Three Powder Tactic

In the evening, Aiven returned to Orange Fruit Village.

From afar, as soon as he saw the village, he saw the villagers peeking out from outside.

"Aiven, it's Aiven who's back."

Seeing Aiven's figure from afar, the villagers cheered.

"Everyone, don't rush."

Uncle Darby's face also showed a smile. He took the things from Aiven's hands and walked towards his home.

At Uncle Darby's house, the villagers received their first dividend for preparing potions, making the fruit farmers overjoyed.

Unfortunately, the Orange Fruits in the orchard had not yet fully ripened. This was considered an experiment for them, which made them even more eager for the profits after the Orange Fruits matured.

After irrigating with the diluted Growth Fertilizer provided by Aiven, the fruit trees grew very well.

If Aiven hadn't instructed them not to over-fertilize, they would have wanted to pour all the potions down, watching the fruit trees grow at an astonishing rate.

After distributing the dividends, Aiven breathed a sigh of relief. The beginning is always the hardest, and the Rural Cooperative had taken a solid step forward.

"Doll, doll."

When Aiven arrived at the farm, he saw Petilils and Cherubis playing, and the forest was filled with laughter.

Mukkuru stood on a fruit tree, leisurely preening its feathers.

Under a fruit tree, a Walking Grass peeked out, watching the Spirits playing in the forest, but did not choose to join them.

Seeing Aiven return, all the Spirits quickly ran over, and the Petilil even threw itself into his arms.

"I've kept you waiting, Petilil," Aiven said with a smile, stroking the little one's head, making it happily squint its eyes.

Then, the little one jumped aside and began to practice Absorb Technique on its own, as if to say, "I've been training hard."

Aiven praised it again, then walked up to the Walking Grass and crouched down, saying, "Why aren't you playing with the Petilils and the others?"

"Nye~"

The Walking Grass let out a timid cry, looking a bit lost.

It seemed that this little one, which had intruded into human territory, lacked experience interacting with other Spirits.

The Petilil, with its big round eyes, turned and walked over to talk to the Walking Grass.

The Cherrims gathered around, and soon the sound of the little ones' happy laughter filled the air. The Walking Grass, influenced by the atmosphere, also smiled.

It seemed the Walking Grass had accepted this place. Aiven nodded with satisfaction. He had given the Walking Grass two choices before, and the little one had chosen to stay.

This was good news for Aiven, who planned to form a Walking Grass guard squad. Next, he needed to attract more Walking Grass to settle in the orchard.

"Training for the three-powder [implied: Walking Grass] also needs to begin," Aiven muttered to himself.

The training for the three-powder, just like the training for Deadly Poison Technique, could be aided by a special potion called Flower Dew Potion.

The materials for Flower Dew Potion, used by Grass-type Spirits, were not rare. Aiven planned to take some time to explore the outskirts of the Black Forest, where he should be able to gather enough materials.

After playing with the Spirits for a while, Aiven took the Petilil and left the Fruit Grove.

They headed to the secluded wooden cabin outside the orchard, intending to practice Deadly Poison Technique.

The Petilil looked expectant, flicking Aiven's shoulder with its leaf, urging him to start training quickly.

"Don't rush. Before that, I need to prepare a bottle of Antidote Potion."

Aiven smiled and then told the Petilil to first enter the flower pot containing Fertilizer to recover its stamina.

"Petilil, absorbing the Deadly Poison Potion will be painful, so you need to be prepared," Aiven warned.

In response, the Petilil had already made ample preparations and nodded without hesitation. Pain is a trial that must be endured to become stronger!

"Alright, let's begin."

Aiven took out the Deadly Poison Potion and the Antidote Potion and placed them on the wooden table.

To train Deadly Poison Technique, the Petilil needed to absorb the power of the Deadly Poison Potion bit by bit, thereby condensing Poison Attribute Energy.

He opened the Deadly Poison Potion and carefully smeared the venom on the leftmost leaf of the Petilil, allowing the poison to seep into the leaf.

Instantly, the Petilil felt a surge of energy enter its body, followed by a sharp pain that made it tremble all over.

Soon, the green leaf turned purple, and purple energy flowed, beginning to erode the Petilil's body, enveloping it entirely in purple.

Seeing this, Aiven quickly grabbed the Antidote Potion, which was used in conjunction with the Deadly Poison Potion, and gave it to the Petilil to drink.

Immediately, the purple energy fluctuations on the Petilil began to recede, allowing it to recover from the Poisoned State.

Phew, phew, phew~

The Petilil sat on the ground, panting heavily.

Even though it was only briefly in a Poisoned State, it had consumed a large amount of its stamina, along with the mental exhaustion from the pain.

Seeing this, Aiven immediately handed it a Healing Potion. After drinking it, the Petilil's spirits immediately improved significantly.

"Doll."

After recovering, the Petilil once again requested to train Deadly Poison Technique, showing no hesitation due to the pain.

"Alright, let's continue."

Aiven was very satisfied with the Petilil's drive to improve. He poured out some more Deadly Poison Potion and applied it to the leftmost leaf of the Petilil.

The power of poison needed a carrier, much like Poison Attribute Spirits, which had special organs for storing venom.

The best place for the Petilil to store Poison Attribute Energy was the leaf on its head.

This location ensured that the Poison Attribute Energy within wouldn't affect the Petilil too much during normal times.

The venom flowed across the leaf, continuously seeping into it. At the same time, the healing energy within the leaf surged out, constantly repairing it.

After more than ten minutes, the venom had completely permeated the leaf. As the venom was fully absorbed, the leaf slowly returned to green from purple.

"Petilil, how do you feel?"

Aiven stood nearby, holding an Antidote Potion, ready to administer it at any moment.

"Doll." The Petilil closed its eyes and sensed.

A faint purple light appeared on its leftmost leaf, then dissipated after a moment.

Although it couldn't use a Deadly Poison Technique yet, it showed that the Petilil had begun to absorb the energy from the Deadly Poison Potion.

"It seems that after absorbing more energy from the Deadly Poison Potion, it will be able to learn the Deadly Poison Technique," Aiven nodded with great satisfaction.

This indicated that the Petilil had a very good affinity for Poison Attribute Energy and great potential for learning Deadly Poison Techniques.

The next step was to train the Deadly Poison Technique gradually, allowing the Petilil to absorb more Deadly Poison Potion and convert it into its own energy for storage.

Of course, the Deadly Poison Potion he had on hand was not the final version. To learn the complete Deadly Poison Technique, he would need to collect more materials.