Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest

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“Doesn’t this mean we can potentially harvest double the resources, though?” Katherine wondered. “Incredible! Your abilities are truly wondrous, Master Elayne!”

“Maybe. It’s not that complicated. I think if I overdo it, the carcasses might not regenerate. Okay, let’s experiment a little with the Ice Trolls over there,” I said. “Mark, help me out with your knife!”

“Sure,” he nodded.

We quickly conducted some gruesome experiments. It appeared that extracting too much wouldn’t allow the carcass to regenerate, but removing smaller parts, such as internal organs, skin, horns, fangs, and claws, worked perfectly.

We also tested it with the Spirit Cores and… lo and behold, they regenerated completely upon being placed inside the Inventory, as long as a tiny fragment of the Spirit Core remained.

This meant we could harvest double the Spirit Cores!

This is an incredible exploit… I suppose the Gods of Arcadia never imagined I’d discover such a “glitch,” haha.

Or perhaps it was fully intended to aid me in my journey?

Whatever the case, processing every single corpse was a bit tiring, though, so I quickly instructed the Spirits and Plant Monsters to assist.

They replicated my movements seamlessly after I instilled the technique into their spirit souls. In just ten minutes, they finished extracting everything valuable. Then I stored the carcasses and the extracted materials.

And… boom, double the materials!

With over a hundred Ice Trolls, this yielded a substantial haul, including two hundred Spirit Cores.

The Spirit Cores of the Frost Troll Barbarians were thrice as large as the others, with a corrupted red and black hue.

I obtained six of them instead of three, along with their skin, horns, claws, hearts, intestines, lungs, stomachs, and eyes. These were all valuable materials and doubling them was fantastic.

Now, how valuable were they, and how would I use them? I definitely wasn’t going to eat the organs or eyes. The fangs, bones, horns, claws, and skin were ideal for upgrading equipment.

The smaller materials were for feeding our Spiritual Heart Beasts. It turned out most of everyone’s Spirit Eggs reacted. When they held the materials, the Eggs consumed them instantly, causing cracks to form. Most of their Spiritual Heart Beasts would hatch soon.

My own Spiritual Heart Beasts devoured the materials eagerly too! They gained far more growth than I expected, especially from the Frost Troll Barbarian materials.

[Your Spiritual Heart Beasts have feasted heartily by consuming the Eyes, Hearts, Intestines, Stomachs, Meat, and Blood of Frost Troll Barbarians and Ice Trolls.]

[Your {Spiritual Heart Beast: Golden Thunderbolt Lion (Spirit Larva Rank: 20%)} Growth has increased to 30%!]

[Your {Spiritual Heart Beast: Volcanic Slime (Spirit Larva Rank: 20%)} Growth has increased to 30%!]

[Your {Spiritual Heart Beast: White Sky Serpent (Spirit Larva Rank: 20%)} Growth has increased to 30%!]

[Your [Spiritual Arts]: {Spiritual Armor Embodiment Art: Tier 1: Rank 3} has Ranked Up to Tier 1: Rank 4!]

[Your [Spiritual Arts]: {Spiritual Armor Embodiment Art: Tier 1: Rank 4} has Ranked Up to Tier 1: Rank 5!]

[Your Spiritual Armor has grown tougher and stronger, channeling more of your Spirit Power, Mana, Spiritual Energy, and Spirit Particles.]

[Your [Spiritual Arts]: {Spiritual Soul Weapon Art: Tier 1: Rank 1} has Ranked Up to Tier 1: Rank 2!]

[Your [Spiritual Arts]: {Spiritual Soul Weapon Art: Tier 1: Rank 2} has Ranked Up to Tier 1: Rank 3!]

[Your Spiritual Soul Weapon has become significantly stronger and more solid! You can now channel greater amounts of Spiritual Power and Mana into your Spiritual Soul Weapon, unleashing its Ability with enhanced strength.]

[Your Spiritual Soul Weapon Ability: [Soil Shaping (F)] has Ranked Up to F+!]

[Your Spiritual Soul Weapon Ability: [Soil Shaping (F+)] has Ranked Up to F++!]

[You can now extend the Soil Shaping Spiritual Soul Weapon Ability’s power farther, with a wider range and greater impact when applied to your surroundings.]

Sweet! That’s incredible growth!

It seems that not only feeding my Spiritual Heart Beasts but also this battle itself boosted my proficiency in my Spiritual Arts significantly.

I hadn’t expected the Soil Shaping Ability to advance so quickly… Hmm, perhaps because I’m already quite strong? Maybe the more Spirit Power I possess, the faster my Spiritual Arts develop.

“Let’s absorb some Spirit Cores while we head back, everyone,” I said.

“Are there no Corruption Crystals around?” Elena asked.

“No, I’ve checked everywhere,” Katherine replied. “Maybe one was there and was destroyed… but I believe, as Lady Khione said, this was just another camp to distract us. We should return to the Kingdom immediately…”

“Agreed,” I nodded. “Let’s go!”

We hurried inside the walking wooden cabin after storing all valuable items, including the three giant Black Corruption Hammers wielded by the Frost Trolls. These were similar to Demonic Weapons but lacked a Demon Soul, being imbued solely with Demonic Energy. Then we departed.

As we gazed at the snow through the window, I checked my inventory. The three hammers were formidable equipment, imbued with the Cursed Ice Element.

I thought I could wield one myself, but it would need an upgrade, perhaps to become a Spiritual Weapon first…

“Mark, do you want one of the hammers?” I asked.

“Hmm, I could definitely wield one, but I’m fairly certain Lily would appreciate them more,” Mark said. “I prefer my swords.”

“Alright then~” I nodded. “Let’s upgrade them after I absorb more Spirit Cores. Everyone else should do the same.”

I decided to absorb as many Spirit Cores as possible, just in case I needed the power boost. It’s a bit addictive once you start, and it feels… somewhat more pleasant than absorbing Monster Cores or Mana Crystals from Monsters or Hollows.

Unfortunately, I cannot obtain Monster Cores or Mana Crystals here, so I’m left relying solely on growing my Spiritual Heart through the absorption of Spirit Cores from these Spirit Beasts… and for some reason, the Ice Trolls drop them too, even though they shouldn’t, since they’re Ice Trolls.

I absorbed these Spirit Cores by the dozens, especially the larger ones we extracted from the Ice Trolls without completely destroying the core inside them, allowing it to regenerate fully. These were significantly larger and contained more spiritual energy for some reason.

FLUOSH!

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