The Forum was something that every Owner had. It could be used to communicate and trade between different Owners, even corporations if the had the required equipment. These corporations are eager to snatch up resources from new Owners, because they are mostly sold under the market price. Even the low-ranked deep-sea resources have miraculous effects such as improving health, delicious taste, as an energy source,ingredients for potions and items and much more. The higher-ranked resources, especially farming products, can even extend your lifespan and other such unbelievable effects. Jack opened the forum to see how the others fared after seeing their own plots.

{Welcome to the Forum!}

{Newbie Chat{

{Private Chat{

{Trade}

{Shit! No rare resources, just empty land! I relied on getting an investor}

{Upstairs, you didnt think relying on luck would really work did you?}

{I planted my first seeds, hopefully they are ready to harvest before i lose and have to leave or die!}

Like these, most people complained about the lack of a lucky rare resource spawn on their land, and feared what would come. Jack smiled at the commotion, but one particular message instantly evaporated his good mood

{Carter: Relaxing on my island, and letting peasants do peasant work}

,attached with a picture of him relaxing on a luxurious couch and with a personal servant attending to him, while people in armor can be seen in the background planting seeds.

Hiring people to work is possible, but also expensive. Most of the time, people are hired by big plots who need help harvesting, and have to undergo training to survive the pressure that Owners are immune to on their plot. This picture was just flexing his families wealth and power, and the comments were split between bootlicking and jealousy. Jack closed the chat, not in the mood for it anymore after seeing the message, and decided to plant his first seeds too.He took out some F-Ranked potato seeds, who were popular for their high yield, and picked out a spot near the abyss hole. he dug a hole with a hoe he brought, put the seed in and watered it with water straight from outside the protective bubble. But as he was about to continue, his system appeared

[You planted your first seeds! You know have access to the Tree of Lives status!]

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[Tree of Live - Sapling(1/1)]

[Growth Value - 6/10 (10 (Tree) + 1(Other) per day]

[Live Energy Value - 0/10 (0 per day]

[The Growth Value is added through the day, and it will be finalized by midnight]

Jack closed the panel and got back to planting, so that he would get the most Value by midnight. He managed to plant 19 from his 50 seeds before midnight, and was hit with another notification

[The Tree of Live has enough Growth Value to tier up. Would you like to tier up?]

Jack pressed the [Yes] button without thinking. A blinding light enveloped the tiny sapling, and he started to grow a little and a tiny sprout appeared at his top.

[Tree of Live(Sapling(1/1)) evolved into Tree of Live(Sprout(0/2))]

[Minion Summoning unlocked!]

[Your are now able to use Live Energy to summon minions (Type:Nature) to help you with farming

[Tree of Live(Sprout(0/2))]

[Growth Value:0/100 (20 (Tree) + 20(Other) per day)]

[Live Energy Value:10/100 (10 (Tree) per day]

[Abilities:(NEW) Minion Summoning]

Jack was extatic, because now he had free labour to help him plant, especially because he didn't have the money to hire some. He opened the summoning panel to see what he could get with this new ability

[Summoning]

[Earth Spirit: 50 Live Energy]

[Water Spirit: 30 Live Energy]

[Lightning Spirit: 100 Live Energy]

[...]

The list was seemingly unending , with many spirits with different prices ranging from 20 to 200 Live Energy. Jack scrolled the list, before deciding to give it a try

[Healing Spirit: 10 Live Energy]

He wondered why this Spirit was so cheap compared to the others, but the system came to his rescue

[The price is determined by complexity and usage, e.g. a Earth Spirit has more uses (building,farming) as a Water Spirit. Because the Healing Spirit can only be used to heal,it is comparable cheap]

Jack smiled at this message. Healing was possible with the self-grown food or a bought potion, but that would cut into profits. Yet he could see why the Healing Spirit was so cheap. Compared to the functionality from the other Spirits , it was lackluster, but still a good addition to his plot. He completed the purchase and wanted to see what happened.

[Live Energy consumed]

[Commencing summoning....]

The sprout that grew with the Tier Up began to glow and vibrate, and opened up. In the middle of the opened flower, sat a green and yellow ball of energy, pulsating and glowing with energy. It flew in the air and hovered in front of Jack's face. He felt happiness at being summoned, but also unending devotion and loyalty to him. The Spirit would follow every command he would give, and never disobey or betray him. But the hard day was starting to get to him, and he decided to get to sleep ,after trying to check the Spirits Status

[Minor Healing Spirit(0/5)]

[Mana: 5/5]

[Upgrade: 20 Live Energy]

[Skills: Heal(0/5)

Jack asked: "System, what does this 0 out of 5 mean by the Spirit?"

[The Spirit will be able to evolve when it reaches the pinnacle of its current tier, into a Lesser Spirit. Its skills can level up too, to make them more efficient and potent, and can only reach a higher tier on a tier up from the Spirit]

When Jack had digested the information provided, he ordered his Spirit to keep watch and alert him if somethíng happened, and drifted of to a well earned sleep