Chapter 38: Changes in the Moon Well
"Here it comes, it's going to change soon!"

"Yeah!"

"quack!"

On the altar of the moon goddess.

Shouts of surprise continued to ring out.

Rhodes, the little thing, the soul raven and the water elemental elf formed a circle and stared at the two dazzling light balls in front of them.

This is the soul of the jungle that has just been born on the mutant tree, that is, the original soul with plasticity.

After absorbing the Druid's Heart brought back by Rhodes, the translucent appearance was changing rapidly, and soon it turned into a soul raven and a soul giant bear.

All of a sudden.

The entire altar cheered, just like it was New Year’s Day.

"Okay, okay, now the house is more lively."

Looking at the two new partners, Rhodes was overjoyed.

He is a person who likes to be lively.

Recalling the lonely scene when he first crossed over and was alone, and then looking at the altar now covered with plants and with more and more friends, he finally felt a lot more comfortable.

Otherwise, facing this silent black land alone every day, with no end in sight in the darkness, anyone would go crazy.

"Okay, go play and get them familiar with the environment."

At Rhodes's call, the little guys scattered around with cheers.

With fellow soul ravens soaring in the sky, the little thing followed the new soul giant bear, staring at its butt, as if wondering why the hole that had been poked before disappeared.

As for the water elemental elves, they worked together with the forest guardians created by Rhodes to cast spells and water the wheat fields, concentrating on cultivating the wheat seedlings.

wrong.

It should be wheat.

After two days of growth, the wheat seedlings have grown a lot taller, and they will soon bear wheat ears in a few days.

This is all thanks to the enormous vitality contained in the woods, which allows these plants to grow much faster than usual. Combined with the tenfold acceleration of cultivation magic, almost every day's changes can be seen with the naked eye.

“At this rate, we should be able to do the third round of seeding soon.”

While casting the spell, Rhodes was thinking about his next plan.

At this moment, an upgrade prompt suddenly popped up.

[Cultivation successful, experience value +1]

[Professional level upgrade, lv8→lv9]

……

【Demonized Tree Spirit lv9】

[Occupation: Gardener]

[Experience: 0/90]

[Ordinary magic: vine whip, rain spell]

[Professional Magic: Cultivation]

Swish!
The breath of life emerges.

The bark on Rhodes' body became tougher, and his total magic power and mental strength increased again.

He felt that he could now easily cast two low-level spells at the same time and reduce the consumption to a lower level without wasting a lot of magic power due to lack of mental strength.

"That's great, let's try the effect."

While murmuring, Rhodes raised his trunk arm, and two magic circles appeared in front of him almost at the same time, gathering a large amount of water vapor.

wow-

Two rain curtains the size of futons appeared on both sides of the wheat field. The water elemental elves shuttled back and forth between the rain, having a lot of fun.

"Success!"

Seeing this scene, Rhodes looked happy.

Although instantly casting two low-level spells at the same time is not a big deal, it greatly improves his farming efficiency and can also increase his fluency in combat.

That kind of vine whip has already appeared, and the situation where the cultivation magic has not caught up will be greatly reduced.

The increase in mental strength brought by leveling up does bring many benefits!
"Gah~gah~"

At this moment, the cries of two soul ravens were heard in the air, interrupting Rhodes' thoughts.

He looked in the direction of the sound and found that a group of little guys were gathered around the Moon Well, closing their eyes and absorbing the escaping essence of the moon.

The little creature took root beside it, its fluffy leaves fully spread out, bathing in the gradually darkening night. "Is it evening already?"

Rhodes looked at the sky. Night was the time when natural creatures rested and recovered the fastest. If they wanted to grow quickly, they had to absorb more essence of the moon.

Although there is no moon now, as the Moon Fountain gradually increases, the Moon Well also begins to emit life energy.

Especially at night, the stars float out like a dream, illuminating the entire surroundings. It is definitely the best place to rest.

No wonder it attracts so many little ones to gather there.

Seeing that the watering work was almost completed, Rhodes shook off the dirt on his body and went to the Moon Well to take root and recover.

Don't say it.

The recovery speed is indeed much faster.

It’s almost as fast as eating black fruit.

[Absorb the essence of the moon, experience value +1]

"what?"

"Can I gain experience even if I hang up?"

Looking at the prompt that popped up in front of him, Rhodes was stunned for a moment.

This is the only way he knew of to gain experience besides planting.

Is it because there are more Moon Springs?
Although the growth rate is not as fast as planting, it allows him to upgrade his level while resting.

As expected, it is the gathering place of faith of the Moon God believers, and it has many uses. No wonder those forest guardians are willing to risk their lives to protect this altar.

Think of this.

Rhodes' mental strength radiated, and he carefully felt the power of faith floating above the Well of the Moon, and gradually fell into meditation.

……

the other side.

Jade Empire, southern Qingyuan Province.

After wiping out the pagans, the Imperial Temple team was now gathering in a small town, holding a grand celebratory dinner.

Licia Wright, who had just been ordained by the Temple, also attended the banquet in her best attire, surrounded by a group of young nobles, and became one of the protagonists of the banquet.

Thanks to her inherent affinity with the Holy Light and the recommendation of High Priest Raymond, she easily passed the temple assessment and became a priest assistant ahead of schedule.

Noble merchants, big and small, changed their previous disdain and flattered and congratulated Baron Wright with insincere words.

The soft and melodious music mixed with the sound of wine glasses clinking echoed throughout the hall, causing Licia to frown slightly.

to be frank.

She didn't like this kind of place.

Because in her opinion, the smiles on these people's faces were too hypocritical, so hypocritical that they could be seen as fake at a glance.

But even so, no one is willing to expose this seemingly harmonious picture, to expose this false prosperity built on blood and killing.

"What's wrong, Licia? You don't seem happy."

A noble lady who was familiar with Licia walked over, holding a red wine glass in her hand.

"No."

Lisia glanced at the bright red wine in her hand and forced a faint smile: "I'm just a little tired."

"is it?"

The noble lady's eyes flashed with doubt, but she didn't think much about it: "That's right, you just received the title, and you have to attend the dinner, you just need to rest for a while, do you want to go inside and taste the dessert?"

Just as Licia was about to refuse, she saw a figure running in hurriedly from a distance and whispering something in Baron Light's ear.

The baron, who was originally chatting and laughing, suddenly changed his expression, glanced at the nobles next to him, and seemed a little hesitant.

"Father, what happened?"

Licia walked over and asked.

Seeing her appear, the baron's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said, "When we were encircling the pagans today, several of our guards accidentally got cursed by the enemy and fell into a coma. I have asked someone to invite a priest, but I don't know if it will be too late."

"Why don't I go over and take a look? I've also learned some purification magic, so maybe I can help."

Seeing her father's concern, Licia spoke directly.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then. Be careful not to be infected by the curse."

Licia replied softly, "Yeah," and quickly turned and left.

(End of this chapter)