"Watching a beauty taking a bath? Where?" Dean Buke's eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing Rody's words.
"She hasn't arrived yet," Rody patted Dean Buke's shoulder, signaling him not to look around anymore, and comfortingly said, "You can wait here a bit longer; she'll definitely come! I'm leaving now, I'll leave this opportunity to you. Make sure to seize it!"
"I believe no beauty would be taking a bath at 4:35 in the morning, as they are usually sleeping beauty sleep at this time," Dean Buke replied with a smile, patiently discussing many critical issues with Rody in a gentle tone. "Besides, this place is quite far from the female students' dormitory. Except for owls, I doubt any human can see the girls' dormitory from nine hundred meters away. What do you think, Rody?"
"I think maybe we could get a bit closer!" Rody earnestly nodded, "If there's no beauty bathing now, then we'll wait and peek when they do."
"Good idea," Dean Buke clapped and laughed loudly. "But Rody, do you know any x-ray magic?"
"No," Rody shook his head.
"Then what do we do? You know, beauties usually don't open doors or windows while bathing," Dean Buke said worriedly. "Not knowing x-ray magic seems a bit problematic. Rody, do you have any good ideas?"
"No worries, maybe we can make a small hole in the wall to let the spring light leak through," Rody reassured.
"Smart!" Dean Buke slapped Rody's shoulder and laughed heartily. "This great and glorious task is yours. Remember to invite me when you spot a beauty bathing. By the way, the girls' bathroom walls are made of black obsidian granite. Making a hole in them won't be easier than making a hole in this library's barrier. However, I believe you can handle it smoothly."
Rody watched Dean Buke yawn and slowly walk away, feeling for the first time that this man really was a dean, at least in terms of being unpredictable.
Back at the dorm, Rody found Leo already awake, lifting a huge rock at the door to exercise. Leo was surprised to see Rody coming back from outside; the rock nearly dropped on his toes. In his mind, Rody was not the type of student to get up early, yet here he was returning, while Leo had just woken up.
Ignoring him, Rody walked past Leo indifferently and went back to sleep. After an unknown amount of time, he was woken up by loud knocks on the door. It was Terry with breakfast in his hand. Before he could speak, Rody shut the door with a bang. A scream from outside suggested that Terry's nose might have met the same fate as Tommy's.
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Rody slept until the sun was high and then slowly got up, feeling somewhat refreshed.
Dragging his wooden cart out to set up his stall again, he found it no longer as deserted as the previous day. As soon as he set up, many people gathered around. Evidently, because of the jewelry purchased by a few customers yesterday, many girls found his items unique and exquisite. Thus, numerous girls brought their boyfriends to try and pick something they liked.
Most importantly, they wanted to get the special gift of a Love Knot made of green yarn grass, which came with a light 'Fresh Dew Magic' for preservation. The green knot, if re-enchanted periodically, could last indefinitely, making it an ideal symbol of eternal love.
"One bottle of water for a silver coin?" Some men, dragged by their girlfriends, came reluctantly, hoping to buy something cheap in exchange for the beautiful Love Knot. They were shocked to find even the cheapest bottle of water cost a silver coin, echoing the sentiment that the new student from the magic academy was not selling items, but rather fleecing customers.
"This is water from the Fountain of Youthful Love. It's said that true lovers who drink it receive the blessing of the God of Love, and their love remains evergreen. Also, this water has beautifying effects!" Rody hung a note with this description in the most conspicuous place, attracting all the girls' attention and infuriating the men for feeling compelled to buy the overpriced water.
"So romantic..." The girls sighed, each deciding to buy a bottle to share with their loved ones.
"Is it really beautifying? How can you prove this is water from the Fountain of Youthful Love?" someone queried, echoing the sentiments of many.
Rody didn't answer but poured a full cup of water and placed a silver coin on its surface. The water, under tremendous tension, supported the coin without spilling a drop, eliciting admiration from the girls. He then poured another cup of ordinary water, just full, and handed a silver
coin to the onlookers to try placing it on the water. No one succeeded; the coin sank in every attempt.
Rody smiled faintly, lifted the sunken coin from the ordinary water, and overlaid it on the coin floating on the Fountain of Youthful Love water, causing a chorus of amazed exclamations. The water bulged exaggeratedly without spilling, supporting the weight of two coins without them sinking.
"I'll buy it!" Tommy shouted excitedly, rushing over. "I'll give three gold coins to buy all your water. Listen, all the water here belongs to me now, and nobody is allowed to touch it!"
"How can you be so selfish!" The girls protested, as did the men, annoyed at Tommy for trying to monopolize a good thing.
"Fatso, you better back off, or I'll break your legs!" some hot-tempered men threatened.
Rody pointed to the banner on the right side of his stall, indicating the phrase 'Items for sale to women only, gentlemen please refrain from speaking,' legitimizing everyone's scolding of Tommy for his greed and vulgarity.
Tommy glanced at Rody, his eyes flickering, then shuffled away, dejected.
Although the men were reluctant to spend on other items, no one objected to buying a bottle of the Fountain of Youthful Love water. Some even wanted to buy more, but dared not mention it in front of their girlfriends.
By midday, Rody had almost sold out.
Especially the Fountain of Youthful Love water, which saw men making several trips, each time with different girls, to buy it.
"Rody, I admire you so much. How did you think of selling mountain spring water as the Fountain of Youthful Love? How did you come up with it? You're so smart! I dare say, apart from you, no one else on the continent could sell a bottle of water for a silver coin, unless in a scorching desert," Tommy said admiringly, followed by his dull servant and a shy Jill.
"You're not bad either, Tommy. Without your outcry, I doubt those people would have spent their money so readily or felt so satisfied," Rody smiled and casually praised Tommy.