Chapter 12: Filial and Beautiful Lady

Oaks prepared another batch of purification potions for Banner and after leaving enough cash, he set off to return to New York.

Naturally, he left the experimental equipment with Banner. With the reinforced support, Banner had no intention of staying in this beautiful tourist city—there were too many English speakers here.

Oaks didn't ask where he planned to go but he left his New York contact information.

Not only to replenish the potions when they ran out, but if Banner had a change of heart, Oaks could also assist him in finding a way to coexist with Hulk.

Brooklyn, New York—the Emerald Dream Plant Shop.

"Wow, Mr. Oaks, you're finally back!"

Antonio greeted him with excitement while hugging Goose in his arms.

"Almost everything in the shop has been sold. Ah, I've been feeling that something's off in the air these past few days!

You have no idea how much I looked forward to coming back to breathe the clean air in the shop after finishing my classes. I couldn't bear to sell the last few pots..."

"Just go ahead and sell them. We can restock tonight."

Oaks stretched lazily while lying down on the sofa. Goose struggled out of Antonio's embrace and jumped into Oaks' arms, curling up.

"How's it been? Have you gotten used to managing the shop on your own these days?"

Oaks gently scratched Goose's chin, and the latter purred contentedly.

"Of course, Mr. Oaks!"

Antonio followed and sat across from Oaks, gesturing animatedly.

"The plants in your shop are so expensive, yet they sell so well. Rich people are truly abundant, aren't they?

And that restorative potion, do you know what? It was actually sold! A beautiful lady bought it for scar removal, and she paid a flat price of five thousand dollars. It was a small bottle the size of a thumb, and she didn't even blink when she bought it!"

With his fingers spread wide, Antonio wore an expression of disbelief.

"And the pity is, its true value was wasted. The potion you used on me... it must have been worth a few hundred dollars, right?"

Oaks rolled his eyes. If this guy knew that in the Amazon, he had given Banner purification potions that were even better than this restorative potion, which he had sold, he would faint.

"Well, don't be so down. You're constantly in this environment, and the benefits you will get are not much less than applying a small bottle of the restorative potion."

After exchanging some words with Goose and confirming that no strange individuals were lurking nearby after selling the restorative potion, Oaks nodded in satisfaction.

"I'll restock tonight, and the air quality will immediately improve. Now, you can close the windows for the time being. And, is anything new happening?"

"Haha, there is indeed."

Antonio quickly went to close the windows and brought back a newspaper.

"Take a look, the environmental activists pressure is increasing lately, and Stark Industries is at the forefront—

Because the new round of air quality assessment in New York has come out, ranking it as the worst in the United States."

"Stark Industries? Don't they have the Arc Reactor for power supply?"

Oaks curiously took the newspaper. If we're talking about air pollution, how much carbon emissions could one Arc Reactor reduce for Stark Industries?

Moreover, the Stark Tower was a research institution, with at most some experimental production workshops.

"Is it about the factories in Long Island and Queens expanding? The New York government is demanding them to publicly release an environmental impact assessment report?"

Oaks smirked.

"Stark Industries claims to be the most advanced multinational corporation. Would they disregard pollution control?

Is the Mayor of New York out of his mind, planning to go after them?"

"Hey, it's said that it's because of those extremists from environmental organizations. They took to the streets, protesting against the expansion, claiming that it hinders the greening of New York. Maybe the New York government is just putting on a show?"

Antonio put on a knowing expression.

"They quickly released the environmental impact assessment report. It's from an authoritative testing agency, and the data looks impressive."

"Hmm..."

Oaks saw the environmental impact assessment report of Stark Industries' new factory in Queens attached to the newspaper.

"Ring ring—"

A customer arrived, and Antonio hurriedly went to attend to them.

"Ah, ma'am, welcome! What would you like?"

The customer was a young woman with shoulder-length blonde hair. Her big, lively eyes exuded elegance, and a faint smile graced her face. Antonio was momentarily stunned—what a beauty!

"Hello, I heard that this plant shop is the best in all of New York."

The blonde beauty's eyes lit up as soon as she entered. She quickly discerned the stark contrast between the indoor and outdoor air quality—

Antonio had only closed the windows for a short while, and the potent purifying ability of the magical plants was already evident.

"Wow, such comfortable air..."

She exclaimed with surprise, her eyes widening.

"No air purifiers used?"

"Of course not, ma'am."

Antonio had already encountered many customers who came here on reputation alone and asked the same question. He smiled and explained:

"Just a few minutes ago, I closed the windows. The plants in our shop are specially cultivated by the boss, exclusive varieties. We only have these four left at the moment.

Usually, when the shelves are fully stocked, we keep the windows open."

"Ah, that's great! It seems like I've come at the perfect time."

The blonde beauty walked over to a pot of magical peace lilies. It was a popular indoor potted plant known for its air-purifying effects.

But the magical version here and the ordinary version were not even in the same league—

As she approached the potted plant, she could clearly feel the air becoming fresher.

"My aunt is getting older and comes to recuperate in her old house in Brooklyn every year. She just settled in today, and the neighbors told her that your shop has become very famous recently. It seems like they were right."

She nodded in satisfaction, and with a decisive wave of her hand, she said:

"Only four left? I'll take them all! I'll come back when you restock!"

"Ah? Ma'am, the prices of the plants here... how about buying one as a trial first?"

Antonio glanced at Oaks, who was furrowing his brow and reading the newspaper. This was something Oaks had taught him. He wouldn't usually suggest this to regular customers because one plant here could buy ten elsewhere!

Generally, a potted plant with similar appearance would cost around 50-100 dollars, and even the more expensive ones wouldn't exceed 200 dollars.

But the total price for the four pots that the blonde beauty wanted was 4,500 dollars!

"It's alright. I checked with the neighbors. My aunt is a traditional British lady, and she can't feel at ease in her house without some flowers and plants. And these special plants have such great effects, and it's just ten times the price."

The blonde beauty flashed a radiant smile.

"My aunt's retirement pension is not low. It's still better to spend it on these plants than in the hospital."

"..."

Antonio's jaw dropped, and he couldn't speak for a while.

You're truly filial, miss!

"Heh, Stark Industries sure is wealthy."

The blonde beauty and Antonio turned their heads, only to see Oaks sitting up on the sofa, with Goose perched on his shoulder. He held the newspaper and wore a face of wry amusement.

"Haha, the new factory area's office is fully equipped with a central air purification system. The cost is comparable to setting up a production line. Energy consumption, maintenance, and supplies... tsk tsk, what a waste."

Antonio helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

"Yeah, I noticed that too. I even did a simple calculation. The installed capacity of the two factories can buy several houses like yours in a year."

"Cough... If they converted their installation costs into our potted plants, they could have fresh air with open windows every day. And it only requires watering and sunlight. They could save the cost of several two-story houses in a year!"

The blonde beauty's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this.

That makes so much sense!

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