In fact, Leon was by no means "cow dung". In terms of his family background, aptitude, martial arts skills, and appearance, he was outstanding among his peers. However, for Murin Tristan, if he didn't like someone, no matter how excellent that person was, they were no different from "cow dung".
"Lendis! I've been looking for you for so long. Fortunately, with the blessing of the God of Love, Van Claudia, I'm able to meet you." Compared to his previous arrogance, Leon showed great enthusiasm.
Lendis frowned. This person who haunted her like a shadow made her feel very annoyed. Although Leon was very popular both inside and outside the academy, especially among young girls with romantic dreams, Lendis had no feelings for him at all. Maybe it was because Leon was too arrogant, or perhaps his class concept was too strong, or maybe it was his haughty and arrogant appearance as a young master that was really offensive. Or perhaps... In short, love is an irrational thing. A simple reason: having no feelings is enough to reject a suitor.
It was a pity that Leon just wouldn't give up, even though Lendis had publicly said that she didn't like him. In order to avoid Leon, Lendis specifically chose the remote town of Green Town for this academy internship exam and asked the academy to keep her file confidential. But she still couldn't get rid of this annoying guy. She had no idea how he found out.
Leon sat down across from Lendis with a thick face. The greasy table made him frown deeply. "Lendis, why are you eating in such a low - class place for commoners?"
Most of the customers in Sean's Bar were commoners engaged in civilian occupations, but occasionally some low - level warriors would also come. It was somewhat famous in the town. Of course, the town couldn't be compared with the bustling big cities. Being criticized like this was a great insult to the store owner. Sean was unhappy, but as an experienced person, he naturally didn't show it. After all, who was the other party? He was the young master of the Alpha family, a big shot who was about to be promoted to a Golden Knight!
Lendis' originally good appetite was completely ruined by this unexpected "fly". She said unhappily, "Sir Leon, this seems to be my personal freedom, right?"
Leon, who was originally in high spirits when he saw Lendis, was rebuffed. He said awkwardly, "I just wanted to invite you to the high - class Warrior Restaurant in town. I think it would be more suitable for us. By the way, you can just call me Leon."
Lendis was especially disgusted by his class concept. She said coldly, "Sir Leon, you can go by yourself. I'm not interested." In the class - distinct Divine Wind Continent, Lendis was a rebellious beauty. She had an open - minded way of thinking and was independent in her actions. Since she was a child, she had always given her family a headache. It was definitely not an easy task to pursue her.
Murin Tristan witnessed Leon's embarrassment and couldn't help but want to clap his hands in delight. At this time, he had also finished the breakfast on the table. He burped, stood up, and leisurely walked past the two of them.
Lendis had no interest in Leon at all. Instead, her attention turned to Murin Tristan, who was walking past her. Ah, it's that guy who was eating noisily in front of me just now. He actually left the store before me!
A girl's heart is strange. Although Lendis never took the compliments about her appearance to heart, after being pursued by countless people, she had unconsciously developed absolute pride. Whether in the academy cafeteria or in restaurants outside the school, when Lendis was dining, many men would deliberately stay behind on purpose even if they were full, just to have more time to admire her beauty. Even those who were leaving couldn't help but walk past her to take a closer look. Suddenly, there was an exception, and this person didn't even look at her when he left. The girl's confidence and pride were greatly hurt. Lendis felt very uncomfortable. She even had a strong urge to chase after Murin Tristan and ask him if he was a normal man. Of course, such an impulse was very unwise, and Lendis managed to hold it back.
In fact, Lendis was a bit wrong about Murin Tristan. He doesn't mean he doesn't want to take a few glances at her, and he had even considered standing in the nearest place and looking at her in a lewd way from a vantage point. But with that damned Leon beside her, Murin Tristan knew he couldn't afford to provoke him. If he was seen through, he might suffer. So he gave up. In the Divine Wind Continent, he didn't even have a home, so he tried his best to avoid anything that might cause trouble.
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Leon saw that Lendis was staring intently at the door. He followed her gaze and saw a commoner in rough clothes. He didn't know what was so attractive about this person. But he knew that Lendis had a strange personality, so he let it go.
At this time, Murin Tristan had already gone outside and, of course, didn't know what Lendis was thinking. It was impossible to gather good herbs in the busy city. The areas near the town were only grasslands and forests, with few plant species, so it wasn't a good place for gathering herbs either. Even if he could find some, they were mostly of poor quality, which would greatly reduce the success rate of making medicine.
The best places for gathering herbs were uninhabited wilderness and forests. The Wild Forest to the east of the town was a dangerous place, often haunted by fierce magic beasts. Leon's internship task was to hunt a C + - level magic beast, the Fire - Eyed Leopard. Murin Tristan, who was almost powerless compared to others on the continent, naturally didn't have the courage. After thinking it over, he finally chose the Thunderclap Mountains to the south. According to Sean, there were basically no magic beasts active in the Thunderclap Mountains. Even if there were, they were of low agility and slow - moving types. Even if he couldn't defeat them, he could still escape.
However, Sean repeatedly warned Murin Tristan not to get close to the mountain top, because there lived a C - level monster called the Snow Soul Spirit in the snowy area. It could spray out freezing air to attack enemies. With Murin Tristan's extremely low magic - defense constitution, if he was slightly touched by it, his blood would at least flow slowly, if not coagulate. At that time, he wouldn't be able to run even if he wanted to. But the Snow Soul Spirit depended on ice and snow to survive and couldn't leave the snowy area for too long. So as long as he didn't get too close to the mountain top, there would be no problem.
On Earth, everything needed to be learned before one could master it. So Murin Tristan had always found it incredible that almost everyone in the Divine Wind Continent was born with special abilities. However, when he came to the foot of the Thunderclap Mountains, the facts forced him to believe.
Herbs like Biluo, Dry Bud, Pu'na Lotus, Solid Herb, Mailinzi, and Zhuge Vine, which were the most basic and lowest - level herbal materials necessary for making hemostatic medicine, Murin Tristan was sure that he had never heard of, seen, or touched them before. But at this moment, he recognized them at a glance, as if someone had forcefully copied their information into his brain. He also knew everything about their maturity, medicinal parts, effects, picking time, and the way to pick them, all of which affected the efficacy of the medicine. It was so amazing that Murin Tristan couldn't stop sighing. This ability should be the drug recognition ability that Morian mentioned when testing him. The higher the value, the more types of herbs one could recognize and the more thoroughly one could understand them. For pharmacists, identifying the quality of herbal materials and picking them were crucial issues that could directly affect the success rate of refining medicine and the quality of the pills.
In the Divine Wind Continent, the climate changed more obviously with the altitude than on Earth. For peaks over 3,000 meters, at the foot of the mountain, it was full of flowers and birdsong, full of vitality. But above 1,000 meters, it was already a bit cool, and the types of animals and plants decreased significantly. Above 2,000 meters, the cold was biting, and only a few cold - resistant animals and plants could survive. Above 3,000 meters, there was snow, and it was a vast expanse of white. It was difficult to see any greenery within a few miles.
Biluo and Zhuge Vine were heat - loving plants, mainly growing at the foot of the mountain. Dry Bud was more common in arid places. Solid Herb and Mailinzi had very strict requirements for growth conditions. They needed to be in a place that was neither too hot nor too cold, neither too dry nor too wet, and could only be picked on the mountain ridge about 700 meters above the ground. The seeds of Pu'na Lotus could only germinate in the feces of an animal called the Hu Rat. So if it wasn't in the Hu Rat's activity area, it was impossible to see them...
Murin Tristan gathered herbs from the foot of the mountain all the way to the halfway up the mountain, nearly 1,500 meters. He was sweating profusely and finally managed to collect enough materials to make a small furnace of hemostatic medicine. Nearly two Divine Wind hours had passed. Generally, pharmacists didn't need to go up the mountain to gather herbs themselves. The herbal farmers among the civilian occupations would sell the herbs to the Pharmacist's Guild. Pharmacists only needed to select high - quality plants from them and then refine the medicine. However, since Murin Tristan hadn't obtained his occupation yet, he had to work hard and do everything from gathering herbs to refining medicine on his own.
Another talent of pharmacists was the micro - perception ability, which was the sensitivity to the control of heat and timing when refining pills. If his micro - perception ability was also okay, then Murin Tristan could go to the city with peace of mind to apply for an occupation badge.