Chapter 63: Potion
“Your Highness Prince Lei Wen, are there many dangerous monsters down there?” a Miner couldn’t help but ask.
Lei Wen grunted. He looked around. There were also some ore veins exposed on the surface. Although they couldn’t be smelted on a large scale, Lei Wen felt that it should be enough for researching Poké Balls.
Seeing this, the Miners exchanged glances.
“Won’t those monsters come to the surface?” someone asked with a terrified expression.
“There’s no need to worry about that. Most of those monsters live underground. If nothing unexpected happens below, they might never come to the surface in their entire lives.”
Lei Wen spoke while deep in thought.
Currently, members of the Knight Order were here to protect these Miners, but if they encountered some powerful Pokémon, their strength alone might not be enough to stop them.
Lei Wen wished he could invite Trainers to protect the Miners, but at most, including himself, there were only two Trainers in the territory.
In that case, he could only ask Anna and Zorua to help.
With Zorua’s excellent illusion-creating ability, even if they encountered dangerous Pokémon, Anna and these Miners could retreat safely.
“I will send people to protect you later,” Lei Wen said after a moment of thought.
“Phew—” The Miners immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Lei Wen preparing to leave, they quickly said, “Your Highness Prince Lei Wen, please go slowly!”
Lei Wen nodded slightly, then turned and left with Dratini and Snivy.
The Miners remained in place, continuing their mining while guessing who His Highness would send to protect them.
“Hey, Allen, who do you think Your Highness Prince Lei Wen will send?” a Miner asked his companion.
“I don’t know… but it should be someone from the Knight Order, right? In our territory, only these Lords have fought with monsters…”
“I hope it’s Lord Ryan. Lord Ryan’s swordsmanship is the best. If he’s here, we can mine with peace of mind.”
“It would be great if Lord Geralt were here too.”
After all, Lord Geralt’s strength was outstanding even within the entire Kingdom.
Speaking of Geralt, the Miners in front of them fell silent.
Last winter, that Lord, to protect His Highness Prince Lei Wen, single-handedly drew away a group of monsters that attacked the convoy. He never returned afterward, and his whereabouts are still unknown.
Moreover, that was a large group of powerful monsters. Even with Lord Geralt’s prowess, he couldn’t be their match, could he?
“Sigh!”
The Miners sighed one after another. Just as they were guessing who His Highness Prince Lei Wen would send, they suddenly saw a little girl running over.
That’s…
“Hey, Anna, why did you run out? Hurry back, it’s dangerous outside!” a Miner who recognized Anna quickly got up and said.
“Your Highness Prince Lei Wen asked me to come and protect you!” Anna was incredibly excited at this moment.
His Highness Prince Lei Wen had actually entrusted such a difficult mission to her and Zorua. Heh heh, just thinking about it made her excited!
More importantly, they could finally do something for His Highness Prince Lei Wen!
His Highness Prince Lei Wen not only cured Mother’s illness but also personally saved her when she was lost… They could never repay His Highness’s kindness in this lifetime.
If His Highness Prince Lei Wen needed it, she and Zorua would be the sharpest sword in His Highness’s hand!
“What?!”
Hearing little Anna’s words, the Miners were greatly shocked.
W-wasn’t His Highness joking with them?
Anna only seemed to have just turned ten years old this year, right?
Seeing that these Miners doubted her strength, Anna said with a serious expression, “Zorua, let everyone see how capable we are!”
“Mew—!”
Zorua let out a melodious cry from its mouth.
It leaped up lightly, and a faint blue halo appeared in its eyes simultaneously.
The next second, an invisible psychic wave erupted from its body.
With a “boom,” a large stone not far away was instantly shattered by that power.
“!!!”
The Miners were instantly terrified.
They looked in shock at the little monster beside Anna.
“Is that… the power of a monster?” someone couldn’t help but murmur.
But what shocked them even more was that Anna could command monsters in battle like a Monster Tamer.
Anna looked at everyone and giggled, “Now you believe me, right?”
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In the Herb Garden, Lila was observing three Pokémon called Cherubi while making notes on paper.
“Cherubi, personality is a bit timid, seems to have a special fondness for flowers and plants, feeding method is unknown, but it’s suspected that they can directly absorb nutrients from sunlight like plants…”
“Jiji—”
The three Cherubi ran playfully amidst the flowers.
As Grass Type Pokémon, they could clearly feel the vitality and nutrients contained within the soil of this place.
They bathed in the sunlight, happily growing while gently shaking their little heads.
More importantly, the Herb Garden was surrounded by a wooden fence, forming a private area.
And those wooden fences could also keep out other dangerous Pokémon, so they didn’t have to worry about being attacked by other Pokémon at any time like they were in the forest before.
This unprecedented sense of security made the Cherubi’s hearts involuntarily relax.
This feeling was truly blissful!
At this moment, the three Cherubi turned their heads and saw the human named Lila leaning in to observe them.
“Jiji…?”
“Hello there, Cherubi!” Lila said, rubbing her hands with anticipation. “Could I have a leaf from the top of your head to examine?”
A leaf?
“Jiji!” Yes, you can!
A Cherubi shook its head, and a leaf slowly drifted down from it.
Lila’s eyes lit up. As she picked up the leaf, she was surprised to find that a new leaf had miraculously grown on top of the Cherubi’s head!
“This is…”
“Jiji—”
The Cherubi appeared very happy.
These leaves were nothing to them!
Because even if they accidentally fell off, these leaves would grow back immediately.
The Cherubi acted nonchalantly. Seeing that Lila seemed to really like their leaves, the other two Cherubi also let the leaves on their heads drift down slowly.
So, so many!
Lila was a little surprised, but she quickly reacted and quickly thanked them:
“Thank you, Cherubi, I will definitely make good use of these leaves!”
With that, Lila stood up and returned to the Wooden House with the leaves.
Next, it was time to use these precious Medicinal Herbs to concoct rare Potions.
For a Physician, concocting Potions was a very important skill, and this skill was the key to treating illnesses and saving lives.
Lila took a leaf and tasted it. Immediately, a bitter taste filled her entire mouth.
“So bitter!”
But what followed was a feeling of being completely energized.
“As expected, it has the effect of restoring spirit!”
Lila’s eyes lit up. Now, the next step was to make these leaves into precious Potions.
Moreover, Lila had also heard that the soup boiled with these leaves had the effect of an insect repellent.
With it, they wouldn’t have to worry about the nuisance of mosquitoes and insects during the hot summer days!
