Cornflower Witch

Chapter 314 The Troubled Sylvia

She had advanced, but Hilti was filled with distress.

She was still thinking of getting familiar with the various abilities, consolidating her current stage, and learning the necessary secret techniques and abilities. But before she could even master the third-tier skills, she had already reached the fourth tier.

How could it be so fast? She hasn't even mastered all the things a third-level 'gardener' should learn yet, and she's already advanced to the fourth level. The speed is too fast, and I'm worried that I might not be able to stand steadily.

She was worried about the potential dangers of advancing so quickly, whether it would make her a monster or arouse suspicion.

"Hmm, how am I going to explain this when I get back?"

"Should I say I received a gift from another world? Or that I found the inheritance of some hidden being?" Siltia sat in the sea of ​​flowers, carefully considering her idea. This scene reminded her of when she was a child and came home late from school, making excuses to explain to her parents.

"...Saying it was a gift from another world is too far-fetched. Let's say you found some special inheritance and then gained an upgrade." After thinking it over, this was the only answer Hilti could give.

Only then did she have the mind to carefully examine her own condition and discover the changes that had occurred after advancing to the next level.

Name: Siltia Mezalans

Race: Human (※※※)
Status: Healthy (no abnormalities)

Talent: Star [Unknown], Cornflower's Affection [Perfect] (Rare → Perfect)
Fate Card: [Girl of the Blazing Sun Flower] (Tier 4 - Emerald Honey)

Flowers as vibrant as the blazing sun bloom in your eyes.
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Effect [Discrimination Eye Lv.6]: Due to a special talent and physique, you can distinguish five layers of color that are imperceptible to ordinary people, as well as the inner essence of things. (This ability will also improve when you upgrade your Destiny Card.)
Effect [Verdant Eyes Lv.3]: An advanced form of Natural Perception, allowing you to see the spectrum of plants, finely discern their states, and predict their potential growth direction. (Verdant Eyes is an advanced pupil technique of Emerald Eyes)
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Effect [Cornflower Lv.8]: You can control the cornflowers in your surroundings, making them grow, bloom, and produce seeds quickly according to your wishes, and spontaneously adjust their status, increasing their rank. (Cultivated cornflower quality +5, rank +1, mutation rank +1)
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Effect [Blazing Sun Flower Lv.3]: The ability to make the flower of fire bloom. When cultivating flowers, it can add the 'fire' attribute to them, and this ability will guide you to gradually master the 'blazing sun' attribute.
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Effect [Bloodline Advancement]: Upon entering the third tier, all your abilities will be comprehensively enhanced, and you will be exempt from the effects of many lower-tier abilities.
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Job Rank [Gardener Lv.7]: A fully developed job rank, possessing the ability to regulate plant growth. (Dewdrop, Branching, Fertile Soil Lv.7)

Core Card: [Autumn Garden] [Emerald Honey]
You carefully selected twelve plants, and based on your perception and understanding of autumn scenery and the changing natural cycles, you created your own perfect garden.
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Effect: [Courtyard Land] Displays a courtyard beside you, showing the plants and environment growing within it, and grants you the ability to control the plants used to build the courtyard. (Currently 6 types available: Golden Plow, Bloodcurrant, White Camellia, Cornflower, Illusion Mushroom, Fire Persimmon)
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Impact: [Autumn Harvest] - Plants planted in the courtyard receive a moderate quality boost, are more likely to form phases, and experience a significant increase in yield. (Quality +3, Rank +1, Yield +200%)

Ability Cards: [Nectar Breathing Technique Lv.5] [Natural Growth Lv.6] [Blooming Technique Lv.7]

Compared to the third tier, the change in abilities at the fourth tier is not huge, but the various abilities on the Destiny Card have been upgraded. Most importantly, the effect of [Blazing Sun Flower] has been obtained. The full manifestation of this ability should be the dual nature of 'Blazing Sun and Emerald Honey', but at present, Siltia's strength is not enough to accommodate and master 'Blazing Sun', so she can only show a small part of the power of this effect.

Its effect is not just literally giving cultivated flowers the fire attribute, but also adding fire characteristics when casting flower-type spells. If Hiltiah masters both 'Emerald Honey' and 'Blazing Sun' in the future, she will be able to fully utilize its effects.

If, in the distant future, Hilti uses this ability as its core and continues to develop and improve it, she may one day become like that witch from another world, gaining the same powerful strength and creating her own unique concepts to change the laws of the world.

However, that's a long way off in the future, and she doesn't need to worry about that now. Her core ability, [Autumn Garden], hasn't changed much during its advancement, except that the yield has increased by an additional 100%, now roughly three times the normal amount. This means that while she can cultivate a tree outside that produces 10 fruits, cultivating the same tree in the garden will produce 30 fruits.

"A simple and unpretentious increase in quantity," Hilti complained.

Perhaps influenced by the 'Flower of the Blazing Sun', the 'Fire Persimmon' among the twelve plants cultivated in the courtyard awakened directly and became one of the usable plants.

The girl closed her eyes and meditated, sensing the scenery in the courtyard. On one side, several fiery red persimmon trees grew luxuriantly, their leaves like layers of burning clouds, densely packed together. Below, small, orange-red persimmons, as clear as crystal, hung high, slowly developing.

It will take about three more months to ripen, and then it will bear fruit once a year. The fiery red persimmons will be of 'Tier 3 Rare' quality, containing scalding and pure fiery honey.

After checking her own condition, Hilti secretly vowed that she must control the advancement of her 'Cui Mi' nature in the future, as it had been so sudden and abruptly interrupted her plans several times.

She has only been in the third tier for a little over a year, and she has already entered the fourth tier. This speed is truly terrifying. She doesn't know how to explain it. If she is publicized as one of those outstanding geniuses, her peaceful life will be over.

Becoming famous is not a good thing. It's not that she's afraid of being misunderstood or suspected, but with fame comes a lot of attention and involvement in many things. This takes up her energy, preventing her from relaxing in a corner and doing what she likes.

For example, taking a nap, reading leisurely books, daydreaming, taking a walk, or making something you like.

I understand everyone's surprise and delight, but Hilti prefers a more relaxed daily life.

This time, however, it seems unlikely that escape will be possible.

When she was at the second tier, she was assigned to develop a settlement in the Dark Mist Mountains and served as the settlement leader. Now that she has entered the fourth tier, she doesn't know what tasks will be assigned to her.

To be honest, she had a good impression of the Woodland Alliance. If they really asked her for a favor, she would most likely agree, as long as it wasn't too illogical.

Shaking her head, Hiltiya tidied her hair, which was swaying in the breeze. She stood up and gazed once more at the bright flame cornflowers covering the mountains and fields. The thousands of fiery red and golden stamens swayed gently in the wind, and her mood gradually calmed down.

How wonderful! Seeing these vibrant, burning flowers, she felt a surge of fiery energy in her own life, and a sense of anticipation for the future rose within her.

(End of this chapter)