Chapter 117: Trouble Ahead

"I have five with lumps on them. But why do you want them?" Ella had a gap in her knowledge. This was perfect for Clark to take the chance and impress her.

Well, when the earth potato grows, whatever is around it gets trapped in the vegetable. That means these lumps are…" Clark cut one open with a simple carving knife he had for traveling. "Iron ore chunks. Or other things." He held up the dirty piece of raw ore.

"So you're saying that we might have found even better things! That's great. Not just materials for beast growth. I need to record this. Isa, Maria! Can you two replace us while we do a quick experiment?" Ella was already dragging Clark and the earth potatoes back to the carriage. Maria and Isa didn't object they wanted to hear how things went.