The mountain breeze blew, and the wheat in the valley gradually entered the booting stage.
The once-barren fields now had neat paths crisscrossing them. Wearing a sunhat and a light cloth dress, Sylutia walked among the wheat, which had grown lush and now reached above her waist.
Her eyes blinked as a spectrum of emerald light spread across her vision, revealing the crops' current condition. From time to time, she jotted down useful details.
("Gardening Skills—Wheat Branch" proficiency +12)
The recent clearing, planting, and cultivation—in short, this entire series of large-scale practical endeavors—had given Sylutia new insights and understanding of the finer points of gardening. She had now reached [Gardening Skills Lv. 6], but further progress had become extremely difficult. She could only break through by mastering its individual branches.
It seemed that after "Gardening Skills" reached Lv. 6, she had to move from broad knowledge to specialized expertise. She would have to cultivate ten plants to perfect quality before she could advance this skill any further.
[Gardening Art—Wheat Branch (Excellent)]: You can now easily cultivate wheat to excellent quality. Your proficiency makes it as simple as picking up a cup and taking a drink. (Progress: 289/300)
Continuing along the field, Sylutia crouched among a thick patch of wheat and lightly touched the soil, sensing what lay beneath.
The "Distortion" she had purified and driven away a month ago was gradually creeping upward again. In about 30 days, it would begin to affect the plants on the surface. If left alone, its initial, faint effects would gradually deepen until, after another month, things returned to how they had been before Sylutia came to the valley.
Farming here really wasn't easy. Sylutia even suspected that of the three choices she'd been given, coming to the Golden Radiance Plain might not have