Chapter 131 Resources

In the planting area, a large number of level 4 fruits were partially hidden within the lush green branches and leaves. A strange fragrance permeated the air. Without even tasting them, one could feel a sense of comfort spreading throughout the body just by breathing.

Li Tianran forcefully calmed his slightly excited emotions, waved his hand, and said to the adult-level warriors standing behind him, "Start harvesting!"

The heavy harvesters roared and began to advance.

Soon, a small mountain composed of level 4 fruits piled up in front of Li Tianran. After counting, the harvested quantity was close to Li Tianran's previous estimate, totaling 138,620!

Looking at these fruits piled up in front of him, Li Tianran took a deep breath, picked up the walkie-talkie, tuned it to the public channel, and said, "Except for Professor Nan, Qin Yiming, and Lan Ning, everyone else put down what you're doing and come to the planting area immediately."

Currently, the core members of the farm, only those three hadn't become Evolvers due to the special nature of their work. Li Tianran had asked Lan Ning before if he wanted to become an Evolver, and his answer was surprisingly similar to Professor Nan's. Having been by Bai Jingyan's side for so long, Lan Ning also had some understanding of Evolvers, and he decisively refused to become one.

Li Tianran didn't insist. Since they believed that being ordinary people could help them better complete their work, Li Tianran respected their wishes.

As for the others, most of them were God-Descended type Evolvers. Although their various stats and abilities were already close to the limit from the beginning of their evolution, after so long together, Li Tianran discovered that they still had room for improvement, albeit small, it wasn't zero.

About five minutes later, all the core members of the farm had arrived, even Xiao Hei (Little Black) and Bai Mao (White Cat) arrived one after the other.

Seeing them, Li Tianran didn't waste any words, pointing directly at the pile of fruits in front of him, he said, "Eat! Eat to your heart's content! Eat as much as you can!"

Everyone was mentally prepared for this, so they didn't hesitate. Ding Lu and Lu Chi stepped forward first, grabbed a handful of level 4 fruits and threw them into their mouths, beginning to swallow them in large gulps.

Li Tianran stood to the side, observing their data fluctuations with his Data Eye.

Three, five, fifteen…

Lu Chi's stats remained motionless, even after eating seventy fruits.

It wasn't until the hundredth fruit that Li Tianran finally saw Lu Chi's "Attack Power" increase by 1!

And Ding Lu, after eating ninety-eight fruits in one go, had his Defense and Speed increased by 1 point each!

But these were only the most basic physical stats, and their God-Descended abilities remained completely unchanged. Clearly, level 4 fruits had very limited improvement for God-Descended Evolvers.

After frantically swallowing nearly eight hundred and seventy-two level 4 fruits, and increasing his attack power and speed by 8 points, Lu Chi's nostrils suddenly started bleeding. When he forced down another fruit, his abdomen began to churn, his face changed, and he started vomiting.

"Stop!" Li Tianran waved his hand. He saw Lu Chi's vitality decreasing little by little, but it wasn't becoming more serious. Once he stopped eating the fruits, the decrease in vitality stopped.

On the other side, Ding Lu also experienced the same situation as Lu Chi after swallowing six hundred and twenty fruits: his whole body flushed red, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"There's an upper limit to the number of level 4 fruits an Evolver can consume!" Li Tianran quickly concluded. Lu Chi and Ding Lu's situation was like a balloon being filled with water. Although the balloon would expand as it filled, it would burst if the limit was exceeded.

Li Tianran wasn't sure if this limit was permanent, or a limit within a "day," "month," or "year."

To find out, it seemed he would have to wait until tomorrow to continue experimenting…

It turned out that making God-Descended Evolvers stronger was very difficult. The level 4 fruits that Ding Lu and Lu Chi had swallowed alone were enough to equip a full infantry battalion of Evolvers, but the effect of these precious fruits on them… only increased their stats by about 8 points, an increase of less than two percent from their overall stats.

Next were Tang Su, Xiao Hei, and Bai Mao. These three God-Descended Evolvers were in the same situation as Lu Chi and Ding Lu, their bodies reaching their limits after swallowing about seven hundred fruits.

"Doesn't feel like much has changed…" Tang Su clenched her fists, her eyebrows furrowing. "Are we being too wasteful?"

"We have the resources, what are we afraid of?" Han Han squatted next to Li Tianran, cupping her small face and smiling.

Although Tang Su and the others had consumed about four thousand fruits, it was nothing compared to the harvest of nearly one hundred and forty thousand fruits.

Moreover, this resource wasn't a one-time thing. It could be replanted and re-cultivated, providing a continuous supply.

"Wasteful? I don't think so… Even if it only increases your strength or speed by a tiny bit, what are these fruits?" Li Tianran said calmly. "The future world is destined to be a world of Evolvers. The more you increase your abilities now, the less danger you'll face in the future."

"These things can be replanted after they're used up, but you only have one life. Nothing is more important than life! If life is a train to a distant destination, then I hope you can all ride with me to the end, and no one gets off halfway."

Li Tianran said softly.

"No one should ever say such a thing again." Li Tianran stood up and looked at Tang Su.

In the eyes of the people on the farm, Li Tianran had always been a tough leader. Now, suddenly expressing his true feelings, with his iron will and tenderness, made many people feel a little uncomfortable…

Ding Lu was naturally moved to tears.

Lu Chi rubbed his nose. His thoughts were surprisingly aligned with Li Tianran's. He always believed that resources were only resources when used, otherwise they were just garbage piling up in the warehouse!

And Tang Su turned her head, her breathing becoming a little heavy.

Li Tianran's words, which weren't directed at anyone in particular and were completely out of a big-picture perspective, were like a domineering CEO wrapping his arm around a Cinderella who had wandered into a high-end gift shop and felt inferior because of the exorbitant prices, casually throwing out a card, and saying gently: "Buy, buy, buy! Don't worry about the money, you deserve the best in the world!"

This kind of attitude was too lethal to women. Even Tang Su was a little confused at this moment…

Han Han quietly ran over, glanced at Tang Su, then leaned close to her ear and asked in a sickeningly sweet voice, "Tang Su-jie jie (older sister)… why is your face so red? You! Couldn't! Be! Blushing! Right?"

Tang Su ignored her, turned around, covered her face, and strode away.

Li Tianran was a little puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

"Do you know when a woman's imagination is at its richest?" Yuan Wen looked at Tang Su's departing figure and asked softly.

"When?" Li Tianran asked.

"When she's indulging in self-deception!" Yuan Wen sighed helplessly. "If you invaded her brain right now, the scenes inside would definitely be rated R!"