Posting Bounties

"Shut up, shut up, "Lu Yuan said to Oden in his mind, then smiled awkwardly and quickly handed the piece of paper he had written to Frey.

"These are the medicinal herbs I requested from the Lantern Knight," Lu Yuan said, his speech noticeably faster than usual. "I've scrambled the order, but I've circled half of them and marked them as important. The ones I truly need are all in those circled areas. If the Academy's Storehouse has them, but my contribution isn't enough, I can buy the rest with Knight Token. I'm leaving this to you."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he got up and tried to slip away, but before he could stand up straight, Frey grabbed him.

Frey tugged at Lu Yuan, giving him a look that said, "What are you doing?": "We should have all these medicinal herbs, but your contribution might not be enough. We'll have to see what the Lantern Knight says."

She didn't continue the previous topic, but instead looked down at the paper again.

"These medicinal herbs and materials of yours don't seem to have anything in common."

Frey looked up, her eyes sparkling. "What do you need these herbs for? To make potions? Or is it some new discovery? If it's anything new, I can help you out, and I can earn some Knight Token too."

Frey spoke with a certain self-righteousness, showing no intention of being polite to Lu Yuan at all. Frey herself didn't know why she said such a thing.

Lu Yuan laughed twice and readily agreed, "Okay, okay, if there's an opportunity later, that's fine."

Frey looked at Lu Yuan earnestly. "Then it's settled. If you make any new discoveries, you must let me know."

Lu Yuan nodded, and was about to take the opportunity to slip away when Frey tilted her head and looked at Lu Yuan again.

Are you leaving? Do you still want these medicinal herbs?

Lu Yuan was taken aback. "Huh? Isn't that Lantern Knight can obtain?"

"I can take it too. Aren't you underestimating me? Humph."

Frey put her hands on her hips and glared at Lu Yuan with a slightly sullen expression. Although she was small in stature, her aura was in no way inferior.

Lu Yuan then remembered that the person in front of him was the team leader of the Lamplighter Pharmacy Group, so he quickly said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."

Frey then gave a satisfied hum, leading Lu Yuan out of the Pharmacy Group room and towards the Herb Repository.

The Herb Repository is located deep within the Hanging Tower Passage. A thick wooden door stands at the entrance, and even before you get close, a mixed aroma of various herbs wafts out.

Frey told Lu Yuan to wait at the door while she went inside with the note to check and search. Lu Yuan waited at the door for a while before Frey came out with the note.

"We don't have the Bone Eerie Bone Powder, nor the Human-Armor Beast Scales," Frey said, looking down at the paper in her hand and reading it aloud to Lu Yuan. "There are also a few other ingredients missing."

Lu Yuan glanced at it; aside from bone powder and scales, the other missing ingredients were just things he had added to make up the numbers. So he waved his hand and said, "Those are not needed for now."

"Also, do I have enough Knight Token?" Lu Yuan asked again.

Frey glanced at him, a smirk playing on her lips, and said with a smile, "Of course not, give me four more Knight Token."

Lu Yuan then obediently handed over the badge.

Frey took four tokens and handed them back, leaving Lu Yuan with only thirty Knight Token in his badge.

"Troll Regeneration Gland, Gargoyle Sand, Eerie Lion Blood, Fire Salamander Embers, and Mithril Powder —I've already ordered all of these from the Academy, and they'll be delivered to you tomorrow."

Frey folded the paper and stuffed it into her pocket. "As for the Bone Eerie Bone Powder and the Human-Armor Beast Scales, these two ingredients are quite rare. The Academy doesn't have any in stock right now, and if we really have to wait, it will probably be a long time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan understood that the five ingredients were now secured, and the remaining two would require finding other solutions.

"Thanks," Lu Yuan said to Frey, then turned and slipped away.

Frey stood at the entrance of the Herb Repository, watching Lu Yuan's retreating figure. She raised one arm to her chest, rested her chin on her other hand, and squinted as she pondered.

Judging from Lu Yuan's appearance, Lu Yuan definitely remembers something, or something must have happened in that world.

Damn it, how did my feelings for Lu Yuan suddenly change? Just now, when I was sitting next to him, I actually wanted to reach out and put my arm around his neck. The more Frey thought about it, the more confused she became, and her face started to get hot again.

Since the Academy couldn't produce the Bone Eerie Bone Powder and the Human-Armor Beast Scales in the short term, Lu Yuan didn't plan to linger in the Hanging Tower any longer. After leaving the Hanging Tower, he headed straight for the Bounty District at the bottom of the Abundance Tower.

As Lu Yuan walked, he mentally calculated his meager resources. He currently only had thirty Knight Token left, so he planned to spend them all.

The reason is simple: as long as he continues to be on the missions of the Lantern Knight and the Rock Grand Knight Commander, he will receive a steady stream of Knight Token every day. With a simple calculation, he can accumulate about thirty tokens again within a month before heading to the Northern Territory, which will be more than enough for him.

If we make any new discoveries along the way, there might be additional income, and it's not impossible that we could get more than forty or fifty Knight Token.

Therefore, the most important thing during this month is to improve my physical fitness as much as possible, and Dragon Blood Potion is an essential part of that. It would be worth spending all my Knight Token for it.

The circular hall at the base of the tower remained unchanged, with task bars nailed to wooden frames on the walls and lamps illuminating the entire underground area.

When Lu Yuan came in, he went to the registration desk at the entrance. The senior student on duty glanced at him and asked him, as usual, whether he was accepting or issuing a mission.

Lu Yuan quickly registered the information, left his contact details, and posted two bounties: one for Bone Eerie Bone Powder and the other for Human-Armor Beast Scales, each offering fifteen Knight Token.

Of course, you don't have to want the Knight Token; you can exchange it for other conditions. You can also negotiate, such as helping to develop something.

To make the bounty seem more substantial, Lu Yuan also listed his qualifications: Intermediate Inscription Certification and Intermediate Pharmacology Certification. Placing these two qualifications on the quest bar would at least broaden the options available.

So the senior student took the badge, swiped it across the slip of paper, and stamped it with a snap. Just like that, the thirty Knight Token in Lu Yuan's badge were cleanly reduced to zero.

After posting the bounty, Lu Yuan originally planned to go straight back to his hut, but before he even left the Abundance Tower, Oden's words made him change his mind.

"Don't go back yet. Let's go back to the Pharmacy Group first. I have an idea, and the first formula can be produced now."