The Cornflower Witch

Book 2: Chapter 12: Alfalfa Flower Balls

Vol 2 Chapter 12: Alfalfa Flower Balls

Sylutia had originally planned to go to the association at White Stone Fortress to ask about the best way to advance to the Second Tier, and to plan her Third Tier profession so she could prepare during the Second Tier.

Each time a Fate Card advances, it gains different ability effects depending on the method of advancement.

For example, if she had chosen to advance to the First Tier using the Swan Orchid, she would have gained the Swan Orchid's environment purification effect, while choosing the Dew Prayer Method to advance gave her the 'Nature Perception' effect.

This is a relatively important way to obtain new abilities, so many people are quite cautious when advancing.

However, things always develop with many unexpected turns, just as Sylutia hadn't anticipated that cultivating alfalfa would go so smoothly. The vast sea of alfalfa flowers, the condensed clusters of 'First Tier - Verdant Nectar' purple alfalfa blossoms, brought such massive feedback that Sylutia couldn't suppress her realm even if she wanted to. She was directly elevated to the Second Tier status by these blooming purple alfalfa flowers. Even the various effect abilities in her Fate Card were enhanced, and even 'Flower Blooming Method' resonated during this process, directly advancing one stage.

After it ended, she stood before this sea of flowers, her mood complex. There was the joy of advancement, yet also a bit of helplessness. Fortunately, she wasn't the type to dwell on things for long. After a little while, she gradually accepted the current situation.

Fine, let it be. There's nothing wrong with alfalfa. In fact, advancing through this kind of Threefold Law trial yields better effects and a more solid foundation than ordinary advancement methods.

There are many ways to elevate one's Aspect tier. The weakest foundation is 'Bestowed Advancement', where nobles use their own royal authority status to bestow titles upon others, granting them tier elevation.

Advancing this way makes the power feel almost borrowed, but the advantage is that even with poor talent, as long as one can bear the power of the 'Castle' Aspect, they can steadily increase their tier.The most common advancement method is 'Accumulative Advancement'. This basically involves learning and enhancing various abilities of the same Aspect, and under the support of multiple same-Aspect Ability Cards, elevating the central Fate Card's tier.

Other advancement methods probably include 'Spiritual Medicine Enhancement', 'Ritual Elevation', and 'Threefold Trial', among others.

The ability effects gained from 'Threefold Trial' advancement are related to the content of the trial. For example, since Sylutia advanced this time by cultivating 'Alfalfa', the ability effect she gained is strongly associated with alfalfa.

After the Verdant Nectar Aspect within her body stabilized once more, Sylutia began to test her newly enhanced abilities.

First was Discernment Eyes Lv.4: Originating from a special talent and physique, you can distinguish four layers of color that ordinary people cannot perceive, as well as part of the essence of things.

She concentrated her attention on her pupils and looked down at the purple sea of flowers. A completely different visual sensation appeared before her eyes.

If ordinary life was like watching things at 1080p resolution, now it was directly upgraded to 4K resolution. What others saw as the same red, in Sylutia's eyes, even the same red could be further divided into four different variations. These differences came from multiple deviations in structured light, reflection, air medium, and pigment concentration.

Now she could divide the seemingly nearly identical purple alfalfa flowers below into 473 types based on their different hues, and understand them at a glance. If this ability were used in painting, brewing potions, or observational analysis, it would provide an extremely powerful boost to skills.

However, this ability effect wasn't without its flaws. After using it for a while, Sylutia began to feel a slight accumulation of fatigue.

It seemed her mental strength wasn't sufficient to support maintaining this ability normally. She could probably only use it for about an hour each day. If she reduced the energy consumption and used it at the level of her previous Discernment Eyes Lv.2, she could now maintain that state all the time.

Haa...

Sylutia closed her eyes, rested briefly, then reopened them. Those light blue eyes returned to their usual state.

It seemed she would need to learn a Meditation Method later to improve her mental strength, otherwise many abilities couldn't be maintained for long periods.

Next, she tested Nature Perception Lv.3. This ability was already very close to the state of the 'Verdant Eye' potion. If she added 'Verdant Eye' potion drops, the two would stack, making the effect even stronger.

Besides the improvements in plant cultivation, she could now clearly hear the snoring sounds from the Toad Sub-humans sleeping in their small huts six hundred meters away.

This was also a very good ability for scouting and vigilance, the girl thought to herself.

Finally, there was the brand new ability gained from this advancement.

Purple Alfalfa Blossom Lv.3: You can control the alfalfa in your surrounding environment, making it follow your will to grow rapidly, bloom, and set seeds, while spontaneously adjusting its condition to move closer to perfect quality.

She immersed her consciousness into the perception of this new ability. In an instant, it felt as if she had established a shared perception-like connection with the alfalfa flower sea below.

The soil where the alfalfa grew, the breeze brushing past the grass blades, the ants and small insects crawling through the soil below, the dark depths of the root system... Finally, her consciousness followed the spread of the alfalfa roots, sensing the soil conditions tens of meters underground in this valley, even discovering some ancient relics and bones.

A faint purple hue appeared in her eyes. Sylutia raised her hand, and the excess branches and withered leaves in this alfalfa flower sea spontaneously detached, carried away by the summer wind. The alfalfa plants along the way twisted their stems and leaves to let these detached withered leaves and branches pass through, then float out of the field.

Thus, the flower sea below became more tidy, and its utilization of nutrients and energy became more efficient. In the future, she might not even need the Toadfolk's help. Just by walking through this alfalfa flower sea, she could make them spontaneously adjust, gradually approaching the stage of 'perfect' quality.

This effect ability made Sylutia think of Lady Franne. Based on this speculation, Lady Franne back then must have also passed a trial by planting and cultivating 'sunflowers', successfully advanced, and gained the ability to control 'sunflower' fields.

Afterwards, Sylutia opened her hands and lightly skipped over the grassy slope, running down toward that purple sea of flowers below.

Under her influence, numerous purple and white petals rose with the wind, then continuously gathered and condensed under the guidance of the Verdant Nectar Aspect.

Soon, six beautiful flower balls condensed from purple alfalfa blossoms slowly landed before Sylutia.

Alfalfa Flower Ball (First Tier - Verdant Nectar): Beautiful flower balls formed by gathering alfalfa petals and refining their effects. Can be fed to beloved animals to help them grow better. (Promotes animal physique growth and Aspect condensation)

Looking at the fist-sized purple flower ball in her hand, she sniffed its faint fragrance, feeling a bit curious.

It says it's for animals, but can humans eat it?

Judging by the literal effect, it seemed a bit like an enhanced version of Blood Wine, she guessed in her heart, but wasn't sure. She still needed to find animals or other creatures to test it.

Thinking of this, the girl glanced at the stable not far away, and the row of Toadfolk huts on the opposite hillside, an idea forming in her mind.