Even Aliens Fear This Godforsaken Place Called Terra (22)

—I made the Wilderness expand, allowing the Tree Sea Spirit's domain to penetrate deeper into this world?

Ian did not immediately understand what the other party meant. After all, people might have different habits of speech; the same thing could be described with different nouns and adjectives.

Just like how a hamburger could be called meat tucked in bread, or hotpot could be called boiled sliced meat. If no one explained it clearly, who would know what "a piece of meat between two flour products" or "food boiled in hot water" meant?

But he was smart, after all, so he quickly understood what the Tree Sea Spirit meant.

"You mean..."

Ian cautiously asked, "My hydroponic agricultural tower?"

Yes, hydroponic, agricultural, tower. Excellent words.

The Tree Sea Spirit smiled. You allowed the Wilderness to enter human cities. Plants that should have declined as the cities expanded have once again penetrated rock and cement, gaining entirely new territory.

This is an extremely important matter to us... It has allowed our authority and domain to spread further, so we wish to thank you.

Ian nodded in understanding. "So that's how it works."

It really was because of the hydroponic agricultural tower. He had never imagined that developing new agricultural technology would bring about such a result... Ian had genuinely never considered it, yet now that it had been pointed out, it seemed only natural.

Authority and domain? The Tree Sea Spirit's power seemed rather unusual...

Ian committed those terms to memory. He looked around the entire underground cavity, his tone turning serious. "This was an unintentional act on my part. Tree Sea Spirit, there is no need to thank me so greatly. In areas with complex terrain, once agriculture develops, it will inevitably reach this stage. It is only a matter of time."