"The destination is there," Mirean Moon said quietly, "but what will we use to trade for the beast cores?"
Luciel tapped his fingers against the wooden table, thinking. Mirean remembered the twelve insights he had shared with her before. Now, she was finally applying them herself.
"Starlight Tea is one option," she suggested after a pause. "And perhaps… some cabbage?"
Luciel nodded thoughtfully. "In the plantation, once the Starlight Tea trees mature, the soil will be rich enough to grow cabbage. We can harvest both."
"Starlight Tea might not be suitable for large-scale trade," Mirean cautioned. "It will attract too much attention—especially from seventh-tier powerhouses."
She had tasted it herself, and its refreshing, energizing effect was impossible to ignore. That kind of thing would draw the wrong sort of eyes—strong cultivators and nobles who hoarded rare luxuries.
"As for the cabbage," she added curiously, "it's an edible green vegetable, isn't it?"
