Scholar of Seeds: Reborn with a Farming Scroll
Chapter 11 – Tier Three Awakening
By morning, the battlefield had turned silent again—smoke rising in soft spirals from charred trenches and fallen spirit beasts. The sunlight filtering through the high ridges bathed the farm in an uneasy gold. The valley had lived through its first true trial, but the air still trembled with aftermath.
Ikenna stood barefoot in the heart of his farmland, the soil still warm beneath his feet. He breathed in deeply, sensing the damage, the qi fluctuations... and the resilience. His field had bled, but it hadn't died.
Beside him lay the still-smoldering fang of the Wraith Wolf—a long, jagged shard of bone with a hollow core. It shimmered faintly in the light, glowing with stolen qi.
[Special Drop Acquired: Wraith Wolf Fang (Qi Drain Variant)]
Would you like to refine it into your Spiritual Toolset?
🔹 [Yes] 🔹 [No]
Ikenna hesitated for only a moment. Then, "Yes."
The farming scroll, still hovering open beside him, burst into golden light. The fang lifted into the air and shattered—not violently, but like dust breaking apart under purpose. The fragments spun into the scroll's center sigil.
[Processing Unique Beast Material…]
Integration Success.
⚠️ Farming Scroll Tier Level Up Imminent…
🔓 New Features Unlocked – Tier Three: Spirit Ecosystem Interface, Beast Deterrent Aura, and Soil Memory Imprint.
The wind shifted.
The entire scroll pulsed—its form no longer just a glowing tome but now surrounded by floating glyphs, each humming with elemental resonance. It looked more alive than ever before.
Amara, watching from the distance, blinked. "Did it just evolve?"
Ikenna smiled faintly, a sheen of sweat on his brow. "It leveled up."
The first new feature came instantly.
[Spirit Ecosystem Interface Activated]
You may now view the interdependent harmony of your crops, terrain, and nearby wildlife.
🌾 Bonus Trait: Crop Soul Affinity
🔍 Example: Golden Rice → Spirit Bat Nesting +2 | Soil Qi Flow +3 | Attracts Predator Beetles -1
A transparent holographic web spread across the air before him. Lines connected every seedling, every tree, even the wildflowers at the edges of the farm. Some pulsed in harmony—like the golden rice and spirit bats. Others clashed—like predator beetles devouring the fragile frost vines.
He exhaled. "So this is what nature sees."
Professor flew onto his shoulder, feathers ruffled but eyes alert. "The soil speaks clearer now, doesn't it?"
"Louder," Ikenna replied. "More honest, too."
He activated a new node on the scroll:
[Beast Deterrent Aura – Level 1]
Deploy spiritual suppression from the farm's foundation using beast fear resonance.
Radius: 400 meters
Duration: Continuous
Cost: 10% Ambient Farm Qi Flow
He hesitated for only a second, then pressed "Activate."
At once, the ground vibrated softly. From the roots of the land, a low hum radiated outward—inaudible, but felt. The birds that had been circling above scattered. Insects stilled. And far at the forest's edge, several Spirit Apes gave a wary grunt and retreated.
Jalun, climbing out of a collapsed trap trench, scratched his head. "Why do I suddenly feel like I shouldn't step off the path?"
"You shouldn't," Professor replied gravely. "The land now bites."
Ikenna used the next hours to walk his land, cataloging every wounded area. The eastern terrace had burned during the hound assault. The northern plots were gouged by Ironhide boar hooves. But none of the inner farm had been breached thanks to their root wall defenses.
And now, with Tier Three unlocked, he could heal the farm faster.
[Soil Memory Imprint Activated]
Choose a terrain zone to restore to last optimal state.
Cost: 30% stored qi / area
Cooldown: 1 day per use
He selected the eastern terrace and let the scroll pulse.
The soil responded like a sigh.
Burn marks faded, ash dissipated, and the furrows re-shaped themselves with soft crumbling sounds, revealing unburnt roots beneath. A line of new sprouts poked up, shy but healthy.
Jalun, watching from the ridgeline, let out a long whistle. "Ikenna… did you just make the farm heal itself?"
"Not exactly," Ikenna said. "I just asked it to remember what it once was."
Later, under the midday sun, the team regrouped in the makeshift greenhouse—now transformed into a strategy hub. Charts were spread over the table, fresh tea steeped from calming herbs filled the air.
Amara passed him a folder. "I scouted the hills beyond the beast trails. The ground there is riddled with what looks like tunnel patterns."
Ikenna frowned. "Natural tunnels?"
"No," she said. "Drilled. Something's… burrowing. And it's not spirit beasts."
Professor coughed a feather. "I hate to speculate, but those tunnels match the width of Wyrm-Borers."
Jalun paled. "Stage 4?"
"Some can even evolve to Stage 5 underground if left unchecked," Amara added grimly.
That brought silence.
Ikenna tapped the scroll again. "Then we prepare. Before they wake fully."
He turned the page.
[Unlock Tier 3 Auxiliary Feature – Seed Sentinel Protocol?]
A new page shimmered.
Seed Sentinels: Passive guardian constructs grown from spirit-infused vines.
Traits: Night Vision, Alarm Pulse, Minor Physical Defense
Limit: 3 Active Units per Hectare
A smile crept onto his face. "Let's plant some guards, shall we?"
That evening, under the copper glow of sunset, Ikenna knelt in the inner fields with Amara and Jalun. They buried three Seed Sentinels in triangular formation, inscribing each pod with his blood and qi signature.
The ground hummed.
Vines began to unfurl slowly, forming bulbous heads with root-like limbs, like little guardians. They turned silently, watching the horizon.
As the stars emerged and the shadows stretched, Ikenna stood before his fields, exhaustion tugging at his bones, but pride surging in his chest.
They had passed the first test.
They had leveled up.
The farm was no longer just land.
It was a fortress.
It was alive.
And it was ready to fight again.