"Okay let's review the Rustiga, I'll need to brew it twice one for the door and the other for the memento," Yvlena said.
[Rustiga Potion recipe (Rare)
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Type: Recipe
A rare potion made to cut through the rust that eats all, it is within the Purifying Elixir family but is not quite as powerful.
The Rustiga potion is, however, perfect for removing melded shut items or rust eaten items.
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Common Spice Herb (Herb) x5
Fox Tail (Herb) x5
Bloom Lily (Herb) x2
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Vial or bottle
Bronze Cauldron]
"I'm so lucky a lot of these ingredients are around Bloom Haven, I wonder what will happen when I leave? Will I still be able to make the same potions I make now?" Yvlena wondered.
She walked through the Artisan District slowly, enjoying the view of the traders at work. It wouldn't hurt to look through the shops as she went. She passed a bakery, then a few dress making shops.
Yvlena waved at the workers, smiling as they waved back at her. She sniffed the air, taking in the scent of the fresh flowers and bread that wafted past her senses.
“Wow, I should really get to cooking soon. I have meat and I have a working stove too,” Yvlena said. Even if her cooking wouldn’t be at the same level, eating more within the game would level up the skills she had neglected.
Her Alchemy and Herblore were growing at an impressive pace and with her recent Subclass Level up it would only be better for her to increase the levels of the rest of her Harvest Guardian skills.
“I was supposed to sell those on the auction house since I think it would be more careful to keep the spell stones,” she said thinking back to her fight with Viseli.
The battle would have been much harder against the Titan of the Eastern Path if it wasn't for the Grass Stone.
“It Storm Stone and the Summon Bell will come through in the next boss battle,”
Yvlena walked the path to the Floral District not expecting to see a familiar face walking down the same path with her.
“Oh, Laurent!” Yvlena called out to the bespectacled NPC.
He moved towards the voice, looking around until he found Yvlena’s face smiling at him from a few meters away.
“Ah, Yvlena, what a pleasant surprise,” the blonde man said with a warm smile.
[Laurent is pleased to see you again]
[Affinity with Laurent increased +3]
“Where are you off to? I’m about to brew a potion I just got,” Yvlena said.
“The Tea House started up again so I’m paying it my first official visit,” Laurent replied, the two of them began walking together. Yvlena followed, knowing her path would diverge from his once she reached the Rose Manor.
“Ah, it’s a lovely place. I should really go and drop off some herbs,”
“I take it you helped give it a little push,” Laurent said.
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“I don’t want to take all the credit, all I did was sell her some herbs and give her a pep talk,” Yvlena laughed sheepishly.
The blonde man took her words in as he walked, softening his gaze as he looked at her.
“You are this town’s little blessing,” Laurent said, humming. “A lot of things have been getting better since you started working on clearing up the Miasma,”
“I noticed, but that is my duty as the Harvest Guardian,” Yvlena said.
“I guess I should have realized, the moment you walked through the door asking for those books. No one in this town has found that information useful in over a hundred years,” Laurent said.
“That’s a very long time!” Yvlena said in surprise. Was that how long it had been since they had seen Rael? Since Risel had seen her brother?
“But it is the blink of an eyes for an elf, no?”
“It’s a long time regardless, longevity aside,” Yvlena stopped at the gates of the Rose Manor, ready to step inside and brew her potion to begin cleaning the Manor.
Laurent gasped.
“I don’t think I’ve seen the Manor like this in a long time, you’ve cleared the entire front of the Manor grounds,” he said grabbing the Manor’s gate in awe.
Yvlena saw his slackjawed expression and felt pride swell within her. It had taken her a long time to clear the tall grass and begin her garden but it had been so worth it to reveal the Rose Manor’s hidden beauty.
“Thank you, Laurent, feel free to stop by I always need help with the weeding,” she giggled.
The librarian’s face flushed red, he quickly faced away from her and coughed into his hand shyly. At that moment he reminded her of Risel when she got shy.
“I would love to pay you a visit,” he said.
“And I will be dropping by the library to look up the former noble house of Flores,”
“You found the name you were searching for, Flores will be a tough one to find but I’m sure I will be able to pull those records for you,”
Yvlena released a sigh of relief.
“Great, now go and enjoy your tea, I highly recommend the Bloom Spice Tea,” Yvlena said pushing the gate open and stepping inside.
“T-Thank you,” Laurent said as she went in.
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“Thank God I have a ton of these Common Spice Herbs and Fox Tails,” Yvlena said taking the cauldron out of her inventory.
She rested the polished bronze cauldron on the grass away from her garden to begin cooking up the Rustiga potion. Sun rays bounced off the shiny metal giving it an expensive appearance.
The cauldron sported intricate little designs like a bunny foot which held the cauldron’s pot up and a ringed bronze handle on either side held in the mouth of a rabbit.
“It’s so pretty,” Yvlena said beginning to create her potion. Since she did not need to extract anything, she simply added all her ingredients and watched it boil until the cauldron swirled with a bright orange liquid that emitted more heat than the average potion Yvlena was used to making.
“Wow, that’s going to be pretty hot,”
Yvlena scooped the potion into three bottles, one could never be too careful within the game. What if she needed more than one Rustiga?
After banishing the cauldron back to her inventory, she walked back into the house towards the kitchen and the door that held her cleaning supplies.
“Moment of truth,”
She took one of the bottled out and poured the potion all over the knob. The rust fell away, vanishing along with the spill of the potion.
Yvlena opened the closet and found an old broom and a mop sitting there covered in dust. She pulled out a trust linen rag and wiped them free of dust.
[Yvlena Acquired
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Manor Broom x1
Manor Mop x1
Manor Bucket x1
Manor Duster x1]
“Alright, let’s get to work and restore this kitchen,” she said with a fist pump.
It didn’t take long for her to clean up the Rose Manor’s dusty kitchen. It was a lot like cleaning the former apartment she used to live in before she had become Mars’ roommate.
The monotony of the task allowed her mind to wander towards what else she was supposed to do. After this, she would take a look at the training room and other rooms on the ground floor, then visit the library to read up on what happened to Lilian Flores.
“There we go, good as new,”
[Special Subclass Quest
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Restoration of the Rose Manor 5.5% Completion]