The Forest god festival (1/?)

The elder of the group furrowed his brows when he looked at me

"What should we do with you?" He muttered, his eyes falling upon my body

"We should give him some money." The man that he saved gave a suggestion

the boy shook his head, before getting out a map and pointing at a certain area

"You want something from the botanical gardens?" The elder's brow was relived

"Very well, I shall go to the Patriarch of the island and ask him personally." The elder muttered, before saying to the boy "It's best if you go back home now."

the boy ran off in the bush, and the man he saved sigh

"That's all? why don't we give him more? you can do that, right?"

"The boy is from a tribe our clan is hostile to." The clan leader looked at the boy, who scoffed

"But he saved us!"

"Are you talking back to me boy?"

"Tch."

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The boy went home, the only thing in his backpack is the scales of the bear and the grapevine he had collected earlier.

the boy slowly walked back to his house, before seeing Paraona, who was at home cleaning and making stuff with leather

the boy quickly ran into his room, causing the lady to look around

"Hm?"

when the boy was in his room, he got a prepared plant pot, put a stick on it and planted the vine. the vine's grapes seemed to have reach maturity, being black small grapes that had concentrated flavours.

there were only 2 winemakers on the island, which is ironic since the only time in the season you could get your hands on alcohol were at the festival tonight to honour the forest god and the forest's crafts.

the boy didn't know how to make wine, causing him to ignore the idea in his mind for now.

the boy had ranked the plants in tiers, with evolutions

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Catcus - second stage - 6-inch needles production

Piwik plant - second stage - Healing and poison production when fused with foxgloves

Foxgloves - Second stage - Poison production.

Grapevine's - First stage - Grape production and possible binding powers.

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the boy noticed something strange. the plants had started to waver around more, almost like there developing signs of intelligence.

the boy linked the Grapevine to the Foxglove and wanted to see the results.

the black grapes became a dark purple as the boy swallowed a few.

the boy coughed up a bit of blood, but the vitality in his body quickly neutralized it.

next, the boy fused it with the Piwik plant, causing the grapes to turn into light pink colour.

the boy consumed the grape, feeling the refreshing juices slide down his throat within a gulp.

the wound on his leg that he got when running from tree to tree felt cold, and the boy could feel it rapidly healing the bruises on his leg

the boy then proceeded to fuse the catcus with the vine, and the grapevine produced needles along with its vines, of which the boy cut off for use later. it was almost like a stretchy whip with needles and thorns on it.

the sun was starting to go down, causing the boy to frown.

people had started putting up their respective stalls near the forest god temple, which is in the middle of the island. although the clans rule the respective part of their island, there is a person who oversees clan activity called the "Patriarch of the island."

to even see him, you need to be altleast the elder level or see him the first time he walks outside, aka the festival tonight.

some say that hes over 100, while others say hes a middle-aged man. gossip about him is the main thing among women in the village.

Paraona came back with a piece of clothing in her hand, causing the boy to look at it

"It's a ceremony robe." Paraona said, placing it at my chest and measuring it against my arms "Everyone shall wear one tonight."

although you can wear it for the festival, it's optional in the youths tournament to wear it because some parents don't want their kids to dirty their robes

"Big sis, what do I get if I win the tournament?" Juugo asked Paraona, that laughed

"We don't know, Juugo. they change it every time. 5 years ago it was a knife that could have mana injected into it." Paraona explained, giving Juugo a robe too

the boy had gotten an emerald robe with white outlining while juugo had a black robe that looked nice on him

"Im going to show emila how good I am!" Juugo shouted, causing Paraona to look at him

"Oh? Ara~ Ara~ Juugo who is that?"

Juugo quickly ran out of the room, his face beetroot red.

"What about you, Elias. do you like anyone?" Paraona turned her eyes over to the boy, who stared at her blankly

the boy shook his head, before trying on the robe

"Sometimes I wish you showed more emotion". Paraona muttered, "You could live a normal life, and love and live like a normal human being."

the boy didn't move his blank face as he finished putting his robe on, before looking at Paraona, who gave a sigh

"Come on, let's go get some food from the stalls," Paraona muttered, finding the beetroot red Juugo and walking out of the house.

they all merged into the long line of people walking to the forest god temple, the children dressed in custom robes that seemed to match well with their features

a fresh smell of herbs and spices tickled the nose of the boy, while juugo seemed like he was in heaven

the fighting competition started in an hour and also was held on the outskirts of the forest god temple, so they had some free time to roam around

Elias looked around and saw people that didn't match the dark-skinned people that inhabited the island

"Oh , every 5 years the merchants from the clover kingdom and heart kingdom come to sell things exclusive to their kingdom." Paraona muttered, "The heart kingdom is known for their fruits and spices while the clover kingdom is known for their techniques and knowledge."

The boy looked in interest in all of the different vendors, before walking up to a man that had a clover sign on his grimoire

"Young lad, what can I do for you?" The man spoke the language they knew, causing the boy to nod

empty's his bag onto the table, lots of healing needles and ore's and the scales of the rock bears were presented

"Hmm." The man said, "You want to see them to me?"

the boy nodded, causing him to mutter

"[Scaling magic: Price finder]"

A magic scale appeared and replaced the table as it showed the price of all items on the table

"85,000 yule for all the items." The man muttered, before grabbing a needle "The price was raised by this though.."

the boy grabbed one of the needles, before poking himself and then using the pink coloured one's to heal it

"I see.." The man muttered, before handing over the money.

the money would let an ordinary family to live for around 25 years or so, but the boy didn't worry about that

"Huh, where did you go to?" Paraona muttered, looking at the boy's bag that jingled with every step.

the boy looked around , before looking at a vendor with a man with a scar over one eye, his might showing , making nobody want to approach him

the clover kingdom were known for there range of techniques they use to boost the power of their army , so the boy looked towards the vendor, who had countless books on display

"Sword technique"

"Scythe technique"

simple books with simple covers , with some of the more weird weapons even showing

the boy was about to go onto a shopping spree.

damn. what a great place to grow.