Chapter 480 : Planting Trees on Zoe Star
Chapter 480: Planting Trees on Zoe Star
"Yu Yi"
Amidst the dazzling surge of golden light blossoming between Janna’s palms, her eyes, which had remained tightly shut, suddenly opened wide.
"It worked！"
Unfolding her palm and gazing at the tiny, rice-grain-sized golden stone resting there, Janna’s weary face finally bloomed with a satisfied smile.
Just as she had anticipated, when her comprehension progress of the 【Fragment of the Law of Purification】 surpassed 10%, despite the many failed attempts, Janna finally succeeded in condensing her very first 【Purification Origin】.
"It’s just a pity that with my current strength, the amount of 【Power of Origin】 I can condense is still somewhat lacking."
Compared to the 【Earth Origin】 she had exchanged for at the White Tower Resource Exchange, the 【Power of Origin】 she condensed herself—be it the 【Growth Origin】 or the 【Purification Origin】—was less than one-thousandth of that.
In other words, Janna would have to condense at least a thousand units of 【Growth Origin】 or 【Purification Origin】 for the total amount of contained power to barely compare to the 【Power of Origin】 sold at the exchange.
"Still, as my comprehension of the 【Law Fragments】 deepens, the later 【Power of Origin】 I condense will surely contain greater strength. Perhaps, in the future, it could even bring me some extra income."
Whether in the 【Crawling Zone】 or the 【Leap Zone】, both the 【Purification Origin】 and the 【Growth Origin】 had always been extremely popular resources.
After all, aside from Falling Star City in the Eastern Continent—renowned for its mastery over “Light Magic”—there were few wizard gatherings where wizards capable of wielding the 【Law of Purification】 could be found.
Moreover, most of the 【Fallen Stars】 carried various degrees of contamination, which made the 【Purification Origin】 a scarce and precious commodity within the 【Crawling Zone】.
As for the 【Growth Origin】—a manifestation of the Authority of Life—it was even rarer, often considered priceless and unobtainable.
Until now, apart from the Green Elves of the Forest of Nature, few wizard settlements ever sold resources connected to the Authority of Life.
Even then, the resources sold by the Green Elves were not true 【Power of Origin】 like the 【Growth Origin】, but rather life-rich material resources such as 【Golden Leaves】 and 【Spring of Life】.
Of course, throughout the 【Leap Zone】—and even the 【Divine Zone】—it was impossible for resources related to the Authority of Life to be completely absent.
However, once such resources appeared in the public eye, they were almost always used to replenish the 【Power of Origin】 within a 【Will of the Wizard】. It was nearly impossible for them to circulate externally—let alone appear within the 【Crawling Zone】.
"Master, the pollution surrounding the newly-born sanctuary has been completely subdued."
While Janna was still observing the 【Purification Origin】, the exhausted Celestial Sparrow reverted to its parrot form and landed on Janna’s shoulder, panting heavily.
"Aph, you did very well. Go and get some proper rest for now."
Patting the feathers atop the Celestial Sparrow’s head and sensing that its magic power was nearly depleted, Janna retrieved a Light Magic Stone from her 【White Tower Ring】 and placed it beside the little creature.
"Thank you, Master. Then Aph shall return first."
Completely drained, the Celestial Sparrow gripped the magic stone with its beak, rubbed its head affectionately against Janna’s hair, then dispelled the power of their contract and returned to the Spirit Realm.
"Once 【Zoe Star】 births the 【Law of Purification】 in the future, Aph won’t have to exhaust herself traveling back and forth just to recover magic power."
As a 【Fallen Star】 still shrouded by contamination, the energy field here remained rather unstable. For the Celestial Sparrow to restore its magic, it had no choice but to use magic stones or travel to a plane where the 【Laws】 were more stable.
Thus, when the magic stones Janna provided were insufficient, the Celestial Sparrow could only return to the 【Holy Realm of Heaven】, wait for its strength to recover, and then descend upon 【Zoe Star】 once more through Janna’s summoning.
"It’s getting late. Time to move on to the next step."
After sending Aph away, Janna’s gaze fell once more upon the ground—specifically, upon that one patch of pure “sanctuary” that still retained normal soil.
"These two missions have been on hold for so long. It’s about time they saw some progress."
With that, she opened the Quest Panel, where several missions had been pending for months.
【Main Quest: Save the Withering Life (II)】
Plant one thousand trees on the 【Fallen Star】 (0/1000).
Quest Reward: 1000 Talent EXP, 3000 Skill EXP, 3 Random Rewards.
Quest Duration: Unlimited.
【Main Quest: Cultivate the Dying Fallen Star】
Quest Reward: 800 Talent EXP, 2500 Skill EXP, 3 Random Rewards.
Quest Duration: Unlimited—
【Side Quest: Revive the Servant of Life — the Oak Giant Rosen】
Quest Reward: 500 Talent EXP, 1500 Skill EXP, 2 Random Rewards.
Quest Duration: Unlimited.
So far, Janna still had three incomplete quests—two main quests and one side quest.
Among them, only the side quest “Revive the Oak Giant Rosen” was a Blue-Level Mission; the other two were both Red-Level Main Quests.
Still, looking at the contents of the three quests, Janna couldn’t understand why “Revive the Oak Giant Rosen” was classified as a Blue-Level Mission.
In terms of difficulty, she didn’t believe it would be any easier than “Plant a Thousand Trees.”
After all, Janna at least knew how to plant trees—but when it came to “reviving the Oak Giant,” she still had no clue where to even begin.
"Rather than standing still, I might as well seize this chance and give it a bold try."
Thinking so, Janna no longer hesitated. She directly cast 【Hand of the Wizard】, scattering into the sanctified ground an acorn that seemed completely devoid of life, along with over a thousand prepared tree seeds.
"Wnn—"
As the acorn and seeds fell into the earth, a bright emerald radiance filled with vigorous vitality bloomed from Janna’s palms.
"Although the land has been purified, the chaotic magic field still prevents the seeds from sprouting using only the power of the 【Fragment of the Law of Growth】... As expected."
Seeing no immediate change in the soil, Janna—who had already anticipated such an outcome—did not grow anxious. While continuing to channel the power of the 【Fragment of the Law of Growth】, she once again cast 【Hand of the Wizard】, driving ten rice-grain-sized 【Growth Origins】 deep into the sanctified earth.