[Heartvine]:
["An evergreen vine plant that prefers warm, humid environments with ample sunlight."
"Best grown in fertile, loose, well-drained sandy soil."
"Its texture is no different from ordinary vines. It has no offensive capability and possesses only minimal defensive strength."
"Heartvine has many branching vines. At the end of each branch grows a small suction cup capable of adhering to objects many times larger than itself."
"Heartvine can establish telepathic communication with any living being. It has a gentle, obedient temperament and willingly allows itself to be commanded."
"A mental link can be formed simply by touching Heartvine's body, allowing commands to be issued."
"Because Heartvine is adept at learning, once the same commands are issued multiple times, the controller only needs a single thought for Heartvine to understand and act."
"After reaching maturity, Heartvine can survive without soil. As long as it receives a small amount of water each day, it can continue living indefinitely."]
Ron stroked his chin and reread the description several times, ideas slowly forming in his mind.
However, since he hadn't seen the real thing yet, it was hard to conclude.
So, before noon arrived, Ron went downstairs, opened the storage room door, and entered the dimensional plane.
Inside the dimensional plane, the puppets were hard at work cultivating Nether Orchid and other plants. All fifteen individual cultivation plots were fully occupied.
The large cultivation area formed by the merged fifteen square meters was entirely taken up by the lush canopy of the Puppet Tree.
With no other choice, Ron spent 2,000 wealth points to exchange for one additional square meter of cultivation space.
After half a month, his wealth points had already exceeded 130,000.
As Ron's flower shop gained fame beyond the City of Chaos, attracting nobles and merchants from other regions, sales had surged again recently.
Reaching 200,000 wealth points wouldn't take long.
At 2,000 wealth points per square meter, with a maximum exchange limit of 30 square meters—a total of 60,000 wealth points—Ron could easily afford to buy them all at once.
But true to his frugal instincts when dealing with the system, he decided to exchange only when necessary.
Just like now.
Ron planted the Heartvine Seed and instructed the cultivation space to nurture it.
Half an hour later, a Heartvine nearly as tall as a person slowly grew out.
From the point where its roots emerged from the soil, the plant gradually branched out, eventually extending dozens of slender vines.
Each vine twisted and coiled, and when fully extended, each measured well over ten meters.
At the end of every vine was a suction cup shaped like a tiny trumpet, no larger than a coin.
Ron reached out and grasped one of the vines.
Instantly, he felt Heartvine's consciousness.
The suction cups at the ends of the other vines all lowered themselves at once—whether in shyness or greeting, it was hard to tell.
Ron began issuing simple commands, instructing the suction cups to rise.
They immediately perked up, transforming from limp to firm in an instant, brimming with energy.
Under Ron's control, Heartvine performed all kinds of gestures:
Scissors… OK sign… heart gesture…
Ron then took out a piece of clothing and brought it close to one suction cup.
Receiving the command, the suction cup promptly moved forward, clamped onto the collar, and held it steadily in midair.
Ron continued pulling out various objects, letting the remaining suction cups attach themselves one by one.
After stepping back and looking at the now dazzling display of items hanging from Heartvine, Ron nodded.
The plant's first use was confirmed.
It was incredibly convenient for storage.
If he wanted something, all he had to do was command Heartvine to bring it over.
Not only that—
With vines over ten meters long, Ron wouldn't even need to move when he wanted something from the living room while in his study.
Just command Heartvine.
It was truly a lazy person's divine tool.
If he placed a Heartvine in every room—
No need to carry plates while eating.
No need to pour water by hand.
No need to turn pages while reading.
No need to pull up blankets when sleeping.
Even bathing could include Heartvine scrubbing his back.
Though Heartvine had no combat power and lacked the miraculous effects of plants like Nether Orchid—
Its sheer convenience in daily life alone was enough for Ron to love it.
Holding a vine and lying down while Heartvine handled everything for him—
This was the ultimate stay-at-home fantasy.
Eventually, he wouldn't even need to walk.
With Heartvines in every room, one could simply be carried by one vine and handed off to another…
As Ron imagined all this, he casually let a suction cup attach to his neck.
With no gravity in the dimensional plane, Heartvine easily dragged him around.
He wondered whether Heartvine could lift his weight just as easily in the real world.
There was no discomfort at all—the suction felt oddly similar to being kissed or gently sucked by a girl's lips.
…Actually, it felt quite comfortable.
Ron shook his head, discarding his increasingly lazy fantasies, and began thinking about Heartvine's other uses.
Hmm…
After some thought, Ron stored all the miscellaneous items back into his [Backpack] and took out a deck of Element Cards.
Ten vines split into two groups, forming ten fingers like two hands.
The Element Cards fluttered through the air—shff, shff, shff—as they were expertly shuffled.
Once shuffled, Ron guided four nearby vines to gather around, while the central ten vines distributed cards to them one by one.
Ron burst out laughing at the scene before him.
It actually worked…
A sexy dealer dealing cards online?
Too bad it wasn't a curvy, alluring lady—but a green Heartvine instead.
Seen this way, placing Heartvines in the Tabletop-Themed Tavern might actually be a great selling point.
Hmm… once mahjong gets developed, Heartvine could even function as a shuffling machine?
A Heartvine-powered mahjong table?
Oh, right—couldn't Mia's hotpot and barbecue restaurant also use this?
When customers add ingredients to the pot or grill food themselves, Heartvine could handle the task.
Fast, convenient, and no risk of burning hands.
Ron's thoughts spiraled wildly as he imagined countless applications for Heartvine.
Finally, his mind landed on the factory on the outskirts.
After Element Cards were produced, they still needed sorting and packaging.
That was why Ron had purchased a factory and hired workers.
Although he had designed a relatively efficient manual assembly-line method, it was still human labor, and efficiency had limits.
But what if every factory worker were equipped with Heartvines?
That would be a proper mechanical assembly line.
No—
A plant-based production line.
Workers wouldn't even need to move—standing or sitting, holding a vine, issuing commands for sorting and packaging would be enough.
Productivity would skyrocket instantly.
Ron's eyes gleamed as he looked at the gently swaying Heartvine, then clenched his teeth.
In the next instant, four more cultivation plots appeared beside it—and his wealth points dropped by 8,000.
Cultivation space was a necessity.
He wasn't heartbroken.
Not heartbroken at all.