In the front right of Eden's main house, I had specially leveled out a patch of open land and channeled an artificial river to make irrigation easier. Today, at Zi Mi's suggestion, our group of god-like entities shouldered shovels and became plain, unpretentious farmers.
Everyone tapped into their divine arts to manifest unique fruit seeds from their respective homelands, gathering the saplings into a single pile. There were Earth's apple, cherry, watermelon, mango, and cantaloupe saplings; Enis's Planet Dodado specialties like saemi, qiqi-fruit, chiduo, and ganguo saplings; Suōshā's Boundless Universe hundred-day fruit, mengjiao-fruit, and labu saplings; and Zi Mi's Planet Guangyue tianxiang-fruit, jumping-fruit, thousand-drop fruit, sweet-gum, and teardrop fruit saplings. The specialized agricultural products of so many planets gathered here made it look like a global expo garden.
"Come, today Enis and I will personally demonstrate the planting process for these saplings." As a veteran farmer who had once cleared the wasteland of the Withered Rose Courtyard, I rolled up my sleeves and got right to work. "Begin~ begin~ begin~" the Divine Pillars chorused, excitedly raising their shovels. I first used my shovel to carve a hole in the soil, digging deep at an angle, then placed the sapling into the pit, quickly backfilled the dirt, and finally stamped it down with my foot to pack it tight. Pouring a prepared bucket of water over it, the first sapling was planted. "I see. Hubby is so amazing~" Suōshā praised after watching.
"Heh heh, it's just passable. Now it's your turn to try. Pick your spots and start digging," I directed the group to begin working. The women raised their shovels and started digging pits one after another. "Dig and dig, keep on digging~" "Bury the corpse and cover it with dirt~" "Keep digging for our beloved Master~" The Divine Pillars sang bizarre chants as they dug. "It's not burying a corpse, it's burying a sapling," I corrected them helplessly.
"I told you you've brought home a bunch of troublemakers again, Hubby~" Suōshā shook her head as she dug. "Sigh, forget it, I'll slowly discipline them in the future," I replied with a sigh. "Don't look at me like this—when I was little, I was raised by my father who was a forestry planter~" Zi Mi suddenly boasted proudly. "Oh? No wonder you volunteered with such confidence," I smiled, continuing to bury the saplings.
"Wait, you've stuck them in upside down!" Seeing the Divine Pillars planting the saplings roots-up, I hurriedly stopped them. "Zi Mi, go teach them. Since they are essentially your splinters, it might be better if you guide them," I told her. "Me? Alright, I'll try." Zi Mi turned and went to instruct the group of Divine Pillars, her strict demeanor bearing a sliver of her past majesty as the Queen of Planet Guangyue.
"It looks like I'm the fastest~" At that moment, Enis proudly displayed her results, having already planted eight trees in no time at all. "I can't lose either!" With that, I accelerated my movements, and everyone began to compete, refusing to be outdone. Eden stayed at a constant temperature of around 25°C, making it comfortable and hard to break a sweat, so everyone worked with great enthusiasm. After about half an hour, we had planted over eighty various fruit trees in total. Looking at the dense cluster of saplings standing tall from the earth, everyone flashed gratified smiles. "I feel like I still have plenty of stamina left, not a single bit of fatigue," Enis said, brushing the dust off her dress. "After all, we are all gods now; our constitutions are incomparable to mortal bodies," I replied while brushing the dust off her shoulder.
"The boring days ahead are long, but we can always find some joy to pass the time. So, let us enjoy every single minute and second to the fullest." I sat down on the grass, gazing up at the blue sky, and my three wives sat on the ground beside me. "Hubby is already the supreme sovereign; there will be no one left in the future who can make you try even a little bit hard. The price of being invincible is seeking defeat but never finding it, but with us accompanying you, that sense of emptiness will be diluted. Let us spend these ordinary days ahead together~" Suōshā smiled, comforting me. "That's right. In this wonderful home, we plant and harvest with our own hands, build our own nest, and enjoy the pleasures of ordinary people. Staying by Hubby's side, even if the world comes to an end, we will never be lonely~" Enis said, leaning against me. "In terms of romantic experience, this little sister can't match my two older sisters, but my devotion to Hubby is also true until death, with never a single regret~" Zi Mi leaned in close as well.
"Alright, you're making me blush. Thank you for your comfort, my wonderful wives." The four of us held each other close, basking in the beautiful sunlight.