Chapter 32: Astonishing Accelerated Growth

After exchanging a few pleasantries with his neighbors, Lin Li returned home.

Once inside, he first went to the kitchen, retrieved the ingredients he had just bought from the market from the mysterious island, and placed them in the refrigerator.

Although Lin Li wasn't much of a cook and rarely prepared meals, seeing the refrigerator filled with ingredients gave him a great sense of satisfaction. He thought about how, in the past few days, he had been forced to eat nothing but egg and shredded pork noodles simply because he had no ingredients.

There was still some time before lunch. Walking into the living room and turning on the television, Lin Li suddenly remembered that the white radishes he had planted while clearing land on the mysterious island needed watering.

With a single thought, a faint golden light flashed across his body, and he vanished from the sofa.

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"No way! How... how did they sprout so fast?!!!"

Arriving on the mysterious island to water the white radish seeds he had planted, Lin Li discovered to his astonishment that only a little over a day had passed, yet the seeds had already taken root and sprouted.

"This is too unscientific! How can seeds that were just planted sprout and grow seedlings in just over a day?" Lin Li muttered to himself, scratching his head.

"Ugh, the very existence of this mysterious island is unscientific. Since I'm clearing land and growing vegetables here, I can't use 'scientific' or 'unscientific' to explain this situation.

Whatever, let it be! At this rate of growth, the white radishes should be ready for harvest in about a week. I'll wait until then to see how these accelerated radishes taste."

Compared to the small fruits growing on the miraculous little tree in the center of the island, the rapid sprouting and seedling growth of the vegetables seemed much easier to accept.

It took only a few seconds to transition from initial shock to calm acceptance.

*Splash.*

Lin Li picked up a bucket, went to the edge of the island to draw a bucket of water, and began watering the white radish seedlings in the field.

"Using a bucket is a bit inconvenient. I'll go buy a watering can tomorrow," Lin Li mumbled as he looked over the irrigated field.

He then went to the edge of the island again to draw another bucket of water and carried it toward the center of the island.

*Splash...*

After watering the miraculous little tree, Lin Li set the bucket down on the grass and stared at the plain-looking tree before him.

With a thought, a piece of information immediately surfaced in his mind.

"Seven percent."

"Only seven percent! I'll head out after lunch. I'll have to work harder over the next few days to push this progress to one hundred percent as quickly as possible."

Having finished watering both his radishes and the miraculous little tree, Lin Li prepared to leave the mysterious island and return to the real world.

However, just as he was about to leave, a speck of green caught his eye. If one didn't look closely, it would be hard to notice, as it was barely larger than a grain of rice.

Lin Li quickly stepped forward, leaning his head close to a branch of the miraculous little tree.

"Is this...???"

After observing closely, Lin Li's expression of confusion turned into a loud laugh, his face filled with pleasant surprise.

"Hahaha... It grew a fruit! This miraculous little tree has grown another fruit... It seems my previous guess was right... That percentage in my head is the progress of the tree growing its small fruits."

Lin Li's eyes shone as he stared at the tiny green fruit, which was only slightly larger than a grain of rice. He was incredibly excited.

In truth, although Lin Li had always fantasized about eating dozens or even hundreds of these fruits to become a powerful cultivator, those were just fantasies. It was entirely possible that the tree would grow only one fruit and never again.

But now, the appearance of this green fruit proved that his fantasy could actually come true.

"Mutant beasts, mutant beasts... I need more. I need the flesh of mutant beasts that is less than an hour fresh!"

Looking at the exquisite little green fruit, Lin Li's fighting spirit boiled. He wished he could appear in the wilderness on the outskirts of the city right now to hunt one mutant beast after another for the tree.

"Calm down, don't get excited."

"Whew..."

Lin Li closed his eyes and took several deep breaths, struggling to settle his racing emotions.

Three minutes later, having regained his composure, Lin Li slowly opened his eyes.

Although a look of wild joy returned to his face upon seeing the tiny green fruit, his heartbeat, which had been racing from excitement, had slowed down.

He raised his right hand and extended his pinky, wanting to gently touch the tiny green fruit.

*Slap.*

His left hand suddenly rose and slapped his right hand.

"Endure it. There's a saying: 'A small lack of patience leads to the ruin of a great plan.' The fruit is already here, and I'm the only one who can enter this mysterious island. There's no need to rush.

If I touch it out of mere curiosity and cause some uncontrollable change in the fruit, it won't be worth the risk."

After a brief self-reproach, Lin Li stopped trying to touch the fruit.

He looked at the green fruit with an affectionate gaze, much like an elderly person looking at a precious grandchild.

"Oh! The color of this fruit is different from before. If it stays this color even after it matures, does that mean if I eat it, I might awaken a different ability?

If that's the case, wouldn't I become a rare dual-ability awakener?

Ah, a dual-ability awakener... just thinking about it sounds so cool... Cultivators who have awakened abilities are already rare, but those with dual abilities are truly one in a million.

I remember reading a news report saying that the Ability Management Bureau recruits investigators and gives preferential treatment to cultivators who have awakened dual abilities.

If I really awaken dual abilities, maybe I should consider interviewing for the Bureau and becoming an investigator.

An investigator has a 'iron rice bowl'—not only are the benefits and treatment excellent, but the social status of the profession is also very high.

I saw an article online once about the advantages of becoming an investigator.

One point mentioned that if you become an investigator, your success rate in blind dates will be incredibly high if the woman knows your profession.

However, an investigator's work is not only hard but also very dangerous. Given my somewhat lazy personality, this job might not be the best fit for me!"

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(End of Chapter)