Chapter 32 An Old Friend
"Boss Ban, this is my friend. Just because you weren't Boss Hai's friend doesn't mean you're his friend. Shouldn't my friend also be your friend? Could you do our friend a small favor?"
Boss Ban was confused by her words.
"Ah? Oh... so this young lady is also a friend of us ocean dwellers."
"Oh, why didn't you say so sooner? Let me see these medicinal herbs... Easy! I'll get them for you right away."
The girl under the hood glanced at Mingzhao in surprise, seemingly not expecting the matter to be resolved so easily.
But she remained indifferent. After accepting the medicinal herbs, she quietly thanked Mingzhao and turned to leave.
Mingzhao hurriedly chased after him.
Is there anything else you need?
Mingzhao was speechless. She had just helped her, and this was how she treated her. If she didn't know that this was just her personality and that she was actually a very good person, she probably would have left in anger by now.
Fortunately, Mingzhao knew how to pique her interest.
"Are you here to make medicine for heatstroke? I smell a strong odor of Atractylodes lancea and Pogostemon cablin on you."
Sure enough, when she heard something related to her field of expertise, her eyes lit up instantly, and her tone of voice became cheerful.
"So you know about traditional Chinese medicine? Yes, I see the temperature is getting higher and higher, so I want to brew some medicine for heatstroke to keep on hand."
Mingzhao smiled slightly: "Let me introduce myself. I am the Invincible Tyrannomon. You can also call me by my real name, Mingzhao."
"Hello, I am the mixed-race prince who never washes his hair. My real name is Lu Chanyi."
Lu Chanyi showed no reaction to the name "Invincible Tyrannosaurus Beast" and revealed her own name without reservation.
Mingzhao could only indulge him, after all, this person was so detached from worldly affairs and never looked at the large group chat.
"I see a lot of herbs on this island that I don't recognize. Would you like to walk around with me?"
“Okay, my family has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for generations. I know these things best. Let me introduce them to you.”
Lu Chanyi took off her hood and smiled, her smile subtle yet elegant, like a newly blossoming lily of the valley.
Mingzhao led Lu Chanyi along the intricate paths of Yaoshi Island. Along the way, Lu Chanyi enthusiastically explained the pharmacological uses of various herbs.
There were many technical terms that she couldn't understand at all, but she still listened with a smile, showing great patience.
Mingzhao recalled that in his previous life, it was also on this island that he first met her.
She had been bitten by a five-step snake on the island and was lying on the ground unable to move, thinking she was going to die.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a cave. The poison had disappeared, and Lu Chanyi was in the distance sorting out the medicinal herbs she had collected on the island.
Mingzhao tried to talk to her, but the other person completely ignored her. She thought the other person was deaf and mute.
When Mingzhao walked over and curiously watched her sorting the medicinal herbs, asking her what they were as if talking to herself, she suddenly stood up and began to ramble on and on, which startled Mingzhao.
Mingzhao stayed with her for the next few days.
This person was very strange. It was already late in the dungeon, and her attribute points were very high, but she had absolutely no combat ability. Her movements when attacking and dodging monsters were like those of a child.
But she had all sorts of potions, and for a time, no monster on the island could get close to her.
Whenever she had free time, she would introduce the medicinal herbs on the island to Mingzhao. Mingzhao didn't remember many of them, except for two: patchouli and atractylodes.
Mingzhao often lamented that she knew nothing about the Great Voyage game, paid no attention to messages in the group chat, and rarely traded with anyone. She really didn't know how she had survived until now.
The two later helped each other and successfully left the instance.
But before Mingzhao could contact her again, a national-level instance appeared.
The Rabbit Kingdom fell in the dungeon, losing its server. The survivors were scattered to servers in other countries.
Mingzhao was never able to contact her again.
Having the chance to meet again in this life, Mingzhao was overjoyed and wanted to take off immediately.
After exploring the herb field for a while, Mingzhao pretended to suddenly remember something.
"By the way, when I first arrived, I discovered a place on this island with many things I've never seen before. Would you like to go take a look? It's on the volcano."
Lu Chanyi immediately became interested: "Growing on a volcano? Is it a volcanic banyan? Or a spicier?"
"I don't know it either, you'll find out when you go and see for yourself."
So the two headed towards the volcano and struggled to climb to the crater.
Mingzhao pointed into the crater and said, "Look, those are the ones."
Looking down from the crater, it appears to be a completely separate ecosystem.
The red, translucent plants are covered in flames, and obsidian-like barnacles grow on the backs of the crimson turtles in the pool. The vines growing on the rock walls will actively attack the red beetles that pass by.
All of this is a mysterious landscape that does not exist on Earth.
Mingzhao cannot reveal that these are ingredients for a magic potion.
“I’ve never seen these materials before, and I always felt that I could use them to make a medicine that has never existed in the world before.”
Lu Chanyi was stunned. The mysterious and dazzling medicinal herbs reflected in her clear eyes, as if they had stirred up a stormy sea.
"I want to go down and take a look."
As Lu Chanyi spoke, she took out a rope from her spatial storage and prepared to go down.
"Hey, don't go. If you touch Ban Laoban's medicinal herbs now, you'll be expelled from this island."
Lu Chanyi seemed not to hear and began looking around for a place to hang the rope.
"You will never be able to come to this island again, and you will never see these medicinal herbs again!"
Lu Chanyi finally came to her senses.
Mingzhao breathed a sigh of relief and continued to make empty promises to her.
"Don't be in such a hurry. Maybe there will be a dungeon on this island later. I've also heard that some people have encountered those self-picking cards on the island. Maybe you'll have a chance to come back in the future and legally take these medicinal herbs away."
"And if you want to come back in the future, don't you have an island selection card?"
Lu Chanyi was captivated by her rosy promises and finally stopped thinking about going down to the volcano.
In fact, Mingzhao wasn't just making empty promises. There were indeed events held on the island later, and self-picking cards did exist, but she hadn't seen them.
However, if she encounters it again later, she will definitely give it to Lu Chanyi.
After all, the magical effects of those legendary potions really piqued her curiosity.
The two walked back to the beach.
Lu Chanyi's boat was a planting boat, covered with lush medicinal fields, and the aroma of medicinal herbs could be smelled from afar.
Mingzhao summoned the control panel.
"We've formed a small team, do you want to join us? Everyone really needs your potions. If you need any raw materials in the future, you can tell us. We also have people specifically in charge of trading on the public chat."
After saying so much in one breath, Mingzhao felt very uneasy. She was worried that, given Lu Chanyi's personality, she would not participate in such a group activity at all.
Lu Chanyi smiled easily, as if she had no grudges at all.
"OK."
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