Chapter 69: Going Out to Gather Herbs

"You actually vainly hope to control a group of free citizens?"

"That's so fucking absurd."

Absurd?

It truly was very absurd.

Even Lan Qingyou couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Setting aside the extreme minority of decent folks like herself who hadn't committed any crimes, just take those criminals; which of them didn't act like the heavens were greatest, the earth was second, and they themselves were third?

Unless all hundred thousand plus people across the entire map signed a slavery contract with that Sherlock or whoever.

Otherwise, don't even think about uniting everyone here to establish some sort of organization.

Perhaps it was exactly because it encroached upon everyone's interests that many people began indiscriminately launching personal attacks on that Bo Da who came up with this terrible idea.

When Lan Qingyou reached out and tapped it, a warning window popped up on the desktop.

[Notice! Private Channel. Only those with permission or invitees may enter.]

Alright then.

It seemed this Kalim Supreme Council wasn't just built on empty words.

At the very least, these people possessed the authority to open such a channel.

Moreover, with the existence of this channel, in some respects, it could be considered a somewhat justifiable 'legal' entity.

Hmm... speaking of which, among the tool rewards just now, she seemed to have also spotted an item called the [Channel Opening Card].

At the time, seeing the name had nothing to do with alchemy, she didn't pay it any mind.

Looking at it now, it should be the item used to open this channel.

Judging by the fact that the item was C-rank, they must also be one of the 58 S-rank evaluated individuals this time, just like her.

Using a precious opportunity to open this thing did indeed demonstrate some boldness.

After a brief glance, Lan Qingyou resumed reading.

Although she also wanted to go lie down on the second floor and read right now.

But since the Magic Broom was still working, and it was its maiden voyage at that, Lan Qingyou was in no rush.

She wanted to observe the working condition of this Magic Broom.

Regardless, it was her first time encountering this item, so it wouldn't do to not familiarize herself with its functions.

Half an hour later, the Magic Broom descended from the second floor, stopped at the exact spot she had activated it, and dropped to the ground with a clatter.

Good grief, so it even had an automatic return feature. That wasn't bad either.

Looking at the Magic Broom lying on the ground, Lan Qingyou picked it up, leaned it against the wall, and went to inspect the results of its work.

I'll be darned.

Compared to herself, the Magic Broom cleaned much more thoroughly.

It had even swept the Second Floor Terrace, which had some fallen leaves and dust.

In a word: satisfied!

Feeling she had chosen correctly, Lan Qingyou inspected the place, then went to take a bath, got into bed, and read her book.

Early the next morning, she took all those herbs out, washed them, and spread them all across the Second Floor Terrace.

"Listen up, you need to watch over these things carefully so they don't get blown away by the wind, got it?"

After finishing lunch, Lan Qingyou placed Steel Wire Ball on the second floor, pressing her finger against its beak as she spoke with complete seriousness.

"Squeak—"

Seeing that Lan Qingyou seemed to be going out to play without taking it along again, Steel Wire Ball opened its mouth and bit down on Lan Qingyou's finger.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo, a little kid shouldn't meddle in adult affairs."

Lan Qingyou wasn't going to spoil it.

Waving her hand to shake off Steel Wire Ball's entanglement, she flew out from the Terrace.

After all, the child was still young and couldn't even fly. Letting it out would only result in it becoming someone else's meal on a plate again.

Today, she was going to start searching for D-rank medicinal herbs so she could try her hand at brewing D-rank potions or magic potions.

Of course.

The most important thing was that there were no records regarding D-rank herbs in Basic Herbology. She primarily wanted to come out to familiarize herself, expanding her knowledge while collecting as many samples as possible to bring back.

After all, instead of digging them up slowly by herself, buying them from that guy Shang Chuan would naturally be a lot more convenient.

That guy managed to develop downlines back when there were only ten thousand people. Now, with over a hundred thousand people, his business was only going to boom even more.

Although she had the option of calling out in her shop as well.

Doing so would merely waste her own time.

Therefore, it was better to leave matters like acquiring herbs to an expert. She only needed focusing on making the potions.

As expected.

After taking a stroll around, when evening fell, Lan Qingyou could be said to have returned fully loaded.

White Puncture Vine, Peppermint, Crow Herb, Plantain Seed, Little Safflower, Sophora Root... She had found a diverse array of over ten types of D-rank medicinal herbs.

And this was just within the Abandoned Forest.

If she were to take a spin around the entire Abandoned Land, she might be able to find even more.

After all, the entire Abandoned Land now contained beaches, river valleys, mountain ranges, and lakes. With so many terrains, it must surely possess different kinds of medicinal herbs too.

However, this was merely an extravagant wish. After all, Lan Qingyou knew clearly that her range of activity was only so large.

If she went any further, not to mention the rising danger level, she wouldn't even be certain if she could make a round trip in a single day.

Although the Mana Tide had now passed, the night remained full of all sorts of dangers.

And Lan Qingyou didn't want to take risks.

Or rather, she didn't want to take risks for uncertainties.

Shang Chuan: "Are these all of them?"

When Lan Qingyou gave Shang Chuan the samples of these herbs, Shang Chuan immediately replied.

This is why he's a professional merchant; his message response time is incredibly fast.

Lan Qingyou: "For now, yes. I can't go to other areas in the Abandoned Land, so I have no way of knowing what specific medicinal herbs those places might have."

Shang Chuan: "Leave this to me. I'll try my best to have people collect various herbs in other areas. It's just plucking some weeds or something and bringing them home to appraise while they're out hunting anyway, so it doesn't count as much trouble."

Shang Chuan had done this sort of thing before, so he didn't mind.

Lan Qingyou: "Okay. I'll edit my personal homepage shortly. Later, when you find people to gather herbs, they can check my homepage."

Shang Chuan: "Same as before?"

Lan Qingyou: "Yeah, for easy reference."

After nodding her head, Lan Qingyou ended this brief conversation, then directed her attention toward those herbs.

She snapped photos of the herbs while drafting descriptions of their physical appearances on her personal homepage.

That way, those collecting herbs on her behalf could see them more intuitively.

Of course, the most important thing was that Lan Qingyou also needed to make a backup for herself.

This backup wasn't just on the Magic Desk; she had also bought quite a few notebooks and the like for manual recording.

After all, there was no guarantee that items like the Magic Desk wouldn't disappear just like the treasure chests did later on.

After finishing editing the characteristics, appearances, and other traits of the dozen or so herbs, Lan Qingyou finally breathed a sigh of relief and began researching these medicinal herbs.