Chapter 46 – New Medicines (End)
Encroaching the morning period, all living things were silent.
At this time, Rumont did not have the slightest amount of sleepiness. He first looped around the inside of his store at the front, carefully inspecting it all over. Until he was certain that all the windows were shut well, did he then feel relaxed to return to his room, before reclining on his bed.
Even though he was determined to kill off Barcas, Rumont still yet understood a certain point. If he himself did not have a sufficient amount of strength, no matter how flawlessly it was performed, he would still be arrested without a chance of explaining, imprisoned, and then executed.
With a desire to commit a sin, how would there be no difficulties1, only when the disparity in strength was too tremendous, would even evidence be insignificant. It was just similar to how humanity carelessly stamped out weeds and cockroaches alike. The Lord only needed to suspect him, would it really be necessary to have evidence to have him killed?
There was basically no need to consider too much, solely relying on his fancy was enough to sentence Rumont to life. Especially when there was an understandable justification, if it ever reached that point, wishing to not die, there would only be the option of fleeing.
Only, solely on Baron’s subordinates, the Captain was a Rank 6 Warrior; there was also the matter of a large quantity of soldiers. It would similarly anger the varying Ranks of brother and sister nobles of related branches, who would even possess their own large amount of powers. Jumping out at this time, even if he did have 100 Shennong Horn spatial regions, there would be nothing but a road of death———escape? Where would you escape to? How would you be able to avoid the aristocrats and guilds seeking your death?
Thus, acting out at present would be impossibly stupid. At the very least, he needed to stabilize a bit before acting. The best method was still by the means of the drugstore business, increasing the influence towards Adventurers, as well as raising his Rank.
All the values were relative. Once himself was again more powerful, the after effects of killing Barcas wouldn’t be large.
Without the guidance of a Druid, he could only rely on the spatial region to ascend in Ranks. Recently, due to the always bustling affairs of the drugstore, it had already been a long time since Rumont had managed the spatial region. A sufficiently long period of time had already passed since the last time he had entered the spatial region.
This time, desiring to think of a method to resolve the two problems, he prepared to examine the situation of the spatial region. Thus, taking advantage of his current free time, he took his mind and placed it into the Shennong spatial region.
At this stage, the spatial region’s area, after a single upgrade, had already reached roughly 5 mu, with 30 fruit trees. It was obvious it had spread a bit farer in that period of time.
Even though the spatial region had upgraded last time, the spatial region was not at all expanded. But, having a 10% increase was already extremely good. The most crucial was that it could now accommodate larger living things.
In the past, it could only accommodate honeybees. At present, it could accommodate small rabbits. For the purpose of experimenting, he had caught a rabbit and placed it inside. It was currently living quite well off inside. Furthermore, it was able to pay attention to not eat the “herbs”, only eating the appointed plants.
In addition, within this world, it was already no longer a problem of new types of plants. Last time it promoted, it could hold 10 new types of plants, not allowing any excess. Currently, if he wanted more it needed to come from planting, to accumulate a sufficient amount of power to upgrade the spatial region.
However, the spatial region’s originally relatively perfect environment, where passing days there would fundamentally produce pretty good plants. Currently though, it was even more influential, it would even emit a green hue.
The past few times when he entered the spatial region, he had already entirely planted the seedlings originally from Earth. Currently, if you looked, there were sectioned rows of separated green sprouts; currently bending about carefree.
The light globe was still the same, hanging high above. Although in early spring it wasn’t as bright as it was in summer time, it still yet as before fulfilled its task, shedding its light on everything and warming all living things. The spatial region’s climate basically remained at a constant warmth.
A gust blew over, blowing a crease into the stream. A few honeybees were bustling, flying about above the water surface. Butterflies were fanning their beautiful wings, their delicate bodies were similarly dancing about amongst the flowering plants. Their bodies along with the fat bodies of the honeybees, were juxtaposed nicely. These were prepared for the purpose of pollination, during those days back on Earth.
Amidst the trees, the grassy grounds were luxuriant. The air in the spatial region was suffused with the breath of life.
However, there was also an area insufficient amidst the beauty. Which was that, along with the expansion of the spatial region, the water wasn’t enough. This problem should have already been discovered amidst the few previous times of entering. Only, it wasn’t obvious in the past, which was why it wasn’t dealt with.
Presently, he naturally had more experience. Once he had discovered the deficiency of water within the spatial region, Rumont jumped off the bed and seeing that there was nobody around, he went for a walk on the streets.
Snowflakes drifted about. In a careless fashion, a few faded away from Rumont’s surroundings. The inside of the spatial region straightaway snowed. Only, the snow that had entered into the warm spatial region, promptly changed into fine rain, bringing a chilliness.
Circling the inner town, running a lap amidst the snow, the originally shallow streamlet within the spatial region promptly filled to about 80% capacity. The trees and vegetations were also watered under the rain; quite quickly being nourished.
At this point, Rumont halted the absorption. Although he was still amidst the snow, the rain within the spatial region also came to a halt. Only at this moment, waiting until after the chilliness from the rain disappeared, did the spatial region once again recover to the spring and summer time like climate.
Looking at it from within the spatial region, the Shennong Horn at this moment could be said to once again bloom with energy.
Rumont once again submerged his mind into the spatial region, enjoying the refreshing air within the region, running all about with the feelings of warm spring time. A weird phenomenon all of a sudden had attracted his attention.
The rabbit, during the time of wanting to avoid the rain could have possibly collided into a tree, making it sustain a small injury; it was currently stumbling towards a row of plants. Although he knew early on that the plants had a self-treating ability, the row of plants it was currently crawling to, really wasn’t a plant used for treatment.
Rumont did not understand as he looked on the side.
He then watched as the rabbit crawled in front of a plant bush that looked utterly normal and bit into a foliage. Afterwards, it proceeded to crawl to another type of plant by its side.
Again taking another bite, eating two types of plants at once.
As Rumont was amazed at the occurring situation, he then saw that the rabbit that was dispirited and listless just then, after having a small rest for a short moment, had then unexpectedly leapt and frisked about2.
“This……” Rumont was stupefied as he watched. Afterwards, when the rabbit had leapt away, a few steps were taken and he arrived in front of the two types of plants.
The foliage that was first bitten by the rabbit was a type of plant from this world, it was analogous to grass back on Earth, which was practically everywhere. When Rumont first took it to plant in here, it was because it had a tenacious vitality. In accordance with the general knowledge of this world, this type of plant was completely useless. Apart from being able to give this world an increase in small amounts of greenery, it did not possess any treatment efficacy, therefore, it was always ignored by everyone.
Equivalently, the other adjacent type of plant, was also an extremely common plant. Only, it was a type of plant that belonged to Earth; which was the white-edged morning glory.3
These two ordinary types of plants from different worlds, without the slightest of medical treating efficacy plants, would unexpectedly produce a miracle when it was combined together?
Rumont was more than amazed and was at once jubilant. After all, what he currently needed most was a method to reduce the production costs, if……if he was able to use these two types of plants to compound a medicine, in that case, the production cost could be lowered greatly!
Thinking to this point, he took his mind out of the spatial region, while at the same time, the two completely different plants appeared within his palms.
It was upon such a quiet hour, that Rumont began to research the two types of plants.
Only, in the wake of his constant observations and research, so much that he even blended the two types of plants to examine, the end results lead him to be greatly disappointed.
“Not even a shred of medical efficacy, how is that possible? Did I see it wrong just then?” Rumont’s expression fluctuated as he looked at the plants in his hands. Afterwards, he once again closed his eyes and taking his mind, entered the the spatial region once again.
This time, he directly went to look for the little rabbit just then.
Even though finding it would waste a bit of time, as the owner of the spatial region, he only needed to therefore beckon it, and the little rabbit would bounce itself over.
Gazing at the little rabbit in front of him, Rumont then picked it up, carefully examining it.
“I understand now.” he laughed with a hehe, before fetching a few plants and again exiting out of the spatial region.
“Rumont’s tinkering again.” Nick reclined into the back of his chair, talking out loud.
“What’s Rumont doing?” Rolak curiously inquired. He was the blacksmith’s son. The store needed assistances and had invited him over, his salary was 5 silver coins a month.
Nick shook his head. “Who knows, he’s probably tinkering with a new medicine recipe, only, I haven’t seen him use any material. I don’t even know what he’s doing. Right, how many customers came today?”
Viewing the absolutely empty store, Nick asked weakly without strength.
Rolak said gloomily: “only 3 people, they bought a few medicines to reduce fever and left.”
“These people really, they really left once they saw the benefits.” looking outside, towards the opposing large bustling drugstore, Nick couldn’t help but speak indignantly.
“But the opposing drugstore really is selling it extremely cheaply though, the medical efficacy is also good, it’s not surprising they would all go over there.” Rolak shook his head.
Even though he had obtained Rumont’s assistance in coming to work at this drugstore, that the work was much more relaxed compared to previously, within Rolak’s mind, he still constantly felt repressed.
The reason was simple, the Rumont that used to have the same plight as him in the past, was now not only a Rank 2 Druid, but also his boss. This kind of disparity made him feel like he was suffering humiliation.
Man was this kind of strange animal, they couldn’t stand others being better than themselves. Let alone getting along with someone that was previously as inferior as themselves.
Despite that, along with paying him his wages, Rumont still let him read the books within the store free of charge. Yet as Rolak still saw, these charitable actions of his caused him to feel even more shameful about it.
And it was also on account of this, that even though he needed this job, he still nevertheless felt distant towards Rumont inside, as well as to the drugstore.
“If I could learn that book soon, it’ll be great then!” thinking to this point, Rolak shook his head and turned his body around to clean the countertop.
Nick continued on gloomily with his blank stare at the entrance.
“Haha! So it’s really like this!” meanwhile, within the room at the backyard, Rumont was currently observing a bottle of green liquid, being incessantly joyful.
“So combining the plants from Earth and the plants from another world, would actually create such a bizarre result! Haha!” When Rumont again entered into the spatial region, he then discovered the truth about the rabbit’s miracle.
As it turns out, it wasn’t because the rabbit had ate and combined 2 types of plants that its injury was healed. Instead, it was because it had eaten herbs with treatment uses beforehand, and with the activities afterwards, it all resulted in an even better effect of the former.
Understanding the reason, Rumont’s mood was extremely good. What he had always constantly worried about was the production costs of his medicines being higher than Jeff’s store; the medical efficacies were also not as good as the medicines compounded by Jeff.
If his conjecture really came true, in that case, it was necessary to blend the plants from this world and Earth together, to create a sort of catalyzing agent for magic. In that way, all the medicines that he would synthesize, would under the same circumstances, greatly enhance its efficacy. This was also tantamount to a reduction in production costs in a disguised form.
Or perhaps, if it maintained its former efficacy, it would be possible to reduce the raw materials by a fifth. Although the direct results were no longer the same as he initially wished, but with its current end result, it was already more than satisfactory for him.
And so, passing through experimentations, what Rumont discovered even more amazingly, was that with the blending of each type of plant from Earth and another world, was that it would produce different results. These results just so happen to have correspondences with the different therapeutic compounds.
However, on the basis of the currently huge demands of the Adventurers, did Rumont then decide to first create a spell catalyst that could greatly maximise the healing efficacy of vulneraries.
Once the catalyst was created, more experimentation was carried forth. The results were relatively satisfactory for Rumont.
What was needed during the process of creating the therapeutic compound, was to add a drop of the catalysis, and it would then be able increase the medical efficacy by about a fifth, of course, adding even more was of no use.
A fifth of the medical efficacy, it was an extremely large once off increase. After all, it was within one bottle, that it was baselessly increased by a fifth in efficacy; it wasn’t the same as the quantity.
Taking an even more qualitative medicine, and taking more quantitative medicines, it was evidently different. After all, there was the question of the price, side effects, and tolerance to it. Otherwise, there would be no difference between brand name medications and common medications.
Even if it was the Rank 5 Jeff that had personally compounded the medicines, it would merely be stronger by a touch. After all, therapeutic compounds only needed to be matching. What the opponent excelled over him was in the area regarding stronger financial resources and having more experiences.
Rumont determined at onc, to make a strengthened version of medicines to advertise to the customers. Raising the small bottle filled with the green liquid, Rumont’s face finally showed a relaxed smile.
“I’ll have to depend on you this time.” Rumont softly said.
In the previous two attempts, his confrontations behind the scenes with Jeff were at a disadvantage. As for this time, he definitely needed to win it this time. The business of the drugstore didn’t merely concern profits, it further affected the influence amongst the community of Adventurers. As it was, to the currently exceeding puny him, the difference of having it was like being on the precipice of life and death.
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Author:
Today I need to specifically explain, to resolve why it’s like this……I originally wanted to minimise the content of laws, the specific contents, to allow the readers to know through substance, but old habits die hard. But it looks like, a lot was still explained, this will be the only exception, ah tragically.
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