Chapter 39: Tilling the Field

Chapter 39: Tilling the Field

With everyone listening, I start my explanation of what happened.

Do you guys remember that I told you I occasionally know things? Things that I normally shouldnt know? The three of them have a clear look of confusion, probably because of their assumptions, but look at each other before nodding.

Okay, so what I didnt tell you guys is that there is a limit on my ability. I can find more and more things using it.

Similar to when I was able to tell you Taking a glance at Gong, about what had happened with those cultivators. Or that the statue was actually a living creature. Or, as you had seen, that there were three spies following us.

However, the further I try to take this ability, the more damage it does to me.

I pause for a moment, to let them think on this. Ai opens her mouth to speak, a questioning look on her face.

Before she does though, Lin speaks up, Wait so that ability you were telling us about was real? Thats how you were figuring everything out?

I nod to affirm it.Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

Yea, though as you guys saw I overused it. Not too much, but just enough that I basically was slowed down mentally and physically. There was also an absurd migraine, but the slowdown was what you guys could see.

Ai, in thought, tries to ask her question again, but now Gong interrupts. Why couldnt you just use your healing ability on it? I mean, if you can heal me and Ai, couldnt you fix something like this?

This will have to be a vague answer, if I can manage it.

Not exactly. My body naturally heals almost anything, but this specific damage cant be healed that way. It heals, just at a much slower pace, and cant be rushed. I also cant treat the symptoms either, which makes it difficult to get around with my ability.

Ai looks around, waiting for anyone to interrupt her again. She opens her mouth and pauses.

I think she was expecting someone to interrupt her again. The other two appear to be waiting for her to take the lead on this.

So, you falling like that, wasnt backlash due to overspending your energy on healing us and Gong?

Wait. What?

Im sorry, could you say actually, never mind. I heard you correctly.

I shake my head.

This must have been what they were concerned about.

No, I actually have had no strain from that. In fact, if anything, helping you guys have made me even better at healing others. This sc- ability I use I call it a scanning ability. It is the only thing that really physically affects me negatively.

I feel myself nodding.

Its coming together. Time to lay another idea on them.

Okay, are we in agreement to have this setup as soon as possible? I see nods of agreement all around.

Awesome, then I have one last thing Ill be working on, while you guys are getting the aboveground farm setup. I want to take some extra seeds and ingredients we received, to see if I can grow them underground.

Definitely seeing some confused faces.

Oh wait, Lins figured it out!

Wait, so you think you can change them to be underground plants? Like you did with Ais condition? Is that even possible? Even with plants?

Well, I dont know. But I wont know if I dont try. If I can, that really will change things. Then we can have two areas to farm. One aboveground, with the other belowground.

I cant help but grin at the idea.

Gong raises a question. Wait, why would you keep the aboveground one if we can produce everything belowground?

Ai actually answers before I can speak, If we are seemingly coming up with cultivation ingredients, with no noticeable farms available, that could make people even more curious. As you know, being an information expert, controlling that information and giving people an easy to accept explanation is the best way to mitigate that.

Gongs eyes widen in understanding, but looks approvingly at me.

Feels nice man.

Ill also be trying something a bit weird. Taming a plant. I believe since it is a living organism, it can be, though Ill have to check. You guys will see.

Does this world know that plants are alive? From the looks Im getting, at least the normal population doesnt. Ai seems to be curious, but open to the idea. Maybe she read something similar.

Alright, are we all good then?

Yep.

I think so.

Yeah.

Alright, time to get to it then.