Chapter 28: Herbalism (Seeking Recommendations)

Mystery Tribulation Main Text Volume Chapter 28: Herbalism. The weather was clear, and the warm spring breeze blew across the dark green forest. Grass grew and orioles flew, trees flourished, and everywhere was filled with the aura of all things bursting with life.

"The Element of 'Red' contains reproduction and vitality... Spring is a season very suitable for the path of 'Red'..."

Two fine horses traveled one after the other across the level field ridges, and Aaron, riding the horse in the back, thought subconsciously.

He looked ahead at a girl wearing hunter's clothes, riding a small, date-red mare that seemed just right for her height.

"Jinni, slow down, grip the horse's belly tightly, don't fall off."

The girl was Jinni, who had come to Aaron's territory to play and hunt, at least in name.

In reality?

Aaron felt that the other party was craving the many delicacies he had 'invented'.

After all, she was a little foodie.

This made Aaron have to worry a little about Jinni's future development and tonnage... but this worry soon vanished.

As the beloved daughter of the Count who ruled the Green Forest, Jinni was quite competitive in the future marriage market.

There were plenty of Knights and excellent men who would come to please her, regardless of whether she was beautiful or ugly, or whether she was virtuous...

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt it was very boring.

"The few servants and maids in the castle were hanged by the Count before, and the rumors have also subsided..."

Jinni seemed to say this unconsciously, then her gaze looked into the distance and saw the level field ridges.

Large swathes of flat land had been reclaimed, and there were a few farmers on them using strange plows to till the land. Seeing the lord coming, they took off their hats to pay their respects from afar.

"Eh? Aaron, you seem to have adopted a different farming method here?"

Jinni's eyes moved.

"Yes, I invented a new type of farm tool called a Curved Plow. It can effectively turn over the soil, plow deeper, and can also adjust the depth to meet the different requirements of deep or shallow plowing. At the same time, it is convenient for turning and saves more effort... even without an ox, it is the same if a person pulls it."

Aaron said with a smile: "Besides this, I have also prepared some things called Chemical Fertilizer. It should be able to effectively increase the yield of this year's crops. If nothing goes wrong, my territory will have a bumper harvest this summer and autumn, and all the commoners will be able to eat their fill and not lack food for the winter."

Jinni looked at Aaron with some admiration; this brother always had some strange ideas and was not lacking in kindness.

She couldn't help but say: "My future territory must also use these!"

After saying this, Jinni couldn't help but fall silent.

As a daughter, it was unlikely for the Count to cut off land for a dowry, but the territory on the husband's side had some hope. After all, as the mistress, she would have the power to make changes.

"What? Is my sister already impatient to find someone she likes?"

Aaron teased, then told a few jokes, letting a smile bloom on Jinni's face again.

The two passed through the level farmland and entered the dense jungle.

Jinni actually didn't know how to hunt yet; after getting off her horse, her gaze was attracted by those wildflowers and butterflies.

Aaron, on the other hand, squatted on the ground, carefully examining some of the plants of this world, identifying them one by one using his knowledge of Herbalism.

"The materials for Magic Potionology in the dream world are completely different from here; I can only barely find some substitutes... and I might not even be able to find them."

He sighed inwardly.

The most essential difference between the dream world and the real world is the existence of Spirituality!

Therefore, even if one follows the methods of the dream world strictly, the effects of the potions produced are very questionable.

Fortunately, Aaron had many little white rabbits and mice, and even prisoners, to try them one by one.

"Even if I can't concoct spiritual potions, concocting some proper wound medicine and potions to enhance physical fitness is also fine..."

"Although the limit of this world dictates that potions also have limits, and the peak of the ordinary human body is a shackle that is absolutely difficult to cross, as long as the curative effect is sufficient, it is not bad. I can teach Albert... let him change his profession to be a proper doctor, instead of only knowing bloodletting therapy and emetics..."

Aaron thought while digging out a medicinal herb.

It was entirely crimson, its edges were like sawteeth, and its sap even had a slight numbing effect.

According to Albert, it was called 'Blood Grass' and could be made into hemostatic herbal medicine, although the effect was not very good.

Aaron, however, had some plans, hoping to use it to replace a material called 'Blood-Thirsty Grass' from the dream world, thereby creating a potion that could enhance physical fitness.

Although it was certainly not as good as a spiritual potion that could allow one to obtain an extraordinary physique.

But even if it only enhanced a little bit of strength and vitality, it was still a very good result.

"Perhaps... it might even be passed down to future generations and become a so-called 'Knight Secret Medicine'..."

"Wow!"

At this moment, Aaron heard Jinni make a joyful sound: "I saw a rabbit, Brother Aaron, let's eat rabbit meat tonight!"

Evening.

Outside Black Stone Manor, Aaron carried the sleeping Jinni, who had played for a day, into the carriage and greeted the guardian Knight beside it: "Thank you for your hard work, Knight Alfred!"

As a young lady, Jinni naturally would not move on her own, and she had guards whenever she went out.

However, her mother and brother did not send her, but instead had the old Knight send her, which made Aaron feel a bit surprised.

"This is my duty, after all."

Alfred struck his chest with his fist; he was not only a manor lord but also served the Sotos Family.

Of course, because of this, Theodore still had to pay him an extra annuity every year.

For lower-level nobles, serving higher-level nobles and receiving rewards was not something unspeakable; on the contrary, it was a kind of Glory.

"Then, I will have to trouble you to send my sister back."

Aaron waved his hand, watching this team flying the Green Banyan Horn Flag leave and disappear into the sunset.

"How could a little girl like Jinni make such a decision? It seems Lady Sonia is hinting at something... wanting to form an alliance with me to resist Colin together?"

He turned back and entered Black Stone Manor, his expression playful: "As a fief Knight, no matter who takes power, it is difficult to deprive me of it. Why should I get involved in this muddy water? What's more, if Sean takes power, what benefit is there for me?"

As for promises like splitting the Green Forest after success, whoever believes that is a fool, and Sonia did not take out such a scam to insult Aaron's intelligence.

"So, Jinni's arrival is an emotional card, a subtle influence?"

Aaron entered the alchemy room, where a large, flat table held a set of Artifacts he had gone to great lengths to assemble, including a balance scale, several rows of test tubes, measuring cups, and so on... Glass in this era was extremely expensive and still had to be imported by merchants from outside the Green Forest, which had once led Aaron to consider building his own glass workshop.

He skillfully picked up the processed Blood Grass, placed it into a mortar, ground it carefully, and then began the extraction...

He did not know how much time had passed, but half a test tube was filled with a suspicious black potion that emitted a foul stench.

"Let's start the first phase of testing, beginning with small Animals..."

Looking at the finished product, Aaron nodded.