After the deacon of the Medicine Pavilion finished recording, Li Ying put the herbs into the medicine box and put them aside.
Next, the disciples from the outer courtyard came to the big stone one by one and showed off their harvest.
There is no one that stands out among them, most of them are middle and low-grade herbs. However, thanks to the large number of disciples in the outer courtyard, the harvest is quite good.
There were five top-grade herbs, sixty-eight mid-grade herbs, and two hundred and seventy low-grade herbs.
Elder Jinshi waved his sleeve, and a mouse with brocade hair and a red nose flew out in front of him, circled among the disciples in the outer courtyard, and then quickly jumped back to the elder.
This golden-haired rat is also a strange beast with a sensitive sense of smell, but it is one or two levels worse than the scent-smelling marten and silver-spotted fox. It can only smell the smell of herbs, but cannot distinguish between good and bad.
If you take the golden-haired rat to collect herbs, you will probably only be able to collect a bunch of ordinary herbs with a strong smell and dry nature, but it is just right for checking whether the disciples have hidden them.
In fact, there is no prescription. Just taking the herbs is of little significance. Taking the wrong herbs can be harmful to the body.
After the counting of the outer court was completed, the various departments of the Wuxiang Court appeared in the order of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The first person in line in the Jinshi Department was Zhong Yewu. He opened the medicine box and placed more than thirty herbs on the big stone.
Zhong Yewu was the first harvester last autumn, so he naturally attracted much attention. The disciples craned their necks to watch. Before the herbs were even finished, there were already shouts of exclamation in the crowd.
"Three plants, four plants, five plants...six plants are top grade!"
"I can't believe he picked it all by himself?"
"Don't tell me, Zhong Yewu has always been a loner, and I have never heard of him snatching herbs from any disciple..."
Zhang Xiaoshan covered his forehead and shouted: "It's over, my Five and Six Pills are completely gone!"
Zhao Lin felt at ease. If the person most likely to compete with him for first place only had these gains, then Wuliu Dan would be considered stable.
The deacon of the medicine pavilion counted for a while with his fingers and said loudly: "Six top-grade herbs, thirteen mid-grade herbs, and eighteen low-grade herbs."
Elder Shui Jing's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned around and asked Zhao Lin with his eyes.
Zhong Yewu's harvest totaled more than one top-grade herb. Zhao Lin had to have at least one top-grade herb, or seven middle-grade herbs, and he had to add some more to be able to match it.
Zhao Lin nodded solemnly and gave Elder Shui Jing a reassurance.
Zhang Xiaoshan stood in front of Zhao Lin, thinking that the elder was asking him, and said with a bitter face: "Elder, I can't compare."
Shui Jing rolled her eyes and thought to herself, "Who asked you?"
The Jinshi Department is indeed known as the most powerful department. In addition to Zhong Yewu, there are five disciples who harvested high-grade medicinal herbs, totaling eleven plants.
There are fifty-two middle-grade herbs and one hundred and ninety-five low-grade herbs.
Elder Jinshi had a smile on his face, and the result was better than he expected.
It has already surpassed the Outer Court. As long as it beats the Huoyu Department again, this time Qiucai will be the first among all the departments.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhao Lin and thought: "I don't know how much he picked. It would be great if Zhong Yewu could win the first place."
After the Gold and Stone Department came the Aoki Department.
The Qingmu Department's harvest was average. Except for Lin Qiutong who picked three high-grade medicinal herbs, the performance of the other disciples was mediocre, much inferior to that of the Outer Court and the Jinshi Department.
Elder Aoki's face looked unhappy and he shook his head helplessly.
Next is the water mirror department.
The order of appearance of the disciples is roughly according to the order of entry, with Guo Enze ranked first.
Just as he was about to get out of the queue, he saw Elder Jinshi waving his hand towards him, so he had to take back his outstretched legs. He didn't know what was going on, and he was muttering in his heart.
Elder Jinshi coughed and said in a low voice: "Let me tell you something. Zhao Lin, a disciple of the Water Mirror Division, found a top-quality medicinal herb, Yin Eclipse Lotus, yesterday."
"Because I was worried about the loss of medicinal properties, I sent it down the mountain in advance. The medicinal herbs have been returned to the sect. I hope everyone knows."
Before he finished speaking, all the disciples were in an uproar.
"Ah, the best medicinal herbs!"
"Wuzhishan also has the best medicinal herbs?"
"What Elder Jinshi said is definitely not false."
"This kid is so lucky, he won first place with just one medicinal herb."
"I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case? If you do the math, Zhong Yewu's herbs combined are much more than the best herbs!"
Amidst the buzz, most people turned their attention to Zhao Lin. Some people didn't know him yet, and they only found out who Zhao Lin was after asking.
Among these gazes, four were the most piercing.
One is Zhong Yewu. He thought that it was certain that he would win the first place in autumn harvesting. Unexpectedly, Zhao Lin came out halfway and actually picked a top-quality medicinal herb.
Although he was slightly better at the moment, he didn't know if Zhao Lin had any other gains, and he suddenly felt uneasy.
The other two glances came from Xiang Bao. When he heard the words Yin Eclipse Lotus, an idea flashed in his mind and he wanted to slap his thigh.
"The Yin Eclipse Lotus must have been found in that cave!"
"If my brother hadn't been chasing him, how could he have crashed into that cave by mistake?"
How come he gets all the good things?
Zhang Xiaoshan turned around and said in surprise: "It turns out that you are the most capable. No wonder you don't want to collect herbs with me."
Zhao Lin looked calm and said modestly: "I'm overly praised. In fact, my ability is average and my level is limited. It all depends on luck, which is not enough."
Zhang Xiaoshan was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.
Guo Enze walked to the big stone and took out the herbs he picked. Although there were two high-grade herbs among them, Zhao Lin took away the limelight and did not cause any waves.
Everyone's attention is on Zhao Lin, wanting to see who between him and Zhong Yewu can win the first place.
However, most people are still optimistic about Zhong Yewu. After all, Zhao Lin has only been in the industry for two months and is not a member of an aristocratic family. He is lucky to be able to collect the best herbs.
Pick another high-quality herb? It's not that easy!
There is only one person who is sure that Zhao Lin can take first place, and that is Xiang Bao.
He knew very well that even if Zhao Lin didn't pick a single herb, his and his brother's "contribution" alone would be enough to surpass Zhong Yewu.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel depressed.
The disciples of the Shui Jing Department walked to the big stone one after another and presented the medicinal herbs. When it was Zhang Xiaoshan's turn, everyone was greatly surprised.
Zhang Xiaoshan took out four high-grade medicinal herbs, but only two medium-grade medicinal herbs, and only one low-grade medicinal herb.
It is said that when picking herbs, the higher the grade, the harder it is to find them. How come someone does it the other way around?
"This is the first time I see more high-grade herbs than low-grade herbs." Someone murmured.
Zhao Lin knew that Zhang Xiaoshan used golden-winged ants to find medicinal herbs, so he didn't find it strange, and he had already roughly guessed the reason.
Ants have limited intelligence and can only remember one or two smells at most. So when training, of course, let them remember the taste of high-quality herbs.
Once you understand this, you can explain why Zhang Xiaoshan's harvest is upside down.
Elder Shui Jing was in a good mood and did some rough calculations. Even though Zhao Lin had not played yet, the results of the Shui Jing Department had surpassed those of the Outer Court and Aoki Department, and were second only to the Gold and Stone Department.
When Zhang Xiaoshan came back, Zhao Lin walked out of the queue and walked to the big stone.
The scene fell silent, everyone held their breath and stared at him intently...
(End of chapter)
