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Chapter 28 A great harvest
Lori brought the box and noticed the magical plants that resembled weeds.

She leaned closer and said, "These weeds actually survived the dragon's flames, and they even mutated."

Loren crouched down, confirmed that the Demon Flame Grass in front of him was not Cordyceps, and plucked a leaf.

He held it to his nose and sniffed; the grass had a pungent, irritating smell.

Loren suppressed the urge to sneeze, his face flushed.

He turned to look at Loris and said excitedly, "It smells so good! You should smell it too!"

Loris approached Loren with some skepticism.

She was willing to believe Loren.

But Loren's flushed face clearly looked off, didn't it?
"It smells amazing, I'm not kidding!"

As he spoke, Loren handed the blade of grass to Loris.

Loris tentatively held the fiery red blade of grass to her nose.

Take a light breath.

"Ah!"

The pungent, spicy smell made Lolis sneeze uncontrollably.

Loren finally had to stop sneezing.

Loris was completely numb.

It felt like needles were pricking her nasal cavity, and tears streamed from her eyes.

The power of this Demon Flame Grass is a hundred times stronger than mustard!
Most surprisingly, this scent seems to be able to penetrate the defenses of battle aura!

"Loren! I'll kill you!"

Tears welled up in Loris's eyes.

That damned Loren, he suffered himself, yet he dragged her down with him despite his own pain!

She had already guessed that there was something wrong with the rotten grass.

I just didn't expect the Demon Flame Grass to be so deadly.

Loren recovered and stopped sneezing.

"You might not believe it, but this Demon Flame Grass is the final ingredient in the hot pot."

hot!
It's even spicier than the devil's spice!

If it is ground into powder and its spiciness is appropriately neutralized, it can definitely become a qualified condiment.

Loris covered her nose and moved away from the Demon Flame Grass.

"Don't be crazy, even a dog wouldn't eat this stuff."

Loren raised the corners of his mouth. "Since you don't want them, these magical plants are mine."

Magic Flame Grass is, after all, a new crop, and a magical plant at that.

Even if you cultivate it as a chili pepper, it wouldn't be a loss.

Those who love spicy food will definitely enjoy it.

Loris is only interested in the Demon Flame Stone.

Loren carefully observed the Demon Flame Grass on the ground and finally found the one that might give birth to the Spirit Insect.

The fairy insect will be born in three days.

The cordyceps must be brought back intact; as for the other flame grass, bring as much as you can.

Magic Flame Grass is indeed not as precious as Magic Flame Stone.

The two spent an entire day on it.

As evening approached, they finally packed the Demon Flame Stones into crates and shipped them to the sea.

Thirty-two boxes in total!

“These Demon Flame Stones vary in size; if we count them by the size of Demon Jade, there are approximately eight thousand,” Loris said.

Loren understood that now was the time for negotiations.

"How to divide?"

"You've already taken the Demon Flame Grass, so these Demon Flame Stones are 91/10," Loris demanded outrageously.

Loren looked surprised. "How can that be? You provided the ship and the labor, how can you only get 10%? How about 20/80?"

Loris stared at Loren expressionlessly. "Can't you act like a human being?"

"You were the one who acted inhumanely first."

"You'd better think this through. If I kill you, you won't get a single Demon Flame Stone."

Lorice's confidence in negotiations stemmed from her strength.

Loren remained completely unfazed. "We're siblings, after all."

Loris scoffed and asked meaningfully, "Is that so?"

Before Loren could reply, he continued, "You should know very well that our insignificant blood relation is not worth mentioning."

Loren sighed, "Stop talking nonsense. From now on, I'll provide the intelligence and you'll provide the labor. Whether it's the Demon Flame Stone or anything else, we'll split it in half."

Loris frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the profit-sharing arrangement.

She provided the boat and the labor, and she still had to pay Hela 10,000 gold coins when they returned.

No matter how you look at it, she's at a disadvantage.

But she really doesn't like or is not good at bargaining.

"Forget it, that's it."

Loris thought that if she continued arguing, Loren would definitely keep rambling on and on.

A 50/50 split is a bit of a loss, but not unacceptable. Loren reminded him, "The important part is yet to come; these Demon Flame Stones don't belong to us."

“I know.” Loris’s gaze sharpened. “It’s all arranged.”

She borrowed a large sum of money from her family before, and the coastal town will definitely be in the spotlight soon.

News of the Demon Flame Stone will soon reach Earl Loton's ears.

Back on the ship, the captain and crew had already taken a nap.

Liz watched as crates of ore were loaded onto the ship, and her seasickness was replaced by excitement.

Although I don't know what's inside, it must be something extremely precious!
The ship set sail and left the island.

Loren and Loris had thoroughly searched the island, but there was nothing else there.

Those thirty-two boxes of Demon Flame Stones were the treasure left behind by the Demon Flame Fire Dragon.

The Demon Flame Grass and the Fairy Insect were merely unexpected surprises.

The ship sailed into the fog, and Hela approached the side of the ship.

She frowned and asked, "What did you bring on board? I feel really uncomfortable."

Hela didn't even dare to get on the boat this time.

She had an inexplicable fear of the energy within the Demon Flame Stone.

“It’s alright, just lead us out of the fog,” Loris said.

Despite her discomfort, Hela led the ship back to its course.

Then move away from the ship.

Before leaving, she called out to Loris, "Remember to deliver the gold coins to the island!"

Loris agreed.

She needs to carefully maintain her relationship with Hela.

Hela is a marine species that lives in the ocean. She brought evolution crystals this time, and she might bring even more precious items next time.

It took about eight days to return to the coastal town.

Upon disembarking, Loris arranged for the knights to take the dozens of boxes from the ship back to the castle.

These boxes contained not only magic flame stones, but also tree fruits brought back from the island.

Shortly afterward, another ship docked.

Loren and Liz disguised themselves as a caravan and hired someone to drive six carriages.

Six carriages, each carrying four boxes of Demon Flame Stones.

Many caravans entered and left the coastal town, and the knight in charge of checking them was sent away by Loris.

Loren and Liz successfully left the coastal town.

Before arriving in Sandstone Town, Liz went back first to get rid of the knight.

Summon Xuefu to bring the twenty-four boxes of Demon Flame Stones back to the castle.

Although these knights always obeyed Liz.

However, the fewer people who know about the Demon Flame Stone, the better.

"Thank you for your help."

Loren paid the grooms who were transporting the goods with gold coins.

These are all people hired from small islands in the near sea.

They didn't even know Loren's true identity, and only thought they were transporting an ordinary shipment.

Thus, the twenty-four boxes of Demon Flame Stones safely arrived in Sandstone Town.

Inside the lord's office, Xuefu could not hide her excitement.

During the delivery, she secretly rummaged through the box.

"Loren! Are all the boxes filled with those things?"

"Yes."

Xuefu was stunned.

OMG!

Twenty-four boxes of Demon Flame Stones!
How many gold coins would that be?
"Don't be too happy yet; the key is whether we can keep them."

Xuefu instantly understood what Loren meant.

Does Earl Lorton know of this news?

"He must know that Loris obtained a batch of Demon Flame Stones, but he may not know about us."

Lorton wouldn't question the crew or the grooms.

Moreover, when he visits, Loris will send those people to a small island near the sea.

The only ones who can deliver the message are the knights of the coastal town.

They only knew that Lori brought back 2000 Demon Flame Stones, but they didn't know that Loren had even more.

From the perspective of the knights of Nearshore, Loren only visited Nearshore twice in total.

I borrowed some money the first time.

He went to borrow money again, and then had a big fight with Loris.

No matter how you look at it, the Demon Flame Stone has absolutely nothing to do with Loren.

But Loren dared not be too happy before the dust settled.

Whether the Demon Flame Stone can ultimately be kept or not will only be known after Earl Lorton arrives.

(End of this chapter)