Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 322: Chapter 149: Guardian Otter Kappa and Laurel Gemstone (Part 2)

”It is Manan’s loyal guardian, protecting the beloved children of Manan: Triton, Water Nymph, Sea Essense Soul, Siren, and some other Sea Monsters.”

A gigantic otter?

This truly exceeded Su Li’s expectations; it thought otters were generally small.

”Can I see it?”

”Of course.” Vandar immediately replied, ”Lord Kappa is quite interested in you; it has mentioned wanting to meet you before.”

”Is this an unafraid Essence of Nature? It’s my first time seeing one.” Su Li said with a smile, ”Let it come over then.”

Quickly, at the summons of several female priests from the Dawn Church, a rustling sound came from the dense shrubbery. Soon, a massive creature waded over; its body truly was very large, with a length of three to four meters and a height approaching two meters. Its deep brown fur glistened with the unique sheen of an otter, with sleek and strong body lines, and a tuft of distinctive white hair on its forehead, resembling a crescent moon.

Though it was massive, its voice was rather juvenile, like a bear child in the midst of voice changing. Upon seeing Su Li, it proactively greeted, ”Greetings to the master of Hesse Territory, mighty Kappa greets you. Welcome to the home shared by me and my friends, as long as you don’t steal our stuff like a thief.”

Su Li was amused and asked, ”Why is this your and your friends’ home, but can’t it also be my home? We can be friends too.”

Kappa was visibly puzzled by this question, its short front paw tried to scratch its head, but could only reach its sturdy neck, making it look somewhat comical.

It instinctively felt something was amiss: ”How is that the same? My friends and I live here, you humans don’t live here.”

”But...” Su Li motioned to the beautiful scene filled with birdsong and floral fragrance around, saying, ”Every blade of grass and tree in the territory is my property. You’ve made this your and your friends’ home but not allowed me to live here; that doesn’t seem right, does it?”

Kappa showed a hint of confusion in its eyes; it seemed to have never considered this issue. Its primitive thinking and honest nature made it unfamiliar with human world and territory concepts.

It shook its large head, trying to comprehend Su Li’s words. ”Well, this...” Kappa’s voice carried a hint of hesitation. Its short front paw unconsciously scratched the skin under its neck again, seemingly searching for a suitable answer. ”We otters, along with other Essences of Nature, just live here without thinking about whose territory it is. If you like it here, you can also live here. But the premise is not to steal the gems from the Gem Pool.”

Su Li laughed and said, ”You’ve mentioned theft twice already. Is this a particularly important issue? Perhaps we can guard this place together.”

”Oh, I understand. You mean, we can protect this place together, like... like a team?” Kappa’s voice was tinged with excitement: ”This is exactly why I wanted to find you. This is my most important Gem Pool that can produce laurel flower gemstones.”

Seeing its excited demeanor, Su Li couldn’t help but find it amusing. This truly is a large-sized adorable pet: ”So what effects does the laurel flower gemstone have?”

Kappa didn’t understand what Su Li was laughing about but, upon hearing his inquiry, it instead raised its head with slightly prideful disdain: ”I say, human lord friend, aren’t you too ignorant? You’ve never heard of the laurel flower gemstone? This is the famed item of the Laurel Forest that sustains an Elf Kingdom.”

”Its effect is to soak in magical water or a jug to recover all magic power, divine power, and even Bloodline Power.”

Actually, the laurel flower gemstone isn’t named because it resembles a laurel flower. It is indeed golden and brilliant, but its shape looks like golden rhombic leaves rather than a flower.

The most crucial reason for its name is that eighty percent of laurel flower gemstones on the entire continent come from the Laurel Forest, locally also called Enor, signifying memory, wisdom, and gem’s power.

The local political ecology differs from the Empire, with a relatively democratic political power structure. Although led by Queen Marist, actual decisions require consultation with the highest council and the triad (three-person council).

They have enveloped the production of laurel flower gemstones and attained substantial wealth through trade with other Forest Elves, High Elves, and the Church of Nature. Legend has it that the height of the local Eternal Oak towers into the clouds, with a massive canopy covering hundreds of miles around. Sunlight spills through the gaps in the canopy, illuminating the entire forest beneath. The powerful Wind of Jilun converges here and never disperses, rendering any creature incapable of harming the trees within.

Humans, Beastmen, Green Skin, Chaos Warband, even Dwarf siege equipment, and all forces’ damage to the forest, the roads cleared by chopping and hacking, would be completely covered by densely grown trees again by the next day.

The quantity of laurel flower gemstones produced by the entire continent doesn’t even reach a quarter of the Laurel Forest, and the prospect of producing such gemstones in Hesse Territory made Su Li overjoyed.

He immediately asked Vandar with concern, ”How about this recovery effect?”

Vandar answered in detail, ”Soaking one of these laurel flower gemstones in a barrel of wine is enough; after a few days of sedimentation, the entire barrel of wine will have a recovery effect.”

”This exquisite wine is akin to a Magic Spring; one cup can restore the consumption amount of one magic or divine magic.”