Dulin City, horticulturist the Association.
"Hello, do you want to buy something?" The clerk at the counter looked at the girl who just walked in.
"I am a gardener passing by here and want to buy some seeds of local specialty plants. It would be better if there are some books about their origins and planting experience." Sylutia looked at the furnishings here and said his purpose.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Now the "Emerald Nectar" Aspect Power aura that Sylutia exudes, after she has restrained it, is roughly equivalent to the "second level". This is less noticeable, but it can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.
After a while, the clerk brought out several small jars and then brought out several potted plants grown in the backyard for Sylutia to see.
"This is "Calendula", which looks very beautiful after blooming. This is "Hanging Hook Grass", which will bear small red fruits."
"This is "White Cotton Thorn", which can adapt to very dry environments..." The clerk introduced the local plants with skillful speech. It seemed that a horticulturist had purchased local plants before.
"Okay, give me some seeds." Sylutia nodded, then took out a few gold coins and put them on the table.
Currently, with her ability, she can easily cultivate ordinary plants to "second level". Many seemingly ordinary plants will also produce unexpected abilities and effects after condensing Aspect Power.
Although not all the abilities and effects of these plants can be used by her, the process of collecting, observing, and cultivating them is slowly increasing her understanding of all things in nature, which is also equivalent to slowly improving the concept of "Emerald Nectar" Aspect Power. This is a cumulative effect of dripping water penetrating stone.
"Okay, I'll wrap it up for you right now." The clerk replied happily.
Sylutia While waiting, he looked at the environment inquiry here again.
"Do you have some special plants here? I heard that some gardeners will store the special varieties they cultivate for sale at the Association."
"We Dulin City don't have many gardeners. Some of them have been stored here for a long time without anyone paying attention to them. Later, the local gardeners were too lazy to store them for sale, leaving only one special plant."
"After that, he carefully took out a bottle from the backstage room, with the seeds carefully sealed inside."
"This is the seed of "Dragon Claw Grass". When it is fully grown, it should be a plant of "First Order·Emerald Nectar". There are Sharpness hooks on the leaves, and the stem is also very tough. If cultivated properly, it can also condense "Second Order·Emerald Nectar" Aspect Power, which can greatly enhance the toughness."
"Do you have the finished product?" Sylutia recalled the previous encounter with "Eyeball Grass" on Camel Tower.
"There is no finished product, only a dry section of grass stem that I can show you." The clerk thought for a while, then rummaged through the box at the back and found a brown grass stem, about the thickness of a thumb, with a small number of dry and prickly leaves remaining on it.
The girl's eyes opened slightly, revealing a faint emerald color, and scanned this dry stem.
[Dragon Claw Grass](First Order · Passed): A tough plant with hooked barbs, but it is difficult to cultivate and grows slowly.
It didn't seem to be a very successful work. No wonder it had been sitting there for a long time and no one wanted it. However, she still spent an extra 5 gold coins to buy a small bottle of seeds.
After accepting it, Sylutia left the Association and took a tour in Dulin City, curiously observing the lives of the residents here.
It was also a city that used to be Regas Kingdom. It is much more energetic than Scorched Stone City. There are about 40,000 residents. It is a famous big city nearby. Most of the houses in the city are made of white bricks. In the residents' diet, in addition to the common bread sausages, there are also many fruits and fish that are rare in Scorched Stone City.
After staying for two days, Sylutia set off again. After that, she moved along the main road, heading west, passing several counties and cities.
Half a month later, Sylutia arrived at Cedar City, which is a city east of Valley City and northeast of Scorched Stone City. There are dense pine trees around the city, which is rich in wood furniture and carriage equipment.
I went to the local horticulturist the Association again. After purchasing some seeds, Sylutia asked about the recent situation.
"Are you going west? It's very unsafe there right now." The clerk reminded the girl.
"Oh, what happened." Sylutia accepted the "Cedar" and "Sunflower Fragrant Wood" seeds he just purchased.
"There is a war going on over there Valley City recently. It is said that Prince Jabs summoned the old troops, hoping to become independent from the rule of Anti."
"How is the battle going?" Sylutia was curious.
"I don't know, but people in the city don't think highly of Prince Jabs because he is too young and has not shown much talent in the past."
"Grand Duke of Regas and the eldest prince failed to defeat Anti a few years ago, and it is probably difficult now." The clerk sighed.
"I understand, how is the situation over there Scorched Stone City?"
"Scorched Stone City? Now it seems to be ruled by a lord named Somelin. He used to be a logistics officer in the army. It is said that he spent a lot of money to bribe the big nobles in General Bete and Anti Kingdom to get this territory."
"Now he is planning to mine the mine in the back mountain of Scorched Stone City. He has hired a lot of people, and we have posted notices here."
"Are there any mines there?" Sylutia said that he had never heard of it before.
"I don't know either." It seems that the only way to find out the specific situation is to go to Scorched Stone City.
Knowing that Valley City was at war, Sylutia was a little worried about Karen, because after they broke up, Karen was the hunter the Association who went to Valley City.
I hope sister Karen can get through it safely. In Sylutia's impression, Karen is not the kind of person who is keen on fame and wealth, and should not participate in the war. However, the real situation is changing rapidly, and she is not sure whether the other party is okay.
Unfortunately, at this time, Valley City has been closed, and there are large troops stationed outside. She can only wait for the war situation to slow down a little before she can go to Valley City to find out the situation.
After purchasing enough travel supplies, Sylutia left Cedar City and walked toward Scorched Stone City in the southwest direction. She speeded up a little and estimated that she would arrive tomorrow night.
Riding on the horse, the mountains and trees along the way gradually felt familiar, and the unique cool breeze in the mountains blew across Sylutia's cheeks. Now is the time when the winter snow first melts, and there are still chills in the air.
After arriving at Gale Season, the weather was a little colder than that at Rising Wind Season. At least it would snow in winter.
After traveling for a day, Sylutia saw that the night was getting darker, so he found a sheltered place not far from the roadside, pitched his tent, and prepared to spend the night.
The bonfire was quickly lit, Sylutia put on the triangular frame and small pot, and cooked some of his favorite food, including potatoes, dried meat, and some vegetables.
Add salt and spices, and a faint aroma will come out of the bubbling pot.
Adding some firewood again, Sylutia stood up, took out a wooden scoop from the saddle, and traced it in the air with her fingers. The clear water gathered from the invisible air and fell into the wooden scoop.
"Do you want a drink of water?" She came to the white Hyacinth Horse with a wooden ladle and handed the ladle to it.
The war horse that had been carrying her for a day squatted down, lying on the ground, licking it quickly with its tongue, making a slurping sound.
Seeing that it was drinking happily, Sylutia touched the white horse's ears and head, took out a carrot and handed it to it.
This horse Hyacinth Horse is the property of Lantern Town. It was trained by Golden Radiance Plain's horse farm in the past. It has a strong physique. Generally speaking, only the official Knight is qualified to drive this "Second Level·Castle" Aspect Power white horse.
However, Sylutia seems to be very popular with the animals in the town, not only because she exudes a peaceful temperament, but also because this girl has endless Alfalfa and radishes in her hands. As long as she acts coquettishly next to her, she can get some.
After gnawing on the carrots Sylutia planted himself, Baima licked the palm of Sylutia's hand, making her feel warm and moist.
"Okay, no more. You've already eaten three sticks today."
The carrots given to it by Sylutia are vegetables and fruits that have completely condensed "First Order·Emerald Nectar"Aspect Power. Feeding one carrot every month can meet the growth needs of this war horse. Ordinary horse farms will not feed it as extravagantly as Sylutia.
After eating, Hakuba lay contentedly by the campfire, watching Sylutia cook dinner, and then lay down sleepily.
After Sylutia finished his dinner, the white horse Hyacinth Horse had already fallen asleep, but a weak white light curtain spread around Hyacinth Horse, covering an area of nearly fifty meters. Any other life approaching would trigger its alertness.
Although it is only a auxiliary war horse, it also has the power of "second level" Aspect Power. Ordinary warriors and beasts cannot defeat it.
At night, Sylutia put out the bonfire, got into the tent, covered himself with a blanket, slept well, and slowly fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, insects chirp in the grass in the mountains, and occasionally bats fly in the night sky.
On the mountain road in the distance, a group of people did not hold torches, but relied on the faint moonlight to run hurriedly through the mountains. Behind them, there was a group of soldiers with hounds and torches.
"Quick, don't let them escape!"
"These guys, if they don't dig well, they dare to run away in tandem."
"If we let them go, Mr. Somelin will not let us go. Hurry up and chase them!"
Accompanied by the barking of dogs and the sporadic sound of horse hooves, this group of soldiers holding torches also ran through the night, chasing the fleeing people in front.
One after another, they gradually moved eastward, getting closer and closer to the tent where the girl spent the night.