After completing the assessment, Sylutia had some free time while she waited for the results to be reviewed.
Over the next few days, she first submitted 5,000 jin of wheat of excellent quality. At the Association's purchase price of 2.1
silver coins per jin (70% of the market price), she received 105 gold coins.
As for the rare and perfect-quality wheat, she decided to hold onto it for now and see how things went. There was no need to sell it yet.
That day, she was at White Stone Citadel asking Association staff about learning combat abilities.
"Hello." A woman who looked quite astute welcomed her.
"My name is Angela, and I'm the librarian at this branch." Miss Angela was a rare practitioner of Secret Speech Aspect Power, with strength around the Third Order.
"Hello, I'm Sylutia." The girl briefly introduced herself, though from the woman's expression, she had probably recognized her already.
After they talked for a while, Angela understood what the girl needed and began to advise her.
"Generally speaking, gardeners don't take part in combat, because most of the abilities they learn have nothing to do with fighting."
"However, that's not an absolute rule. Quite a few gardener factions have developed abilities for use in battle."
"Right now, expeditions into the Woodland and defense against enemies are both carried out in groups. Before joining a team, many gardeners make a point of learning one ability in particular: Vine Overgrowth."
"It instantly stimulates the vitality of vine seeds or plants, making them grow at an incredible speed so they can entangle or defeat enemies."
"Compared to the Blossom Method, this ability is relatively easy to learn. Most gardeners can master it with enough practice."
"Another ability that's all the rage right now is Bloodthirsty Vine, developed by the