Cornflower Witch

Chapter 180 Strolling in the Night Breeze

In the morning, Silti sat at her desk and wrote down the knowledge and abilities she currently possessed, which could be broadly categorized into two main types: 'Emerald Honey' and 'Radiant Moon'.

Emerald Honey: Dew-seeking method, branch-pruning method, flower-blooming method, vines growing profusely, vegetation growing wildly.
Shining Moon: Moonlight Breathing Technique, Meditation (Shining Moon), Siltiya's Clear Spring
Insects and moths: the dance of bees

To advance to the third tier, one must choose which secret technique to use to condense the key core. Currently, she can join the Four Seasons Alliance to obtain the four unique 'courtyards' of the organization, or she can follow the details in 'Melleranco Praying in the Lake' to obtain the advanced secret technique of the Silver Glow Church from back then.

Should I upgrade to 'Emerald Honey' or choose 'Radiant Moon'?
She can currently seal [Ability Cards] using her own talent, and theoretically, she should also be able to try sealing [Core Cards], but it's unknown what the result will be.

Actually, she liked both of them, and it would be hard for her to give up one of them.

Study with the scholars in Serofi for a while first; perhaps you can find a way to have the best of both worlds.

Closing her notebook, Hilti went to the mirror, quickly combed her hair, and then briskly walked downstairs.

It is now October, with the autumn wind blowing, and the climate in the valley is particularly comfortable. The wheat planted earlier has now sprouted and grown into tender seedlings. Hiltiya walks in the fields, calm and composed. Then, she gently presses her brow with one hand, and a flowing light appears in her eyes as she looks at the vast fields in front of her.

A vast expanse of emerald green unfolds before your eyes, and within what appears to be the same color, you can discern hundreds of subtle variations in different hues. This magical scenery always captivates the viewer.

(You changed the growing conditions of the wheat, expected quality +6, currently good -54)

(You changed the growing conditions of the wheat, expected quality +8, currently good -57)

(You changed the growing conditions of the wheat, expected quality +9, currently good -59)

……

The young girl stood bathed in the wind, raising one hand. A few emerald green lights drifted into the field ahead, and under her precise guidance, they merged into the wheat seedlings, shaping and altering their growth so that they would achieve good quality from an early stage.

This process also allowed Hilti to gain a deeper and more proficient understanding of 'horticultural techniques' in plant cultivation.

As the wheat's growth improved, it would also give back an extremely faint 'Emerald Honey' attribute, which would be bestowed upon Hilti. Although the power of this attribute was negligible, it accumulated over time, causing Hilti's 'Emerald Honey' attribute to steadily increase.

If these wheat grains eventually condense into a 'first-order' property, they will give Hilti a stronger reward, just as she had to step into the second order when she was in full bloom among the alfalfa.

After tidying up about 20 acres of wheat fields, Xilutiya finished her task for the day. She came to the row of houses where the toads lived. The sun was almost at its zenith, and the toads had finally woken up, rubbing their bellies in a somewhat bewildered state.

"Quack, I've been sleeping for a long time."

"I haven't watered it yet, quack."

"We need to water it. The boss said we have to water it every day."

A few quacks went out the door and started picking up tools to get to work.

"No need to water them at noon, water them again in the afternoon or evening." Seeing their behavior, Hilti couldn't help but remind them.

This watering is bad for the seedlings.

"Quack, quack, I understand." They obediently put down their things, but now they didn't know what to do next, since they had just woken up and weren't sleepy at all.

Seeing this, Hilti thought for a moment and then said.

"You guys go to the warehouse and get some bags. Pack about 3000 jin of wheat from the cave warehouse. If you don't have enough manpower, call your waking-up companions later."

"After it's all set up, come to the city with me tomorrow."

"Okay, quack~" The quacks were quite happy to hear that they could go to the city.

Although life in the valley is quite nice, going to the city is also exciting, and you can see many different things.

In the afternoon, Hilti continued to organize her notes from her time studying at Hyde College, reviewing the various pieces of knowledge she had learned.

Before we knew it, a year had already passed.

Last autumn, she and Komia and the others attended classes at Hyde College, studying and training together.

At night, after finishing her dinner, Hiltiya went to the pool in the valley, looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, and began to practice meditation.

The silvery moonlight reappeared on her, and she kept sketching the moon's shape and details in her mind.

The moon's outline... The moon's colors...

Details of the moon...

The Moon's Scars...

……

('Meditation Method' cycle completed, completion +29)

('Moonlight Breathing Technique' cycle completed, completion rate +22)

(Familiarity with 'Siltia's Spring' increased, completion rate +18)

[Meditation Method Lv.2] (Moonlight): Bathed in moonlight, you sketch the shape of the bright moon, and your spirit is refined in the process. (Completion 412/600)

[Moonlight Breathing Technique Lv.4] (Radiant Moon): Allows you to restore stamina and heal minor wounds with the help of moonlight, greatly improving the sustainability of the breathing technique and reducing its side effects such as hidden injuries. (Completion: 436/1200)

【Hiltiya's Clear Spring Lv.4】(Radiant Moon): Clear spring water imbued with purifying power, which can be used for irrigation and washing to remove contamination from aspects such as 'Twisted' and 'Dead', or temporarily dispel the effects of other aspects' abilities. (Completion 221/1200)

She can cultivate plants in the fields during the day and train her 'Emerald Honey' abilities, but she can't do that with 'Radiant Moon' abilities. She can only train them at night. Fortunately, all three can be done at the same time, otherwise she could only raise one of her abilities to Lv.4 at most.

It seems that's the normal situation. During her adventure, she occasionally asked the others, but none of them had heard of anyone being able to train multiple abilities at the same time. No wonder Bad Apple and the others spent at least seven years after entering the woodland before reaching the mid-to-late stage of the second tier.

Furthermore, Carl also mentioned that the group of them were considered to have good talent, and when they first came to the woodland, they were rated as having level three talent.

Hilti has been practicing for nearly two months. Compared to before she started learning, her mental strength has increased significantly. The girl roughly estimates that it has increased by about 50%. Before, when she used the 'branching method', she could only cover more than 3 acres of land, but now she can cover more than 5 acres.

However, according to the knowledge taught, there is a limit to the spiritual power that can be increased by basic meditation, and this limit will vary depending on the race.

The average adult's mental strength is roughly 1, so the limit for improvement using basic meditation techniques is probably between 27 and 36.

Generally speaking, the mental strength of a first-order transcendent is around 2-5, while that of a transcendent with the lunar three-elemental aura is between 3-9.

After entering the second stage, the mental strength of other types of extraordinary individuals will be between 6 and 18, while that of extraordinary individuals with the lunar three-attribute will be between 10 and 27.

In other words, when a transcendent being with the lunar attribute reaches the final stage of the second-tier perfection, the improvement of basic meditation techniques will reach its limit, and it will be impossible to further increase mental power.

If building and enhancing one's mental strength is likened to constructing a house, then basic meditation methods can at most allow you to build a three-story house. Beyond that, it cannot provide the necessary technical support, and you must seek other methods.

The last time Hilti went to the Woodland Association to have her mental strength tested, the assessment was 12.24, which was her state before she learned meditation. Now she estimates her mental strength to be around 18.

After finishing her workout, Hilti stood by the pool, closed her eyes and prayed, casting 'Hilti's Clear Spring'. The shimmering water shimmered with a faint halo, then slowly purified, transforming into a clear spring with special effects.

Tomorrow, let the toads use this clean water to irrigate the fields, and the pollution will be removed.

As night deepened, she once again walked through the moonlit fields.

The valley was unusually quiet at this time. The toads were all asleep, and no one else was around. There were only a few insect chirps in the grass.

Before I knew it, a year had passed since I came to this world. Hilti's fingers brushed over the pointed green leaves of the rice seedlings along the way.

To be honest, she really enjoys spending time alone, doing whatever she wants, and experiencing a kind of joy in completely letting loose her true nature.

She lightly leaped off the ground on her toes, then her body spun gracefully in the air like a floating dandelion before falling back down, her dress billowing down with a gentle breeze.

The minor annoyances that accumulated during the day slowly dissipate at this moment, and the heart is as calm and peaceful as the evening breeze and moonlight.

What is true peace? It is probably knowing that you are on the path you have been looking forward to, and moving forward step by step.

Hilti is very satisfied with her current life; everything seems to be proceeding in an orderly manner.

Cultivate crops, accumulate little by little, wait for the harvest; learn all kinds of knowledge, prepare for future journeys and freedom; enrich yourself, have more abilities, and be able to solve more problems for yourself and others.

The life I once fantasized about on Earth is now unfolding before my eyes.

(End of this chapter)