Ren opened the other manuals and began reading them carefully.
An hour passed before he finally leaned back in his chair, letting out a slow breath.
"No wonder the school gives students fifteen days of holidays after awakening," Ren muttered to himself. "The first ten to fifteen days are the best time to enter Stage 1 of any pathway. After that, it only gets harder as time passes."
He glanced again at the documents on his screen.
"The energy meditation technique and those basic combat skills aren't very useful at Stage 1," he said thoughtfully. "Only the special cultivation technique for the Bloodline Plant Lord pathway really matters right now."
"This one explains how to slowly combine bloodline and soul with the seed, step by step, until a symbiotic relationship forms."
Ren scratched his head and chuckled softly.
"Every time I read about this… I can't help but think about Eddie and Venom's symbiotic relationship."
He sighed dramatically.
"R.I.P., Venom."
He continued reading the manual.
"That's also why Bloodline Plant Lords are considered partially immortal. The seed houses both the cultivator's soul and bloodline. Even if the body is destroyed, the soul remains intact, while the bloodline acts as a blueprint to regenerate the body exactly as it was before."
Ren stretched slightly in his chair.
"Still… right now I'm only a Tier 1 Lifeform because of the awakening. I'm barely stronger than an ordinary person."
"To truly become a Real Tier 1 LifeForm , I need to begin cultivating and enter the first stage of the pathway."
"For my pathway, that means combining my bloodline and soul with the seed. Once the fusion is complete, I'll reach the next stage of the pathway."
Ren rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"I'm guessing the other pathways probably have a similar starting process."
A small smile slowly appeared on his face.
"Well then…"
"Let's see what my golden finger can really do."
Ren opened the OPTIMIZE section of his cheat ability.
Sure enough, a new option appeared.
OPTIMIZE
• Special Cultivation Technique for the Bloodline Plant Lord (+)
Ren's eyes lit up.
Without hesitation, he clicked on it.