Chapter 37: Traveling in the Mountains (Thanks to Moshang Youren's Silver Alliance)

After the ceremony, Roland Hill packed his bags and set off to the west of Yan Ray Continent according to the direction indicated on the map.

This time is different from the past, because there is no wide road on its route, so there is no horse-drawn carriage, and it can only be reached 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 sparse bright and dark spots. At this time, it is not yet noon, and the cool breath in the early morning has not dissipated, and the body is blown by the breeze, even in the midsummer, it still makes people feel comfortable.

The tied white boots stepped on the grass by the roadside, and the dew in them slightly wet the upper, leaving a few crystal dewdrops. Some small green leaves are clustered together, and there are faint white dots in the middle of the leaves, which are common money leaves in the mountains.

The girl looked at this strange world as she walked.

When she was studying in Emenas, she had learned a lot of herbal knowledge, and the writings of Donglong Continent were a must-have exam item for Chengzhai College.

But because of the different regions, although she has learned a lot of herbal knowledge about the eastern earth from books, she has never really seen much of it.

This is the 'Seven Leaf Lotus', the girl stopped and leaned over to look at the plant hidden behind the tree.

[Purple Stem Horse Chestnut] (Bronze Level, Excellent): A relatively common herbal medicine, which can be used to make trauma medicines and painkillers.

She stretched out her hand and broke it from the joint of the stem according to the method recorded in the book, and then sealed the fracture with the force of natural sequence to reduce the loss of its medicinal properties, and then tapped the remaining rhizome to replenish its Yuan force. , so that it can continue to grow.

After picking this herb, Loren Hill took it in his hand and looked at it, then took a small piece of clean leaf and put it in his mouth, and a slightly bitter taste spread on the tip of his tongue.

It wasn't very tasty. She stuck out her tongue and put down the rattan wooden box she was carrying. After opening it, she rummaged through it. She took out a small wooden box from the box.

This little box the size of a palm was one that Athey put into her suitcase before she left.

"Little Lacey, please accept this. If you encounter a good herb on the road, you can put it in it to prevent it from spoiling and losing its medicinal properties."

"Traveling outside is a must. I used to travel in Lei Zezhong. I saw good things several times, but I didn't dare to pick them, because the medicinal properties were lost after picking, which was so distressing, so later I specially I went to Wanziqianhonggu to get a few boxes of herbs."

"This jade box holds herbs with high temperature or violent nature, and another wooden box holds herbs with low temperature or mild nature."

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"No need to say no, although it is relatively rare in the outside world, it is not uncommon among the big factions. I have a few more."

I don't want to use it today, although it's a bit wasteful to only use it to hold bronze-level herbs, but it's better than nothing, the girl thought to herself.

Originally, Roland Hill thought that this trip would be boring, but what she saw on the road made her happy.

Because the west of Yanying Island is close to the Suiyan Mountains, there are many monsters, the mountains are rugged, and there are few people, so there are more herbs preserved, and few people collect them.

As she went deeper, the trails in the mountain roads gradually disappeared, until at the end it was completely wild mountains and valleys, and there were no more roads.

Gravels and dead leaves are scattered all over the forest floor, tree roots are coiled and moss spreads all over, and thorns covered with thorns cover the gap under the tree. If ordinary people come in and face this complex terrain, even if they are fully equipped, they will cut through thorns and thorns. , can't walk a few kilometers in a day.

However, this girl with light footsteps walked in the forest, as if she was walking on a flat road.

The pure white dress passed through the layers of woods and remained clean. The wooden box in her hand sometimes floated up and sometimes fell, as if nothing was there, following the girl through the complicated area.

What still makes many herb collectors envy is that this girl seems to have divine help. Even the most hidden herbs can be found by her. Perhaps this is the bonus of perception talent.

Along the way, she harvested large and small herbs, including bronze-grade and several silver-grade trees, which were carefully kept in boxes by her.

When it was dark, Roland Hill stopped at a place in the forest, where a red and yellow oak tree grew, with a tall canopy, and the space under the tree was relatively clean and flat.

I chose this place because Roland Hill sensed the nearby area for dozens of miles, and found that there was a small mountain spring nearby for drinking water, so I stopped.

After putting the wooden box down for the time being, Roland Hill first drank some water, then jumped up slightly and stood among the branches and leaves of the oak tree. Although the slender branches under her feet were bent, they still carried this girl whose weight was as light as cotton. She first picked some oak trees, and then jumped off gently, landing on her toes and landing among the soft grass leaves.

The fruit of the oak tree is similar to that of the oak tree, because they are all of the Quercus genus under the Fagaceae, but the names and shapes are slightly different.

Loren Hill put these cyan acorns on the skirt of his knees, sat quietly by the fire, and carefully peeled off the shells. This is her dinner today.

The sky has completely darkened, the fires in the woods are burning quietly, and the moist moisture in the dead branches emerges from the cross-section as the temperature rises, forming tiny bubbles one by one, which are constantly bursting and bursts of white gas.

The orange-red flames licked the bottom of the pottery cup, heating the spring water in it, and sometimes the breeze blew, causing the flames to sway and stretched the shadow of the girl beside her.

White and slender fingers peeled off the shell of the acorn, revealing the complete and smooth oval shell. As time passed, the peeled round acorns gathered in her skirt.

When she could almost fill a bowl, Roland Hill stopped. She picked up the acorns, walked to the clear spring before, carefully washed several times, drained the water, and then went back to the fire. Beside the pile, put the acorns one by one into the boiling clay cup, being careful not to let the water overflow.

Watching the waterline slowly reach the edge of the cup, she also stopped, put the remaining acorns in the box, and waited quietly with her legs in her arms.

Acorns or oak fruits contain tannins, which are not good for direct consumption. They are generally suitable for consumption after being boiled in water. This is also one of the oldest foods for human beings.

After a while, seeing the clear spring water gradually changing color, Roland Hill drained it, and then put it into the clear spring water to continue cooking. After doing this twice, the bitterness in the acorns is removed.

After the acorn is cooked, its outer skin is also softened, pick up a peeled one and put it in your mouth, chew it slowly, you can feel a unique soft and sweet taste.

In this way, Roland Hill sat by the fire, ate dinner quietly, and enjoyed this rare quiet moment.

Recently, I have been traveling through the crowds of people in the city. It has been a long time since I sat by the fire alone to eat. The flames that burned quietly at night seemed to have a peculiar magic, attracting the girl, allowing her to completely relax her mind and mood, without having to think about the complicated things in the outside world, and slowly enjoy the quiet time that belongs to her.

Even if he was a little disturbed before because of amnesia, he 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, so that she can temporarily break away from the heavy burden and enjoy this alone peace.

Until the vast galaxy in the night sky spreads, until the insects and the night wind blow, until she falls into a peaceful and peaceful slumber.