Limits

I said "I'm not special. If I didn't do this, someone else would. I don't have as much talent as you think. I only worked hard. I saw people with potential, but they lost themselves to other things. Laziness is the answer". Irwin shook his head, and said "No, you are definitely a monster. Even though I trained everyday, and worked hard to become a master, I didn't have such improvements. Don't belittle your abilities, you might not be talented in anything, but you don't need that".

I asked confused "Then what do I need?". He replied "Adaptability. This is much more useful, than some stupid talent. If you are able to adapt to all situations… Your growth, it will not stop. Hence I say you are a monster of a man, none of us had such adaptability. None of us was able to become even a double master. Not everyone can".

I thought about something, and asked "Right. Nathan, you said that you also learned the Art of Stealth. Why didn't you master it?". Nathan replied "I can't make illusions. Yater is not allowed to share that secret, no master is". I nodded, and said "In that case, how do you guys know, I will be able to make them?". This time Yater replied "Because I can feel it. Nathan didn't figure everything out like you did, he learned about illusions from someone else. Your mind is strong too, you can master the Art of Stealth, I'm sure of it".

Irwin said "Alright, enough of that. Where are we going next?". Yater replied "We will visit a few shops, I need to buy some seeds for Peaky. Nex can also check out the plants, maybe some of them will interest him". I nodded, and asked "Can we also have a look at the way, they farm the seeds? If I know the method, I can grow them by myself. If there are some rare plants, I might be able to grow them outside". The looked at me for a while, until Nathan replied "No one ever attempted to grow them outside. There is a simple reason for that, their methods are very unique. They also use Formations, in order to grow them".

I replied, "I will worry about that. As long as I can see the process, I might be able to replicate it". They looked at each other, and nodded their heads. Yater tapped on the ground with his foot again, and said "Let's go outside. We can have a look at the merchandise first". The first "shop" we visited, was a house full of seeds and plants. Yater explained "This is where all the plants and seeds can be bought. Elysians have no issue with us taking them outside, therefore we can buy anything we want".

There were two Elysians working in that shop. One male and one female. Both of them had tattoos, but not as many as the warriors outside. The designs were different too. Mostly depictions of some sort of plants, and farming objects. Yater walked up to the male Elysian, and said "Can I please have some Valunat Seeds, and I will also take some Iren Seeds". The shopkeeper placed a handful of seeds into a large leaf, wrapped it around with thin strands of something, then did the same thing for the other kind of seeds. With those two leaves packed, he handed them to Yater and said. "This will be 21 Branches". 'So this is their currency? Branches? Doesn't that mean I can just take a few trees down, and have as many of them as I like?' I asked myself. Yater didn't take out branches from his storage item though. Instead, he passed his token to the shopkeeper.

After a while, the shopkeeper returned the token, and that was that. 'So I guess the currency is stored in that token. It would be stupid, if I could collect branches and become wealthy. They probably named it like that, because they are close with nature or something' I justified in my mind. I stepped forwards, and asked the female shopkeeper. "Do your plants promote regenerative processes, or perhaps fill you up with strength?".

The female shopkeeper smiled, and replied "Yes, we have those plants as well. Are you looking for something in particular?". I nodded, and said "Yes, I'm looking for plants that help greatly in body regeneration. I would also like to see plants, that help improve other aspects of the body. If you don't mind showing them to me, that would be great". She nodded, and pointed to some plants, then explained about their properties. I was surprised, because she knew a lot. Not only what those plants could regenerate, but also the strength, and how they should be ingested.

I said "Your knowledge is really great. No wonder you are so close with nature, it's something to envy". She seemed really pleased with my comments, and asked "Would you like to buy some?". I nodded, and said "I would, but I don't have that token. I'm just a guest with my master here. Can I ask, how would I go about earning money here?". She nodded, and said "Yes, there are a few ways. You can provide us with the information from outside. You can also bring seeds from outside for us to study. If we don't have them, we'll pay a good price. Another method, is to share some or your techniques with us, we also pay outside tutors for their services".

I nodded, and asked "Would you be interested in information about Endrosian Emperor?". She raised her eyebrows, and asked "What sort of information?". I replied "He is dead. If you want to ask how do I know, it's because I witnessed his own funeral". She asked suspicious "Why would you be at his funeral?". Before I could answer, Yater said "We were passing by the Endros City, when we heard that he died. I was curious whether that was true, so we checked it out. The Endrosian Emperor is dead for sure, I can guarantee that".

She thought for a while, and said "This information is really new to us. It's also a big piece of information. The reward you will receive is not small". I nodded, and replied "As long as I can buy some of your plants and seed, this is enough". She smiled, and replied "You would like to exchange that contribution for plants and seeds?". I nodded, and said "Yes, I'm also very interested in plants. If that information is enough to buy some of them, then I will accept without a thought".

She nodded, and said "In that case, I will reward you with the best stuff we have. We respect people who love nature, like we do. Moreover, your contribution would be enough to buy loads of plants and seeds, even of the rarer kind. But you were not greedy, and chose plants straight away. Wait a minute, I will pack some of the plants and seeds for you. As an added courtesy, I will explain all the effects of those plants".

I thanked her sincerely, and awaited my plants. After a while, she returned with a medium sized bag, and placed it on the counter. She started taking out all different kinds of seeds and plants. One of each kind was laid out on the counter. She said "I will tell you all the properties of each plant and seed here. I don't know if you are aware, but there is a difference when you use a seed, and plant. For one, seeds contain much more condensed form of properties, but in smaller quantities. That is because the seeds didn't sprout. Plants are fully grown, therefore the properties are not condensed anymore. Although not condensed, the amount of properties inside, is larger".

I nodded, and replied "I didn't know that. Does this apply to all seeds and fully grown plants?". She nodded, and said "Yes. As far as I know, this seems to be the case for all plants and seeds". I thought 'Interesting', and said "Do continue".