Chapter 41
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nSince mages don’t normally refine their bodies, there weren’t many spirit plant seeds that Florine included in the boxes that have such effects
nFrom them, Rezen chose the Thorny Sunflower. From the brief description that was included in the box, these spirit plant sunflowers have the best effects when it comes to refining the body
nThe downside is that it was also the hardest spirit plant to grow but once successful, it also has one of the highest yields
nThe petals can be brewed into a tea that would expel the waste or impurities on the consumer’s body
nAs for the seeds, they can be eaten directly and would refine the entire body
nMost body tampering spirit plants only targeted one part or system of the body along with a side effect. For example, the box includes seeds of Yellow Tomato
nThis tomato improves the consumer’s muscles by literally electrocuting them. Consuming that tomato would injure a person’s body but as soon as they recover, their muscles would be better than before
nThe Thorny Sunflower is one of the rare spirit plants that tampers the body that doesn’t have side effects but it also has its own disadvantages
nOne of them is that this spirit plant would absorb the nutrients of the surrounding plants and soil, making it impossible to plant another crop near it
nThe second is that the consumer must eat a lot of the sunflower seeds to receive a substantial effect
nSpirit plants are already expensive and not everyone can afford to buy many seeds
nHowever, to Rezen, this is the most suitable spirit plant for him. He doesn’t have to worry about the quantity as he can simply plant them and he doesn’t believe that the Thorny Sunflowers would affect the other crops on his farm since he has the system
nThe disadvantages of Thorny Sunflowers are basically non-existent to Rezen and he chose this one. And also, another reason might or might not be because sunflower seeds are delicious and Rezen wants to turn this spirit plant into his snacks…
n“Time to stretch my bones again!” Rezen said and he stood up from his seat while holding the box of Thorny Sunflower seeds of quality 1 to 3 when he thought of something
n“Can you help me dig holes in the farm? I will plant these spirit plants” Rezen asks
nSince he has a subordinate now, is it possible to obtain Zero’s help when planting?
nMaybe Rezen just has to be the one to plant the seeds but the digging of the holes could be left to Zero?
n“Certainly, Master” Zero replied affirmatively and the two went to the farm
nFortunately, Rezen has a spare hoe in case the one he used broke in an unconventional time
nRezen chose a part of his farm and had Zero choose another part for efficiency’s sake
nRezen just finished digging one hole when his attention was attracted by the sound coming from Zero
nNot far from Rezen, he saw Zero covered with tattoos hacking the hoe into the soil
nThe way his arms and feet moved was way faster than Rezen. Zero doesn’t even look tired with such a pace
nCompared to Rezen that slowly makes holes to conserve energy…
n“I absolutely have to become a Tattoo Warrior” Rezen muttered
nWith an attitude that as the Master, he cannot lose to his subordinate, Rezen sped up his pace
nNevertheless, no matter how fired up he has become, his physique still can’t compare to a Tattoo Warrior in the 3rd grade
nIn just a matter of minutes, the whole farm is now filled with holes
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/3 of the holes were created by Zero and the rest was to Rezen that is now panting hard on the ground
nRezen has never occupied his whole farm with holes before because of his lacking endurance
nBut now, in just a matter of minutes, the farm is completely filled with small holes. There were thousands of them!
nWith the efficiency generated from Zero’s help, Rezen could definitely supply more spirit plants to his customers
nThis made Rezen decide that he should absolutely treat Zero and his future subordinates well
n“Master, should I grab you some water?” Zero asks respectfully and Rezen nodded his head
n“Yes please!” He replied as his throat felt perched
nAfter Rezen recovered his physical strength and drinking water, he had Zero the carry boxes
nRezen planted the seeds that he took from the box that Zero was holding and after he was done, he covered the seeds with the soil all by himself
nAll this farm work exhausted Rezen but he still continue to slightly water all the seeds before he and Zero went back to the farmhouse
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nAfter 8 hours, all the spirit plants of quality 1 are finally ripe and ready to be harvested
nQuality 2 spirit plant seeds bought from the system have a maturity time of 4 hours and 30 minutes while it was 5 hours for the quality 3 seeds
nRezen hopes that this increase in maturity time would be the same even for quality 4 spirit plants and higher
nRezen was not impatient to check the spirit plants, especially the sunflower as he went to the area where he planted normal seeds
nOnly now did he have the time to plant seeds that he bought before that are not spirit plants
nThere were cabbages, tomatoes, potatoes, and fruits like cherries and apples
nThe first that Rezen checked was the cabbage. It was very thick, almost the size of a watermelon
nEvery leaf has a vibrant green color and its fresh scent would make a person crave a cabbage dish for dinner
nHowever, when Rezen checked the description from the system, it only states that the cabbage contains a bit of mana
nIt was not enough to become a spirit plant but it was still better than nothing
nBesides, they would definitely taste better than market-bought cabbages and Rezen can use these vegetables and fruits for his day-to-day diet
nThe tomatoes were the same as the cabbages, only containing some mana but are still not enough to be categorized as spirit plants
nAs for the potatoes, it attracted Rezen’s attention the moment that he dug them up from the ground as their skin has a metallic luster
nName: Metal Potato
nQuality: Mutated
n– A potato as hard as steel. Can be used as a material to create weapons or armors
n“Hmm, weapons or armors?” Rezen rubbed his chin
nFrom the study session with Zero earlier, Rezen’s knowledge was expanded
nThe people of the mage path seldom use weapons and armors (that are made from metal). As of right now, the only person that Rezen knows that uses a weapon is the cool Claude
nThis was again because of the physical stats of the mages. Even if they were to have a sword, with their measly physical stats, could they wield the sword perfectly? And if they were to use armor, they would choose ones that aren’t made from metal
nAs for Tattoo Warriors, although most of them fought using just their bodies, some of them also use weapons, and at least, there are more of them that use weapons compared to mages while armors are used by many of them
nThis was because most Tattoo Warriors lacked comprehension and they only have their raw power
nTheir manipulation skills are lacking. Most of them can only imbue their body with the power of the elements, there are few of them that can imbue weapons with their power
nA battle between fists and feet that has the power of elements and a metal weapon would most likely result in the victory of the former as long as the latter is not made from a special material
nAs such, these Tattoo Warriors also seldom use weapons and even if they did, most of the time, it would be hammers or some hand gauntlet with spikes
nThe metal potato doesn’t have much use for Rezen now but this discovery is still a great discovery for him
nThis means that not all normal seeds that he planted would only improve to the point that they contain some mana
nThere is also a chance of obtaining mutated crops!
nAnd from the looks of it, although the cabbages and tomatoes did not mutate, it doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t in the future considering that not all potatoes turned into Metal Potato
nThis might be up to chance and as long as they mutated, their seeds would be available for the system shop to be purchased!
nRezen whistled as he continue to harvest more crops. There was a small cherry tree that mostly bore improved cherries but there were also some that mutated
nName: Cherry Bomb
nQuality: Mutated
n– A cherry that would explode whenever the user wishes to
n“Tsk, tsk, tsk, am I in the world of plants versus zombies or something?” Rezen wondered while clicking his tongue as he harvested all of the cherries and the tree turned into ashes
nRezen moved on to the last one which was the apple tree and he was disappointed as all of them looks delicious and plump but are still normal apples
nEven then, Rezen still checked the apples one by one just like what he did to the other crops, and his eyes lit up when one of the apples have a different description in the system
nName: Poisoned Apple
nQuality: Mutated
n– An apple that contains potent poison that cannot be detected. The poison would put the consumer in a coma
n“Hiss! Earlier, it was Plants Vs. Zombies and now, I have the famous apple from the Evil Queen!”
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