Planting an immortal tree in the wizarding world

Chapter 4 The Natal Wood of Longevity

Ronan, dressed in a classic long robe and wearing straw sandals, strolled leisurely down the street.

A leather money bag hung from his waist, heavy with valant gold coins.

With the gold coins, he went to buy the roots, stems, and leaves of the Fairy Tree.

The kingdom's laws not only prohibit the private buying and selling of wizarding knowledge, but also the buying and selling of potion ingredients, spellcasting materials, and other such items.

However, some people still secretly buy and sell these items.

After all, selling potion ingredients and spellcasting materials can be quite profitable.

There will always be people who take risks, no matter the time.

Moreover, most of the forces behind the sale of potion ingredients and spellcasting materials are wizard families.

Even members of the royal family get involved.

……

The capital of the Kingdom of Valant, Triumph City, is built against a mountain.

The entire city is divided into the lower city, the middle city, and the upper city from bottom to top.

The lower town is located at the foot of the mountain, with dense urban buildings forming a ring around the foot of the mountain like a headband.

The residents were mostly commoners, and most of the shops and markets in the city were located in the lower town.

The central city is located on the mountainside.

Most of the noble sons and wealthy merchants of the kingdom lived there.

Compared to the lower city, the middle city has better security.

Ronan's little attic is in Midtown.

The upper city was where the royal family and the kingdom's ministers resided.

Two of the most eye-catching buildings in the Upper Town.

One is in the east, and the other is in the west, facing each other from afar.

To the east is Glory Castle, the king's residence.

The fortress, built of white stones that shimmer with a pale golden light, stands atop the mountain, overlooking the entire city of Triumph.

To the west is the wizard's tower of the kingdom's legendary wizard, "Dolifa Augustus".

The Wizard Tower looks dark and heavy, and is rumored to be built of obsidian.

Honor Hold is grand and towering, while the Wizard Tower stands like a giant staff atop Triumph City, pointing straight to the sky.

Besides Triumph City, at the foot of the mountain lies a large area of ​​villages and markets built around Triumph City.

The eastern side of the capital city faces the sea, where countless ships are moored.

Many fishermen live and eat on their boats, which has also formed a small market.

Triumph City, with a population of over one million, is thus divided into three, six, and nine classes from top to bottom.

In Triumph City, there are both poor people and kings, both ordinary people and legendary wizards.

Ronan passed through the city gate and entered the lower city.

Even though the people living in the lower town were not wealthy, it still maintained the cleanliness of the upper and middle towns.

His father's territory, "Redwood Territory," was extremely dirty except for the inner city where his family lived.

Food scraps, waste, and excrement are everywhere on the streets.

If you were to walk on the street, you had to wear high heels and cover your mouth and nose with a cloth soaked in spices.

Triumph City's cleanliness is attributed to witchcraft, architecture, and its sewage system.

Local nobles like Old Man Ronan, lacking wizards, skilled architects, and experience in establishing a comprehensive sewage system, could only ensure that their inner city remained clean and tidy.

The street is lined with shops, and pedestrians come and go in an endless stream.

Compared to Midtown, the streets are much narrower and the crowds are denser.

Ronan walked for about ten minutes and entered a pharmacy.

The buying and selling of wizarding knowledge and materials is hidden among ordinary market shops.

Some bookstores secretly sell books on meditation and witchcraft.

Some pharmacies, on the other hand, keep spellcasting materials and potion ingredients.

Ronan learned about this pharmacy through an introduction.

The introducer was the wizard apprentice at the Kingdom Wizard Academy who had sold him the introductory wood-based meditation method.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?"

As soon as Ronan stepped into the pharmacy, the owner came up to him and asked.

The shop owner looked to be in his thirties, with blond curly hair, an obese figure, and a large belly. Ronan said, "I want to buy the roots of the Silmaril."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper looked astonished, then chuckled awkwardly and said, "Sir, you are joking. How could my shop possibly sell such a thing?"

“Paul Wilson introduced me to this place,” Ronan said.

Upon hearing the name, the boss immediately dropped his smirk and astonished expression: "Alright, come here."

Having said that, he swayed his fat body, led Ronan, lifted the curtain, and went into the room behind the shop.

The room was dark, and three rows of tall medicine cabinets were arranged in the middle.

There was a table on the side.

On the table were scales, a knife, and other items.

The boss said to Ronan, "Keep an eye out for anyone coming in; I'm coming to get that item."

Ronan nodded and immediately lifted the curtain slightly to observe the store.

The shop owner then set up a wooden ladder on the medicine cabinet and climbed up.

The wooden ladder creaked as if it couldn't bear the weight of the boss.

Ronan couldn't help but look back, fearing that the boss's enormous, obese body might suddenly collapse the wooden ladder and crash down.

But the wooden ladder was still sturdy, and the boss climbed to the top without any trouble. He opened a compartment in the medicine cabinet and took out a burlap bundle.

Then, he climbed down the ladder, lifted a corner of the burlap, and revealed a tree root inside that was about the thickness of a thumb and of varying lengths.

"These are the roots of the Silmaril Tree?" Ronan looked at them and saw that the roots of the Silmaril Tree were not much different from ordinary tree roots.

However, the cut surfaces of these tree roots were not necrotic and still showed signs of life.

"These are the tips of the lateral roots of the Fairy Tree," the shopkeeper explained. "They are found on the edge of the Fairy Kingdom and are relatively easy to obtain."

"Its medicinal effects are naturally not as good as the main root of the Elven Tree, but that is something that ordinary wizards and mercenaries cannot obtain."

Ronan thought to himself, "Anyway, this is part of the Spirit Tree. According to the Ancient Tree Longevity Technique, the growth potential of the natal longevity tree has nothing to do with which part of the spirit plant it is, but rather with the variety of the spirit plant it is."

So I asked the owner about the price.

The boss asked Ronan how long he wanted it.

Ronan thought for a moment and only asked for the length of a thumb.

Immediately, the shopkeeper picked up a silver knife engraved with intricate patterns from the table and cut off a piece of the tree root about the length of an adult's thumb.

Then, it was placed on a balance scale and weighed.

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After paying, Ronan put the small piece of tree root in his waist pouch and took it back to the attic.

After locking the door and sitting on the bed, he took out a tree root from his waist pouch.

"Finally, I can refine the 'Tree of Immortality'."

According to the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique", if one obtains a whole spiritual plant, one can directly refine it into a "Life-Bound Longevity Tree".

If you obtain a spiritual plant, you can first refine it into a "natal longevity wood" and then let it grow into a "natal longevity tree".

Ronan composed himself, channeled the ancient tree's life-giving power into its roots, and refined it according to the methods of the "Ancient Tree Life-Giving Technique".

The tree roots immediately generated a suction force, absorbing the energy particles.

At the same time, a strange feeling arose within Ronan's body.

He seemed to have established a subtle connection with the roots of the Spirit Tree.

As he refined it, this feeling grew stronger and stronger.

……

Ronan focused his mind on the refining process, and he didn't know how much time had passed.

At this moment, there were runes-like patterns in the roots of the Elf Tree.

A vibrant energy lies dormant within.

Suddenly, Ronan was jolted.

He felt an extremely real connection with the tree root in his hand.

"It's done!"

According to the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique," the moment one feels a connection between oneself and the spiritual plant's essence, the spiritual plant's essence is completely transformed into "essential longevity wood."

With a little nurturing, it can become a "life-giving tree".

Ronan sensed that this small section of tree root was continuously absorbing energy particles from the surrounding area.

Part of it is used to grow oneself, while the other part is fed back into one's body, becoming part of the power in one's dantian.

(End of this chapter)