The Cornflower Witch Chapter 234

After her advancement, Sylphidya was surrounded by fellow students and companions, who curiously asked her many questions. She patiently answered them all, and also helped some Tier 2 gardener apprentices analyze and sort their situations, assisting them in formulating advancement plans.

After three such days, her life finally returned to some semblance of peace, and she could properly test out her new abilities.

First was the ‘Blooming Flower Method’. She picked up a blue Cornflower. Under the effect of the blooming method, the light blue corolla swayed, and starlike stamens emitted a faint glow in the wind, purifying the surrounding air and bringing a sense of serenity.

Many flowers, after condensing their attributes, exhibit different effects. For example, the Swan Orchid purifies the environment, the Fire Cloud Orchid emanates a burning aura, and the White Camellia possesses detoxification properties, and so on.

However, some flowers themselves have no obvious effects. They are more suitable as raw materials or intermediate products for preparing other things.

Such was the case with the blue Cornflower in Sylphidya’s hand. Although stimulated by the ‘Blooming Flower Method’, it only displayed a faint purifying power, similar to the Swan Orchid, but softer and weaker.

It seemed that the ‘Blooming Flower Method’ was not ideal for the Cornflower. Even with the augmentation of her special talent, its effect was only on par with a Tier 2 Swan Orchid.

Switching to the Fire Cloud Orchid, which Sylphidya had cultivated for a long time and was now in Tier 2, under the impetus of the ‘Blooming Flower Method,’ a surging orange-red wave of fire spread from beneath the maiden’s feet, making her appear as if standing in rolling crimson clouds. Where the fire wave reached, trees burned to ash, and even the stones on the path showed subtle melting traces under the high temperature.

If she were to encounter the Tier 2 Ogre from the Woodland Association assessment again, such flames could directly turn it to black ash, without needing any other methods. However, the fire wave was merely a derivative of the Fire Cloud Orchid, not Sylphidya directly manipulating fire. It lacked versatility, so if facing the giant white stinkbug spider from before, the opponent could easily escape with its speed.

Afterward, Sylphidya’s thoughts shifted, and another seed appeared in her hand, continuously growing and extending its hard woody fibers until it formed a long spear suitable for her grip.

Under Sylphidya’s control, intricate patterns emerged on the spear shaft, then twisted and rotated little by little, finally forming a peculiar spiral spear. Its tip was as hard as steel, and the sharpened edges on its sides were incredibly keen.

Even without throwing it, wielding it in battle would make it a formidable weapon, no less powerful than a meticulously crafted one.

Sylphidya lightly swung it in the training ground, then casually threw it. Electric light flashed on the spear shaft, shooting straight into a distant rock, piercing through it. The initially hard spear blade withered and decayed after the attack.

Recalling the enemies she had faced, if it were that petrified lizard, she could now easily pierce through two of them with one spear. If she were to further activate the lightning dwelling within the ‘Spiral Spear’, even if the opponent could mistify its form, it would still suffer injuries difficult to heal.

Afterward, she experimented with abilities such as ‘Tangled Vines’ and ‘Plant Sprawl’. The vines and grass produced were greatly enhanced. Now, the vine whip in her hand, when tightened, could break rocks, and the Bloodvine could reproduce more intensely and rapidly, absorbing the enemy’s blood.

After testing these ability cards, Sylphidya finally turned her attention to the newly acquired core card ability from her advancement.

With a thought, autumn winds and fallen leaves swirled, and the full autumn scenery expanded next to her, instantly placing her in this fruit-laden forest.

Golden Pears hung in brown-gold clusters on the branches. She counted them carefully, and there were 42 in total, all of ‘Tier 2 Rare’ quality. From them, she could extract metal of equivalent quality. Sylphidya had a premonition that she could harvest them approximately every three months. Since the Autumn Courtyard was located in her psychic consciousness world, she did not need to spend extra effort tending to it. The entire courtyard would automatically adjust and provide the most suitable growing environment, improving its quality and yield.

This saved her even the labor cost; she only needed to wait for the season and pick the fruit. No wonder gardeners centered their secret arts around ‘courtyards’; it was incredibly convenient and easy to manage.

However, what Sylphidya didn’t know was that not every gardener was as gifted as she was. Many gardeners, when they first entered Tier 3, could only focus on cultivating one type of plant in their courtyards, and the yield wouldn’t be as high, perhaps only once a year.

The bountiful harvest characteristic of the Autumn Courtyard significantly shortened the cultivation time and increased the yield.

She then looked at the Blood Currants in the bush nearby. Compared to the 42 Golden Pears, there were many more Blood Currant bushes. Large patches of red berries filled her vision in the bushes. If she picked all of these, Sylphidya could probably make nearly 200 bottles of high-quality blood wine. However, she didn’t lack these at the moment, so she decided to continue cultivating them to gradually improve their quality.

Beyond the bushes were the tea trees located next to the bushes or under the trees. Now, they were adorned with delicate white camellia flowers, exuding a faint fragrance.

These camellias could be used for detoxification, or brewed into tea to soothe internal injuries. They were essentially something everyone needed, and also convenient for gifting.

Finally, there were the ubiquitous yet remarkably inconspicuous green plants and grass leaves in the courtyard. Some of them concealed pale green flower buds, the same color as the leaves.

When Sylphidya called, these unassuming grass leaves grew, and small flower buds unfurled. Finally, the courtyard bloomed with countless blue Cornflowers, adorning the entire space and making it extraordinarily beautiful.

Unlike the previous ‘Tier 2’ quality flowers, grasses, and fruits, these Cornflowers had all condensed the ‘Tier 3 Emerald Green’ attribute. Even without additional ability effects, the accumulated powerful attributes gave Sylphidya, who was within them, a significant boost, a beautiful sense of rapidly expanding power.

If she resonated with these Cornflowers through breathing, her own ‘Emerald Green’ attribute would be greatly amplified, and all abilities cast with it would receive a huge bonus.

If Sylphidya were to learn another spell or ability that could use Cornflowers as a casting medium, she could fully unleash her latent power. And now, she could hardly imagine what kind of power she could wield in such a state.

“Hmm, there’s still so much to learn,” Sylphidya whispered after finishing her ability check.

The official professional condensation of a gardener, Cornflower-related spells or abilities, Tier 3 ‘Emerald Green’ abilities and skills such as ‘Great Tree Sprouting’ and ‘Bountiful Harvest Method’. Also, she had cultivated so many fruits and crops, selling them directly to others would be a bit of a loss. If possible, she also wanted to learn skills like ‘honeyed pastries’, ‘high-grade tea’, and ‘secret jam’ making techniques.

Once she fully stabilized her ‘Tier 3 Emerald Green’ profession and abilities, she could then, in turn, nurture the growth of the ‘Radiant Moon’ attribute, cultivating many resources with the ‘Radiant Moon’ attribute. This intertwined and mutually promoting growth.

Finally, after completing the ‘Autumn Courtyard’ and reaching Tier 3, she finally possessed sufficient self-preservation capabilities, no longer needing to rely solely on the abilities on the ‘Radiant Moon’ side for combat each time.

The greatest benefit of this was that she no longer had to avoid others during combat and use additional abilities, but could directly display her strength as a ‘gardener’.