Raising Monsters
Xiao Ju's young understanding of money took a tremendous blow. The whole thing seemed absurd.
She also thought Shopkeeper Zhao had a screw loose.
Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, handed over just like that? Wasn't he afraid Mo Hua was a swindler?
But Xiao Ju could hardly say anything. She and Mo Hua were on the same side.
If someone wanted to be taken for a ride by Mo Hua, she didn't have to help, but she certainly couldn't ruin his act.
Before long, a steward arrived carrying five plump Storage Bags brimming with spiritual energy.
They were specially made Storage Spirit Bags, woven with blue spirit patterns and designed solely to hold Spirit Stones.
Because they could hold nothing else, each bag had a greater capacity: a full hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Five hundred thousand in all.
Mo Hua's heart stirred, but he accepted them with a composed expression. "Thank you."
Shopkeeper Zhao smiled. "It's my honor to be of help to you, Young Master."
With the Spirit Stones in hand, Mo Hua weighed the bags and asked, "Shopkeeper Zhao, does your pavilion have any Third-Grade earth-element Array Diagrams?"
Shopkeeper Zhao paused. "Young Master, do you mean..."
"My... Junior Martial Sister wants to grow something," Mo Hua said. "She needs an earth-element Array Technique to encourage the Spirit Planting to grow."
Xiao Ju's ears perked up at once. She knew Mo Hua was thinking about her Orange Tree.
"Young Master, are you looking to buy one?" Shopkeeper Zhao asked.
Mo Hua nodded.
Shopkeeper Zhao looked troubled. "Since you're an Array Master, you must know that Array Techniques are taxing on the mind. They're hard to learn and harder still to master."
"Especially from Third-Grade onward, when Array Power can take tangible form. Array Masters at that level