Magic Beast Fruit

Following Vini's gaze, Nalant looked up as well.

Then he froze. Four purple fruits still hung from the great tree.

The fruits were only the size of fists, yet their surfaces gleamed with an unmistakably strange luster.

Several fruits were now covered by a hemp-rope net like a fishing net, while a few birds flitted wildly around the branches, trying to get inside.

"A magical herb plant? Vini, did those two gray dogs mutate only after eating these fruits?"

"Yes, my lord. I know from my mind that these fruits seem to be called Magic Beast Fruits. They are the favorite fruits of all magic beasts, and magic beasts can greatly increase their strength after eating them."

"Also, if ordinary wild beasts eat them, there is a certain chance they can become magic beasts!" Vini nodded obediently.

"Magic Beast Fruits? They're that miraculous?"

Nalant was overjoyed. He immediately stepped forward toward the tree, and a faint stench reached his nose.

"Hmm, these Magic Beast Fruits stink? No wonder I kept feeling there was a strange smell in this back garden. I thought it was coming from those two gray dogs."

"Yes, my lord. Once Magic Beast Fruits ripen, they give off a foul odor. Only magic beasts find the smell fragrant!" Vini's talent for potions truly lived up to its name; she promptly offered a thoughtful explanation.

"Excellent, a treasure! It's mine now!"

Nalant had not expected that capturing this viscount's castle today would bring such an unexpected windfall.

He immediately began picking the four fruits from the branches.

The fruits were hidden among the branches. If Vini had not used her talent to identify the scent as coming from Magic Beast Fruits, he truly would not have noticed them.

"My lord, these fruits can actually be brewed into potions