Chapter 16: My Holy One Is a Genius!

The fox girl Qing Ling carefully cut several potatoes in half, then planted them personally into the raised soil.

These two potatoes were found by her after following divine guidance, spending half a day searching the forest with her people.

Potatoes had not yet drawn attention in this world and were often uprooted as weeds.

In the eyes of many nobles, how could something that bore fruit underground be edible?

Even the beastmen did not know this thing could be eaten.

But since it was divine guidance, it must be correct.

Thus, during the entire process, the fox girl Qing Ling worked with great care and precision.

Beside her, the fox chieftain and several fox girls watched intently.

Finally, all the potatoes were planted.

The fox girl Qing Ling squatted before one planted potato, extended her slender fingers, and murmured incantations.

Immediately, a tiny flame emerged from her small hand.

She pressed her hand into the soil, and the soil's temperature began to rise.

Seeing this, the fox chieftain's face showed a mixture of shock and joy.

"Qing… Holy One, has your magic awakened?"

The fox chieftain could not help but be astonished.

Mages were highly esteemed; few beastmen possessed magic.

They were not naturally suited for it.

Few deities were willing to protect beastmen.

Many beastmen worshipped savage gods, and these beastmen were almost all muscular brutes with only brute strength.

Only beastman priests knew any magic.

Yet fox people were somewhat special—their spiritual power was stronger than ordinary beastmen's, and some fox people's spiritual power rivaled that of humans.

Even so, the number of fox people who awakened magic was pitifully small.

Now, judging by the fox girl Qing Ling's appearance, she had clearly awakened her magic and become a novice-level mage.

Though only a novice, this was already remarkable for beastmen.

It was something many beastmen could never achieve in their lifetimes!

Thus, as soon as the fox chieftain spoke, the surrounding fox girls gazed at Qing Ling with envy.

Becoming a Holy One is truly remarkable!

Unfortunately, only one Holy One could exist, and she must be the most beautiful and purest woman of the tribe—while they were all inferior to Qing Ling.

"If only I could serve as a priestess in the temple, becoming a servant of the divine, that would be wonderful too!"

Some fox girls thought secretly.

On the ground, the fox girl Qing Ling whispered softly: "Yes, Mother, I have received the blessing of the Great Lord of Flame, awakened my magic, and become a Level-Two Magic Apprentice!"

As she spoke, she used flame to provide suitable soil temperature while simultaneously channeling magic into the earth.

Just seconds later, a tender sprout broke through the soil.

Then, it grew taller and taller!

The fox girl Qing Ling had learned to use magic to accelerate plant growth!

Yet her technique was still crude.

She used raw magic, not true spells.

If she used spells, the effect would be better and the cost lower.

In every church of any deity, specialized mages regularly traveled to different places to perform such tasks.

Those mages could often accelerate crops across entire fields at once!

This was one of the ways deities manifested miracles and solidified faith.

It also increased food yields, achieving multiple benefits at once.

Under Qing Ling's magical acceleration, the sprout soon grew taller and taller.

But as a newly awakened magic apprentice, her magic was limited, and her small face soon showed signs of strain.

"Hmm, my Holy One is quite a genius."

On the cliff, Lin Yan, using his Insight Eye to survey the surroundings, murmured in surprise.

A single bestowal from the virtual divine core had awakened her magic and elevated her to Level-Two Magic Apprentice—Qing Ling's magical talent was remarkably strong.

Lin Yan paused, then sent some magic through the virtual divine core.

After Qing Ling became Holy One, the virtual divine core had recorded some of her bodily data and could now act through the faith line.

Though he possessed no magic himself, faith energy could be converted partially into magic.

Unlike the absurd ratio of over 100,000 to 1 for converting faith energy into divine power, the ratio for converting faith energy into magic—especially novice-level magic—was extremely low, even allowing one point of faith energy to generate multiple points of magic.

On the ground, Qing Ling felt her magic nearly depleted when suddenly, an unknown surge of magic instantly replenished her reserves.

Moreover, her mage rank rose several levels due to the impact of this high-quality magic.

"The deity has seen me!"

Beneath her veil, Qing Ling's face glowed with excitement.

Then, she was filled with renewed vigor.

Magic flowed continuously into the potato.

"There. One more day, and it should be ready."

Qing Ling said.

Even with magical acceleration, crops still required a natural growth period; after ordinary mages performed acceleration, the remaining natural growth period typically ranged from five days to half a month.

And the fox girl Sister Qing Ling, eager to demonstrate the value of the divine gift, reduced the natural growth period to just one day.