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One drop after another of the Edreaf Essence was absorbed by Rezen. The essence was not only absorbed by his body but also by his soul and elixir field

The body and soul are connected, when increasing one's talent, it was better to target both so that one aspect will not drag down the other aspect

There are mages that are talented when using their physical bodies but are untalented when using their soul and vice versa

Since the essence of the Edreaf Tree does not specifically target and boost a single aspect and gave an overall increase in talent, both Rezen's body and soul are benefiting

His physique was elevated by another level, his elixir field expanded, and his soul was refined and became sturdier

He was receiving great benefits just by absorbing the Essence around him. At first, his absorption speed was slow but the more essence he absorbed, the faster the absorption rate becomes. That is proof that Rezen's talent is really increasing

After absorbing a certain amount of essence, Rezen finally felt full. He cannot absorb even a drop of essence anymore and only then did he open his eyes with a satisfied smile on his face

With him absorbing this rare treasure of heaven and earth, he wouldn't have any problem reaching the high cycle of the Junior Rank. He even has the talent and chance to reach the Senior Rank!

It's just that while reaching the peak of the Junior Rank is akin to a walk for Rezen, reaching the Senior Rank would be akin to trekking a huge mountain

Just because certain resources let him reach the peak of the Junior Rank without many obstacles doesn't mean he cannot exceed that rank. It's just that he would encounter hard obstacles

"But considering that I plan on walking the path of a Deviant, I would already face difficulties when reaching the high cycle..." Rezen muttered

If he only walk either the Body Mage or Spirit Mage path, he could reach the peak with ease. But since he planned on becoming a Deviant, the difficulty was raised tremendously

However, Rezen is not afraid. He is confident that before he has to try and become a high cycle mage, he would have encountered another great treasure of heaven and earth again

Just because he has the talent to easily reach the high cycle doesn't mean he could do so overnight. That would still require some time

Rezen looked around him and he found out that this separate space was still filled with Edreaf Essence as if he didn't absorb any at all

The potency of the essence was high and Rezen was only a single person. He cannot use all the essence for himself but he is unwilling to leave the essence here

Rezen is selfish. He wants the resources he found to be fully owned by himself. He is afraid that another person will accidentally enter the Edreaf Tree and they would have their own fortuitous encounter

"Ivy, what could I do? I don't want to leave the remaining essence here" Rezen asked and his "encyclopedia" answered as usual

"Master can have the farm absorb the remaining essence, boosting its overall capabilities or Master can condense the essence and use it in the future. There are Spirit Plants that the farm cannot simply just grow and might require the aid of other resources"

Rezen chose the latter. While improving the capabilities of the farm is good, at Rezen's level, even if it could grow high-cycle Spirit Plants, it would be of no use to him currently

He cannot use those Spirit Plants this early nor could he sell them in fear that he would be caught. It was better to temporarily store the remaining essence and use it when necessary

In any case, it still wouldn't be late to use the essence to upgrade the farm in the future

With the farm's aid, Rezen started absorbing the remaining essence. They were sucked into his stomach and entered his elixir field, specifically his farm, and the liquid condensed into a single small cube

Who would have thought all the liquid in this space could be condensed into a single cube not bigger than the size of Rezen's palm?

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When 24 hours was up, Rezen was informed to return through the Flower of Protection and he obediently did so. He doesn't have a plan of disobeying the management when they could erase his existence with a mere flick of a finger

Rezen returned to the entrance where the booth where he got the Flower of Protection and Spatial Pouch is located

After giving up the things that were temporarily lent to him before entering the valley, they started inspecting him

Since these mages couldn't possibly sense Rezen's farm, they failed to realize that he smuggles some goods. In fact, the rarer and more precious resources that Rezen could personally use were stored inside his farm and are not something that would land in the hands of the city

Along with the body inspection of Rezen was the inspection of his spatial pouch. Depending on the number and the kind of resources he brought, he would receive a certain amount of commission

The way to determine the commission is not too complicated. For common resources that could easily be encountered inside the valley, Rezen could receive 0.5 to 1% of the Spirit Plant's value

As for the rarer Spirit Plants, they could receive more than a percent of their value

As such, not all foragers made a lot of money every time they entered a resource point. Even if they were to bring resources with a total value of a million, they might only leave with ten thousand low-grade mana stones

They would really only make a killing when they submitted really rare treasures as they would receive more than a single percent of commission

If they were lucky to find resources at the 9th cycle, they would really make a killing as these resources are billions of low-grade mana stones in price. Even a percentage of a billion is already a huge sum!

Not to mention, if they found resources that fit them, as long as they are inside the valley, they could use them!

Even if they earn peanuts for the resources that they collected, since there is a chance for them to encounter resources that they badly needed, this job is more than worth it!

"W-what's this..." the staff at the booth muttered. He was flabbergasted as he took out one Spirit Plant after another from the inside of the Spatial Pouch

The Spirit Plants already grew into a decent size pile but there were still more Spirit Plants inside the pouch

If they are all just the common Bellmond Flower then this is not shocking. However, the pile does not lack uncommon resources with few that are on the rarer side

Since Rezen do not want to create too much of a scene, he didn't submit everything that he found inside the Bellmond Valley, especially the rarer ones

However, the ones he left on his spatial pouch are still enough to shock the staff

With Ivy's scanning ability, the resources inside the Bellmond Valley are like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered by him

Granted that special resources such as the Edreaf Tree is not something that the farm can detect but the uncommon and a bit rare Spirit Plants are different

"Hehe, I always had a special connection with Spirit Plants" Rezen said sheepishly

Because of his meager strength at the 1st cycle of the Junior Rank, the staff looked down on him before he entered the Bellmond Valley. But now, they were shocked after seeing all the Spirit Plants he brought back

The staff looked at Rezen with a complicated expression on his face. While the quantity and quality are not unusual and every day, there are many mages that submitted this much but the thing is they are at the very least mid-cycle Junior Mages!

They are foragers that are well-versed when it comes to the variety of Spirit Plants. They have the strength, knowledge, and experience!

No one would expect that a puny 1st cycle Junior Mage would reach the level of those experienced foragers

After staring at Rezen for a moment, the staff took out a card and used it to scan all the Spirit Plants that Rezen bought

Since there are many foragers that always bring a large quantity of Spirit Plants, it was inefficient counting them one by one

As such, every resource points have this card that could scan the Spirit Plants and display the value of the foragers' commission

Soon, the commission that Rezen would receive was shown on the card and it actually reached thousands of mana stones!

This means that the resources he brought back reached at least a million when this is his first time foraging!

A 1st cycle Junior Mage earned this much money in just a span of 24 hours!