"The World" Gets Active, and "The Tower" Has Fun

Elf Spring's Marrow Crystal was a main ingredient for the Apothecary Pathway's Sequence 8 Beast Tamer, while Berserk Grass was a main ingredient for the Lawyer Pathway's Sequence 8 Barbarian...

Hmm, if I remember the original story, Darkwill kept trying to buy Elf Spring's Marrow Crystal around this time. And after Fanny got the Barbarian formula from me, she'd probably be gathering ingredients at Beyonder gatherings too...

Heh, it's been so long since I went to my teacher's gathering that I almost forgot Fanny is the Artisan's Agent.

Klein probably heard about both ingredients at my teacher's gathering. He's asking for them here to muddy the waters so no one can guess which Sequence he belongs to.

As Abner drew on his knowledge of the original story to guess what Mr. World was thinking, The Sun considered the request and said:

"I know where to find Mist Treants and Berserk Grass. I can help you get the ingredients, but I'll have to wait until I've advanced, grown strong enough, and joined the appropriate patrol team."

Mist Treants were supernatural creatures that wandered between the Spirit World and the Real World. Whenever they entered reality, mist appeared around them, hence their name. They were all but extinct on the North Continent, though...

Berserk Grass was not actually a plant. It was a tuft of curly hair atop the head of a certain kind of Frenzy Baboon. Once plucked, it took on the appearance of grass, while the baboon became considerably calmer without it. That was how it got its name.

Just what I'd expect from the City of Silver, with its vicious environment and monsters everywhere... Klein recalled what he knew about the two ingredients, then had The World ask:

"What would you want in exchange?"

The Sun, Derrick, answered without