[Phoenix Tree (?): a growing Divine Phoenix Tree sapling, a divine-grade spirit plant capable of adjusting its form to its current environment]
Once enough space had been cleared around it, the originally tall, slender Phoenix Tree suddenly expanded from one meter in diameter to six...
Ye Fei stood beneath the Phoenix Tree, watching the flame patterns still flickering across it, then stepped forward and reached out.
"If you'd said earlier that you were too cramped to grow, we could've cleared more space around you even if we didn't have any money..."
Ye Fei patted the Phoenix Tree's trunk. This time, he was certain that the Phoenix Tree really was conscious.
It was just that he and the tree had no way to communicate, no way to exchange words...
"Yip?"
Little Fox lay on Ye Fei's shoulder, tilting its head at the Phoenix Tree, still unable to understand how this tree had grown so big.
And...
From what their human was saying, this tree had stayed in its previous state all this time because it hadn't had enough room to grow?
So their human wasn't being silly when he often talked to this tree. The tree really could think and communicate?
"It's fine. Judging by the Phoenix Tree's condition, it should be able to grow normally for the time being. Now we need to make some changes to our home too, make it bigger and more comfortable to live in..."
Holding Little Fox, Ye Fei turned around and leaned against the Phoenix Tree, beginning to consider the problem of their house.
Although he had been able to live in it before, a floor only two meters high certainly hadn't been comfortable.
Surviving and living were different concepts.
Now that he had a little money, Ye Fei felt as though