Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God-Chapter 1265 - 688: Biological Cement_2

The most important thing is that they attracted electric eels, which feed on them."

Haransen pointed to the large fish tank in the center of his room. The aquatic creatures inside, resembling oversized mud loaches, were electric eels capable of discharging electricity to attack.

"Are these electric eels the reason why the water in your village’s canal glows?" Mother Gao Ser furrowed her brows. "But that’s strange, other places also have electric eels and Boom Boom Arowana Shrimp — why haven’t I heard of glowing water there?"

"When the electric eels first arrived, the water in our village’s canal didn’t glow. It wasn’t until we introduced large quantities of Styrak Bushes to deal with the electric eels that things changed. These bushes are fantastic bait—every aquatic creature loves them, including the electric eels. However, the eels suffer severe side effects from eating them; for seven days, they’re unable to discharge electricity. Since then, our canals started glowing. This phenomenon doesn’t occur elsewhere; it only happens in the canals of Nimiel Village." Haransen, evidently lacking any sense of commercial secrecy, revealed Nimiel Village’s secret entirely, his expression betraying unconcealed pride.

It was Haransen who first introduced Boom Boom Arowana Shrimp from Wyvern Lake to manage the canals, and later discovered that Styrak Bushes could suppress the eels’ discharge. All these factors aligned through a series of lucky coincidences, and removing any one element would make the current outcome impossible.

"It truly demonstrates the concept that everything comes in threes," Gaven sighed.

"What does ’everything comes in threes’ mean?" Miss Goser was clearly hearing the term for the first time.

"It’s a prevalent view in the Outer Planes," Gaven explained, "that the Multiverse is built upon three foundational cornerstones. When these three cyclical forces align, they generate unique magical effects. The glowing canals here operate under the same principle. Boom Boom Arowana Shrimp stabilize the canal, electric eels feed on the shrimp and generate electricity, while Styrak Bushes suppress the spread of eel electricity. All three are essential."

"Such wisdom, my lord; that’s exactly the case," the old Mage said, nodding repeatedly.

"If water from the canal is stored in containers, how long does the glow last?" Gaven asked next.

"So far, the water in the longest-lasting container has been glowing for three years without dimming at all. I believe it’s likely permanent; the electricity has been solidified into the water, almost as if imbued with Magic Constancy," the old Mage answered cautiously, his conservative nature showing through.

"Permanent? Wouldn’t that be similar to Everbright Flame?" Miss Goser exclaimed excitedly. "Doesn’t that mean you’re sitting on a gold mine? If you bottle the canal water in glass containers, even if you charge fifty Gold Coins per bottle, there’ll be countless people scrambling to buy it—especially in Susar. The applications for Everbright Flame are so widespread there, and smokeless lighting is highly valued. Major cities like the City of Brilliance would have enormous demand for this, especially since it’s permanent and poses no fire hazards." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"And the designs! The current bottle designs are far too basic. You should create glassware in various animal shapes, decorative forms, and even figurines. If you can craft statues of people, that would be the pinnacle. Then you could tailor services for the nobles, integrating their own statues with lighting."

"Such creations would easily start at several hundred Gold Coins apiece."

Mother Gao Ser was undeniably sharp with business ideas, though occasionally limited by conventional thinking.

Gaven instantly recognized Nimiel Village’s commercial potential because of having witnessed the grandeur of illuminated cities in another world. After reading brief mentions of this in Valo’s Travels, he immediately connected the dots.

Although Everbright Flame could achieve similar effects, its production cost was prohibitively high for most people, far beyond what ordinary households could afford.

Nimiel Village’s glassware lighting would significantly lower the barrier.

Its main production costs would involve cultivating Boom Boom Arowana Shrimp and electric eels, acquiring glass containers, and transportation expenses. Excluding the highly variable cost of transportation, the other components would amount to, at most, one Gold Coin per unit. Once delivered to the market, even if priced at ten to dozens of Gold Coins, farming families could tighten their belts for a while and still afford one.

This refers to future normalized market pricing. In the short term, as a novelty item, its price would undoubtedly be higher, targeted at wealthy nobles and the elite. Once the market matures, prices could gradually drop to reach middle-class households, and eventually the lower-income demographic.

This doesn’t even account for the ancillary value generated, such as biological cement derived from Boom Boom Arowana Shrimp shells, or the culinary value of Boom Boom Arowana Shrimp and electric eel meat.

Moreover, this venture could perfectly integrate with Gaven’s ongoing promotion of Styrak Bushes. Once validated here, Gaven could immediately scale up cultivation and production in other regions with aquatic industries, distributing the products worldwide.

Upon hearing Mother Gao Ser’s proposal, the old Mage Haransen nodded enthusiastically. "That’s exactly what I was thinking! Look at these glass items—I ordered them from various glass merchants around the region. Especially this masterpiece—the Crystal Dragon from the Bubbledfoot Inn Village’s Crystal Dragon Shop. When it spins, it emits rainbow lights, forming a Phantom of a Flying Dragon."