“By the way,”
Qimeng spread her palm, conjuring translucent phantoms of several magic fruits out of thin air.
“The one used for storage just now, I call it the 【Space Fruit】. Besides that, there's the 【Herculean Strength Fruit】 that boosts arm strength, the 【Lightweight Fruit】 that allows you to leap lightly, the 【Sober Fruit】 that grants immunity to mental pollution...”
“If you eat these magic fruits directly, they actually only last for a few minutes and are single-use consumables.”
“But once they're integrated into a one-leaf spirit rune, their nature changes.”
“The spirit rune essentially solidifies the magic fruit's rules within your magic veins. From then on, as long as your own mana is abundant, you can charge and activate this trait infinitely on your own, just like casting a spell!”
“W-Wait, please wait a moment, Big Sister!”
Yinzhi was dumbfounded, her little head almost losing the ability to think.
“Ignoring magic aptitude... Th-This is exactly like the 【Divine Blessing】 granted to believers by the great gods in mythological stories, isn't it?!”
“Yeah, it's pretty much that kind of style. Though in my eyes, rather than a divine blessing, it's more like an 【Authority】.”
Qimeng explained in a tone that was absolutely overflowing with prestige.
“In this world, the ultimate power that directly strips the underlying laws of the world and engraves them into magic veins is called an 【Authority】. It is the essence of rules, transcending all magic acquired through hard cultivation.”
She understood this so well because the Reincarnation she had awakened back when she was a knight belonged to this category.
“However...”
“Once a so-called god actually reveals themselves, they can no longer be called a god. The world is material, matter is in motion, and objective laws are ultimately knowable. The unknown does not equal superstition, and ignorance certainly does not equal true knowledge.”
“In my understanding, the sacred and inviolable divine blessing you speak of might just be a manifestation of an Authority. Even 【Gods】 themselves are merely materialized fragments of high-level laws, or perhaps just effects evolved from Authorities.”
“Th-This kind of thinking...”
Yinzhi's delicate body trembled, her beautiful eyes filled with an unspeakable shock.
The iron fist of materialism completely shattered this fantasy world native's worldview.
It was too advanced! This was a blasphemy that had never appeared in her hundreds of years of inherited memory... No, it was the ultimate truth!
How could a mortal creature possess such thoughts, unless Big Sister was extraordinary to begin with!
If, according to Big Sister, gods were merely materialized fragments of laws, then Big Sister, who could casually grant them abilities equivalent to a divine blessing...
Wasn't she a living god belonging to them?!
At this thought, the way Yinzhi looked at Qimeng skyrocketed from simple admiration to the fanatical worship of her own, one and only true god.
Entirely unaware that Yinzhi had become a fanatic believer, Qimeng continued to chat casually.
“By the way, the one-leaf spirit rune I modified has a vassal contract forcibly bound to it.”
Qimeng glanced at the light-golden little creature.
“Which means, the moment the spirit rune formed, this little dummy—who was previously just a temporary worker—has officially become my legal vassal on the level of the world's laws.”
“Eh? Which means...”
Upon hearing Qimeng's explanation, an unparalleled sense of happiness welled up inside Xiaomi!
“I-I'm not a stray anymore?! I'm Master's true, official vassal?!”
Overcome with excitement, Xiaomi's eyes welled with tears. With a small whine, she lunged forward and clung tightly to Qimeng's arm, refusing to let go.
“Waaah! This is amazing! Xiaomi belongs to Master for life! From my body to my soul, everything belongs to Master! Even if the world ends, I won't take a single step away from Master!”
“Hey, let go already, you dummy vassal!”
Qimeng had a look of disgust as she pressed her hand against Xiaomi's forehead, trying to peel off this piece of sticky candy.
“And don't say such misleading lines! People who don't know any better will think I'm trafficking monster girls! Also, if the world really does end, you're absolutely staying behind to cover my retreat, got it?”
Although her mouth spouted heartless words, she didn't actually push her away. Instead, her actions betrayed her words as she adjusted her arm's angle to let Xiaomi hold onto her more comfortably.
Watching this scene, a tiny flame of jealousy began to burn in Yinzhi's heart.
Dammit, Xiaomi actually got a head start.
Since Big Sister was the one and only true god who could casually grant blessings, then as her most favored (self-proclaimed) younger sister, she should at least become Big Sister's exclusive Divine Chosen, right?
Imagining some wonderful developments, Yinzhi's cheeks instantly flushed beet red.
Feeling the goosebump-inducing stares from both sides, Qimeng couldn't help but shrink her neck.
She had clearly just unlocked the achievement of legally acquiring a vassal, so why did she suddenly feel a spine-chilling sense of crisis?!
If she knew about the shocking Divine Chosen plan brewing in her cheap little sister's head, she would definitely administer a fist of justice, transform into a roaring emperor, and flip the table on the spot.
“Hurry up and stop your dangerous mental slide! This tree does not want to become some Goddess of Lolis!!”
The next morning.
Accompanied by two soft green glows, two knee-high clones that looked almost identical to Qimeng landed on the ground, completing their grand debut as laborers.
“Waaah! They're so cute! Are they super magic dolls?!”
Xiaomi's eyes sparkled as she circled around them.
Even the composed Yinzhi curiously sized up the two little things.
“Is... Is this a mini version of Big Sister? How magical...”
“Yes, to be precise, these are this tree's clones. I call them Dameng and Xiaomeng.”
Qimeng thoroughly enjoyed their admiration.
“From now on, all the tedious chores that don't require thinking will be fully taken care of by them!”
Dameng and Xiaomeng understood the command and immediately bowed to Qimeng.
This kind of clone could work day and night without stopping as long as there was mana. If it were a normal Intermediate Rank magical beast, they would have been drained dry sooner or later. However, Qimeng glanced at the mountain-like pile of Intermediate Rank reserve food beneath her tree roots, brimming with confidence.
Just a bit of mana? That was the one thing this tree lacked least right now!
What was even more satisfying was that, due to clone resonance, the natural spells she had just learned yesterday could be cast by Dameng and Xiaomeng on the ground with a wave of their little hands, their palms lighting up with a pure natural green glow.
They had actually seamlessly synchronized the natural spells!
These were clearly two automated laborers with maxed-out infrastructure skills!
“Excellent, today's task will be this.”
Qimeng leisurely issued her command.
The two knee-high little clones began to carry out a massive construction project in the Tree Court.
Dameng controlled the Wood element with her tiny hands. Under the blessing of natural spells, the originally crude open-air bath was upgraded all the way, rising to form a anti-peeping roof and a changing room.
On the other side, Xiaomeng carried wood to construct an elegant wooden pavilion right in the center of the Tree Court, neatly placing the Earth Amber throne in the middle of the pavilion.
Looking at her base, which had been completely transformed in a single day, Qimeng reaped the fruits of their labor and let out a high-pitched sigh of pure satisfaction.
Was this the joy of being the boss?!
Clones truly freed one's hands; the ancients did not deceive me!
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