Opening for Business! (Please Vote!)

"Heh." Ron rolled his eyes, speechless.

He opened the [Inventory] and saw two additional items inside.

[Natural Meditation Method] (Volume One): No explanation needed. Select it to learn.

"It really is concise..." Ron's mouth twitched as he reached out and selected it.

A green light emerged from the System Panel and shot into Ron's mind.

The True Quantum Learning Method—you deserve it!

With the system's imparting, Ron successfully learned the first volume of the Natural Meditation Method.

Like the Bright Sword Canon, the first volume of the Natural Meditation Method only included cultivation methods for the first and second ranks—the level of a beginner mage.

Although he had only obtained the first volume, Ron was neither dissatisfied nor impatient.

After all, it was produced by the system. There would definitely be a second volume, a third volume, and more waiting for him later.

"Does this count as dual cultivation in magic and martial arts? The standard protagonist setup?"

After making that quip, he looked at the other item in his Inventory—

[Nether Orchid Fruit]

Ron took it out, and a blue fruit the size of an eyeball fell into his hand.

He stuffed the fruit into his mouth, bit through the flesh, spat out the seeds inside, placed them in his Inventory, and then swallowed the pulp in one gulp.

Right afterward, Ron sat cross-legged on the sofa, closed his eyes, and began meditating.

The petals of the Nether Orchid could attract nearby elements, while its fragrance could improve a mage's meditation efficiency. Its fruit had the same effect, only stronger.

After closing his eyes, Ron clearly felt his mind become cool and refreshed, as though his nerves had been cleared out. He could distinctly sense his surroundings.

He began circulating the Natural Meditation Method. In the darkness of his perception, tiny specks of light suddenly appeared, like fireflies.

Among those specks were red, cyan, white, and purple, but blue and yellow were far more numerous.

As soon as the Natural Meditation Method began circulating, the surrounding blue and yellow motes surged wildly into Ron's mind, cleansing his soul and gradually transforming into his own magic power.

Half an hour later, Ron opened his eyes.

He could clearly feel a mass of magic power taking shape in his mind, leaving his thoughts exceptionally clear.

The threshold for becoming a first-rank mage was condensing a Magic Seed in one's mind. Ron still had some distance to go.

However, the effects of the Nether Orchid fruit had already faded, so Ron had no intention of wasting more time on inefficient meditation. He decided to continue planting flowers first.

Opening a shop was out of the question. How could he open one with just a single flower?

Even with only one variety, he needed to grind out at least hundreds or thousands of them first!

Thus, over the next few days, Ron threw all the passion he had once poured into gaming into the Dimensional Plane and became a diligent old farmer.

Of course, he did not spend all his time planting flowers.

Every morning after waking up, he would train in the yard with the Bright Sword Canon. Only after completing the daily required practice prescribed by the Bright Sword Canon would he enter the Dimensional Plane to start planting flowers.

He would deal with lunch simply in the middle of the day, then continue planting flowers in the afternoon.

After dinner, he would head into the study and read all kinds of books to better understand this world.

As for nighttime, he had replaced sleep with meditation, replenishing his energy while cultivating magic power.

Several Nether Orchids had already been placed in his room, and he consumed Nether Orchid fruit every day. Both greatly improved his meditation efficiency.

Besides that, he bought plenty of ingredients and tried cooking for himself.

The food in this world was simply too monotonous. Most of it was fried or grilled meat, with no other cooking methods. There was not even a concept of stir-frying.

Although Ron quite liked the barbecue from Lyle's place next door, he would eventually get sick of it after eating too much. So he had no choice but to take up the spatula and try cooking himself.

The results at first were disastrous. The dishes he stir-fried came out either black or purple. Only after several days of practice did he finally manage to make food that was barely edible.

No matter what, the final result was good.

He also gradually came to like this fulfilling yet leisurely life, to the point that he almost did not want to open a shop anymore.

But the system clearly did not agree.

[Quest]—[Main Quest]—[Open for Business and Sell One Hundred Nether Orchids]:

"Requirements: After opening the shop, sell a total of one hundred Nether Orchids."

"Quest Reward: Golden Red Chrysanthemum seeds and cultivation method."

System: "Please complete the quest actively, Host."

"How much should one Nether Orchid sell for?" Ron asked. "Do I set the price myself?"

System: "Nether Orchids sell for 20 gold coins each."

Ron stroked his chin. "That's fairly reasonable... Actually, it could be a little more expensive."

System: "The selling price has an independent calculation method. The Host cannot alter it at will."

Ron did not haggle over the price. After growing more than fifty Nether Orchids, he raised the shutter at the entrance on the afternoon of the fifth day and officially opened for business.

The result was that not a single customer came in all afternoon.

Only the owners of the barbecue shop and clothing shop next door came over to say hello.

Lyle, the dwarf owner of the barbecue shop, was very enthusiastic and planned to treat him to dinner to celebrate his opening.

The clothing shop owner also took the opportunity to introduce his own shop and promoted several enchanted garments, clearly hoping to turn Ron into a customer.

After politely dealing with them, Ron stayed in the shop and watched over it properly.

With dozens of Nether Orchids displayed on the cubby shelves, the elemental concentration inside the shop was exceptionally dense. Ron meditated while minding the store, wasting not a moment of time.

There was no time limit on the quest anyway, so he was not in the least bit anxious.

Plants like the Nether Orchid, which possessed special effects, were certainly difficult to sell at first.

After all, a single Nether Orchid cost 20 gold coins. Ordinary people simply could not afford one.

However, Ron's target customers were not ordinary people, but mages who were definitely wealthy.

As long as one mage bought one and formed a good reputation after taking it home and using it, he would have no trouble selling them afterward.

The only problem now was how to advertise the Nether Orchid.

Over the past few days, Ron had read many books about the plants of this world, but he had not found anything similar to the Nether Orchid.

Some plants could be used as ingredients for potionists to make potions that improved meditation efficiency, but they did not possess such effects themselves.

Furthermore, taking too many potions would build drug resistance, whereas the Nether Orchid had no such issue. It was completely sustainable.

Therefore, in terms of user experience and effectiveness, the Nether Orchid was definitely the best choice available.

Its only drawback was that, aside from Ron, no one in this world recognized the Nether Orchid.

Therefore, if he wanted people to believe in the Nether Orchid's true effects, he would have to think of a way.

After receiving no interest on the first day of business, Ron realized the problem. That night, besides continuing to read, he also pondered how he could market the Nether Orchid.

System: "Daily quest triggered."

[Daily Quest]—[Trick a Mage into Buying a Nether Orchid]:

"Requirements: Through guidance and attraction, make a mage voluntarily request to purchase a Nether Orchid."

"Quest Reward: You may reap the joy of selling a product for the first time, as well as 20 gold coins."

"...Those 20 gold coins in your quest reward aren't extra, are they?" Ron asked the System Panel with a face full of dark lines.

System: "Of course not. As previously stated, daily quests do not provide additional rewards."

"Heh." Ron casually closed the System Panel and went to take a bath in irritation.

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