Episode 6.6 (2/2)
It was evening when he left Shira's house.
Lecan went back to his room at the inn and continued to cast <Move>.
The next day, he resumed the herb making work. While concurrently practicing magic.
He got the pass with <Move> in three days, and four days with <Float>. Afterward, Lecan moved the bed out of the way and floated down the hole himself. Moving objects wasn't that hard, but moving his own body required a delicate handling, he felt like he would immediately crash down the instant he lost focus.
The medicine making also began for real.
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Ratio and process to mix, and effects of completed medicines were explained to him, Lecan busily wrote it all down during noon break.
Despite using so many herbs, they're not making that many kinds of medicines.
Since the finished medicines are intended to be mixed with other raw materials depending on the illness, to raise the healing efficacy.
First one done was wound salve. It took them two days.
Three kinds of herbs can be used to make wound salve. The first one is Cula Grass that can be picked during the first to second month, the second one is Krussim Grass that can be picked during the fourth and fifth month, and the last is the Pourika Grass that can be picked during the eighth to ninth month. Any one of these herbs can be used as the main raw material, you boil them with other secondary herbs and then pulverize it into powder.
When you sell it to pharmacies, they will mix it with powder of other less effective herbs before selling it. With a variety of combinations, those pharmacies mix it into several types of salve, from the most expensive to the cheapest. And then buyers will boil a small dose of the powder in water before applying it to the affected part.
This time they're making powder made of Cula Grass. Lecan obtained a huge amount of the finished product. He can use it to make an even more effective medicine if he's able to produce Pure Magic Water himself later in the future, moreover, if he learns <Recovery>, he can make high grade medicine by using <Recovery> on the powder.
Next, they finished making medicine for stomachache, and medicine for chest pain, both in form of pills.
Pharmacies sell these by crushing them into powder and mix it with lesser herb powder, but they also sell it in its pill form to guests of honor. Of course, it's expensive and only a few could afford it.
One time, Lecan asked.
”Shira. You remember about the magic list you gave me the other day, are you able to use everything in it.”
”Well now, I wonder about that. I don't recall everything I wrote in there, but I can tell you that I cannot use
spell of sacred magic. Other than that, think I can manage those magic.”
”Impressive. What kind of magic is
.
”I suppose you could say that it's a magic that cleanses out the evil and the corrupted. It works on most illness, including poison and abnormal status. As
contains strong divine protection of God, it exhibits similar effect to that of <God Cure>. Though I don't think there's a priest capable of performing
as potent as <God Cure> today. Priests who can use
get locked up to be a source of medicine for high-ranking nobles and priests, you see. After all,
ever so slightly carries a rejuvenating effect, so those old geezers cling really hard on it.”
”I guess that means there is no way for me to learn
.”
”Uun. Practitioners of
are quarantined deep in temples, meeting one would prove hard I think. But I do know the spell, and once you've got far in <Recovery>, you might naturally learn
yourself. I believe <Recovery> and
belong to the same type of magic, you see. For now, I'll be teaching you <Recovery> first thing first.”
”Please.”
”Now that you mention it, apparently the young wife of the Duke House of Schadrest has got quite the talent in
. At the time being, it's being kept secret and they only let nobles related to them getting the free treatment, but since the rumors are spreading hotly like a wildfire, the temples or royalty will probably summon her before long. So long as she doesn't let
slip by mistake, it should be fine though.”
Lecan wondered hard, how did Shira who was staying indoors all the time even get those confidential rumors.
Lecan had heard of <Schadrest> house name before, but he had no recollection of it. It was at time when his grasp on this world's language was still far than his current understanding, and he heard it only once in a conversation, so of course he wouldn't remember.
If he did remember, he might have noticed that this <young wife of the Duke House of Schadrest> referred to Lady Rubianafale. But he had no idea at this time.
Lecan would only realize the environment Lady Rubianafale was in far in the future.
”Even a very slight showing of
demonstrates a wonderful effect on treating illness and wounds. Moreover,
can banish undead type and incorporeal Youma like Revenants or Soul Demons in one shot, regardless of how strong they are. Or at least deal an irrecoverable wound. It can cleanse polluted lands and buildings as well. Honestly, practitioners of
should be let to work outside more instead.”