The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 846 - 824: Rules

Chapter 846: Chapter 824: Rules

Manbao said, "I can convince Mr. Zhuang."

Shopkeeper Zheng did not want her to go and persuade Mr. Zhuang at all, so he said, "You should wait patiently. Doctor Ji wants to take you out these days to get some experience with various diseases. The back and forth is very time-consuming."

Gu felt their communication was too difficult. Once the shopkeeper left, he leaned to Manbao’s ear and whispered, "Are you dumb? Your brother is in the medicine trade, and he deals with our pharmacy. He’s about to get into the business of medicine trading. Do you think the shopkeeper would let you contact the herb farmers privately?"

Gu spoke softly, "If you lure away all the farmers of the pharmacy, where would we go to cry?"

It hadn’t occurred to Manbao, and it took her a while to realize this point.

The master had said that these kinds of relationships involving interests were the most complex. To avoid complicating matters further, Manbao could only sigh and temporarily suppress her feelings.

She decided to take a stroll to the flower market later, because she had discovered that rare and well-cultivated flowers were really valuable.

It’s a pity that there were only books in the Encyclopedia, unless she applied to purchase species she had recorded before, she could basically only buy other seeds from the mall.

And while there were many flower seeds in the mall, the price for seeds she had never heard of wasn’t necessarily high, but the technological fees required were steep.

Manbao did the math and found it wasn’t worth it.

It was while calculating these things that the grown and increasingly intelligent Manbao discovered a secret, "I get it now, you’re doing this on purpose! You’re intentionally preventing us from growing things that aren’t found in our world, or don’t exist yet."

When the returns do not justify the costs, who would engage in such an activity?

Keke said, "These regulations were set after long discussions and years of experience by the Alliance. From my perspective, I think this is a good protection for the host’s world."

Manbao was puzzled, "Why?"

Keke said, "Currently, there are no such regulations in the host’s world, but actually, a short while from your time, in a thousand years, the movement of species between regions was very cautious. The vast majority of species were not allowed to be transferred to other areas because nature has its operating laws. A species in a new area without its natural predators might proliferate, or it might become a predator for another species, breaking the laws of nature and causing the extinction of another species..."

Keke explained to Manbao, "This could have a major impact on nature and humans, with long-lasting effects. Our two worlds are separated not just by space, but also by time, so the species of each world should best not be exchanged."

Manbao, taken aback and processing the information, later exclaimed, "You’re lying! Then where did all the species I’ve recorded go?"

"These species all once existed in a future world, but became extinct or mutated due to migration or various other reasons. Humans want to restore them for the better development of intelligent life," Keke paused before continuing, "And the things the host records won’t directly appear in my world to be used by intelligent beings."

Manbao had never asked, so Keke had never explained this knowledge to her. Moreover, because of the main system’s settings, it would subconsciously refuse to discuss topics that are too much about the future.

But Keke saw Manbao as a slightly different host, and so now it explained, "After recording the species, we process them before they are passed on to labs that have won research rights. Research is completed in completely isolated labs. Only when the environment in which the recorded species can survive has been determined, and it’s ensured they won’t cause uncontrollable negative impacts on the current environment will access be granted."

"Including labs and individuals with purchasing rights in the forum, they have to register within the Encyclopedia, and only those confirmed to have the qualifications can buy things from the forum."

Manbao thought to herself with a wow, "That sounds amazing."

Keke said, "It is impressive. There are many planets in interstellar space; there’s always a place suitable for the experimental subjects. Even if there isn’t, they can carve out a place to cultivate in isolation from the outside world and then explore its other values. In short, everything you record has value."

Keke said, "If the host’s current world could do what my world does, keeping species isolated, I think the host purchasing these seeds would definitely be getting more than what she pays for."

However, this world doesn’t have that capability, so the Encyclopedia protects this world by setting high point costs for species or technologies not found in this world, making it clear that buying them is not worthwhile.

Manbao was a child who took advice well, so she shifted her gaze away from the unfamiliar flowers and only looked at those she had heard of, of which there were many.

Of course, peonies were also available, but she found the wide variety to be dazzling – there were so many, all too beautiful.

Keke said, "Spring is the peak season for peony blossoms. If the host wants to buy flowers, she should buy peonies."

Keke worried that if she made too big of a move, it could attract unnecessary trouble.

After all, the cultivation techniques in this world were primitive, and if she brought out other flowers that were out of season, it would be noticeable upon inspection.

But no one would question peonies; soon enough, the entire flower market would be full of them.

After a trip to the flower market, Manbao figured it out: there were really too many peonies, some already blooming, some ready to bloom, and some showing no signs of blooming yet, it was all a gamble based on the leaves.

The prices varied widely, ranging from just over a tael to a hundred taels.

Manbao even saw a pot of white peonies marked at the high price of eight hundred taels, but no one bought it.

Manbao squatted down to look, and the shop assistant watched her nervously.

Manbao stepped back and asked, "Why is this flower so expensive?"

After a pause, the assistant replied, "This white peony is carefully cultivated by our master and is unique in the world. Look at its pure white blossoms, spotless without a trace of any other color."

He said, "Rare things are precious, hence they are valuable."

Manbao, still puzzled, stared at the white peonies, deciding to go to the mall when she got home to find a similar one. Selling just one would allow her to buy many medicinal herbs.

Just thinking of it made Manbao smile and chuckle with joy.

Seeing her laugh like that, the assistant couldn’t help but shift his feet, moving in front of the peonies to watch Manbao warily. But Manbao bowed to him in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your guidance."

Then she left without buying a single flower.