Chapter 222: Holy Light Flower and Holy Light Fruit!

"Go over there to be weighed?" Valen and Pikachu froze, not understanding what was meant.

"What, didn't you hear at the town entrance? My lord, to care for you refugees, for three months all goods brought by refugees to Storm Territory for sale!"

"As long as it is normal supplies, and arrives before noon, if not sold out before nightfall, Storm Territory will purchase it at market price!"

"And your smoked jerky and beast skins count as normal goods and can be purchased! Of course, tax must still be paid, calculated at two out of ten!"

Valen and Pikachu were stunned. "L-Lord, you know we are refugees?"

"Of course, do you think I don't know? You are refugees, and so are they, I know everything... wait, did you not see the reception staff at the town gate?" Thomas frowned.

"N-No! Lord Civil Administrator, we entered the town directly, then worried our refugee status would be exposed..."

The two were overwhelmed with emotion; they originally thought their identity hadn't been exposed, only to find out the other party knew from the start.

But if they already knew they were refugees, and the merchants around were also refugees...

Then Storm Territory was freely distributing black bread!

Was he sure he wasn't dreaming?

Could there be such a generous and benevolent lord in the world?

"It seems this was a mistake in my work as Civil Administrator, causing misunderstanding here. Very well, continue carrying the smoked meat over there to be weighed; consider it compensation from me for my negligence causing you this misunderstanding!"

"No, no, no! Lord Civil Administrator, Storm Territory not capturing us and providing a place for us to set up stalls is already something we are deeply grateful for!"

"Moreover, we already ate free black bread; how can we continue to take advantage of the lord? Even the gods would descend punishment for that. We will go set up our stalls now; we believe the goods will definitely be sold out by afternoon!"

Valen and Pikachu hurriedly refused.

Such a good territory and lord; they truly could not bear to continue taking advantage.

After all, if such a lord and territory could exist forever, that would be the true luck for refugees like them.

"Then that is fine. There is also free clean water to drink over there; if you are thirsty, you may drink anytime. Also, remember to send it for weighing at dusk if it cannot be sold..."

With Valen and Pikachu's excited gazes, Thomas departed.

He went to the town entrance but found Porter, who was on duty, sitting under the tree shade at the town gate, obviously not absent from his post.

And after asking, he learned this fellow had gone to the toilet in the morning, and probably missed Valen and Pikachu by chance at that time.

Regarding this, Thomas naturally could not blame his subordinate.

With the griffin entrusted to Isabella, Gervas felt very at ease.

After lunch, Gervas once again led the Magic Swift Eagle squad flying towards the southern border of the territory.

Of course, this time they were not preparing to continue deep into the Death Mountains, but for those precious Holy Light Flowers and Holy Light Fruits.

Although light affinity was of little use to Gervas, who did not intend to become a priest.

But do not forget this world has dark creatures, and right now there happens to be one at the edge of the Chaos Wasteland.

So, better safe than sorry; naturally, it could not be missed.

"My lord, look over there!"

Flying towards the Death Mountains and the Chaos Wasteland, in less than about half an hour, a shocking scene appeared on the ground ahead.

Originally full of yellow-green pine forests and grasslands, it had now turned pitch black.

As if a god had overturned a basin of ink, splashing it precisely onto this area.

Of course, even more chilling was the faint black mist lingering above that area.

This was dark death qi.

Cold, evil, ominous, full of the aura of death!

Even from over a li away, Gervas and the others could feel their hair standing on end.

Chirp chirp chirp!

And before even approaching within a li of that dark death qi, the Magic Swift Eagles appeared one after another with resistance, unwilling to get closer.

And this was a normal reaction.

After all, dark death qi was an existence capable of infecting all living things.

Even magical potion plants or magical beasts could not avoid being eroded.

It was just that the stronger the power, the longer the time required to be eroded.

And once completely eroded, the end result was either becoming ash or degenerating into an undead creature.

"Since the Magic Swift Eagles dare not approach, land here; everyone, approach on foot!"

"Our mission this time is to harvest a magical potion plant named Holy Light Flower and Holy Light Fruit!"

"But remember, safety first, so keep formation and follow me closely; if any danger is discovered, prioritize safety!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After landing, leaving the Magic Swift Eagles in place, Gervas led his subordinates on foot towards it.

Of course, Moon Chaser was released into the sky, because as a divine creature, Moon Chaser feared not these trivial dark creatures.

And the Holy Light Flowers and Holy Light Fruits were even easier to find than Gervas had imagined.

One could even say they were obvious at a glance!

"My lord, look there, plants are glowing!"

Gervas's group had just approached the edge of the death zone when several plants emitting a faint Bai Guang came into view.

These plants grew at the edge between the black death qi and the normal area.

When the rising death qi enveloped them, they would glow.

And when the death qi drifted away and they returned to normal air, the light would vanish.

Needless to say, these were most likely the Holy Light Flowers and Holy Light Fruits.

And when Gervas led his subordinates close and perceived slightly with spiritual power, this judgment was fully confirmed.

Only a warm and beautiful aura was perceived, exactly opposite to the cold and evil of the dark death qi.

The Holy Light Flower was not tall, merely twenty or thirty centimeters.

It resembled the gold coins from Plants vs. Zombies, its appearance exquisite and pleasing.

And in the center of that flower sat a white berry, the size of a pigeon egg, swirling with seven-colored light.

"Everyone look clearly; this is the Holy Light Flower, and the one in the center of the flower is the Holy Light Fruit..."

In less than half an hour, over a hundred Holy Light Flowers and Holy Light Fruits around were harvested by Gervas and his party.

Of course, to test its effects, Gervas ate a Holy Light Fruit right there on the spot, wanting to try its utility.

After one Holy Light Fruit entered his belly, Gervas directly entered the dark death qi.

Indeed, he found that after eating the Holy Light Fruit, the seepage of this dark death qi had slowed down considerably.

It allowed a Title Knight like him to stay in the Death Zone for more than three times longer.

Besides that, when Gervas returned to a normal area, the death qi on his body would slowly and automatically expel itself from his body.

Of course, Gervas felt it was not enough, so he ate a few more.

When he had eaten around ten, he could be considered fearless of the dark death qi; even if he stayed in it for ten days or half a month, there would likely be no problem.

"A good thing!"

Gervas was overjoyed.

Not fearing the dark death qi meant he could also be greatly immune to dark creatures; this was absolutely a good thing that could be encountered but not sought.

Without further delay, he immediately led his subordinates back to the castle.

As for the remaining Holy Light Fruits and Holy Light Flowers, they were left for the subordinates.

However, the Holy Light Fruit's effect was powerful, so it could definitely only be eaten by Knights.