452 The Edge of Indra Seagloo (1/2)
Also, the desert poppy that people usually found in caves were nothing more than monster parts. There was one type of desert worm that grows a red flower on its head and pretends to be a mana crystal. When the adventurer gets close enough, it would uncoil and swallow the adventurer whole.
Now, all Zero had to do was bring down rain for five minutes and sleep the night. If everything was as the village elder's words, he should be seeing a huge flower field by tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn.
”So I just need to make it rain for five minutes and wake up before dawn to see the flowers bloom? How fast will the flowers last under the hot sun? Must I collect them quickly?”
The cacti elder nodded. ”Two hours at most once the sun comes up. A desert poppy's worst enemy is fire and heat.”
Zero nodded and met up with Truen after thanking the village elder. The mushroom had to wait for now because he needed Jermine to create a small underground area for a mushroom farm. Yet, they would be able to enjoy another good meal tonight, starring stir-fried mushrooms. This was the best he could do for the thrilled village elder.
When Truen and Bob listened to what Zero wanted to do, they immediately became concerned.
”Summoning rain isn't going to be simple in the desert,” Truen warned. ”Normally, rain is summoned by magicians by gathering clouds available in the sky into one point over a radius. In Derby Desert, there isn't a single cloud for you to gather.”
Bob was also very concerned when he heard that. ”Your mana wouldn't hold out that long for you to gather clouds from afar.”
Zero agreed. ”Mii bring out the map, please.”
The strawcherry assistant appeared and Zero pointed to their current location. ”This is where I am going to summon rain for a five-mile radius. You're correct about the lack of clouds. I won't even attempt to make clouds but like Bob said, I have to get it from elsewhere.”
Moving over to the side, Zero pointed at the sea. ”While Derby Desert doesn't have a lot of water, Indra Seagloo has a lot to spare. I'm going to borrow water from this point which is the closest to where we are and transform it into rain. Of course, I'm going to borrow Bob for a day to fly over and absorb a good amount of water to create my own rain. This shouldn't be a problem, right? We can fly over and back in less than six hours.”
Truen thought about it. ”I'm cooking dinner tonight, don't be late. Jermine and I will work on that mushroom farm after you leave once the water pump is fully functional. Don't overdo it, Earth still needs its water.”
”Hey!” the strawcherry assistant protested. ”Do your own Math for crying out loud!”
Truen smiled. ”Please take care of Zero for me and if something happens, contact me,” he tapped his communicator and Mii nodded.
”You bet. Now let's get moving quickly before the sun goes down.”