Spirit Taming

While holding off a chance to clean up was a little rough, Clark accepted that he could be the last person. He also found it surprising that Isa did not rush to where the merchant carts were instead of toward a bath. He thought that she would be more captured by the business than cleaning up. But sometimes, things won out even over the business she loved.

But that was what it was. He didn’t mind taking a little walk around to scout out what they might be able to trade for or buy outright. But there was the fact that their stock of gold had turned in to a small pile of silver and a few copper coins. They had purchased way too much the last time they were in Terra city.

Preparations for their adventures were more important. Having the dried food stores while moving had been a massive weight off their shoulders. Being able to have proper tools that were made with stronger metals from Terra City mining caves and also made them much more relaxed.

Not to mention all the energy crystals that they had used. Every single one had gone to use helping the group heal, recover, or even grow their beasts in general. While getting so many ahead cost them most of their gold, it had been very much worth it. just looking at how much their beasts had grown alone, they had gotten more than their money’s worth.

Seeing that the merchants had split up, it appeared that they were not just together. They had separate carriages that were being unloaded. Most of the goods would be things that were for the villagers. The trading of goods or general sales. That made sense. Why else would these perchants come here if not?

But where things were a wild card, were when it came to the access goods or the goods that were bought within the village. Every single merchant would not bat an eye at selling something extra here and there. Especially if they could lighten the weight of their carts. Better to have some money than heavy goods that make the beasts carrying their goods work harder.

Their beasts would move faster and would be less tired. That was why it would also be better for Clark to make a deal more advantageous for him. He knew this in general, but Isa had managed to tell everyone this trick. It was always good to take in to account the places a merchant was going.

If he asked them to buy up an earth crystal stock when the merchant was not going to get them again for months, the merchant might not sell them at a lower price. However, if a merchant was about to travel to a place where earth crystals were easy to snag for their inventory, they might sell their stock at a lower price.

The merchants here would most likely be unwilling to sell the things that they purchased here. But the items that would sit in their carriages for a few weeks? Those were what Clark was after. They might be things that they had held on to for a while. Things that they might want to attempt to sell in general. Just to get rid of them.

Not to mention the things that might be purchased out of curiosity. Something that Isa was well aware of about herself and many merchants, was that they bought interesting things. Items that they lacked knowledge on to study it or see what they could do with them. This meant that Clark might be able to spot something for a low price that was useful to his friends. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The first merchants were just trading clothing goods. They appeared to specifically be carrying swaths of fabrics that could easily be made in to bedding, clothing, or a variety of other things. When he approached, the first woman that was working on the numbers waved her hand that she wanted nothing to do with a traveler asking questions.

It was not what Clark expected, but he was not perturbed. Not every single merchant would want to trade with what they had. This sort of sale was one that most likely was written in a contract. Some of the fur from the cliff goats for the more refined fabrics from a larger city.

The next small village house had a merchant cart that had just completed unloading. Clark managed to get the attention of a younger boy who was the child of the owner of the cart. "We only sell flour and ground grains. We have some other foods if you need to stock up. We can even sell some barely seeds we managed to get while traveling. We ran in to an alcohol merchant along the way. He looks for herbs to help him refine more expensive beers, ales, and wines."

Thinking about this for a moment, Clark decided that buying some of the seeds wouldn’t be a bad idea. "Sure, how much for a small pouch? I can just see what we can do with them in the future." Clark was mostly talking to himself but when he said that, he got an entire run down of uses for the seeds and plant when they grew. Clark was surprised to learn that this child had a knack for learning things from other people. Specifically the uses of goods his family bought and sold.

It was only a few more minutes before Clark walked away. He was surprised to learn that there were wheat field mice that only ate specific wheat and barley plants. They Were valued for their fine furs. Apparently a coat made out of their fur would cost almost fifty gold alone. An extravagant price for a harder harvest.

"I saw you making the rounds. You are looking for general goods, right? I set up shop here once every three months and let the villagers come take a look. First come, first serve. If you beat them, then it’s your luck." The woman that spoke looked like she didn’t have a single emotional bone in her body. She had a steel gaze that could not be shaken whatsoever.

Or at least that was the feeling that Clark had. But she was speaking the truth. Her small carriage was different. It opened up on the side to present a set of various items. A few energy crystals, all of lower value. There were random dried herbs, teas, and even some medicinal powders.

Where Clark raised an eyebrow was when he noticed that this seemed to be someone that traveled and never settled down for a moment. This kind of merchant was not rare. Many ended up this way since it was just part of the traveling life. However, they were always the ones with the most random wares to sell.

’Light lily pad- uncommon

The light lily pad is a lily pad that grows in mountain ponds. They get extreme amounts of light and are ideal for water and light type beasts...

Failed agility potion- common

A failed potion made by an alchemist just learning. They assumed they could create a potion using highly caffeinated herbs and liquids to boost agility. However, consuming this will cause spasms within the heart. Yet, this is still sold for those that want to feel a rush of blood through their body by consuming small drops at a time....

Green dragon scale- ultra rare

Scales from a young green dragon, the potent wind affinity that this young green dragon had makes this a very valuable wind type materials. While the dragon energies have faded immensely, it is still very valuable.

It is a unique crafting material, but is a little old to be sued for anything like that. It is best for it to be sued for a wind type beast...

Blue sun grass- rare

The blue sun grass grows on the edge of the frozen sea. A cold and frozen span of salt water that is near the furthest mountains of the world. It grows blue since it is one of the only herbs that grows in that climate. It needs to blend in with the blueish ice of the sea.

It has a potent ice energy and always feels cold. The extremely tough outer layer of the grass naturally attracts water energies which cause frost to form if it is not sealed in something...’

There were many other items from far away or unique failed potions. Each had their own knowledge that someone could learn from. Specifically, Clark wanted to buy the potions to show off to Maria who might find some valuable insights within their failed aspects and side effects.

The green dragon scale and the blue sun grass having wind and ice affinities also would be useful for Grace.

Besides these, Clark bought a few other things using his personal stash of gold coins. The traveling merchant only shared a smile when she had been handed the coins and gotten rid of a nice bit of her wares. "And please send that young merchant girl that looked over here to talk later. She reminds me of a man I once ran in to a few years back. The same features as him too." Clark just smirked a little.