I Can Record Wonders

Chapter 29: Red Mountain Small Gathering, Medicine Garden Theft

The Red Mountain gathering is located halfway up the mountain.

Here, there is a connection between the upper and lower parts. Going up leads to the medicine garden, while going down leads to Red Well.

Most disciples have to pass through here.

Fu Ning stood outside the gathering.

His eyes were slightly slanted, avoiding direct sunlight. Sweat flowed down his neck, soaking his chest and the front of his robe.

"We finally arrived."

He had walked slowly from the foot of the mountain for nearly an hour.

He wasn't tired, but rather hot. It felt like the floor heating was on in the summer, with no escape.

"So this is the Red Mountain gathering?"

In line with the style of Red Mountain, the entire Red Mountain gathering was red.

Red archways, red tiles, red fences, even the plaques were red.

The only thing that wasn't red was probably the three characters "Red Mountain Gathering" on the plaque.

The wind slid through the mountains, taking away some of the heat.

Taking advantage of the slight coolness, Fu Ning stepped into the Red Mountain gathering.

In theory, the morning is the busiest time for the Red Mountain gathering.

But at first glance, you could see the exit from the entrance, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the road. It was far from being as hot as the temperature of Red Mountain.

There's no way around it, there are fewer people from Red Mountain.

Even if all the disciples came, it wouldn't be crowded.

That's why the "Red Mountain Gathering" is also called the "Red Mountain Small Gathering".

As soon as he entered the Red Mountain Small Gathering, there was a narrow notice wall on the left.

Fu Ning stopped and looked closely.

It turned out to be recruitment tasks posted by Red Mountain.

From top to bottom, he roughly looked through them, and there were only three that suited him.

[Medicine Garden: Recruiting medicine farmers.

Content: The medicine garden provides seeds and land for free. Disciples will plant medicinal herbs, turn the soil, fertilize, water, and remove pests until the herbs mature.

Job requirements: Diligence, no laziness.

Reward: Determined by the final harvest.]

[Medicine Garden: Purchasing medicinal herbs (urgent).

Content: Disciples can search for herbs in the wild. As long as the herbs are intact and undamaged, the medicine garden will purchase them all.

Job requirements: Pay attention to safety, carefully identify.

Reward: Different prices for different herbs. (Urgent tasks have a 20% price increase.)]

[Red Well: Recruiting alchemy assistants.

Content: Assist other disciples in alchemy, including fanning the flames, adding firewood, adjusting the temperature, grinding herbs, and collecting herbs. After the work is done, the task giver will give an evaluation.

Job requirements: Hardworking, not willing to be left behind.

Reward: 30 Low Grade Spirit Stones per month. Those with the "Grinding Medicine Jade Rabbit" or "Fire Maple Tree" will receive double the reward.]

Apart from these three, the rest, such as "Mountain Patrol," "Alchemy," and "Sitting Oblivion Beach," all have requirements for cultivation level or Origin Spirit.

Fu Ning's first goal was not to earn Spirit Stones, so he was most inclined to accept the medicine farming task in the medicine garden.

Although this task was a bit trivial, it wasn't difficult, and he was capable of it.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the Red Mountain medicine garden grew "Red Jade Ginseng," so he could take the opportunity to learn more about it.

"Junior Brother Fu, we meet again."

A voice came from behind his head.

Fu Ning turned his head and saw a person with thick eyebrows and a broad face, slightly chubby and seemingly honest.

He was momentarily stunned, but quickly reacted. The person in front of him was his senior brother Zheng Datong, who had guided him into the sect.

"So it's Senior Brother Zheng, we meet again."

"That day, you left in a hurry, and I didn't have a chance to thank you."

After speaking, he bowed slightly to him.

Zheng Datong waved his hand when he saw the situation and said, "Junior brother, no need to be polite."

"That's all my task."

He pointed to the notice board.

It turned out that he happened to come here to pick up the task.

When Zheng Datong learned that Fu Ning wanted to take the medicine farming task, the smile on his face disappeared. He looked around, made sure no one was around, and then lowered his voice, "Junior brother, I advise you to change the task."

Fu Ning was taken aback by his cautiousness and asked, "Senior brother, what's wrong?"

Zheng Datong pursed his lips and leaned closer, whispering, "There have been thieves causing trouble in the medicinal garden recently. Several junior brothers' medicinal fields have been raided. This task is easy to take but difficult to complete."

"Thieves? Who dares to steal from Red Mountain?"

"I don't know, but the patrol team has been on watch for several days and hasn't caught anyone. It must be someone skilled."

"It's very likely to be Senior Brother Heiyu."

"Senior Brother Heiyu?!" Fu Ning was astonished.

Zheng Datong nodded seriously, "There are not many people who can enter the medicinal garden under the watchful eyes of the patrol team, and especially not many on the Three Mountains. Moreover, Senior Brother Heiyu has a criminal record."

Fu Ning thought to himself, "How notorious is he?"

"I see."

"Junior brother, if you want to find the 'Red Jade Ginseng,' you can also take the second task and go up the mountain more. Maybe you'll encounter it."

Zheng Datong was a task enthusiast. After chatting for a few more sentences, he quickly took the mountain patrol task and left.

Fu Ning watched his figure and felt like he was seeing his past self.

Working hard, having a strong work ethic, and being a diligent worker were all admirable qualities.

However, the mountain patrol task required a high-ranking Scenic Scholar to participate. What surprised him was that this seemingly simple senior brother was actually a high-ranking Scenic Scholar.

Fu Ning withdrew his gaze and pondered for a moment. In the end, he decided to follow Senior Brother Zheng's advice.

Firstly, because the medicinal garden was currently unstable, and if he were to be affected, the months of work would be in vain.

Secondly, because of the task cycle. Even the fastest-growing medicinal herbs would take at least three months to mature.

Three months was a bit too long for Fu Ning at his current stage.

Instead of that, it would be better to take the second task and try his luck on the mountain.

Red Mountain was so vast, and medicinal herbs were definitely abundant. Taking this opportunity, he could also learn more about the surrounding environment.

Fu Ning looked back at the notice board. The second task was "Purchasing Medicinal Herbs," and there was a note saying "urgent" at the end.

"Could it be related to the recent theft of medicinal herbs?"

"In that case, I need to prepare a set of herb-gathering tools first."

With this in mind, he continued walking towards the depths of Red Mountain Village.

Although there were few stalls in the market, the items were quite abundant.

There were stalls selling elixirs, stalls selling Scenic Palace materials, and stalls selling daily necessities.

Fu Ning even found a stall selling jewelry, and the stall owner happened to buy pearl shells.

When he went up the mountain, he had three pearl shells with him.

Normally, one pearl shell could be exchanged for one elemental stone.

The better the quality, the higher the price.

The three pearl shells Fu Ning had were deliberately kept, and their quality was excellent.

The stall owner was also very straightforward and directly traded them for ten elemental stones.

After that, Fu Ning bought "maps," "herb shovels," "herb sickles," "herb baskets," "herb knives," and other herb-gathering tools at another stall. In total, he only spent one elemental stone.

Originally, he was planning to leave, but his peripheral vision caught sight of another stall, and he instinctively stopped again.

Surprisingly, it was a stall for artifact refining.

Although Red Mountain had underground flames, which were suitable for artifact refining, Spirit Turtle Island was isolated overseas, and ore was extremely scarce.

Therefore, most disciples chose alchemy, and there were very few who chose artifact refining.

This was the first and only one Fu Ning had discovered on the entire street.

Old friends, please continue reading~

(End of this chapter)