《Living Life as a Plant in a Magical World, Quite Strange Right?》Chapter 1: The Start of a new life
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I don't see anything as it's completely blank without a person or thing insight as nothing comes into view. Until, I open my none exist eyes and look around myself as I observe the area with trees and other things in sight, while I stare at the ground and see that my body is that of a little spout that had just come from the ground.
Hmmmm, so this is the creation plant Creatia or something similar to that as I played around a bit to get a sense of feel for this creature which is me. I suddenly go high as if I'm in the sky but I'm not as I see my little plant right below me which looks so small. As I look to the side of my plant as it seemed to not have a single tree near it at all, as I try to look around a bit but I'm limited to this small square formation around my plant.
I wonder, does this plant let me change my view as freely I want to depending on how much it is grown? Maybe, but for now I will have to see what I have, and see what I can afford from what I am told about the Creatia plant. But how do I make other plants? Didn't the goddess mention I was able to do this and there was even the description in the card.
I try using my mind and find success as I see this blue box with a long list of plant species as each one has a number right next to them. What is set right next to each plant is an LF symbol which I might have an idea of what it means. As I take a closer look at it, it might stand for Life Force as Seria had told me about it.
Wouldn't that mean it will also be my own life at stake and how much time I have to live? That is what I imagine from hearing the word Life Force, as I look around the box to see if there are any number that say anything at all, until I see something with the same LF symbol but with 0 as its counter. Eh!?! Does that mean I'm dead!?! Calm down breathe in and breathe out let's what the hell does this mean!
[That is not your Life Force but is the amount that is taken from other species or individuals.]
Woah! Who are you!?! Do you just randomly appear just to answer my question!?! I talked in my mind as I heard the voice talk about Life Force and its female mechanical non-human voice.
[I am Elucidata and I'm part of the Creatia plant who operates the production and informative system for the main brain who gets all the information and order things around, I will also give choices depending on the action you do. And sadly yes I have to answer your question starting today.]
Hey! That's harsh at least be a little bit nicer! I said in my mind before looking through the list of plants and the counter for the LF which is 0 at the moment and I think of ways to get LF points from other things. Also, what I would like to know is how did Elucidata get all the information to be able to actually answer anything about this plant at all because we were just born a couple of minutes ago.
[Information is gained from the soul or souls that enter the species and turns it into data for me to process it through and determined how much knowledge shall be given to me and converts into this world.]
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Oh! So, souls are just data that have been erased after the death of the host body which is containing the soul. That makes it a cycle of dying and reentering bodies but I'm a special case because I did not forget anything at all, and that-
[Means I have all the information of a fully grown Creatia plant which should not be possible until adult age but the kind of soul which enter me is kind of special...]
Yea I know, my soul is special but can you tell me about how we are able to get more LF points first before anything else.
[Very well, the way to get these LF points are by either leeching off another life form, killing an individual, or waiting for yourself to absorb it from the ground under you. Which also has life force but it will be at a slow rate because you are only just taking a passive action and if you take any forceful measure against the soil it will slow your growth process.]
How slow are we talking about here? More specifically the passive stance on the soil?
[1 LF point per 6 months.]
Fuck! Now, I want to know my options when it comes to using my own LF to increase the amount I can use to create other plants.
[Yes, your LF is very precious and is not replaceable as it is that of a Creatia plant which is highly valuable and is almost nearly impossible to replace and is not recommended.]
Tell me the reason why it's not replaceable and why is it valuable?
[Creatia plants are the longest living species but because of problems, they are not in sizable numbers, mostly for the reason that they kill each other. Another one is because they might as well be targeted by large amounts of species seeking out their blood for how much havoc they cause. So, you are the last living species of them and you need the same blood as your kind to extend the LF further or heal back the ones you used to get more LF points.]
Oh damn! This really will cause problems! What if I'm found!?! They will totally kill me because I'm one of those parasitical race that will cause problems, so does that mean I'm going into hiding!?
[Don't worry, the race is long forgotten, after all, the records that documented the race and event are considered folklore or are completely erased from the libraries after many wars amongst the races.]
Wait! How do you know the past as well as the present? I thought that you are supposed to get information about what is happening right now?
[You remember how I told you that depending on the soul I will get a large portion of information about this world. Well, it means that I can have quite a lot of information that spreads to almost all topic even the time when the races gods arrived in this world or the location of where they are.]
Okay, so just about anything in this world will be stored inside that head of yours, with all that settled what should our plan of action be Ms. Elucidata?
[I don't know, I'm just here to give you information, not suggestions.]
Fine, I shall see to it by myself, I sorted out the list and thought about the options that I'm capable of doing. So, I am able to absorb things if they touch my body and if I want LF then the quickest way would be killing things but how will I be able to do that? No trees are nearby me and all the creatures are too faraway for me to touch, so I will either have to use my own LF which I don't want to as it will give me fewer years to live or use the soil to grow my army.
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That will hurt in the long run and will not be so good for me, I will have to either wait until something gets close to me or I can always just sit here and wait for my life to end. Oh, yea! How many points for the cheapest plant on the list Elucidata?
[1 LF for an Oanita plant]
Tell me the statistics of the plant and its function in how it will help me?
[The Oanita plant is native to the Rolath region and is not seen very often, while, having vines that wrap around it victims and gives out an F grade poison effect.]
What does the grading system look like for the kind of poison that it inflicts on the opponents?
[Grade F, E, D, C, B, A, and S which are the system of poison, as the poisoning gets stronger with each letter grade. It inflicts on the opponent like paralyzing or damaging the body that is hit with the poisoning.]
So, am I able to grab bits of the soil on the ground which aren't able to hurt me in the long run, instead help me that is? If yes, can I extract one point of LF to get the Oanita plant without it causing any serious backlash in on me?
[Yes, fortunately, we are capable of doing that and as it's only one LF point it will not hurt our soil significantly.]
I smile at this as I found some success but is there a reason why growth is so important? I mean Elucidata had said that it will slow down our growth but I don't know what's so important about the slowing of our little plant. As I wondered Elucidata already thought up a good reasoning for this as she tells me why.
[Growth of plant will make you have more influence with your surrounding and will unlock some of the plants that can't be bought right now, I thought you would notice the locked screens on the plants.]
Oh, I completely ignored the locked signs maybe because I was a little too excited to see all the plants I can get. After all, I'm a botany scientist who studies about plants who wouldn't be excited! Now, that I mention about that, what happened to my brother or sister?
They used to always help me with my work until I had to leave them because I was being chased by the government. My sister's legs were crippled but she would still help me and my younger brother was nothing less than a genius so I let him take care of her in my absence.
I looked at my small plant from above as I still wondered how I'm able to do that without having a pair of eyes up here. I then waited for Ms. Elucidata to explain how such event like this is working.
[We call that the Creatia's plant unlimited view range which is outlined by the amount of territory that your roots have spread. It's like how God can gaze anywhere but for you, it's depending on how much territory you have. When the plant was made, it was accepted by the Goddess of Nature that it will defy logical standards and have a lot of viewing range.]
How strange, but if it gives me an advantage I shouldn't be complaining about such a useful tool. With that everything explained, I instantly took out one point of LF from the ground and produced an Oanita plant as I observed how this plant comes out. Seemly, a seed came from the rainbow colored Creatia plant that almost looks like a sapling.
I took note of this and continued to examine the seed that grew from a small ball that had the colored green into this much larger plant. It looked like a chandelier but with a cabbage for the center and vines as arms. Really, quite the species of plant and interesting as well but I shook my head in my mind and continue to observe this plant with intriguing.
That was when I realized, am I able to take control of this plant and make it follow my orders? That is what I was hoping for when I decided to make this plant so that I can strategically put it in the right place to draw in an animal and drain them of its Life Force. I forced my mind into the plant but I nothing happened, but as I kept on trying, Elucidata had given me this option.
[Would you like to create a Hive Mind?]
[Yes or No?]
Woah! A Hive Mind? Elucidata tells me what the Hive Mind is and why didn't I have this from the very beginning.
[The Hive Mind is the control center where all the plants you have created will transplant their ideas and thought the process to you; where orders will be given or thought out. Kind of like ants and their way of thinking which are quite similar but overall different. Also, the reason you don't have a Hive Mind is because you were just born and you didn't have any plants before this one.]
Oh, I see, then create the Hive Mind and let me connect to it as well so I can order things around and of such.
[Creating Hive Mind and connecting Creatia plant to the main server.]
My vision suddenly teleports to this empty space where I see nothing but darkness as I looked around a bit more. Really, I looked down and see darkness as a bright light flashes the room and I still see nothing. That was when a voice breaks the silent atmosphere which echoes through out the dark room.
"What do you want my King?" The voice said with a sense of respect but I didn't see anything at all but I can tell it's very loyal to me. I cleared out my voice and gave out a superior vibe as I announce my goal towards the plant that had sworn its allegiance towards me.
"I want you to ambush and bring in an animal by positioning yourself onto one of the trees." I wasn't able to see the plant but I knew it bowed before the voice disappeared with an "as you wish" before going away. In my mind, I started making a sinister smile but I quickly replaced it with a cold stone face as Elucidata announced her presence by talking.
[So, do you want me to give you the list of plants you are able to gather and other things?]
Please do and I want all sorts of information on the costs of plants and about this world which also includes maps, races, and the standards this world will hold on a person. I want everything ready to rock n' roll because we are going to take this world by storm!
[Stop acting flashy and get ready. How did I get such a worrisome master?]
Hey! I can hear you Elucidata! And that's just out right mean!
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