Teacher by day, Farmer by passion

Chapter 75 Herb Garden [1]

[Congratulations, Host!

You've reached Gold Rank! Another milestone achieved. Here are the congratulatory gifts for you :]

You have recieved 2 Blank Cultivation Manuals

You have received 100 Years of Alchemy Knowledge

You have received 1 Unknown-Grade Alchemy Furnace

New Features:

• Herb Garden Unlocked

• Herb Shop Unlocked

Here's a bonus,

hint on the upcoming danger:

'It will be a huge castle in the sky,

But in a world where no-one can fly.

Try, you might, your brain will just fry.

Although yes, I'm sure you won't cry.'

The hell.... What is the system upto.

Ace after re-reading the hint still couldn't figure out the underlying message.

Does the system mean it literally? Or is there an underlying message behind the hint?

Ace stared at the glowing system screen, still processing the notification. A week of undisturbed cultivation.... and this was the result.

Well, I suppose I've been busy, he thought to himself.

He had stayed at Peak Silver Rank for some time, but now, at long last, he had finally broken through.

And when he reached the Gold Rank, the second level of his cultivation manual was revealed, Verdant Dao: Path of Eternal Harvest.

The first level, Seedling, had marked the beginning of his journey.

Now, he had reached Sprout. In this stage, he could vividly sense the vitality of plants—if he focused.

However, when he tried to glimpse the third level, the details still remained blurred, a mosaic image to the eye.

Still, being able to achieve Gold Rank was no small feat, and he allowed himself a rare moment of pride.

[Host, are you ready?]

Ace blinked at the prompt, confused.

"Ready?" he repeated.

And as if the system took his words as a sign of confirmation.

An immediate headache attacked his skull. Like a sharp, mind-numbing agony, so painful it instantly knocked him to the ground.

Suddenly, a voice rang through the area.

— Master! Give me a name!

Ace turned to see a voluptuous woman with flowing blue hair and striking red sparkly eyes.

"...Who are you?" he asked, baffled.

— I'm your hoe.

Ace blinked. "...Wh-What?"

— I mean... the hoe you own, Master.

"...Hold on. I don't even know you."

The woman let out a dramatic sigh before transforming right in front of him—into a literal farming hoe.

Ace stared in stunned silence.

Oh.

It was the Divine Hoe he'd received as a reward.

Come to think of it... aside from using it once to till the land, he'd completely forgotten about it.

"Master, you're here! Aqua has arrived to be in your service."

Ace turned to the familiar voice.

"Aqua, do you know where Lily is?"

Aqua, now back in his humanoid form, nodded. "Yes, Master. She heard something about a system upgrade and dashed off somewhere."

A mischievous giggle echoed in Ace's mind.

[Hehe, you dared to reduce the amount of spirit pork I could intake a day. I'll get my revenge by snitching to the Master.]

Shaking his head, he gestured forward. "Aqua, lead me towards her."

Without hesitation, Aqua turned and strode ahead, his steps light and confident.

After about a minute or two, they arrived at a spot. In Front of him stood a massive mountain, towering high with a presence that felt almost... ancient.

His brow furrowed. Since when was this feature added?

Lily, who had been busy planting something in the soil, suddenly turned around after sending the new arrivals.

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Oh! Master, what brings you here?"

Ace glanced around the area before responding, "I came to check on the Spirit Garden."

Lily grinned, wiping her hands on her robes. "Hehe, don't worry, Master! I'll take proper care of it."

At that moment, the sultry voice inside his head whispered.

— Can I possess her? She's so beautiful... she's exactly my type.

Ace twitched. What the hell kind of problem did the system give me this time?