Chapter 289 - Chapter 289: Chapter 289: Ice Silkworm Tears (1/2)

Chapter 289: Chapter 289: Ice Silkworm Tears

Chen Yu felt somewhat helpless; it seemed the old chieftain was intent on testing him.

He didn’t say much more, for identifying medicinal herbs was not a difficult task for him, as his mind possessed the limits of current human medical knowledge.

But when he walked over, he was immediately taken aback. Out of the sixteen trays, there were twelve kinds of medicinal herbs he had never seen before, and there was no record of them even in the medical knowledge within his head.

“Seven-Flower Leaf, Five-Color Fragrance, Frosty Sky Root, Flying Fish Willow!”

After naming those four medicinal herbs, Chen Yu paused.

To tell the truth, these four herbs were also extremely rare, and perhaps in this world, only Chen Yu could recognize all of them at the same time.

Yet, the remaining twelve herbs made Chen Yu hesitate.

[System prompt, analyzing the category of medicinal herbs]

At the moment the system’s voice sounded, Chen Yu let out a sigh of relief. It wasn’t long before a wealth of information appeared in his mind.

“Sky Wolf Hemp, Black Water Fruit…”

He named the remaining eleven herbs smoothly, but then Chen Yu was stumped.

The final herb was such that even the system could not deduce its real name.

This thing looked like a giant white bug squirming slowly.

If he were to observe closely, he would find it appeared to be a liquid congealed together.

Moreover, it emitted a strange fragrance.

Chen Yu felt somewhat frustrated. What kind of rare item was this that even the system could not analyze it?

However, in his heart, a surge of excitement also blossomed. A small village was able to produce such rare medicinal herbs, which meant there must be a massive medicinal herb base here.

“Honored chieftain, forgive my ignorance. I have never seen this last herb before, and I do not recognize it.”

Unexpectedly, the old chieftain burst into hearty laughter, patting Chen Yu’s shoulder with some excitement.

“When that Er Gou came before, he could only identify one herb. The thought that you could identify eleven in one go! Even the people in our village may not be able to identify so many.”

The other people also looked at Chen Yu with an admiring gaze, as if they were looking at a deity.

The nearby Da Hu also ran over excitedly and lifted him up in a hug.

“Do you know? That last herb is a unique man-made medicinal herb from our area called ‘Ice Silkworm Tears!’ Besides the people in our village, no one else can recognize it.”

Hearing Da Hu say this, Chen Yu finally understood. It was a herb that had never appeared before; no wonder even the system could not determine it.

But Chen Yu had also developed a great interest in the Ice Silkworm Tears.

“Honored chieftain, may I ask what are the effects of this herb?”

The old chieftain didn’t immediately answer but enthusiastically led Chen Yu into the village.

Before long, Chen Yu was brought in front of a large expanse of medicinal fields.

As the great array of medicinal herbs came into view, Chen Yu was also stunned there. There were tens of thousands of herbs intertwining in the air, and just a slight whiff was refreshing to the spirit.

“This is our medicinal field. Whatever herbs you wish to purchase, you may choose yourself! However, I must say this in advance, we here do not accept any form of currency, only goods!”

Chen Yu was taken aback, for he had never heard of such a requirement before.

However, after giving it some thought, the village is so remote that even if they were given money, there would be nowhere to spend it. Only goods would be of any practical use.

“That’s easy to handle. Please, elder, write me a list of goods, and I will make sure they are delivered in the shortest possible time,”