By now, with that object having remained inside for so long, the faint signs of "cloud and mist" in the old apartment building had grown increasingly obvious.
Of course, the place's real importance lay in the piece of Jade itself. Everything else was merely a byproduct.
Fatty Yuan and Ruan Chenggang had even brought materials and installed a canopy and soundproofing between the building's roof and entrance. The result was a "path" that seemed enclosed by transparent walls, keeping the increasingly frenzied flocks of birds from spoiling their comings and goings.
Standing amid a swath of long blue-green and red grass, the young woman wore a plain protective suit stained with plant juices in more than a few places. Usually youthful and vibrant, she had tied up her hair and now looked like an ordinary farmhand at work.
Of the few people allowed in and out, Ning Yu was the only one who also served as a "gardener"—or rather, a "cultivator."
As a Druid Apprentice, she was the one who visited the building most often and had put the most care into it.
Druid Apprentice.
She repeated the words to herself, her feelings mixed.
In Main God Space, it was merely one of the most basic nature-aligned enhancements, and its quality was hardly exceptional. Above it lay Druids of different paths, Archdruids, Nature Guardians, Ancient Oracles, and Primordial Spirits—tier upon tier, branching like a tree and extending beyond sight.
And she had yet to gain a firm footing on even the first step.
What "Apprentice" truly meant was that, until she advanced beyond the Third Tier, she had only a few slots for animal companions. She still could not
transform, communicate with ancient trees, or cast any Nature Magic above the First Circle—
So, for now, an apprentice could do