Chapter 15 The Kind-hearted Nasrin
The Zen Garden covers a large area and is open to all scholars of the Amirita College for free. Therefore, despite many inconveniences, many scholars of the Amirita College are willing to choose to plant plants in the Zen Garden.
But Haroldt couldn't stand having his experiment interrupted every now and then, so he planned to rent a new piece of land.
That was terrible. He would have to pay an extra amount of research funds for nothing. Fortunately, he had considered this when he was considering the funding, and included the additional land expenses in the application fee, so he didn't have to worry about the problem of tight funds.
It is definitely impossible to grow plants, so what about raising animals?
Although the Pranksters should be plant life forms, they can run, jump, and eat. So they should be raised together with animals in the Zen Garden, right?
Haroldt was not worried that his flowers would be eaten by animals raised by other scholars. He did not believe that the animals raised by other scholars could outdo his flowers.
Only his fraudulent spending of money eats up other people's papers and research results.
But he believes that the lilies he raises will be very docile, and they will definitely be able to coexist harmoniously with other scholars' papers and research topics.
Harold found the greenhouse manager of Zenna Garden, greeted her, and then politely asked, "Hello, I am a freshman at Ami Lido College. I have just started a research project and I want to raise some animals in Zenna Garden. Is there any precedent for scholars from Ami Lido College raising slimes in Zenna Garden?"
Harold tried using "Slime".
The administrator showed a surprised expression, and then said seriously: "Raising slimes? Why do you have such a strange idea? Slimes are elemental creatures that will affect the surrounding environment, and their death may also cause a dead zone. Do you want to destroy the Zen Garden?"
The administrator warned: "I don't care what your subject is. If you are still a scholar of the College of the Lords and want to continue studying at Ami Rido College, then don't secretly raise slimes in the Zen Garden, even if they are only as big as a Dun Dun Peach!"
Harold nodded: "Okay teacher, I already know the harm of that kind of behavior, don't worry, I won't do it."
It turns out that raising slimes is so harmful. Fortunately, what he wanted to raise was a lily flower.
...
Just a joke, you can't even raise a slime, let alone trick flowers.
That would incur additional costs for establishing a breeding base.
I was careless. I should have mentioned this when I wrote the document. It would have been better if the sage of the Yogacara school had agreed to allocate a piece of land from the Zen Garden to me. This would have saved a lot of research funds and would have increased the tolerance for errors in his research.
At the same time, the words of the Zen Garden manager also reminded Harold that if he wanted to raise the Pian Pian flowers in Xumi, he must properly deal with the Pian Pian flowers that died accidentally.
Due to the pollution of forbidden knowledge, dead zones will suddenly appear in certain areas of Xumi, which is very dangerous.
The cause of the dead zone is definitely related to forbidden knowledge, but according to the experience of the Xumi rangers who have personally dealt with the dead zone, areas with severely damaged ecology and areas where elemental life forms suddenly die are more likely to evolve into dead zones.
Does that mean that only the death of the Trickster Flower in Xumi can trigger the Death Zone? Or does the death of the Trickster Flower from Mondstadt in Xumi also trigger the Death Zone?
The dead zone has really grown into my field. How can I minimize the loss? Is it necessary to pay a retired forest ranger to be my assistant?
Knowing how unlucky he was, Harold had to think about how to prevent these low-probability events.
In order to conduct better research, he'd better talk to the forest rangers in Huachengguo and learn from them how to deal with the dead zone. He can also ask them if they have seeds of improved varieties of Dun Dun peach and Tian Tian flower. It happened that the plan he submitted had not been approved yet, so he had a rare free time to deal with these things.
There was no point in staying in the Zen Garden any longer, so Harold rushed to the city of Transformation without stopping.
It took another six hours of walking on the mountain road and taking a boat. It was already dark when Harold arrived at Huachengguo. Huachengguo is the residence of rainforest residents and one of the resting places for forest rangers. The residents here built wooden stairs along the mountain and huge ancient trees to build a residential area among the trees in the mountains.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Harold could see from afar that the rangers and residents of the rainforest had lit up tree lamps halfway up the mountain. Some residents had built a bonfire and were stringing freshly washed pieces of meat around it. The mercenaries and scholars of the Gilded Brigade seemed to be arguing about something.
Finally here, I almost thought I was going to die on the road.
Harold's eyes lit up as if he was a man in the desert who finally saw an oasis. He climbed from the foot of the mountain to the residential area on the mountain in one breath. The moment he saw the rows of houses, he wished he could fall to the ground and never get up again.
Oh my god, why didn’t I feel these locations were so far apart when I was playing the game before?
No wonder other time travelers have to add a setting for their own anchor point. This mountain road is too difficult to travel on. There are no means of transportation on the continent of Teyvat (except Fontaine). Even rich people like the rich masters of the Nine Seats can only ride in a carriage when they go out.
If he had not prepared in advance and put a layer of sponge in his shoes, his feet would have been covered with blisters at the end of the day.
Harold forced himself to walk deeper along the wooden stairs until he saw a female ranger in ranger's uniform. She was carrying a longbow, standing tall, and looked very heroic.
Harold stepped forward and said, "Hello, Miss. I am a scholar who came to the rainforest to investigate. It is too late today and I can't find a place to rest. Is there a hotel here?"
"We don't have...an inn here, but...you can stay over there for the night," the ranger said in a low voice.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you clearly. Could you please say it again?" Haroldt wondered why the ranger's voice was so soft. Was she socially anxious?
"Ahem," the ranger cleared his throat and raised his voice, "I'm sorry, because when I patrol the forest, I always meet scholars who come to the rainforest to observe animals. In order not to scare away the animals, we always talk in a low voice. I have developed the habit of speaking in a low voice, and I always can't control my volume when talking to others."
“I’m really not an introvert because I always speak in a low voice. Scholars who ask me questions always think I’m introverted and don’t want to communicate with me for fear of disturbing me. In fact, I like to talk and I like to help scholars who come here to investigate.
——Because people from other places often get lost in this area, and some scholars come here to conduct research, the village chief of Huachengguo built some temporary residences on the mountain for people in need like you to live in for free.
Come with me, I'll take you to a place to rest. By the way, my name is Nasrin, you can just call me by my name, no need to call me 'Miss'," Nasrin's voice always lowered as she spoke, but she soon realized that her voice was too soft, so she consciously raised her volume.
"The scholars from the Order of the Lord like to come here to investigate, especially the scholars from the Amyriduo Academy. You see there is one over there, she also arrived today, but she came earlier than you, this afternoon. She has been asking about the Moon Lotus, which is a rare plant that only blooms at night. Now she insists on going deep into the rain forest at night to look for the Moon Lotus. How can we agree? The light is not good at night, and the rain forest will become very dangerous. There have been several cases of scholars stepping into the swamp at night..."
Nasrin talked all the way.
Harold listened very carefully at first, but later he wished he could plug his ears.
My goodness, how did he think this lady was socially anxious in the first place? She is clearly a chatterbox. She said more in just a few minutes than I say in a whole day.
"...We're here and we accidentally said a few more words. Are you okay?" Naslin asked with concern.
"I'm fine, I'm just too tired," Harold said, holding his forehead.
He didn't dislike talkative people, but he was too tired today and had no intention of responding.
"Well, the road here is not easy to walk on, and the climate in the rain forest is complex and changeable. You should rest early and remember to cover yourself with a blanket. The nights in the rain forest are damp and cold, so be careful not to catch a cold. You must have been traveling for a long time. Have you eaten? I have a pocket cake here. If you don't mind, you can have it. It's cold, but I'll find some firewood to make a fire for you right away." Naslin handed a pocket cake to Haroldt and took out a booklet from her pocket. "This is also for you, the Rainforest Survival Manual. You must read it. It can help you avoid many dangers."
"Thank you. I'll bring you some specialties from Xumi City next time I come." Harold held the cold pocket biscuit against his chest, trying to warm it with his body temperature.
Nasrin really helped him a lot, and he was very grateful. But he was traveling light today, with nothing but dry food and a water bottle, not even a piece of fruit candy.
Be sure to bring her a small gift next time you come.
"Don't be so polite. This is what we forest rangers do," Naslin said, but her face was full of joy.
"You are tired too, take a rest. If you have any other questions, you can ask me tomorrow. By the way, if it is really cold at night, you can find the night ranger and ask them for a hand warmer. However, that is made of the bladder of pack animals. The scholars of the House of Magisterium seem to dislike it," Nasrin said puzzledly. "We wash the bladder very clean and soak it with spices. There is no odor at all. People here are using it. Why do the scholars dislike it?"
"I don't know what they think, but if someone gave me hand warmers I would definitely cry," Harold said with a smile.
"Well, I'll give you one now, so you don't have to get up at night," Naslin said happily.