Strange

Thora felt like Ansel was making a fool of her.

"Ansel, you are mistaken. This product comes from the country's most eminent herbalist, the only authentic source of this type of remedy. You must have made an error. Please check it more closely. I assure you, this product is of the highest quality.”

Ansel felt like the conversation would go nowhere, so he decided to prove to them that it was indeed fake.

"All right then," Ansel declared, "let's settle this. A true dark bloom, when placed in water, will take on the deep blackness of the ocean's depths, whereas an imitation will remain colorless and transparent. Observe."

After saying that, Ansel went ahead to throw the dark blooms inside the boiling water.

Chris, Thora and grandfather Kian watched with interest.

Ansel's face went pale when he saw the water go dark.

That was impossible!

His old knowledge was good and there was no way the dark bloom would turn black if it was fake.

Unless it had been manipulated.

"The water has turned da