"I'm letting you know beforehand that the golden sugarcane didn't communicate in clear, explicit words, so don't expect me to know exact details," Nero clarified once he had finally broken free from the old man's grip.
No matter how frail he made himself appear, the man was a bona fide Arcanist, and his grip was like a vice, leaving Nero completely incapable of breaking free. It was only after the Lieutenant broke him free of his stupor that he finally let go of Nero.
Even now, having regained some semblance of self control, Nero could see the uncontrollable excitement in the old man's eyes. Then again, considering that Nero presented the ability to farm a Sage level ingredient, maybe that was the appropriate reaction.
"The gold sugarcane requires an area filled with a special kind of aether, and the only way to produce that aether is by planting the relatively regular sugarcane that surrounds it. I brought back a sample of one of those regular sugarcane as well.
