Chapter 70: Getting a cactus
"Did you really work for Asung Tech Company?" Luciel asked with a doubtful tone.
He actually doesn't know Asung Tech Company. He just asked about it because he knew the seller would definitely reveal more information about it based on his boastful personality.
Of course, I have been working for such a big tech company for a long time, so just repairing these things is very easy," the seller said in a very confident tone.
"Then can you also make mobile phones, communicators, and others?" Treyton asked instead of Luciel.
"As long as I have materials, they're all easy to make," the seller continued boasting.
It seemed that he was really confident in his skills.
"Are you going to recruit him?" Luciel asked.
He knew that their team actually lacks such technical experts. Aside from Samuel, who was knowledgeable in such things, no one in their team had enough knowledge to do those things.
Samuel also needed to train and train in combat so he couldn't just focus on making gadgets and the like. If he continued just doing such things, then he would be left behind by others, which was bad because he obviously also wanted to get stronger.
So, it's good to add more technical experts to their team.
"If he wanted to, then of course we could also take him. But he needed to prove that he really is an expert, as he claimed," Treyton answered.
"I'm going to get these mobile phones, memory cards, and headphones," Luciel said to the seller.
"A total of 5 liters of water! Thanks for you very much!"
"If you are really as skilled as you say, you can visit as later at the second floor of that red building. You can join us and don't have to worry about water any longer, but we would be leaving tomorrow, so if you don't want to stay here anymore, you can visit us later," Treyton said before they left.
Afterwards, they went to a place with a lot of things in it, and he finally found comics mixed with them.
They looked around more, but Luciel didn't find anything that interested him anymore.
"Should we go back?" Treyton asked, seeing that he couldn't see anything to buy anymore.
"Yes, let's go- ah wait a minute," Luciel said and went to the last table that was also displaying different items on the table.
He went to the table and picked up the cactus that was covered by some plastic and boxes in front.
If he wasn't walking at the side and caught a glimpse of the cactus, he might really just pass by it.
"How much are you selling this for?" Luciel asked the middle-aged woman who was selling the items.
"Oh, that cactus—I didn't even think I could sell that. Just give me some noodles or any food you have," the woman said.
"Can we exchange it with water?"
"Y-yes, of course," the woman answered in surprise.
"Zam, give all the water that we have," Luciel said.
Zam obediently handed the woman 6 liters of water.
"T-this is too much for just a cactus," the woman said with surprise and hesitation. She obviously hesitant to take it because she was suspicious if she could really receive it without doing anything else.
"Just take it; I like the cactus very much. We don't need to buy anything else so that water can be yours," Luciel said and walked away while holding the cactus.
"What's with the cactus?" Treyton asked curiously.
"You can't feel it because you don't have plant superpowers. This plant emits five times more energy than other plants."
Luciel thought that there were more plants there, so he didn't notice it at first until he saw the cactus.
"That's useful."
"Yep, it is," Luciel said with a smile.
It's not just useful; it's very useful. He didn't expect that he could encounter a plant that could have its consciousness very early.
Plants that gave off more plant energy than others were usually the plants that would be able to have their consciousness later, aside from those that woke up with consciousness already.
As long as he helped the cactus grow with his plant ability, it would surely have had its consciousness earlier, and since it grew with the help of his superpowers, it wouldn't be hostile towards him.
If it's willing, then he could use it later on. It's a cactus, so it would most likely have something useful for combat.
It's really a good decision to go out and stroll in the market this time, as he even got something really good.
"We should look for more plants like that," Treyton said.
"No need to look for them specifically. I don't think there would be a lot of them; besides, it will also be difficult to look for them specifically because you need people with plant superpowers to look for them."
They would just waste their time if they were going to look for such plants specifically at this time.
It would be better to just wait for the time when plants with consciousness really appear.
"Ok, I'll just tell Nichole and the others to pay more attention on the road while we are traveling. It's still good to have more beneficial plants like that," Treyton said.
"Yeah."
"By the way, do you think that seller would go and look for us?" Luciel asked, referring to the boastful middle-aged man they met a while ago.
That man obviously wanted to ask them more about what they were talking about, but they just left as soon as Treyton stated his offer.
"He would surely go. I don't think he is a man who would waste an opportunity," Treyton said.
"Well, it looks like you're correct," Luceil said while looking at the middle-aged seller who was standing in front of the building they were staying at.
No wonder, when they were going back, they didn't see him on his table anymore. It looked like he packed up and prepared to go to their residence to check what they were offering.