Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 426

Chapter 426

The figure knelt, meticulously digging in the dirt, gathering plants.

Only one person in the Diablo Guild would collect plants with such care.

“Lee Haneul?”

The 5th ranked Demon King, contractor of Marbas. It was indeed her.

There was no need to worry about monster ambushes while she was collecting. The area around her was littered with withered or mold-covered corpses of monsters, victims of her methods.

Perhaps she was too engrossed in her task?

She didn’t seem to hear Seun’s call, completely focused on collecting the plants.

Intrigued, Seun approached to observe.

‘Bubble Reherb?’

That was the name of the herb she was collecting.

It was so rare that even Seun, despite his explorations of hidden dungeons, hadn’t managed to collect it. The difficulty of harvesting it was so high that it commanded an exorbitant price on the market.

‘Even the slightest touch could burst the roots.’

This was why Bubble Reherbs were so difficult to collect. The bubble-like roots would rupture with the slightest impact, spilling their liquid contents.

This liquid lost most of its medicinal properties upon exposure to air, so the key was to carefully extract the herb without damaging the bubbles.

Even Seun, who knew the proper harvesting technique from his regression [previous life], used to break a sweat collecting just one of these herbs.

Just as the roots of the Bubble Reherb were about half exposed, Lee Haneul spoke.

“Marbas-nim.”

– The Constellation, ‘Bloody Lion,’ says that you don’t need to ask for permission every time you use their power.

“It’s just easier for me this way. Please?”

– The Constellation, ‘Bloody Lion,’ hides their embarrassment and allows the manifestation of their power.

A red liquid flowed from Lee Haneul’s hand.

As soon as the liquid touched the Bubble Reherb, it coated the roots, dissolving and eliminating the surrounding soil.

‘Marbas had that kind of ability?’

Lee Haneul carefully pulled out the Bubble Reherb in its coated state.

Since the roots weren’t completely exposed, there was a high chance they would burst if she simply pulled, but…

“Whew…”

– The Constellation, ‘Bloody Lion,’ praises your hard work.

– The Constellation, ‘Bloody Lion,’ raises their glasses, saying that they can create a new potion with this.

In her hand was a perfectly collected Bubble Reherb, not a single root damaged.

Even Seun had never managed such a perfect specimen, and he couldn’t help but be surprised.

Only then did Lee Haneul notice Seun’s presence, her eyes widening in surprise.

“Oh? Were you perhaps waiting for me?”

“What was that technique just now?”

“Ah, I applied the potion I made and Marbas-nim’s power. There are many sensitive plants, so I tried various methods and realized this way.”

“Can I take a look for a moment?”

“Of course. Ah, please wait a moment. The roots are sensitive, so I’ll just re-coat them.”

Once again, a red liquid flowed from her hand, thickening the coating around the Bubble Reherb.

As Seun observed closely, he was surprised once more.

‘She couldn’t have learned this separately.’

Seun had accumulated vast knowledge as an adventurer, but she hadn’t.

Since entering the Tower, she had been climbing with Seun, never returning to her previous shelter.

There was no way she would know about this herb.

Moreover, her basket contained various other rare herbs besides Bubble Reherbs.

“I didn’t know you had a knack for collecting.”

“It’s only natural if it’s for making better potions. It makes me so proud when people get better with my potions.”

“Hmm…”

The Bubble Reherb was in surprisingly perfect condition.

With it, Seun could definitely make a potion with far better effects than any he had made before.

The same applied to the other herbs in her basket.

‘I was originally going to explore a little more and then leave…’

He had found almost all the hidden dungeons on the route.

However, most of the rewards from the dungeons on the 62nd floor were plant-related materials, so nothing had particularly tempted him.

But with her skills, it was different.

If she could collect herbs or poisonous plants in such perfect condition…

No, if she could collect plants that even Seun couldn’t, the trials of the 62nd floor were nothing short of a treasure trove.

“Lee Haneul.”

“Yes?”

“Was it hard to find the herbs?”

* * *

After deciding to help Lee Haneul, Seun immediately used his knowledge from his regression and the Journey Guide to pinpoint the locations of various rare plants.

“Wow, how did you even find this place?”

Less than an hour after setting out, they had already located a rare herb.

It was Shade Moss, which only grew in specific environments devoid of sunlight. Other players would struggle to find it even after days of searching.

“I told you, leave the finding to me. Can you harvest it?”

“Of course! This moss looks really unique. It’s like it’s rooting in the shade instead of the ground.”

– The Constellation, ‘Bloody Lion,’ is interested.

Shade Moss was no ordinary moss.

As Lee Haneul noted, it rooted and thrived in the shade, and careless harvesting would sever the roots, causing it to lose its vitality.

“Hmm, we need to be careful with the storage of this? Rather than just tearing it off, we need to harvest it with the shade…”

‘As expected.’

Lee Haneul independently grasped the harvesting method through observation and analysis, without any prior instruction.

Seun could only nod at her innate talent.

Of course, it wasn’t perfect.

The outer edges of the Shade Moss were slightly torn during her first attempt, but even so, her harvesting level was surprisingly high.

‘This might really be possible?’

Watching her, Seun began to seek out herbs with increasingly higher difficulty.

At first, they focused on plants that Seun had harvested before, but gradually, they began to search for plants that even Seun had never managed to collect.

“Are you sure this is okay? There are so many, I should help too…”

“Harvesting quickly *is* helping. The more time passes, the more monsters there will be, so can you hurry a little?”

“Ah, I understand! I’ll do it quickly!”

The next location was a flower called Honey Ikasia.

The moment it detected an intruder, it emitted a unique scent that attracted nearby monsters.

The problem was that the scent’s effect was enormous, and its range increased over time, extending for kilometers.

“Drrrrrrrrr-”

As soon as Lee Haneul started harvesting, monsters began to appear from all directions, as if they had been waiting for a signal.

This made it one of the plants that Seun, who had wandered the trials alone before his regression, had never been able to harvest.

– Through internal energy, the Blood Wolf Sword Art’s sacrificial technique, Blood Wolf Roar (血狼咆哮) [Xuelang Paoxiao], is enhanced.

Kwaaaang!

Red sword energy erupted in all directions, slicing through the approaching monsters.

If it only attracted monsters, they could quickly harvest and leave, but Honey Ikasia was also an extremely difficult plant to harvest.

“Amazing! With this, we can make not only simple potions but also attractants or, conversely, repellents. Hmm, so first of all…”

She collected them as if she knew everything in advance.

No matter how many monsters appeared, he was confident he wouldn’t lose, but it might be difficult to perfectly protect Lee Haneul.

While summoning Ruin to block the monsters that quickly filled the area, he easily ignored the expected time of 5 minutes, completing the task in less than 3 minutes.

“It’s done!”

Lee Haneul’s harvesting was complete.

As soon as Seun used the power of fear, the monsters turned tail—or rather, their leaves—and fled as if nothing had happened.

Then, the difficulty increased even further.

“Kuuuuuuuuuh-!!”

“I-Is this right?”

“It is.”

Harvesting a small poisonous plant blooming atop a monster the size of a hill.

“Quickly.”

“I understand!”

“Krrrrrrrrrr!”

Harvesting something like a seed from the center of the body of a monster that was clustered together with hundreds of vines.

Seun located almost all the rare plants that existed on the 62nd floor.

Each time, Lee Haneul harvested them perfectly.

Her skills improved with each harvest, and now she could harvest even plants she saw for the first time with almost no damage.

[You have perfectly cleared the hidden dungeon, ‘Mist Falls’.]

[Personal contribution points increase by 140,000 points as a reward.]

[You have acquired ‘Lamp of the Journey’.]

…….

The harvesting grounds weren’t limited to the fields on the 62nd floor.

They moved according to his memories and the Journey Guide’s directions, exploring dungeons they had originally planned to skip or those that were a little further away.

Regardless of the plant, Lee Haneul harvested them perfectly.

As a result…

“Is this all…”

“It’s already this full.”

“That’s understandable. We’ve been harvesting rare herbs and poisonous plants like weeds.”

The two of them were already carrying a huge amount of plants.

Lee Haneul’s basket had been full for a long time, and Seun’s subspace pocket was also filled to a considerable extent.

Among the plants were many large specimens, such as tree bark instead of small roots or flowers, or entire pillars cut down to preserve the sap.

“Amazing. To think there were so many different plants. I would never have been able to harvest this much without Seun.”

“No, there were things I was interested in too.”

“I’m going to try to make various things as soon as I get to the residence. Ah, would you mind helping me a little if it’s okay?”

“Of course.”

Seun wasn’t just helping Lee Haneul for no reason.

Among the plants she had harvested were several that Seun hadn’t encountered before his regression, and he had ideas on how to utilize them.

The biggest weakness of the power of greed was its limited uses.

Seun looked forward to the possibility of supplementing it with these materials, even if only slightly.

Of course, if Mammon [Demon of Greed] could read his thoughts, he would immediately protest, accusing him of neglecting his treasure.

“We’re almost there.”

Seun and Lee Haneul stopped walking and looked up.

The largest flower mentioned in the trial of the 62nd floor, the Swaying Forest, revealed its full grandeur.

The stem was formed by hundreds of thick vines twisted together.

No, the term ‘giant tree trunk’ was more fitting, and at its apex, giant petals covered the sky.

The majestic sight left them speechless.

“By the way, what does it mean to follow the guidance of the flower?”

Lee Haneul recalled the trial’s instructions.

The purpose wasn’t to go *somewhere* within the flower, but to move along its guidance.

And Lee Haneul was able to guess what it meant even before hearing Seun’s explanation.

“Aaaaaaaah!!”

Thanks to a player falling from above—or rather, from the petals—covered in pollen.