Cornflower Witch

Chapter 40 Tutoring Plan
After their outing and study in Luanshu Village, the group boarded the carriage again and returned to Jiaoshi City.

This week wasn't a long time, but when everyone returned to Jiaoshi City, they had the illusion that a much longer period of time had passed.

"Therefore, going out to play is a necessary thing."

Taliel sat at the dining table and shared her thoughts with Sylvia.

"How's work going, Taliel?" Hilti asked while eating her mushroom soup.

"I'm doing great. I've traveled all over Jiaoshicheng during this period, and now no one knows the local situation better than me," she proudly introduced herself.

"Really? Do you know where I can buy herbs at high prices?" Hiltiya asked jokingly.

"Well, the most common way is to go to the Apothecary Guild, but there are many people who sell herbs there. People from nearby villages send a batch over every now and then."

"Secondly, there's the Adventurers' Guild. Some apothecaries or other professionals need herbs that they can't buy from the Apothecary Guild, so they'll put a bounty on them from the Adventurers' Guild."

"Finally, there are the chambers of commerce. They also buy some herbs and then transport them to other cities for resale."

"Generally speaking, the order of prices is Adventurers' Guild > Merchant Guild > Apothecary Guild. However, the first two only accept specific herbs, unlike the Apothecary Guild, which accepts many kinds."

"Oh, I see." Hilti thought for a moment, it seemed she would have to go to the Adventurers' Guild and Merchant Guild in the city tomorrow.

After lunch, Hilti went to the backyard to observe her 'Swan Orchid' again. After seven days of changes, the situation had changed significantly.

【Swan Orchid】(Excellence-76): Currently growing, humidity is not optimal and needs to be increased to 21.24%. Ambient temperature is slightly low and needs to be increased by 5.8 degrees Celsius. Breathability is optimal, nutrients are sufficient, and there is a slight micronutrient deficiency...

The current quality is already excellent, and there is still room for improvement. Hiltiya gently placed her hand on the bulb of the Swan Orchid to sense it, and a hint of emerald green flashed in her eyes.

After a long while, she withdrew her hand, her expression thoughtful.

……

The next day, she first went to the Adventurers' Guild to see if there were any bounties.

"A bounty for rare herbs?" Mylene thought for a moment, then took out the latest bounty book and flipped through it.

"It seems like there haven't been any lately. But what herbs do you have? Did you pick them yourself, or did you grow them?" she asked, a little curious.

“I found them in the forest recently.” Hiltiya took out a piece of paper from her pocket, which listed in detail the herbs and plants she had picked in the past few days.

"Wow, that's a lot! You must have put in a lot of effort," Mylene exclaimed in surprise.

"However, girls should avoid going to remote forests, or they might get snatched away by the tigresses in the forest."

"No, not at all, Sister Mylin." The girl shook her cute head.

"Hehe, you have a companion with you? That's good, but safety is indeed very important." She replied while looking at the table of contents.

“I’ve got it. Viscount Xuefeng’s steward inquired about the bounty for this sickle vine before. He said he always needed it and would take as many as he could. It’s 50 copper coins per vine.”

“This price is quite high; ordinary herbs cost at most 10 coppers,” Mylin told Shirutia.

"You have written 8 plants here. You can bring them all over. After I check them, I will give you 4 silver coins."

"Thank you, Sister Mylin."

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Hilti went to several merchant guilds in the city. After inquiring at each one, she sold some herbs and earned nearly 10 silver coins.

The rest can probably only be sold to the Alchemist Guild, which should fetch about 8 silver coins, she thought.

Unfortunately, the apothecary here doesn't know any mushroom-related potions, so he doesn't accept rare mushrooms. Perhaps she could ask Professor Hyde if he needed any. ...

As the new day began, after the morning classes, Maester Hyde listened to Hilti's question and nodded slightly.

"I rarely concoct potions, but I have a few friends who really need similar rare herbs. Bring me the rest so I can take a look."

"These are ten glass bottles. Remember to put the precious mushrooms in them to cultivate; this way, they can be preserved for a longer period of time." He opened the drawer and took out ten empty glass bottles.

“Okay, teacher.” Hiltiya accepted the ten small glass bottles and expressed her gratitude.

That afternoon, it was the usual combat training session, but everyone seemed a bit distracted, probably because they hadn't quite shaken off their holiday mood yet.

"Barron and Mike are both recovering from injuries and didn't come today."

"Miss Iona didn't come either. Life has become so boring without seeing that beautiful lady." Several boys leaned on the railing, watching the few people training in the field, and complained.

In the shaded rest area, Hilti is currently reviewing her notes from her new work, organizing some knowledge, and considering how to integrate these scattered pieces of information into an interconnected knowledge system.

Hyde was very knowledgeable, and he didn't get too bogged down in his lectures. He would often digress to other topics, and if you really understood those extra topics, they would be very helpful in understanding the current knowledge.

However, students have different aptitudes. For some students, these extracurricular contents are like incomprehensible noises that interfere with the simple knowledge framework they have built.

Considering the significant differences in the students' foundational knowledge, and that Hiltiya was to assist those with weaker foundations, she had to first eliminate overly obscure knowledge and lay a solid foundation for everyone.

That should be about right.

After an afternoon of organizing, Hilti had roughly outlined the knowledge system for the month and comfortably closed her notes and books.

After that, she could spend two hours each day tutoring those students who were not good at the basics. However, she decided to start with Karen for the next two days. She suddenly thought of finding her most familiar classmate to practice with.

"Karen~" she called to the girl who had just finished training and was resting not far away.

"What is it?" Karen washed her face with water, dried it, and walked over.

"Tomorrow, um, and every afternoon after that, I'll give you extra lessons in secret history, how about that?"

"This..." She hesitated for a moment, but seeing the girl's earnest and expectant eyes, Karen nodded.

"I might not be very smart, Tiya, don't have too high hopes." She had never been able to understand complex theoretical knowledge very well, and she was also worried about disappointing the girl's good intentions.

“It’s alright, let’s start small.” Hilti jumped down from the chair and came to Karen’s side.

"I will adjust according to your learning progress and situation."

"What are you two talking about?" Komia walked over, curious about what the two were saying.

"We were talking about helping Karen with her studies. Would you like to come over and listen tomorrow?"

"Ah, tutoring? I'm reminded of some bad memories." Komia had been tutored by her parents before, but she was too playful and the results were poor, so it was eventually abandoned.

"Let's try it."

"Hmm, okay, but if I can't learn it, Tiya isn't allowed to call me stupid."

The laughter of the three men echoed under the bright blue sky.

(End of this chapter)