bacchusnovels Chapter 183 Herbalist Master He Gen Doll
Chapter 183 Herbalist Master He Gen Doll
Lily Root Baby is quite knowledgeable about medicinal herbs and can be considered a little expert.
Upon hearing Fangzhou's description of the problems and needs, his mind raced.
How can we improve the quality of medicinal herbs?
The lily root doll immediately had an idea, and a 45W light bulb lit up above its head.
The key to this lies in the characteristics of the withered grass itself.
The lily root doll straightened its little body and, like an expert, began to explain in babbling.
Wilt grass is actually a poisonous plant, especially to birds, where its toxicity is more pronounced.
The giant swallow, which had been curiously peeking out, suddenly pulled its neck back into its nest.
The world is sometimes so strange; many highly poisonous substances are precisely the best medicines for certain serious illnesses.
For example, arsenic in my previous life, although highly poisonous, could be used to treat certain diseases.
Fusarium wilt is this type, and the stronger the toxicity, the better the medicinal effect!
The mushrooms watching nearby listened in a daze, nodding their heads little by little as the lily root doll explained, their eyes sparkling with admiration.
Lily Root Doll knows so much!
Amazing!
Lilligant was engrossed in thought, oblivious to the gazes of the other Pokémon, and continued its analysis on its own.
"Aunt Pei~"
(Unfortunately, the strength of this toxicity is completely random under natural growing conditions. In other words, even if we grow a highly toxic variety in this batch, the seeds might be planted in the next generation and the toxicity might become much weaker. The method of selecting superior varieties generation after generation, like breeding starfruit or choosing the largest watermelon, will not work here.)
Tropical Dragon nodded thoughtfully beside him; that was indeed a difficult situation.
Tropical dragons are very knowledgeable about planting crops; they always select the best-growing ones for seed.
Fangzhou nodded to indicate that he understood. What the lily root doll said was the same as the information he had looked up on his way back.
Among farmers who grow wilt grass, there is a somewhat helpless yet vivid saying: "The Blue Ocean of Despair".
The toxicity of wilt grass is directly reflected in the color of its mature flowers, which in turn determines its purchase price.
The most common and least toxic variety is the blue-flowered variety, which is so rare that many pharmaceutical companies are unwilling to accept it because they believe it is not effective enough.
The better ones will bloom with purple flowers, which can fetch a good price.
The highest quality and most toxic ones will have a dazzling golden color!
This is currently recognized as the peak of medicinal efficacy, and it is extremely rare and hard to come by.
If everything is blue, that would be truly despairing.
Having explained so much background and difficulties, the Lily Root Doll is finally going to reveal its solution.
He leaned forward slightly, revealing a proud and spirited expression.
"Peiyi!" (So, now it's time for scientific research to change the world!)
That is—using the power of Poison-type Pokémon!
"peiyipeiyi~"
(Have a Poison-type Pokémon continuously apply Poison Powder to the land where you plan to plant Wilt, slowly altering the soil's properties. As Wilt grows, it absorbs nutrients from this treated soil, gradually increasing its toxicity!)
"Peiyi~!"
(Based on my research, it's guaranteed to bloom with purple flowers, and there's even a one-third chance that it will bloom with golden flowers.)
As soon as it finished speaking, applause and exclamations of admiration rang out from the other Pokémon around it.
Whoosh!
Lilyroot Doll was suddenly pulled out of its research and noticed a group of Pokémon that had gathered around it at some point, now looking at it with enthusiastic admiration.
Lily Root Doll: !!!
Its proud expression vanished instantly, and a red tinge spread rapidly from the bottom of its body, covering its entire body in an instant, as if it had accidentally entered a state of burns, with steam almost rising from its head.
Ahhhhh!
What have I done?!
He actually spoke like a teacher for so long in front of so many friends! And he was watched the whole time!
How embarrassing!
Social anxiety kicked in again; the lily-root doll suddenly shrank its neck, the leaves on its head drooped down, and it quickly hid behind the ark.
You can't see me, you can't see me!
Please, please pretend that nothing just happened!
Fang Zhou smiled and shook his head, recalling how many scholars in his previous world, who buried themselves in research, seemed to be like this: they could speak eloquently and shine brightly in their professional fields, but once they left that environment or faced too much attention, they immediately became at a loss.
He bent down and gently patted the lily root doll: "It's alright, lily root doll, you explained it very clearly, you did a great job!"
"Awoo~"
"Jenny! Jenny!"
"Doo-hoo~"
Other Pokémon also chimed in, saying that it was indeed a good explanation. They were surprised that Lilyroot was actually quite capable, and it seemed like getting the position of head of the herbal medicine group would be no problem.
The future is promising.
If we become rich and powerful, let us not forget each other.
"Peiyi?" The lily root doll peeked timidly at everyone from behind the ark, only showing half of its face and one eye.
Finding that its companions' gazes remained friendly, even encouraging, it relaxed a little.
But then, like a startled mimosa, it quickly retracted its head.
No, no, I'm still a little socially anxious~
Fang Zhou chuckled inwardly; it seemed that changing the Lily Root Doll would be a long and arduous task.
He straightened up and looked at Xiao Wu, the poisonous moth who was quietly standing to one side: "Well then, Xiao Wu, this method requires your strength. Are you willing to cooperate with the lily root doll and try it?"
The only Poison-type Pokémon currently in the manor is Toxapex.
"Doo-oo-oo~!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the poisonous moth nodded its head vigorously and flapped its wings merrily twice.
It was happy to be able to help.
Fangzhou stroked his chin, pondering the method that the lily root doll had just mentioned.
The method of using lily root dolls sounds simple, but many researchers have studied it before, and this method should have been tried as well, but the researchers ultimately came up empty-handed.
Fangzhou believed that some minor details were the reason why the Lily Root Doll succeeded while the other researchers failed.
The lily root doll showed an expectant expression. It actually also had the poison powder skill, but the poison powder moth was stronger than itself. With its help, it believed that the quality of the withered grass it obtained later could be improved even further.
Fangzhou suddenly remembered something and looked at the onlookers, including Dasheng.
"By the way, Lily Root Doll, you just mentioned that even with the methods used, the final flower color still has a certain degree of randomness, right? That means there are multiple 'possibilities' for the outcome?"
The lily root doll thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"The Great Sage's Eye of Truth can perceive and interfere with the connections and possibilities between things. Although the ability has just awakened and is still very weak, could we try to use this power to guide the withered grass at the critical juncture of its growth, so that it develops towards the most ideal possibility of blooming golden flowers?"
"Pei?!" Upon hearing this, the lily root doll's eyes widened in surprise.
Yeah! How come I didn't think of that!
If the Great Sage's abilities can truly exert influence, even if it's just a subtle push, combined with his soil improvement methods, wouldn't the probability of producing golden-quality withered grass be greatly increased?
There's even a chance to grow a mutant variety that's rarer and more potent than the golden one?!
Historically, there have been records of a very small number of lucky farmers harvesting black, dark red, or even silvery-white wilt grass, all of which are surprisingly toxic. However, due to the small number of samples and the varied colors, there has been no systematic research to date.
Lily Root Doll suddenly felt that the future was bright, and even her social anxiety was temporarily suppressed by her enthusiasm for scientific research.
It waved its little leaf at the Great Sage, extending an invitation to join the team.
The Great Sage nodded coolly, a wisp of blue flame shot out from his body, and patted his chest, indicating that he would take care of it!
Lily Root Doll, along with Poisonous Powder Moth and Great Sage, went to work in the medicinal field, and a group of mushrooms followed.
Fangzhou smiled as he watched the little ones disappear into the distance, his heart filled with anticipation.
He turned to go back into the house, but heard a series of rhythmic thumping sounds coming from the cowshed, mixed with some cheerful Pokémon calls.
Kirlian didn't come to participate in the discussion earlier, so she was here?
Fangzhou walked over curiously.
As he approached the cowshed, the sight before him made him pause.
"Suri suri~!"
As ripples spread around Kirlia, all the large Miltank tanks around, whether they were from the previous batch or the newly joined batch, trembled.
Immediately afterwards, one after another, the big milk tanks stood up excitedly, jumping in unison, waving their two little arms from side to side, and their thick fat jiggling.
ark:……
He silently provided the background music for the scene before him in his mind.
"The eighth set of broadcast gymnastics, the times are calling, let's begin!"
The large milk tanks stretched, turned, and lifted their legs in unison, each face flushed.
Their eyes were bright and sparkling, and even their heavy breathing had a cheerful rhythm.
Fangzhou felt as if he had stumbled into a huge disco, where a group of honest, unassuming milk tanks were starting to dance under Kirlia's influence.
Is he high on drugs? Holy crap!
Kirlia, what have you done!
At this moment, Kirlia was slightly frowning, hovering in mid-air, as if pondering some difficult problem.
It wants to follow the path of an empress.
After using the ancient song to stir up emotional power, it truly felt that it had found the right way and was just one step away from success.
It can now perceive and influence the emotions of Pokémon around it with relative ease, and even use its sophisticated psychic abilities to "send" melodies and emotions directly into the hearts of others without actually speaking.
That's good; it maintains the elegance and mystery that the empress should have in mind, without having to open her mouth wide and yell, ruining her image.
But that's still not enough.
It always felt that its "sense of existence," or rather, its unquestionable "status," had not yet been truly established.
It now influences everyone more like an excellent leader of exercises or an enthusiastic cheerleader.
It feels like it's missing something compared to that "emperor's" aura that commands respect and inspires willingness to follow.
Hearing Kirlia's question, Ark also fell into deep thought.
Fangzhou immediately thought of Wu Zetian.
In a past life, I heard a song called "A Thousand Autumns Dream," and there was a scene in the music video that left a deep impression on Fangzhou.
A woman dressed in a yellow robe ascended the throne amidst the kneeling worship of countless people, who shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
A flash of inspiration struck me.
He suddenly realized what Kirullian was missing!
Ceremony!
The ritual of becoming an empress!
In ancient times, emperors would perform the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai upon ascending the throne, or at least hold a grand ceremony in a specific palace.
The form itself is not just a sense of ritual, but also a declaration of power and an anchor of self-awareness!
"So how do we create a sense of ritual?"
The Miltank trainers resting below, though only half-understanding what they were hearing, sensed Kirlia and the trainer's sudden surge of excitement and let out expectant mooes.
Fangzhou thought about the scenes in the TV series and felt that the manor probably couldn't be built like that, but a censored version would do.
Kirlia can use illusion magic to create a tall, glittering staircase!
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, she changed into her most solemn and beautiful clothes and walked up step by step, very steadily.
Every step must be taken with great momentum!
As for the incense for worshipping heaven and earth, even if we don't have any, we can replace it with a pomelo or something similar, which we can eat after the ceremony.
She personally built the staircase symbolizing the "path to advancement," and then, in full view of everyone, she performed the solemn "climb" and "coronation" ceremony, allowing Kirlia to complete the transformation of her identity from a "powerful Pokémon" to an "emotional empress" from the depths of her heart!
Kirlia was equally excited, her face flushed red. She nodded vigorously, already having a vivid picture in her mind after hearing Ark's description.
This is great, I'll take this one!
Let's get started!
Kirlia's eyes shone with a brilliant blue light, and an invisible superpower began to fluctuate violently in mid-air.
Then, on the open grass in front of the cowshed, a single, crystalline blue particle of light appeared first, followed by a second, a third...
The light particles rapidly extend, connect, and shape, as if an invisible giant hand is weaving them using light as the material.
Suddenly, a series of translucent steps, shimmering with a soft blue light, began to appear out of thin air!
All the Pokémon, gathered around by Swablu's enthusiastic call, came to witness this historic moment.
Under Ark's encouraging gaze, Kirlia, dressed in her Weaving Festival outfit and holding a grapefruit, walked toward the steps.