59 Inception of a Technique Part 3 (2/2)

John and the messenger made their way back to the somewhat renowned establishment.

Falcon was sitting at a round table with four others. They all gave off a sense of overwhelming strength. All far above John in might. Falcon smiled and waves for John to sit at the other end. ”Join us, friend.”

John swallowed and gathered his courage as he takes his seat. As soon as John's butt touched the chair the man on the far right scoffed. He had oversized armor that made him look twice as big but made his head look two sizes too small for his body. ”Falcon, is this a joke? This man will die by even the weakest creatures in the area.”

Falcon had already expected this complaint, so he reminded, ”We already discussed this. If we want a knowledgeable gardener, we'd have to sacrifice strength.”

A woman on the left added, ”If you don't think you can protect one man, you can just return home.” She had dirty blond hair and armor a bird emblazoned on her chest that expertly blended in with her curves.

The other two men had equally garish outfits causing John to fear for his life. ”If you'd like me to identify any more plants I'd be happy to. There's no reason to burden your self by taking me on the expedition. I'll just take spirit stones as compensation,” John negotiated graciously.

Falcon shook his head. ”That won't do. I promised to take along the best candidate, and I won't go back on my word,” he explained magnanimously, ”also we need you for any new plant-related problems we may run into.”

'No, don't act like your helping,' John cursed to himself. ”Look I didn't want to be rude, but those plants aren't unheard of by any means. Are you sure that you didn't look through the common books because your gardeners were too dumb to identify them?” John accused while leaning forward on the table.

On the other side of the table the five looked a bit awkward. This was indeed the case. Still Falcon recovered quickly and replied, ”Even if that's true wouldn't an expert on the subject be more useful then a book?”

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John felt like he swallowed a bug but at this point what could he do? ”Well if you insist I have no choice. But I have no fighting power and limited range of techniques,” John gave in.

”That's to be expected of a gardener. There's no need to worry you'll be safe. We'll be leaving for the tomb tomorrow morning. Please prepare whatever you think is necessary.”

John left the hall while cursing his luck. Why did he have to get so fired up over gardening all the time? He should have through the test. ”Damn it.” 'prepare whatever is necessary? Does he mean my will?' John continued to complain to himself as the night quickly passed.

The next morning they left for the crypt. It took them three weeks to reach the destination far into a dark forest. They entered a cave giving off an ominous feeling. A stream ran along the cave entrance causing it to be damp and murky. 'This is exactly the type of atmosphere for those plant's they'd shown,' John thinks to himself.

Falcon grabbed John by the shoulder and said, ”This is your time to shine. This cave is full of dangerous plants.”

”He better be worth it. We took twice as long dragging him along,” the man in the oversized armor complained.

John rubbed his neck with frustration. ”Don't expect too much,” he sighed.