11 Herb Fusion
After readying himself, Xiao Tian made his way towards the dining room and had a sumptuous meal with his parents.
Xiao Hai even praised Xiao Tian's talent to Tian Shui. Telling her how great of a son they have.
After breakfast, Xiao Tian bade farewell to his parents and walked out of the manor. He was going to buy some low level herbs from the village farmers.
The majority of the village was engaged in agriculture, but only a hand of them grew herbs. As growing herbs needed extensive knowledge and meticulous care. If not, the herbs will wither.
Even so, it was not a problem to buy some low levelled herbs from the villagers.
Xiao Tian decided to start from the west of the village and go back to his house.
Xiao Tian's parents were never stingy while giving pocket money. They gave him 25 gold coins each every month.
It should be known that 1 gold coin was enough for a normal family to have three meals a day for half a year.
Over the time, Xiao Tian has saved up to 550 gold coins. He never spent a penny as his parents bought him anything he wished.
The only things Xiao Tian asked were books and spirit fruits. It was easy to get them, as his parents were the owners of 'TianHai Chamber of Commerce'.
Although Xiao Tian's family lived in a small village, they were by no means small in terms of money.
'TianHai Chamber of Commerce' was one of the top 5 commerce chambers in the Heaven Dou Empire.
They lived in a village to have a simple and carefree life. Afterall, the life of the rich and noble is full of cruelty and calculations. You never know when someone attacks your shortcomings.
Soon, Xiao Tian reached the first farm. He looked around for a while and finally saw an old man working in the field with a small boy who seemed to be his grandson.
( 1 Gold coin = 100 Silver coins & 1 Silver coin = 100 Copper coins )
" Hello, Old sir. I wanted to know if you cultivate any herbs.".. said Xiao Tian politely after he neared the old and young duo.
" Hm.. Yes kid, I do cultivate some herbs but they are pretty much useless as they are very young and common herbs.".. said the old man kindly to Xiao Tian, like a neighborhood grandpa.
" Oh.. what kind of herbs do you have?".. asked Xiao Tian with curiosity.
" I have 'Blood Mushrooms' , 'Brown Ginseng' and 'Spicy Ginger'.".. said the old man to Xiao Tian with a kind smile.
" Old sir, I'd like to buy all the herbs you mentioned with an age of over 1 year.".. said Xiao Tian.
" This, we only have 6 two year old Blood Mushrooms , 9 one year old Brown Ginseng and 3 one year old Spicy Ginger.".. said the old man with some embarrassment.
( All herbs below the age on 10 years cost less than a gold coin, as they are not rare and can be mass produced.
The market price of 1 one year old Blood Mushroom, Brown Ginseng and Spicy Ginger is 10 copper coins, 15 copper coins and 5 copper coins respectively.
An increase in one year increases the cost by 1 copper coin, till they grow to become ten year old. )
" Ok, old sir please pack them for me.".. said Xiao Tian with a cute smile.
( In this world, it normal to run errands at the age of 3 as the people mature quickly due to the presence of soul power. On top of that Xiao Tian has 18 years of compulsory education from earth.
Marriage at 13 is considered normal in this world. But, generally, soul masters are busy with cultivation and from the age of 6 to 25 is the peak time of their potential. So, soul masters generally focus on marital affairs after the age of 25. )
The old man quickly rushed to the warehouse and packed Xiao Tian's order.
The total was 2 silver and 16 copper coins.
Xiao Tian paid 3 silver coins and thanked the old man.
( Of course he brought change with him. He's from a merchant family and knows the market price as he sometimes reads his fathers business register. )
After 2 hours of wandering and buying, Xiao Tian had a total of 30 two year old & 50 one year old Blood Mushrooms , 15 two year old & 40 one year old Earth Ginseng , 5 two year old & 20 one year old Spicy Ginger.
He paid less than 1 gold coin for all the herbs. He stored the herbs in his inventory while no one was watching.
He quickly rushed back to his home, washed himself and returned back to his room. He closed the door and removed the herbs from his inventory on the bed.
He focused on the herbs to read their descriptions. Soon a cyan panel appeared in front of his eyes.
[ Blood Mushroom - A low level herb which supplements the loss of blood by, increasing the speed of blood regeneration. Only effective on normal people and animals. The effect on soul master and soul beasts is almost negligible.
Boiling it in water and mixing in food are the correct methods of using it. ]
[ Earth Ginseng - A low level herb which is rich is earthy elements. Good for bone injuries and bone strengthening. Only effective on normal people and animals. The effect on soul master and soul beasts is almost negligible.
Making it into soup and drinking it warm on empty stomach is the most effective method. ]
[ Spicy Ginger - A low level herb which makes the body stronger. Good for people who have weak physiques and regular weakness or tiredness. Only effective on normal people and animals. The effect on soul master and soul beasts is almost negligible.
Crushing it and drinking it's juice early in the morning is the most effective method. It gives you energy for rest of the day. ]
( Normal People here means, people who don't have any soul rings, even if that person has a rank 10 soul power. )
" This is quite disappointing, but since I have a fusion system I can fuse it into something better.".. said Xiao Tian with a small smile on his face.
" System, fuse all the herbs.".. said Xiao Tian
[ ding... fusing 30 two year old & 50 one year old Blood Mushrooms , 15 two year old & 40 one year old Earth Ginseng , 5 two year old & 20 one year old Spicy Ginger... ]
[ ding... congratulations to the host for getting a '250 year old Beast Blood Mushroom'... ]
Xiao Tian focused on the Beast Blood Mushroom on his bed to get it's description.
[ 250 year old Beast Blood Mushroom - A rare herb that grows on the corpse of hundred year old soul beast corpses. It absorbs all the blood, soul power and flesh to increase its growth.
It tempers the physique and strengthens the internal organ by 50%. It's also excellent for recovering from soul power exhaustion and grievous injuries. Only effective below rank 40 soul power.
The most effective method to use it, is to boil it in hot water for 2 hours till it dissolves and becomes a thick jelly. Rolling them into round pellets can help you store them for months. They are called 'Beast Blood Pellets' ]
" Damn, this is useful when travelling and fighting.".. said Xiao Tian while looking at the mushroom.
( https://pixels.com/featured/wild-red-mushrooms-crystal-garner.html )- that's how it looks with a black stem covered in blood red veins and twice the size.
