Chapter 248: Drink, Become Stronger

Lin Manzhi glanced.

Among them, one Ginseng was used by the tribe, Mo Lie later took a whole Ginseng plant, the Ginseng from year 389 still had 48 plants, and he also took some of the others, but not whole plants.

So now, when she inventories, Eucommia bark fills an entire warehouse slot, the other herbs are fewer, about 20 to 150 jin.

These are all fresh Chinese medicinal herbs.

Just as she thought the herbs seemed to need processing before use, she saw a "One‑Click Processing" prompt beside the medicine cabinet, felt a surge of joy, and immediately spent a thousand coins to select one‑click processing.

After Lin Manzhi finished handling the herbs and reminded herself where she was, she quickly recalled her spirit from the space and looked down.

The prince's entourage each took their orders and were heading outside, faster than the urgent matters they used to handle before.

The Hall of Governance is situated within a temple of a thousand‑year‑old Beastfolk city, its architecture characterized by a strictly symmetrical central axis; the grand, sacred hall passes through the tower gate and sits within a colonnaded hall, where robust, towering Beastfolk warriors stand beneath the exterior columns. The white great hall bathes in golden sunlight, light streams through high side windows onto the walls, and the dark‑blue reliefs become ever more vivid.

Mo Lie sat on the throne with his legs crossed, his hand leisurely propping his chin as he turned his head slightly toward Lin Manzhi, his slightly drooping blue eyes carrying a gentle smile.

Lin Manzhi turned her head back and asked, "You said this morning that the herbs all have test results now—how are they?"

When she returned, it was the harvest season at the Planting Base; cherry radishes, Cucumber, Holy Maiden Fruit, watermelon and other previously planted crops were ready for picking. She spent a few days at the base, handed the herb inspection to Mo Lie, and didn't worry about it until she woke up this morning and heard Mo Lie say the results were in.

Mo Lie's expression grew solemn, and he rose, saying, "Let's go to the study."

As he said so, he gently took Lin Manzhi's hand and walked down at an unhurried pace, side by side toward the back—where a thousand‑year‑old former temple had been converted into the lord's study.

Mo Lie led Lin Manzhi to the desk, then released her. On the table sat several large book tubes, with rolls of Thin Skin Scrolls inserted. He pulled one scroll from a thick stack of books, untied the rope, and handed it over:

"First, I personally tested six kinds of herbs; secondly, I found ten people in Kuangsha City to experiment, and the test results matched my impressions. The effects of these herbs are truly astonishing."

Lin Manzhi unfurled the Thin Skin Scroll in her hands and looked down.

The Ginseng's effect, as Mo Lie previously described, can strengthen Beastfolk; each Beastfolk has only one chance to become stronger by ingesting Ginseng Essence, and further consumption won't increase strength again.

Her understanding is that the Ginseng's medicinal effect likely compensates for the Beastfolk race's innate weakness, bringing each body to its optimal condition rather than amplifying it, so it doesn't turn a small cat into a tiger.

And Tibetan rhubarb excels at relieving wind‑heat ailments of the head and face, and can also alleviate pain. Its maturation period is the shortest among the six herbs; it can be harvested for medicine in less than a year.

To test the rhubarb's effect, Mo Lie, among the nobles of Ansen City, found two Beastfolk who had gone berserk and were imprisoned in underground iron cages.

After taking it, these two irrational Beastfolk's aggression became less intense; after wrestling with the iron chains that bound them for a long time, they would occasionally lie on the ground to rest.

The testing period was still short; they remained in a berserk state, unable to regain sanity and revert to human form, but it was enough to prove Eucommia's medicinal effect!

Berserk is the greatest disease that Beastfolk males have never been able to cure; a Beastfolk in berserk, after Beast Transformation, is no different from being mad—indiscriminate attacks, endless fighting, until the spirit is exhausted and they die.

Some Beastfolk, after a family member goes berserk, cannot bear to see their loved ones die, so they forcibly lock them inside the home, living without dignity like beasts; yet many capable Beastfolk choose this to keep their family.

If Tibetan rhubarb works, the Beast World would explode.

Her spirit stirred as she kept reading; the Gastrodia's ability to unblock channels, relieve pain, and calm the mind, in Beastfolk terms, means easing the Spirit Core's fissure pain.

Eucommia's function of nourishing liver and kidney and strengthening sinews and bones, as written on the Thin Skin Scroll, states that after taking Eucommia, Beastfolk with a damaged Spirit Core will feel a faint protective membrane form around the Spirit Core, preventing energy leakage.

Lin Manzhi's eyes brightened: "In that case, perhaps Gastrodia can replace Concentrated Spirit Dew, and Eucommia can replace the Celestial Core Fruit! Both Concentrated Spirit Dew and Celestial Core Fruit take over a thousand years to mature, while Gastrodia only needs two or three. After Eucommia matures, both its leaves and bark can be used as medicine!"

She was delighted, but had long had a premonition, since the crops of the Spiritual Field could replace these medicinal plants, let alone genuine Chinese herbs.

Lin Manzhi looked at the Thin Skin Scroll in her hand, thought of the herbs in her space, and felt genuine joy from the wondrous effects they could have in the Beast World.

【11】 Mo Lie let out a low laugh.

Mo Lie let out a low laugh.

As for the "miraculous" herbs presented by the Little Female, with a Beast God granting rivers in the desert, a thousand‑year‑silent legendary ancient city resurfacing, and various ultra‑fast‑growing medicinal plants, six new herbs are no longer enough to make him lose his composure.

He now smiles because Lin Manzhi before him is happy.

"Also, after Notoginseng is made into a potion, it can heal internal or external injuries," Mo Lie's blue eyes flickered with tiny light, "With Notoginseng, when Beastfolk are wounded, they won't have to wait for the wound to slowly heal on its own."

This is exactly what the Beastfolk army, often wounded from battle, needs.

Lin Manzhi bowed her head, her jet‑black eyes never leaving the Thin Skin paper in her hand.

She knows Ligusticum's effect is to invigorate blood, regulate qi, dispel wind and relieve pain, especially good for gynecological blood stasis, various headaches, and cardiovascular‑cerebral diseases.

When she heard Mo Lie beside her say, "Ligusticum, after ingestion, shows no apparent effect,"

she lifted her head and answered, "Ligusticum might be for females."

Hearing that, Mo Lie seemed to recall something.

He raised his gaze at Lin Manzhi, a eager‑to‑try look in his eyes, and his voice rose, "Perhaps we could give it a try?"

Lin Manzhi: "……"

"For females, your 'we' is a bit odd."

She looked into Mo Lie's sapphire‑like splendid eyes and roughly guessed he was thinking of enhancing reproduction, since in the Beast World the offspring of powerful races are hard to obtain, and conceiving a baby requires…

Lin Manzhi averted her gaze, looked down at her hand, fingers clutching the crumpled Thin Skin paper roll, cleared her throat and said, "The older the Ginseng, the better its effect, though a six‑year‑old Ginseng is also decent; we currently have 48 pieces of over three‑hundred‑year‑old old Ginseng in hand."

In the space there are only three hundred planting slots; if all are filled with Ginseng, Kuangsha City and Ansen City together would have at least a million Beastfolk warriors, and for the entire legion to collectively ingest Ginseng Essence to become stronger would take a very long time.

She said, "How about we keep five hundred‑year‑old, thousand‑year‑old old Ginseng plants, and let the other four or five planting slots harvest Ginseng after six years? Could you take some out for the people under your command to use?"