Chapter 96 - Fire Plume Ridge
The venom of Golden-Eyed Lizard was so insidious that it was almost impossible to purge it completely.
It was not difficult to preserve one’s life, though—even ordinary doctors could do it. But it was only removing most of the toxins; the toxins which had already invaded the body would continue to lurk there and slowly damage the body from the inside. With this destruction, the person who was poisoned would get weaker and weaker day by day. After about half a month, a vigorous man could turn into an invalid. It was as dangerous as Lin Li’s concentrated Wild Elixir.
Apart from a Cleric’s level-fifteen theurgy, the Life Awakening spell, the only thing that could completely eliminate this toxin was the Detoxification Antidote.
So when Sean mentioned the Golden-Eyed Lizard, Lin Li knew what he had to do.
“Bring me to your house.” Lin Li clearly remembered that he had at least four bottles of Detoxification Antidote in his pocket; it was essential for survival in the Sunset Mountains.
Sean was stunned for a moment, then slowly understood the meaning of Lin Li’s words. The simple-minded young man felt a moment of dizziness and ecstasy; he was so overwhelmed with joy that he even stuttered in his speech. “Thank… Thank you, Mage Felic… Thank you… Thank you!”
So, along the way, Lin Li kept hearing Sean’s constant thanking. He had to admit that the young man, who was strong like a black bear, had little eloquence as all he said was “thank you” and nothing new. It was worlds apart from the businessmen and celebrities at the Castellan’s banquet. However, it felt real and dependable in Lin Li’s ears…
“Of course!”
“Aiya…” The simple and honest young man was very upset and slapped his forehead severely. With his magical beast-like strength, the slap went down with a loud rumbling clap. “The last time I went to pick the silverleaf, I picked up two of these as well. Later, I thought the flowers were too black and not good-looking. I was afraid that others would not buy them if I mixed them into the silverleaf, so I took them out and threw them away. If I’d known it earlier, I wouldn’t have thrown them away…”
“…” Lin Li wanted to bang the wall all of a sudden.
Mixing the black lotus with the silverleaf, and then rejecting it because it was too black and unappealing… Was this what people would do?
“This is really a herb?” Seeing the strange expression on the Magic Shooter, Sean was much more cautious with his question.
“… Really.”
“Aiya…” Sean slapped himself on the forehead again. “If I had known, I’d have picked up the other two as well!”
“What?” Lin Li jumped in surprise. “There are two more of it?”
Sean dared not be careless seeing that Lin Li had asked with such prudence. He carefully recalled for a while and replied with uncertainty, “It might also be three flowers…”
“…” Lin Li felt all energy sapped from him. “Where is it…”
“It’s in the Fire Plume Ridge. Usually, when I go there with my father for a task, we’ll pick some herbs on the way and sell them when we’re back.”
“The Fire Plume Ridge in Alanna?” Lin Li faintly recalled that Andoine seemed to have mentioned this place before. It was said to be an extinct volcano.
It was actually possible if you thought about it. The temperature of the extinct volcano should be able to satisfy the extreme environment requirement for the growth of the black lotus; but, it seemed a little too much to grow four or five flowers all at a time. Or was that not merely an extinct volcano?