Creak~ Livia pushed open the door and walked into the dark room. She walked to the table, made a seal and lit the oil lamp.

Pulling out a wooden chair and sitting down, Livia looked at the two new books next to the pile of books on the table.

"The Travels of Frigg" and "Miscellaneous Notes on Magical Potions". Frigg's Travels and Miscellaneous Notes on Magical Potions, thinking that Livia took the Miscellaneous Notes on Magical Potions first.

What is a potion?

As soon as I opened it, I saw these words written on the title page.

Livia frowned slightly and turned to the next page.

Potions, full name is magical pharmacology.

Its essence is that various magical materials are combined together to form magical medicines that can be beneficial or harmful.

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Magical plants are living things that we must respect, they are the essence of nature.

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There are several types of magical plants, each of which has applications in specific areas, and it is important that we understand and use magical herbs clearly so that we can make the most of them.

…

Soon, Livia flipped through the book of potion miscellanies, which did not have much content. The entire book basically talked about the properties of potions, and only mentioned the appearance, effects and properties of several medicines.

Doesn't Kovagr have books on magical materials and detailed illustrations of monsters?

Livia thought with some doubt, frowning slightly.

No wonder Delong agreed so readily, it turns out there is no book that actually records all this.

That's not right. How could there be no records? Even if people throughout the ages have recorded more than just these monsters and potions they encountered, there wouldn't be any such thing.

The books delivered before and this afternoon basically all contained information about monsters or magic materials. Even if all of them were picked out and summarized, there was only some common information about monsters and magic materials, and the information was not very complete.

Bang bang~ The sound of knocking on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"My lord, here is what you requested."

The voice of the guard came from outside the door.

Livia took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed the doubts in her heart.

"Come in."

Creak~ The door was pushed open again, and the guard who was seen at the stairs before came in with a tray and carefully placed the small kettle and cup on the tray next to Livia's hand.

"My lord, this is sage water. It has a very refreshing effect."

"Um."

sage?

Livia remembered a potion material she had just seen in the book in her hand. Sage, which has been aged for a long time and has spiritual properties, is also a common magical plant. It has the function of enhancing clarity, wisdom, spirit, rationality, etc. It is usually used as an auxiliary medicine to refine potions related to spiritual properties. In addition, it is also used in rituals such as prophecy, divination, and testing lies.

Common sage also has a slight refreshing and calming effect, and has been discovered by some ordinary human herbalists as a perennial aromatic plant that combines the medicinal properties of more than 20 kinds of plants. It has the effects of nourishing, preventing diseases, antiseptic and antibacterial, and cleaning wounds. It is well-known for its medicinal properties and commonness, and is regarded as a panacea in this world.

The author of the book Potions Miscellany added a line of words in the section about sage: "When doing experiments or meditating, you can have a drink mixed with sage powder. Thank you."

While thinking in her mind, Livia thanked the guard.

"It's okay, it's okay. Well, I'll go downstairs to take up my post first. Just call me if you need anything."

The guard was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said in a panic, then slowly backed out and closed the door.

"Hehe..." Livia smiled, picked up the kettle and poured a cup of water. The color was not much different from ordinary water, and a little bit of grass could be vaguely seen, but the fragrance was a bit strong and pungent, as if mixed with some camphor.

But this had no effect on him. He had smelled the most pungent smells and seen the most disgusting monsters. How could he care about such a strong and pungent smell?

Livia raised the water glass and took a sip. It was slightly sweet and bitter. She commented on the taste on her tongue.

There is a very slight improvement in mental recovery, but if I hadn't specifically sensed it, I wouldn't have been able to feel it. Maybe it's just an ordinary sage problem.

Putting down the water cup, Livia changed the book in her hand to another copy of The Travels of Flegg.

Under the dim light, the sound of pages turning gently could be faintly heard.

…

After an unknown amount of time, the oil lamps dimmed and seemed to be about to burn out.

Hmm...

Livia stretched and let out a breath of foul air.

Livia had already read the last page of the book on the table in front of her, and she slowly closed the book.

The content of this book is much richer than that of Potions Miscellany. It records what happened on the author's journey from the easternmost part of the Kingdom of Savoy to Kovagr near the northernmost part. Although it can be seen that some parts have been modified and changed a lot, it seems that some things that are not easy to be known are hidden.

This book is simply an autobiography of an adventurer or explorer's life. It describes in detail the customs and habits of dozens of territories, the lords' families and a series of other things. There are also many contents about encountering monsters in the wild. The author has actually killed several monsters as an ordinary person. I think he is a ruthless person.

"call……

It's getting late, so take some time to rest and get up early tomorrow to see Will off."

Thinking about this, he stood up and blew out the oil lamp. In fact, this level of darkness did not have much impact on him. Lighting the oil lamp was just a way for him to get used to being in the light.

There were faint sounds of undressing in the room, followed by the sound of someone breathing in sleep.

…

The next morning, when it was just getting light, at the gate of the castle, "Livia?

You've been waiting so long?"

Will, who had just walked out of the castle, looked at Livia with some surprise. She seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

"You left so early. How could I have waited for you if I hadn't waited earlier?"

Livia said with a smile, he got up before dawn and rushed to the door to wait.

Will smiled helplessly and shook his head, "No need to send me off."

"That won't do. We've known each other for a while now, so as a friend, how can I not come and see you off?"

"Okay, then you can just send it here. Don't send it any further."

Livia took a look at Will's outfit, which was not much different from usual, except for the large backpack on his back.

"Don't you need a horse to travel with you?

I remember Delong said that he would give each of us a horse when we left."

He asked with some confusion.

"The places I'm going to are all swamps. If I bring a horse along, it will either be sold or thrown away along the way. Rather than wasting a warhorse that I've worked so hard to train, I'd better walk. I only need to bring a backpack of food and other things."

Will explained, shaking his head.

Livia nodded thoughtfully. His previous Shadow had disappeared while he was fighting the Blood Demon. Delon sent people to look for it but couldn't find it. It must have either run to a far place or been eaten by a monster in the wild.

well……

Ordinary war horses, how should I put it, are still no match for monsters...

"Okay, I'm leaving first. If I leave now, I might be able to reach a small village on the edge of Cohen Prairie to rest at night."

"Well, I wish you a safe journey."

"Don't worry, there is still a long way to go. Where there are meetings, there will be separations, and where there are separations, there will be meetings."

Will smiled and waved past Livia.

Watching Will's back gradually disappear into the corner of the street, Livia stood there for a while, finally sighed, turned around and walked back into the castle.

After teaching Jim, it's time for me to set off. It's too comfortable and boring to stay here.