Kai leaned over the seed racks inside the packing shed, jars of G1 Genetic Lettuce Seeds lining the shelf. He tapped the Merge System, checking his numbers.
Seed Sales Dashboard – Week 1: 120 jars
Retail Price – $62.50
Production Cost – $4/jar
Weekly Revenue – ~$7,200
Net Profit – ~$6,510
He closed the tab, mind racing.
He hadn't just cracked the crate game.
Now he controlled lettuce genetics.
He packed his gear into the Ghost Cart and drove to Southern States Cooperative—a large feed and seed supplier with a warehouse 40 minutes away .
Inside, he found pallets of seed packets retailing at $4/oz—bulk bags selling as low as $5.64/oz wholesale .
He raised an eyebrow.
"They sell seed like snack packs," he muttered. "I sold 50 packets in a night."
Driving home, he sketched a new plan:
Lettuce Seed Strategy
G1 Genetic Seeds: $1.25/seed packet, 50 seeds per jar
Wholesale Price Range: $50–$320/lb for lettuce seed
Projected Seed Production: 5,000 seeds/plot → 100 jars/bed
Weekly Goal: 500 jars = ~$31k revenue
Back at the farm, he checked his lettuce fields.
The Titan Beds glowed with nutrient-rich growth, edge leaves tinged copper.
He tapped the merge panel:
Merge Lettuce Seed Batch → 500 G1 Genetic Seeds
Traits: Consistency, Yield, Pest Resistance
Shelf Life: +12 months
He hit MERGE, sealing jars in one pulse.
That evening, he packed egg crate samples for local CSA farms. A 17‑week box subscription typically sells for $39 every two weeks .
He prepared a custom pitch:
• 1 Standard Crate + 2 Seed Jars → $25
• 8‑week intro: $200
At the next day's farmers' market, he pivoted his pitch.
He approached one stall owner.
"You grow veggies. I send you seeds that guarantee quality. I ship crates that guarantee turnover. Let's trade."
The farmer hesitated, then nodded slowly.
"Set me up."
Back home, the system pinged.
Seed Distributor Sync Unlocked
Option: Merge Distributor Node
Benefits:
– Wholesale Pricing Tier
– Packaging Automation
– Quality Guarantee Badge
Requirement: 10+ distributor partners
Kai tapped DISABLE.
"Not yet."
That night, he updated the Master Plan:
Goals
Convert 50 seed-jar buyers this week
Close 3 CSA distributor partners
Build a seed-building shed
Scale lettuce beds to 30 plots → 3,000 jars
Push crate + seed bundles to $60 boxes
Unlock Tier 7 event triggers
Then he wandered out to the Titan Beds at dusk.
The leaves rustled like applause.
He whispered under his breath:
"They buy my product, or they buy my seed."