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nRezen showed the great adaptive capabilities of humans. He was more disturbed by the fact that he was holding an artificial human fetus in his hand rather than the fact that to obtain the seed, he had killed his fellow humans

nHe had almost already forgotten what happened yesterday as his attention was focused on growing this seed

nHe grabbed his hoe to dig a hole in his farm plot and placed the Life Seed inside before covering it with soil

nAs the Life Seed is a vital component of Rezen’s ‘villainous’ and ‘world-dominating’ plan, he hurriedly checked how much a single seed costs at the system shop

nZero said that he could only obtain another Life Seed if the artificial human he grew and nourished reached a certain level but he has his cheat!

nThe moment that he planted the Life Seed, the system shop automatically unlocked it for him!

nRezen was still dreaming of commanding thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Tattoo Warriors in the future but his dream was instantly shattered

nA single Life Seed costs a hundred thousand mana stones!

nRezen rubbed his eyes, thinking that it was maybe 10,000 credits and not 100,000 but the number of zero hasn’t changed even if rubs his eyes until they turned red!

n“What the hell? Why is it this expensive? So even if I have a million mana stones I can only afford ten Life Seeds?” Rezen wiped the tears in his eyes as he said goodbye to his dream organization for now

nNot to mention ten Life Seeds, he can’t even afford one!

nWith an aching heart, Rezen continues to dig more holes in his plot to plant the spirit plants that he would supply to Neil’s family shop and also for his own usage

nSince Rezen’s soul is at the peak of 1st fusion rank now, using quality 2 spirit plants that were five times more expensive in the system shop would expedite his ascension

nAs long as his soul reaches the standards then with his comprehension of the water element, reaching the next rank would be a breeze!

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nThe next day

nAfter an entire day and night of farming, harvesting, and eating, Rezen finally reached the 2nd fusion rank

nIn front of him, his water-type mystic gem floated. It still has the same appearance and size as before but its aura reached a whole new level

nIt can now resonate with the natural laws much better than before, providing Rezen with a stronger firepower

nTo cultivate, at the very least, a mage must use resources that provide mana and refine the soul

nHowever, even if a person has all the resources available in the world, it would still take some time

nFor example, Rezen used grass, peas, and clementines to cultivate his mystic gem, refine his soul, and upgrade his elixir field

nSince he needed many of them because of his talent and it is impossible for him to eat a thousand clementines in one sitting, a single day would definitely be far from enough

nBut as of now, in just a single day, Rezen fused two 1st fusion grade water-type mystic gems into one 2nd fusion grade, refined his soul to the peak of his current rank, and also upgraded his elixir field to hold 6 mystic gems of the 2nd grade

nHe ate and ate his spirit plants to reach where he is now. If not for the recovery pills that he insulted before that always take care of his ‘indigestion’, this result wouldn’t be achievable in a single day. Rezen now thinks that recovery pills are one of the most important resources that he should always have

nThe kidnapping incident gave him some trauma resulting in him rushing to reach the next rank and increasing his power

nHis ‘power up’ wasn’t much compared to those Artificial Humans but this is still great progress on his part

nHe just started cultivating around a week ago but he is now at this level. If others were to learn how fast he was improving, they might question their existing knowledge of cultivation

nReaching the next rank greatly improved Rezen’s mood and he stretched his arms and back before checking the Life Seed

nHe had already planted and harvested the spirit plants that he provided to Neil yesterday and today yet the Life Seed has still not matured by then

nIts rate of maturity was slower compared to other spirit plants

nFortunately, this time, the Life Seed is finally completely matured

nOn Rezen’s farm, a thick stem of 1-meter in height can be seen. On top of this stem was a large flower with green petals

nIn the middle of this flower was a sac that contained the artificial human in the same posture as human fetuses have

nHowever, this human fetus is already a fully grown human unlike the baby fetuses

nRezen touched the artificial human inside the sac and he almost screamed in fear when it suddenly opened its eyes

nThe artificial human suddenly tore an opening in the sac and a burst of flowery fragrance wafted in the surroundings

nIf this floral scent was turned into a perfume no doubt that many rich ladies would buy them

nRezen took a step back as he watch the artificial human come out of its sac. As soon as its feet landed in the soil below it, the stem and flower instantly turned into ashes

n“Woaahh…” Rezen muttered in amazement

nThis is the first time he had really seen the artificial human since while it was still in the sac, it was surrounded by a hazy colorful lights

nThe artificial human has long silver-white hair that reached its waist. Its face can be described as beautiful and Rezen doesn’t know whether this is a man or a woman

nIt has an androgynously beautiful face and since it was fully naked, the artificial human was standing in its full glory

nIts chest and stomach were flat and below it… the ‘thing’ that Rezen was curious to see was not there

nWhether it be a ‘lettuce’ or an ‘eggplant’, nothing can be seen. Its bikini area was completely flat!

n“System… why is this artificial human genderless?” Rezen asks, thinking that it was a pity

nHe thought that the system is completely emotionless and wouldn’t answer him but it actually did

nTo prevent the Host from having indecent thoughts

nRezen’s eyes twitches as he stared at the Artificial Human that kneeled in front of him

n“Greetings, Master…” it said and Rezen saw a blue window in his vision when he tried to check the information about this ‘crop’ of him

nName: N

/A (Artificial Human)

nQuality: Special

n– An artificial human invented by an unknown entity. Its body while in the growing state has been constantly bathed with the power of the elements making them an entity suitable to become Tattoo Warriors without fearing its side effects

nNote: Completely loyal to its master

nThe description is something that Rezen already know aside from the quality which was Special

nAs for what that meant? He doesn’t know

nAside from that, there is also the Note that it was completely loyal to Rezen

nZero said that Artificial Humans would be loyal to him as long as he don’t mistreat them but the system said that it was completely loyal to him…

nDeciding that he should check this loyalty, Rezen asks a question

n“Hey, can you provide me with all the memories that you inherited?” Rezen asks

nZero said that only when he gained the trust of the Artificial Humans would they provide him with their inherited memories about the path of Tattoo Warriors. But maybe with the help of the system, that requirement was bypassed?

n“Certainly, Master” the artificial human said and Rezen was delighted at that

n“Good, good, then since even if I can’t have thousands of Artificial Humans you wouldn’t be the first and last, I would give you the same name as that old kidnapper. From now on, your name would be Zero”

nRezen decided to adapt the naming of those kidnappers. Maybe the entity that invented these Artificial Humans is the same as him, thinking that it was a bother and a pain in the ass to name these artificial humans one by one

nSince Zero is certainly not the first and last artificial human subordinate that Rezen will have then he might as well name them using numbers

n“Thank you for your grace, Master” Zero replied respectfully and Rezen felt a bit guilty

nHe gave it such a bull** name but it was still respectful and loyal to him. Rezen decided to not mistreat this beau—, this subordinate in the future

nRezen invited Zero inside his house and gave it one of his shirts and pants along with underwear although it doesn’t really have any organ it should hide

nBecause of the clothes, Rezen provided, Zero slightly looked more like a man than before

nFor now, Rezen decided that he would just say to other people that Zero is a man since women experienced discrimination in this world

nThis world benefits and are biased toward men more than women. It’s a bit bad to exploit it but who designed the world to be like this? Certainly not Rezen since he would prefer gender equality

nAfter dealing with the birthday suit problem, Rezen had his first ever subordinate sit on his small couch

n“Alright, what’s the level of your strength now?” Rezen asks the most important question

nHe would rather not have any subordinates if they can’t do anything!

n“Master, right now, I am just slightly physically stronger than normal humans. But if I finished engraving Tattoos in my body, I would be stronger than most human mages at the 3rd fusion rank but weaker than mages at the 4th fusion rank” Zero replied

nRezen recalled that Tattoo Warriors were generally stronger than their mage counterpart considering that their path has a side effect in exchange for more power

nStill, this surprises Rezen a bit. This artificial human would actually reach the third rank in power right off the bat when Rezen is not even at that rank yet… isn’t this a bit… broken?

n“Why can you reach that level of power immediately?” Rezen asks in curiosity

n“Master, in the path of Tattoo Warriors, our bodies and tattoos are the most important. My body has been bathed with the natural laws and energies and upon birth, my body is capable of withstanding the pressure of a 3rd-grade Tattoo”

n“Thanks to my inherited memories, with a little bit of practice, I could engrave tattoos of the third rank”

nBefore Rezen was sent back, Zero explained to him that to ensure that he wouldn’t mistreat the artificial humans and also do his best to protect the first A.H, only the Life Seed given to him has the inherited memories

nIt means that if Zero 2.0 died, Rezen has to say goodbye not just to more Life Seeds but also to the inherited memories

nThis technically forces Rezen to always keep Zero 2.0 safe since if he died, both Zero 1.0 and Rezen would take a loss

nFor Zero 1.0’s side, they would let down their master and for Rezen, he wouldn’t obtain the benefits that he got by risking his life

nThanks to that, Zero 2.0 having the ability to engrave tattoo at the 3rd rank is not that shocking anymore

n“Alright then second question, can you also walk the path of mages?”

n“Yes, master. Artificial Humans also have our elixir field”

n“How about your talent? How much can you absorb from cultivation resources?”

n“66%, master”

nRezen sucked a mouthful of air into his lungs. That much?!

nThat is basically a Heroic Talent while Rezen’s talent remained at the level of trash!

nThis discovery made him really jealous and considering that basically everything that Rezen grew on his farm is no different from each other, he is almost 100% sure that all artificial humans he would grow would have the same level of talent as Zero!

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