Chapter 98 Finaly ready to talk (1/2)
How the hell does this blood tonic adds attributes to my status? I know that when I assimilated Pengu blood back at the time of our fight the same situation occurred, but I already tried to do the same with other beasts that I hunted through the day, only to fail again and again! How come the blood that I obtain by killing monsters is unsuitable to let me grow, while a diluted demonic beasts blood can bring such a wondrous effect?
”Hey, I know this might sound stupid, but could you tell me again how is this tonic created in the first place? I don't need to know the exact formula, but the logic behind it!”
Chopping down some of the trees from the area surrounding us to clear the spot for a comfortable campsite, I direct my voice to Eve busying herself with preparing a huge fireplace.
”While this one is of rather high quality, all of them are basing on a demonic beasts blood and a special combination of medicinal herbs. Some even say that you need to use special artefact to concoct it. Is there some problems with the one that I gave you?”
Turning her cute face around to face me, I could easily notice a sudden bout of worry in her expression. Just like in European medieval times, even if the medicine or alchemy is already quite advanced, most of the people are rather untrustful to the representatives of those professions.
”Nah, it's simply made me curious about something entirely else, no need to put this worried face of yours! I would prefer if you just smiled at me!”
Just this short exchange made me remember that we still had a great and hard talk to go through. I can only thank the excitment that I got during the hunting for forgetting about this matter. No matter how strong I will get, the emotions and trust will be still as fragile as ever when it comes to another person!
When the trees got cleared out and cut into smaller firewood pieces, I helped Eve to set up a single, wide tent and a comfortable bed inside the cover. While that should be absolutely enough to get through the night without any problem or whining later, my inner perfectionist couldn't allow this shabby place to house us through the night! No matter how you look at it, this is my first time camping with Eve outside!
”I'm gonna head out for a short while. I would love if you could prepare something to chew on later on.”
Not giving her any chance to protest, I dashed out of the cleared area, while making sure to mark it in my inner compass. While I could always use our shared cultivation to find her even if I were too lost my way completly, doing so would only show my inner incompetency, that I was ashamed off already!
After walking around the surrounding areas for a while, I managed to find some nice looking flowers and some other weeds that were surrounded by quite a pleasant and delicate aroma. Just by binding the flowers together with said vines, I managed to create a bouquet that florists from earth wouldn't be ashamed off if I can say so for myself!
Hurrying back, I made sure to slow my steps right before entering the cleared out plot, to save the atmosphere that I was aiming for with those flowers.