Chapter 124
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Chapter 124: Acceleration Mechanism of the Secret Realm
Yesterday in the Crescent Moon Secret Realm, Yun Ye had only planted three seeds, but today he saw a large area of flourishing rice, at least three hundred stalks!
Clearly, the seeds he just planted had already matured and produced an abundance!
A line of text floated above the three hundred rice stalks.
『Growth acceleration 80 times, remaining maturation time: 3 hours.』
“If I remember correctly, the highest growth acceleration limit should only be ten times…”
Yun Ye was filled with shock.
He couldn’t understand how this eighty-fold acceleration had occurred!
Did the Secret Realm grow?
Yun Ye’s Rebirth Book slipped from his hand as he flipped to the page about the Secret Realm.
“Strange, there are no changes… The limit is indeed ten times acceleration. What is going on?”
Looking at the three hundred rice stalks, Yun Ye’s thoughts were faint and unsure, making it hard to settle.
“Hiss, what could be the reason?”
Frustrated, Yun Ye rubbed his head against the thatch, struggling to grasp the fleeting realization.
Before Yun Ye could figure it out, Ming Ri returned first.
“How was it?”
Yun Ye asked.
“I’m not very clear. They just walked up the mountain without saying a word.”
Ming Ri shook her head.
“What about the people in the village? Did you notice anything?”
Yun Ye inquired.
“The village? Everyone seems to be in a bad mood?”
Ming Ri sounded unsure since she hadn’t been paying close attention.
“Bad mood?”
Yun Ye fell into deep thought.
Could it be that Baishi Town imposed more taxes?
After all, the rice had just been harvested, making it a great time for exploitation.
However, this was clearly not something Yun Ye could solve at the moment; he was struggling to take care of himself.
Yun Ye pressed his stomach, feeling a strong wave of hunger. He had already woken up hungry, and now it was getting increasingly uncomfortable. He really needed to get something to eat.
Yun Ye turned his gaze toward Ming Ri…
He couldn’t move easily, but since Ming Ri could pass through walls, it didn’t seem difficult for her to bring back some food.
“Master, even though I appear to have a body, I cannot interfere with reality. To do that requires additional rules.”
The little girl with black hair noticed Yun Ye’s intentions and quickly waved her small hand to prevent him from having too high expectations of her.
“Is that so? Then please help me find some food in the house.”
Yun Ye had already anticipated this; he was wondering if the tools at his home might be special, but it seemed they were not.
“Mm-hmm!”
Ming Ri happily accepted and began to search through the walls for food.
However, in a farmer’s thatched cottage, there weren’t many places to look, so it didn’t take long for her to find two areas where food was stored. “Over there is a rice jar with about three pounds of coarse rice. And in the corner of the kitchen, there are some pickled vegetables, but not much.”
Three pounds of rice…
Yun Ye sighed and struggled to crawl to the spot Ming Ri mentioned.
Then, he held the rice jar and sank into the Secret Realm.
He couldn’t eat the rice raw, so he needed to use the Moon Ring to heat it up; this operation was safer in the Secret Realm.
Once in the Secret Realm, Yun Ye could freely activate the Moon Disk to travel. He carried the rice jar to a puddle and stood up to scoop water into the jar with his hands.
But this was obviously too slow. Yun Ye thought for a moment; since he could teleport, why not directly connect the Moon Disk to the water source?
So, the jar quickly filled up. Once Yun Ye put the lid on, the Moon Ring emitted some high heat, entering the cooking stage.
He had to admit the conditions in this life were really good.
With the Secret Realm as a safe base to produce supplies, and the Moon Ring to fend off common dangers, it was nearly perfect.
“Ming Ri, do you have the ability to drive away monsters like the tools in Baishi Town?”
“In a moment, I will probably grow faster and then establish a base for tomorrow. If you have that ability, it would make things much easier.”
Yun Ye took big sips of congee, and with a thought, the Qi Cultivation Technique started to operate.
A large amount of vitality was extracted from the food and transformed into energy.
Of course, this was limited to the vitality.
Starches and other nutrients still needed the digestive system to absorb gradually.
Ming Ri moved around the Secret Realm and even touched the rice, but she passed right through it; she didn’t have a physical presence in relation to other materials from the outside world. She didn’t mind and happily observed while answering Yun Ye’s questions.
“No, besides my true name ability, other abilities come from modified rules. The tools in Baishi Town can drive away monsters, so perhaps they inherently possess that ability? Or maybe it’s achieved through modified rules.”
“Master, you have to work hard! You need to ensure everyone knows me, so that everyone can eat plenty of rice!”
Her words further clarified Yun Ye’s understanding of the tools.
Yun Ye quietly nodded. “I see. To drive away monsters, rules need to be customized…”
Currently, he didn’t have that condition. For the time being, the task of clearing out monsters should be left to the upgrade system.
If he got any feedback, he should prioritize giving it to the upgrade system, allowing it to break free from being just an individual.
This would not only enhance Ming Ri’s power, but also greatly reduce the threat from monsters—benefits with no downsides.
From the three pounds of rice, Yun Ye made only a tiny portion; he finished it bite by bite.
As a new life with a physique talent reaching D-grade, Yun Ye’s ability to digest food was far superior to his previous life, and he felt no discomfort after finishing the congee.
In fact, Yun Ye’s gaze turned toward the old mouse corpse lying quietly not far away.
“Ming Rihui Sword!”
Yun Ye summoned the tool, intending to use its ability to cut through concepts to deal with the corpse.
But he took a look at Ming Ri, who seemed quite eager to see what he would do next…
He decided to put the Ming Rihui Sword away instead.
Never mind, using the Ming Rihui Sword on a mouse is too drastic; it would feel like splattering blood all over this little girl, which is just too dirty.
“Hey? Aren’t you going to deal with it?”
Instead, Ming Ri, without that concept, asked curiously.
“It might not be necessary, and the Moon Ring can replace it.”
Yun Ye focused intently, gathering the power of the Moon Ring.
In the end, concentrated heat rays formed a high-temperature cutting line.
Even though this force was quite scattered compared to a judge’s, it was still enough to handle an ordinary mouse.
Yun Ye decisively cut off the head, broke open the five internal organs, and extracted the edible meat, then cooked it at high temperature to sterilize it.
A pile of meat sat before him, covered in dirt, but Yun Ye didn’t mind.
Wasn’t the rice he consumed filled with ash?
It was still coarse rice!
As long as he could eat it, that was all that mattered; he was used to it.
Once he finished processing, Yun Ye suddenly felt a moment of dizziness, and Ming Ri vanished completely.
Yun Ye pressed his head, still sensing Ming Ri’s presence. “What is happening?”
“Ah… Master’s energy is insufficient to maintain my existence. Tools are aggregates of belief, so sustaining them requires a continuous supply of energy. Without enough energy, you cannot enter the liberation state or even summon me. You must be cautious.”
Ming Ri’s voice echoed ethereally, making it distinctly different from speaking with a physical entity, which helped identify her state.
“I see. I will be careful.”
“By the way, Ming Ri, I remember that this Secret Realm only has a tenfold acceleration, right? Why are these rice plants growing so fast? It’s even at sixty times acceleration?”
Yun Ye recalled this question after the distraction.
“Oh, that’s because the spirit energy is fixed; it simply infuses as much as there is. Here, you could plant around 3,000 rice plants. If you only plant one, its growth speed would be 30,000 times the normal growth rate.”
“If you plant 300, then it would be 100 times, maturing in just a little over a day.”
