BXBX NOVEL Chapter 137: Garden paradise
[You have received (1-star) Flora Genus] x130
[You have received D class Bard LifeSkill: Modify Memory Spore]
[You have received F class Modify Memory Spore fragments] x130
Atlan couldn\'t believe he didn\'t think of going to the garden before. He had reaped more deaths here than in the entire time he\'d been risking his life in the Remedium.
Rejecting Geminus\' request for him to join the Garden Club was no longer an option. If he reaped this much death every day, then he wouldn\'t mind if he stayed here overnight. It was a much safer and more profitable option than going to Pocket Remediums and killing Pseudo Canzers.
Atlan didn\'t waste any time and upgraded all his new LifeSkill and Genus.
He paid a whopping 343,000 upgrade points and 128 LifeSkill fragments to turn his Modify Memory Spore into another SR class LifeSkill!
Although it halved his current supply of upgrade points, Atlan considered it worth it. If the Modify Memory Spore worked as he thought, then it was even more important to upgrade it to the strongest class possible.
Even with how careful he was, there could come a time when he\'d be forced to use his real powers and LifeSkills among other people. They certainly wouldn\'t keep that a secret and spread it to the entire City.
But with his new Modify Memory Spore, he could alter their memories so that they\'d forget that they witnessed Atlan have Angel Wings on his back or have three LifeSkills in his repertoire.
This LifeSkill was a lifesaver.
He also paid 1000 experience to upgrade it to the 2nd stage.
—Bard: (SR) Modify Memory Spore
——— Consolidating the 2nd stage
———— 4x F class fragments
Atlan was also surprised that he got a total of 130 Genuses. Usually, Genus was harder to get than LifeSkills because the probability was low but this time, he got lucky. He obtained the same amount of Genus and LifeSkill fragments!
He paid 37,000 points and 126 Genus to upgrade his Flora Genus.
[Genus]
—1x (7-star) Flora
[You have gained a 7-star mutation: Photosynthesis]
And unsurprisingly, he got another mutation from his new Genus.
He suddenly got a tingly feeling all over his body, reminiscent of when his Angel Wings appeared behind his back. His Photosynthesis mutation opened up automatically!
He suddenly felt hot as if he was sunbathing while the sun was at its zenith. He felt every crevice of his skin yearn for the light as if it was being nourished with every second it spent being bathed in the sun\'s rays.
The garden was constructed in such a way that the sun wasn\'t blocked by any roof or ceiling. It allowed every plant life inside to flourish in the sunlight without any obstacles.
Atlan was in the middle of the sun\'s intense rays.
He felt refreshed. It was as if all his life, he lived in an ice tundra with no sunlight, and only now did he finally feel the warmth that his body needed to survive. He spread his arms wide and accepted the heat.
[SoulTime]
—40 yrs : 112 d : 12 hrs : 54 min : 34 s
—41 yrs : 112 d : 12 hrs : 54 min : 34 s
—42 yrs : 112 d : 12 hrs : 54 min : 34 s
Atlan gained an entire year for every second that he was bathed in the light.
This was the power of a 7-star mutation!
If he was able to gain an entire year for every second he activated his Photosynthesis mutation, then he would be able to regenerate life-threatening injuries in just a few minutes! Even if he lost an entire arm, Atlan estimated that it would only take 3 minutes for his arm to grow back as good as new!
Of course, there were a few caveats. Since this was a mutation, he was limited on time. He could keep regenerating a year of SoulTime for as long as he wasn\'t exhausted with using his mutation.
Activating a mutation felt like he was doing push-ups every second. The moment he couldn\'t do another rep was the moment his mutation would stop.
Location was also a factor in his mutation. Atlan felt the warmth of the sun and knew from instinct that it was what allowed him to regenerate so much SoulTime. He was like a plant. He needed the sun to survive.
Atlan guessed that in places without the sun, he wouldn\'t be able to regenerate his SoulTime even if he activated his new mutation.
"Are you okay?" Geminus scratched his head.
Atlan let go of his mutation and opened his eyes. "Yeah. I\'m fine."
"Sure…anyway. Why don\'t you think about my offer? I can\'t give you good benefits like the other Clubs, but I assure you that you will enjoy your time here. What do you think?"
Atlan already decided to join, but there was one thing he needed to take care of first.
"I\'ll join if you tell me where the Vineyard is."
Geminus perked up when he heard the good news. "Sure! The Vineyard? I\'ll gladly take you there."
He didn\'t waste another second. He put his fingers in his mouth and whistled a high-pitched tone. Find your next read on M V L
Suddenly, Atlan saw a giant vine slither from atop a thick branch of the biggest tree in the garden. Atlan was alarmed. That vine moved like it was a snake.
But when he used his Thermal Vision, it only had the same body heat as the other vines and plants in the garden. He didn\'t see hot blood pumping through its body and he didn\'t see any organs radiating heat. It wasn\'t an animal.
"What is that?"
"Oh, this here\'s my little mount," Geminus said as he rubbed the giant leaf at the end of the vine. "This guy lets me reach the tallest trees and it lets me go from one end of the garden to the other in just a few minutes."
Atlan was surprised. Geminus treated the vine as if it were his pet, and the vine acted like a loyal and obedient puppy.
"Get in," Geminus said and Atlan carefully followed him atop the leaf.
Suddenly, the vine moved at a relatively fast speed like that of a horse, weaving and dodging the trees and plants blocking their way.
"I never knew plants could be like this."
"Sigh…Unfortunately, most people forget about how useful plants are. Back then, people used plants instead of horses. They also used vines and tree bark to create their houses. It was a paradise for vegetation!
But now, all the funding for research and development has gone over to the Pseudo Canzer division. They would rather breed Pseudo Canzers than breed plants. It\'s the future, they say.
You know Venunum, right? People used to use poisonous ivy for it. Now, they would rather use Pseudo Canzers to satiate their high."