Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1078: Bounty

Chapter 1078: Chapter 1078: Bounty

"Not just an ordinary ’Soul-stabilizing Root’?"

Seeing Wyatt Barnes startled by his words and blurting this out, Randy Gagnon’s eyes revealed a hint of confusion, completely unaware of what Wyatt meant.

"Um."

Startled by Randy, Wyatt’s face exhibited a deep excitement, "Ordinary ’Soul-stabilizing Roots’ are straight... But once they have survived in the world for ’a thousand years,’ their ’roots’ begin to curl."

"The longer they survive in the world, the more their ’roots’ curl."

As Wyatt lifted his hand, he grasped a fully curled Soul-stabilizing Root, his eyes shining with excitement.

"Would this mean, then, this Soul-stabilizing Root has existed for an extremely long period?"

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Randy’s eyes lit up, "Can Elder Barnes estimate how long it has survived in the world?"

"Judging by the degree to which the ’root’ is curled... it must have existed for at least five thousand years! Such a Soul-stabilizing Root can already be called a ’Coiled Dragon Root’!"

Wyatt continued, assessing the root in his hand.

Coiled Dragon Root!

Hearing this, Randy’s pupils contracted.

Coiled Dragon Root, he had surely heard of it.

A Coiled Dragon Root is not merely a term for a specific type of root medicine; any rare root medicine that has survived more than five thousand years can be called a ’Coiled Dragon Root.’

"I didn’t expect this Soul-stabilizing Root to have transformed into a ’Coiled Dragon Root’... no wonder I missed it earlier and didn’t take it away."

Randy exclaimed, "Fortunately, Elder Barnes is well-informed and recognized it at a glance... otherwise, even if it had remained in our Gagnon Family’s vault, it might have only gathered dust."

"Congratulations, Elder Barnes."

Having regained his composure, Randy smiled and congratulated Wyatt.

"Thank you, Family Head."

Wyatt quickly thanked him, and then, like treasuring a precious gift, he stored the Soul-stabilizing Root into his Storage Ring.

Even now, his excited feelings were slow to calm down.

Whether it was ’Soul-stabilizing Roots’ or ’Soul-setting Grass,’ throughout the entire Cloud Skies Continent, they were both extremely rare ’heavenly materials,’ and many people might never see them in their lifetime.

Before this, Wyatt had never imagined that he would acquire ’Soul-stabilizing Roots’ from the Gagnon Family.

Although he had followed Randy to the Gagnon Family’s vault, he had primarily kept a mindset of ’trying his luck as a last resort.’

He never truly believed that he could find either ’Soul-stabilizing Roots’ or ’Soul-setting Grass’ there.

"Maybe... this is what they call a blessing in disguise,"

Wyatt thought to himself.

"With this Soul-stabilizing Root, I can first prepare a medicinal liquid for Winnie to consume, to heal part of the damage to her soul... I just hope that by healing that part, Winnie will wake up."

Wyatt mentally recited this to himself, his face filled with apprehension.

"Elder Barnes, keep looking... see if you can also find ’Soul-setting Grass,’"

Randy said smilingly.

Wyatt nodded and then began assessing the dozens of medicinal ingredients before him, but ultimately, he found nothing, "There’s no Soul-setting Grass here."

Although he didn’t find Soul-setting Grass, obtaining the Soul-stabilizing Root was already a great surprise for Wyatt.

"Family Head, I would like to return now."

Wyatt was now eager to leave, wishing to prepare the medicinal liquid for Winnie Romero as soon as possible and unwilling to remain there a moment longer.

"Okay."

As the head of the Gagnon Family, Randy was astute enough to detect Wyatt’s urgency in his tone.

Following that, the two left the hall storing many medicinal materials and made their way out.

From whence they came, to whence they go.

"Family Head, if the family needs ’Grade One Pill Medicine,’ you can list the items for me... as long as the ingredients are delivered, I can directly help the family produce ’Grade One Pill Medicine,’"

Wyatt earnestly told Randy.

Not to mention that he would rely on the Gagnon Family significantly in the future, he already owed them a big favor now.

Randy might not fully understand the real value of the ’Soul-stabilizing Root,’ but Wyatt understood it very well.

It was a heavenly material capable of repairing the soul!

Far beyond any ordinary rare medicinal ingredient.

Hearing Wyatt’s words, Randy’s gaze brightened up, "Good! Good! I’ll make a list soon and give it to you along with the ingredients."

Grade One Pill Medicine!

Although the Gagnon Family had some, it was produced by the chairman of the alchemists guild in the South Outlands, and they also had to pay a considerable amount for it.

That was acceptable.

The chairman of the alchemists guild, every time he produced ’Grade One Pill Medicine’ for their family, imposed further restrictions and was unwilling to assist more.

This had always made them somewhat helpless, constantly lamenting why their family could not produce another ’Grade One alchemist’!

If the Gagnon Family had a ’Grade One alchemist’ of their own, why would they need to seek the chairman from the South Outlands?

The Gagnon Family had only ever had a Grade One alchemist appear nearly a thousand years ago.

Because of this, the appearance of Wyatt Barnes gave the Gagnon Family a glimpse of "dawn," as this meant that the Gagnons no longer needed to depend on others for Grade One Pill Medicine.

This was also one of the reasons why, when Wyatt Barnes revealed his identity as a Grade One alchemist and expressed his intention to join the Gagnon Family, everyone, including the family head Randy Gagnon, treated him with great respect.

The Gagnon Family urgently needed a Grade One alchemist to uphold the "Alchemy Family" prestigious signboard!

After a moment, Wyatt Barnes and Randy Gagnon left the Gagnon Family’s treasure vault and returned to the eastern side of the Gagnon Family estate.

"Elder Barnes, regarding the Soul-setting Grass, you need not worry... I will immediately have someone spread the word and offer a reward for the Soul-setting Grass!"

Before parting, Randy Gagnon turned to Wyatt Barnes and said, "However, before that, please draw a detailed sketch of the Soul-setting Grass for me, as my understanding of it is limited to rough textual records in ancient books."

"Others, I’m afraid, might see the Soul-setting Grass and still not recognize it."

Randy Gagnon expressed his decision in one breath.

"Offer a reward?"

Hearing Randy Gagnon’s words, Wyatt Barnes’s eyes lit up. Then, he took the paper and pen passed by Randy Gagnon and quickly drew the Soul-setting Grass he had seen several times in Martial Emperor’s memory.

He didn’t miss any detail.

It took him a full quarter of an hour to draw a complete Soul-setting Grass.

"Excellent drawing!"

Looking at the lifelike drawing of the grass handed by Wyatt Barnes, Randy Gagnon’s eyes flashed before he smiled and said, "Based on this drawing as a template, copying and distributing millions of copies could mobilize the entire Northern Desert, and even most of the South Outlands, to search for the Soul-setting Grass!"

"What reward are you thinking of offering?"

Wyatt Barnes asked.

Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’s question, Randy Gagnon pondered briefly, "Considering the reward, it indeed requires careful thought... ordinary items are not enough to motivate all the warriors who know about this to search for the Soul-setting Grass."

"Master, I do have a suggestion."

An idea suddenly popped into Wyatt Barnes’s mind, and he immediately spoke.

"Elder Barnes, please speak."

Randy Gagnon looked at Wyatt Barnes.

"Here’s the thing... The ’reward’ issued by the Gagnon Family, promises to the one who finds the Soul-setting Grass one Grade One Spiritual Artifact and ten Grade One Return-Life Pills!"

Wyatt Barnes stated directly.

One Grade One Spiritual Artifact!

Ten Grade One Return-Life Pills!

Upon hearing this, Randy Gagnon, the head of the Gagnon Family, was so shocked that he couldn’t help being stunned.

Both Grade One Spiritual Artifact and Grade One Return-Life Pills are extremely precious even in the "Inner Land," let alone appearing in the "Outer Land."

Appearing in the "Outer Land" was enough to make people fight fiercely over them!

"Elder Barnes, Grade One Return-Life Pills are manageable, our Gagnon Family still has a dozen in stock... even if it’s not enough, you can make some more."

Randy Gagnon took a deep breath, calmed his stirred emotions, and then continued, "But the ’Grade One Spiritual Artifact’... even our Gagnon Family has only four, three of which are in the hands of our three Protector Elders, and one in my hands."

"These four Grade One Spiritual Artifacts have been passed down from our ancestors, I..."

Randy Gagnon’s words were abruptly cut off.

"Master, I think you’ve misunderstood."

Wyatt Barnes firmly interrupted Randy Gagnon, knowing that he had misunderstood his intention.

"Misunderstood?"

Randy Gagnon was taken aback.

"Master, the rewards I just suggested were not meant to come out of the clan’s resources... I am already grateful that the family could distribute the reward through its extensive network of connections."

Wyatt Barnes first nodded, then continued, "Regarding the reward of one Grade One Spiritual Artifact and ten Grade One Return-Life Pills, they are all personally offered by me."

Upon hearing this, Randy Gagnon immediately felt relieved, "I had forgotten, Elder Barnes, as a Grade One alchemist, acquiring a Grade One Spiritual Artifact for you is naturally not difficult."

A Grade One alchemist, with enough medicinal materials, could freely produce Grade One Pill Medicine.

A certain amount of Grade One Pill Medicine could entirely be exchanged for a Grade One Artifact Refiner’s creation of a Grade One Spiritual Artifact.

Of course, that was Randy Gagnon’s thought.

If Randy Gagnon knew that the purple-robed young man standing before him was not only a Grade One alchemist but also a Grade One Artifact Refiner, who knows what his expression would be.

"Master, please entrust this matter to you."

Wyatt Barnes spoke earnestly.

"Elder Barnes, rest assured."

Randy Gagnon nodded, "This matter, I will handle it properly... With the ’reward’ you promised, I believe even Martial Emperor powerhouses would be tempted and might even personally assist you in finding the Soul-setting Grass."

"That’s exactly the effect I am aiming for."

Wyatt Barnes smiled.

After parting with Randy Gagnon, Wyatt Barnes’s figure moved swiftly, shooting straight towards his residence like an arrow released from a bow.

"Winnie, Brother Barnes has now found the Soul-stabilizing Root... With the ’five thousand years’ of medicinal efficacy of the Soul-stabilizing Root, it should be enough to help you heal most of your soul injuries."

Wyatt Barnes murmured.