Looking at the grass beneath the Recycling Slimes, which had grown half a meter high in less than a day, Takeru was astonished.
Underneath the weeds, in the soil, Takeru could also see a large amount of light green dust, clearly the dust fertilizer produced by the Recycling Slimes.
Takeru could also sense that the soil here, which had lost some fertility after being absorbed by the giant BB Corn, had now increased its fertility several times over. It was completely suitable for extensive planting on top.
This fertilizer that could enhance soil fertility was definitely a very good item. After all, when Takeru and the others catalyzed plants, the soil's fertility had a significant impact on the catalyzed plants.
If the fertility was too low, not only would more magic power be consumed, but the quality of the catalyzed plants would also decrease.
Thinking this, Takeru directly collected the fertilizer that hadn't completely merged into the soil here, preparing to sprinkle it under special plants like White Apples and Banana Cucumbers. Perhaps it could further enhance the taste of these plants.
"By the way, Midori, Aoko, what did you do with the Paradise Rice straw you collected?" Looking at the Recycling Slimes, Takeru turned his head to ask Midori and Aoko, who were following beside him.
"Eh, we piled the rice ears over there. As for the straw, Kurenai burned most of it because the straw took up a lot of space. Did you need those too, Onii-chan?" Hearing Takeru's words, Aoko said nervously.
"No, not really. But in the future, don't burn them. Just let them eat them instead," Hearing her words, Takeru said directly.
"I understand!" Hearing Takeru's words, although surprised, the two obediently nodded.
Then, Takeru went to the pile of Paradise Rice that Midori and the others had gathered, collected them all into a huge box, and stored them in the item bar.
Next, Takeru looked at the well-grown BB Corn not far away and quickly jumped over there.
Looking at the thick corn stalk, Takeru kicked out. A white slash was quickly released from in front of Takeru's foot.
Upon touching the thick corn stalk, it cut through it with irresistible force.
Before the giant corn touched the ground, Takeru fixed it in mid-air with his mind.
Then, with a thought, the outer husk of the giant corn was quickly peeled away. Under Takeru's control, each huge corn kernel fell directly in front of Takeru.
Takeru directly stored them in his item bar. Although the sizes might be slightly different, they were the same species with little difference and could be stacked in the item bar.
Soon, the item bar contained 660 more BB Corn kernels, bringing the total to over 1200, including those Takeru had planted earlier.
As for the others, Takeru thought for a moment and decided to wait a while before harvesting. After all, the popcorn made from two giant corns would be enough for Takeru and his group to eat for a long time.
Then, looking at the fallen corn stalks and cobs, Takeru had some of the Recycling Slimes come over to devour them.
Receiving Takeru's command, these Recycling Slimes hopped over to the bottom of the corn stalks and used a pyramid method to jump on top of the corn stalks and cobs, then began to devour...
After all, they weren't ordinary substances.
Although these slimes could devour anything, their devouring speed varied depending on the substance. Also, these special spiritual items allowed the slimes to produce more fertilizer.
After checking on the Recycling Slimes, only the slimes at home that were still devouring Moomoo Milk and recovery potions remained.
Thinking they wouldn't finish so quickly, Takeru teleported outside, then teleported back home, brought the still-devouring slimes and Ichiban into the portable space.
Then, Takeru went directly to the volcanic area of the portable space. Entering the volcano, he saw the magma inside and the magical beasts roaming at the bottom of the volcano.
These were magical beasts somewhat resembling large hamsters. They seemed to have good resistance to high temperatures and could also use fire attacks.
As Takeru arrived, these large hamsters quickly scurried away as if encountering a natural enemy.
Takeru glanced at them but didn't pay much attention. After all, Takeru had used his Intimidation skill to prevent disturbance. So, as Takeru descended, these magical beasts sensed the danger and quickly fled.
Ignoring the fleeing hamster magical beasts, Takeru directly perceived the internal temperature. The temperature above the magma was about 1100 degrees Celsius, already reaching the temperature needed to roast BB Corn, though it might take a bit longer.
But inside, there was no need to worry about spending too much time. As long as Takeru left with Ram and the others, the time here could be re-accelerated to twenty times using space-time manipulation.
Also, by using a gathering array, the temperature could be concentrated to reach higher levels, thus reducing the time needed.
As Takeru quickly set up the array, soon, a hybrid array appeared above the magma.
The array had two layers. The lower layer was a heat-gathering array that could raise the surrounding temperature to about 1500 degrees Celsius. The upper layer was a cooling array that could maintain the temperature within 200 degrees Celsius.
The reason for this setup was that the explosion force of the BB Corn was enough to send the popcorn to the upper layer. There was no obstacle from the lower layer to the upper layer. If something fell from the upper layer, it would be blocked by a special barrier. The reason for this was that Takeru was worried he wouldn't arrive on time, and popcorn exposed to high temperatures for too long would get burnt.
In addition, a powerful defensive barrier was set up outside to prevent the corn or popcorn from being eaten by creatures inside.
After doing all this, Takeru took out dozens of corns and placed them inside the lower layer's barrier. After doing all this, Takeru observed the roasting situation for a while. Finding no abnormalities, he left the volcano area.
As Takeru left, the hamsters inside the volcano stuck their heads out again. Looking at the corn above the magma, they curiously wanted to go over, but were all intercepted by the barrier.
Some curious ones even used flames to attack the barrier, but there was no effect. Seeing this, these hamster magical beasts could only give up.
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"Ram, Rem, Lia, Betty, how is your observation going?" Coming outside, Takeru returned directly to their side.
"Mm, it feels very incredible, especially the World Tree in the middle of the space. It contains extremely powerful energy," Hearing Takeru's words, Ram said directly.
"Is that so? After all, it's the World Tree that gave birth to Midori and the others. It seems to have evolved once here. You've been inside, right?" Takeru nodded slightly, then asked.
"Yes, with Midori's help, the barrier didn't stop us," Hearing Takeru's words, Emilia said softly.
"Is that so?" Hearing Emilia's words, Takeru smiled and nodded, then entered the area beneath the World Tree again. Then, Takeru sensed that the World Tree was happy about his arrival.
Seeing this, Takeru smiled. Then he began to sprinkle some of the fertilizer produced by the Recycling Slimes onto the soil beneath the World Tree.
As he sprinkled, Takeru sensed the World Tree conveying joyful emotions.
After sprinkling half of the collected fertilizer, Takeru stopped, as the area for a hundred meters around the World Tree had been covered. He had other uses for the remaining half.
Then, Takeru bid farewell to the World Tree and went to the areas with special crops like Banana Cucumbers, White Apples, and Chocolate Mushrooms, sprinkling the special fertilizer on the ground where they grew.
After that, Takeru took the last bit of fertilizer and went to two new areas. Under the curious gaze of Ram and the others, he took out the Four Symbols Yang Tree sapling that Umaru had given him in the morning and planted it.
First, he had Midori use magic power to catalyze it. After it grew to about two meters tall, Takeru had Midori stop. The rest was left to the Catalyst Slimes.
Then, he went to another area, took out the Rain Spirit Bamboo again, and after planting it, had Aoko catalyze it.
As Aoko catalyzed it, the bamboo shoot quickly grew into a bamboo, reaching over fifteen meters in height. Because bamboo reproduces much more simply than other trees, whether through rhizomes, seeds, or side branches, all can be used to nurture new bamboo.
So, under the catalysis of Takeru and Aoko, in less than twenty minutes, a small grove of Rain Spirit Bamboo had grown.