Chapter 40: Makeup Lesson Plan
After ending the field trip and studies in Luan Shu Village, the group boarded the horse carriage again and returned to Jiaoshi City.
This week wasn’t long, but upon returning to Jiaoshi City, everyone felt as if a long time had passed.
“So, going out to play is a necessary thing.”
Talil sat at the dining table, sharing her thoughts with Xilutiya.
“How has Talil been with work lately?” Xilutiya asked about her situation while eating mushroom soup.
“I’m doing great. I’ve covered all of Jiaoshi City this time, and now no one knows the local situation better than me.” She proudly introduced herself.
“Really? Then do you know where to sell herbs at a high price?” Xilutiya asked teasingly.
“Well, the most common place is of course the Apothecary Guild, but many people go there to sell herbs, and folks from nearby villages send batches over every so often.”
“Next is the Adventurer’s Guild. Some apothecaries or people from other professions can’t buy the herbs they need at the Apothecary Guild, so they post bounties at the Adventurer’s Guild.”
“Finally, there’s the Merchant Guild. They also buy some herbs and ship them to other cities for resale.”
“Overall, the selling prices are Adventurer’s Guild>Merchant Guild>Apothecary Guild, but the first two only take specific herbs, unlike the Apothecary Guild which takes many kinds.”
“I see, got it.” Xilutiya thought about it. It seemed she’d still need to check out the Adventurer’s Guild and Merchant Guild in the city tomorrow.
After finishing lunch, Xilutiya went to the backyard and observed the ‘Swan Orchid’ she had planted again. After seven days of changes, the situation had significantly improved.
【Swan Orchid】（Excellent-76）: Growing, humidity not at optimal state, needs 21.24% more humidification, ambient temperature slightly low, needs 5.8 degrees increase, ventilation optimal, nutrients sufficient, minor micronutrient gaps…
The current quality had reached Excellent, and there was still room for improvement. Xilutiya lightly placed her hand on the Swan Orchid’s pseudobulb to sense it, a touch of emerald green flashing in her eyes.
After a long while, she withdrew her hand, her expression pensive.
……
The next day, she first went to the Adventurer’s Guild to look for bounties.
“Bounties for rare herbs?” Mailin thought for a moment and pulled out the latest bounty booklet to flip through.
“There don’t seem to be any recently, but what herbs do you have? Are they ones you picked or grew yourself?” She was a bit curious.
“I found them in the forest recently.” Xilutiya took a sheet of paper from her pocket, which detailed the herbs she had picked these past few days.
“Wow, that’s a lot. You must have put in a lot of effort.” Mailin was surprised.
“But as a girl, you should go to distant forests less often, or you’ll get carried off by the Ti Lang in the woods.”
“That won’t happen, Mailin sister.” The maiden shook her cute head.
“Hehe, do you have companions with you? That’s not bad, but safety is indeed important.” She replied while looking at the list.
“Here it is. Viscount Xue Feng’s steward previously inquired about a bounty for this Sickle Thorn Vine here. They say they always need it and will take as much as available, 50 copper coins per plant.”
“This price is already quite high. Ordinary herbs go for at most 10 copper.” Mailin told Xilutiya.
“You have 8 plants listed here. You can bring them all over, and after I check, I’ll give you 4 silver coins.”
“Thank you, Mailin sister.”
Leaving the Adventurer’s Guild, Xilutiya visited several Merchant Guilds in the city, and after inquiring one by one, she sold some more herbs and earned nearly 10 silver coins.
The rest could probably only be sold to the Apothecary Guild, estimated at 8 silver coins, she thought.
It’s a pity the Apothecary Guild here doesn’t make mushroom-related potions, so they don’t take rare mushrooms either, or she could ask Teacher Heide if he needs any.
……
A new day, after the morning classes ended, Scholar Heide nodded slightly after hearing Xilutiya’s inquiry.
“I rarely make potions, but I have a few friends who really need similar rare materials. Bring the rest over for me to see.”
“Here are ten glass bottles. Remember to put the precious mushrooms in them to cultivate, so they can be preserved longer.” He opened a drawer and took out ten empty glass bottles.
“Got it, Teacher.” Taking the ten small glass bottles, Xilutiya expressed her thanks.
That afternoon was the usual combat training, but today everyone was a bit distracted, probably still not out of vacation mode.
“Baron and Mike are both recovering from injuries and didn’t come today.”
“Miss Iona didn’t come either. Without seeing that beautiful lady, life feels boring.” Several boys leaned on the guardrail, watching the few people training sporadically inside the arena, complaining.
In the shaded rest area, Xilutiya was flipping through the notes from her recent work, organizing some knowledge and considering how to integrate these scattered things into an interconnected knowledge system.
Scholar Heide’s knowledge was extremely broad. He didn’t stick too rigidly to the lessons, often digresssing into extracurricular content, which, if truly understood, greatly helped in comprehending the main material.
However, students’ aptitudes varied. For some, this extracurricular content was like incomprehensible noise, disrupting the simple knowledge framework they had built.
Considering the significant differences in the class’s foundations, and since Xilutiya was assisting those with weak foundations, she had to exclude overly obscure knowledge first and build a solid foundation for everyone.
‘This should be about right.’
After an afternoon of organizing, Xilutiya had roughly outlined this month’s knowledge system and contentedly closed her notebook and book.
After that, she could spend two hours each day tutoring those with weak foundations, but starting with Karen these next couple days—she suddenly thought of practicing with her most familiar classmate.
“Karen~” She called out to the girl resting nearby after training.
“What’s up.” Karen washed her face with clear water, wiped it off, and walked over.
“Tomorrow, um, and every afternoon after that, I’ll tutor you in Secret History Class, how about it?”
“This…” She hesitated a bit, but seeing the maiden’s earnest and expectant gaze, Karen nodded.
“I might not be very smart, Tiya, don’t hold out too much hope.” She had always struggled with complex theoretical knowledge and worried about letting down the maiden’s good intentions.
“It’s fine, we’ll start from the basics step by step.” Xilutiya lightly hopped down from the bench and came to Karen’s side.
“I’ll adjust based on your learning progress and situation.”
“What are you two talking about?” Komiya walked over just then, curious about their conversation.
“Talking about helping Karen study. Komiya, want to come listen tomorrow?”
“Ah, tutoring? That brings back bad memories.” Komiya had been tutored by home teachers hired by her parents before, but she was too playful, with poor results, and it eventually fizzled out.
“Give it a try.”
“Mmm, alright. If I can’t learn it, Tiya, you can’t call me dumb.”
The three’s laughter scattered under the bright blue sky.
