Master Of None

Chapter 2742: 2742. Herbalist And Runesmith

Midnight also seemed pretty happy to see that every guard here was so involved. She was pointing at a few herbs she didn’t recognize and getting answers better than most apprentice alchemists or herbalists right away.

”Sme of us have gotten her herb guardian class. It’s less like the city guardians who use shields all the time and more about protecting an herb garden. It also allows us to know how to pick some healing herbs or mana related herbs and use them to keep our strength up. Just us being around herbs in the garden makes us stronger too.”

This was some good information. Walker had somewhat expected to know about a few unique classes different from what he knew. But for there to be classes related to just protecting an herb garden it set a very unique precedent.

If there were guardian classes for protecting different areas, then those classes would be tuned to those areas as a whole. While the herb guardian allowed them to become stronger, along with the health and strength of the herb garden while using some herbs to assist them, then what of someone who was a school guardian or a guild hall guardian?

If classes like those existed wouldn’t they gain buffs associated with the strength of students or the guild they protected? It made sense in theory but would need to be checked in practice over time. Then again, there were very few chances to see if someone could gain a class like that.

Clearly, the guards here had committed themselves entirely to this herb garden and the goals it possessed. In basic terms, this meant that they would not focus on guarding anything else but this herb garden or another herb garden split off from this one. So, the guards of a guild who often left to handle tasks like escorting or side jobs nearby guarding the city or apprentices would not be as specified to just the guild. Therefore, they would not even have the chance to gain the same class.

This just made it more clear that as everyone and everything advanced more and more people would develop focused classes. They would have better talent and skills for specific aspects of what the entire alliance needed. Not just this, but they would be major powers in advancing the society being created as a whole. It was hard to grasp the true depths of what this would turn in to over time as more knowledge was gained about the very world and whatever was outside of it.

The musing of Walker’s thoughts were broken when they stepped in to the walls properly and he saw the various greenhouses in rows. Some were focused on specific elemental manas while others had generic herbs growing too, not only nearly extinct or once thought to be extinct herbs were being grown here. Then again, the basic herbs would be income and could be used toward getting better equipment as the herb garden expanded to fill the very large space they had to work with.

”Hello, welcome to the recovery gardens. I knew you would be coming but I am impressed that you managed to gather so many of the guards. They seem very excited to see you here.” The man that the guards brought them to was older than expected. He was also human, maybe even an old man older than the old master alchemist whom Remey was always worried about doing too much.

”We are happy for the warm welcome. I know that the dark dome project was already sent ahead of schedule and some testing to prove it was already done. However, the idea to make more of that project and expand even further should be less well known just yet.” Walker didn’t play with niceties. He could tell that this old man, despite his age, was sharp as a tack. Waiting to get started on something interesting and eventful.

”Hey! Don’t get started without me. I have my team waiting for the project plans.” an exasperated younger woman ran over, her blond hair was a mess but Walker didn’t notice that. He had noticed that she wore a robe with several rune formations sewn in to it. All of them drew elemental manas toward her making her have a slightly denser amount of mana around her overall.

”I am the leader of the rune carving team working here for the next six months. This old man keeps going off without explaining the plans, so please keep me up to date with what we are working on.” she glared at the older herbalist. Clearly, there was a bit of rivalry between them that caused their spirits to burst in to competition at any moment.

”We came to work with both of you. First though, I heard there is a temporary dark dome rune formation that can help us get a base for what we plan to do, care to show off?” Walker saw the young rune carver smirk like she had won a larger battle than just being able to show off first. The older herbalist shook his head but motioned for a few of the other herbalists to gather herbs and bring them behind their group. It seemed that this would not end in just a few minutes.

Then again, some competition was a good thing. These two were clearly put together because they would push one another to a whole new level of competition than what they had been able to do before. If they kept succeeding, this garden could be an immense undertaking in both the current projects and future projects.

”I know that this garden is made for the sake of returning nearly extinct and maybe even extinct herbs back to the world. I hope that this focus is maintained even though we are using it for testing of new greenhouse methods that will allow for more developed and higher quality herbs. The herbs made with this new project might be perfectly attuned to become potions rather than used as basic medicines or for consumption. Some of the herbs you will eventually work with are from the elemental planes and will be grown for specific races coming here or already beginning to develop here.”

Walker was thinking of the ink lizard race who were about to begin living and growing in the dark territory of Genesis. When they were hatched they would require herbs mixed with the manas of the world yet still focused on dark mana. That would be able to give them the best resistance training naturally for them to remain living in the world as well as the dark elemental planes.

”I want the greenhouses we make to be the best quality for whatever herbs we are making here and everywhere. I already formed a wind turn formation to help pollinate certain flowers, but I can do more if I can let my body understand all the manas like the nature healer told me.” It seemed that the young woman had worked closely with one of the echidna race healers. If she did adapt herself to natural mana there would be a huge advantage to her rune formations. They would be better attuned for plants and nature as a whole.

”That’s why she succeeded in helping that natural rune grow nearby. She had the herbs we grew to be the base for watching that natural earth rune form.” The old herbalist didn’t let her take all the credit. He also made it clear that they had success in growing herbs that allowed the formation of one of the naturally forming runes used to help make a small magic tower. Something that would soon be an anchor for the main magic tower to be connected to and enhance the mana and availability of mana flow for everyone around.

”I believe that the cooperation between the both of you will lead to a great development in both fields. The goal to expand on the herbs for the health of everyone is already admirable. Utilizing rune formations to allow further research is paramount to that goal and goals we don’t even have just yet.” The diplomatic response was all Walker gave before he focused in on what Midnight was examining.

She had noticed the runes around an empty greenhouse. They looked damaged and unusable. ”That would be the last attempt to make a dark dome that failed after seven hours. The mana draw is rarely enough to sustain the entire formation and quickly causes a degrading effect on the materials. The same happened with fire but we believe that was due to the heat.”

”We can’t grow herbs around the formation without the herbs growing and damaging the materials the formation is carved in either.”

The two began explaining the facts of where they stood. Enough to get Midnight and Walker thinking about what they might be able to do to help.

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