Chapter 108 - 88: Planting Attribute Fruits
Chapter 108: Chapter 88: Planting Attribute Fruits
"BANG, BANG, BANG—"
A Tower of Slaughter released several fireworks from its peak. Formed from Magic Power, these fireworks were exceptionally beautiful. Everyone present even felt their total energy increase slightly.
Everyone excitedly headed toward that Tower of Slaughter, wanting to get a glimpse of the person who had taken first place in the Slaughter Trial.
It was in this atmosphere that Lin Chenxi teleported to Lin Yu’s side.
"Congratulations, congratulations." Yuan Xiaobo had watched Lin Chenxi’s entire Slaughter Trial and went up to her, full of admiration.
He was quite moved. Lin Chenxi’s journey through the Tower of Slaughter trial was fraught with peril. Having watched the latter half from the outside and comparing it to the monsters he had faced, he knew just how difficult it had been.
After the two exchanged compliments for a while, Lin Yu led them to the arena point exchange counter.
The other heroes of the territory had also acquired some arena points one after another. Lin Yu’s current arena point total had already reached 35,600.
Inside the exchange shop, a bored shopkeeper was slumped over the counter, holding a controller and playing some kind of game.
"Hey, shopkeeper, what can we exchange arena points for?"
Yuan Xiaobo shouted as soon as he entered.
"There. See over there? That row of machines are the automatic exchange machines. If you want to exchange something, go look for yourselves."
Without even lifting his head, the shopkeeper pointed to the other side of the shop where a row of devices resembling vending machines stood. The front of each machine was a large screen listing all the prizes available for arena points.
The three of them did as he said, walking over to an automatic exchange machine. They tapped the screen and began to browse the items one by one.
There were many things that could be exchanged for arena points, with the required points varying based on each item’s value.
Single-digit points could be exchanged for temporary consumables and small toys, such as: Slime Transformation Candy (Eating this allows you to transform into a random Slime for 10 minutes; the effect ends when attacked), Hundred Flavors Ice Cream (Ice cream with a random flavor; every bite tastes different), Butt-Butt Superman’s Uniform (After putting it on, you can move and fly quickly by farting. Duration: 10 minutes. It is destroyed upon being hit, losing its effect)...
Double-digit points could be exchanged for items helpful in battle, though most were also temporary. For example, there were all sorts of Recovery Potions, food, etc., that could temporarily restore health, energy, and stamina. There were also various enhancement potions and foods that could temporarily boost strength, speed, defense, and maximum HP. Additionally, there were some special items—Calming Potion (Keeps one’s mind calm and prevents panic), Poison Vial (When thrown on the ground, creates a cloud of poison mist that harms both friend and foe)...
Triple-digit points could be exchanged for items with permanent effects, such as: Attribute Fruits of various types (Consuming one increases the corresponding attribute by one point; only the first five of each type are effective for any individual), and Spiritual Equipment (Enhances the wearer’s attributes)...
Four-digit point items were similar to the three-digit ones, just much higher in quality. The Attribute Fruits increased an attribute by two points, and again, an individual could only consume five of each, but the price was ten times higher.
The prizes for five-digit points were upgraded versions of the four-digit ones—better quality and even more expensive. The Attribute Fruits now increased an attribute by three points, an individual could still only consume five of each, and the price was another ten times higher.
However, Spiritual Equipment was replaced by Spiritual Equipment (imbued with a spirit that aids its master in battle). There were also new items for exchange: Bloodline Awakening Crystal (A small chance to awaken the potential deep within one’s bloodline) and Talent Awakening Crystal (A small chance to awaken the potential deep within one’s soul). Additionally, there were Exceptional-grade Hero Inheritance Books and Exceptional-grade Random Reassignment Books.
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Skipping the five-digit items, Lin Yu looked directly at the best prize available for exchange on this floor: the rank promotion item "Heroic Badge," valued at one million points. It could raise a user’s rank by one, up to a maximum of Legendary, and was restricted to heroes only.
This was the very item Yuan Xiaobo had used to advance to the Legendary rank.
"Xiaobo! I had no idea the promotion item I gave you was so expensive."
Yuan Xiaobo scratched his head, a little embarrassed. He also hadn’t realized the Heroic Badge he used was so valuable.
"But don’t worry about it. Just make more contributions to the territory from now on."
"My lord, I will definitely do everything in my power!"
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In the end, Lin Yu bought 20 different Attribute Fruits (worth two thousand arena points) and stored them in his personal space. ’Based on my current arena points,’ he thought, ’only the Awakening Crystals might be of some use, but that relies on luck, which isn’t ideal. If I don’t find any other use for these arena points, they’ll most likely end up being spent on Spiritual Equipment and Awakening Crystals.’
As dinnertime approached, the heroes of Lin Yu’s territory gathered at the Teleportation Array. Every hero’s face was beaming with a smile; it seemed they had all reaped considerable rewards.
Led by Lin Yu, they returned to the territory through the Teleportation Array.
"Today, we all tried out the various activities inside the Cosmic Arena."
"Going forward, the territory will create a schedule for heroes to enter. Each of you will be assigned a day to guide the heroes who enter after you."
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After settling the matters regarding the Cosmic Arena, Lin Yu returned to the World Tree.
Beneath the World Tree, he dug 20 small holes, placed one of the 20 different Attribute Fruits into each hole, covered them with soil, and then returned to the Lord’s Mansion.
Lin Yu sat on the main seat in the Lord’s Mansion and immersed his consciousness into the World Tree.
Then, through the World Tree, he began to perceive the Attribute Fruits buried in the earth outside.
At the location where the Attribute Fruits were buried, there was a strange and complex fluctuation of Spiritual Energy. ’This must be the special energy contained within the Attribute Fruits that enhances a user’s attributes,’ he mused.
But aside from that, the fruits possessed none of the life force a normal fruit would have.
However, this was within Lin Yu’s expectations. If one could grow an Attribute Fruit tree just by burying the fruit in the ground, they wouldn’t be sold for such a high price.
Through the World Tree, Lin Yu manipulated the surrounding Spiritual Power, gathering it around four different Attribute Fruits. The immense amount of Spiritual Power converged to form a small vortex, and a liquid slowly began to appear in the small holes where the four fruits were buried.
This liquid was Spiritual Liquid, formed from concentrated Spiritual Power. It was extremely rare and precious in the natural world.
Now, under Lin Yu’s control, it filled the four small holes, immersing the four fruits in the Spiritual Liquid.
Lin Yu carefully controlled the Spiritual Liquid, letting it slowly seep into the Attribute Fruits, attempting to awaken their life force. At the same time, he had to be careful not to let the Spiritual Liquid disrupt the special Spiritual Energy within the Attribute Fruits, which would render them ineffective.
Slowly, the Spiritual Liquid seeped into the Attribute Fruits. Before it could be fully absorbed, the Spiritual Energy within the fruits suddenly fluctuated. Their special Spiritual Energy instantly lost its unique essence, merging with the Spiritual Energy that had seeped into the fruit and turning it into an ordinary Spirit Fruit.
A flash of disappointment crossed Lin Yu’s eyes, but this was also within his expectations.
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Next, he selected another group of Attribute Fruits.
This time, instead of directly infusing Spiritual Energy into the Attribute Fruits, he drew upon the water from the Spring of Life.
This spring water contained the essence of the World Tree, filled with Life Energy and the World Tree’s own unique aura. It should be more effective than the Spiritual Energy Liquid.
Sure enough, once the soil around the Attribute Fruits was moistened by the spring water, the water was slowly absorbed by the fruits. They were absorbing it on their own; Lin Yu hadn’t interfered at all.
Upon discovering this, Lin Yu grew excited. It meant he was on the right track.
’Come on! Absorb a little more!’
Lin Yu patiently waited for the Attribute Fruits to absorb the spring water on their own. Slowly, he sensed that the fruits’ originally withered life force was reappearing, bit by bit.
When this life force reached its peak, a suction force emanated from within the Attribute Fruits. All the Life Spring Water around them was instantly sucked in. At the same time, the surrounding Spiritual Energy was also being rapidly absorbed.
The surrounding Spiritual Energy couldn’t keep up with the absorption speed of the Attribute Fruits, and the area was even sucked into a Spiritual Energy vacuum.
Just as Lin Yu was about to gather more Spiritual Energy from further away, the life force of the Attribute Fruit seeds began to wither.
"Hey! Huh? Ah!?"
Amidst Lin Yu’s cries, the Attribute Fruits rapidly "died."
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Lin Yu took a long breath, adjusted his mindset, and began his third experiment.
Once again, he chose four different Attribute Fruits.
This time, Lin Yu first gathered a pool of Spiritual Liquid around the Attribute Fruits. Then, he summoned a root of the World Tree, having it hold the Spiritual Liquid and maintain its form to prevent it from dissipating.
Then, he once again drew water from the Spring of Life and repeated the previous step, allowing the Attribute Fruits to absorb the Life Spring Water on their own.
He waited for the Attribute Fruits to absorb the spring water until they reached a critical point.
The moment the Attribute Fruits began to actively absorb Spiritual Energy, Lin Yu immediately enveloped them with the Spiritual Liquid, which was rapidly absorbed by the fruits.
Through his senses, Lin Yu felt the life force of the Attribute Fruits growing at an extremely rapid pace. Just as he thought he had succeeded this time, that the fruits would be able to sprout and grow, they exploded.
"Fuck, why did it explode?"
Lin Yu’s excited heart instantly turned cold.
He carefully thought back, comparing the results of his experiments.
’The first experiment showed that forcibly infusing Spiritual Energy is the wrong approach.’
’The second experiment showed that the Attribute Fruits can recover their life force by absorbing the Life Spring Water. With life force, they come back to life. Once alive, they can grow and develop, which requires energy. In the end, they starved to death due to a lack of energy.’
’In the third experiment, the initial steps were the same as the second. The Attribute Fruits came back to life, and then when they needed to ’eat,’ I gave them Spiritual Liquid. Their life force grew extremely quickly, but in the end, they exploded. Exploded!!! Could it be that they ate too much and burst?’
’If that’s the case, I need to keep feeding it, but I can’t let it overeat, nor can I let it starve.’
’Hiss... I can’t be the one to do this, can I? I can’t even sense how much it needs to eat. How am I supposed to feed it?’