Whoosh!
A streak of golden light flashed.
The check-in panel in front of Lin Zhe disappeared.
In its place floated an incredibly tiny, fresh pink peach.
It was only about the size of an adult's fingernail. It certainly lived up to its name-it really was tiny!
"Little Peach Peach? Isn't this a bit too little? It wouldn't even fill a gap between my teeth..."
Looking at his latest reward, Lin Zhe swallowed with some difficulty, blinking repeatedly at the little peach floating before him.
Good thing he wasn't nearsighted, or he probably wouldn't even have been able to see it!
"Could it be an immortal peach? If I eat one, could I gain immortal powers and ascend to the immortal realm, like Yao Ji in the legends?"
At that possibility, Lin Zhe's heart gave several violent thumps. Who could resist the temptation of becoming an immortal?
Lin Zhe reached out a trembling right hand toward the little peach suspended in midair.
The instant his finger touched it,
a vivid blue screen appeared with a swish, displaying information about the little peach.
[Item analysis: Little Peach Peach] I. Basic attributes : Little Peach Peach ability: Return Plum for Peach II. Special ability details 1. Conversion ability: convert 250 kilograms of peaches into an equal weight of plums each day. resulting plums gain 3 quality levels. 2. Economic value: selling price of the plums must be no less than 40 yuan per kilogram. the selling price falls below 40 yuan, the quality of the plums will decrease accordingly.
At the same time, a torrent of information thundered into Lin Zhe's mind.
It contained instructions for using the little peach, along with precautions and other details.
"So that's how it works..."
Once he understood how to use the little peach and what it did, Lin Zhe's dream of ascending to immortality quietly shattered.
"Converting peaches into an equal weight of plums and improving their quality, too. This is another business that's practically free money."
He already had the chickens he had received from checking in at the Fox Nibbling Chicken attraction, as well as their high-quality eggs with bonus attributes, as precedents.
That gave Lin Zhe plenty of confidence in the attribute-enhanced plums produced by Return Plum for Peach.
Without hesitation, he picked up his phone, found Li Ying's number, and called her.
"Wait..."
Something suddenly occurred to him, and Lin Zhe hurriedly ended the call before it connected.
"No, no. I can't have Sister Li deliver the peaches straight to the inn."
"Turning 250 kilograms of peaches into 250 kilograms of plums in front of everyone would be way too shocking."
"I can't perform the Return Plum for Peach conversion inside the inn. It would attract too much attention."
His excitement had gone to his head. Only after calming down did Lin Zhe realize that he couldn't be too conspicuous about this. He had to keep a low profile.
"I'll test how well it works first, and then..."
"If the converted plums really taste good, renting a storeroom near the market won't cost much."
"Then I'll just have Sister Li deliver the peaches to the storeroom. I'll go over, turn them into plums, and bring them back to sell at the inn. Nobody will be any the wiser."
"Right, that's the plan! I'm a genius!"
Before long, Lin Zhe had worked out a fairly safe sales plan.
Once he finished planning, his gaze settled on the two peaches in the fruit bowl on his desk.
They were the same fuzzy peaches Sister Li had delivered to the inn yesterday, the most common local variety on the market-good quality at a low price.
With their sweet-and-tart flavor, peaches were popular with a wide range of consumers. Young or old, male or female, anyone could eat them, and everyone enjoyed them.
Lin Zhe took a few steps over to the desk and set Little Peach Peach beside the fruit bowl. He had no idea what it was made of, but it felt like a glass marble in his hand.
Little Peach Peach's material was unknown, but according to the information that had just entered his mind, it was impervious to water and fire, bumps and knocks, and even being dropped.
In theory, Little Peach Peach would never break.
It could even find its owner automatically.
No matter where Lin Zhe threw it, at seven the next morning, it would reappear at the spot on his palm marked with the word "Sign."
Of course, Lin Zhe would guard something this important more closely than his own family jewels. He certainly wouldn't go tossing it around.
Little Peach Peach was also extremely simple to use.
He only had to place it beside the peaches he wanted to convert, then cover both it and the peaches with an opaque piece of cloth.
Lin Zhe knew this routine all too well. Wasn't this exactly the trick magicians used...?
Grumble though he might, Lin Zhe still followed the prescribed procedure to the letter.
After setting Little Peach Peach down, he took a clean T-shirt from the clothes rack, covered everything with it, and silently counted down from ten.
"10... 9... 8... 7... 3, 2, 1!"
"Now, it's time to witness a miracle!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhe whipped the T-shirt off the two fuzzy peaches and Little Peach Peach.
"Holy crap! This is incredible!"
Sure enough, the two fuzzy peaches in the bowl looked as though someone had used hair-removal cream on them. Not a single hair remained.
Even the pores on their skins had become incredibly fine and smooth, as though they had been treated with a face mask.
The two peaches, originally red with hints of green, had also changed shape, becoming entirely pink plums with an exceptionally enticing color!
These two plums were also much larger than ordinary ones.
They were almost exact, one-to-one conversions of the two peaches.
Even the nationally renowned Shengzhou Peach-Shaped Plum wasn't necessarily as large as the two plums before him.
Above the plums was a line of information only Lin Zhe could see: [Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum: quality +3]
"Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum? That's a good name."
The name made Lin Zhe's eyes light up again. He liked it very much.
The plums had actually been named after his inn. That gave the name a nice significance!
"Gulp..."
As Lin Zhe admired the Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, his mouth watered so much that he began swallowing.
"Let's see how they taste!"
He reached into the fruit bowl and picked one up. Without even bothering to wash it, he brought it to his mouth and bit into it with a juicy crunch.
A sweet-and-tart flavor exploded in his mouth. Tens of thousands of taste buds sprang to life at once, greedily savoring this unprecedented taste.
Tart without being harsh, sweet without being cloying.
The converted plum balanced tartness and sweetness to utter perfection.
Whether someone preferred sweet flavors or sour ones, they wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum!
"This is ridiculously good! Absolutely incredible!"
At first, Lin Zhe had thought a minimum selling price of 40 yuan per kilogram was a little high.
Now that he had tasted a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum, he felt even 80 yuan per kilogram wouldn't be unreasonable.
The flavor was simply incredible-so delicious that his scalp tingled and goosebumps rose all over his body!
Lin Zhe wolfed down both Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums in one go.
Even after finishing both, he still wasn't satisfied. He wanted to devour a few more, but there were none left on hand.
"The sales prospects for these Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums are guaranteed!"
"If these don't blow up in sales, I'll blow myself up!"
After tasting them himself, Lin Zhe's confidence in the Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums hit its peak.
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