"Phenex?" A thought flashed through Morax's mind. "He's actually coming back?"
Morax had already prepared himself for the possibility that Phenex would never return to the Guili Assembly from now on. His sudden return now made Morax feel surprised once again.
While thinking this, Phenex had already landed in front of Morax.
Phenex was just about to greet the long-unseen Morax when the unfamiliar teal-haired young girl beside him rushed over and hugged him.
"So cute! You must be the Phenex that Morax often mentions, right? I already knew you were a newborn god, but I never expected you to be such an adorable child!"
Guizhong picked up the white-haired, red-eyed Phenex, who looked about four years old, and pressed her face right up against his in zero-distance cheek-rubbing.
Young girls have no resistance to cute things, even if it's just a god who appears in the form of a young girl.
When Phenex was still in the Guili Assembly, quite a few young girls had wanted to cuddle with him, but they held back because of his " Adeptus " identity and didn't make a move.
Otherwise, who could resist an exquisitely carved, food-loving little cutie snow dumpling?
"Let go of me, it's hot." Phenex tried to struggle, but the more force he used, the stronger Guizhong's hold on him became in response.
This resulted in Phenex being unable to break free from Guizhong's embrace using his own strength.
He instinctively prepared to use elemental power, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Morax nearby holding himself back.
From the tone of this young girl, her relationship with Morax was clearly very special.
Phenex's way of thinking was simple: if Morax was good to him, then he should also be good to Morax. If the girl was Morax's friend, then he couldn't hurt her.
"Guizhong, let go of Phenex."
Morax came over and separated the two.
Facing Guizhong's reluctant gaze, Phenex's small body began to tremble.
Morax looked helplessly at Guizhong, and Guizhong met his eyes with an innocent expression.
In the end, Morax stood in front of Phenex, using his body to block Guizhong's line of sight.
"Phenex, do you have something to see me about?" Morax asked.
Phenex recovered from his fear of Guizhong, then nodded his head in response to Morax's question.
"The grain I planted has ripened. I want to take you to see it."
As he spoke, Phenex took out three small bags from his feathered garment. Even Morax didn't recognize what was inside.
"These are the grains I grew from seeds I collected myself: potatoes, rice, and wheat."
During the period when he stayed near the Abyss and ate raw Pyro Slimes, Phenex sometimes felt bored, so he used his innate talent to command passing birds to collect some interesting things for him.
After playing with the things the birds brought, Phenex would habitually put them into his feathered garment.
Over time, Phenex forgot what exactly was stored inside his feathered garment.
When planting, Phenex felt that there should be something he needed inside the feathered garment.
And sure enough, he found good things.
Namely, potatoes, rice, and wheat.
The moment he saw these three kinds of seeds, Phenex instantly mastered the planting methods for these three crops. He didn't understand why, but since he knew how to do it, Phenex directly planted them in the farmland that Morax had prepared for him.
That land, which could be considered barren during the harvest season, under the careful tending of the newborn god, bore abundant fruit.
Looking at the crops in Phenex's hands that he had never seen before, Morax gazed at Phenex with a strange expression.
Four months to grow three mature crops, and in a drought environment too you're not a fire-wielding god?
Seeing that Morax wasn't speaking, Phenex thought the other party didn't believe these were grains.
"These really are grains. If you don't believe me, I'll make some for you to see."
As he spoke, Phenex picked up a potato. Flames emerged from his palm. In just a few short seconds, the roasted potato released bursts of fragrance.
He handed the roasted potato to Morax: "Here, try it. I've tasted it it's very fragrant."
Morax was just about to take it when Guizhong behind him stepped forward and snatched the roasted potato first.
She took a bite and said, "It really is very fragrant."
"…Rather than that, what I'm more concerned about is how you, Phenex, managed to grow grain in such an environment in just four months."
"I don't know. I just did this and that, and it grew." Phenex was also only half-understanding it himself.
Farming was like speaking or commanding birds it was something he was born knowing how to do. But as for the specific principles, Phenex had no idea.
Morax pondered, then turned and walked outside.
He suspected there was something wrong with that plot of farmland.
The three gods left the Guili Assembly together and arrived at the place where Phenex had been planting.
Morax: …
Guizhong: !
"Phenex, did you do this?"
"Yeah. I couldn't handle such a large area of farmland by myself, so I also asked some bird friends to help."
Morax took a deep breath. The excitement in his heart caused a rare smile to appear on his face.
There was no need to worry about the grain problem anymore.
Because not only had Phenex filled the farmland with those three crops, but even the mountains beside the farmland were planted full. Now that the crops had ripened, the entire mountains and fields were covered with the fruits of the crops!
"Little cutie, how did you manage this?" Guizhong excitedly rubbed Phenex's head. "You're amazing!"