Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Amelia's Transformation
Ethan was wide-eyed and dumbstruck as he watched Amelia, who had just emerged from her seclusion and immediately rushed to the Forebearer's shrine to kneel and shout, "Blessings of the Forebearer."
At this moment, Amelia had undergone a transformation. Although she was 38 years old, she looked as young as a little girl, yet her appearance remained unchanged, still dressed in her dirty robes, unkempt and crying profusely.
"Forebearer, it's been years since I last offered incense to you. Please don't blame me," she pleaded.
Ethan, moved by her devotion, bestowed upon Amelia the 'Love of the Forebearer.'
With trembling hands, he opened Amelia's profile.
[Amelia (Second Generation Descendant)]
[Profession: Ninth Grade Pharmacist]
[Realm: Early Stage of Emerging Ability]
[Techniques: Thousand Herb Scripture, Heavenly Punishment Herb and Wood Technique]
[Traits: Plant Affinity, Immortal Fetus]
Amelia had transformed not just superficially; the gains from the 'Thousand Herb Scripture' could even surpass those from the legendary psychic relic, the ' Death Coffin'! After all, Earth had seen the resurgence of psychic abilities for a millennium, even producing immortals.
Anything related to 'immortal' was extraordinary!
He clicked on [Heavenly Punishment Herb and Wood Technique] and [Immortal Fetus], finding that the descriptions of the technique and trait were the same, and related to the 'Nine-Leaf Dan Fetus' formed inside Amelia's body.
[Heavenly Punishment Herb and Wood Technique, cultivating the Nine-Leaf Dan Fetus, breaking through one realm at a time, can become an Immortal Fetus!]
[Speed of cultivating psychic powers increased by 30%, speed of growing herbs increased by 100%. From now on, the effects of all herbs in the world can be recognized.]
The summary was concise.
From Ethan's understanding of the introduction so far, each time Amelia broke through a major realm, an additional leaf would sprout on the Dan Fetus, enhancing her aptitude each time, ultimately forming an Immortal Fetus.
Now, Amelia's Nine-Leaf Dan Fetus had already formed two leaves, changing her aptitude to four Psychic Constitutions.
Three leaves would change it to three Psychic Constitutions.
Four leaves, to two Psychic Constitutions.
And so on.
With each breakthrough, Amelia's aptitude would increase, and her strength would also grow due to the enhancement of her aptitude!
Ethan had never heard of such an abnormal constitution.
Undoubtedly, as long as Amelia could steadily make breakthroughs, she would one day become an immortal. Even if her current strength was inferior to others, once her aptitude reached two Psychic Constitutions, one Psychic Constitution, or even the stronger Heavenly Psychic Constitution...
Her strength would double.
Moreover, her 'Heavenly Punishment Herb and Wood Technique' was also strengthening. It now possessed two levels of techniques, the first being of ordinary grade, and the second of yellow grade.
If she could break through these levels one by one, Amelia could possess heavenly, or even stronger techniques.
The most terrifying part was that once broken through, the technique's progress in cultivating psychic powers would reach 100%, achieving a transcendent level!
"Abnormal."
Ethan swallowed, clicking on the 'Heavenly Punishment Herb and Wood Technique.'
A bold idea occurred to him.
[You have chosen the descendant's technique, 'Heavenly Punishment Herb and Wood Technique'.]
[Would you like to replicate the technique?]
[Cost of Spiritual Tribute: 9999999....]
"???"
"Even more abnormal."
Observing the astronomical values of Spiritual Tribute needed, Ethan could no longer gauge the level of techniques contained within the "Heavenly Retribution Herbal God Technique." Nor could he estimate Amelia's current potential.
Ethan suppressed the shock and excitement in his heart. He clearly understood that no matter how strong Amelia's potential was, at present, she was just slightly stronger than someone with an initial Emerging Ability, and a gifted pharmacist at that.
What needed to be done now was not to fantasize about the future but to focus on the current development. If development couldn't proceed, everything else was just empty talk!
Ethan began to accelerate the flow of time. After acquiring a vast amount of resources, and as Blackwood's strength continued to grow, Blackwood did not become complacent but instead kept these secrets hidden, quietly developing.
[After consulting with your descendant Olivia, Olivia decided to hide the family's large stock of Energy Stones, gradually increasing the family's psychic fields by ten acres each year.]
[Gratitude Village no longer plants ordinary crops. Amelia gifted the psychic medicinal seeds, which any ordinary person could plant, to the villagers, slowly teaching them how to cultivate.]
[As every household in Gratitude Village became increasingly prosperous, more and more ordinary residents and those cultivating psychic powers flocked to the village. Incidents of petty theft increased, and there were even cases of people deceiving the villagers of Gratitude Village. The people of Blackwood decided to build walls around Gratitude Village to prevent disturbances from outsiders.]
"Has the prototype of a city already begun to form?" Ethan mused as he watched.
In the game screen, the villagers of Gratitude Village, once again numbering 3,000, volunteered to build the city. With the ability to eat psychic rice periodically, the villagers' strength grew stronger, reaching the level of ordinary martial artists, and lifting a hundred pounds of stone was no longer a problem.
Under the accelerated time rate, these game characters were engaged in infrastructure construction.
However, this city was somewhat different, mostly inhabited by the original villagers of Gratitude Village. Each household had a 'B' tattoo, inked with the blood of Blackwood people, making it clear who truly owed allegiance to Blackwood.
For those wanting to join Gratitude Village, Blackwood also took measures, screening them carefully. Unless a person was marked with the 'B' by someone from Blackwood, they could not truly gain Blackwood's trust.
[Your descendant Amelia successfully produced the eighth-grade medicinal potion 'Heavenly Origin Psychic Recovery Powder,' which can restore a significant amount of psychic power for those in the Emerging Ability phase or below!]
[Your descendant Amelia has successfully advanced to an eighth-grade pharmacist!]
[Under her years of cultivation, a ninth-grade pharmacist has emerged in the psychic medicinal garden.]
Soon, Amelia, as usual, came to the shrine to pay her respects. Ethan also sent her a 'Forebearer's Love.'
However, this guy becoming an eighth-grade pharmacist so quickly was expected, and indeed, with enough medicinal materials, Amelia could refine all eighth-grade medicinal potions in a short time!
This was the terrifying aspect of her current talent. Amelia even wanted to see if others could cultivate psychic powers like her using the "Heavenly Retribution Herbal God Technique," but the result was...
A bolt of heavenly thunder struck from the sky, nearly killing the newly cultivated ninth-grade pharmacist. She dared not try again.
"Is it a unique existence? But as long as I have enough Spiritual Tribute values, it's not a problem for me."
Ethan pondered deeply but still couldn't clarify the reason. This technique had already surpassed his current understanding.