Chapter 144: Receiving Supplies
Woodland Association first floor, clear sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves by the window, shining into the hall, with students coming and going sporadically, handling their respective affairs.
“Miss Xilutiya, I apologize for before; it delayed you some time.” The woman receiving her apologized first, then continued explaining matters after stepping into Second Order.
“Do you know the earliest origins of the Woodland, Miss Xilutiya?”
“I’ve heard a bit about it.” She knew that the earliest explorers of the Shadow World should have been the ‘Silver Radiance Church’.
“Coming to the Shadow World below the continent earliest was an extremely dangerous act; a ‘lighthouse’ needed to be established here to maintain unchanging coordinates.”
“The early purpose was to resolve the Shadow World’s interference with the surface world; its principle involves rather complex mirror symmetry theory.”
“It means roughly that the twisted mutations in a certain area of the Shadow World would also cause strange changes in the corresponding parts of the surface world.”
“To curb the spread of such twisted mutations, surface organizations had no choice but to send members into the Shadow World to resolve the roots of these twisted mutations.”
“At that time, traveling to and from the Shadow World was extremely difficult, so many members who came here found it hard to return.”
“This situation led to almost no one willing to go to the Shadow World.”
“To change the situation and compensate for this personnel conscription, various organizations agreed to provide members willing to go to the Shadow World with various living supplies and advancement resources, which gradually stabilized things.”
“Today, though the Shadow World is not as dangerous or grueling as back then, this supply system has continued.”
“When selecting your station, you should have seen the introduction to the differences in supply ratios; this will apply to the amount of supplies you actually receive.”
“Supplies are issued once per quarter, that is, every three months. Your supplies this time were originally issued according to First Order student standards, but since you have already advanced, this time they have been temporarily adjusted to Second Order student supply standards for you.”
“This is your supply list this time; please verify it. I will move your supply materials over shortly.” Her attitude was much more respectful; generally, students take the list themselves to the association warehouse to claim items one by one.
“Okay, thank you.”
With that, Xilutiya picked up this list printed with dark brown ink from the table.
『First Order Student Supply Standard』
1, 120 portions of good quality food provided per quarter. （Mainly dry rations biscuits）
2, 1 portion of ‘Blood Wine’ or ‘Meditation Incense’ provided per quarter. （Quality ‘First Order·Excellent’）
3, 1 portion of ‘Blood Healing Potion’ provided per quarter. （Quality ‘First Order·Good’）
4, One Black Steel Ingot provided per year, which can be used to craft weapons.
5, Two sets of refined clothing and armor provided per year, one set as regular attire, one set as light armor.
『Second Order Student Supply Standard』
1, 120 portions of excellent quality food provided per quarter. （Mainly dry rations biscuits）
2, 10 portions of ‘Blood Wine’ or ‘Meditation Incense’ provided per quarter. （Quality ‘First Order·Excellent’）
3, 3 portions of ‘Blood Healing Potion’ provided per quarter. （Quality ‘First Order·Excellent’）
4, One Golden Ingot/Molten Stone Ingot/Black Rose Wood provided per year, which can be used to craft weapons or armor.
5, Two sets of custom clothing and armor provided per year, one set as regular attire, one set as light armor. （Quality ‘First Order·Excellent’）
Xilutiya compared the supply gap between First Order and Second Order students; it was roughly around 10 times, no wonder that teacher told students to improve their strength as quickly as possible when she first arrived at the Woodland.
Unfortunately, the Golden Plain is safe environmentally, so many students come here, and the supply standard is only 70% of normal.
It wasn’t long before the receptionist came over carrying a wooden crate of white stone, then opened the wooden crate in front of Xilutiya and introduced them one by one.
“The Golden Plain’s supply standard is lower than normal, but your results were exceptionally excellent, so the first issuance after advancement will be at twice the normal standard for you.”
“First, these are ‘Vanilla Biscuits’ wrapped in oil paper, a total of 240 portions.” Normal standard is 120 portions.
Every 10 portions inside are packaged in a rectangular iron box; after Xilutiya opened one, inside were 10 baked biscuits with a faint fragrance.
【Vanilla Biscuit】（Excellent）: Made by baking high-quality wheat flour with thyme leaves, crisp and sweet in texture, with twice the nutrients of ordinary dry rations, a reserve food that can be stored long-term.
“Next are ‘Blood Wine’ and ‘Meditation Incense’.” She then took out 20 bottles of red liquid Blood Wine from below, and 20 small bundles of light purple incense.
【Blood Wine】（First Order-Blood Law）: Medicinal wine refined from extraordinary beast blood, which can enhance abilities related to the ‘Blood Law’ nature, and is also very suitable for breathing technique training.
【Meditation Incense】（First Order-Emerald Honey）: Made by mixing special spices with various auxiliary ingredients, it can enhance meditation effects, stabilize the mind, and can also be used to assist in the early learning of meditation methods.
“Then there are six portions of ‘Blood Healing Potion’.” She continued to take out six test tube potions of light red aqueous liquid, each stoppered with a cork.
The maiden took one of the light red test tubes in hand and curiously examined it closely.
【Blood Healing Potion】（First Order-Blood Law）: A special potion that can replenish blood, restore stamina, and accelerate wound healing. （Quality-Excellent）
Next were six palm-sized pieces of different materials: brilliant ‘Golden Ingot’, dark red stone-like ‘Molten Stone Ingot’, and dark ‘Black Rose Wood’ with delicate textures.
“Weapons crafted from Golden Ingot will be exceptionally sharp and carry anti-magic effects.”
“Weapons crafted from Molten Stone Ingot will be exceptionally heavy and sturdy, and emit scorching firepower.”
“Implements crafted from Black Rose Wood allow the user to wield spells more easily, reducing mental fatigue.”
Finally, there were four sets of black-based clothing and armor with dark red trim: two sets as regular hooded robes, and the other two as adjustable light armor, made from specially tanned beast hide, light and tough.
【Dark Brown Long Robe】（First Order·Excellent）: Woven from tough reddish-brown fiber threads, it can resist ordinary sword attacks, soft and tough.
【Dark Brown Light Armor】（First Order·Excellent）: Made from First Order beast leather, it can better resist ‘First Order’ level attacks.
After seeing these things, Xilutiya selected a bit; she currently had no use for Blood Wine, because after switching her breathing technique to ‘Moonlight Breathing Technique’, it was no longer a ‘Blood Law’ nature ability, so she chose the ‘Meditation Incense’ nearby; as for crafting materials, she chose ‘Black Rose Wood’, because the ‘Flower Blooming Technique’ and ‘Xilutiya’s Clear Spring’ she had learned were spell-like abilities that required mental power to cast and maintain, so ‘Black Rose Wood’ was more practical.
After selecting, the other party ticked off the list, then helped Xilutiya pack these things, finally closed the box, and handed it to her.
A bit heavy, Xilutiya thought to herself as she took the box, but there was a faint sense of satisfaction and joy, reminding her of the scene when she first worked and received her wages.
No wonder many young people want to come to the Woodland; for students from humble backgrounds, there is basically no chance to obtain many resources on the surface, and it’s hard to earn such high income.
“Finally, this is your Second Order student badge; please accept it.” A brand new badge was handed to Xilutiya.
This badge’s pattern still had circling tree vines on both sides, with sunlight breaking through clouds in the center, evoking a sense of parting clouds to see the sun; the back of the badge was engraved with Xilutiya’s name and the words Golden Plain, indicating she had spent her First Order student period here and completed advancement.
“Thank you.” Xilutiya pinned the two badges side by side, stood up, hugged the box, and left.
The matters at the association were finished; next was shopping for things, then bringing people back to the valley.
Building the windmill, adding the drying yard, digging the warehouse cellar, building better homes for the toads, delivering wheat to the bakery; all these needed to be done.
It would be somewhat busy, but also exceptionally fulfilling.
