Chapter 158: Chapter 158 Bitter snack

The locals of Orcus Town enjoyed the feast Michael prepared for them the entire day. One of the kids walked up to Michael and thanked him for his gifts with a gift of her own. She brought out all sorts of trinkets she kept to herself all these times, picked up from the rubble and the ruins of the previous tenants of Orcus Town. "It's all that I have," she said. "I hope it's enough to pay for all the food you gave us, mister!" Michael felt touched and accepted the presents. He was given rusted jewelry, dirtied but colorful buttons from clothes, wooden charms of the goddess, combs, and other such bits and pieces that used to hold significant value during the time of the Golden Road. He appreciated them even though they had no actual value. "Thank you," he said to her. Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire Seeing this, the other kids began taking out their belongings and giving Michael the 'payment' for the food and water that he gave them. Of course, he accepted them. It would be insensitive and selfish of him if he didn't. After all, these trinkets showed their sincerity in thanking him. One such kid gave Michael a strange almond - shaped seed that they found in the forest. "It's quite bitter," the kid said. "We snack on it sometimes, but we can't eat too much because our tummy would hurt." Michael looked at the bean in his hands and felt as if it was familiar to him. It also had a combination of fruity and nutty scent, which made him think that he had seen this kind of seed before in his previous life. ChatJK3, do you recognize this seed? ChatJK3 explained. In other words, Michael was holding chocolate in his hands! The tasty snack that had captivated billions of people back in his previous life was now in his hands. In its purest form, no one knew how valuable this 'seed' was. Just like what the kid said, anyone who tried to eat cacao beans raw would only taste something completely bitter, but Michael knew he could turn it into the sweetest thing in this world! "Where did you find this?" he asked the kids. "It's in the forest," they said. "But most of the trees are crushed or fallen into the crevices on the ground." Michael thanked them and immediately used a spell to head directly over to the forest, surprising the kids and eliciting gasps of amazement. It only took him a few minutes to finally see a bird's eye view of the entire forestry surrounding Orcus Town. And up above, he could see all the large cracks and fissures brought on by the earthquake, with large parts of the entire forest floor subducting under another part and creating a crevice. Most of the trees were uprooted from their very, with some falling deep into the depths of the cracks. ChatJK3, can you locate more beans like this?