Chapter 91: Chapter 91

[Effect 1: Spring of Restoration]

[Effect 2: Claw of Recompense]

[Effect 3: Scythe of Balance: As a guardian dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature, you can summon the Scythe of Nature to eliminate any creature that disrupts this balance. The scythe deals massive damage exclusively to those who threaten the balance of nature.]

[Note: This mythic equipment has not yet revealed all its powers, and can only be wielded by a recognized owner.]

As expected, a new effect had been unlocked.

The Scythe of Balance looked imposing and powerful, but could only be used against those who disrupt nature’s balance. She tried swinging it at a patch of grass, and the blade passed right through without causing any harm.

Looks like it’s useless in normal situations, and she didn’t have a suitable target to test its “massive damage” on, so she let it go for now.

With a thought, the giant scythe returned to the Nature Bracelet. Mu Ying flipped through her player’s manual to check her adventure log.

She felt like her eyes were different now—her vision seemed to have improved dramatically, and when she focused, she could see the flow of nature’s power in her surroundings with perfect clarity.

[You have gained a deeper understanding of nature and attracted its attention. Skill “Nature Sense” has upgraded to “Eyes of Nature.” Gained 100 profession experience.]

Her skill had leveled up?

Mu Ying opened her character panel, and sure enough, her profession skill “Nature Sense” had been replaced by “Eyes of Nature.”

[Eyes of Nature: Nature bestows upon its favored one a pair of eyes that can see where it dwells, love what it loves, and hate what it hates.]

“Favored one, huh?” Mu Ying pondered those words, almost as if she could hear a “Nature Affinity +80” notification in her mind.

Although the description was a bit vague, combined with the changes in her vision, Mu Ying quickly understood what “Eyes of Nature” meant.

To “see where nature dwells” meant she could now visually perceive the power of nature; to “love what it loves and hate what it hates” meant she could distinguish, with her eyes, the beings nature favored or disliked.

She took a moment to adjust to her new vision, and sure enough, she could now clearly see the flow of natural power even inside the trees, without it interfering with her normal sight.

She could even use her gaze to influence the flow of this power—much more smoothly than she could before, when using Nature Sense.

It was as if Nature Sense and Nature Sight had merged and become part of her very eyes.

Even Da Hui and the others had traces of natural power in them—something she couldn’t see before with Nature Sense.

However, the natural power in Da Hui and the others was not only less than what was in an ordinary tree, but it was also faint and unstable, unlike the rich, steady flow in the trees.

It was as if the former were wild grass grown from a casual sprinkle of nature’s power, while the latter were delicate flowers carefully nurtured by nature. Animals really can’t compare to plants!

Curious, she took out a small mirror and looked at the natural power within herself.

A dense, vibrant green aura swirled around her, as if it wanted to wrap her up like a silkworm cocoon.

What a creepy metaphor… Mu Ying shook her head, and her vision returned to normal.

At this point, she must be nature’s favorite, right? The concentration of natural power around her was even greater than that of the centuries-old peach tree she’d encountered before.

For a divine caster to receive the favor of their god was surely a wonderful thing. She tried casting a second-circle spell, and her casting speed was much faster.

It was as if, before, she had to send a message to nature and wait for a reply, but now the response was instantaneous!

Mu Ying delighted in her new abilities. This upgrade seemed to have brought her exceptional luck—first the Scythe of Balance, now the Eyes of Nature. Could it be the blessing spell was working?

And it had only been a few days since her last level-up, and she hadn’t even planted any trees, yet her profession experience was shooting up. That last gain alone was 100 points. She glanced at her level progress.

[Profession: Druid Lv4 (210/1000)]

“Nature Daddy, please keep watching over me!”

Mu Ying pressed her palms together and prayed devoutly. After all, each glance was worth 100 experience points—just a few more and she’d level up again.

“……”

Well, it was no use. Nature remained as ever—impersonal, indifferent yet all-embracing. Calling it “Daddy” didn’t help, nor did trying to curry favor like a cleric with their god.

Looks like she’d better go plant more trees."

"The wolf pack returned to Wolf King Hill with their prey, happily sharing the feast.

Meanwhile, Mu Ying gnawed on some jerky as she observed the traces of natural power around her.

She walked over to the patch of dead forest. Seeing that the scorched earth was completely barren, she wandered into the surrounding woods and used her Feedback Claws to gather some tree seeds.

She took out a small basin, filled it slowly with water, mixed in some Spring of Restoration, and soaked all the seeds to increase their survival rate.

Unlike her meticulous planting in the plantation, this time she didn’t bother to plant each seed carefully. Instead, she soaked them in the spring water, used plant magic to boost their potential, then scattered them at random, using druidic tricks to encourage mass germination.

The ashes from the dead trees had also enriched the soil, so it shouldn’t be long before these seeds grew into a new woodland.

[You have completed a profession training session. Gained Profession EXP ×12.]

[…×10]

[…×11]

…

Mu Ying discovered that this rough planting method actually yielded just as much profession experience as her previous, more careful approach.

While the experience gained per seed was a bit lower, her efficiency had increased so much that she could sow far more seeds at once. Overall, her total gains were even slightly higher than before.

Both quality and quantity are valid paths for a druid’s training, but she realized she’d been too focused on the quality and survival rate of individual trees before—missing the bigger picture.

From the perspective of nature and the entire ecosystem, the life or death of a single ordinary tree doesn’t matter much. Her role wasn’t to act as a nanny, painstakingly raising each sapling, but to give them all a chance to take root and sprout.

Some seeds might not survive, but as long as most did, that was enough. After all, she couldn’t watch over every tree she planted.

That kind of meticulous care was better suited for cultivating rare plants—like mutated species, herbs, or magical flora—mainly in her plantation.

Now that she’d clarified her future training methods and principles, Mu Ying became even more skilled and efficient at sowing seeds.

Once she’d finished scattering seeds across the dead forest, she used Create Water to give them a good soak. “The rest is up to you now!”

After that, she no longer fretted about the wolf pack’s hunting. She simply kept her distance during hunts to avoid unintentionally “tempting” the prey.

As she observed day and night, the image of a lithe, powerful wolf gradually became clear in her mind.

At first, it was just a vague, incomplete shadow. But as Mu Ying learned more about wolves, the image grew more vivid—more like a real wolf.

When it finally let out its first authentic howl, Mu Ying knew the moment for her first Wild Shape had come.

She leapt forward like a wolf, her whole body soaring into the air. In that instant, she transformed, landing steadily on all fours.