It troubled him that if only he harvested a large number of mushrooms while others reaped nothing, the villagers would surely become jealous.
But if he watered liberally in the forest, all his hard work would benefit others, and he wouldn't be able to make the corresponding profit.
More importantly, this would inevitably lead to an oversupply of wild mushrooms, which then wouldn't be such a rare ingredient, causing him to lose market control.
A win-win solution was not impossible. If he could persuade the villagers to sell their harvested mushrooms to him, he could then sell them at a high price in the market, making a profit from the difference.
This way, his effort in spraying the Spiritual Spring Water would be rewarded with appropriate profit, and the villagers could also earn extra income.
