"Yes, my lord. This is a blessing from the gods. Congratulations, my lord, for receiving the favor of the God of Glory!" Mario nodded vigorously once more.
Such an occurrence was like an auspicious omen from ancient times in Nalant's previous life—except this was a genuine omen. As the civil administrator, Mario felt honored by association.
"Come on, take me to see it!" How could Nalant possibly remain seated? A Great Sprite and magical sugarcane—today was truly a good day.
Under normal circumstances, improving the quality of plants required relying on Purple Sprites.
But there was one exception. For reasons unknown, whenever Sprites underwent metamorphosis, any plants or other objects within their range had a small chance of receiving blessings or benefits.
This sugarcane becoming a magical plant, for instance, was a benefit brought about by the Green Sprite's metamorphosis.
As Nalant recalled, he seemed to have heard of one or two such cases before.
For example, there had been a noble whose Purple Sprite underwent metamorphosis. The Purple Sprite had originally attracted a group of ordinary rabbits, but after the Sprite completed its transformation, several rabbits in that group went on to become Magic Beast rabbits—and those Magic Beast rabbits could even reproduce and sustain their population.
Thus, that noble gained a permanent herd of Magic Beasts. Though rabbits had poor combat ability, their meat sold for one gold coin per pound. He had simply struck it rich.
Then there was another noble whose Yellow Sprite underwent metamorphosis. Originally, that Yellow Sprite could only produce inferior gemstones, but during its transformation, the gemstones improved into high-quality gems worth several times more.
The nobles regarded such occurrences as gifts from the gods. Of course, while such divine gifts could happen, the odds were probably one in a thousand, or even