Kael stood frozen in place, eyes wide in disbelief.
Before him stood the two tomato plants. No trees.
They had grown to be as tall as he was, their thick, vibrant stems rising with a kind of vitality that looked unnatural for a tomato plant. Dense green leaves stretched out in all directions, lush and healthy, but it was the fruit that truly shocked him.
Both trees were completely covered in cherry tomatoes.
No... not just covered. Overflowing.
They hung in heavy bunches, like grapes clustered along a vine. Each plant had several hundred of them. Combined, there were easily over a thousand fruits thick, plump, and glowing faintly.
Kael stepped closer, brows furrowed.
"Wait... why are they blue?" he muttered to himself.
The tomatoes were deep blue, bordering on indigo, almost glowing in the dim rift light. They were smaller than any cherry tomato he had ever seen each one nearly the size of a grape. The color was strange. Unnatural. Beautiful. But… wrong.
He reached out slowly and plucked one off the vine.
"Did I mess up somewhere? Is this a mutation? A failure?" he thought nervously.
Suddenly—
Ding!
[System Notification]
You have created a new type of Mana Fruit!
[Magic Cherry Tomatoes]
Bright blue tomatoes, rich in Mana. Carefully nurtured and grown inside a dungeon. Greatly enhances mana capacity when consumed.
Effect: Mana +0.2 per fruit
Kael blinked.
"Wait... wwwrong
Another ding followed right after.
[Title Unlocked – Great Farmer]
A title given to a farmer who successfully created a new Mana-infused plant species.
Reward: +50 Attribute Points
His jaw dropped.
"This... this isn't a failure."
"This is a breakthrough."
[Kael Virel – Status Window]
Name: Kael
Level: 4
Title: dimensional rift owner
Profession: Farmer – 1★
Title :Great Farmer
Mana Rank: F (120/120)
Strength: 15
Endurance: 5
Agility: 9
Attribute Points: 50
Passive Skill:
Subspace Storage
Seed sense
Skills:
Nurture F
Kael stared at the blue tomato still in his hand.
"But why did they turn into this?"
He looked around the rift the faint glow of mana in the air, the humming energy that pulsed from the ground.
Then it hit him.
"It's the mana concentration…" he realized, his eyes narrowing.
"This entire place is filled with condensed mana. Even without me realizing it, the environment itself must've contributed to their growth."
The thought made his heart beat faster.
"So nurture skill make the tomatoes evlove to consume Mana instead of carbon dioxide? then with rich mana inside a rift... causes the plants to mutate and absorb large amount of mana?"
It says on description that if I consume the tomatoes +0. 2 Mana to me?
So it means it can solve my mana problems?
So I don't need to use my attributes for mana and can freely added my attributes to other stats?
This is safe right?
The kael gently eat the tomatoes it was fresh and sweet feels like eating a grapes.
He swallow it and then
ding
[System notifications]
+ 0.2 mana
Current mana [120/120.2]
It works.
He. Turn his head and look at the tomatoes
He was really thrilled and Exhalarated
He pluck all of the tomato fruits.
Carefully count it I have 1860.
If I take all of this tomatoes does it mean I would get aditonal Mana more than 300 points?
He bite one of the tomatoes in half its weird since it was a tomatoes without seeds.
Does it mean? No one can plant this tomatoes? Besides me?
Is this skill was completely broken?
And the Mana inside the rift getting denser instead? It seems like the ridt completely absorb the Mana and the soil even regenerate mew Mana.
Kael stared at the glowing blue fruit in his hand.
It looked nothing like a tomato anymore.
The fruit was rounder, shinier, and had the deep hue of a ripe grape. Even the skin looked smoother and almost transparent at the edges where light passed through it.
"So... the Nurture skill made the tomatoes evolve?" he muttered in awe.
His mind raced.
"Instead of just absorbing carbon dioxide... are they now absorbing mana from the air?"
He glanced around the rift—the soft pulsating blue light, the ever-present hum in the air, the shimmering soil. It made sense now.
"With the rich mana inside a rift… it caused the plants to mutate and absorb huge amounts of mana."
He looked back at the fruit, the system description still floating in his mind.
> [Magic Cherry Tomato – Bright blue tomatoes, rich in mana. Carefully nurtured inside a dungeon.]
Effect: Permanently increases max Mana by +0.2 when consumed.
Kael's eyes widened.
"Wait... it increases my maximum mana?"
His hand trembled slightly as he brought the fruit closer.
"If this works… I don't need to use my attribute points on mana anymore. I can focus on strength, agility, and the others."
He paused.
"Is this safe?"
He sniffed it. It smelled sweet. Like fresh grapes with a subtle herbal aroma.
Kael gently took a bite.
Crunch.
The texture was firm yet juicy. It tasted cold, fresh, and incredibly sweet. No bitterness. Just rich, natural sweetness that burst in his mouth.
He swallowed.
A familiar chime echoed in his mind.
[System Notification]
Max Mana increased by +0.2
[Current Mana: 120 / 120.2]
Kael blinked.
"It works..."
He turned slowly, looking at the two massive tomato plants behind him.
They were taller than him now lush, vibrant, and heavy with glowing fruits.
Each plant had hundreds of glowing blue tomatoes, clustered along every branch like bunches of grapes.
He quickly began plucking them, careful not to damage the stems.
By the time he finished, he stood over a mountain of tomatoes.
"One thousand... eight hundred sixty?"
He counted again. Still the same number.
"If each one gives +0.2 to my mana pool…"
He did the math in his head.
"That's 372 points of maximum mana... from two plants."
He stared, stunned.
He took another tomato and bit into it slowly.
But something felt odd this time.
He noticed it immediately—no seeds.
He frowned.
"No seeds…?"
He looked around and picked another one. Sliced it with a small knife.
Same thing. Hollow inside. No seeds at all.
"So… these can't be replanted?"
"Does that mean only I can grow them?"
A deep, slow breath escaped him.
He knelt and pressed his hand to the soil. It pulsed with mana—richer than yesterday.
"The rift's mana… it's not being drained. It's getting denser."
He glanced at the two plants again, now bare of fruit.
"So the Nurture skill transformed the plants into mana-absorbing crops… and the rift naturally regenerates mana like a spring,it seems the soil seeps Mana and mutate as well now it's constantly regenerates new Mana."
Kael ws Exhalarated with this discovery.
"This skill isn't just rare… it's broken."
He stood up, clutching one of the glowing fruits, eyes burning with excitement.
"No one… no one else can do this? No one can plant this tomatoes?"
Kael sat cross-legged on his bed, a bowl of bright blue cherry tomatoes beside him, his eyes glued to the screen.
He quickly got out of the rift
He munched one after another while watching anime at the Television.
Each tomato was small, cold, sweet, and juicy like popping grapes into his mouth. No seeds, no mess. Just pure flavor and magic.
An hour passed. The empty the bucket full of the fruits.
He wasn't even full.
Kael leaned back against the wall, looking up at the ceiling.
"So… I just ate thousand of magic tomatoes."
"And I'm still not full… what are these made of? Air and mana?"
Then it hit him.
"Wait the system reward!"
He sat upright in a flash and pulled up his interface.
[Title Unlocked: Great Farmer]
"Given to a farmer who created a new type of mana-infused plant."
[Reward: +50 Attribute Points]
"Fifty points sweet!.. That's like leveling up fifty times!"
"Awakened with 1 star class only get 1 attributes point per level… this is insane."
He rubbed his hands together and started distributing the points carefully.
[System Status Window]
Name: Kael
Level: 4
Titles: Dimensional Rift Owner, Great Farmer
Profession: Farmer – ★1
Mana Rank: F (120 / 492.04)
Strength: 25
Endurance: 24
Agility: 30
Attribute Points: 0
Passive Skills:
Subspace Storage
Seed Sense
Active Skills:
Nurture [F]
Kael let out a satisfied breath, closing the window with a flick of his hand.
"Not bad. I feel like I've made it big.
"With the mana fruits increasing my max mana I can increase it as much as I can.
"With these if I plant hundreds I would be able to have more. Mana than 5 star S class hunters. "
"Anthony my friend wait I'll catch up to you"
And you Towel and mark I'll prove every single one of you that I'm not a loser.
"I'll start my own guild once I'm strong enough better I'll make it the strongest guild"
he quickly go back to the field planted the lettuce and carrot sprouts speared from tomatoes.
And started planting more tomatoes.
After a month of working
Kael still worked mornings as a corpse handler.
In the evenings, he labored in his field inside the rift, using up all his mana on Nurture before heading to bed. It became his daily routine.
After a month of consistent effort, he had cultivated 97 tomato trees his current limit due rift is lacks space to plant more.
He began expanding, testing lettuce and carrot seeds next. Even with Seed Sense granting +80% growth speed and Nurture multiplying growth by six, their progress was noticeably slower compared to the tomatoes.
Still, Kael was thrilled. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of results these new crops would yield once fully grown.
Inside the rift, while Kael was picking ripe tomatoes...
Ding!
[System Notification]
New Skill Acquired: [Harvest F]
Harvest F – Skill Learned
Description:
Summons a creature to assist with harvesting crops.
Mana Cost: 100 per hour
Effect: Summons a helper that automatically collects matured produce.
Kael opened his system window and tapped the summon option.
> [Summoning Spirit: Spriggle]
[Mana Cost: 100 per hour]
[Only 1 Spriggle can be summoned at Level 1]
A warm glow shimmered beside him.
With a soft pop, a tiny creature appeared round, soft, and glowing with gentle energy. It had leafy ears, stubby arms, and shiny black eyes full of mischief. Strapped to its back was a tiny basket, snugly secured.
"Kyuuuu~!"
Kael blinked in surprise. "...That's ridiculously cute."
Without needing instruction, the sprigglewho Kael would later name Nip hopped cheerfully toward the cherry tomato bushes.
To Kael's amazement, Nip only picked the ripe ones. Not a single green fruit was touched. The small spirit moved with incredible accuracy, plucking each perfect tomato and dropping it into the basket on its back with little hops and squeals of joy.
"That's… precise," Kael muttered, watching closely. "No mistake at all."
When the basket was full, Nip scurried over to the container nearby. With a practiced twist of its body, it tipped the basket neatly, letting the ripe tomatoes tumble in none crushed, none dropped.
Then, without pause, Nip bounced back to the fields with another excited
"Kyuuuu~!"
Kael watched, arms crossed, a smile tugging at his lips.
"So you enjoy working, huh?"
He shook his head in disbelief. "Alright. From now on, you're Nip."
The little spriggle twirled with glee before hopping back into the field, the now-empty basket bouncing slightly with each step.
Kael sighed in satisfaction.
His back didn't ache. His mana was untouched.
And best of all… his field was being harvested better than he ever could.
"From now on you're name is Nip"
Name: Nip
Type: Spriggle Nature Spirit
Appearance: A 3-foot-tall leafy creature with a round wooden body, glowing seed-like eyes, tiny vine arms, and a woven basket-shaped back.
Personality: Cheerful, hard-working, hums while harvesting. Naps in pots when idle.
Abilities:
Automatically harvests ripe crops.
Skills.
"Mana Trim": Cuts only fully mature produce.
Stores fruits in its basket body.
Regenerates slowly when exposed to sunlight.
Summon Cost: 100 Mana
Duration: 4 hours
Kael updated stats
[System]
Name: Kael
Level: 4
Title: dimensional rift owner
Profession: Farmer – 1★
Title :Great Farmer
Mana Rank: F (98.389/ 98.389)
Strength: 25
Endurance: 24
Agility: 30
Attribute Points: 0
Passive Skill:
Subspace Storage
Seed sense
Skills:
Nurture F
Harvest F
"Hmm… this is looking good. The amount of Mana I have now it's on par with a level 100 S-rank hunter."
"But that's the real problem, isn't it?" He frowned. "All this Mana, and I don't have a single offensive spell."
"I need to get my hands on some combat skills."
"Right now, I can only learn farming-related abilities… but I can't be a hunter without combat related skills.
Kael quickly made his way to the Hunter Mall a massive shopping complex built exclusively for awakened individuals. From weapons and armor to potions, skill scrolls, and mana accessories, it was a one-stop shop for everything a hunter could need.
He wandered through the glowing halls, passing sleek mannequins clad in legendary armor sets. One caught his eye—a black-and-silver plated gear made for a swordsman, glinting under display lights.
"Wow..." he muttered under his breath, stopping for a moment.
"I still dream of wearing something like this…"
He didn't linger. No point dwelling on gear he couldn't afford. Not yet, anyway.
As he turned the corner, a large digital banner caught his attention.
It was a giant rotating adverstiment.
Rowel and Anthony, the two rising stars of the awakened world, front and center. Both were declared S-ranks just eight months ago, and already, their achievements were making headlines worldwide.
Rowel stood with his cocky smug resting his shiny broad S rank Sword in his shoulder(People really adore him for being cocky and foul mouthed he's untamed and can't be controlled why people like him.
While Anthony's piercing gaze and handsome face, With complete set of A rank suit it wasn't an armor it was like a robe for agile swordsman, his hair that once brown was turned into white side effect of awakening an S rank ice mage swordsman.
(Girls around the world, admired both since they were young, handsome, rich and strong)
"The Super S-Rank Rookies"
"The Blue Dragon Guild and White Tiger Guild have officially joined the ranks of the Major Guilds!"
"S-Rank Rift Secured Construction Underway!"
Kael clenched his fists lightly.
"They're building cities inside S-rank gates now… They are really incredible, just wait for me I'll surpass both of you"
He didn't feel envy or jealousy, even for Towel who bullied and mocked him he was just thrilled since now he have away to catch up to them.
The video looped clips of Rowel soloing a giant Troll and Anthony freezing a swarm of Orcs mid-air with a wave of his sword.
Even Kael's younger siblings couldn't stop talking about them especially Mel, his third sibling. The kid practically worshipped Rowel.
"Rowel's the coolest," Mel once said, eyes wide. "I'm gonna be like him one day."
Kael smiled faintly at the memory… then kept walking.
He arrived at the Azure Guild's official store—
A place known for one thing: skill stones.
The shop had a clean, futuristic vibe, with glowing displays lined up like jewelry. Inside, shimmering orbs sat neatly behind glass counters. Each one pulsed faintly with mana.
Skill stones.
They looked like miniature mana crystals—no bigger than a coin—but came in every color imaginable. The brighter they glowed, the stronger the skill inside.
Kael glanced at the prices, his brows lifting.
Skill Stone Prices:
Low-tier Skill Stone – ₱3,000,000
10% success rate
(Random basic skills. Cheap, but a gamble.)
Mid-tier Skill Stone – ₱20,000,000
10% success rate
(Still random, but stronger and broader in range.)
Advanced Skill Stone – ₱150,000,000
30% success rate
(A favorite among the public. Strong skills with a better chance of success. Most C-rank and higher hunters could afford one eventually.)
Elite Skill Stone – ₱800,000,000
20% success rate
Legendary Skill Stone – ₱30,000,000,000
50% success rate
Kael exhaled slowly, eyes lingering on the glowing display.
It was mesmerizing power sealed in crystal form, waiting to be claimed.
But as he stood there, taking in the options, he could feel the shift in the air around him.
The store attendants were starting to notice him… and not in a good way.
Wearing a plain black hoodie, worn jeans, and fake brand sneakers, Kael didn't exactly blend in with the usual clientele most of whom had custom gear or guild uniforms worth more than a small condo.
Across the room, Lucy, one of the senior attendants, clicked her tongue.
Her eyes scanned Kael from head to toe, full of open disdain.
"Another broke dreamer," she muttered under her breath. "Seriously, those shoes? I can see the glue line."
She folded her arms and turned to the younger staff nearby.
"Kath!" she snapped, not even bothering to lower her voice. "Go deal with that guy."
Kath blinked. "Him?"
"Yes, him. He's clearly not buying anything serious, so don't waste your energy. Just explain the basics and move him along."
Kath hesitated. "But what if he's actually---"
Lucy rolled her eyes. "Look at him. The only thing he's buying is disappointment. Just go."
"…Alright."
Putting on her best professional smile, Kath walked over to Kael with a practiced cheer in her voice.
"Hi, sir! Looking for a skill stone today?"
Kael turned to her, a bit surprised. "Uh… yeah. Just checking what's available."
She nodded politely and began pointing at the tiers inside the display case.
"This one here is our low-tier skill stone. It costs ₱3,000,000 with a 10% success rate. It gives a random skill usually basic ones, but still useful early on."
Kael nodded, eyes moving to the shimmering crystal inside.
It looked like a miniature mana core, coin-sized and glowing faintly with a pale blue light.
"The color usually reflects the element," Kath continued, "but the skill itself is always a gamble unless it's premium tier."
She moved to the next slot. "Mid-tier costs ₱20 million same 10% success, but a better pool of combat skills. And then…"
She hesitated slightly, her voice lowering. "The advanced-tier is ₱150 million. That one has a 30% success rate and can unlock powerful, rare skills. It's popular with mid-to-high rankers. Even C-ranks can afford them once they get steady work."
Kael nodded slowly.
Then his gaze drifted to the section labeled Restricted.
The display glass was darker, almost tinted black. Inside were two stones, glowing like miniature stars.
Kath followed his gaze.
"Those are elite and legendary-tier skill stones. But they're not for public sale. Only A-rank and S-rank hunters can purchase them and they need guild certification to prove they have the mana capacity to handle them."
Kael didn't respond right away.
He was still staring at the low-tier stone.
₱3.45 million.
That was his current balance. Just enough for one.
Back at the counter, Lucy watched them with an exasperated sigh.-Clearly annoyed
"She's actually explaining everything? Ugh. Waste of time."
Kath finished explaining and gave a polite smile. "Let me know if you have any questions, sir. We also offer—"
"I'll take that one," Kael said, cutting in gently.
Kath blinked. "Sorry?"
Kael pointed to the low-tier section.
The red one.
It pulsed faintly like a heartbeat sealed in crystal.
"That one. The red glow... it feels right," he said quietly. "It's my first time trying, so... I'll only take one."
Without hesitation, Kael pulled out his hunter card and held it out.
"Can I pay now?"
Kath was caught off guard. "Y-Yes! Of course, right this way."
She quickly led him to the counter, her expression shifting from routine politeness to mild surprise. Most first-timers hesitated. . Stood around for twenty minutes comparing colors and auras or just come back another day.
Kael just… bought it on a whim.
"Alright," she said, swiping the card through the terminal. "₱3,000,000 for one low-tier skill stone."
Transaction complete.
Kath retrieved the red crystal and carefully placed it in a small reinforced mana box, handing it to him with both hands.
"Here you go, sir. Congratulations on your first skill stone. I hope it grants you something useful."
Kael nodded, gently cradling the box in one hand.
"Thanks."
From across the store, several of the other attendants glanced over, surprised.
Lucy froze mid-eye-roll as she saw the confirmation slip print out at the counter.
₱3,000,000.
A legit sale.
And she had handed it off.
Her jaw clenched.
Low-tier and mid-tier sales gave 2% commission.
She just lost ₱60,000 because she judged him by his shoes.
"Tch," she clicked her tongue quietly, folding her arms tighter.
But she said nothing. The damage was done.
Kath, on the other hand, was beaming.
"Let me know if it goes well, and if you want to purchase skill stone just find me again always here Sunday is my only day off"
He exchange contact with Kath, He rest assured hell comeback again.
turned and walked away, the crimson glow from the box reflecting softlly skills stone is really beautiful it was dangerous walking around with skill stone so he quickly store it on his subspace.