Chapter 37: Traveling in the Mountains (Thanks to Moshang Youren's Silver Alliance)
After the festival, Lorraine Hill packed his bags and set off to the west of Yanyu Island in the direction indicated on the map.
This time is different from the past because there are no wide roads on the route, so there are no horse-drawn carriages, so you can only go there on foot.
Lorraine Hill walked through the trails in the mountains. The sunlight passed through the yellow and red leaves and fell into the forest, forming bright spots with sparse light and dark. It was not yet noon, and the cool breath of the morning had not yet dissipated. , let the breeze blow over your body, making you feel comfortable even in the middle of summer.
The tied white boots stepped on the grass blades on the roadside, and the dew in them slightly wet the uppers, leaving a few crystal dewdrops. Some small green round leaves clustered together, with a faint white dot in the middle of the leaves. It is a common money plant in the mountains.
The girl walked and looked at this novel world.
When she was studying in Emenas, she learned a lot about herbal medicine, and Donglong Continent's works were a required examination item for the Walled City Academy.
However, due to the different regions, although she has learned a lot of Eastern herbal medicine knowledge in books, she has never actually seen many of them. It is only now that she has come face to face with the knowledge she once memorized.
This must be the 'Seven-leaf Lotus'. The girl stopped and leaned over to look at the plant hidden behind the tree.
[Purple Stem Aesculus] (Bronze Level, Excellent): A relatively common herb that can be used to make trauma medicine and analgesic medicine.
She stretched out her hand and cut it off from the joints of the stem according to the method recorded in the book. She then used the power of natural sequence to seal the break to reduce the loss of its medicinal properties. Then she tapped the remaining rhizome to replenish its energy. , allowing it to continue growing.
After picking the herb, Lorraine Hill took it in his hand and looked at it, then took off a small piece of clean leaf and held it in his mouth. A slight bitter taste spread on the tip of his tongue.
It wasn't very tasty. She stuck out her tongue, then put down the rattan box she was carrying, opened it and rummaged through it. She took out a small wooden box from the box.
This small box, which is as big as the palm of your hand, was put into Etesi's suitcase before she left.
"Little Lacey, please accept this. If you encounter good herbs on the road, you can put them in it to prevent them from spoiling and losing their medicinal properties."
"This is a must-have when traveling abroad. I used to travel in Leize. I saw some good things several times, but I didn't dare to pick them because the medicinal properties would be lost after picking them, which was very distressing, so later I specially made them I went to Wanziqianhonggu and got some boxes containing herbal medicine."
"This jade box contains herbs with high temperature or strong properties, and the other wooden box contains herbs with low temperatures or mild properties."
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"No need to refuse. Although it is rare in the outside world, it is not uncommon among the big sects. I still have several of them." After Etesi finished speaking, she asked Lorraine Hill to take them with her.
I didn't expect to use it today. Although it is a waste to only use it to hold bronze-level herbs, it is better than nothing, the girl thought to herself.
Initially, Lorraine Hill thought this trip would be boring, but what she saw on the way made her happy.
Because the western part of Yanli Island is close to the Suiyan Mountains, where there are many monsters and beasts, the mountains are rugged and inaccessible, so there are a lot of preserved herbs and few people collect them.
As her footsteps went deeper and deeper, the trails in the mountain road gradually disappeared, until finally it was completely wild mountains and canyons without any roads.
Gravel and dead leaves are scattered on the forest floor, tree roots are twisted and covered with moss, and barbed thorn bushes block the gaps under the trees. If an ordinary person comes in and faces this complex terrain, even if he is fully equipped, he can overcome all obstacles.
, I can’t even walk a few kilometers in a day.
However, this girl with light steps walked in the forest as if she were walking on a flat road. Like a forest elf, she lightly jumped over various obstacles with great agility.
The pure white dress still remained clean after passing through the layers of woods. The wooden box in her hand sometimes floated and sometimes fell, as if it were nothing, following the girl through the complex area.
What still makes many herbal collectors envious is that this girl seems to have divine help. She can find even the most deeply hidden herbs. Perhaps this is the bonus of her perceptual talent.
Along the way, she harvested large and small herbs, including bronze-level and several silver-level herbs, which she carefully kept in boxes.
When it got dark, Lorraine Hill stopped at a place in the mountain forest. There was a red and yellow oak tree growing here. The crown of the tree was tall, and the space under the tree was relatively clean and flat.
He chose this place because Lorraine Hill had sensed the nearby area for dozens of miles and found out that there was a small mountain spring nearby where he could drink water, so he stopped.
After putting down the wooden box for the time being, Lorraine Hill poured some water first, then jumped up slightly and stood among the branches and leaves of the oak tree. Although the slender branches under his feet were bent, they still carried the weight as light as cotton.
This young girl first picked some oak tree fruits, and then she jumped down gently, touching the ground on her toes, and landed among the soft grass leaves.
The fruits of oak trees are similar to acorns, because they are both members of the genus Quercus under the Fagaceae family, but their names and shapes are slightly different.
Lorraine Hill placed these green acorns on the skirt of her knees, sat quietly by the fire, and carefully peeled off the shells. This was her dinner today.
The sky has completely darkened, and the fires in the woods are burning quietly. The moist moisture in the dead branches emerges from the cross-sections as the temperature rises, forming tiny bubbles that burst and burst into bursts of white gas.
The orange-red flame licked the bottom of the pottery cup, heating the spring water in it. Sometimes the breeze blew, causing the flames to sway and lengthen the shadow of the girl beside him.
White and slender fingers peeled off the acorn shell, revealing a complete and smooth oval shell. As time passed, the peeled round acorns gathered in the hem of her skirt.
When the bowl was almost full, Lorraine Hill stopped. She picked up the acorns, walked to the clear spring where she had been before, washed them carefully several times, drained the water, and then walked back to the fire.
Next to the pile, put acorns one by one into the boiling pottery cup, being careful not to let the water overflow.
Watching the water line slowly reach the edge of the cup, she also stopped, put the remaining acorns in the box, hugged her legs and waited quietly.
Acorns, or oak tree fruits, contain tannins and are not suitable for direct consumption. They are generally suitable for consumption after being boiled in water. This is also one of the oldest foods of mankind.
After a while, seeing the clear spring water gradually changing color, Lorraine Hill drained it, then put it in the clear spring water and continued to boil it. After doing this twice, the bitter taste in the acorns was removed.
After the acorns are cooked and their outer skin has softened, pick up a peeled one and put it in your mouth, chew it slowly, and you will feel a unique soft and sweet taste.
Just like that, Lorraine Hill sat by the fire, eating dinner quietly, enjoying this rare moment of silence.
I have been walking among the crowds of people in the city recently, and it has been a long time since I sat alone by a fire eating like this. The quiet burning flames at night seemed to have a strange magic power, attracting the girl, completely relaxing her thoughts and mood.
Don't think about the complicated things in the outside world, just enjoy your own quiet time.
Even though I was a little uneasy because of memory loss before, it has completely calmed down now.
Many things and wishes cannot be achieved in one day, and on the way forward, a good rest is so important and charming, allowing her to temporarily break away from the heavy burden and enjoy this alone peace.
Until the vast stars filled the night sky, until the insects chirped and the evening breeze blew, until she fell into a peaceful and peaceful sleep.