Chapter 20 : The Use of Purple Heart Grass
It wasn’t only the three beasts present who noticed that the Purple Heart Grass had matured, Su Xiao noticed it as well.
Su Xiao saw that about thirty to forty meters to the east of the green snake Luo Yi, a small purple plant stood out among the surrounding green grass, like a crane standing among chickens.
[Purple Heart Grass: Mid-grade spirit herb. Consuming it slightly increases Spiritual Power and regulates spiritual aura, neutralizing impurities.]
Its description was similar to that of the Silver Grass, except it lacked any low-probability special effect. Silver Grass belonged to the category of high-grade spirit herbs, one rank above the mid-grade Purple Heart Grass, so Su Xiao did not pay much attention to that detail.
Silver Grass must be special among them. Otherwise Bai Yiyi wouldn’t have specifically come looking for it. And Purple Heart Grass only increases a small amount of Spiritual Power. Previously, Silver Grass only increased my Spiritual Power by five points. If I eat this Purple Heart Grass, the gain will definitely be less than five points.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao felt somewhat uneasy. She had already noticed earlier that although Bai Yiyi had particularly valued the Silver Grass, aside from the special effect she triggered, the amount of Spiritual Power it provided was actually not much.
The reason for this uneasy feeling was that whether it was the Dread Wolf and the Armored Crocodile, or even Luo Yi—the Refined Spirit—each of them valued this mid-grade Purple Heart Grass highly. Yet from Su Xiao’s perspective, gaining only a few points of Spiritual Power seemed far from enough to make a Refined Spirit like Luo Yi ambush and kill the Killer Bee King.
Su Xiao silently speculated and calculated in her mind.
Perhaps they value its ability to regulate spiritual aura instead. But that effect doesn’t seem useful to me right now.
She could feel the warm current flowing smoothly within her body. Even if she ate the Purple Heart Grass, the effect would probably be minimal.
There’s another issue. Right now I’m playing the role of a demon envoy, a big figure in Luo Yi’s eyes. A big figure cannot act greedy over a mid-grade spirit herb. That would create a contradiction and lower the prestige of the role I’m playing.
Su Xiao knew that people with status cared about their dignity. Although she wasn’t sure whether human concepts applied to demons, in her view, if a demon powerful enough to terrify Refined Spirits made a big fuss over a mid-grade herb, the chance of exposing herself would be extremely high.
At that moment, the green snake Luo Yi lowered its head, showing a respectful posture.
Although the Purple Heart Grass could help it somewhat, it was not essential. There was no need to offend a demon envoy over a single spirit herb.
Once Luo Yi had made this gesture, the Dread Wolf and the Armored Crocodile naturally followed suit. Even if this powerful demon envoy looked down on the Purple Heart Grass, they still had to show the proper attitude.
“Wolf, bring the Purple Heart Grass over,” Su Xiao said to the wolf.
In truth, she wanted to pick it herself. Although the herb was not particularly useful to her, based on previous experience, harvesting it might grant her Luck points.
But she couldn’t do that. The herb was not very close, and walking over to pick it herself would lower her prestige and might expose her. As for flying through the air or retrieving objects from a distance, she couldn’t do that either.
After a brief thought, she came up with a solution.
"Yes, Demon Envoy."
The Dread Wolf dared not hesitate. Trembling, it walked to the Purple Heart Grass and gently pulled it out with its mouth. It didn’t dare use too much force, afraid of accidentally snapping the spirit herb and angering the demon envoy. Then it hurried back and returned to Su Xiao. Although the woman before it looked much smaller than itself in human form, the dire wolf now behaved like a tame animal before its master.
Su Xiao took the Purple Heart Grass from the wolf. Compared to the Silver Grass, this herb was even smaller, and its fragrance was very faint. The moment she touched it, she heard the system’s voice.
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained Purple Heart Grass and gained 30 points of Luck condensed within it.]
She could still obtain Luck points? Su Xiao was somewhat surprised. Earlier she had guessed that only the first person to harvest a spirit herb might obtain its luck value, but apparently that was not the case.
Miss System, can you explain why I can still obtain luck?
[Host has a question. Spend 10 Luck points for an answer. Yes / No.]
So stingy!
Su Xiao curled her lips inwardly, but this matter was indeed important, so she chose to let the system answer.
[The Dread Wolf is an ordinary demonic beast and does not possess the ability to absorb luck.]
The answer was simple, but Su Xiao’s eyes lit up.
Thinking about it in reverse meant that she possessed the ability to absorb luck.
She felt as though she had just discovered a new path to wealth.
By the way, Miss System, I have another question. Can you provide the exact numerical values for how much Spiritual Power these spirit herbs increase?
[Host has a question. Spend 10 Luck points for an answer. Yes / No.]
…
So stingy.