Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth...

Chapter 8 Herbalism

Dui continued on his way.

After crossing a hill, we came across a small town.

This is Changgu Town.

The hobbits of the Shire South are masters of tobacco cultivation.

The town of Hase is particularly representative, serving as the tobacco growing and trading center for the entire Shire.

Moreover, the tobacco from Changgu Town was sold far and wide, and was favored by dwarfs, wandering knights, and tourists.

Gandalf the Grey, for example, was a devoted fan of longgrain tobacco and was always seen with a cigarette in his hand.

The hobbits of Long Valley are even more laid-back than those of Hobbiton.

In front of the houses you pass by, you can always see two or three hobbits smoking pipes and sunbathing.

Even the women were smoking pipes, puffing out clouds of smoke.

Seeing Dui, a stranger who was clearly not a hobbit, they merely looked at him curiously without any intention of probing or questioning him further.

We drove the horse-drawn carriage into the town.

The system responded when we arrived at the town square.

[Hogwarts Check-in System: Location: Shire - Longland Town, Check-in required?]

"Check-in!"

[Sign-in successful! Congratulations on receiving the first-grade herbalism textbook, "A Thousand Amazing Herbs and Mushrooms"!]

Dui was stunned for a moment, not expecting that the herbal medicine textbook would be given as a sign-in reward.

This disappointed him somewhat.

After all, herbalism is mainly a course that teaches people to recognize and cultivate magical herbs, and it cannot bring him an increase in strength.

More importantly, this contains herbal knowledge from the Harry Potter magical world, many of which are unique magical herbs.

Dui expressed doubt about whether it could be found in Middle-earth.

However, when he opened the herbal medicine textbook, his eyes lit up.

Herbalism, a compulsory course at Hogwarts, is the study of magic and common plants and fungi.

Students need to learn how to care for and utilize plants, and understand their magical properties and applications.

It is a discipline closely related to potion science.

Dui originally thought that "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Mushrooms" was just a popular science book introducing magical plants.

To his surprise, in addition to introducing magical plants and how to care for them, the book also included methods for cultivating ordinary plants into magical plants!

For example, the succinate commonly used in the magical world is extracted from the succinate plant.

It can quickly heal wounds and is a common household potion. When Ron Apparated and split into two, it was Hermione who healed him with White Dictamnus.

Dictamnus dasycarpus is not a rare or unusual plant; it is common in the Muggle world and is used for medicinal purposes.

The magical essence of dichotoma has miraculous healing effects because wizards can cultivate ordinary dichotoma plants into medicinal herbs with magical properties.

Moreover, almost all the herbs in the magical world can be found in the ordinary world; the only difference between the two is whether or not they possess magical properties.

This step requires cultivation based on knowledge of herbal medicine.

According to the book, magical plants can grow either naturally or through artificial cultivation.

Natural magical plants typically grow in places rich in magical energy, such as the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts.

There are several ways to cultivate plants artificially. The simplest way is to collect the excrement of magical animals such as fire dragons and moon-obsessed beasts. Ordinary plants that absorb the excrement have a high chance of transforming into magical plants.

Secondly, there's the method of cultivating using potions, which is fast and has a high transformation rate. The only limitation is that you need to know how to make potions and you need to consider the cost of potions.

The third method is for wizards to nurture and cultivate it using magic.

However, this method is time-consuming, laborious, and yields low output. Few wizards would be willing to expend a lot of magic just to cultivate a few plants.

Therefore, the third method of cultivation has basically been eliminated by the magical world.

However, for Dui now, this third method is actually the most suitable for him.

After all, if he wants to make potions in the future, he will inevitably need magical herbs.

Dui originally planned to sign in at Long Valley Town and then leave, but the appearance of Herbalism made him change his mind.

Changgu Township is not only skilled in tobacco cultivation, but also has a very developed tobacco trade.

Dui went to a tobacco shop and bought a large bag of "Longgrain" tobacco, Bilbo's favorite, specifically for him.

"Boss, do you know where I can buy live white celery stalks?" Du Yi asked the shop owner casually.

"What do you need Bai Xian for? Nobody wants that stuff even if you give it away." The boss gave him a strange look, but adhering to the business philosophy of putting customers first, he still gave him some pointers.

"If you really want it, you can go to the shady valleys of the eastern hills; this plant is everywhere there."

"I understand, thank you for the news."

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When Dui left Long Valley, his carriage was loaded with a bag of tobacco and two bowls of white scallions.

The white daphne is still a tender sprout, and because it was just transplanted from the mountains, it looks a bit wilted.

Next stop, Dui's destination is Frog Village in the Xiaerdong District.

Waze Village is located near the East-West Avenue and right next to the Brandy River, but it is quite far away.

So Dui spent his first night in the wild.

At midnight, the moon reached its highest point.

Bathed in moonlight, Dui reached out and gently pinched the tender white bud, then continuously poured magic into it.

According to the cultivation method in the herbal medicine textbook, he needs to use magic to water the white sage every night at midnight when the moonlight is brightest, until the white sage is fully mature before he can extract and make white sage essence.

This is also the only potion that can be made without a wand and a cauldron.

Having been nourished by Dui's magic, Bai Xian seemed to have regained some vitality and was no longer in a listless state.

However, Dui understood that this was just the beginning.

For the next few months, he needed to water Bai Xian with magic every night under the moonlight until it fully matured.

It's no wonder that people in the magical world have abandoned this method of cultivation. After all, compared to cultivation using magical animal feces or potion cultivation, this method is too time-consuming and laborious, and the results are not great.

Magical families that specialize in cultivating magical herbs measure their herbs by the acre.

Even if you use magic to water them, you can't grow so many herbs even if you drain all the magic.

The carriage traveled all night and finally arrived at Waze Village at dawn.

Frog Village is located next to the Brandy River, making water transport convenient. There is even a dock where you can take a boat to Buckland on the other side.

Dui was exhausted after traveling all night. Upon entering the town, he went straight to the Driftwood Inn to check in.

As its name suggests, the inn is a floating building on the water and is a landmark of Waze Village.

[Hogwarts Check-in System: Location: Shire - Frog Village - Floating Wood Inn. Check-in now?]

"Sign in," Du Yi said quietly, placing two bowls of white scallions on the windowsill of the guest room.

[Sign-in successful! Congratulations on receiving the first-year potions textbook, "Magic Potions and Elixirs"!]

Dui opened the potions book, glanced at it, and then closed it again.

While I wouldn't say I'm disappointed, I can't currently use the Potions textbook.

Besides the medicinal ingredients, the most crucial step in potion making is stirring with a wand to achieve the final product.

This is why, using the same materials, wizards can create magical potions, while Muggles can only produce a pool of dark, foul-smelling, and deadly liquid.

So if Dui wants to make potions, he first needs a wand.

But a magic wand is far beyond what Dui can pursue at present.

He didn't believe that simply putting a snake's nerve into a stick would create a magic wand.

Otherwise, how could the Ollivander family have monopolized the wand-making business in the British magical world for a thousand years?