Chapter 413 - 423: Treasure Land
Chapter 413: Chapter 423: Treasure Land
Stella Sterling stared at the wild boar that had suddenly collapsed in front of her, her eyes twinkling with excitement.
She was certain she hadn’t lifted a finger; she had merely issued a command in her mind.
She hadn’t been sure if it would work, but now she had personally witnessed the boar drop dead before her without a sound.
This confirmed it: the lives of the creatures manifested within the space were entirely in her hands.
Stella Sterling even had another thought. ’Are only the creatures manifested by the space under my control?’
’What about the things I’ve captured and brought into the space?’
’Looks like I’ll have to find a chance to test it out!’
’If it’s what I’m thinking, then things are about to get very interesting!’
With that thought, she looked down at the boar on the ground. An eerie light flickered in her eyes, and for a moment, her gaze turned dangerously sharp.
’If I control everything in this space and can kill this boar with a single thought, can I also bring it back to life?’
But after a moment’s consideration, Stella Sterling dismissed the idea. Dead or alive, she had already decided she was having pork today.
There was no need to revive it just for the sake of it.
Besides, dead was dead. If it could be revived, that would only mean it wasn’t truly dead in the first place, just in a state of suspended animation.
At this thought, Stella Sterling shook her head. Her spirits soared as she looked around at the completely transformed space.
Then, she headed toward her small villa.
She pushed open the door and found the layout inside was identical to what she had just envisioned with her mind, without the slightest difference.
She strolled leisurely through the villa, discovering that the furniture was just as complete as she had pictured—it had everything one could possibly need.
Most importantly, none of it was just for show; everything was functional.
’This is great. From now on, whenever I enter the space, I’ll have a place where I can completely relax and rest.’
After touring the house, Stella Sterling returned to the living room.
Her gaze fell upon the huge black screen in the living room.
’This is the one thing I can’t figure out the purpose of!’
’And where did my exchange area go? After the space changed, it just vanished completely!’
For some reason, Stella Sterling had a hunch that this change was related to the black screen in front of her.
Stella Sterling studied the black screen for a moment, then found and pressed the power button.
The screen before her flickered twice, and then the inside filled with a wispy mist.
A single glance at the screen revealed nothing but swirling mist.
Seeing this, Stella Sterling’s expression turned odd. ’Isn’t this exactly the same as the old exchange area?’
It was just that the entire exchange area had been condensed into this single screen.
Nothing else seemed to have changed.
’Why go through all this trouble?’
Stella Sterling scratched her head. The space had changed a lot this time, but aside from these things, there didn’t seem to be anything else.
There were no strange little gadgets gifted to her inside the house this time, either.
Still, her gains today had been substantial, so she was more than satisfied and not at all disappointed.
She studied the screen for a little while longer before leaving the villa and heading over to the planting area.
She hadn’t forgotten that a new, unique plot of land had appeared there.
Since it was different from the other plots, its properties should be different as well. She couldn’t wait to try it out.
Stella Sterling walked over. The soil of this plot was a golden color. At a glance, it looked like glittering golden sand, sparkling and exceptionally beautiful.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the plot. ’Never mind its properties, I could sell this soil for a fortune!’
She then shook her head, casting aside the random thoughts swirling in her mind.
’Money... I don’t need money right now!’
Stella Sterling grabbed a bag of seeds—vegetable seeds. She wanted to see what kind of effect planting them in this new plot would have.
She dug a few holes and sowed a few seeds. But as she prepared to sow the rest, she found that the plot of land had spit out the seeds she had just planted.
Stella Sterling froze for a moment. This was a first for her.
She didn’t panic, however. As she touched the soil, a stream of information slowly flowed into her mind.
Stella Sterling now understood why the plot had rejected her vegetable seeds.
It was because the land looked down on them; the seeds weren’t worthy of being planted there.
Stella Sterling felt she’d had more than enough surprises for one day, but she couldn’t stop the corner of her mouth from twitching again.
’A plot of land is actually being picky? And snobbish?!’
Stella Sterling finally understood what made this plot different from the others.
Unlike the other plots, which could grow anything, this one had standards. It only grew "treasures."
The definition of "treasure" was broad. It wasn’t limited to food crops; it could grow any rare item.
For example, the items made of special materials she had found before could be planted in this soil, and it would grow identical copies.
And these obviously ordinary vegetable seeds, naturally, were beneath its notice.
Upon learning this, Stella Sterling was both surprised and amazed.
This meant that in the future, she could plant anything she acquired in this plot and get a duplicate.
Then she would have even more items to feed into the space’s exchange area.
This would greatly relieve the pressure on her.
She could feel that as the space continued to evolve and expand, its demands were also growing.
Ordinary jade had basically become useless. Unless offered in enormous quantities, throwing it into the exchange area was like tossing a stone into the sea—it vanished without a trace.
But now, with this land that only grew treasures, things would be different!
’It’s just a pity it showed up a little late. If it had appeared sooner, I could have duplicated everything I’d found before. Things wouldn’t be so difficult now!’
Although she was complaining inwardly, Stella Sterling’s face was all smiles. Her grin nearly split her face. From the moment she had entered the space this time, she had been in a state of constant delight.