Miaomiao opened the cover that kept out moisture and gently touched the leaves of the Swaying Lily. The plant seemed to greet her, wrapping a leaf around her finger.
"Is it..." Lin Guang paused, "brought here from the north in the form of seeds by bird Spirit Beasts?"
Cultivating the Swaying Lily isn’t difficult, as the dry environment of the laboratory meets its growing needs. Moreover, Miaomiao is far from a plant killer; her dexterous hands and her learning from Dr. Kaiwen make it hard to imagine her letting the Lily "die." This was his only guess.
Miaomiao nodded slightly, the little sprout on her head drooped down, and her golden eyes, as if they could speak, silently conveyed love and guilt.
"The Swaying Lily likes dry soil, and managing to take root and sprout here is already quite an achievement. But it still can’t adapt to the southern humidity. If only I had discovered her sooner."
Lin Guang bowed his head slightly, carefully observing this Swaying Lily.
Native Plant Spirit Beasts, once matured, are resilient, and most master healing skills. Even if they suffer fatal injuries, they can often regenerate through asexual reproduction;
Conversely, immature Plant Spirit Beasts are quite fragile, similar to bacteria in a culture medium, dying on their keepers with little provocation.
Judging by the Swaying Lily’s status, changing its environment might already be too late, and its frailty makes ordinary potions and healing skills ineffective in helping it thrive; it would perish unless a Miracle Master with a talent for Plant Spirit Beasts...
But such beings would never set their sights on such a cheaply and poorly-graded ornamental Spirit Beast.
After some contemplation, Lin Guang squatted beside Miaomiao, reaching out to the withered Swaying Lily. The power of Full Mastery bloomed at his fingertips, and in an instant, he understood its condition.
The weakness wasn’t the issue; the problem was it had lost the ability to capture Ether from the air and soil, surviving solely on the nutrient solution Miaomiao mixed with a little Ethereal Crystal powder, though absorbing and digesting it was very difficult. Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚫𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚫𝕟𝕖𝕥
Ether, akin to the power of life, like sunlight and water, is indispensable for Spirit Beasts, a basic element for sustaining life.
Furthermore, there seemed to be an effect from the Power of Whole Heart and Soul as well, as using the Hand of Full Mastery on the Spirit Beast for the first time made Lin Guang feel an indescribable but very clear emotion.
This feeling was quite peculiar. Lin Guang could discern it came from the Swaying Lily, yet the emotions were so true as if welling from his own heart.
Lin Guang couldn’t help but say, "It... seems to be crying."
Miaomiao turned her head sharply, her beautifully golden eyes widened slightly in disbelief, and she asked, "You... can feel its emotions?"
Lin Guang didn’t withdraw his fingers, the glowing light of the Hand of Full Mastery gently shimmering at his fingertips, and the Swaying Lily seemed to sense something too, its leaves gently twining around his finger.
"Perhaps my feeling is wrong."
Lin Guang didn’t say more, just shook his head gently and said softly, "The books say that even if gray, low-grade Native Plant Spirit Beasts have emotions, they shouldn’t be so complex, only a simple survival instinct..."
"No, you’re not wrong."
Interrupting him, Miaomiao looked at the Swaying Lily that had actively twined around Lin Guang’s finger and said softly with an unusual gaze, "This child... she is indeed crying. I found her when I passed the flower bed at the back gate of the school and heard her crying."
Lin Guang was slightly stunned, then realized this was likely an ability brought about by Miaomiao’s talent.
Intelligence from Wang Dawei suggested that Miaomiao had undergone an awakening ceremony performed outside of school, and no one knew her exact Level.
As a master in the game domain, Lin Guang had a general understanding of thousands of talents within the game. The ability to clearly communicate with an uncontracted Native Plant-type Spirit Beast embryo from afar, excluding external help or blatant cheating players like himself, was typically either from high-Level Spirit Masters or at least from talents as rare as a Purple Talent.
Human sensory and cognitive models differ from plants, and even though everyone cultivates Spiritual Power which enhances the five senses and even the Sixth Sense, this does not mean that the human species can inherently understand plants—much less roadside weeds.
Miaomiao’s personal Level likely isn’t high, yet to possess such a rare talent... would such a person choose a Liberal Arts Class?
Upon careful thought, Miaomiao’s personality makes it not surprising.
Lin Guang didn’t dwell on it, and after pondering for a while, he said, "You seem to have a particular fondness for this Swaying Lily."
Miaomiao lowered her head slightly. For some reason, Lin Guang sensed her mood had lowered a bit. She gazed at the withered Swaying Lily, yet seemed not to be looking at it, and a shimmer seemed to flow in her eyes.
"Surrounded by plants with no genetic records... she was so lonely, crying loudly, and that’s how I found her. So I applied to Dr. Kaiwen to bring in some northern plants."
Lin Guang looked around and noticed that the strange flowers and plants in the surrounding pots were indeed common northern plants, and the laboratory environment seemed quite dry as well.