A seagull flapped its wings and flew over the port along with the sea breeze, heading straight towards the northeastern coastal beach.
There must be a large number of seagulls living near the human settlements in Nanling, because apart from humans themselves, there are no natural enemies that can hunt them.
And when humans have abundant food sources, they don't always think about hunting flying pigeons that have little meat, and occasionally try to domesticate them as a substitute for homing pigeons.
According to the trajectory, the seagull was going to cross the busy street and go straight to the beach on the other side of the city to have a feast.
But halfway through the flight, it suddenly let out a frightened squawk, retracted its tail feathers, and then accelerated, moving around at a speed of ninety degrees.
The drug store is located in the center of the avenue.
The Harrison Drug Store was established when Harrison Port was established. It was set up by the old Viscount to centrally recycle the medicinal materials collected by herbal collectors. Over the past few decades, this drug store has become the largest medicinal material distribution center in Nanling.
The dedicated purchasing point is not at the main store on Central Avenue.
There are acquisition branches in XC District, Xincheng District and DC District.
Only magic plants that are rare enough, even to the level of sublimated plants, will be sent to the main store for identification.
There are usually very few people in the main store. The medicine prices here are 20 to 30% more expensive than other medical clinics in the same city. There is nothing special about it except that it has never sold fake medicines in decades. I just don’t care about spending more money.
Only people come here specifically to seek medical advice.
But today, there are surprisingly many people in the main store - a few apprentices behind the counter, a doctor who rarely comes out of the back shop, an elf mercenary selling medicine, and a few helpers who usually work...
Especially the three guests gathered on the right, all wearing black robes, hiding their faces, looking very suspicious.
Among the three people, one is a well-proportioned adult man, the other is a tall old man with a slight stoop but does not look short, and the middle one is a young boy.
At this moment, they were all looking at a young man in white robes and white hair standing at the gate.
"Mr. Guide!"
After Ian made concessions several times but could not give way to the two elders, he took the lead and entered the store.
The first time he entered the store, he heard the respectful welcome from the pharmacy apprentice: "I've been waiting for a long time!"
In Terra, except for real acquaintances and relatives, people generally do not call them by their first names, but use various code names instead.
In this world of sublimated skills, appearance can be changed, voice can be changed, and even gender is not difficult to change.
Only those represented by real names cannot change their true background and origins, and can only use pseudonyms to disguise them...
But pseudonyms also have risks. Since they all have the same effect, simpler code names have become a common choice, so much so that they have become a cultural custom over hundreds of years of evolution.
Most of those who go out or show up in public use their names.
Just like Lübeck, the mercenary leader of Harrison Port, was called "Red Blade" by all the local mercenaries, the wealthy businessman in Nauman City also always acted in the name of the silver shop.
Being an appraiser is naturally such a job, and Ian is therefore called a 'guide' by many clients - a guide who leads them to wealth and truth.
"It's such a big battle...it's not the first time."
Although Ian accepted the courtesy of the apprentices calmly, he also felt a little helpless - Viscount Grant was really exaggerated. He was an old acquaintance here. Who among the locals didn't know him, so he needed such a grand introduction?
Naturally, it is only necessary if there are outsiders.
However, he could also hear that these enthusiastic compliments were not perfunctory, but came from the heart.
Basically, all certified appraisers are mostly knowledgeable alchemists who can use various tools and methods to deduce the true efficacy of unknown things. They have extremely rich knowledge and experience, and most of them are very prestigious in the local area.
Middle-aged or elderly people can endorse their own identification results.
And there is still a small number of psykers who have the ability of observation.
Ian is the latter, but he is working hard towards the former - he possesses the psychic ability of observation and is also learning alchemy knowledge. In the foreseeable future, he will also become a very important figure in this city and the leader of nearly ten thousand white people.
leader.
Coupled with his impeccable resume in recent years, not to mention the pharmacy apprentices, even the sitting doctors will be very polite to Ian.
At this moment, there were still a few real customers in the drugstore. When they heard this formation, they couldn't help but look back in surprise. Several locals among them quickly discovered Elder Puder and Mr. Yinfang behind Ian.
They immediately realized that something big was going to happen here.
"So exciting so early in the morning?"
"Quick, quick, go call Rona and his gang, there will be fun again!"
"Public identification? Did you find anything good again this time?"
It's human nature to watch the excitement, not to mention that there are people behind it.
Ian noticed the strange movement on the side and knew that more people would come over to watch soon.
This play is really a complete set from beginning to end, and every detail is available.
However, the public appraisal session of the drug store is originally a reserved program - they just want to tell everyone what medicinal effects those plants have, and what good things they have here. Only in this way can they attract people, attract attention, and start a fight.
Fame.
And those who want to take advantage of selling counterfeit drugs will also be exposed to the public eye, expelled from Harrison Port, or even hanged beside the dock.
"plz follow me."
The process was also quite familiar. The apprentices cleared the area opposite the apothecary door and moved the alchemy tools used for identification in the back hall. At the same time, some apprentices and helpers went to the door and began to loudly promote it.
The crowd slowly gathered.
When the number of people was about the same, Mr. Yinfang whispered a few words to his guard. The Iron Citizen guard, who had been carrying a black box with a slight metallic luster on his skin, opened the box.
There is a fluorite light source inside the box, which is warm and peaceful, almost like the morning sun. Inside the box is a pot of light cyan plants covered with transparent crystal.
Carefully placing this pot of sublimated plant on the appraisal table, in front of Ian, Mr. Yinfang opened the crystal cover with his own hands with a smile.
Immediately, a gentle wave spread out from the green bearded grass.
The scope of the fluctuation was extremely wide, with a radius of more than 30 meters, covering the entire drug store and the onlookers who gathered at the street entrance to watch the excitement through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
No matter who it was, they all felt a hint of coolness coming from the body, as if a wound was healing, but they didn't know where the wound was. There was only a nameless comfort.
"so smart?"
"Is it an illusion? The cut on my hand where I just cut the fish has healed?"
"This, this effect is too obvious, I have never seen it in all my years of collecting medicine..."
"It's a real magic plant!"
The onlookers who were passing by or who had been waiting for a long time all noticed this abnormality and couldn't help but feel surprised, delighted, or even shocked.
In the past, similar situations occurred when high-level magic plants appeared.
However, most of them are strange fragrances that make people feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable, or they may make their bodies feel cold and dizzy, or even make them feel numb due to electric shock. How can they be as comfortable as the gentle healing feeling of this magic plant?
Even the trio in the shop, who had been watching quietly, moved slightly, obviously shocked.
"A magic plant close to the second level."
The hunchbacked old man said softly. One of his eyes was a crystal prosthetic eye, and the other eye flashed with azure light: "The flow of source matter is very strange. I have never seen it before..."
"There are really good things in the countryside." The middle-aged man was a little surprised, but he didn't particularly care. He had seen too many magic plants with similar effects. They were just regenerated magic plants and were not worth paying attention to.
"Huh."
But the young figure was a little confused: "Does such an obvious magic plant need to be identified? At first glance, it looks like some kind of powerful healing magic plant. It should be a variant of some kind of regenerative magic plant in the book, right?"
"Isn't this very simple? The effect is obvious at a glance." He was a little confused: "Is there anything that can be identified?"
"It's not that simple, Ethan." The hunchbacked old man squinted his eyes, watched seriously, and then shook his head and said: "Pharmacological alchemy is not that simple. The principles of magic plants with the same effect are quite different."
"Is it to heal the user by consuming the magic plant's own essence, or to stimulate the user's vitality to regenerate itself?"
"Is it simply to proliferate flesh and blood, causing an almost deformed cure, or is it to recreate a brand new limb for you based on the bloodline root information?"
"Demon plants that use their own source of regeneration cannot regenerate sublimation organs, catalyze your vitality, and consume lifespan to regenerate, but they can... And some bloodline true-form inheritance requires an effect that is almost a distortion to achieve the sublimation of your own inheritance."
"Who can know the difference between these magic plants just by looking at the effects?"
Saying this, the master of alchemy said with some emotion: "Magic plants are both medicine and poison. If used incorrectly, they can kill people. This kind of seemingly mild magic plant is the most difficult to identify and the easiest to produce.
Since life is poisonous, appraisers in the imperial capital also need professional tools."
"If you jump to conclusions at will, it will only make you laugh and prove that you are an amateur appraiser in a rural area."
"So particular." A little confused, the young man vaguely understood the importance of appraisers.
But at this moment, another doubt arose in him, which was filled with expectations and doubts.
"Since identification is so difficult."
He looked curiously at the young man in white robes who was at the center of everyone's gaze, the appraiser of the White People who was almost the same age as himself: "Even the appraisers in the imperial capital have a hard time telling the difference."