Chapter 14 - 14. A Bit Of Flattery Sure Opens Up New Doors (1/2)

”Is there such a thing named 'Axe Oil Medicated Oil'? Does it mean that I had somehow being a bit left behind or something? Tell me what should I do next.” Pointus looked at me in exasperation as he thought that his new medication that had not been in circulation yet had been beaten by other Herbalist in other towns.

”Hah hah hah... Don't you worry, Pointus my friend. This medication that you had just shown me would not exist in many years to come. Furthermore, as I've said I had learned botany and herbs and the medication that you had shown me could only be found in places far far away.”

”I don't think it would be available anytime soon and I am sure you are not beaten to it. No worries there, my friend. Your fine profession is not threatened in any manner.” I joked and laughed at my foolishness when I mentioned the brand of medicated oil from my world.

Anyone who hears it would definitely felt doomed for i am sure they would spend months on how to produce such medications.

Pointus let a long sigh of relief from his lips and sat slumped on his high chair. Beads of cold perspiration had emerged from his forehead and he took a hanky and hurriedly wiped it off.

”Young man, your knowledge seems very vast than mine. You could identify all the herbs that I had planted outside and even could identify the contents of the vial that I had produced to you earlier. You really surprise me and it stumps me indefinitely.”

”Where did you learn from?” Pointus asked as he was curious about my background and wanted to perform his probe as much as he could to gather information for his own gain.

”It's a very long story... I used to make extracts to enhance a certain product to improve the everyday lives of the people before. In fact, it was more than 20 kind of extracts and essences from herbs, flowers and resins.”

”But due to my prolonged comatose state, I may have killed more than half of my brain cells and I would like to remember all these once again.”

I replied truthfully since there would be more herbs and plants to be discovered here in this world. The look of surprise did not leave Pointus the moment I mentioned that I had made 20 extracts and essences to improve the daily lifestyle of the citizens before.

He looked at me from head to toe and there were no signs that I was a Herbalist of some kind except for a small 15 inches long dagger on my left-hand side of my belt. Well, I've got to thank Eko and Fei since they were the ones that had introduced me to the herbs that made the range of scents much more unique.

”Would I be able to read some of your books? There must be some books under your own publication, right? And I am sure that even if you do not take me as an apprentice, you wouldn't mind if I read and refine my knowledge, do you? These books are hard to find and this would pronounce you as the number one Herbalist that the world had ever known.”

I added a bit of flattery so that I could flip through and read about all the common plants and herbs that's was being collected in the large book he was poring earlier on when I stepped in.

”Ah, you mean this personal book that I had to add on for my own collection of known herbs and its uses? Here, you can read this book. It doesn't seem like much but I won't mind sharing the world of botany with you.”

”It's general knowledge so these herbs are quite common to be found anywhere around this region. You may take a sit there, I won't be expecting much visitors anywhere. I'd be around the back here in case you need me.”

Prius handed me the huge book that looked like half the size of a tabloid about an arm's length and as thick as about 6 inches and the moment I held it in both arms as I sat down on a stool at the end of the counter, I received numerous announcements coming at me.

I don't wish to note it all down because it is going to be repetitive and I won't want to receive any bad comments regarding this chapter of mine. Hah hah hah.

*Ding* Congratulations on discovering 'Almanac of Herbs, Rhizomes, Spices and Seeds' by Pointus. Learn?

The moment I muttered ”Learn”, all the contents with its sample leaves, stems, rhizomes and flowers were learned automatically and it entered my system and in my brain seamlessly.

*Ding* Congratulations on discovering Basic Herbalist Level 0/10 as a profession. You had learned a total of 2000 types of plants and its uses.