Siderius collected a total of six plants.
The first was the plant with orange-yellow flowers near the river bank. The flowers looked like mini flame sparks so Sideirus called this Spark Blossom, a temporary name that might be changed later.
The second was a type of lily pad floating on the river surface. Its root had a blueish color so Siderius called this Blue Lily.
The third was a type of vine with yellow streaks on its body thar Siderius found in the high grass. He named this Yellow Streak for distinction.
The fourth was the short shrub with gray bark in the same area. Siderius named this Gray Shrub.
The fifth was the plant with bright orange-red veins leaves. Siderius named this species Fire Vein.
The last was the thin clover that lived between rock crevices. Siderius found it around the hills near his shelter. He named this Paper Clover due to its thin leaves.
Now that the six plants were gathered, he spread them out on an even surface and began his experiment.
The testing of one plant element was simple and the only additional material needed was Salt.
Salt was the Body in alchemical principle. Naturally, it also revealed the truth of one's body.
To draw out the element of the plant, one would need to draw a specific Alchemy Seal with pure salt and watch it react.
Siderius constructed the testing Seal and put the first plant, the Spark Blossom on it.
The sign sequence to initiate the testing was very simple and consisted of only one sign.
The sign involved both hands of an alchemist. The left hand formed a fist while the right hand stretched out and placed on top of the left fist. Then the right hand slowly moved away while the left fist opened up slowly.
This was to recreate the process of opening up the Body of a plant, revealing its true nature.
Once the sign was complete, the Spark Blossom ignited immediately. The longer it burned the higher its Fire element would be.
It burned for around three seconds and then let out a huge puff of white smoke. Its leftover body dissolved into a clear liquid.
The Spark Blossom wasn't pure and it contained not one but three elements. The flame was fire. The smoke was air. And the remaining liquid was water.
These types of multi element plants were very common. However because of its mixture of elements, it was mostly unusable in concoction except for very specific formulas.
"Let's rename this to Riverspark and put it into the library."
Siderius wrote the properties and description of the renamed Riverspark onto the black mirror of his bracer. These contents were then stored inside the system, alongside the original library.
[NEW PLANT SPECIES REGISTER]
[RIVERSPARK HAS BEEN ADDED TO LIBRARY]
[Alchemical Name: Fluviflamma Trysalith]
It was the job of an alchemist to experiment with new plants and register them. Siderius was the only alchemist here but old habits died hard. And writing down your knowledge was a great way to not forget it.
Maybe the plant would be useful in the future, you'd never know.
The alchemical name was a more delicate way to indicate a plant's nature. The first part was simply its genus, an alternative name that was the equivalent of Riverspark. The second part was its Elemental Root.
Trysalith indicated that the plant had at least three out of four elements.
Siderius moved on to the second plant, the Blue Lily. Siderius put some of the plant on the Alchemy Seal and tested its property.
This time the plant completely dissolved into a liquid, showing that it had a pure water element.
"Oh? This plant may come in useful later."
Fire and water never went well together. That was why the original Formula for Blightburn didn't use a Water element plant but used Earth and Air instead. Earth and Air may not be too great against Fire but that was the point.
Ironmint and Smokevine were only there to make sure the Tonic did its job, not fighting against it.
Using direct Water element was a stupid idea. But Siderius could still use it for future formulas. A pure Water element plant always had its usefulness.
"Let's give this plant an official name. Blueroot Lily may be sufficient."
Siderius wrote on the black mirror to register the new plant.
[NEW PLANT SPECIES REGISTER]
[BLUEROOT LILY HAS BEEN ADDED TO LIBRARY]
[Alchemical Name: Caerulirhiza Aquisonir]
While Trysalith indicated three elements inside the plant, Aquisonir meant that the plant only had pure Water element. This was similar to Cindra Ignisonir, where the Ignisonir indicated a pure Fire element.
Siderius moved on to the Yellow Streak Vine.
This time the vine hardened itself and let out a small puff of smoke. Contrary to its appearance, it didn't have any Fire element at all and consisted of very little Earth and Air elements.
Siderius changed this plant name to Yellowstone Vine to showcase its Earth element.
[NEW PLANT SPECIES REGISTER]
[YELLOWSTONE VINE HAS BEEN ADDED TO LIBRARY]
[Alchemical Name: Xantholitha Aequorix]
Aequorix indicated a balance between Earth and Air elements, a suitable elemental root for yellowstone.
Next Siderius tested the Gray Shrub.
The bark hardened itself on the Alchemy Seal, showing its pure Earth Element. This could be a great replacement for Ironmint in the Blightburn formula.
Siderius named this plant Grayground.
[NEW PLANT SPECIES REGISTER]
[GRAYGROUND HAS BEEN ADDED TO LIBRARY]
[Alchemical Name: Grisoterran Terranonir]
Similar to Ignisonir and Aquisonir, Terranonir indicated a pure Earth elemental plant.
The last two were the Fire Vein plant and the Paper Clover.
Siderius started with the Fire Vein first. He had high hopes for this plant based on its appearance alone.
He was not disappointed. The Fire Vein burned for a long amount of time and did not show any other elements at all. Just a pure Fire element plant.
He found his main ingredient for the Blightburn Tonic. More experiments would be needed to test its actual compatibility.
Siderius kept this plant name the same. He added an alchemical name for it, Arvena Ignisonir, copying the way Cindra was named.
[NEW PLANT SPECIES REGISTER]
[FIREVEIN HAS BEEN ADDED TO LIBRARY]
[Alternative name: Arvena Ignisonir]
Then he moved on to the Paper Clover. The plant exhibited a great amount of Air element with a huge puff of white smoke. Its body was also hardened into a rock-like surface.
The Paper Clover was much more resilient than Siderius thought, showing high concentration of both Air and Earth elements. This plant alone may be used as a replacement for both Ironmint and Smokevine.
Siderius changed the name of this plant to Rockslit Clover, and added an alchemical name for it.
[NEW PLANT SPECIES REGISTER]
[ROCKSLIT CLOVER BEEN ADDED TO LIBRARY]
[Alternative name: Crevicea Aequorix]
Rockslit had a good balance between Earth and Air element so its name also contained Aequorix to show this trait.
Blightburn consisted of one Fire element plant, one Earth element plant, one Air element plant.
The new Firevein could replace the Fire element plant.
The Earth and Air element plants needed careful measuring to make sure it could mix well with the Tonic. Siderius added Grayground and Rockslit as potential replacements. Yellowstone also had Earth and Air elements but its concentration was very little. If the formula needed a little bit more of Earth and Air to balance the reaction, Yellowstone could be added as well.
Siderius made the new temporary formula for Blightburn.
[BLIGHTBURN TONIC V2]
Low-grade Alcohol (Base) + Firevein plant (Main) + Grayground (Potential Sub) + Rockslit (Potential Sub) + Yellowstone (Potential Sub) + Phosphorus (Binding Agent) = Blightburn Tonic (Product) + Unknown Byproduct + Unknown Residue