Chapter 008: Herb Picking Apprentice
The pharmacist took the medicine pod and smiled, presumably he must have been very excited. Because his big hand was constantly patting me on the shoulder, and it was so hard that it made me uncomfortable.
After a few seconds, the pharmacist noticed it and said with a sneer, "Warrior, you are very capable of doing things, I appreciate it." So, in order to repay you for your great kindness, I want to pass on to you what I have learned! β
Bite!
System prompt: "Congratulations on completing the [Pharmacist's Request] quest, rewarding 600 experience, 10 silver coins, and +40 reputation." β
Bite!
The system says: "You have been offered an opportunity to work as a pharmacist, and if you refuse, you will receive another reward." β
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My mouth opened wide, feeling a little deceived, I thought there was some kind of rich reward that made my heart tremble, but I didn't expect it to be just a pharmacist's inaugural assignment. In fact...... Support classes are something that anyone can do with a little effort as long as the player wants to do it.
After being stunned for a few seconds, I smiled wryly and confirmed the prompt, and then I was given the title of an apprentice in medicine picking. But soon, my brow furrowed, isn't it a pharmacist? How did you become an apprentice in medicine picking? Could it be that the system is playing tricks on me?
As if to see my doubts, the pharmacist explained at this time: "Hehe, my title level is not very high, and I can't let you directly become a pharmacist for the time being, but I have to be promoted step by step from an apprentice in medicine collection." Well, in order to make up for this little mistake, I will pass you two treasures! After speaking, I waved my hand and injected a white light into my body, only to feel warm and comfortable.
Bite!
The system prompts: "You have obtained the skill [Herb Harvesting]!" β
Bite!
System prompt: "You have obtained the Pharmacopoeia [Compendium of Materia Medica]!" β
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When I opened the package, sure enough, a very thick [Compendium of Materia Medica] with the cover of a cheats book appeared in my eyes.
γCompendium of Materia Medicaγ
Written by Li Shizhen, the god of medicine, it records the identification method and effectiveness of almost all types of medicinal materials!
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Then, I opened the skill panel again, and I saw a [Herb Harvesting] skill that was initially level 1, and the proficiency level: 0/1000.
Shrugged helplessly, I was a little disappointed in the pharmacist, and I felt that this guy was just a stingy ghost. It's so good to say verbally, 'make up for your mistakes and pass on my baby', but in fact, this treasure can't be obtained by just an apprentice who collects medicine?
Staring at him with disdain for a while, I politely said, "Thank you, Pharmacist!" Excuse me, is there a medicine collection task that can be done? This one...... You know, although your treasure is very 'bull', I don't know where to pick the herbs right now. β
The medicine man twisted his white beard and muttered for a few seconds, "Well, in this case, if you can help me collect four medicinal herbs, I will inform you of a few medicinal herb refresh locations near the village." β
I accepted it gladly, and I didn't care too much about whether the task was good or not, and whether the reward was high or not. Anyway, the most important thing now is to quickly practice the skills of collecting medicine, and then it will be much easier to officially become a pharmacist. When the time comes, you can refine some consumable potions such as replenishing life and mana and supply them to Zi Yan and Bao'er.
Now at the beginning of the game, if my experience in previous games can still be used in "King", it is estimated that there are not many auxiliary professional players at this time, as long as anyone can take the lead, then who can dig the first pot of gold! Not only me, but even Zi Yan and them will be easy to level up and much faster.
Bite!
The system prompts: "You have received the task of [Herb Collecting Place], difficulty: 1 and a half stars." β
Quest Tips: "Collect four herbs, [Wild Butterfly Orchid], [Green Primrose], [Red-headed Gull], [Purple Silver Vine Root], each quantity is 100." β
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After the prompt, I got a mission map. In the northeast corner of the map, there are red arrows marking the location of the four herbs.
I nodded, said goodbye to the pharmacist, and went to the grocery store, where I bought two medicine hoes for nearly 40 silver coins of my entire possessions. I don't know if these four flavors of medicinal materials are buried in the soil, anyway, it is more appropriate to prepare a medicine hoe.
After packing up my bags, I followed the map and came alone to a thatched tower. After a few glances, I opened the Compendium of Materia Medica, and soon found the description of the appearance of [Wild Butterfly Orchid]: shaped like a butterfly, purple and white, revealing the fragrance of a wild flower.
Putting away the Compendium of Materia Medica, I squatted down, picked up the thick grass, and searched carefully. After just a few seconds, a few [wild butterfly orchids] appeared in sight. Take a deep breath, and sure enough, the fragrance of a wildflower rushes into your nose, and you feel refreshed.
The corners of my mouth curled slightly, and I used [Herb Harvesting Technique] to pick them off one by one and put them into the package.
Bite!
System prompt: "You have picked a medicinal herb [Wild Butterfly Orchid], and the collection proficiency is +1." β
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Because it takes 1000 points of proficiency to upgrade from level 1 to level 2 of the Herb Collection Technique, I'm really a little helpless about improving my proficiency at this point, and it's too slow, if you go down at a rate of 1 point in 30 seconds, it's only 120 points in an hour, and it will take about ten hours to level up. Of course, it will definitely take some time to look for medicinal herbs during this period, and it is impossible to reach out and have medicinal herbs to pick at any time!
After shaking my head for a while, I was quickly relieved that if I thought about it further, I might lose my patience for collecting medicine at some point. The support class is like this, monotonous and boring, always repeating an extremely simple and identical thing.
As time passed slowly, it took me nearly an hour and a half to finally collect 100 wild butterfly orchids. There is no doubt that the entire [Herb Collecting Land] task is only a quarter completed, and it has to be continued.
So, I stretched my waist and reopened the Compendium of Materia Medica, looking for the description of the appearance of the second herb [Green Primrose].
Within seconds, I felt the urge to scold. Because, in addition to the medicinal smell, the green primrose is green all over, in fact, it is no different from ordinary weeds.
Taking a deep breath, I had to lie on my stomach on the ground, using the smell of my nose to distinguish green primrose from normal weeds, and then use the collection technique to collect it.
I have to say that this is very difficult, and sometimes even if you smell the medicine, it is difficult to find the green primrose among the many weeds.
In this way, I endured patience and collected for almost an hour. To my surprise, only a pitiful 10 plants were collected!
"Oh! ! What a bastard design thing! This is simply the uncle's life! β
I was lying on the ground on all fours, just hoping to find the game designer of the green primrose and scold it, which was simply a challenge to the player's patience, and it was too realistic. It's really a situation that borders on being perverted, does he think that players have trained a fiery eye like Sun Monkey?
After a short break, I sat up again and began to mess around like crazy. Stretching out his hands, he grabbed at the weeds around him that he couldn't count at all, and at the same time quickly performed the collection technique.
Unexpectedly, the system prompt at this time was like a phone ringing, and it was sent out again and again. And my harvesting proficiency is soaring in a frenzy.
Dingdingding......
The system prompts: "You have collected the medicinal herb [Green Primrose], and the proficiency of the herb is +1." β
The system prompts: "You have collected the medicinal herb [Green Primrose], and the proficiency of the herb is +1." β
The system prompts: "You have collected the medicinal herb [Green Primrose], and the proficiency of the herb is +1." β
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Oh? Is that okay too?
I was stunned, almost petrified, this ...... Is it a bug in the game?
With a mocking smile on my lips, I shook my head quickly. Definitely not! It's all the ingenuity of the game designers!
In fact, green primrose goes to two extremes. Beneath its unrecognizable appearance, there is actually a mystery hidden. If you do it in the same way as you used to use your sense of smell, you will definitely fall into that kind of miserable dog-crawling collection. And I, with my chaotic posture at the moment, just inadvertently grasped the point.
There is no doubt that the opportunity is definitely reserved for a few people, and the vast majority of players will definitely choose the dog-crawling olfactory recognition method to collect. In this case, can it still be said that it is a bug?
My mind shook slightly, and I quickly laughed out loud, it was really a blind cat that ran into a dead mouse, and I was right! So, he kept picking up large tufts of weeds with both hands, and at the same time quickly performed the collection technique.
Bite!
The system prompts: "Your Gathering has been upgraded to level 2!" Reward 10 silver coins and +10 reputation. β
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Nodding stupidly, I happily opened the skill panel of the Gathering and found that it required 3,000 proficiency points to move from level 2 to level 3. Moreover, no matter how much I tried to collect at this time, I couldn't pick the green primrose.
It seems that this area is only a mission area. In other words, the number of green primroses is limited, and it will not be refreshed to the same person after harvesting, so it naturally cannot be collected.
Despite this, I am still happy in my heart, so I took this opportunity to raise the Gathering Technique to level 2, right? As long as you pass the level 3 hurdle, you can officially become a pharmacist refining medicine!
After a short break, I collected 100 plants of each of the remaining two medicinal herbs and sorted out the packages. At first glance, oh, good fellow, I actually picked more than 900 green primroses. Among them, the automatic baling of every 100 plants occupies a space. Basically, the entire package is filled.
A satisfied smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and I went back to the village to hand in the task.