He had seen this grass in the summer.
More accurately, he had seen it on a “recipe.”
Yesterday, when he first arrived at the “Eternal Land” and before the refugees came, he killed a horned rabbit and opened a treasure chest, getting a “Horned Rabbit Blood Replenishing Pill Recipe.”
Getting the horns was relatively easy because the previous “Ghost Vulture” night raid caused a large number of horned rabbits to crash into the shield, and their bodies were collected.
The meat was eaten or made into jerky, and the horns naturally remained.
However, he hadn’t been able to find “Blood Marrow Grass” until now. Finally, he found it. Under the illumination of the “Sun Gold Bottle,” the entire depths of this cave emitted a dark red, bloody light, revealing that it was all “Blood Marrow Grass.” Based on the quantity, it was probably enough to make tens of thousands of “Blood Replenishing Pills.”
This sick girl was truly his “lucky star.” If he hadn’t entered the cave and taken a look, he probably would have missed it.
But when Xia Tian shifted his gaze to the sick girl, what followed was an even greater surprise.
Because in a short time, he actually saw another blue name!
【Qing Wen (Blue)】
【Level】Tier 5
【Physique】0.8
【Soul】1.5
【Traits】Dexterous and Skillful (Outstanding learning ability for manual crafts), Hibiscus Flower Goddess (Accelerates the growth of cultivated flowers and plants, especially lotus flowers, and increases the chance of higher quality)
【Skills】Needlework (Expert)
【Description】Originally a maid in the Jia household, intelligent and nimble, with a very high spirit. She was framed by others and protested by going on a hunger strike, eventually being expelled from the Jia household by Lady Wang.
【Remark】A talent with superior potential. Her current condition is extremely poor; it is recommended to treat her as soon as possible.
“Qing Wen, the most popular maid in ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’?”
Xia Tian was naturally familiar with Qing Wen. Although she was a maid, her popularity among all the female characters in the entire Red Chamber was only second to Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Wang Xifeng, and a few others!
“However, she’s another talent… and she’s a talent with superior potential, just like Shen Lian!”
Good heavens, a refugee summoning scroll with a limit of one hundred people, and it summoned one silver-tier hero, four blue-tier talents, and more than a dozen green-tier human elites.
If Xia Tian couldn't see his own attribute panel, he would even suspect whether he had actually chosen the “Child of the Plane” luck talent, or perhaps the “Overlord’s Demeanor” talent, thereby attracting these talents from the Sea of Illusions.
“And, on only the second day, the territory has already gathered characters from two great classics, ‘Water Margin’ and ‘Dream of the Red Chamber.’ Honestly, if it weren’t for the clear evidence, I’d suspect I was ‘cheating.’”
Xia Tian suppressed his excitement and sighed.
Then, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he took out golden honey and golden royal jelly from his lord’s space, asking the middle-aged woman to help feed them to Qing Wen.
These two items, one can heal physical injuries, and the other can heal injuries to consciousness and soul.
Because from the information he “discerned,” the time period for Qing Wen, who was materialized by the “Eternal Land,” should be after she was expelled from the Jia household by Lady Wang. In the original novel, she would tragically die of illness a few days later.
To prevent incomplete treatment and the loss of a rare blue-tier talent, Xia Tian showed no hesitation in using the precious items.
After all, Qing Wen’s attributes included the rare trait of “Flower Goddess.” If combined with the “Sun Gold Bottle,” it would definitely allow the territory to develop the function of planting flowers and plants.
After feeding Qing Wen the medicine, Xia Tian used his “Gathering Hand” to harvest the “Blood Marrow Grass” in the cave. Such a large patch was enough to produce a huge amount of “Blood Replenishing Pills,” providing another layer of security for the territory’s future battles.
Xia Tian even directed the newly joined refugees to dig up dozens of plants, soil and all, to take back to the territory, planning to try planting them in some areas of the territory.
If they could survive, they would be cultivated in large quantities, and Qing Wen, with her “Flower Goddess” talent, would manage them!
It was just that Qing Wen’s personality was quite stubborn, and her spirit was very high, so she might not be willing to do such farming tasks.
“Little girl, you’re awake.”
“Do you know, you almost died just now? It was the Lord who saved your life, and even took out precious, incomparable ‘immortal medicine’ that could make one younger by several years just by smelling it, to give to you, snatching your life back from the King of Hell.”
“You must remember such a great kindness for a lifetime and repay the Lord well.”
Looking at Qing Wen, who, after being nagged by the middle-aged woman, was filled with gratitude, shedding tears, and kneeling to thank him, Xia Tian felt that having her “plant grass” should be no problem.
Indeed, the middle-aged woman still had her advantages: experienced, cooperative, and knew how to handle things!
【You recruited a white common human, territory luck +5.】
【You recruited a green human elite, territory luck +10.】
【You recruited a blue talent with superior potential, territory luck +112.】
【You recruited a blue talent with superior potential, territory luck +80.】
...【You rescued a group of refugees from foreign races and successfully brought them into your territory. Your territory luck +75, and you received a rare bronze treasure chest.】
And after Qing Wen woke up and expressed her willingness to join the territory, the Earth Will’s notification finally appeared.
“It’s finally here, I’ve been waiting for a while!”
Xia Tian had originally thought that killing foreign races would directly grant him treasure chests, but it turned out that the chests only arrived belatedly after all these people confirmed their allegiance to his territory.
Without hesitation, after touching the treasure chest, he routinely used “Midas Touch” twice, consuming “144” luck points to guarantee a gold-tier item.
【Obtained “Curio Embryo · Embroidered Spring Blade (Gray), Embroidered Spring Blade Crafting Blueprint (Gold), Flying Fish Robe Crafting Blueprint (Gold), Peacock Gold Fur Robe Crafting Blueprint (Silver), Quarry Construction Blueprint (Blue), Haitiantian Seasoning Gift Pack * 1 (White).”】
This time, his luck was unexpectedly good, yielding two gold-tier items.
Of course, Xia Tian’s attention immediately focused on the “Curio Embryo” which was ranked before the gold-tier items. He found that its appearance temporarily looked like an ordinary Embroidered Spring Blade, and it was even gray quality!
However, its attributes were unique.
【Curio Embryo · Embroidered Spring Blade (Gray)】
【Trait】None (Requires returning to the territory to enable ‘Crafting’)
【Description】After choosing to start “Crafting,” the curio embryo will absorb the residual world luck carried by the corresponding person, thereby condensing its own rule traits. Because it will strip a portion of the target’s own luck, it is recommended to first increase the target’s sense of belonging to the territory and trust in the lord (otherwise, it may affect the success and final quality of the curio’s crafting).
“Hmm, this process is quite complicated?”
However, it was also quite reasonable.
After all, it was a “Curio,” so it certainly couldn't be done casually.
Speaking of which, Xia Tian felt that Shen Lian’s gaze towards him seemed to carry a special kind of reverence. Even now, if he were to choose to “craft” this “Curio · Embroidered Spring Blade,” the other party would most likely not refuse!
However, considering that he didn’t have the “Overlord’s Demeanor” talent, he decided to wait until they were more familiar with each other.
After all, the meat was already in the pot, no need to worry about it spoiling.
So, Xia Tian turned his attention to the other items that were opened. This time, the harvest from the treasure chest was very good, with two gold-tier items alone, and they were even a set.
“Embroidered Spring Blade, Flying Fish Robe!”
“Good heavens, if I also got a ‘Jinyiwei Training Manual,’ wouldn’t I be able to acquire a complete special military unit?”
Xia Tian’s eyes were full of longing.
The Jinyiwei were famous. Although they had a notorious reputation among the common people and officials of the Ming Dynasty, despised by all, modern people still liked them. Their popularity was genuinely high, and their training manual would undoubtedly be gold quality.
The “Peacock Gold Fur Robe (Silver)” listed after the Flying Fish Robe blueprint was also an item of clothing, a product from the Northern Bear Kingdom in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber.
It was sewn with peacock feathers and gold thread, extremely luxurious in appearance and also warm, making it very appealing.
Perhaps, in the future, it could be sold as a specialty of the territory.
As for the blueprint for the “Quarry” building, although it was only blue quality, compared to the gold-tier “Stone Quarry Workshop” which integrated mining and stone product manufacturing, Xia Tian currently preferred this single-function blue-tier building more.
“Because it consumes fewer resources.”
“Alas, I didn’t notice before, why are the territory’s resources almost gone!”
Xia Tian frowned. The initial resources of the territory were limited.
Aside from the fact that he had over eight hundred portions of food remaining due to hunting and yesterday’s “Hundred Ghosts Night Raid” that yielded a large amount of meat, the remaining resources like wood, stone, and metal were scarce after building structures like “Residences, Lumber Mill, and Training Ground.” In fact, stone was already down to double digits.
After all, two gold-tier advanced buildings consumed quite a lot of resources.
Wood was still alright, as the “Lumber Mill” had already been built, and being in the jungle, it could be continuously acquired.
With this “Quarry” blueprint, he also had a way to obtain stone. However, the method for obtaining “metal” resources was still a mystery to him.
“Hmm, metal?”
At this moment, Xia Tian saw Da Niu wielding the broken wolf-tooth club left behind by the tall half-orc. Since his physique had greatly improved, he seemed more suited for this type of long-handled heavy weapon compared to the lighter plain blade, at least he didn’t have to worry about being ambushed from below by short opponents.
Seeing him, Xia Tian also remembered something and immediately ordered Wang Wu and others to strip all the armor and weapons from the half-orcs. Wasn’t that metal? Although the quantity wasn’t large, it should be able to temporarily solve the urgent need!