Agriculture

Jose strolled through the jungle. A light rain had just passed, and the tips of the lush green leaves in the primeval forest still held sparkling raindrops. The ground was damp, and fallen leaves stuck to his feet with every step.

He observed as he walked.

The trees in the Gloomy Forest were broad-leaved, while the Karakoram Mountains were dominated by coniferous forests. The Bloodtooth Kobold Tribe's territory lay in the transitional zone between the two, featuring both coniferous and broad-leaved trees.

"Hmm...

Species Name: Cedar

Height: 34m

Distance: 1054.64m

Species Name: Egrets Grass

Length: 20cm

Distance: 5.34m

..."

After an hour of experimentation, Jose had a much better understanding of his new ability. Data Vision was exactly as its name implied: it could convert visual information into data, with precision down to the centimeter. However, it lacked functions like storage, deduction, or simulation.

Maintaining Data Vision consumed mental energy. While the consumption wasn't high, keeping it active constantly represented a significant drain.

"Let's try the high-speed state again."

No sooner said than done, he sprinted through the primeval jungle, accelerating continuously while consciously observing the scenery along the way.

The more places he passed, the more information his vision processed, and the faster the data waterfall in his eyes refreshed. Eventually, his head began to throb.

"Data Vision hasn't reached its limit, but my brain's processing speed can't keep up. I need to be mindful of this during combat..."

As his research into his new ability deepened, Jose grew more perplexed, particularly by the statue's level classifications.

Phoenix Heart was S-class, while Data Vision was F-class. Phoenix Heart was clearly more powerful, yet there was no discernible gap between it and the F-class ability.

"Perhaps I haven't fully unlocked the capabilities of Phoenix Heart yet," he muttered to himself. "Could it really be possible to be reborn from the ashes?"

His heart fluttered with curiosity, wanting to prove it, but his reason told him this was no trivial matter.

If he failed to be reborn and ended up reporting directly to the God of the Underworld, it would be a disgrace to all transmigrators.

Crack!

The sound of a dry branch snapping underfoot startled Jose. His Dragon Might erupted as he turned towards the source of the sound.

"Who's there?!"

"Wuwuwu~" About thirty meters away, a bipedal canine creature scurried away with its tail tucked between its legs, abandoning the rabbit in its paws.

"Gnoll?" Jose frowned, glancing at his surroundings. He had been so engrossed in testing his new abilities that he had unknowingly wandered to the edge of the Bloodtooth Tribe's territory.

He quickly chanted an incantation.

Immolation Spell!

Immolation Spell was a basic fire magic spell, only effective against targets significantly weaker than the caster. Its effect was to summon flames from within, leading the target to its death.

The sprinting Gnoll froze, orange flames erupting from its seven orifices. It collapsed, instantly consumed by the internal fire and reduced to a charred skeleton.

"Unlucky kid."

Jose erased any traces of his presence and turned back towards his cave, contemplating how to solve the food problem for his familiars as he walked.

Just as he had thought, the primeval forest was not lacking in food; the Kobolds simply didn't know what was edible. There were vast pine forests on the mountain, and the pine nuts alone could sustain the entire tribe.

He also found peanuts, konjac, and asparagus in the forest. Since it had just rained, mushrooms had sprouted in the woodland. Edible wood ear mushrooms grew on a fallen dead tree. Absorbing the rainwater, the wood ear mushrooms were large and plump, glistening invitingly.

Jose returned to the lair with samples of the food.

"Sorda! Ergou! Come here!"

The two Kobolds scurried over, "Master, what are your orders?"

"Listen carefully, I'll only say this once. This is a pinecone," Jose crushed the pinecone in his hand, revealing the hidden pine nuts. "The kernels inside are called pine nuts. The nuts inside the pine nuts are edible. There are many more of these in the mountain forests. All you need to do is climb the trees and pick them...

This dark, unremarkable thing is konjac. It's poisonous, but edible after processing. First, wash it clean, then peel it and grind it into a powder. Mix it with water until smooth... it's good for beauty and skin...

Mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms can be cultivated. Chop some trees... and water them..."

After he finished speaking, the two Kobolds looked at Jose with adoration. "Master! You are truly the lucky star of the Bloodtooth Tribe! A savior from the heavens! A great Dragon Sage..."

"I like hearing these words. Keep them up," Jose felt invigorated by the flattery, walking back to his lair with a spring in his step.

He hadn't gone far when he heard the cheers of the Kobold tribe. The surging cheers gradually faded into the distance, and a smile involuntarily curved his lips.

It wasn't bad to do something beneficial for his subordinates once in a while.

While the Kobolds were swarming out to scavenge the forest, Jose returned to his lair, lifted the stone slab on the ground, revealing a hidden passage beneath.

He looked down at the crimson lava below the passage, folded his wings to his sides, and leaped down without hesitation.

After descending about three to four hundred meters, he finally passed through the rock layer and reached the underground lava cavern.

Descending another hundred meters, he was face-to-face with the bubbling, crimson magma. He closed his eyes and plunged into the scorching lava.

Plop!

Jose used his momentum to dive into the magma, but the magma's density was much greater than water. After descending a certain distance, he began to float uncontrollably.

During his ascent, he constantly scanned his surroundings for solid objects.

Even though the magma's temperature reached over a thousand degrees, there were still materials it couldn't melt, such as metals like iron and gemstones like diamonds.

In the vast underground lava lake, a small red dragon head emerged, like a grain of rice on a chessboard.

"Didn't find anything, but it's fine. I wasn't here to mine anyway," he muttered to himself, swimming towards the shore of the lava lake. On the shore stood a small island that extended into the magma.

This long, narrow island was like a lollipop dipped deep into the lava lake, which is why he named it Molten Core.

Molten Core was about the size of a standard football field, around seven to eight thousand square meters. The "handle" and the "candy" of the lollipop each occupied half. The "candy" part was Jose's private dragon space.

Once ashore, he shook his body, dislodging the clinging magma, and then walked towards the center of the island. In the center of the island was a small flat area where a small pile of items lay. These were some metals and a few rough diamonds.

These were all things he had found during his first exploration of the lava lake. It was precisely because he had tasted the sweetness of scavenging the lava lake that he had used his momentum to dive into the magma, attempting to find treasures deeper within.

The items retrieved from the magma were extremely valuable. Diamonds were a more valuable hard currency than gold coins, easily traded even in the outer planes. The metals were also not ordinary; having been immersed in the lava for who knows how many years, even the most common iron had absorbed some fire elemental energy, making it suitable for forging fire-attribute magic equipment.

After taking stock of his treasures, Jose began his main business.

It was obvious that the [Phoenix Heart] would be related to fire. There was no better place to experiment than the lava lake.

Thanks to Yayla for the 1000 coin and DND Music for the 1000 coin tip.