Chapter 70: Rain
He took a deep breath, looking as if he had found the meaning of life.
“Ahem!” Starry coughed, signaling him to behave.
However, he seemed oblivious, lost in his own world, getting closer and closer to Starry.
With her jade hand resting on his forehead, a vein appeared on Starry’s temple. “Master… I’m here to change my profession to Brewer.”
Only then did he come back to his senses, realizing his gaffe, and sat back in the lounge chair.
“Sure, sure!” He raised a hand.
” ding”
System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the secondary profession ‘Brewer’!
??? What’s wrong with this guy?
“Alright, you are now a Beginner Brewer. Hurry up and bring it out!” He was anxious.
“… Bring what?”
“Oh dear, the Holy Essence Water! You’re going to drive this old bone of mine crazy!”
“Bang!!”
A bucket of water suddenly fell to the ground, splashing quite a bit of water.
Zen’s eyes widened, seemingly stunned by the bucket of water, his mouth unable to close for a long time.
He asked with a trembling voice, “Little girl, you didn’t steal this, did you?!”
“What are you talking about? I got this from the Fountain of Life in Holyflower Village,” Starry said truthfully.
“Don’t think just because I’m old, you can fool me,” Zen’s eyes sparkled with suspicion. “Holyflower Village has long been occupied by Undead creatures. A couple of months ago, someone risked their life to fetch water from the Fountain of Life, only to find the water was contaminated, no different from poison!”
“And this bucket of Holy Essence Water is far better than the counterfeit ones hoarded by the nobles!”
“Clear and pure spring water, faintly fragrant, with an indescribable vitality, as if it has gone through rebirth.” He gently shook the bucket, observing the changes inside, and caught a droplet that splashed out, holding it to his nose to smell.
As he spoke, it seemed like he understood something. “Could it be… this really is from the Fountain of Life?”
“Of course! I fetched the spring water just yesterday,” Starry said.
“Meow~” Star Cat jumped down from Starry’s arm and licked the splashed droplet.
The old man took another deep breath. “It really is!”
“How did you… forget it, this is not my concern.” He shook his head.
“Little girl…”
“Just call me Starry.” Hearing him call her ‘little girl’ was really uncomfortable.
“Okay, Starry, I think I understand your intention. But I must remind you—Holy Brew is certainly not something that just any beginner brewer can make.” Zen said proudly, with his hands behind his back.
Holy Brew?
He opened the interface for the secondary profession Brewer.
As a Level 1 Brewer, what he could make was limited to one recipe:
Rice Wine Recipe: White Rice *1, Molasses *1, Yeast *1, Clean Water *1.
Rice Wine: Increases Special Skill Value by 20 upon use, increases character confusion depending on personal constitution.
Special Skill Value is an attribute every player has, with an initial value of 100. Releasing a special skill will consume the corresponding Special Skill Value as a limitation for special skill equipment; otherwise, if one collects a bunch of special skill equipment to release in turn, who would still want to play? The character confusion can be understood as the degree of drunkenness.
As for the production process, it’s simply washing and processing the materials, combining them into a sealed space, and after a long fermentation, it is considered complete.
However, this is a game; it wouldn’t make you wait several days or months, otherwise that secondary profession wouldn’t be playable.
“What level Brewer can make it?” Starry frowned.
“At least Level 5!” The master raised his palm.
“…” This is troublesome; I don’t know how long it will take to level up the secondary profession to Level 5. The highest level on the forum is only just Level 3!
In reality, it primarily depends on the lack of raw materials. We’re still in the early stages of the game, with many maps yet to be explored, so the resources circulating in the market are very limited; many people’s secondary professions are stuck at Level 2 or even Level 1.
So what now? Starry didn’t ask out loud, because this guy looked so proud, almost as if he had ‘Come and beg me’ written all over his face.
How did he get to be a master with this demeanor?
Forget it, a real man can bend and stretch!
“Please help me make Holy Brew, Master!” Starry bowed her head.
“That’s not out of the question, but…”
“I’ll give you half!”
“Good! That’s straightforward!” He nodded, pleased. “You’re indeed my disciple, with some guts!”
“…”
“That said, the Holy Essence Water has been out of stock for at least six months. Even I haven’t made Holy Brew in months. There is one material that is very scarce.”
…
Rain.
It generally grows by the sea, and can’t be wiped out by the tides, possessing a strong vitality.
Whether for medicinal or as a vegetable, it holds a very high value.
Unfortunately, due to its scarcity and difficulty in preservation, it comes at a high price.
Zen said that the weather has been bad lately, and this grass has become unavailable…
Very suspicious… I can’t shake the feeling that he’s a stingy old man.
However, he mentioned that if one goes straight west from Oceanview Village for two days, they would reach a body of water.
That place hasn’t been touched by Undead claws yet, supposedly because there’s a big creature in the sea; in any case, it’s best to gather the grass and return before high tide.
Zen also gave Starry a small glass bottle, saying it was for storing the Rain.
“I’m starting right now; you should be back about the time I’m done,” he said at the time.
Leaving Oceanview Village and heading west, if there happens to be a Gray Wolf form, it shouldn’t take as long as he said.
It’s worth mentioning that Yuhua wasn’t giving up; when she left, she saw two players staring here, but unfortunately, they couldn’t keep up with Zane’s speedy state, resulting in nothing coming of it.
…
Three hours passed in the blink of an eye. During these three hours, Zane ran diligently, while Starry boredly watched the scenery. Occasionally, some ignorant little monsters would appear, only to be effortlessly killed by Starry.
Star Cat was already Level 7.
Health had reached 2000+, physical attack power was increased to 70+, while magical attack was slightly weaker, but only in comparison to physical attack. Moreover, with the increase in level, the little fellow had grown quite a bit.
Now, if it were the size of a palm before, it’s now the size of half an arm.
“Meow~” It yawned in boredom; oh no, this meow is unchangeable now.
Looking at the big map, at this speed, it would take at least two more hours.
At this moment, Endless Sea sent a message.
“Heroine, we encountered a solo-practicing Level 15 Priest!” He sounded excited. “Our team lacks healing, should we cultivate one?”
“Level 15 Priest?” Before Level 20, the skills usable are not many, and most of the time it still relies on basic attacks for output. Therefore, only someone with a certain consciousness and will can solo practice, even a Priest. Moreover, with the existence of healing spells, the fault tolerance rate becomes higher.
Zane pondered for a moment. “You guys go ahead and practice. If everyone thinks it’s okay, then take him along. If we complete the quest tomorrow, I’ll take you guys to a new place to level up.”
“Alright.”
A solo practicing Priest…? It’s a miracle to reach Level 15.
