Chapter 34: Tree-Heart Cabin

Three hours later.

Gunie walked out of another merchant guild.

By now, Gunie had sold off most of the things he needed to sell.

Among them were the Dragon-Slaying Staff and the Blood Mechanical Angel.

At this moment, the Holy Source Coins in Gunie's hand had reached over five thousand five hundred.

This amount of Holy Source Coins was already quite valuable; many transcendents had a total net worth of only one or two thousand Holy Source Coins.

This amount was still a little short of Gunie's current small goal—an intermediate magic staff.

Now that most of his items had been sold, Gunie planned to find a place to rest.

As he walked, his gaze inadvertently swept over a corner.

Gunie paused slightly.

Then he looked at this shop.

The shop resembled a massive, thick tree stump.

Its sign was also quite distinctive: “Tree-Heart Cabin.”

"Related to plants?" Gunie's brow twitched slightly.

Then, Gunie walked inside.

As soon as he entered, he felt an extremely rich life force.

"Oh!"

Gunie couldn't help raising an eyebrow as he looked around.

"It's very similar to the aura of Life Spring Water, but somewhat different—quite strange," Gunie mused inwardly.

There were not many customers in the shop; besides Gunie, there were only four others.

And there was also the shopkeeper.

"What would you like to buy, guest?"

At that moment, the shopkeeper's voice rang out.

The shopkeeper was an elderly "Tree Clan" man dressed in gray grass-woven clothes, holding a Life Tree Staff.

On his temples and the backs of his hands, one could see wrinkled, bark-like skin.

In Saint Haigar, there were many strange life races, and Gunie had grown accustomed to them during his journey.

The Life Tree Staff in the shopkeeper's hand even had verdant sprouting leaves on it.

"I'd like to buy some seeds," Gunie said softly after a moment's thought.

Seeds were generally not very expensive.

After all, for large trees, a single mature season could yield a great many seeds.

Moreover, most of the time, seeds were only useful for planting, and planting was very difficult.

This meant that few merchant guilds bothered with the business of transcendent tree seeds.

Only races related to trees would engage in such trade.

"Does the guest want king-grade or emperor-grade tree seeds?" the Tree Clan elder inquired.

"Do you have any higher-level, unusual seeds?" Gunie asked.

King-grade and emperor-grade seeds no longer interested Gunie.

"Overlord-grade seeds?" the Tree Clan elder looked at Gunie and asked.

"Mm."

"Those are very rare and not cheap," the Tree Clan elder said with a smile.

"Even if they're not cheap, you still need to have them," Gunie said lightly.

"I do have an overlord-grade seed here—the Elf Life Tree seed. Do you need it?" the Tree Clan elder asked.

Gunie shrugged. "I already have an Elf Life Tree seed in my collection, and... the value of Elf Life Tree seeds isn't very high, is it?"

In Saint Haigar, there were Elf Life Trees, and quite a few of them.

Thus, the price of Elf Life Tree seeds was indeed low.

On the Oya Continent, there was no suitable place to plant these Elf Life Trees, so their seeds were virtually ignored.

"I also have Saint Haigar Dandelion seeds here."

When the Tree Clan elder said this, the corner of Gunie's eye twitched.

In fact, not every overlord-grade plant had practical value.

Take the "Saint Haigar Dandelion" the elder mentioned.

Strictly speaking, the seeds of this overlord-grade plant, the Saint Haigar Dandelion, were already considered an "invasive species" in some areas.

"Elder, I need seeds of a rare kind with high practical value, not these common ones with little use," Gunie said.

The Tree Clan elder squinted at Gunie for a moment before speaking.

"I have another seed in my little shop that is very peculiar and special, also an overlord-grade powerful plant. Are you interested, sir?"

"Oh? What is it?" Gunie's heart stirred.

"Shub's Eye Tree," the Tree Clan elder said.

"Shub's Eye Tree? What's that?" Gunie had never heard of such a thing.

"Legend says it's a strange tree from the Dark Lands, born from the great being Shub-Niggurath."

"This peculiar tree is recorded in detail in the Abyss."

"It is said that this tree can produce a very unusual dark fruit that can cause a transformation in one's comprehension of the Dark Essence. In fact, at some exchange meetings, such dark fruits occasionally appear, and their value is not low."

After a brief consideration, Gunie shook his head.

It sounded good, but Gunie knew that for him, his Dark Essence would eventually transform into the level of a Dark Essence Darling.

Something that could enhance essence comprehension probably couldn't even compare to the effect of a single reincarnation of his; its practical value was truly limited.

After Gunie repeatedly declined, the Tree Clan elder narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Do you accept any unusual fruits here?"

Seeing the Tree Clan elder lost in thought, Gunie spoke up first.

"Fruits? What fruits?"

"Sunflower Fruit."

As he spoke, Gunie waved his hand and produced a Sunflower Fruit.

The moment the Sunflower Fruit appeared,

a scorching, bright light instantly filled the entire cabin.

The light was so strong that even passersby outside couldn't help but look over.

The other people in the shop were also drawn by the intense light.

"A fruit containing the Light Essence?"

Among the four people in the shop, a female alien exclaimed.

"Mm, it does contain the Light Essence. Eating it can slightly enhance the clarity of essence perception, and during digestion, it can put one in a state of accelerated comprehension of the Light Essence for a long time," another man said, narrowing his eyes as he looked over.

"Such a good thing isn't common," muttered the person closest to Gunie, who was shrouded in mist.

Then Gunie put it away again, as the Sunflower Fruit was too dazzling when taken out.

A smile appeared on the Tree Clan elder's face as he looked at Gunie.

"Of course I accept such good things."

"Then name your price, elder."

"130 Holy Source Coins," the Tree Clan elder said after a moment's thought.

Earlier, a merchant guild had offered 120 Holy Source Coins, so the elder's offer of 130 was quite generous.

"Sunflower Fruit trees usually produce many Sunflower Fruits. You must have more than one or two, right?" the Tree Clan elder said.

"If sold in bulk, the price of 130 Holy Source Coins is already very good."

Gunie raised an eyebrow. This Tree Clan elder really knew a lot about such plants.

"I do have quite a few."

"Good," the Tree Clan elder nodded.

"Just as well, I just remembered I have another very rare overlord-grade seed. I think you'll like it. Let's go to the back to trade."

With that, the Tree Clan elder called out a young Tree Clan member to watch the shop and led Gunie toward the back.

Following the Tree Clan elder, Gunie began to ponder.

"A rare overlord-grade seed? This Tree Clan elder probably has quite a few seeds. I really came to the right place this time."

"I hope this Tree Clan elder has what I need."