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The day after Array in Fangshi completed the arrangement, Li Yuan received the transfer order.
"You have been transferred to Frontline Herb Garden for garrison." Captain Wang handed over the documents. "After the construction of Array, Fang City's defense no longer relies solely on Guard Squad's combat effectiveness. The superiors feel that it is a waste to keep someone like you who can fight and Talisman Making in Fang City, and there is even more shortage on the front line."
Li Yuan took the document and glanced at it.
Frontline Herb Garden. The location is about forty miles southwest of Fang City, which is already considered the edge of the border area between the two families.
Captain Wang took out a cloth bag and a roll of animal skin from his sleeve and placed them on the table.
"This is the subsidy for you to guard Guard Squad during this period. Spirit Stone and Contribution Point are both included. In addition, most of the contribution gap from the previous overdraft of the Talisman Hall was offset by subsidies, leaving a little bit left."
Li Yuan opened the cloth bag and took inventory. There were quite a few Spirit Stone, and the settlement form of Contribution Point was also inside.
Captain Wang pointed at the roll of animal skin again.
"This is an extra gift from the Talisman Hall, a method for making Talisman Paper from herbs. There are more Spirit Herb at Frontline Herb Garden, so you can pick the low-level ones to make Talisman Paper, so you don't have to adjust the materials from behind."
Li Yuan Put the animal skin into the storage bag.
"When are you leaving?"
"Leaving today."
Li Yuan did not delay, packed up the things in the stone house, filled the storage bag, and came out Station.
Walk southwest along the dirt road outside the west gate of Fang City.
There were not many monks on the road. Occasionally, I met one or two groups of people returning from the front line strongholds. They were walking very fast, and the expressions on their faces were not relaxed. The further you go southwest, the thicker the shrubs on the roadside are, and the terrain begins to undulate.
After walking for a long time, a patch of green appeared in the mountain col ahead.
It is different from the gray stone mountains like Mine and He Family. The vegetation in this mountain col is extremely lush. The low hills on both sides of the col are covered with thick meadows. Several thick old trees stand on the roadside with dense branches and leaves.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the air suddenly increased.
It's a bit higher than Fangshi, and a bit denser than Mine Cave deep.
Li Yuan took a deep breath, Spiritual Qi penetrated into the meridians along the breath, and the density was obviously thicker than anywhere in the previous practice.
After walking along the road for a while into the mountain col, the full picture of Herb Garden was revealed.
A gentle slope carved out according to the terrain of the mountain col is divided into dozens of large and small medicinal gardens by stone fences. There are various kinds of Spirit Herb spirit medicine planted in the medicinal garden, the tall ones are as tall as half a person and the short ones are close to the ground. The colors are also mixed, dark green, light blue, dark purple and light gold, arranged in alternating patches.
The gentle slope is covered with a light cyan light curtain, which is the Defensive Array method's barrier. It is similar to the one seen before at the He Family Herb Garden, but the area is several times larger.
There are several stone houses and wooden sheds at the bottom of the slope, built against the mountain wall. They are simpler than Guard Squad Station but much better than the low houses of Mine.
Li Yuan When we walked down the slope, a man walked out of the nearest stone house.
He is in his early forties, with a medium build, a dark complexion, broad palms, and mud between his fingernails. He is wearing a half-worn gray-brown short robe, with a Steward waistband of the Wang Family hanging on his waist.
Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
"Are you the Talisman Making division sent by the Talisman Hall?"
"Li Yuan."
"My surname is Wang, just call me Manager Wang." He rubbed his hands on his trouser legs twice and raised his chin towards the col. "Come on, let me take you around."
The two of them walked up the slope along the stone fence.
"There is a spiritual vein underneath this piece of Herb Garden." Manager Wang said as he walked, not slow. "It's not big, but the quality is not bad. The Spiritual Qi from the spiritual vein seeps upward, and the Spiritual Qi concentration in the entire col is increased. The quality of the Spirit Herb grown is one to two percent better than the ones outside."
He glanced at the dozens of medicinal gardens on the gentle slope.
"In the past, there was a dedicated Spirit Farmer to take care of it. There were about ten people who made a living by growing medicine. Later, the two families started fighting, and the pure Spirit Farmer couldn't hold on. Demon Beast came every now and then, and people from the Li Family also occasionally came to harass. Spirit Farmer who can't fight will die if he stays here."
He patted Law Artifact on his waist.
"So the ones who are left now are all part-timers Spirit Farmer. During the day, they plant medicine and look after the fields. If something happens, they can just pick up the guy and fight. Including you, there are seven people in total."
"Seven people guarding such a large area?"
"That's enough." Manager Wang pointed his hand towards the top of the slope. "Array is covering it, and there are explorations on the outside. If there is really a large group of people, we don't have to carry it by force, we can just wait until support arrives."
He turned his head and glanced at Li Yuan.
"Your job is very simple, Talisman Making. Make the battle Talisman and give it to the other people. Just the battle talisman. Do whatever you want. You can arrange the rest of the time by yourself."
When the two of them reached the top of the slope, they saw a man squatting at the door of a stone house leaning against the mountain wall.
He is in his thirties, his complexion is yellowish, his fingers are stained with medicinal powder, and he is stirring something next to a little Medicine Cauldron.
Refining Alchemist.
Manager Wang nodded to the man and continued walking forward without any further introduction.
"One more thing." He stopped and turned around to face Li Yuan. "Keep here for a while, and you can choose a medicinal material from Herb Garden to take with you. You can pick it when you leave."
When we reached the depths of the medicine garden, Manager Wang's pace slowed down.
He stopped in front of a medicine garden planted with dark purple Spirit Herb, bent down and stretched out his hand, and gently touched the stem of a Spirit Herb with his fingers.
"When inspecting herbs, use gentle hands and touch from the bottom of the stem upwards."
His fingers slowly slid up along the stem. "Healthy Spirit Herb stems are firm and elastic to the touch. If they are soft or astringent, there is something wrong, either Spiritual Qi is missing or infected with disease."
He pinched the leaves again.
"The same goes for leaves. Thick<i class="icon icon-uniE0D0"></i><i class="icon icon-uniE0D1"></i> ones are good, but thin and dry ones are not good."
Manager Wang straightened up, raised his chin towards the medicine gardens ahead, and continued walking with Li Yuan.
"The ones planted in these gardens are all ordinary Spirit Herb, mostly Low-grade First-Order." He pointed casually. "If you need to make Talisman Paper, just pick it from these low-level ones, it will be enough."
He continued to move forward and came to a separately fenced area.
The stone fence is a bit higher than elsewhere, and there are several simple Spirit Pattern carved on the inside of the fence, which is faintly glowing. The Spirit Herb planted inside is obviously different from the ones outside. The plant size is larger, the color is darker, and fine lines can be vaguely seen on the leaves.
"These are rare medicinal materials." Manager Wang's tone became darker. "They cannot be harvested."
He walked to the edge of the fence, put his hand on a half-human tall dark golden Spirit Herb, and ran his fingers along the stem.
"Looking at two similar medicinal materials, the difference may be in the direction of the leaf veins and the shape of the roots."
He pulled a Spirit Herb plant with a similar color from the side and placed it side by side with the one in his hand.
"The leaves of these two species are almost identical and the colors are similar. But look at the roots."
He turned out the roots of two Spirit Herb plants and showed them to Li Yuan.
The roots of one plant are long and thin and scattered, while the roots of the other plant are thick and short and gathered together.
"The fine ones are Green Spirit Grass and First-Order Mid-Grade, which are available on the market. The thick ones are Jade Marrow Grass and First-Tier Superior-Grade, which are widely available but not available in the market. The efficacy of the two is several grades different."
Manager Wang Put Spirit Herb back into place.
"There are a total of more than a dozen rare medicinal plants in this fence, most of which are First-Tier Superior-Grade. There are two plants that are said to be close to the quality of Second-Order. Don't touch them. You can't afford to pay for them if they are damaged."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Yuan again.
"Of course, you can touch it during the inspection. The growth of the medicinal materials needs to be checked every few days. I will teach you how to check later."
Manager Wang bent down and opened the leaves of the Jade Marrow Grass plant and inspected it. After confirming that there was no problem, he straightened up and walked deeper into the fence.
Li Yuan follows.
Manager Wang stopped in front of a spirit medicine plant near the inner corner of the fence, and bent down to inspect it.
Li Yuan's eyes swept over several medicinal plants nearby.
His fingers touched the nearest one.
The stems are slightly cool to the touch and have a firm texture. First-Tier Superior-Grade's Spirit Herb has restrained fluctuations in spiritual power.
Panel popped out.
[Equipable item detected]
[Item Affix level: green]
[Note: Items that do not belong to you, cannot be equipped, and detailed information cannot be viewed]
green.
Li Yuan's fingers paused on the stem for a moment longer.
Manager Wang was still bending over to check the plant next to him, but didn't notice this side.
Li Yuan took his hand back, his expression unchanged, and continued walking forward with Manager Wang.
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