The Musafir

Purple Sari Flower

The road in front of Mantingan began to shrink, more shrubs growing on the edge and in the middle of the road. The mantel smiled faintly, it seemed like he had chosen the wrong path. Mantingan is actually not why, indeed the goal is forestry area, to hunt kembangmas.

Then the road completely disappeared swallowed by a thicket high enough, Mantingan turned to his right, where there were not too many bushes. As far as the eye could see in front, Mantingan only saw a fairly close row of pine trees. The land he stepped on was the land of gambus, also seen some pine trees.

The mantle continued to move forward. When viewed from the current direction of the sun, then Mantingan was walking towards the east. Hopefully the Mantingan will not enter the Giri border region, there will be many forest warriors who blush, and it will be a troublesome business.

Squirrels can be seen jumping from one tree to another. One or two finches fly together. The wind was blowing slowly, bringing cold air from the top of the mountain. The forest insects were still sounding loud and shrill.

The more you get into the forest, the more trees get. Now not only pine trees that fill the forest, some other trees also grow, high they succumb to the height of the pine tree itself.

The mantle stopped and looked around. Somewhat far to his right was a small river with clear water, and that was the reason why he later set up a tent here. Mantingan will look for Kembangmas around this place, and will return when night falls, then continue the search the next day. If needed, the mantingan will move later into the forest, to look deeper.

Mantingan did not set up a small tent as usual, this time Mantingan built several other small wooden buildings around the tent.

That day Mantingan spent to build the small buildings. The building was used to store food supplies, then there was also a special building to plant, a cage was erected if needed later, and a bathroom on the river bank.

At nightfall, Mantingan this time did not hesitate to light a bonfire. Until the light of the forest that was never lighted at night.

Coats do not cook food. Not because he was not hungry, but because he was a warrior like himself hardly hungry. For swordsmen, food is needed as an energy booster only, or as a tongue panser only.

Mantingan spent the night in front of the bonfire. No ferocious beast dared to attack the Mantingan, their instincts saying that the Mantingan was not approachable.

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Now in front of Mantingan there is a flower that is strange in shape, the color is also strange.

This is the first rare flower that Mantingan met since starting his hunt this morning. Somewhat far Mantingan walked from his tent, but he was sure he would not get lost, because it had marked some tree trunks as his guide home later.

Purple Sari Flower is quite rare, and the price is quite expensive. This flower is used as a clothing dye. It is very difficult to get purple, and this flower is one way to get purple. But the purple color produced by Purple Sari Flower is very expensive than other purple dye ingredients. Purple color in Purple Sari Flower is much more concentrated and shining, therefore many nobles who buy this flower from the hunters.

Because this flower is a rare flower, and it is not impossible to be almost extinct, Mantingan is reluctant to pick it up. Isn't that the same as reducing the number of Purple Sari Flowers?

Mantingan examined the flower to its roots, then he made a verdict. The mantan will take the flower, to be bred, so that it will not reduce the number of Purple Sari Flowers that are rare on the face of the earth.

Not carrying any skillful equipment, the Mantingan used his sword as a hoe. He pulled out his sword and thrust it into the ground. After which, the Mantingan cut through the ground with a dragging motion. Surrounding the flowers. Slowly Mantingan pull the flower stem, until out with the roots that are still binding the soil. In this way, the flower is not uprooted from its soil.

The mantle then binds the tube-shaped soil at the root of the flower, so it will not break when carried. After he finished tying it, Mantingan immediately brought the flower towards his tent.

The mantan certainly does not flutter like other warriors. It is feared that the flower in his hand can be torn by the wind.

Thus, Mantingan long ago arrived at his camp. The sun is slightly off to the west, but it is too early to say twilight.

Matingan plant Purple Sari Flowers in a room devoted to planting. The room was not too high. It has an open roof, but can also be closed in case of heavy rain later. Inside the room was entirely the soil that had the Mantan bulging, forming several plots of soil ready to be planted, there was also a reed tube filled with water to water.

From the book he read in the library, Purple Sari Flower had once made the Salakanagara noble family fight over it. And if there has been a feud between nobles, murder is almost inevitable. Just to fight over the five-toed flower, blood had to be spilled. Since the feud occurred, the price of Purple Sari Flower was getting higher, the demand from customers was also getting more and more. This makes Purple Sari Flowers increasingly rare due to the rampant hunting.

The mantan did not want to kill the Purple Sari Flower or any other rare flowers. Indeed the Mantingan will take advantage of the rare flowers, but the Mantingan does not hunt without responsibility. Mantingan. Not only did Mantingan not reduce the number of the flowers, even Mantingan increased the number.

What Mantingan did was in accordance with the direction of his teacher, Kiai Guru Kedai, that hunting was a forbidden thing if the situation was not really desperate. Kiai Guru Kedai always cultivated his game for him to eat, unlike other hunters who directly kill their prey. Mantingan is recommended to do so, by not killing the hunted creatures if the situation is not too urgent.

That is also the reason why Mantingan set up a special place to plant and cage around his tent.

Mantingan will not continue his hunt for today. Because he felt, hunting without adequate tools is actually dangerous for flowers and himself. There is no way that the Mantin wears the Kiai Kedai Sword as its hoe, it could be dull and rusty.