Ryo stopped trying.
That was his strategy.
Surprisingly—
It worked.
rustle… spread… crk…
The field expanded on its own.
Faster than before.
Learning.
Adapting.
Connecting.
"…You're copying yourselves."
The crops from the main field extended outward.
Recreating patterns.
Structures.
Behavior.
shff…
"…That's efficient."
System Update
Field Replication Detected
Efficiency Bonus Applied
"…Bonus."
"…Good."
The new area filled in rapidly now.
Sprouts became stems.
Stems became structures.
The system stabilized.
Slightly.
Behind him—
THUMP
The anomaly pulsed again.
Stronger.
But—
Contained.
Better than before.
"…Expansion helped."
The adventurer nodded.
"…You distributed the load."
Kiro added quietly.
"…Which means more capacity."
"…Stop."
The fragment twitched.
thmp…
But didn't split.
Didn't replicate.
"…That's better."
Ryo lay down again.
"…We stop here."