Mixed Blessing System

After leaving the previous establishment, Lothur made his way towards the northern side of Peters City, heading for the forest a few kilometers away from that exit of this city.

Peters City where between mountainous regions, in the middle of a valley, where dense forests could be found only a few dozen kilometers from the center of this place.

At the same time, woods covered the remaining areas between the built-up part of the city and the mountains surrounding this place.

Already in possession of knowledge of the local geography, Lothur knew precisely where to begin his journey to the areas where the Tooth Grass could be found.

In doing so, he quickly made his way through the city, following the main cobblestone boulevard. Along the way, he observed his surroundings as he walked briskly, noticing parts of this city that he had not yet passed and the movement there.

Besides several buildings that hardly exceeded four stories in height, Lothur noticed that there were all sorts of shops related to spiritual professions. For example, while walking there, he saw a store that specialized in selling potions and pills, as well as the local Formation Masters Association.

However, despite the curiosity of entering one of these places that his predecessor had never entered, Lothur was particularly interested in that area's movement.

Besides the people coming and going on the sidewalks, many doing work, others just walking, and finally, some going their ways in a hurry, the movement of carriages caught his attention.

That was because, although there were half a million people in this city, there were not many carriages on the streets of Peters City. But, the opposite of this, the number of such things there seemed far below what there should be in a city of this size.

And this was easily noticed by Lothur when this young man associated the sidewalks full of people and the relatively empty streets.

'It seems that the means of transportation in this place are not efficient...' He noted such a problem, looking at how most people on those streets looked well physically, even though they were mortals.

'The citizens of this city have to walk a lot.' His eyes sharpened as he noticed such a thing.

On the other hand, while there were few carriages in that city, Lothur noticed that the number of animals there was not small.

Several horses and other animals valuable in transportation were passing through that area while humans rode on their backs.

And seeing this, Lothur could not help but imagine the possibilities of this cultivation world.

Not only humans could cultivate spiritual energy in this world. Animals could too, and it was no different for plants and other living beings!

Obviously, just as with humans, most other living beings could not do such a thing. But every species had beings that could transcend the difficulties of starting cultivation.

As such, there were all kinds of unique creatures in this world!

But spiritual beings were not easy to see in cities with as many mortals as Peters City. No, even if there were some beasts in this place, they were even less numerous than the local cultivators, making it difficult to spot one of them on the streets of this place.

On the other hand, beings like this usually avoided human cities. So, besides imagining what it would be like to see an avenue full of different beings, for the moment, Lothur could only admire the wealth of possibilities in this world.

...

After almost two hours of walking to his destination, Lothur had passed through the outer woods of Peters City and then entered one of the nearby mountains.

In such a diverse plant environment, he spent most of his time on high alert, observing every disturbance in his surroundings while attempting to ignore the beauty of that forest.

There were trees with unique trunks, which had patterns on them that made parts glow as if they were living veins, while strange fruits could be seen here and there.

At the same time, the mosses found in some parts of that area did not look ordinary, and Lothur had taken extra care when walking through such an unknown place.

Finally, even though it was daytime and this young man had the willpower and courage to explore unknown places, he could not help but feel a little uneasy.

The sound of wind through the trees there, as well as the chill that seemed to increase all of a sudden, combined with the dimness generated by the leaves in the area, created a strange setting.

The place was indeed beautiful, but all Lothur felt was as if he had entered a cursed forest, made to frighten the weak.

To make matters worse, he had this feeling that he was being watched.

That had made him twice as careful as he had planned!

Hence, this young man reached his current position without much trouble, having overcome the strange feeling in his heart, and finally stopped to check his map.

In doing so, he found a place where he could easily observe his surroundings and where there was no way for small insects or animals to be hidden.

He then opened the bag he got earlier and took out a map and an object that looked like a watch.

'Well, if I'm not wrong, I should be in the vicinity of the first area with these Tooth Grass.' Lothur pondered as he carefully studied that map, preparing to move forward with harvesting this medicine.

Medicine harvesting was easy, and anyone could do it, provided they had the proper tools and a good manual.

Since Lothur had both, he was not worried about not knowing how to collect the 10 kilograms of Tooth Grass he needed to complete this mission.

In any case, after realizing that it was only a short while before he reached his first harvesting point, Lothur put those items away in his bag while grabbing a bottle of water.

Glub! Glub! Glub!

"Ah, time to continue!"

...

After a few more minutes, Lothur finally came across a relatively flat area on that part of the mountain he was on, where the luminosity could penetrate the forest without being impeded by the leaves.

In such a place, several small insects were making noises that were hard to miss as they circled different plants, among them one with beautiful yellow flowers.

Seeing those plants, Lothur immediately remembered the images of Tooth Grass he had seen in books from the Morning Star Academy.

'So that's what I'll have to harvest...' He pondered as he watched those little plants from some distance, already considering how to keep those insects away.

'Hmm, I can't see the attributes of those insects, so they must just be ordinary beings.'

'I think if I burn something, it will scare them off.' He looked around his surroundings, trying to see any animals nearby, particularly worried about snakes or similar beings.

And not noticing anything, this young man improvised a torch with some piece of log and some survival items he had brought with him for this trip.

Lothur obviously had not come to this place unprepared. No, during the days that had passed since he had taken this mission, he had bought more than three thousand bronze coins in resources helpful in situations like this.

That was not just for this mission, as some of these items were not for one-time use. As such, he had made this investment.

Anyway, it did not take long for that makeshift torch to begin spewing smoke over the area and for him to begin his movements.

As he did so, Lothur used one of his hands to hold the torch while he walked around and waved his other hand, trying to stop any insects that came his way.

And soon, several of those creatures started moving away from him, making room for the area where the Tooth Grass plants were.

Achieving this, Lothur placed that torch in a place where it could continue to ward off the insects in the surrounding area and promptly began his harvest.

'Hehe, time to start!'

But as he began to settle his affairs in that place, three people were watching him from a distance, standing on a branch of one of the trees in that area...