Kingdom of Corrosion

Stone walked out of the church with a book in his hand, "Horticulture, can plant fruits and flowers."

Tangtang lamented, "Trash." Fruits take too long to mature, and flowers can’t be eaten as a meal.

Maya didn’t quite understand and asked in doubt, "It’s clearly a great item, why is it trash? We can plant pumpkins, tomatoes, bell peppers, olives, tomatoes, and cucumbers, etc."

Tangtang countered, "Aren’t the ones you mentioned all vegetables?"

Maya retorted, "But who told you these aren’t fruits?"

Everyone present, including Lin Wu, felt that Tangtang wasn’t wrong, but Maya’s tone suggested she was right, so they chose to remain silent, each with an "I knew that already" expression. However, the expressions were noncommittal, not siding with Tangtang, nor with Maya.

Maya explained, "In botany, vegetables refer to the edible parts of a plant, fruits refer to the plant’s fruit. Pumpkin and the like are indeed fruits of a plant, not part of the plant’s roots, stems, or leaves. Moreover, legumes, cucumbers, etc., are both fruits and vegetables. Speaking loosely, all fruits belong to vegetables, but not all vegetables are fruits. Horticulture is narrower than vegetable science, but it is also a very powerful Skill Book."

Stone asked, "Who wants to learn farming? You can start planting immediately after learning. Lin Wu, you brought it back, so you have the first right of refusal."

Lin Wu said, "I’m not that interested in growing flowers and raising birds."