a sudden overwhelming filling of any fatigue subsiding, surprised by this he drinks some more.

Brad Laughs.

"Ha ha ha it's a good drink not cheap though cost around 55 Ruze per 100 sachets."

Hearing this peaks his interest as he is starting to come to grip with the value of things.

"Not to sound silly, how much would it cost me to stay in the inn for a year?"

After taking another drink Brad looks at Leo in surprise.

"Oh! staying around for a bit, it would cost you around 80000 Ruze"

Leo astonished by the price realizing brad just got a great deal on the Ripon, he then wonders "how many hours are in a day?" asking Command.

Command replying.

"Judging by the time taken for the sun to move whilst you were travelling here and the the time that has past since i estimate that there are around 95 earth hours to a day"

The shock on his face is clear to see.

"Hey what's up Leo, are you ok?"

Leo snapping out of the shock.

"Yeah sorry I'm fine, I was just in thought."

Taking a moment to think he ask Brad.

"I know this is a strange question how many days are in a year?"

Brad looking slightly confused.

"Your a strange fella, there are 10000 days to a year."

Taking another drink.

"Its the year 2085 summer season, were about half way through the year."

On hearing this Leo remains silent and expressionless in shock.

He takes another drink of the Bisca enjoying its taste and feeling.

"So how does this enhancement work?"

Looking at Leo face hungry for information and remembering about the great deal his just made and the fact that he will make 2.5million Ruze per Ripon in the capital he decide to oblige answering all his questions.

After a hour of asking various questions to Brad, Brad speaks up.

"Hey so I best get back to doing some work I've got a few people to talk to."

Leo gets up thanking him walking out of the private quarters and out the store he walks towards then clothing shop and walks on in.

He is greeted by a woman who let's out a startled voice.

"Oh! My what have you been through?"

He smiles looking at a woman behind the desk at the far end of the room, she is dressed in a long elegant emerald dress a very simple design.

"Hi, Brad has sent me here to get me some clothes."

After hearing this polite young man speak to her she tilts her head to one side analyzing him.

"I've got some stuff in the back that will fit, I owe Brad a couple of favors so I'll try look after you."

This woman turns and walk into a back room all I can hear is shuffling and moving about with the odd knock of glass jars.

She comes back through with a arm full of clothes and a few boots whilst in her other hand is a jar of blue liquid that is semi transparent in colour.

She carefully places the jar on a large table that is set to one side of the room, she then piles the clothes into separate piles of shirts and trousers, she put the boot on the floor near a chair which is at the side of the table.

"Please take a look through these."

Leo walks up to the table picking up a pair of light leather jeans looking at the price 20 ruze, reading this he starts to see the value of money in this world.

After looking at the jeans and shirts he decides.

"Can I take them all."

She moves them onto the checkout desk neatly folding them turning back to him to look at his bare feet she asks.

"Please take a seat, your feet must be in agony."

Leo remembering that he has no shoes or boots on whilst wiggling his toes walks to the chair and takes a seat.

The woman walks over and grabs the jar and picks one of his feet up she open the jar and places it near his foot.

Leo watches what's happening as he sees the blue liquid climb onto his foot at the same time the woman speaks.

"To look at the state of you, your feet have not cuts or callous they look very soft."

Leo taking in the sensation of this cold liquid moving onto his feet and encasing them then suddenly warming up to a very comfortable temperature.

"What is that stuff?"

The woman looks a Leo as well as picking his other foot up to repeat the process.

"This is solus gel, it's a gel that protects your feet from and impact and keeps them clean and warm."

Leo stands as she puts his other foot down feeling the gel extremely soft under foot, he jumps landing feeling no impact at all the gel is very thin as well around 3mm in thickness this is a strange feeling because they are extremely comfortable his feet don't feel to warm or to cold either.

He looks at the woman asking.

"How much is this?"

The woman smiling at his reaction speaks in a rather charming voice.

"Well its normally 10000 ruze per jar, But I owe Brad so it's free for you, Brad wouldn't of sent you if he didn't want you to do him a favor."

Leo then glanced at her whilst wiggling his toes.

"Wow! Thank you very much."

With a rather hash rasp to her voice.

"It only last 3 years before having to renew it, I wish it could last at least half a life time, it's really difficult to create or find something, that will last 500years."

Leo hearing the number is in utter disbelief wanting to ask her to repeat he ask command instead.

"Did that translate correctly?"

Command responding.

"The translation is perfect showing no errors."

Leo thinking for a moment working out the lifespan compared to that of earth humans.

"Command what is the difference between lifespan of here and back on earth?"

Asking Command as the calculations seem to be vastly different compared to earth lifespan decides to double check him self.

"The life span in comparison to a person from earth would mean that if you were to treat the places as normal years and hours with then life span of human here the age would be 54100 years old."

Leo having a very perplexed look on his face can't believe the difference.

The woman seeing the look on his face.

"Is everything ok my dear?"

He turns to look at this woman noticing she is quite old, he wonders for a moment at how old she could be knowing that he can not ask this impolite question, he just shakes the off his perplexed face and smiles at her.

"sorry lost in thought, everything is fine."

She grins.

"Please sit down and put on some boots.'

Leo tries a few sets of boots on deciding on some light brown leather boots which have a ornate dragon on the side of them.

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