Lunch soon came to an end.
The other Pokémon scattered to do their own things, but Lin Feng couldn't wait any longer. He brought Serperior to the base of the Pecha Berry Tree and activated his Eye of Insight.
[Pecha Berry Tree, Infinite Growth Variant.]
[The taller the Pecha Berry Tree grows, the more difficult further growth becomes. In return, the berries it produces become increasingly fragrant and nutritious.]
The description was remarkably simple.
Infinite Growth Variant.
The taller it became, the harder it would be to grow further.
At the same time, the greater its height, the more valuable its berries would become.
Lin Feng's first thought was...
Wine.
The Pecha Berry wine he had brewed before possessed medicinal properties powerful enough to cure illnesses.
If this new tree produced even higher-quality berries...
Wouldn't the wine become even more miraculous?
Of course...
He hadn't picked a single berry from this tree yet.
Its growth rate alone was already astonishing.
Lin Feng flew into the air to measure its height.
Two days ago, before he had left, it had stood around five meters tall.
Now...
It was already about six meters.
Unlike ordinary berry trees, its fruit never dropped after ripening.
Instead, the berries continued absorbing nutrients and kept growing larger over time.
There were nearly a hundred more berries hanging from its branches than before.
Grow until it reached the size of the World Tree...
Lin Feng shook his head.
Judging from the description, he had no idea how many years that would take.
Even after applying Super Fertilizer, it had only grown this much over the past few days.
Without that fertilizer...
He doubted he'd live long enough to see it fully mature.
"Let's give it a try, Serperior."
Lin Feng looked toward her.
He sprinkled another layer of premium fertilizer beneath the Pecha Berry Tree.
"Serperior~"
Serperior nodded.
The next moment...
Energy surged from her body like a spring bursting from underground.
Emerald-green power erupted outward.
In an instant...
A vast Grassy Terrain spread across the entire berry orchard.
The grass shot upward wildly, reaching Lin Feng's knees almost immediately.
Lin Feng blinked in surprise before looking at Serperior.
It was obvious.
Her sudden leap in strength had made it difficult for her to perfectly control her newfound power.
Fortunately...
Most of that immense natural energy remained focused on the Pecha Berry Tree before her.
The tree began growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was as though countless springs had passed within mere seconds.
The trunk rose higher and higher.
Six meters...
Seven...
Eight...
Until it finally slowed...
Stopping at nearly ten meters tall.
Compared to its dramatic increase in height, the trunk itself had thickened only slightly.
Lin Feng guessed that most of its growth had happened underground.
Its roots had likely expanded much deeper into the earth.
The berries, however...
Had changed dramatically.
Ordinary Pecha Berries were only about half the size of a person's fist and slightly flattened.
Now...
Every berry had become round, plump, and perfectly full.
Their refreshing fragrance alone made anyone nearby feel relaxed and comfortable.
They're enormous...
Looking at the Pecha Berries, each one larger than his own fist and nearly the size of his face, Lin Feng couldn't help but gasp inwardly.
Then he turned around.
Only to discover that it wasn't just the central tree that had changed.
Every other Pecha Berry Tree nearby had also begun growing.
Serperior's overflowing natural energy was nourishing the entire orchard.
Although the surrounding trees grew much more slowly than the main tree...
Their changes were still clearly visible.
Even the berries hanging from their branches had become slightly larger.
Some trees immediately burst into bloom.
Flowers quickly transformed into fruit.
The fruit rapidly ripened into bright red berries.
Even stranger...
Lin Feng could sense that the surrounding trees now carried the same unique aura as the central tree.
The discovery left him stunned.
An astonishing possibility suddenly appeared in his mind.
Could the Infinite Growth Pecha Berry Tree be transforming the entire orchard?
Could every Pecha Berry Tree here become an Infinite Growth Tree?
He immediately activated the Eye of Insight on the surrounding trees.
Unfortunately...
That wasn't the case.
Still...
What he discovered was equally fascinating.
The central Pecha Berry Tree's root system had begun extending underground.
Its roots connected with every neighboring Pecha Berry Tree.
In a sense...
They had become a single interconnected organism.
"..."
Lin Feng stared at the orchard.
"Is this entire place eventually going to become one massive peach forest?"
Watching the berries continue growing larger without stopping, he couldn't help sighing in amazement.
Quietly...
He watched another wave of blossoms bloom...
Turn into fruit...
And slowly mature...
Waiting to see the effects of Serperior's very first Grassy Terrain after inheriting the World Tree's blessing.
Unfortunately...
Not everyone shared his excitement.
The Pokémon working in the orchard certainly didn't.
A shiny Ambipom had just finished harvesting one Pecha Berry Tree and was preparing to leap toward the next.
Out of habit...
It glanced back.
The tree it had just completely harvested...
Was flowering again.
Moments later...
Tiny fruit appeared.
Those fruit rapidly grew larger...
Turned bright red...
And became fully ripe.
Ambipom rubbed its eyes.
It looked at its own pink fur.
Its eyesight couldn't possibly be failing.
But...
But hadn't it literally just picked every single berry?
How were they growing back already?!
That shouldn't be possible!
The shiny Ambipom suddenly became anxious.
At the Breeding House, Lin Feng paid them according to harvested trees.
Completely harvest one mature berry tree...
Earn two berries as payment.
Normally, this system was simple.
Even though berries matured unusually fast here, each flower still required over a day to become ripe fruit.
Their daily workload was easy to estimate.
But now...
The moment they picked everything...
New berries immediately started growing again.
Ambipom climbed back into the tree and resumed harvesting.
Before long...
It discovered the nightmare wasn't over.
By the time it harvested from the eastern side toward the center...
The berries on the eastern branches had already grown back.
"Squeak?!"
Ambipom nearly broke down.
"I just picked those!"
And it wasn't the only one.
Many Pokémon helping in the orchard encountered the exact same problem.
For a while...
None of them knew what to do.
Fortunately...
They soon realized that only this particular variety of berry tree was growing at such an absurd speed.
So they simply skipped these trees for now and harvested the others first.
Meanwhile...
The central Pecha Berry Tree finally stopped growing.
Lin Feng estimated it now stood somewhere between eleven and twelve meters tall.
At that very moment...
Serperior suddenly froze.
Her body swayed.
The enormous expenditure of energy finally caught up with her.
She collapsed from exhaustion.
Lin Feng instantly rushed forward.
Before she could hit the ground...
He caught her gently by the head.
"Easy..."
"They always say the first attempt produces the greatest results."
"But you don't have to push yourself this hard."
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