Chapter 4 Astragalus
Wednesday hung Margaret like this, knowing that she must be curious about his healing ability, but Wednesday just didn't say it directly. Of course, Wednesday did this in the hope of triggering a mission, and as for whether his three-legged cat-like level of traditional Chinese medicine can really cure Grandpa Margaret's illness, it will only be seen after meeting her grandfather.
Anyway, Margaret's grandfather has been abandoned by the creator god, and belongs to the hopeless kind. He was blessed to save him on Wednesday, and if it was beyond Wednesday's power, then what should he do, and Wednesday would never promise anything 100% cured anyway.
The two of them walked deeper and deeper in the mountains and forests, Wednesday had a good physique, and had internal force support, and his physical strength was much stronger than Margaret's. The further you go into the mountains, the more abundant the medicinal resources are, and they are definitely wild and pollution-free good medicinal materials, and the year is full of medicinal power.
It's a pity that Wednesday still only recognized part of it, and I don't know if I missed anything good. But the harvest was still quite good, and the packages of the charges were almost catching up with all their luggage, but they never saw the shadow of ginseng. When you are hungry, you eat dry food, or hunt and eat barbecue, but it is not too hard, and there are no big beasts to harass you along the way, and it is very safe. It's just that the further you go into the mountains, the higher the altitude, the lower the temperature, and Wednesday is nothing, but Margaret is already a little struggling.
Wednesday didn't know the latitude and longitude of this place, but slowly searched according to his own feelings, and when he and Margaret entered a mountain col, Wednesday observed a circle and said to Margaret, who looked tired: "Today we will rest here for two days, let's go to the mountains to look for it, this place should be about the same." ”
The elevation of this col is relatively low, the light is okay, it is at the junction of coniferous and broad-leaved forests, the temperature conditions are also suitable, and it is not too far from where Margaret estimated.
But Wednesday was also mentally prepared, he knew that it was not easy to dig ginseng, and he couldn't dig a single ginseng that could enter the eyes after wandering around the mountains for ten days or eight days.
The two men packed their luggage and put them at the selected camping site in the col, brought their weapons and tools, and began to slowly search along the bottom of the col.
Ginseng does not like direct light, so it generally grows in places where the sun can shine but is not strong, and the two of them do not burrow into too dense woods.
While walking, I found a lot of other medicinal herbs, and I also found a bunch of mushrooms, but there was no shadow of ginseng. Wednesday was ready for a long fight, but Margaret looked disappointed and even a little anxious.
Wednesday shook her head secretly, but she didn't say anything, after all, this ginseng was related to her grandfather's physical condition, and it was understandable that she was in a hurry.
Put an astragalus plant you just dug up in your bag, "Ding, get 1 astragalus ×, and collect +2 proficiency." ”
"Ding: Congratulations, you have reached 200 points in your collection proficiency and reached the peak of 'beginner', please keep up the good work. ”
Seeing this, Wednesday came to the momentum, and dug two Bupleurum in a row, but the proficiency no longer rose, and Wednesday knew that this was a bottleneck as the system said, and I was afraid that there was no way to break through for a while.
However, in the past three days, he has gained a lot, in addition to a large number of medicinal materials and a full 200 points of collection proficiency, every night when Margaret sleeps, he is constantly practicing internal strength, and his internal strength has broken through the 500 mark, and his health has also increased by 120 points.
"Margaret, let's get here today first, and continue tomorrow, this matter depends on fate, good medicinal herbs will definitely not be so easy to get," Wednesday shouted to Margaret with an anxious face.
Margaret took a deep breath, smiled reluctantly, and helped Wednesday carry the medicine basket down the mountain together, but when Wednesday was about to leave the forest, Wednesday suddenly stopped Margaret, motioned for her to silence, and then quietly looked out, and saw three people in the place where they had placed their luggage and tents, and were talking about something around their tent.
"What to do?" said Margaret looked nervously at Wednesday.
In this inaccessible deep mountain and old forest, there are suddenly three more people, and anyone will be more vigilant.
Two of the three were dressed in armor, but not the heavy armor of the charging scene, but light armor with a broadsword on his back, while the other was dressed in a robe and held a staff in his hand.
"Is that guy in the moon-white robe a mage?" asked Margaret quietly when she saw the legendary mage for the first time on Wednesday, a little unsure.
Margaret looked at it carefully, frowned and said: "It should be a water mage, I can't see the professional level clearly, I have the badge of the mercenary union on my chest, and I can't see which guild it is, so I haven't found any other information for the time being." ”
"They've probably been through a battle," added Wednesday after taking a closer look, "and the big red-haired man's armor has been cut off on the right side, and he hasn't had time to reinforce it yet." ”
Margaret nervously grabbed Wednesday's arm, "What should we do?
Wednesday asked curiously, "What's the matter? Are those mercenary guild people vicious? Are you afraid of this?"
Margaret swallowed a mouthful of saliva quietly and said in a low voice: "It's not vicious, but it's not good, ordinary people don't want to provoke them, and in this deep mountain and old forest, we ...... There is also a mage on the other side, and if there is a conflict, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with. ”
Hearing Margaret say this, Wednesday also understood. No matter where or when you are, there are always some people in some groups who control the armed forces who like to bully the weak and the strong, let alone in a world controlled by a decentralized system. With such a strong martial atmosphere here, and a large number of mercenaries and mercenary groups, it is naturally not as disciplined as the Huaxia army.
If the mercenary group is not strictly supervised, it is indeed easy to breed all kinds of bad behaviors, especially the mercenaries have experienced a lot of fighting, and their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of ordinary people.
This made Margaret's nervousness understandable, but Wednesday was not convinced, and of course there was some curiosity, he had not yet seen the real mage.
Thinking of this, Wednesday said to Margaret: "You go back to the mountains and hide, I'll go and take out the tent," seeing her nervous eyes, he patted her shoulder easily, "It's okay, I can't beat and still run, I don't believe they will do it to me as soon as they meet." ”
Watching Margaret return to the mountains and forests with the medicinal herbs on her back, Wednesday took the two pine forest chickens that Margaret shot in her hands, walked out of the woods like an ordinary hunter, and then looked at the three of them in surprise, "Who are you?
Two swordsmen and a mage looked at each other, and the mage in white robe came out and smiled slightly: "We are members of the Flame Mercenary Regiment, and we have fallen behind and passed by here, who are you? What are you doing here?"
Wednesday seemed to be reckless and walked up to the three of them to wipe the sweat that was not at all in his head, and said heartily: "I am a nearby hunter, go into the mountains to dig some medicinal herbs, and camp here for one night." ”
When the white-robed mage heard Wednesday say this, he showed a look of surprise: "I see, I didn't expect to meet friends in the mountains, and we can have a drink together." ”
Wednesday smiled and shook his head, "No, I still have two companions on the other side of the mountain, I'm going to bring the tent over," and the meaning of the words was obvious, I wouldn't camp with you.
It was the red-haired swordsman who was about to draw his sword with a glare, but the white-robed mage coughed to stop him, and then explained to Wednesday with a smile: "My brother is a little reckless, don't be afraid, friends, although it's a pity, we won't be strong, hahaha," he waved to the two swordsmen and stepped aside.
Seeing this, Wednesday secretly breathed a sigh of relief, carried the tent and Margaret's package back to the mountains and forests, and after finding Margaret, he said with a smile: "It's okay, but let's stay away from them, so as not to cause any trouble." ”
Margaret couldn't wait for this, but when she heard this, she didn't have an opinion, and went to the other side of the mountain while the sun was not setting.
And as soon as Wednesday left, the red-haired swordsman shouted, "Brent, why don't you let me leave that kid behind? ”
The white-robed mage who was called Brent smiled lightly: "Don't worry, don't you see? He brought two tents, and one of them was obviously a woman, which means that his accomplice definitely has a woman, and he doesn't let the woman show up, which means that the woman is also a little beautiful, otherwise he wouldn't have to be so cautious." ”
"Hey, yes," the red-haired swordsman slapped his thigh with a twinkle in his eyes when he heard this, "Brent, when are we, hey, hey, hey, going to do it? I haven't touched a woman in almost a month." ”
Hearing this, the white-robed mage also laughed with Hehe, and after laughing, he waved his hand and said: "Get some food first, their vigilance must be very high at this time, and then do it at night, first find a chance to kill that man, although he is not a swordsman or a mage, but it is better to be safe." ”
He certainly wouldn't say he felt something was wrong when he saw Wednesday. If he let his two companions know that he was intimidated by a hunter, he would definitely be laughed at.
Wednesday and Margaret had no idea of the plans of the three of them, and before it was completely dark, the two of them climbed over the hill and found a sheltered place on the other side of the col to stop to clear the weeds, set up a tent, and then make a fire to cook.
The environment in the mountains is simple, and the tools and seasonings are not very complete, but on Wednesday I still made a good meal, washed and peeled two pine forest chickens, simmered slowly, and then put the collected mushrooms in, and then added a few flavors of the herbs just collected, and finally added condiments to continue to stew. It wasn't until it was dark that it was announced on Wednesday that it was ready to eat.