bacchusnovels Chapter 134 Gathering Skill Upgrade
Chapter 134 Gathering Skill Upgrade
The Dongshan Mountain after the rain has a unique charm.
In the game, you can find a lot of good stuff after it rains, and the same is true in real life.
Some mushrooms, in particular, seemed to have grown overnight, secretly hiding in the crevices of the rocks.
"Beep beep beep!" The wind sprite had developed a keen eye during its maze explorations and immediately spotted a red mushroom emerging from under a rock in the grass.
However, the mushroom was blocked by a rock, which was as big as two Arks.
"Roar!" The Great Sage walked up to the stone, and the wooden stick in his hand immediately burst into blue flames!
A powerful swing!
boom!
High temperature and strong force erupt simultaneously on the surface of the stone!
Bang bang bang!
Cracks quickly appeared on the surface of the stone, spreading rapidly across its surface, and the boulder shattered into pieces.
"Beep beep!" The wind sprite happily picked the mushroom and held it high, like a child asking for credit.
Fang Zhou stroked his chin. Such brightly colored mushrooms must be poisonous.
[Gathering Experience Points +1]
Red mushrooms: poisonous and cannot be eaten directly, but their juice can be used to make an effective mosquito repellent.
Fangzhou's eyes lit up; indeed, everything has its uses.
The mosquitoes in the manor are so annoying in the summer, these red mushrooms came just in time.
Coco Dora looked at the rock fragments scattered on the ground after being smashed by the Great Sage, and curiously walked over, picked up a fragment and put it in her mouth.
It had seen this kind of rock before in the mine, and it was a delicious snack for Rock-type Pokémon.
However, it is usually used as an offering and is not for personal consumption.
Chew, chew, chew~
Cocodora had only chewed twice when she immediately showed a disgusted expression and spat the stone out of her mouth.
Ugh, this tastes awful.
It's hard to imagine that this was once the food I dreamed of.
Since eating the crops from the estate, there's no going back, there's no going back.
The entire Pokémon is now shaped like a crop from the farm.
There's a pathetic, thick barrier separating me from those wild, dirt-eating Pokémon.
Hey.
On the other hand, Ark originally planned to educate everyone on which plants to collect, but now he has changed his mind.
"Everyone, spread out and gather whatever you can and bring it back to me!"
You might just bump into some treasures you don't know.
Kirlia asked, "Suri suri~" (Does she really pick everything?)
Fang Zhou nodded vigorously and waved his hand: "Yes! We should take everything that can be harvested!"
He gave each Pokémon a small woven basket, which he had just picked up from Pierre's general store a few days ago. He didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
As soon as I turned around, I saw Kirlia's eyes glowing brightly blue!
For Psychic-type Pokémon, gathering is incredibly easy; they can move anything with their telekinesis!
Get up!
Boom boom boom!
The surrounding trees, dense bushes, and even a few wild swallows that were dozing in the trees all began to sway and float up.
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Fang Zhou shouted urgently, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
Who harvests everything in one pot?
This isn't harvesting, it's clearly demolition!
Kirullian then realized she had misunderstood, stuck out her tongue sheepishly, and the blue light faded, causing everything to fall steadily back to its original position.
"Doo-doo-doo~"
Just then, the poisonous moth suddenly cried out excitedly, flapping its wings to signal everyone to look this way.
Behind the large tree and bushes that had just been moved, there was a patch of tender, lush green plants!
Each plant stood tall and proud, with glistening raindrops clinging to its leaves; they were clearly no ordinary plants!
Fangzhou carefully pulled up a plant.
[Gathering Experience Points +5]
My experience points jumped five points!
This is five times the amount of fruit that is usually harvested!
A detailed introduction immediately pops up in front of you:
Cornelian cherry: A precious herb that, when consumed, can increase a Pokémon's breakthrough probability and improve its understanding of moves.
Herbs!
nice one!
A bold idea suddenly popped into Fangzhou's mind: could he build a medicinal herb garden in the manor to grow these herbs?
Also, I wonder if gathering the herbs I grow myself will improve my gathering skill proficiency?
If that were possible, wouldn't it be possible to simultaneously increase both farming and gathering proficiency?
Fangzhou carefully counted that there were a total of thirteen dogwood plants in this patch. After harvesting them all, he gained another sixty-five experience points.
Not bad, not bad, you're just one step away from reaching level two.
Encouraged, the Pokémon scattered even more diligently, searching carefully through the forest.
Cocodora used its strong claws to pry open the thick layer of fallen leaves and found a wild grapevine under the gnarled tree roots, with bunches of purple grapes hanging on it.
It picked one, put it in its mouth and tasted it; it was sweet and refreshing, with the scent of rain after the storm.
Coco Dora secretly hid a few of the largest ones and stuffed them into the corner of her basket.
When my pen pal arrives, I'll give it to him to try.
One by one, everyone returned with their spoils and handed them over to Fangzhou, gradually filling the small baskets.
[Fragrant Berries: Commonly found in forests and grasslands near railways, their aroma intensifies after rain. Feeding them directly to Pokémon can relieve fatigue; when cooked into a jam with red mushrooms and spread on the farm fence, it can repel Rattata that gnaw on crops.]
Sweet Pea: Found everywhere, its petals glistening with raindrops after the rain, making it incredibly beautiful. It can also be used as decoration for Grass-type Pokémon, making it easier for them to dodge enemy attacks in battle.
Fangzhou was increasingly delighted as he looked at the items; they were all wonderful things!
As the Pokémon continued to bring back various collected items, the long-awaited notification sound finally rang in Ark's mind.
Congratulations! Your gathering skill has been upgraded to level two.
【Gathering Lv.2 (2/600): After a long period of gathering in the wild, you have become a gathering expert, and your ability to discover rare wild crops has been further enhanced】
Unlike farming or riding skills, gathering skills don't have various powerful new mechanics with each level up.
Instead, it's similar to the mining skill; each upgrade improves the skill's effect, but no new mechanics are introduced.
The moment the skill was upgraded, Ark clearly felt that his senses had become sharper than ever before.
The sounds of the wind in the forest, the babbling of the stream in the distance, and the subtle rustling of water droplets rolling off the leaves were all clearly audible.
To describe it properly, it's like advancing to a higher level in a fantasy novel, where your five senses are enhanced.
As if sensing something, Fangzhou walked towards a large tree not far away.
It's an inexplicable feeling, a strange sense that the plant under the big tree might be useful.
Is this the effect of the second level of gathering skill?
Fangzhou felt that if he continued to improve, his ultimate goal would be to become the treasure-hunting machine in the game...
Arrive under the big tree and pick the plant.
[Bracken fern: Grows most vigorously in the Secret Forest after rain in summer. After blanching, it can be made into a cold dish, which can speed up the hatching of Pokémon eggs; feeding it to Grass-type Pokémon can replenish their water and relieve their summer heat.]
Fangzhou's eyes lit up; it could speed up the hatching process!