Chapter 61: A Fier-Bee Trade!
An embarrassed Juosiutik returned a bit later, shuffling into the Tower as she realized she had left Belissar and all of her gear behind without a word. But she also returned with a small clay pot with a bunch of fire radishes.
“Um, hi. S-Sorry about that, I, um, got a bit excited. I-I got permission from the chief, though! I can trade this for some of the honey!”
Belissar smiled and was about to agree when he had a thought and tilted his head.
“Wait, I thought Chief Rohsuak said you didn’t have anything worth trading for my stuff?”
Juosiutik nodded.
“She mentioned that and, well, she’s right. Fire radishes are useful for starting fires and a bit of potion making, but that’s pretty much it. You, um, definitely can’t eat them and now that we have access to firewood we won’t need them as much. Mana flowers are way more useful and can do all sorts of things in the right hands. And mana honey...well I’ve never dealt with it before but if you can eat it safely that alone would make it incredible. It’s practically a potion on its own, and who knows what we might be able to do with it. But, um, if you’re ok with it and really want the fire radishes, maybe it’s ok? If you want, you could count it as part of the payment for the teaching?”
Belissar blinked, and then started to rub his chin. This was...weird. He’d always had people telling him how crappy his stuff was and how it was barely worth what they were giving him in exchange. He still wasn't used to people telling him his stuff was too valuable, so he didn’t really know how to address the situation. Eventually he shrugged.
Well, they weren’t going to deceive him by telling him his stuff was too valuable, right? Besides, he already knew the fire radishes would be useful and he had mana honey trays galore thanks to the Apiary, so as far as he was concerned it was a valuable trade. Heck, he still had another room slot so he could always add a second Apiary if he felt he needed more.
So, he nodded his head.