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We arrived in front of the wooden frame.
He reached out and touched the fossilized fin.
I was just about to pick it up and take a look.
The energy inside inexplicably overflowed onto the surface.
As my fingers touched this unknown energy, which resembled the aurora borealis, a fragmented memory scene instantly surfaced in my mind.
A group of ice dragons and a group of monstrous dragons are facing off, seemingly vying for something. The two sides are on the verge of fighting at any moment, and this perspective appears to be from the ice dragons on the side.
Chapter 58 Imitation herbs are hard to grow
The shape of the fin fossil is nine-tenths similar to the wing-like membrane on the top of the Ice Dragon's head, so it can be basically determined that it is a fossil of the Ice Dragon.
However, what Bai Hong cared about was not these things, but the fragmented images that surfaced in his mind. Although the energy remaining in the fin fossil was very weak, it carried the memories of the Ice and Snow Dragon before its death.
Have you ever touched this?
"How can it be displayed on the wooden shelf if it's not touched?"
The bald shopkeeper didn't understand why he asked that question. This fin fossil didn't seem particularly special, and besides, other stalls in the black market also had fin fossils; it wasn't exactly a rare item.
You probably won't see fin fossils in shops outside; you'd have to go to a museum to see them.
"show me."
Daigo is a stone enthusiast.
Besides collecting stones.
He also has considerable knowledge of various fossils.
Bai Hong had the same idea. Just now, when he touched the energy overflowing from the fin fossil, fragmented memories of the Ice and Snow Dragon appeared in his mind. He wondered if others would experience the same thing when they touched the fin fossil.
To his surprise, Daigo took the fin fossil as if nothing had happened, and the fin fossil did not leak any energy.
"This is an ordinary fossil. The cephalic fin is slightly damaged, and the overall shape is incomplete, which greatly reduces its collectible value." Daigo's comment was quite insightful, implying that he did not recommend buying it.
The bald boss heard this.
The sky is falling.
Finally, we've caught a sucker.
How can we just let this go?
Little did they know, this fossilized fin contained residual energy, which only Bai Hong could currently sense, and it was as dazzling as the aurora borealis.
He stroked his chin thoughtfully. It seemed that neither the bald boss nor Daigo had reacted when they touched the fin fossil. The energy remaining inside seemed to have disappeared and had not leaked out.
What do you want to do?
"nothing."
Bai Hong tried again.
My hand just touched the fossilized fin.
Energy overflowed again.
The scene from just now replayed in my mind.
A group of ice dragons and a group of monstrous dragons confronted each other. Their appearance was different from what was recorded in the Pokédex. They were clearly Pokémon that lived in ancient times, true dragon-type Pokémon.
He didn't know how to describe it; the ice dragon was incredibly beautiful, and the monstrous jaw dragon was both powerful and domineering, with feathers covering its body.
Considering that the fin fossil is the head fin of the Snow Dragon, let's call the energy remaining inside it Aurora Energy.
The energy of the aurora is extremely weak.
There are signs that it is dissipating.
"Do you want it?"
The bald boss has learned his lesson.
Don't offer a price upfront.
He secretly observed Bai Hong's micro-expressions.
“This fossil is damaged and has almost no collectible value, otherwise you wouldn’t have left it here to gather dust.” He saw through it all, and even if he wanted it, he wouldn’t show it.
He then put down the fossilized fin.
He glanced at the wooden frame.
"let's go!"
Daigo was wearing a black mask.
He deliberately lowered his voice.
"Okay, there are still a few stalls over there." Bai Hong knew perfectly well that the bald boss was taking advantage of him. Since they wanted to play a psychological game, he would play along to the end and see who could outmaneuver whom.
"Don't go! I'll sell it to you cheap, how about 10,000 Alliance Coins?" The bald boss gritted his teeth and chased after him.
"Another 10,000 Alliance Coins."
Bai Hong instantly lost the will to haggle.
His tone was slightly impatient.
"This is a fossil."
The bald boss emphasized.
Fossils are very precious.
“Damaged fossils aren’t worth much, otherwise you would have sold them long ago. I’ll give you at most eight hundred Alliance Coins.” If it weren’t for the aurora energy remaining in the fin fossil, he wouldn’t have even glanced at it.
"Eight hundred Alliance Coins is too low, this isn't junk." The bald boss was on the verge of tears; he'd finally met his match today.
"Then you can just leave it to gather dust."
Bai Hong turned to another stall.
They sell props inside.
Huh?
To imitate vanilla.
There are also potted resurrection plants.
Ignoring the bald shopkeeper next to him, he inquired about the price and then bargained, finally acquiring six pots of resurrection grass for eight thousand Alliance coins.
"Do you have whole plants of imitation herbs? I don't want the leaves." The imitation herbs sold in the market are all single leaves. Whole plants of imitation herbs are rare, since they are used as props. Just picking a single leaf can have an unexpected effect, so why bother pulling out the whole plant?
"We don't usually sell whole plants of imitation herbs, please understand!" The young owner was unusually polite.
“You want the whole plant to imitate vanilla, right? I have five plants at home, each costing 100,000 Alliance Coins.” The bald boss followed behind.
"Don't steal my business!"
The young boss didn't like him.
In order to reach a deal.
They are willing to sell whole plants to imitate herbs.
"In the black market, everyone relies on their own abilities."
The bald boss was desperate to get rid of everything he owned; he'd over-nurtured his imitation herbs, and they weren't growing very well. Otherwise, he would have already picked the leaves and sold them as props.
The quality of the leaves determines the efficacy and price of the imitation herb. Dry, withered leaves won't sell for much money and will quickly become useless dead leaves if left there for more than two days.
“If you were really that capable, your stall would have been filled with imitation herbs long ago. These things are quite expensive. Unless you’re about to kill the imitation herbs, why would you be willing to sell a whole plant?” Bai Hong saw through the bald shopkeeper’s ulterior motives at a glance.
“Yes, your stall doesn’t sell Imitation Vanilla. As far as I know, Imitation Vanilla costs 30,000 Alliance Coins in the Friendly Shop, and that’s just the price of a single leaf,” Daigo chimed in.
"Uh……"
The bald boss was speechless.
He was indeed close to killing the mimic herb. He thought he could make a fortune from the leaves, but he didn't expect that the mimic herb was so difficult to cultivate. The leaves that grew were small and withered.
Change the soil and repot.
They even sprayed nutrient solution.
The imitation of vanilla remains half-dead.
It simply stopped growing leaves altogether.
The bald boss figured his imitation vanilla plant wasn't quite dead yet, so he decided to sell it to Bai Hong. He figured he could recoup some of his losses, but he shouldn't expect to make a fortune from it; if he let it die, he'd lose everything.
"Fifty thousand Alliance Coins per plant!"
"You're going to ruin it and then sell it to me? Do you really think I'm a sucker? Why don't you just keep raising it? Fifty thousand Alliance Coins a plant, do you think he wants it?" Bai Hong pointed at the young boss in front of him.
"Imitation vanilla is too difficult to grow. I bought my imitation vanilla from a flower expert. It just sprouted two leaves yesterday, and now there's only one left." The young shopkeeper didn't reply. He might buy it if the price was right.
The imitation of vanilla is almost monopolized.
First, they are difficult to train.
Secondly, there are no seeds.
Friendly stores have dedicated channels.
The quality is naturally guaranteed.
Although the young boss in front of me has channels, it's uncertain whether he can get the goods, and the supply is not very stable. However, the price is favorable, and many regular customers are willing to buy from here.
"How much do you pay?"
The bald boss had a long face.
Almost as humble as dust.
"Twenty thousand Alliance Coins per plant, five plants for one hundred thousand Alliance Coins." Bai Hong cut the price ruthlessly, lower than a single leaf. I just don't know how badly they've been damaged, or if they can be saved after I buy them.
Chapter 59, Section 59.1: Initiating the Planting Plan