"Go take that one down," Oden said.
Lu Yuan walked over and quickly accepted that task as well.
"Why pick this one?" Lu Yuan asked in confusion as he read the description.
"The reason is simple," Oden explained.
"I've done some research into Inscription Studies. If these really are inscriptions from ancient times, an old man like me can offer some help. Besides, I looked through the other Inscription Studies tasks, and most of them don't require Eerie Inscriptions."
"The few that do were posted by students. Most offer relatively common eerie materials as payment, rather than Knight Tokens outright. That doesn't meet your requirements. Besides, you won't have much time to spare later, and arranging a handover with an individual would waste more of it."
"Finally, the Knight Token reward for this task is negotiable. Ask about it first. If it doesn't work out, just switch to another one. One day won't make much difference."
Lu Yuan thought it over and decided Oden had a point. He promptly accepted both tasks. He could ask about them first.
Oden's original intention had been for Lu Yuan to check which materials were in short supply and which he could obtain, particularly whether the ingredients needed to make the Dragon Blood Potion were available here. But there were simply too many materials, most of which Lu Yuan had never seen or even heard of, so he could only leave that to Oden.
After a brief silence, Oden's voice suddenly grew grave. "Hey, Lu Yuan, something's wrong.
"Look at the most recent requests for medicinal ingredients. There are an awful lot of purchase orders for purity grass and holy light vines."
"Hmm?" Lu Yuan frowned slightly. "What does that mean?"
He genuinely didn't know what the connection between those two plants was. Judging