Veylin took off his researcher's robe, stepped forward, and draped it over Sarah's bare shoulders.
The oversized men's robe covered the girl's petite figure, yet only accentuated a different kind of allure.
At that very moment, the [Life Codex] in Veylin's mind gave another crisp chime, its first in half a year!
All the text on the panel faded, replaced by rows of molten-gold lettering.
[You have created a new bloodline. Naming pending.]
Created? A new bloodline?!
Unsure what that meant, he set the first notification aside for now and looked farther down.
[System privileges increased!] [Ability unlocked: Transcendent Grafting!]
Transcendent... Grafting? He opened the detailed description.
[Transcendent Grafting: Select two "plant-type" organisms as the "maternal parent" and "paternal parent." By formulating a potion, randomly "graft" a specific "ability" of the "paternal parent" into the bloodline of the "maternal parent," creating a new species. The success rate is affected by multiple factors, including bloodline compatibility, tier difference, and your alchemy level.]
The power of this new ability needed no explanation. It gave Veylin the exquisite satisfaction of having an itch scratched in just the right place.
Bloodline optimization had always had one drawback: he couldn't create something from nothing-he could turn a dog into a wolf, but not into a bird.
Put simply, [Transcendent Grafting] was targeted creation.
He could now transfer traits directly into a target, even those that would otherwise require lengthy induction or be impossible to obtain.
For instance, he could graft soybean roots and stems onto sea-salt potato vines, creating a new crop that could both fix nitrogen and absorb salt and alkali.
The Gray Marsh Fief's food production would double again!
Veylin forced down his surging thoughts and focused on Sarah before him.
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[Name: Sarah (leader)]
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