Chapter 122: Waterlon Craze
One particular day, on a normal, sweltering weather in the market, the place is still full of different products that are gathered, collected, and produced by different farrs, hunters, brewers, and even artisans who make different items for sale. Many would say that everything you wanted to find here is present and will be always available for everyone.
A custor of the market who is looking for a good fruit to bring to the beach is browsing through the fruits.
"Hmm, should I grab so pineapple? No, although it was good, I don’t think it is good for the beach. I wanted sothing big that could be shared with everyone without much trouble. Hmm, perhaps I should look for so Waterlon. Maybe soone is already selling a few waterlons for consumption?"
As he was browsing through the fruits, he stumbled upon the stand that isolated the waterlon from the other fruits because of their sheer size.
"Wow, these are so Humongous lons I have seen!"
He grabbed one and realized that the weight of the lon was just right. Not too heavy and not too light. Not only that but he can also sll the sweet sll of the lon right in the get-go. It’s not even cracked open and yet he can already tell that this will be a great purchase if he does continue with it.
"Well, why not? This is already sothing great based on the size alone. This will be perfect for the beach."
Little did these people know, they would soon regret not buying more than one lon after their initial purchase. Since it would soon cause the craze dubbed by the Market as the "Waterlon Craze"
As for Elaina, she is already aware of the current chaos in the market, but she is not supplying the market with additional lons as part of the stock. Instead, Elaina, Julia, and Princess Margaux are currently running a small stall on the beachside. Thanks to Princess Margaux’s influence and also her presence, they managed to acquire the right to set up a stall for them to do.
"I see now! So to make the most profit, you shipped the previous waterlons yesterday as a ans to attract people about the lon?"
"Indeed. A small catalyst to start a craze for sothing."
"And as a result of that craze, everyone is now looking for the sold-out waterlon ever since and using that as a way to entice the people you will sell desserts that are going to use up lon but will allow you to sell more than just what you have sold before via shipping bin," Princess Margaux tries to understand Elaina’s stratagem.
"Correct, it is a bit complicated but everyone will slowly realize that we can earn money more if we slowly use up the lon than selling it as a whole."
On their stall is a big tank full of red liquid inside. The red liquid is not blood nor it was a wine. It is a juice made from waterlon accompanied by a block of ice inside to enhance the taste and experience of drinking waterlon juice. It is crushed lon flesh, crushed enough to be very indistinguishable from its forr form of waterlon flesh. Drinking it would make everyone think this is just pure juice of lon and nothing else.
A few kids carrying their floaties passed by and saw the new stand that Elaina and the girls rented.
"A new stall? What are you guys selling?" One of the kids asked.
"This is waterlon juice. It’s one of our bestselling products as of late so we decided to just chill out for a bit by using those lons."
"Waterlon? Wow, I tasted one yesterday and I am still looking for so lon to satisfy my craving!" one of the little girls said as she approached.
"Eh, is it really that amazing? I an, we have eaten waterlons before but I never saw you guys look like this during that ti," the male kid tilted his head.
"Trust ! It was really good. You just didn’t know since your parents didn’t buy the lon in ti so by the ti you guys arrived, everything was sold out."
"Eh, it doesn’t matter. I needed to satisfy that lingering taste in my mouth. A lon juice might help. Miss, how much?"
"1 gold coin per cup!"
"That’s cheap! Are you sure this is indeed lon juice and not just water with red coloring?" the girl asking earlier asked.
"You guys heard it right. Just one gold. Don’t worry guys, this is not a scam. This is indeed waterlon juice," Elaina smiled and pitched one cup of waterlon juice.
The sll is enough to entice the kids who are just asking for the price. The girl who managed to taste the lon before gulped involuntarily before she soon succumbed to the temptation.
"Urgh, alright. Fine! Here! 1 GOLD!" she then slams the 1 gold to the counter grabs the cup of waterlon juice from Elaina’s hands and drinks them without pause.
"So? So? How does it taste?" one of the kids is curious as the girl just drank the whole thing without speaking.
"Urgh, just from watching her drink made
want to drink one as well. Ugh, here, 1 gold. I needed one cup as well, please."
"Here you go!" Elaina handed another cup but this ti, to the male kid.
He was hesitant at first but as soon as he drank the lon, his eyes went wide and he didn’t stop gulping the lon juice until he emptied the whole cup.
The girl was done drinking everything in one go as well which ended with a satisfied sigh.
"That...was epic!"
As soon as the girl exclaid her satisfaction, the other kid who got the lon juice grinned and pulled out three gold coins, flipping them over to the table before letting them land together on a line.
"Give
three more cups, please, one for , one for him, and one more for her."
The other kid who didn’t buy the lon juice felt lost as he asked for the two about the taste. But the two kids only tapped his shoulder like they were suggesting sothing.
"Just do it."
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