Now that the classroom lecture is over, we will go outside for practical training. Before that, I bought various things at the shop. Actually, the others also bought some extra strings.
“I feel like I’m going to get a lot of herbs when I’m with you.”
“It’s not a problem if we have a lot of extra. Besides, if we’re going to collect medicinal herbs in the future, it’s better to have them at ready.”
Uhm, this is our first time doing herb collection too, but they are talking about it as if that did not matter. Actually, Shiro and Ao are already gearing up to collect a large number of medicinal herbs.
The instructor, the old man, smiled and looked at Shiro like she is his grandchild.
We all walked out of the guild and went out of the wall and came to the opposite road from when we came to the Southern Frontier. It was a little heartwarming to see Shiro proudly showing off her guild card to the soldiers at the wall.
After about 10 minutes of walking, we arrived at a small forest.
“Since you are all beginners, it is better to start in this forest. There are few monsters here, and it is recommended for children and women.”
Indeed, there is almost no sign of monsters around. It’s also only a short walk from the gate of the wall, so even if something happens, you can run back to the city quickly.
As if saying that the practical part has already started, the instructor, the old man, is already rummaging around near the entrance to the forest. Everyone is gathered behind the old man.
“This is a medicinal herb. If you find one like this, you’ll see that it often grows in clusters.”
“It’s true!”
Certainly, there were other medicinal herbs like that growing around the area where the old man found them.
“Please note that you should only pick the leaves of the medicinal herbs you find. Since these medicinal herbs have a strong vitality, if you leave the roots behind, their leaves will regenerate immediately.”
“I see. All right, I’ll pick a lot!”
From here, everyone starts to collect medicinal herbs on their own under the supervision of the old man.
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“Found it! It’s this, right?”
“Oh, you’re quick to find it. Collect ten of these leaves and bundle them up together.”
“Ye~s.”
Soon after, Shiro found a patch of medicinal herbs. Everyone gathers and collects medicinal herbs.
“Oh, Ao-chan said there are medicinal herbs over there too.”
“It’s true. You two are really amazing.”
Ao also called out to me with her tentacles swaying, pointing a direction. There were indeed a lot of medicinal herbs growing there too.
“Hmm, it’s been a warm winter this year so that is maybe why they grew really well.”
Even the old man expressed his thoughts seeing that the herbs were growing well.
In the meantime, everyone continued to pick lots of medicinal herbs.
“It definitely smells different from the other grasses.”
“If you focus on the surroundings, you’ll see the difference.”
The members of the inn also seemed to have gotten the hang of collecting medicinal herbs, and they were collecting a lot of medicinal herbs as well. The children and women who came with us also collected a lot of medicinal herbs.
“Sue-oneechan, picking medicinal herbs is very fun, right?”
“That’s right, Shiro-chan.”
For me, I thought the best part was that Sue was getting along with Shiro and she is now smiling.
Rustle. Rustle.
“Oh, something is coming!”
I heard something rustling from inside the bushes. However, upon further investigation, I found that it was not dangerous at all.
—It was Ao who appeared.
Ao was carrying a tremendous number of medicinal herbs.
“Oh, Ao-chan is amazing!”
“Indeed. What an incredible slime.”
Ao looked proud as she is praised by everyone. In the meantime, I bundled up the herbs that Ao had picked up by ten pieces.
“Let’s leave it around here for today. The herbs will grow in a week time even in winter, so I recommend that you take a break or do some collection in a different location.”
“Does that mean they grow better in summer?”
“Yes. In the summer, they can be harvested in just four to five days.”
“Oh-, I understand.”
In the end, we ran out of strings to bundle the herbs, so this was the end of today’s herb collection.
Finally, we were told about the cycle of collecting medicinal herbs, and the day came to a close.
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“Everyone collected a lot of herbs huh. There is a shortage of medicinal herbs in winter, so please keep collecting them.”
“Ye~s.”
The unit price of medicinal herbs is low, but it was supplemented by the number, so the transaction amount was still large.
As for the guild, it seems that even though we brought a lot of medicinal herbs today, it was still not enough as we were told to continue doing it.
Needless to say, everyone is smiling at the transaction amount.
In this way, the first collection of medicinal herbs was able to produce good results.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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