themonasnovels Chaper 1367 Meeting
Chaper 1367 Meeting
chaper 1367 meeting
"that's... that's the troublesome part," powell said, looking incredibly awkward. "we reached out to zuri to set up the meeting, but she responded with a simple message. she is waiting for you in the cottage atop the peak of the midnight mountain."
lex paused, and frowned for the briefest of moments before turning normal once again.
"excellent. i will go talk to her and see what can be done. don't worry, if a deal is struck, i will give the emporium a commission for setting this up. i also need a couple of other seeds. shall i place the order with you now?"
powell shook his head in embarrassment.
"please, we cannot accept any payment for a failed commission on our behalf. furthermore, for any seeds you require, zuri might be a better source than us. our integrity does not allow us to make gains where we failed to deliver on our promise."
lex merely nodded, applauding the emporium's high moral standard, before turning to leave. his attention, now, was on zuri.
the way in which she had sent the message, and was already waiting for him at the inn carried a hint of a plot. it was as if she already knew everything lex wanted, and was just waiting for him.
but the problem was, he could not see how she could have spied on lex, as he would have noticed. or, perhaps, considering that she was in the celestial realm, she had a way to observe him without him detecting.
but since she was already waiting for him at the inn, he would go and meet with her. he wanted to see what this was all about.
"it seems to me that in just one year, the number of monumental events you face are more than most people face in a century."
"like i said, i've lived a tumultuous life. it's quite strange, i never noticed any of these clones of yours that you're mentioning."
zuri laughed and stood up.
"if my clones were so easy to detect, then i would have done a very bad job with them. their whole purpose is to be concealed. through them, i have seen much of the origin realm. perhaps, i have seen too many things that i was not supposed to see.
"but let's put this matter aside for now. i've heard you want a seed. it just so happens, i have the seed you want. what will you pay me for it?"
"is there something special you need?" lex asked. "i know it is a celestial level ingredient, and ordinary currency cannot exactly be used to pay for it."
zuri turned and studied lex, looking at him deeply. she knew things about him that he probably had not realized she knew. that gave her a slight advantage if they were to end up in some kind of negotiation. but the fact of the matter was, she had a very mature understanding of humans, and based on that, she could judge lex's personality as well. being direct would be much more useful than anything else.
"do you remember the request i made of you last time we met?" she asked.
"you wanted me to ask the sovereign turtle if it wanted to come to you. i asked, and it was not interested."
"naturally, it would not be interested. the things the innkeeper can offer, naturally i cannot. but that does not mean that another arrangement cannot be drawn up. i require the turtles assistance on some matters. if you can negotiate with it on my behalf, i will give you the seed you want."