In some of these special locales, precious herbs would sprout of their own accord.
Thus, the Protégés tasked with guarding Botanic Haven had to routinely scour the area, searching for any missed Elixir Herbs.
After half an hour, Alavin stumbled upon two Ordinary Elixir Herbs, which he promptly stuffed into his mouth and swallowed whole.
He was taking a risk, a great risk! On the surface, he appeared nonchalant, but inside, his heart was in his throat, wondering if he might find a precious Elixir Herb grown in secret.
"Who goes there?" A patrolling Protégé spotted Alavin.
"I'm just delivering goods. Mariela has seen me; she bid me leave, but I seem to have lost my way," Alavin replied, not dodging or hiding but instead striding briskly forward.
"Mariela?" The Protégé eyed him suspiciously.
"I met her at the edge of the herb garden."
The Protégé approached to personally inspect his stone urn, searched his person, and glanced over the list. "Follow this path down, and don't wander off. If I catch you here again, you won't get off so easily."
"My thanks." Alavin quickly departed, vanishing into the mist. However, once he was well away from the Protégé, he slowed his pace and began to wander again, muttering to himself about Elixir Herbs.
An hour passed with little to show for his efforts, save for one Ordinary Elixir Herb and encounters with three patrolling Protégés, one of whom nearly dragged him before an Elder.
ready to give up. Gritting his
the base of the mountain, there was a cliff some fifty meters high, draped with dark green ivy. In a secluded nook amid
last, a bit of fortune," Alavin murmured, seeing no one around. He set down the stone
python lunged out, its gaping maw aiming for Alavin's head. It was dark green, camouflaged within the vines,
swung a punch, landing a blow on the serpent's head with the force of several hundred pounds. The python
and one by one, more massive pythons awoke, flicking their tongues and setting their
exhilarated. It was said that beasts often guarded precious wild Elixir Herbs, and the more
the cliff wall shook violently, not just with pythons but also
in delight. An Advanced Elixir Fruit? This was an Advanced Elixir Fruit! What a stroke
flaunt one no bigger than an egg, yet this
this a wild one? It looks to be." Alavin surveyed his surroundings. There would be
pythons and venomous snakes became agitated, emerging in droves,
the sound of hurried footsteps rushed toward the location. Without a moment to spare, Alavin quickly ascended the
A stern voice called out from ahead; it
truly lost,"
to be? Let's see if you're
Botanic Haven is sacred ground; I know the
who you are. You're Alavin, aren't you?
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