Published: February 9, 2025
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Ye Zhongming didn't know what the term "medium intelligence" in the skill description specifically represented. After all, this had an independent evaluation system, much like attack and defense values that were hard to grasp; it should be decent.
However, he was unclear about the specific effects for now. Such abilities could only be mastered through actual use and subsequent research.
But regardless, this skill was still quite good.
"The gardener profession level has increased… to…"
The next prompt immediately made Ye Zhongming's heart race.
Given that he had previously obtained a decent skill, he began to look forward to the effects of this profession level increase.
"High-level Gardener!"
Ye Zhongming's eyes lit up; this was quite good.
Normally, to increase a profession level, two conditions had to be met: proficiency and a promotion scroll. This meant that professions couldn't be leveled up quickly. However, now the gardener profession had jumped levels, entering the high-level gardener tier and directly bypassing proficiency increase. This was an unexpected delight.
Looking around, Ye Zhongming noticed that alongside the improvements in planting and activation abilities, he had also gained a brand-new professional skill—Grafting!
This skill was somewhat unique; it couldn't make plants grow rapidly like the planting skill, nor could it allow plants to undergo changes like the activation skill. However, it could transfer the characteristics of two or even multiple plants onto one plant through transplantation. It could even allow these abilities to merge and evolve to a stronger degree, or directly gain new abilities.
Ye Zhongming pondered for a long time and felt that the core of this ability lay in creation.
Creating life that would not have existed, fusing their essences together.
Of course, this skill wouldn't simply grant you the power of a divine hand; it had a high failure rate. To graft two plants, extremely high proficiency was needed, along with many restrictions, such as being in the same category or taxonomic group. If there were potions that helped recover plant injuries, they could also increase the success rate.
Once a successful graft of some plants was achieved, it would create a solidified formula, and the success rate for the same grafting in the future would significantly increase.
In summary, this ability was very complex, complex enough to be nearly impossible to fully master.
Ye Zhongming, who was used to good things, couldn't deny that as a support profession, the gardener was beginning to play its role, and its status in Ye Zhongming's ability system was rapidly rising.
So far, this was the greatest gain from Ye Zhongming's trip.
Standing before the Luo Shen Cypress he had planted, Ye Zhongming clearly felt that his affinity with it had risen to a high level. This was likely the effect of his ability level 4.
After considering it, Ye Zhongming decided to experiment with the grafting technique. He took out the Destiny Rice Seed and carefully broke off a small branch from the already ten-meter-high Luo Shen Cypress, intending to transplant it onto the rice seed. Unfortunately, after a flash of green light, it failed, leaving him with a mental shock and a faint headache.
Looking at the ability that had only increased proficiency by 1 point, Ye Zhongming temporarily gave up and decided to revisit it when he was free later.
After this sacrifice, Ye Zhongming suddenly realized something.
This time, a large portion of the offerings consisted of Yama Trees and Death Vines, so the reward was also related to plants—Nature Essence. Did this mean that if the offerings became more singular in the future, the rewards would be related to them as well? If that were the case, then the rewards from the Gate of Sacrifice would become somewhat controllable.
This was yet another question that needed research later.