Chapter 197 - 187: Extraordinary Plant Seeds and the Advancing Wally

Chapter 197: Chapter 187: Extraordinary Plant Seeds and the Advancing Wally

Middle Level Gatherer.

This title, much like his Hunter title, gave Vili a strange sense of familiarity.

On Vili’s very first day in this world, he had gone with Vilia to Morse Forest to gather Sweet Fruit.

It was because he was gathering Sweet Fruit that Vili discovered the existence of the Title Attribute Panel and awakened his first title: Basic-level Gatherer.

Now, by gathering this Extraordinary Fruit, that title had finally been upgraded to Middle Level Gatherer.

This filled Vili with an indescribable sense of nostalgia.

Although the reward was only 0.5 attribute points this time, Vili was exceptionally satisfied.

"What’s wrong, Vili?"

Count Lumbar asked, noticing that Vili seemed a bit dazed.

Vili quickly snapped out of it and replied, "It’s nothing. I just sensed the rich Fire Attribute elements within this fruit, and it surprised me. I’ve never seen a fruit that contains an Elemental Attribute before."

As Vili held the Extraordinary Fruit, which was rich in Fire Element, a light sweat broke out on his skin.

A moment ago, he hadn’t known the name of this Extraordinary Fruit, but after obtaining the Middle Level Gatherer title, Vili now knew its variety and effects.

It was called a Bursting Fruit, a basic, Fire-Attribute Extraordinary Fruit.

When a Bursting Fruit is thrown, it automatically explodes on impact, unleashing flames and a shockwave. It could prove terrifyingly lethal in large-scale warfare.

It was somewhat similar to the hand grenades of his past life.

The only difference was that one was a product of technology, while the other was a product of the Extraordinary.

Vili now understood why the security of this private grove surpassed even that of the Count’s Manor. A single Extraordinary Fruit was equivalent to a standard attack from a Junior Fire Mage.

Any soldier carrying a Bursting Fruit would have the chance to unleash an attack with Extraordinary Power.

If a military unit were truly trained with these, then even ordinary people could pose a threat to Extraordinary Beings.

"Try throwing it toward that open space."

Count Lumbar said to Vili, pointing to a stretch of open land in the distance.

Vili complied, raising the Bursting Fruit over his head and hurling it into the distance with all his might.

BOOM!

The moment the Bursting Fruit touched the ground, it instantly detonated. A ball of fire erupted on the spot, sending sparks flying in all directions like shrapnel from a grenade. At the same time, the tremendous boom and the resulting shockwave felt powerful enough to rattle one’s internal organs.

If an ordinary person got too close, even if they weren’t hit by the flames or sparks, the shockwave alone would be enough to peel a layer of skin off their body.

’So this is the power of an Extraordinary Fruit...’ A sharp glint flashed through Vili’s eyes.

Damage of this magnitude was nothing to a Transcendent like him, but for an ordinary Knight’s Squire or even a Junior Knight, it could be a fatal blow if they failed to dodge in time.

In this day and age, the Bursting Fruit could be considered a superweapon in warfare.

"What do you think?"

Count Lumbar was very pleased with Vili’s astonishment. "This is called a Bursting Fruit. It’s a type of Extraordinary Fruit that explodes to create flames and cause widespread damage."

"Truly incredible."

Vili meant it. "With these, ordinary people can actually fight back against Transcendents."

Count Lumbar nodded. "They were specially cultivated for me by an Alchemist I commissioned from the royal court. The first batch has only just been harvested, so they haven’t been deployed on the battlefield yet."

"With these, I will gain a powerful first-strike advantage on the battlefield," Count Lumbar said.

Vili nodded. He knew, however, that if Count Lumbar could procure Extraordinary Plants as weapons of war, then the rival Wata and Sosen Duchies could do the same.

However, Vili couldn’t predict the outcome of this war.

Even with his Title Attribute Panel promising a much brighter future, Vili knew his current power was far from enough to influence the war in any meaningful way.

"That was just the first one."

Count Lumbar rode on, heading deeper into the grove.

Seeing this, Vili remounted his horse and followed close behind.

After witnessing the power of the Bursting Fruit, he grew even more curious about the next Extraordinary Plant Count Lumbar planned to gift him.

"This is the second one."

This time, they stood before a thicket of thorns.

The thorns were densely packed and covered in hooked barbs, giving off a forbidding aura that warned people away.

"Blood-sucking Thorn!"

The moment Vili saw the thicket, his pupils contracted sharply.

Compared to the Bursting Fruit, the abilities of the Blood-sucking Thorn were even more astounding.

Although the Blood-sucking Thorn was a plant, it possessed certain animal-like characteristics.

Most notably, like a Cannibal Flower or a Mimosa, it would move in response to external stimuli.

Even among Extraordinary Plants, mobile ones were a rarity.

When a Blood-sucking Thorn encountered a living creature, it would instinctively react, instantly enveloping its prey and draining its blood until nothing was left but a dried husk.

The strength of a Blood-sucking Thorn’s Ability was determined by its age; the older it grew, the stronger its constricting and blood-draining powers became. However, its growth had a ceiling. Generally, it posed little threat to anyone at the level of a Middle Knight. Against ordinary people and low-level Transcendents, however, its usefulness was obvious.