NEW FRIENDS
Sura walked from the dock to the exit of the harbor, and tried to ask the local people about the location of the administrative building, but on the way his storage bag was stolen by someone, but he quickly held and pulled the thief's hand, "Hello man, what are you doing, why do you want to steal my money?" asked Sura holding the person's hand.
But the thief rebelled and tried to release sura's grip, but the thief never succeeded, because sura held his hand quite tightly. The thief continued to rebel and tried to escape without answering sura's question. Sura kept holding his hand and pulled off his head and face covering. To sura's surprise, the thief turned out to be a woman. The thief's resistance instantly stopped as sura pulled her head and face cover.
"Sir please let me go, I am doing this just to survive" said the woman.
"Survive? By stealing, why don't you look for another job?" asked sura.
"Yes, that's the only way I know how to survive. Find a job! What kind of job? No one here wants to hire a woman, even if they do, it's only as a servant and a comfort woman. Please, kind sir, forgive me," the woman pleaded.
"Well, I will forgive you if you can help me, otherwise I will report you to the local government for trying to steal my money" said sura threateningly
"Help... What kind of help do you need?" the woman asked.
"You're from here, aren't you?" sura asked back.
"Yes sir" replied the woman
"I need you to help me show me the way to the Administration Hall" said Sura.
"Administration Hall?" asked the woman
"Yes, why, is there a problem?" asked Sura.
"No sir, nothing" replied the woman.
"Relax, I just want to register as a newcomer and buy a house for me to live in. How is that? Can you do it Miss?" asked Sura.
"Yes sir, of course I can help you, but...."
"Ah. You don't need to worry, I will reward you for your help" replied Sura.
"No, that's not it sir. You don't have to pay for it, it's just that, I have to go back quickly to see how my sister is doing, I haven't been home since last night, because I was looking for medicinal plants for my sister to consume, but I didn't find one more type of plant, I wanted to buy it, but I never thought the price was so expensive. Coincidentally I saw you just got off the ship and your appearance is quite elegant so I thought you must be carrying a lot of money, that's why I planned to steal your money" said the woman.
"Alright no problem, where can we find the kind of plant you need? I will buy it for you, then after that take me to the Administration Hall. How do you agree miss?" asked sura.
"Yes master I agree, the medicinal plant I need is Blood Lotus. Let me follow you to the medicinal plant shop" said the woman.
"Yes, please lead the way ma'am" asked sura.
They continued their journey to the medicinal plant shop. Along the way the two of them did not speak a word, the woman focused on walking in front of sura, while sura focused on paying attention and remembering the position around.
Medicinal Plant Shop
"Greetings Uncle Robin, good afternoon" greeted the woman, after entering the drugstore
"Ah Sulli you've come again, have you got the money to buy this Blood Lotus?" asked Robin the medicinal plant salesman
"Oh. It turns out her name is Sulli" murmured Sura hearing the salesman mention the woman's name.
"Greetings Uncle Robin, introduce my name is He Sura, I am Sulli's friend, I will pay for the Lotus for her" said Sura.
"Ohho, are you her friend, or her lover? I see you are quite close to her, that you want to pay this Lotus for her" replied Robin the medicinal plant seller
"Ah, uncle don't misunderstand, we are just friends, I want to pay for the Lotus for him because I need his help, that's it, nothing else" replied sura.
"oh I see, well, I won't say much, but didn't Sulli tell you how much this Blood Lotus costs? I'm afraid you can't afford it either, because this is a rare type of plant, and it only grows and can be picked once every 100 years, I also got this from travelers who sold it to me at an exorbitant price" explained Robin the medicinal plant seller
"Sorry uncle, Sulli didn't tell me how much the Lotus cost, and I didn't ask, because I needed his help so I just agreed, if I may know how much is this Lotus Uncle?" said sura while pointing to the Lotus in the medicine storage chest.
"Wow Sulli you are really amazingly cunning, you didn't even tell her the price first, just because she needed your help" said Robin the medicinal plant seller.
"Sorry uncle, it's not that I didn't want to tell him, but he didn't give me a chance to tell him, he immediately asked me to bring him to this place" replied Sulli.
"That's just your excuse son, you can tell him on the way here" replied Robin the medicinal plant seller.
"Huh" sulli sighed, 'how do I want to tell on the way, I'm already very embarrassed by being caught wanting to steal his money bag, thankfully he didn't hit me and report me to the law enforcement center, instead he wanted to help me pay for this Blood Lotus' she muttered, 'yes Uncle, I didn't think about it' she replied not prolonging the conversation.
"Ha!!! You're this, Sulli... Sulli" replied Robin the medicinal plant seller.
"Never mind uncle, no problem, it's okay, you just tell me how much I have to pay, because I'm in a bit of a hurry" sura pleaded.
"Alright then young man, the price of this Blood Lotus is 100 Silver coins or 1 gold coin per stalk, one stalk has 6 stalks and I only have 10 stalks, while Sulli needs 11 stalks. So you have to pay 60 gold coins or around 6000 Silver coins." Robin the medicinal plant seller replied.
"Sulli, don't you need less? Is that okay?" asked Sura.
"No problem sir, I can look for it elsewhere, for now it's enough" replied Sulli.
"Do you understand medicine, Miss?" asked Sura.
"Yes actually I don't really understand, it's just that I know a little about medicine" replied Sulli.
"Hmm....well then, I'll pay for it. Uncle, is this enough?" asked sura as he took out a fist-sized gold bar weighing five hundred grams.
"You seem to be new here, Young Master, so you don't know the value of the gold in your hand. I am an honest seller, I will tell you that the value of the gold in your hand is equal to 50 gold coins, so of course it is not enough to pay for this Blood Lotus" explained Robin the medicinal plant seller.
"Young Master, then there is no need, don't insist Young Master" said Sulli.
"Ah so it's not enough, well, I'll add more Uncle" replied sura while taking out another stick, 'no problem Sulli, I promised, and a man must be able to keep his promise' said sura.
"That's enough, I'll give the change to the young master for another 40 gold coins" replied Robin the medicinal plant seller.
"No problem Uncle, there is no need to return it, if later the Blood Lotus is still there, please just give it to Sulli for enough money!" exclaimed sura
"Okay Young Master, then I'll pack this Blood Lotus, so that its efficacy is preserved, thank you for making a purchase at my rickety shop". replied Robin the medicinal plant seller, 'I must establish a good relationship with this Young Master, so that he becomes my regular customer, hahahahahaha' he muttered to himself
"Yes Uncle, thank you" replied Sura.
"Thank you Uncle. Thank you, young master." replied sulli.
Heading to the Hall of Administration
After Robin the medicinal plant seller gave Lotus Blood to Sulli, they left and continued their journey to the Administration Hall. On the way, they were silent.
(Conversation of people around)
"Let's stop by for some delicious hot bread, 1 bread 3 kepeng (copper money)".
"If you want to buy a machete, stop here, good material, guaranteed price".
"Stop by, sir, buy jewelry for your beloved".
"love children, love children, buy clothes, pants, children's toys, knight masks, and many others to please children".
"Fresh meat, fresh meat, best quality 100 kepeng per Kg".
(The young man sitting in the shop)
"Cil, see that's not the Sulli estimated by Mr. Bonar?"
"Where? You'll see it wrong Din".
"That's Cil" he replied, pointing, "open your eyes wide, but who is that man beside her? Wow, there's something wrong, she said she doesn't want to deal with romance, but in fact she's walking with another man."
"Udin-Udin, look at her walking with a rich man, look at her elegant appearance, it seems that she is from a noble family, that's why she wants to walk with that person".
"If so, let's tell Bang Bonar as soon as possible Cil" said Udin while pulling Macil.
"No, later, my food isn't finished yet, it's a shame to leave it behind, later our table will be cleaned by that stupid waiter" said Macil.
"Yes, we can leave a message, if we're coming back" said udin.
"No ah, I just got here, the food is also just being served, where my stomach is hungry, just later akh, if you want to go, just go alone" replied Macil.
"Well, if you don't want to, I'll tell Bang Bonar to beat you up" said Udin and left Macil.
"Yes already there, I want to continue eating, the stomach is more important than that" replied Macil then continued to enjoy the food that had been served.