While talking with the leaders of these various factions, Qi Fei casually planted several willow branches he had brought back earlier in the courtyard.
He hooked up a hose and watered them. Then he infused them with Life Attribute Genetic Origin Energy and activated Sharing.
The next moment, new shoots emerged from the branches at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly growing into saplings.
"They're growing much faster than before. Is it because they've already undergone one transformation?"
Qi Fei used his Spiritual Force to observe the willows' growth.
Compared with the four willows from before, these ones were growing as if they'd been given a shot of something.
Moreover, judging from the feedback of his Spiritual Force, structures resembling the outer shells of Willow Hearts had already begun to form inside the saplings' trunks.
This efficiency was a little beyond Qi Fei's expectations.
"These crystals must be how they store energy."
Babata, who was watching as well, offered his conclusion.
"They absorb more cosmic energy each day than they can digest, so they store the excess. Over time, they can produce the resource humans call a thousand-year Willow Heart."
Human warriors also encountered situations where cosmic energy exceeded their own absorption limit.
So they had created all kinds of Guidance Techniques to help themselves digest more cosmic energy.
The willows didn't have that option, so they had evolved a storage structure instead.
"In that case, should Planet Level willows be able to produce Willow Hearts too?"
Qi Fei couldn't help considering the prospect of producing Planet Level resources.
"Probably, but I doubt they'll be very efficient."
Babata offered his guess.
These willows' current output was entirely thanks to their Planet Level rate of energy absorption.
Once they reached Planet Level, their own absorption limit would rise too,