112 A Strange Herb

I was quite surprised that the Satyrs had such a great system in place. Being able to source all these ingredients was nothing short of monumental. In the Xertzul Abyss, I would have to head to a major city to find a herb shop which I could source such a varied amount of ingredients.

I spent the next week transforming all my pill cores into their corresponding pills for resell. When I was finished I had 1200 phallic points to my name! My Aphalla was now erect \u0026 proper, as it should be. Alchemy was truly a profitable profession!

My profitability mainly had to do with my success rate of crafting pill-cores. Most starting alchemists didn't have such a good success rate, so they would even lose their initial investment during their first crafts. I spent 800 phallic points ordering the materials needed for crafting the Qi-Gathering pill since that was the most profitable one.

I would spend the next month crafting Qi-Gathering pills for phallic points while studying up on Tier-2 herb lore before attempting to make a breakthrough into Violet Alchemist. 'Basic Tier-2 herbs for learning alchemy' was priced at 1500 phallic points, I needed to get a nice financial cushion for myself before I started messing with those. I had no idea if those crafts would even be profitable for me.

Every level of alchemy required more skill than the previous. If my skill with crafting didn't continue into the Violet Alchemist rank, I needed enough phallic points so I wasn't broke again.

I stayed to myself only heading to the alchemy lab and back to my quarters, I was engrossed in my new profession. By the next week, I had over 3000 phallic points and a little understanding of Tier-2 herb lore. I wanted some hands-on experience with Tier-2 herbs, so I planned to head to the garden.

A lush plot of grass was framed by huge bushes and shrubs. A handful of massive trees stands near the right edge, their bark and branches form an almost protective roof of the garden. The rows of herbs are neatly set up along the garden. It was home to all sorts of life. Herbs of various sizes were littered through the garden, each brimming with life. A path was marked with a short wooden border, guiding visitors around the garden and showing them what it had to offer.

Vines and grass creep and crawled around the border of their own territories, sneakily trying to take just a bit more land for themselves. A green-thumbed Satyr was attending the garden, ensuring no herbs escaped their confines. This garden was eye-catching in its own right. It was a beautiful place to rest and relax, so much brimming life energy pervaded the grounds.

I calmed my mind and relaxed, enjoying the herbs company. Soon I noticed a certain herb that was blocking my essence. I sent more of my Soul Essence towards the herb that was blocking my essence. The herb was ferocious, fighting back the invasion of my Soul Essence. What was this?

I opened my eyes and got up after being denied by the herb. What kind of herb could fight back the invasion of my Soul Essence? Was it a Tier-3 or Tier-4 herb that had grown in the wrong area? The herb was around 120 feet away from me, I couldn't see it at a glance as I got up.

I headed over to the area to find the offending herb.

When I got over to the herb, I saw a beautiful rosebud in the middle of a clearing. It was very large, taking up the area by itself. There were no markings for the area, no herb was supposed to be planted here. I did not know what kinda herb this was. I came closer to the rosebud and placed my hand on the side. I began rubbing the bottom of the rosebud circulating a bit of my Soul Essence.

It was such a soft feeling, the bottom of that rosebud. What kind of herb was this? It was so soft and supple. I grabbed the bottom of the rosebud to feel the soft and suppleness better.

"Hey! What are you doing?" said a voice from the rosebud.

The rosebud then transformed in front of my eyes. It was a beautiful maiden with blond hair, cherry-red skin, and transparent insect-like wings on her back. She was scantily clad, with only red rose leaves covering her chest and private parts.

My hand was still gracing her bottom with me by her side. I gave it a good squeeze and wrapped my arm around her, pulling her closer. I couldn't let this beautiful Dryad leave my sight.

'This is a prime opportunity to understand herb lore, alright,' I told myself as I held the Dryad in my arms. Dryads were close to nature, they were embodiments of herb lore. Living, breathing herbs themselves. If someone could subdue a dryad, their herb lore would increase by leaps and bounds. I had read dryads would take men who were fond of nature as their mates and guardians.

"Are you the one who was harassing me with their Soul Essence?" said the dryad as she palmed my face.

"I apologize, I didn't know there was a dryad in this garden," I said as I held the dryad in my arms.

"Mhmm, you sure are handsy devil. Still grabbing my ass even though I've changed to my humanoid form," said the dryad.

"I was entrapped by your beauty miss. I couldn't help myself," I said as I caressed her face and moved in for a kiss.

The kiss we shared was titillating. My little brother grew erect and proper immediately.

The dryad's feet shined red as a rosebud enclosed us.