Furina: "These Valberries are so delicious, better than any fruit I've ever had before. I think your Valberries will definitely become popular throughout Teyvat in the future."
Then Furina asked, "What is the yield of this type of Valberry?"
Alex pointed to the newly planted land: "They mature every three days. A ten-square-meter harvest of Valberries yields five seeds, which can plant fifty square meters, and so on."
Furina was stunned: "So that means there will be many more Valberries very soon!"
"But only plants grown here mature so quickly, every three days, and I only have one acre of land," Alex said, shaking his head. He guessed that if the seeds were planted on ordinary ground, they would probably follow normal crop times.
"Oh my! That's still good enough," Furina said, then remembered something else. This was about her Valberries!
Furina said with a serious expression, "Your current plot of land is completely unguarded! It's very easy for someone with ill intentions to steal from!"
Hearing what Furina said, Alex finally reacted: "Ah, now that you mention it, that is indeed a problem!"
Although he was just planting casually, if there were more later, it would easily attract attention!
Furina picked up a basket of Valberries with both hands and then looked at Alex: "Come on! Take me back to my place first!"
"Okay," Alex conveniently helped Furina put the other two baskets into his backpack.
Furina was startled, and it wasn't until Alex teleported them in front of the Palais Mermonia that she remembered to hand him the basket in her hands.
"Put it here for now. When we arrive, you can give me all the Valberries!" Furina said, putting her hands behind her back and leading the way to her room.
Alex put them away and followed.
Upon arriving at Furina's room, Furina first went into her bedroom and took out many exquisite gift boxes.
She then took out about half a basket of Valberries nearby, had Alex clean them with his Combat Skill, and began to package them.
Before long, Furina had packaged a dozen or so gift boxes.
"Let's go, let's go find Neuvillette first!" Furina clapped her hands, hugged a few of the packaged boxes, and headed downstairs.
The remaining gift boxes, of course, were left for Alex to carry!
"Oh, that's right. You should take that half basket of Valberries too! Later, I'd like to give one to each person in the Palais Mermonia to taste, is that alright?" Furina suddenly turned back to look at Alex halfway through walking in the room.
"Of course, let everyone have a taste! Consider it an employee benefit. Oh, take another basket, I'm afraid it won't be enough. There are so many people in the Special Security Patrol, and the guards in Fontaine have also worked hard."
"Ugh..." Furina's pupils trembled slightly. My big Valberries, why is there only one basket left! "Alright! You're right."
Looking at the last remaining basket of large Valberries in Furina's room, Alex remembered: "I heard Navia is a pastry chef. Let's give her another basket so he can research more Valberry desserts."
"Ah! At least leave some for me!!!" Furina instantly became anxious upon hearing that.
After some negotiation between Furina and Alex, Furina was finally left with only half a basket for her own direct enjoyment.
Furina stomped out of the room, pouting. After dividing so many Valberries, she didn't have much left to eat.
Alex, however, was very satisfied. He also had a dozen or so Valberries to distribute, which he had managed to secure under Furina's pained expression, with tears glistening in her eyes.
Neuvillette's office.
Perhaps the trials Neuvillette had to attend were not as numerous as imagined.
At this moment, Neuvillette was still seen in his office.
"So, Neuvillette! Come and try the Valberries Alex grew! This fruit is absolutely delicious!" Furina exclaimed excitedly, opening the gift box, which contained three plump, vibrantly colored large Valberries.
"Oh?" Neuvillette saw the fruit, and a faint sweet scent wafted through the air.
Then Neuvillette put it in his mouth and ate it in one bite.
After swallowing, Neuvillette slowly and deeply said, "Hmm... delicious! This Valberry is very juicy and sweet."
"Right! It's the best fruit I've ever eaten!" Furina said happily.
"Oh," Neuvillette responded faintly. He didn't understand; he only liked to drink more water, perhaps people should drink more hot water.
"I came to see you, besides letting you taste this Valberry, also for you to help me install two Reconnaissance and Recording-type Clockwork Meka and two Clockwork Meka Guards at Alex's home," Furina said to Neuvillette, then directly pulled Alex and walked out, finally turning back to add, "Be quick! It must be done before noon!"
"Alright, I'll take care of it for you right away!" Neuvillette gently massaged his forehead with his right hand and agreed.
"Sedene! Go notify everyone on this floor to gather here immediately; I have something important to say." Upon reaching the door, Furina let go of Alex and quickly walked to the counter, looking at the Melusine behind it.
"Yes, Lady Furina! I'll go gather everyone right away!" Sedene replied, then hurried off, calling out continuously to gather everyone.
Soon, the hall was packed with people.
"Buzz buzz buzz~" Everyone was discussing amongst themselves, "What's... what's happening?"
"Lady Furina suddenly called everyone; it can't be something major, can it..." "Ahem. Quiet!" Furina stood at the counter in the Palais Mermonia, looking at the crowded people in the aisle.
"The reason I gathered everyone today is actually not for anything urgent! It's just that I tasted a very delicious fruit today," Furina said slowly.
Then he looked at Alex and continued, "This fruit is called a Valberry! It's a fruit that Mr. Alex researched and cultivated."
With that, Furina put her hands on her hips: "Now, line up! We're giving out benefits! Let everyone taste this new fruit."
"One per person, and you must eat it yourself. No taking extra or giving it away. Those who don't want to eat can leave and attend to their own business." Furina said finally, secretly hoping that more people who were ignorant or didn't want to eat would leave, so she could save many Valberries for herself to enjoy.
In the end, not a single person left; everyone was in line.
Indeed, this was a rare occasion for Lady Furina to give out food again. Who would refuse a benefit and just leave!
Furina smiled on the surface, continuously taking Valberries from the bamboo basket. Inside, she tearfully waved her little hands as each delicious Valberry moved further away from her.
"Oh!!"
"Wow! This is really delicious!"
"Excellent!"
Everyone who ate the Valberries exclaimed in admiration. Even those who didn't like sweet foods gave positive reviews.
Overall, the public's evaluation of the Valberries was truly overwhelmingly positive!
A high score of 9.99...9!
That's great! Alex also likes high scores!
Some of the women who particularly loved them surrounded Furina and Alex, unable to help but ask Furina, "Lady Furina, where are these fruits sold! They are so delicious, we want to buy more to eat!"
Furina waved her hand and shook her head: "They're not for sale yet... but..." At this point, Furina looked at Alex beside her.
Alex put away his Combat Skill. He had finally finished spraying everyone's Valberries clean. It had been quite a lot of work.
Chiori looked at Alex with this expression (°ー°〃).
"In three days, there will be five times the current amount. In six days, twenty-five times the current amount," Alex said. As for the Valberry yield, he had no shortage at all!
"In three days! We will start pre-selling them here in the Palais Mermonia! As for the pricing..." Furina hesitated slightly at this point.
After thinking about how much more delicious these Valberries were compared to other fruits, she said: "Due to the initial low yield, we are temporarily setting the price at ten thousand Mora per Valberry. We will see how things go later, and the price may change!"
"Ten thousand Mora!" Everyone exclaimed. Even the Valberries from Mondstadt were only one thousand.
However, everyone then thought about the unparalleled deliciousness still lingering in their mouths, and it was completely worth the price!
Until a quick-witted Damselette's voice came: "Lady Furina, I want to pre-order a hundred!" This was a rich lady.
After this person spoke, everyone began to want to pre-order, most ordering five or ten, occasionally twenty or thirty.
But no one else made an offer of over a hundred like the first voice.
Alex couldn't help but look at that Damselette. She was wearing many luxurious gemstone ornaments and had a graceful and noble demeanor. She was indeed a rare and excellent rich lady.
--+--
T/N: Although I'm an inexperienced Editor, I do have a Patreon account! Although it seems like I don't have many supporters right now, my webnovel will be released in full every day, and the advanced chapters will be uploaded to Patreon.
It may not be worth it now, but who knows, it might be different in the future. Who knows!
patreon.com/Greyhounds
If you want to see it, then why not?