Lerno Village

Lerno Village (レルノ村) is a location south-west of Castle Town of Melromarc.

Volume 3
The locals of the village was previously suffering from a famine until the Spear Hero brought a miracle seed from Alchemist's Cave, which appeared to be successful during his presence.

Soon the plants and their vines invaded the village, catching wind of the situation from the Merchant about the urgent request of weed killers from the locals, he ventured off to the village to make a profit. He saw the tragic condition of the village and easily connected the relationship of the empty treasure chest with the warning from Alchemist's Cave to the miracle seed.

He berates Motoyasu and the locals for not being cautious of the suspicious seed, he also heard from the locals many adventurer ventured to fight off the plants but never returned.

The plants mutated into monsters and their vines also acted as a parasite and consumed some of the locals, draining their life force. Naofumi healed some of them and wanted to leave the village after selling the weed killers, as they already informed the kingdom for help.

The locals asked for his help and promise to pay, accepting the request, Naofumi revaled himself as the Shield Hero, later defeating the BioPlant that was the master plant. and promise to pay. Naofumi revealed himself to be the shield hero and his comrades fought and defeated the monster.

The BioPlants seeds were collected and was absorbed into the Legendary Shield enabling Naofumi to modify the seeds into a safer version of the BioPlants. He gave the seeds to the locals to solve their famine problem which they gratefully accepted and offered three carts full of fruits for their gratitude towards the him.

Volume 6
It was later revealed that the modified BioPlants seed was a huge success, the village was completely out of famine crisis and the village has been renowned for their large tomato like fruits.

The village had another incident with hostile monsters caused by the Spirit Tortoise.

Geography
The village is located of the lower west of the country. The village seems to have buildings made of wooden and brick structures, additionally their entire village is surrounded by the modified BioPlants giving off the impression of a large forest, however, the locals don't seem bothered by it.

Monsters

 * BioPlant
 * PlantRiwe
 * Mandragora
 * Spirit Tortoise's Familiars
 * Bat Type
 * Yeti Type

Trivia

 * In the anime version of the series, the BioPlant seeds were black that gave off a faint red glow.