Mercenary Wars

Chapter 170 Herbal Prayer
The fourth-tier tidal land means you might encounter level eight competitors.

It's a little high, but it's not a big problem.

Those who received the divination results all had a plan in mind. Except for Gaucano, Daniel, and Barons, everyone else decided to join the border guard.

All that's left is the paperwork.

Surprisingly, Captain Lucius was extremely reluctant to see more than a dozen mercenaries "switch sides"—more reluctant than most people expected, to the point that even with General Muradin's intervention, it took a lot of persuasion to reach an agreement.

After a dozen or so men joined the border guards, Muradin led them to form a mission to visit the Red Dwarfs.

Nothing unexpected happened.

In order to gain the right to operate on the ground and a certain degree of alliance, the Red Dwarfs agreed to the conditions proposed by Muradin.

They dispatched a group of highly skilled craftsmen to carry out a comprehensive restoration, renovation, and reinforcement of the former Labzat Fortress, now known as the South Muradin Fortress.

As the South Muradin fortress rapidly recovered from its ruins, the situation in the war was also developing further.

After a brief rest, Prince Eric led his army westward, successively conquering several towns and military outposts in Dibuto and massacring countless infidels.

Some pagans "abandoned darkness and embraced light," converting to the Mosaic religion.

However, not many people can make this choice. At least those who have the holy name of the saints of Yamen are almost impossible to convert to Christianity unless they “wash away” their holy name through some secret and extreme means.

Women are often permitted to convert, especially women of childbearing age. After all, the war of reproduction is the oldest and most protracted holy war among all male creatures.

For two men, when they meet on a narrow path, one of them will inevitably become experience points.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Gaugano, at least not for the time being.

He still devoted his days to studying herbalism and alchemy, avoiding everything else whenever possible. He was also largely uninvolved in the renewed contact with the red dwarves.

After mastering the necessary magic, he also learned two second-circle spells.

Seeing through invisibility, and clairvoyance.

Both spells can be described as "seeing through invisibility," but seeing through invisibility is mainly for thief spells, while seeing through invisibility is for spirits.

In fact, Gao Jiano had wanted to learn clairvoyance since he encountered a ghost while buying a house.

Unfortunately, clairvoyance was classified as black magic by the church, making it impossible to obtain through legitimate means, and too expensive on the black market, forcing him to give up with regret.

Fortunately, Joan's "Ghost Taxonomy" recorded this spell, which finally allowed Gaucano to get what he wanted.

Of course, clairvoyance is not easy to learn.

Although it is a second-circle spell and not particularly difficult, spirits are rare, making it impossible for Gaucanor to practice it in practice; he can only practice it abstractly.

Therefore, "mastering clairvoyance" was destined not to be his first goal.

In contrast, due to intensive hands-on practice and the necessary financial investment, Gaucano's herbalism progressed rapidly, with his proficiency increasing significantly every day.

After finally completing a bottle of "underwater breathing agent", a few lines of long-awaited information flashed through his mind.

Level 4 Herbalism: 500/500

Learned Level 5 Herbalism

[Spirit +2, Intelligence +2, Agility +1]

[Spirit: 34/53]

[Intelligence: 28/53]

[Agility: 30/53]

[Experience +25] [Gained: Herbal Prayer]

Herbalism maxed out!
And most importantly—herbal prayers!

Similar to a sword-wielding prayer to a god who wields a sword, a herbal prayer is a prayer to a god associated with herbs.

However, the difference lies in the fact that sword-wielding prayers are usually regarded as a trump card in battle, and people only use them in times of crisis; herbal prayers, on the other hand, are often used in ordinary times.

Gaucano just wants to pray right now.

After some thought and recalling his knowledge of mysticism, he quickly determined the content of his prayer.

“Generous Demeter, goddess of harvest, hear my herbal prayers,” Gaucano prayed silently in his heart. “May I successfully complete this first potion-making process…”

As the prayer ended, a subtle and mysterious vibration followed.

Some information suddenly came to mind.

[Status Acquired: Alchemical Inspiration]

[Effect: Your next potion crafting will have a higher success rate and potion quality]

Alchemical Inspiration!

They actually responded, and without any divine revelation!

Gaucano couldn't help but feel excited, and immediately began to rub his hands together in anticipation.

Let's begin making the potion!
The Blood Magic Notebook records many minor potion recipes, but after carefully reviewing them, Gaucanor was already convinced that most of them were not suitable for his current situation.

It may not be suitable for one's abilities, financial resources, or needs.

The only potion truly suitable for him is a secondary stabilizing potion.

The effect of a stabilizing elixir is to improve either physical condition or mental state; whichever is lower, it will be improved. A high-quality stabilizing elixir can improve both.

In terms of materials, the only type of Forget-Me-Not plant required for the Stabilizing Elixir is Earth-based, unlike some elixirs which require multiple or even all types of Forget-Me-Not plants.

For example, the "Change of Appearance" potion requires all types of Forgetful Plants.

Of course, the "Transformation and Renewal" remedy is also one of the most effective remedies.

The Divine Transformation Elixir is even more potent than its name suggests, capable of reshaping all of a person's attributes except for their thoughts, including race, gender, lineage... and even their holy name!

Moreover, the results of the reshaping are usually non-negative; for example, one's appearance won't become ugly, one's body won't become weak, and one's holy name won't become a worthless holy name. All abnormal states are also completely cleared away, leaving one as clean as if reborn.

Even compared to miracles, the effects of the Divine Transformation Elixir are top-notch.

Of course, anything that reaches the quality of "divine" is no different from a miracle, regardless of its practical value or rarity. For example, there is no such thing as a divine potion in any of the official historical records of Faraloo.

Even for the emperor of the Blood Elf Empire, holy quality potions were almost nothing more than a fantasy.

Besides the Stabilizing Agent, there are actually a few other agents that only require Earth-type Forget-Me-Not plants.

For example, fossil compound.

However, the use of fossil compound is a bit too "just in case," and its application scenarios are very limited.

On the other hand, the basic premise for the fossil compound to work is that someone knows the full name of the saint.

If no one knows the full holy name of the person and calls upon it before their own statue, drinking the fossil potion will almost always result in only one outcome—becoming a guardian stone, which will then be taken away and sold by some lucky adventurer.

Unfortunately, Gaucano does not currently have such a person.

(End of this chapter)