As Ciel's Lumos, now advanced to Bronze Tier, cast its light, the Lumos Shroom mycelia in the field reacted immediately, stirring with what appeared to be renewed vigor. They clearly became more joyful, as if a gourmand had encountered some rare delicacy.
Ciel had been tending to them meticulously for the past period, so he was intimately familiar with their growth rate. He could now confirm that the growth rate of the Lumos Shroom mycelia had increased by at least 20%. This alone was a significant improvement. It should be noted that Lumos Shrooms were cultivated in the Hogwarts Greenhouse, where their other growing conditions were already almost optimal. Under these circumstances, a 20% increase in growth rate was even more remarkable.
But Ciel's surprise didn't end there. Under the illumination of the Bronze-Tier Lumos, some mycelia that had not yet formed mushroom caps immediately showed signs of doing so. Ciel's eyes gleamed with delight. This was a crucial step for Lumos Shrooms, marking their transition from vegetative growth to maturity. Previously, some particularly well-growing Lumos Shrooms took two to three days to form caps at this stage. But now it seemed that the Bronze-Tier Lumos had a catalytic effect on Lumos Shrooms forming caps.
Calculated this way, Ciel's current batch of Lumos Shrooms could mature at least five days earlier!
This was only the effect of a Bronze-Tier Lumos. If it were a Silver-Tier or even higher-level Lumos, the promotional effect would definitely be even more significant. Ciel felt a surge of anticipation.
Epic or even Legendary-Tier Lumos… it doesn't seem too far out of reach anymore.
Even bolder, Mythical Tier might not be impossible.
Mythical Tier ability. This was a tier above Legendary in the system's rating. But after Ciel had transmigrated and cultivated the land for so many years, even having pushed several abilities to the Legendary Tier, he was still incredibly far from achieving Mythical-Tier abilities. He even felt that even if he cultivated ordinary trees for another hundred years, he still wouldn't be able to raise abilities like Enhanced Vitality, Enhanced Strength, and Lodging Resistance to Mythical Tier. That would definitely be a qualitative leap far surpassing Legendary-Tier abilities. But Lumos Shrooms gave him a glimpse of the possibility of pushing Lumos itself to Mythical Tier.
However, a moment later, Ciel calmed his excited mood.
Instead of thinking about these random things, it's better to cast a few more Lumos spells to help these Lumos Shrooms grow well.
Then, Ciel resumed his daily routine. He carefully illuminated every corner of the Lumos Shrooms in the field. He continued until the Lumos Shroom mycelia were already glowing faintly, indicating that they had absorbed enough Lumos for the day. Only then did Ciel reluctantly stop. By this time, the sky was already faintly lit. Ordinarily, Ciel would have to prepare for class. But since the next two days were the weekend, Ciel still had plenty of time at his disposal.
The Lumos Shrooms don't need Lumos illumination for now.
So what should I do next?
Ciel's gaze fell on his Lumos ability. After a night of practice, the Lumos charm, which had just advanced to Bronze Tier, had already deepened its bronze luster imperceptibly. If he continued to practice for another two days, Lumos should still make some progress.
However, just as Ciel was about to begin, he thought of the scene where Lumos had promoted the Lumos Shrooms to form caps. Would the Bronze-Tier Lumos not only have this effect on Lumos Shrooms? Would it also have a similar effect on other magical herbs that thrive under Lumos illumination? Would it help them cross the critical threshold of their maturity period?
Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration struck Ciel's mind. The Goldfish Vines he cultivated also happened to be magical plants that liked Lumos illumination. Although "geniuses" like Neville and Hannah were hard to find, after so many days, many of the Goldfish Vines kept by the Hufflepuffs were already close to maturity. Some were even just a few leaves away from turning completely orange-red and reaching full maturity. But the further along they got, the harder it was for them to mature. Often, a single leaf might take a whole day to turn completely red.
But what if the Bronze-Tier Lumos could have an effect?
Ciel's heart began to pound. Perhaps in these two days, he would be able to harvest rewards from several pots of Goldfish Vines even earlier!
Immediately, he returned to the Hufflepuff common room. As it was the weekend, his roommates were still sound asleep. Only one roommate groggily opened his eyes when Ciel returned.
"Is the breakfast from the kitchen ready?"
Ciel smiled slightly.
"It's still very early. There are no classes these two days, so you guys can sleep in."
He held up the breakfast he had packed from the Hufflepuff kitchenette.
"I brought you breakfast."
"You don't have to get up to eat."
Upon hearing the word breakfast, the roommate who had just struggled to open his eyes immediately sprang up as if startled. The other roommates also suddenly sat up.
"Where's the breakfast?"
Ciel showed a somewhat wry expression. One of his roommates hadn't even opened his eyes yet, and was running barefoot, sniffing his way toward the breakfast. Even throughout the entire meal that followed, he didn't open his eyes. After eating, the roommates returned to their beds, showing expressions of bliss as they fell asleep instantly.
Ciel was a little envious of them. Life in Hufflepuff was truly not bad.
However, a moment later, Ciel sighed softly.
Forget it, planting trees makes me happier.
Then, Ciel moved out the few pots of Goldfish Vines he kept in his dorm room. Looking at the Goldfish Vines, which were almost entirely orange-red with only a few green leaves remaining, Ciel's eyes showed anticipation. He brought them to the common room to avoid disturbing his roommates' sleep.
Ciel gently waved his wand.
The light of Lumos shone down. The next moment, something that surprised Ciel happened. The leaves of the few pots of Goldfish Vines illuminated by Lumos, which had originally been turning red at a very slow pace, were now as if they had taken some kind of supplement. The orange-red color began to spread from the edges of the leaves at a speed many times faster than before.
Ciel stared intently at these Goldfish Vines, his Lumos spell never stopping.
Finally, two hours later, the last trace of green on these three pots of Goldfish Vines also transformed into a vibrant orange-red color.
[You have cultivated three Goldfish Vines to maturity]
[You can receive rewards: Magical Perception Enhancement (Bronze Tier) x3]
Ciel looked at the three glowing reward orbs floating before him and touched them without hesitation. Anticipation appeared in his eyes. After he had harvested Goldfish Vine rewards twice before, his Magical Perception Enhancement ability was already very close to Bronze Tier. This time, perhaps he would be able to complete the transformation.
And at the moment the orbs merged into Ciel's body, an unprecedentedly intense sensation began to surge through Ciel's bloodstream!
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