The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"Boss, the new crop growing room is ready, and the seeds have just been planted," Professor Ye's voice rang out.

Han Ning snapped out of his daze and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go take a look."

One planting room was no longer enough for him to hone his skills, so at his request, another one was added.

The matter concerning the Awakened Association currently only involves some ordinary Awakened individuals, and it's not yet necessary for him to personally intervene.

The two walked through the corridor and headed towards the newly opened area at the other end of the office building.

On the way, Professor Ye spoke up:

"Boss, your abilities have exceeded my expectations. In fact, we can start trying to grow crops with longer growth cycles, such as rice and wheat."

"These are the real staple food sources for the future. Relying solely on spinach and sprouts is not a long-term solution."

"Rice, wheat..."

Han Ning didn't stop walking, gesturing for him to continue.

"Doesn't Snowcake have the ability to manipulate the earth element? We can use it to help us try to extract large areas of relatively dry soil from the silt or the earth, and then add some compost to this specially prepared soil as base fertilizer."

"As for water, we can have some awakened individuals with purification abilities use the purified floodwaters to irrigate the area."

"This way, a field suitable for the growth of rice and wheat can be artificially created."

“There are large areas of rice and wheat, which is more suitable for you to unleash your abilities,” Professor Ye said.

Upon hearing this, Han Ning clapped his hands abruptly: "That's right, how could I forget that? Xuebing extracts dried soil from the silt..."

He's been so busy with all sorts of things these past few days that he completely forgot about this. He's too caught up in it to see it clearly.

This is where Professor Ye's role comes in.

"That makes sense. We can put this into the plan, and we'll start doing it tomorrow!"

As the two talked, they soon arrived at the newly decorated planting room.

This growing room is located further inside than the basic crop area, and is relatively independent in space, though smaller in area.

Inside, there are also modified shelves, plastic boxes, and other containers.

The freshly turned soil exuded a moist scent, and on the neat rows of ridges, the newly sown seeds were still covered with a thin layer of fine soil.

"This is it. These are all common crops," Professor Ye said, pointing to the containers. "The seeds have been planted according to their type, and their status is recorded here."

He handed the record board to Han Ning.

"very good."

Han Ning took the record board, glanced at it, and nodded.

He certainly acknowledged Professor Ye's professional competence.

Without saying much, he walked to the center of the planting room and slowly stretched out his hands.

Yesterday, he had already upgraded his Natural Blessing to the intermediate level. Apart from the brighter light and better purification effect, the intermediate Natural Blessing didn't seem to have any special features, and the spray he continuously released also showed no abnormalities.

Based on past experience, intermediate proficiency generally just slightly enhances the effect of the skill without producing any new effects.

Of the skills I have, I'm just one short of rapidly developing them to the point of breakthrough.

hum!

A rich, emerald-green light flowed from his palm, brushing against the newly planted crops in the second planting room.

[Rapid Growth (Advanced) Proficiency +1, current 492/500]

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[Rapid Growth (Advanced) Proficiency +1, current 500/500]

As the last bit of proficiency was maxed out, a notification popped up instantly:

[Rapid Growth (Advanced) → Rapid Growth (Perfect)]

[Unlock New Skill: Wild Growth]

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Chapter 122 Wild Growth

Upon unlocking the Crazy Growth skill, Han Ning's expression lit up with joy. He then took a few spinach seeds and began experimenting.

"Growing like crazy!"

Suddenly, a dense spiritual energy, like a flame, ignited in his palm.

The spinach seeds, enveloped by this spiritual energy, seemed to be instantly "ignited".

Hua Hua Hua~

The seed coat trembled in the light.

The tender shoots broke through the seed coat at a speed visible to the naked eye, delicate roots grew, and tender leaves swelled in the wind.

In just a few breaths, several lush, green, and plump mature spinach plants fell out of thin air onto the floor in front of Han Ning, exuding a rich vitality.

However, this flourishing scene was only fleeting.

After the blue light released by Han Ning extinguished.

The spinach plant on the ground trembled, and its lush green leaves lost their luster in the blink of an eye.

They become dull, curled, and yellowed, and the stems lose moisture.

These few spinach plants, which were just now full of life, have completely withered.

Even the seeds inside were completely shriveled and crushed, falling down in a rustling sound, without a trace of life.

"As expected, it grew wildly, exchanging its life for a brief moment of glory."

Han Ning understood after comparing the description of "Crazy Growth" on the panel.

The essence of this skill is to forcibly squeeze the life essence of plants, and ordinary crops simply cannot withstand this violent stimulation.

It is clearly more suitable for exceptional crops.

Only those mutant crop seeds that inherently possess extraordinary power and have a strong foundation can withstand this energy.

Unlike ordinary crops, the seeds of extraordinary crops do not wither; instead, even after their life force has been exhausted, they can still be used a second time.

In addition, the "Crazy Growth" ability has been unlocked. This energy utilization method can also be used for rapid growth, helping crops grow within a certain range. Previously, rapid growth could only affect a few plants in a small area, but now it has become a large-scale AOE.

"Professor Ye, could you please get me a few seeds of Red Mist Tomato and Jade-colored Potato? I'd like to try them again," Han Ning said, turning to Professor Ye who was watching from the side.

Professor Ye was so astonished by Han Ning's legendary, almost otherworldly, abilities that he was speechless for a long time.

Controlling the flourishing and withering of plants—in ancient times before time travel, wouldn't that make one an immortal?

"Oh, okay." Professor Ye realized what was happening and quickly went to prepare.

Soon, Professor Ye returned with two extraordinary crop seeds in transparent plastic bags.

"Thank you."

Han Ning took out a few seeds from the red mist tomato and the jade-colored potato and placed them in his palm.

He once again pushed the "wild growth" to its limit.

This time, his entire right arm was engulfed in a more concentrated cyan-green flame than before.

A rich source of life energy is spreading.

"go with!"

Han Ning gave a low shout, opened his palm, and swung it forward.

The extraordinary seeds were enveloped in azure flames, transforming into several miniature meteors with long azure tails, which flew out with a "whoosh" and accurately struck a tiled floor in front of them.

No soil is needed; roots grow from the seed, and the stem rises from the ground at an incredible speed, sprouting branches and leaves at an astonishing rate.

On the left, a series of unusual tomato plants quickly took shape, with thick, gnarled trunks, thick, dark green leaves with a faint, familiar red blush at the edges, and green fruits the size of pigeon eggs rapidly forming at the top.

On the right, several clumps of jade-colored potato plants are also stretching out wildly, their emerald green leaves unfurling and their tubers expanding at an astonishing rate.

In the blink of an eye, several red mist tomatoes and jade-colored potatoes, nearly a meter tall, appeared before the two of them, their roots gripping the smooth tiled ground.

Bathed in the azure light, their branches and leaves stretched out, bursting with vitality.

Han Ning cut off the energy supply to the rampant growth and continued to observe.

Without the continuous infusion of life energy, the condition of these extraordinary crops that had sprung up out of nowhere immediately changed.

The lush green luster of the branches and leaves dimmed somewhat, and their growth completely ceased.

However, unlike the ordinary spinach, they did not wither and die immediately. Instead, they looked very hungry, with their roots trembling slightly as they crawled outwards.

They are clearly looking for nutrient-rich soil.

But where would you find nutrient-rich soil for tiled floors? They can only stand awkwardly in place.

Han Ning observed for a full five minutes.

The leaves of the Red Mist Tomato plants began to curl and turn yellow, and the Jade Potato plants also became listless.

He brought two flowerpots filled with high-energy soil and planted a red mist tomato and a jade-colored potato in one pot.

With the nourishment of the soil, the two crops stopped withering and regained some vitality.

However, it doesn't look as vibrant as a normally growing plant.

Instead, it's like a patient suffering from premature aging.

The other plants that lacked soil began to wither gradually.

Beneath the withered vines of the Red Mist Tomato, several shriveled tomato seeds, smaller than before, much duller in color, and covered with wrinkles, rolled out.

At the base of the jade-colored potatoes, several similarly shrunken and withered potato tubers, resembling malnourished plants, remained.

They have lost their full luster and look wrinkled, but they still contain a faint vitality.

It requires a long period of rest and replenishment of energy to regain its vitality and be used again.