Theoretically, one piece of Lichen could easily replenish aura to full. So to support twelve hours of appraisal, at least three pieces of Lichen would be consumed.
As for the actual result, no one knew.
Sheila could roughly calculate too. Heartache aside, she could only listen to Law, focusing on maintaining Aura Output.
She thought that if her control precision was high enough, perhaps she could save one piece of Lichen.
In these twelve hours, Law had to stay by Sheila's side, guarding against accidents.
Time passed. Three hours later, Sheila's Aura ran low.
Law quickly took out Lichen, feeding it into Sheila's mouth.
The Lichen's effect in restoring Aura and stamina was always immediate. Sheila, originally exhausted, immediately perked up.
The appraisal process was monotonous, but for Nen Users accustomed to training, it was nothing.
Law waited patiently, attention always on Sheila.
The appraisal proceeded smoothly. After Sheila consumed the third piece of Lichen, the appraisal neared completion.
When the appraisal was about to end, Ging and the others, who were screening items, finished their tasks and came over to observe.
No one asked questions, and Law didn't explain proactively. But Ging guessed the item being appraised was the Demon Island seed.
"Almost forgot about this," Ging stroked his chin.
Lately, he had been extremely busy. Not only completing team-assigned tasks but also further investigating ruins alone, wishing he could split time in two.
Thus, with his attention mostly on the ruins, he inadvertently forgot about the Demon Island's seed.
He glanced at Sheila, thinking Ai-chan should be able to appraise some information about the Demon Island's seed.
By the time the appraisal neared its end, almost everyone had gathered around.
After a long while, Ai-chan opened her pitch-black eyes. Simultaneously, her tail light color changed, indicating the appraisal ended.
Ptui.
After completing the appraisal, Ai-chan couldn't wait to spit out the Demon Island's seed from her belly.
Sheila, meanwhile, let out a soft sigh, relaxing instantly.
Even with Lichen supporting her, mental exhaustion couldn't be compensated.
The Demon Island's seed landed on the ground with a crisp sound, bounced a few times, then rolled towards a wall.
Law flashed over, grabbing the Demon Island's seed.
"Hmm?"
Law suddenly noticed the seed's surface metal luster seemed more pronounced.
'Could it be because it absorbed Sheila's Aura?'
Previously, because of this characteristic, Law considered it dangerous, tossing the stone box and seed into a corner of Kuro's space, eventually almost forgetting it.
Now, the seed changed due to absorbing Aura, making Law vigilant.
Without waiting for Ai-chan's appraisal report, Law placed the seed back into the stone box.
"How was it? Any results?"
The speaker wasn't Law but Ging.
Only then did Sheila notice everyone was gathered around. She looked at Ai-chan.
Facing everyone's gaze, Ai-chan calmly said, "Guardian Plant, Udi."
This was the Demon Island's seed's name. The information Ai-chan obtained from twelve hours of appraisal wasn't actually much.
But at least it was better than Law's White Smoke Font. For Dark Continent items, Law's White Smoke Font often only gave names… sometimes, no information at all.
Compared to the White Smoke Font, Ai-chan's appraisal ability had an omniscient quality.
In terms of ability essence, it should be like Shiro's ability, belonging to a semi-fantasy nature.
Afterwards, Ai-chan publicly shared the appraised information.
Guardian Plant, Udi: A plant guarding a fixed area, destroying any existence attempting to cross boundaries.
That motive was unrelated to strength between parties. No matter the boundary-crosser's size or strength, the Guardian Plant would always fulfill its instinct, not retreating a single step, eradicating any boundary-crosser.
Moreover, Guardian Plants existed eternally, from juvenile to mature, then from mature back to juvenile, cycling endlessly.
One like Udi belonged to the mid-to-lower tier among Guardian Plants… highly threatening but not unsolvable.
Truly unsolvable Guardian Plants were those that could completely alter a region's existence.
For example, the Guardian Plant Sea Anemone Law once saw and Don's 'Y'-shaped leafless tree on the Ink Plain were both Guardian Plants.
The former's threat far surpassed Udi's, while the latter was the factor constituting the Ink Plain's survival rules.
Of course, Ai-chan couldn't appraise these two pieces of information.
As a Guardian Plant, Udi's ability to absorb vitality and flesh/blood wasn't weak, even troublesome.
The main reason was that current Udi was still just a seed, not mature.
After hearing Ai-chan's appraisal results, Law and Ging were even more puzzled.
According to Ai-chan, Guardian Plants should guard a specific area. If leaving that area, their eternal life cycle would terminate.
However, this Guardian Plant named Udi, even after leaving its supposed guarding place, remained undying.
Moreover, both were concerned that Ai-chan's appraisal included a term: [Repair].
Regarding this, even Ai-chan couldn't answer.
Her ability was to extract 'inherently correct' information, not deeply analyze it.
"It seems Bryons and Udi are completely unrelated," Law looked at the stone box in his hand, unconsciously thinking of the Wither sealed in the Ten Horns and the Sea Anemone plant encountered before.
These plants originating from the Dark Continent each had unique abilities.
"Plant Weapon and Guardian Plant..."
Ging's focus was on the two plants' prefixes.
'Were those titles or classifications?'
Ging leaned towards the latter.
"Regardless, we mustn't let this thing sprout." Law tossed the stone box to Kuro for storage.
Honestly, if used properly, Udi could be a 'sharp weapon'. However, unless necessary, Law wouldn't easily use this double-edged sword.
"Wouldn't destroying it be simpler?" Shiro said bluntly.
"Right, it feels like a very dangerous thing," Buhara chimed in.
"Like a time bomb?" Knov found a fitting metaphor.
Law glanced at him, helpless. "Not that exaggerated. Besides, that stone box is equivalent to a tool sealing it. Moreover, just prevent it from touching Aura and flesh/blood."
Law still retained some interest in Udi.
He wondered why Udi didn't sprout. After all, it had been stored in seed form for a long time and had absorbed countless flesh/blood from the Serbo people's sacrifices but never sprouted.
Was it because it left its guarding area?
Law certainly didn't know the specific reason. However, today's changes in Udi after absorbing Aura made him very attentive. Reluctant to destroy it, he also wouldn't easily take Udi out again.
"What are you all gathered here for?"
Suddenly, Salin's voice came over.
Everyone looked towards her. Salin walked over, looking exhausted, with Bruna sitting on her shoulder.
After two weeks of interpretation, assisted by Bruna, she finally deciphered some useful information.
It's related to Bryons, more detailed information, mainly about Bryons' origin and how ancient humans utilized them.
Of course, regarding Bryons' origin, it was what she found hardest to believe.
Put simply… Bryons' ancestors were 'fabricated'.