Selection

Jian Mo smiled, "Yes, learning, in some ways, is a joy in itself."

Chapter 197 Selection

More and more people who want to learn medicine are flocking to the Riverside Tribe.

That day, Jian Mo carried a large pile of ingredients to find Qing Kuo and the others.

He had so much food on his back that it bent his back.

Qing Kuo helped take the basket down. "My goodness, why did you carry so much heavy stuff here? Isn't the chieftain home? Why didn't you ask him to carry it? Or if you met any orcs on the way, you could have just asked them to carry it for you."

Jian Mo wiped her sweat. "It's alright, it's so close, I only need to walk a few steps. You can leave these ingredients here; you can use them when you're cooking."

Qing Kuo: "We have ingredients here. Every night when the tribe distributes the ingredients, they always set aside a portion for us."

Jian Mo waved her hand. "This is a personal gift from me. It contains quite a few seasonings that we should be able to use when cooking."

The fact that so many people come to the Riverside Tribe to learn is a good thing for the Riverside Tribe.

Once the formal training begins, everyone's food and lodging will be provided by the Riverside Tribe, and they will eat the Riverside Tribe's communal food, so no one will have to pay for supplies.

Jian Mo knew this was the tribe's decision, and she still felt a little guilty, so she specially brought ingredients today, wanting everyone to eat well.

Qing Kuo patted Jian Mo on the shoulder and sighed, "You're so stubborn."

Jian Mo smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll head back now. I still need to feed Jiujiu and Ying'ao."

Qing Kuo: "Go back. Don't send ingredients next time. If we really need anything, I'll just tell the tribe."

Jian Mo nodded, waved, and walked back.

As Jian Mo was walking down the street, she saw a group of young people fighting in the arena.

The competition right now is between Dan Guan and Jiu Yin. Dan Guan, whose skin condition has improved a lot, came here specifically to learn. He only arrived yesterday, but I didn't expect him to be competing today.

Jian Mo watched from afar for a while and felt that the Jiu Yin was still more powerful.

The onlookers were divided, supporting both sides, and were currently chanting encouragement for Dan Guan and Jiu Yin.

With more people coming to the Riverside Tribe, it became exceptionally lively.

Jian Mo had expected this, and wasn't too surprised to see people fighting in the arena.

It's good to expend some energy.

Jian Mo quickly made preparations, and the first day of the assessment officially began.

There are 327 people from the Riverside Tribe, plus 14 from the Riverside Tribe, making a total of 341 people. Among them, only 72 are orcs, and the rest are sub-orcs.

Jian Mo agreed with everyone that she would only accept students after an assessment, and no one had any objections.

Today was the official assessment. Jian Mo and the others were divided into ten groups. He took them up the mountain, carrying notebooks to score them based on their individual performance.

Qing Kuo and Wu Jiong became Jian Mo's assistants.

Seeing so many people, Qing Kuo felt a chill run down his spine. "Can you remember all of them?"

Jian Mo waved the notebook in her hand and said in a low voice, "Write down everyone's deeds, and I'll remember them."

Qing Kuo: "There are too many people. If we hadn't hosted Hunting Gathering before, we wouldn't have been able to accommodate so many people."

Jian Mo: "It's alright. People don't know the hardships of studying medicine; they only see the sense of accomplishment of being a witch doctor. I guarantee that in two days at most, more than half of the people here will be gone."

Qing Kuo glanced suspiciously at the people lining up ahead and nodded.

Jian Mo led the group up the mountain. After everyone gathered, he picked some medicinal herbs and explained them to them, "... This herb is called Yangbai, and it can clear heat and detoxify. You can see that its characteristics are long and pointed leaves, white on the back and dark green on the front, and roots that are like cakes, all of them are thin roots."

As Jian Mo explained, he distributed the collected images of the upward and downward swings so that everyone could take turns examining them carefully.

Jian Mo: "The medicinal herb we're going to collect today is this one. We'll pick it while it's at its most potent in autumn, dry it, and it'll last us a year. We can collect it in other seasons too, but it's best to store it in autumn."

Everyone nodded in agreement, observing and taking notes as they went.

Jian Mo: "When we gather herbs, we need to be careful to only pick the mature ones. Don't pick the seedlings. During the gathering process, try to pick half and leave half, don't pick them all. We shamans have a saying, 'If you don't leave any herbs when you gather them, the medicine won't work.' If you don't have a sense of reverence for the herbs, the treatment may not be effective."

Everyone solemnly acknowledged that they understood.

Jian Mo continued, "The first task of today's assessment is herb gathering. I will score everyone based on their herb gathering process. Now, everyone, go into the mountains to gather herbs."

Soon, the people Jian Mo brought with her either split into small groups or went into the mountains alone.

There was no danger in this area, and Jian Mo had Jiujiu and Ying'ao patrolling in the sky, so they didn't go with the group into the mountains, but rested outside instead.

Jiujiu and Ying'ao are trained to shout warnings if someone is seriously injured, and then Jian Mo and the others can rush over.

Qing Kuo took out his water pouch and poured water for Jian Mo: "After listening to you talk for so long, I feel like my mouth is dry. It's really not easy to teach someone."

Jian Mo's voice was a little hoarse. "Fortunately, everyone cooperated well, didn't interrupt, and didn't chat much, otherwise it would have been more difficult to teach."

Qing Kuo shook his head. "Anyway, I don't have that kind of patience."

Jian Mo and the others rested at the foot of the mountain until the sun was about to set before gradually returning.

Jian Mo took out a pen and paper and began to score the people who returned.

Some people have a terrible memory; they can only remember one type of medicinal herb, and the herbs they collect are completely incorrect.

Some people are very impatient; they pull out the medicine raw, breaking many roots and leaves.

Some people, regardless of size, collected every medicinal herb they saw.

These are all substandard.

As Jian Mo scored the people, he thought to himself that Qing Kuo's worries shouldn't come true. Let alone in a couple of days, more than half of the people could be eliminated today.