Silver Bottle IV

"This is an 'Oviparous Butterfly.'"

Gilan pointed at the blue "caterpillar" in Mrs. McCalla's palm and spoke calmly.

"More precisely, it is a useless corpse... while alive, an 'Oviparous Butterfly' has a pair of fiery red wings. After death, its wings fall off, its body rapidly turns blue, and it secretes a potent toxin."

"This mysterious creature often appears in dense forests at high altitudes. Its life cycle lasts only two days, and only living specimens have value. It can be used as a mild ingredient in alchemical medicines and can also treat hysteria."

Hearing such a detailed explanation, Mrs. McCalla raised a delicate brow, surprise showing on her face.

The female minister and the others beside her—even Lemay and Garken, who had already passed the assessment—were equally astonished.

How could this commoner youth be so knowledgeable?!

"An interesting young man." Mrs. McCalla smiled. "That was very thorough, without a single omission."

"Hmm... then what about these two materials? Do you recognize them as well?"

Though the blond youth had already passed the assessment, she was still curious and tested him further.

"Madam, these two materials are Bitter Duckweed and Poison Ginseng Nightshade."

Gilan glanced at the other two materials in the silver-robed lady's hand: a black apple no larger than an egg, and a brown plant resembling ginseng.

Crooked multicolored labels floated over the two materials, detailing their information with great precision.

"Bitter Duckweed is relatively rare. It generally grows only in graveyards, entangling apple trees as a parasitic mistletoe and drawing nutrients from them to bear these tiny black fruits."

"It has strong medicinal properties and an extremely bitter taste. Taking it directly harms the human body, causing diarrhea, vomiting, and fainting, but it allows one to see spirits for a certain period of time."

Gilan spoke quickly,