Besides Cow Grass, which ate grass and produced milk, Spheria also had many other miraculous plants.
For example, there were vegetables that could grow in harsh environments, accepted any form of energy without discrimination, accumulated impurities and pollution in their outer tough leaves as they grew, and whose inner shoots remained edible.
"This was originally cultivated using cabbage as the parent plant, but the final result seemed more like an artichoke?"
Spheria weighed the vegetable ball in her hand.
"It still looks somewhat like cabbage when grown in this kind of soil, but the original plan was for this plant to be grown in septic tanks and landfills."
"Without supplying it with any nutrients at all, it survives entirely by recycling energy that lacks the means or conditions to be utilized. Under such circumstances, three pounds of this thing only yields one or two ounces that can be eaten."
There were also breadfruit trees that could ferment sugar on their own in lightless environments, their fruits somewhat resembling shelled bread.
"The goal for this one was very clear. It was meant to be like the Baobab Fruit from the stories, and it was also one of the rare finished products that turned out perfectly according to plan."
Spheria plucked one and handed it to Rejedo.
"Try it. It's much better than Baobab Fruit."
Baobab Fruit seemed extraordinarily magical in stories, like bread made by nature for animals. Yet when the group first tasted the real thing, they all called it a scam.
The fruits did not look like bread, and they tasted hollow and sour... At most, they gave one a very healthy feeling. They were probably rich in vitamins.
Even then, these had been specially selected for their quality before being brought to the Human Alliance to apply for