Cornflower Witch

Chapter 296 Cornflower Dew

After spending three days in the Dark Sand Valley, Hilti and her team purchased goods there before returning home.

"These are the high-grade magnetic sands you need."

Before leaving, the local alchemist gave Hilti three heavy jars of magnetic sand to her. Out of curiosity, Hilti asked about the purpose of the magnetic sand.

"If it were our school, we would use it to make large engines. Of course, its uses are not limited to that; it can also be used to make some precision instruments, such as astronomical instruments and detection devices."

After loading the goods, Hilti followed the team back. On the way, she looked through relevant information and began to try to fuse the three cards: [Overgrown Vines], [Wild Growth], and [Sprouting Trees].

All three catalyze and manipulate plant growth. Once mastered, most plants in the world can be manipulated, and they can then be combined into [Natural Growth], forming a single ability card.

Compared to the individual abilities [Overgrown Vines], [Wild Growth], and [Sprouting Trees], [Natural Growth] is clearly more difficult to acquire and has a wider range of effects, leading people to believe that it was developed from the three abilities. However, according to historical records, [Natural Growth] is earlier. It is said that this is an ability that many high-level fairies are born with. Later, due to the difficulty of learning it, elves and humans split it into three different abilities.

Upon returning to Lantern Town, Hilti began attempting fusion.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, three cards with emerald borders on the destiny chart shimmered with light. In the first card, countless blades of grass danced like waves; in the second card, numerous vines and thorns danced together; and in the third card, a towering tree stood majestically like a mountain, piercing the clouds.

The light of the three cards flickered and shimmered, like breathing. The three frequencies gradually became consistent, and then they emerged from the Destiny Plate and overlapped. Their patterns merged and intertwined, flashing with strange colors, until finally, the patterns became clear, and a brand new card appeared.

Its border is surrounded by green vines, and inside is a harmonious natural landscape, with big trees, shrubs in the forest, blooming flowers, and lush grass, where all kinds of nature freely stretch out their life.

'Natural growth' achieved!

[Natural Growth Lv.5]: 'The ability to rapidly accelerate plant growth, usable for manipulating various types of plants.' (Compared to before, the range of influence is wider, the speed is faster, and the manipulation is more precise.)
If 'Lv.1' only allows plants to slowly grow roots, new buds, and tender leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye, then 'Lv.5' is much faster. If used to stimulate grass-like plants, the speed will be so fast that it's impossible to keep up.

For beings with the 'Emerald' affinity, the ability [Natural Growth] is a benchmark, signifying the formal entry into the 'Emerald' affinity path. This is because the application of this ability is very broad, and it can be used in conjunction with many other 'Emerald' affinity abilities and spells, making it like a panacea.

Its significance and value are no less than those of the castle-like walls and curtains.

After acquiring this ability, Hilti tried to use it in various places in Lantern Town. As a result, in the past few days, small roadside gardens have suddenly appeared in the town, benches that were not seen for a day have suddenly grown into large trees that provide shade, and several beautiful water lilies have suddenly bloomed in the dull ponds, and so on.

As she became more familiar with the tree, Hiltiya was able to use this ability to make the newly grown grapevine buds outline various floral patterns at will, or to make the tree just avoid the houses next to it, with its canopy extending gracefully to one side to shelter the windows from the wind and rain.

Alternatively, the newly grown trunk could be shaped into a straight sword and then broken off to be used as a wooden sword.

Now, Tia's ability to manipulate plants has reached the pinnacle of her level. Many gardeners often need to be at the fourth level to integrate three abilities.

In addition, Hilti decided to focus her energy on cultivation for the time being. As for improving combat power, the many abilities she has learned in the 'Alien' aspect are sufficient for the current stage. Even if she learns more attack methods of the 'Cui Mi' aspect, they are not as flexible and useful as those of the 'Alien' aspect. It is better to save her energy and concentrate on using the abilities of the 'Cui Mi' aspect to cultivate crops.

Life returned to its usual tranquility. Every day, the young woman shuttled between the town's offices and gardens. After handling official business, she would take a walk in the greenhouse garden to relax and tend to the crops.

Over the course of three months, Hiltiya carefully harvested the three-tiered cornflowers she had painstakingly cultivated and meticulously categorized them according to the depth of their petal colors.

She carefully separated the cornflowers she had picked into 36 different shades of blue, from pale blue, which was closest to white, to indigo, which was very close to purple. After separating them, she used alchemical tools to extract the juice from the cornflower petals, and after a series of complicated processes, she obtained 36 small bottles of 'cornflower dew'.

【Cornflower Dew】(Tier 3, Emerald Honey): The essence extracted from cornflower petals, of perfect quality, can be used for dyeing, painting, and making potions.

This tiny bottle is only the size of Hilti's little finger, exceptionally small, but its pale blue color is exceptionally beautiful, and when placed in the sunlight, one can see the subtle flow of color.

If Siltia were an excellent extraordinary painter, she could probably use these flower dews to create exquisite extraordinary paintings of the 'fourth tier'.

(Picture book coloring, 'Cornflower Blue' +2)

A brand new color also appeared in Hilti's picture book and was recognized by her. It is different from the popular "morning dew green" of the "Cui Mi" character and has a very obvious personal style and temperament of a young girl.

Ah, so this can also add color to the picture book? She always thought that she had to do something amazing to be recognized and recorded.

She arranged the row of blue floral dews in transparent glass containers, their colors gradually changing from light to dark. They looked especially beautiful in the white cardboard box. Finally, Hilti picked up a pen and wrote the time of the floral dew extraction on the cardboard box, along with her own signature.

~'Covenant Chronicle 2149, 11, 28, Hilti'

After doing all this, Hilti placed another cornflower she had grown on top of the dew glass tubes inside the cardboard box, and then gently closed the box.

Suddenly feeling a sense of accomplishment, Hilti hugged the box, looking at it again and again. Her fingers traced the glass tube, her gaze lingering on the different colored transparent floral dews, feeling the emerald honey-like quality emanating from them, and the faint, tranquil rhythm of the cornflower.

"I love it!" Hilti thought for a moment and decided to give it back to someone as a gift.

So she sat down at the table, picked up a pen, and wrote a long letter recounting her experiences over the past two years, the surprise of receiving the cornflower seeds, and her gratitude to the recipient.

After finishing the long letter, the girl wrote a final sentence.

'Thank you, Florella.' — Your friend, Sylvia.

That was enough. Hilti folded the letter and placed it in the box containing the 'cornflower dew', then sealed it and stamped it with her seal using sealing wax.

In the afternoon, Hilti placed the box into a better-protected long wooden container, filled it with cotton, and attached a 'castle'-like sealing branch to suppress the aura inside from spreading outwards. Finally, she entrusted this gift to the team returning to the Woodland Alliance.

"The mail to Miss Florella at 'Fruit Garden Spring' must be delivered in person."

"Yes, Lady Tiya."

After carefully accepting the gift, the transport team set off for Mammoth Town, where it would be transferred to another post before being delivered to the designated person.

Gifts imbued with emotions and friendship return to each other, and the bonds that bind us together deepen with each exchange.

(End of this chapter)