Chapter 64 - 63: Abilities Can Also Be Used Like This

This time, Sev Steele watched the entire process of Rose catalyzing the growth of the Mutated Lemon Fruit. She watched from the moment the buds emerged on the branches, observing as they grew from the size of grains of rice, slowly expanding until they fully bloomed. Although only a few short days had passed since she awakened her Ability, the little girl had clearly grown much stronger. The last time, she had only catalyzed twenty to thirty flower buds, but this time, the number had directly doubled.

While Rose was busy infusing the fruit tree with green light, Sev was busy counting the buds. When she reached fifty, she was so excited that she wanted to cry again. She wondered how her little daughter could be so amazing. In the original novel, Rose had only awakened her Ability at the age of twelve after accidentally finding a Wood Element Crystal Core while scavenging in the wilderness. Moreover, she had been incredibly weak in the early stages following her awakening.

Was it because she had crossed over, fed the child well, and obtained a precious Wood Element Crystal Core from Silvy’s Mom? Oh, wait, there were also the two that Doctor Jenkins had just given her. Although they weren’t as large as the one from Silvy’s Mom, they were still incredibly valuable. Well, she finally believed it now. No matter how strong the hardware was, it needed matching software to complement it in order to unleash its true potential. Sev decided that from now on, whenever she had the chance to obtain Wood Element Crystal Cores, she would save them all for her daughter. She wouldn’t sell them, no matter how much they were worth.

Two hours later, Rose finally catalyzed 56 Coco Holdens—her nickname for the yellow fruits. Sev casually tested them with the Detection Knife. A voice broadcast sounded out. "BEEP! Edible plant detected: Mutated Lemon Fruit. Radiation level: 18. Belongs to the low radiation category. This species is critically endangered and extremely rare. Please promptly submit it to the local agricultural research institute for study."

Sev grew even more excited. She remembered that the radiation level of the Mutated Lemon Fruit Rose had catalyzed the first time was 25. She hadn’t expected the radiation level of the fruits catalyzed this second time to actually drop by 7 points! One shouldn’t underestimate these 7 points. Every single point drop in radiation meant a reduction in harm to the human body. With Rose’s current level of skill, if she were to catalyze crops like wheat and rice in the future, they would probably rival the green, pollution-free crops of Azure.

What she didn’t know was that the fruits with a radiation level of 25 that Rose had catalyzed earlier had their radiation levels drop even further. Because they were left hanging on the branches unpicked, they had absorbed the Wood Ability she emitted at close range. When Doctor Jenkins secretly tested them later, the radiation level had already dropped to 21. Of course, he hadn’t dared to mention it, so Sev naturally had no way of knowing.

Seeing her dear Rose so exhausted that her little face had turned pale, Sev quickly carried her to bed to sleep. She then picked all the fruits and took them to the kitchen.

At this moment, Doctor Jenkins and Rick Kaye were staring at each other in a daze. Neither of them was particularly talkative, so after discussing the important matters, they were left with nothing to say. Seeing Sev come out holding a vegetable-washing basin filled to the brim with bright yellow fruits, both men were stunned. Doctor Jenkins, of course, knew that Sev had previously picked the tree completely bare in order to exterminate the rats. He hadn’t expected the little girl to be able to catalyze another batch in such a short period of time. Moreover, the quantity seemed to be even greater than before.

"Mr. Quinn, we can start preparing the item I promised you earlier," Sev said directly. She knew that this big shot’s time was precious, so naturally, she wouldn’t waste a single second.

"Are you... planning to concoct the poison in this broken basin?" Rick Kaye asked, pointing at the dented and uneven old basin in her hands.

"AHEM! Don’t be so picky. As long as it works," Sev chuckled awkwardly.

Unable to watch any longer, Doctor Jenkins took a thick oak barrel out of his Space Button and tossed it to her. It was something he had bought with the intention of using it to soak his feet. It was sturdy and durable, and most importantly, it was brand new.

Sev didn’t stand on ceremony. She directly poured all the fruits from the basin into the oak barrel, picked up a wooden stick from beside the stove, and began mashing them.

After watching for a moment, Rick Kaye asked, "Miss Steele, are you planning to crush them all?"

"Yes, yes. They need to be crushed before we can extract the juice," Sev nodded.

"Let me help you," Rick Kaye offered.

In the next second, Sev saw a purple halo flow from his fingertips, coalescing into countless fine Thunder Blades. In just a few short minutes, all the fruits in the oak barrel had been finely diced into pieces.

"Wow! An Ability can be used like this?" Sev marveled, gazing at Rick Kaye with starry eyes. At this moment, she was truly dying of envy of Thunder Element Ability users. Not only could they create a massive electrical grid to chase hordes of Mutant Rats until they had nowhere to hide, but they could also transform their Ability into Thunder Blades to act as a kitchen food processor.

Unfortunately, this body of hers belonged to an ordinary person. In the original novel, she had remained an ordinary person right up until the death of the vicious adoptive mother. Abilities and the like were destined to have no connection with her in this lifetime. Alas!

After filtering out the fruit pulp with gauze, Sev obtained about one liter of pure juice. She didn’t plan to dilute it, as she figured the Mutant Beasts Rick Kaye would be fighting against must be of a much higher Level than the Mutant Rats. Since that was the case, using a concentrated version would naturally yield the best results.

Rick Kaye retrieved an enhanced, concentrated Special Level Blue Tears Spray from his Space Button. Sev poured two whole bottles of it directly into the freshly extracted juice. The three of them stared at the oak barrel unblinkingly. They then discovered that after the bright yellow lemon juice mixed with the dark blue Blue Tears, it actually turned dark green.

Rick Kaye had watched Jett Florian concoct poisons many times before. Many of the Poison Powders, venomous liquids, and toxic substances he produced were of this color. "Tsk, tsk. It looks quite poisonous. It’s a pity those Mutant Rats have all been cleared out. We can’t even find one to test the poison on," he remarked, his gaze shifting toward Doctor Jenkins.

"Stop right there! If you dare use me to test the poison, you’re dead meat!" Doctor Jenkins glared at him fiercely.

Terrified, Sev quickly intervened. "Mr. Quinn, there’s no need to test it. Previously, we used diluted lemon juice mixed with the standard version of Blue Tears. When sprayed into the eyes of the Mutant Rats, they died very quickly. Furthermore, their corpses remained poisonous. When their companions fed on their bodies, they weren’t killed directly but rolled on the ground in agony, completely losing their combat effectiveness."

Doctor Jenkins quickly took out five glass bottles, each with a capacity of 200 milliliters. He then grabbed a funnel and a spoon, poured all the mixed poison into the bottles, and stoppered them with corks. The remainder was poured directly into the emptied Blue Tears Spray Bottles. He shoved one of these bottles straight into the inner pocket of the soft armor Rick Kaye was wearing.

"This thing is truly effective. Make sure to carry it with you. It’ll be much more convenient to use," Doctor Jenkins instructed.

"Alright, alright. You make it sound like I’m about to enter a life-and-death battle," Rick Kaye replied.

Since he had obtained the life-saving poison Sev had given him ahead of schedule, Rick Kaye didn’t delay any further. From his Space Button, he dug out nine Wood Element Crystal Cores: five Second Tier, three Third Tier, and one Fourth Tier.

He had collected these to give to Lana Florian. Although he didn’t like Jett Florian, he couldn’t do anything about how much Lana Florian doted on her younger brother. She tried every possible means to collect Wood Element Crystal Cores for her brother, so he had also developed the habit of casually collecting them whenever he could. He had been separated from Lana Florian for almost two months this time, which was why he had accumulated so many. Since he had accepted a favor from Sev, he decided to give all of these to her little girl.