The person who was said to be the best herbalist.
The sixth elder Laya lived in mountain, where the cultivation of the herbs was the easiest.
That mountain was later named as mount Laya. It still holds the great herbs that she grew.
There were even tales of there being an elixir of life in the mount of Laya.
"But it's still a tale."
"Yeah miss. There might not be anything like that. Because if it did existed, the sixth elder would not have died."
At the base of mount Laya.
The party of adventurers who agreed to accept a quest to escort a lady to the mount Laya to get some herbs were sitting around a fire.
It was a party of five comprising of miss Lana, the quest giver, Henry, the Robert who still refuses to accept that he's that Robert and two others.
"Mister Henry here have some soup."
"Miss Lana, are you really sure that these tales are true."
"Yes. My grandma, was a real close friend of the sixth elder."
"They both created the elixir of life. But my grandma died at that time. And my mother got the key to find this elixir."
"Then you're here to get this elixir of life."
Robert shouts with excitement.
"Hush. Be quit. "But was quitened by Henry.
"Miss Lana. You must keep these things in secret . Because, there are a lot of people who covet such things."
"There's no problem because, when my mother told me about this, she said that only a true herbalist can open this elixir."
With a smirk on his face Robert says.
"A true herbalist? Hahaha.
Then still you're searching for the unobtainable."
"Robert. Now why are you laughing?."
"Ahem. Sorry. The reason i laughed is because a true herbalist must know every herbs. They must need to know of their growth pattern, their effectiveness and many things. Even the great herbalist the sixth elder failed to become a true herbalist."
"Miss, forget it. You can never get such true herbalist anywhere in this world."
Lana was saddened by the words of Robert.
"Robert. Keep silence."
"Lana you didn't come here with out having some idea of to open this elixir right?"
"Well. I got a lot of books on herbs.
But its still less than the book of thousand herbs."
With the saddened Lana in front of his face, Henry remembered.
He remembered the only book which was not in any of the category of the books kept in the library of the Manan facility.
"Wait. Lana how about this."
Henry dived into the huge bag which he brought from the dark forest.
"Here."
He hands an article which he got from his bag.
"What. How do you have it?"
"What is it miss Lana."
A party member asked Lana of what it was.
"It's the book. The book of thousand herbs".
"The book of thousand herbs? Isn't that the book you needed, miss Lana. "
"Yeah."
"Then..."
"Yeah we can open the elixir of life.
Thank you Henry."
"Don't mention it."
"Now. Take some rest, we have a mountain to climb tomorrow."
"Yes. You too, Henry."
A blushing Lana went to sleep in a separate tent.
After few minutes.
"Phew. Who knew that the unique book was a book of herbs. I don't know why it was there in the library of an alchemist."
"There might be some reason."
"Now that everyone has gone to sleep. Shall i begin my work."
At the morning.
"Mister Henry. Wake up. It's morning.
We must climb the mountain."
"Oh? yeah. I will get ready."
After few minutes.
"You're finally here"
"A lot of time has passed. We must hurry up."
With a worry free tone.
"Why are you rushing."
"What are you talking about mister Henry. We must get back before it's night." "Because its dangerous at night."
"Don't worry. Here."
With a touch of a button on his bracelet.
A mountain climber walked on it's own towards them.
"What is this?"
"This. it's climber. I created it so that we can scale the mountain easily."
After the awestruck party members quitened down they began to move up the mountain.
After a while traversing the hard terrain of the mount Laya.
In front of a large door.
"Why is this door soo big. Is it built for giants."
"Well my mother said that the mount Laya was created in cooperation with the giants. So its not a surprise."
When one of the members touched the gate.
"Wait don't do that."
Before Lana's voice reached that idiot. He touched it.
Zapp.
The idiot was thrown away from the gate.
"Are you alright."
"Is he alright."
"Yeah. For now."
"But his body is not injured?"
"Then..?"
"His body is poisoned. He must feel very much pain."
"We must treat him."
"Miss Lana, do you think you can cure him."
"Yeah. With your book i can."
After a struggling hour to save his life.
"Phew. It's done. He's safe now."
"Miss Lana, you're great."
"Yeah and no . It's because of the knowledge of the writer of this book."
""You're humble miss.
With the party members congratulating miss Lana.
Henry was away from the group and observed the gate to the elixir.
"It's not a complicated mechanism. It's just a normal trap."
Robert who was helping Henry.
"Sir, what are you talking?"
As Henry continued to disable the trap.
Others who were helping Lana came to the gate.
"What is mister Henry doing. How is he not harmed with touching the gate."
The most confused Robert said.
"I don't know."
After a few minutes of watching Henry, who was doing something that none know what it was.
"Now. It's over."
The silent watch over.
The gate opened. And it led into a big empty room.
"Wow. He's a genius . He opened the door that only a few opened in the continent."
"Wait. Miss Lana. I wanted to ask something."
"If Henry opened it with out the book of herbs why was the elixir not obtained by the previous people who opened the giant door."
With this question, Lana too become curious.
At this time Henry.
"It must be because of this."
Henry points out to a little golem at the left of the big room.