"Reeds grow lush and green; White Dew turns to frost."
"Reeds grow lush and green; White Dew has not yet dried."
"Reeds grow lush and green; White Dew has not yet faded."
"Those are the three most commonly used incantations for collecting White Dew. Using them, you can gather the three most basic magic materials: White Frost, White Dew, and White Blossom."
"Of course, besides these three, some more ancient incantations can also be used, such as 'Early winter cold arrives, and spirit dew congeals into frost,' 'Under clear skies, White Dew falls,' and 'When the jade toad leaves the sea, White Dew blooms into flowers,' among others. But these nonstandard incantations are not fully compatible with the spellwork on the Dew Collection Plate. They consume a great deal of magic, and the collected materials are very likely to contain mixtures of White Dew and White Frost, or White Frost and White Blossom... the losses outweigh the gains."
"So, just use those three Standard Incantations when collecting."
"Today's assignment is for each of you to collect three qian of White Dew, three qian of White Frost, and one qian of White Blossom... As long as you master the incantations correctly, with the help of the Dew Collection Plate, you can finish the task in less than half an hour. But be sure to remember: 'Caught on a bronze plate, stored in a jade bowl.' When placing collected magic materials into Jade Bottles, you must keep them pure, or you will cause secondary contamination..."
After assigning everyone their tasks at the edge of the field ridge, the professor dusted off his sleeves, clasped his hands before him, and stood there with the air of someone who would concern himself with nothing further, aloof from the world.
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