Where we are is the Tiberis Forest, home to many kinds of plants, animals, and creature. Nothing less, it's also a very contested area as multiple races and countries are claiming this large forest all to themselves. Since this place holds a lot of resources who wouldn't but for me it's a very useful place to grow as the Oanita plant is very useful here.

The Oanita plant is one of those useful plants because it has camouflaged as I heard from the information I gathered when talking with Elucidata. The Rolath region is a forestry place with all sorts of plants, creatures, animals, you name it. Which is said to be deadly towards any kind of creature and only the strongest will survive in such a harsh environment.

As Elucidata had said from earlier comments they are not seen very often which means these plants are extremely stealthy even with a weak poison it's still strong. Stealth means a lot for an individual because they can dictate who gets to attack first and how much damage they cause.

Certainly, it's also something that I need to bring in predators that would like to eat me. So, I will become the bait while the Oanita plant will become the killing blow towards the animal quite the good combo but I need more resources, so I will throw in a gambit that will either kill me or give me high rewards.

And so I threw in the dice when it comes to getting more LF for me to grow and expand into a much more threaten the enemy. I sent the Oanita plant into one of the trees as it gathers up more LF for me to use and expand how many plants I will have. Taking risk like that can lead to many outcomes like me being eaten by a bunny or something.

I spot the Oanita plant as it hugs on to one of the trees nearby with its chandelier look but to an outsider's perspective, it looks like a cabbage growing on a tree. It may look strange but with the leaves on the tree covering the cabbage looking thing. The Oanita may seem to mix with the scenery and only an expert marksman can spot such a plant at this point.

My long-range vision allows me to spot a bird landing on one of the branches near the Oanita plant. Since the bird is extremely close to the Oanita plant it should be able to sense it but if not then I'm able to spot it and warn the Oanita plant of incoming with the help of the Hive Mind.

It's quite the useful tool in a situation like this, I can easily become the eyes of the Oanita plant. The Oanita starts to move slowly towards the bird with its vines and snatched up the bird like a fish being hooked. The bird tries to break from the grasp of the Oanita but isn't capable of doing so as the vines slowly incapacitate the bird by adding poison to the bird's skin. 

The bird gets tired the more it tries to resist until it stops entirely as the poison had kicked in and weaken the poor little creature. I see the Oanita plant come over towards my small little sapling and places the bird right in front of me. I make a sinister smile in my mind as this is more LF points for me!

Well, the little bird I just hope you can become something better in the next life! Oh! And tell Seria that I said hi!

[Seriously, stop joking around and get back to absorbing the LF master.]

Oh right! Very well, let's do as you say and absorb the little bird first and taunt later, thanks for telling me Elucidata! I said with a snickered towards her as she seemed to roll her eyes in my mind. A vine pops from the main body of the Creatia plant and starts to touch the bird and absorb all of its LF. 

The bird's body starts to disappear at a rapid rate until the whole entire body disintegrates into nothing. I made a smile as more LF comes into my grasp! It fills me with power! I felt Elucidata watchful eyes as she stares at me but I know she doesn't have a body or eyes. Somehow I felt it, as I cleared my throat with an ahem and continue to look towards my counter.

It only goes up one LF which gives me another point for me to do something with it but I just shrugged my shoulders in my mind. Elucidata gives me the options for what I can do with the one point I have as of right now. Just like a secretary, she starts explaining my options I can do with the point.

[The options that you have as of right now, is that you are capable of creating another plant such as the Oanita plant or you can increase the growth of your own. There is also the other option of upgrading the plant you have as of right now.]

Hmmmmm, this is a hard one, maybe if I can get another opinion which isn't Elucidata because she won't give any suggestion about what I can do. Like for an example, the Oanita plant then I can probably make a decision on the matter. I get into the Hive Mind which feels as lonely as before but this time, I have a pal that will help me in this matter and I should really name the plant already.

"Yes, Master have you called?" The Oanita plant said as it states, its presence inside of the Hive Mind, while I moved my fingers against each other inside my mind as I act like some sort of villain that is ordering a subordinate around to do his dirty work. "Ahem, yes I have something to talk about, which is what your name is going to be and something else I have in mind."

"Yes, Master!" The Oanita plant said enthusiastically as I start to talk with authority towards the plant in my mind. "But one question are you a girl or a boy?" I felt a small confusion in its mind as the Oanita plant couldn't register what I just said for a moment. "Hmmm, Master I don't have a gender..." 

"You don't have a what!?!" I said in a shocked manner at the fact that this plant doesn't have a gender as I tried to apply my world's botany on to this one. Since plants in my world are usually bisexual or single sex so I don't know how this is going to work. I then used the last option I had and called Elucidata to help me out on this problem of mine.

[Plants that are created by you have no gender at the very beginning until the creator(which is you) give out the gender to the said plant. This will get rid of the parts that aren't that gender but will keep the other side but if you get the bisexual one it will keep both. Also, if you haven't noticed the Oanita plant should have a hole on the bottom which should create other its kind but as it is genderless it doesn't.]

Oh, I see, well then it will be she! "So, your name starting today will be Kona!" I said with enthusiasm as Kona starts to cheer in delight about having a new name. "Also, I want your opinion on what we should do with this singular LF point we have as of right now."

From what I learned when Elucidata told me about the Hive Mind, it shares all kinds of information that are learned from the things that are connected to the Hive Mind. So, the mindless Kona didn't have a single clue on what's happened as she was just created a couple of minutes ago, but connecting to the Hive Mind gave her knowledge that uses my intellect.

"Master, I don't want to be selfish or anything but wouldn't the best option to upgrade me? I mean, getting another one would increase the available personnel to hunt but what would happen if a strong predator walks in and we aren't able to do anything to it because of how much damage we do.

Also, the growth of you right now is kinda of useless because we aren't able to get anything important done in one go which also leaves us wide open and we need to focus on firepower." Really, this little girl thinks so similarly to me when it comes to ideas but as I expected she left out one last thing.

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"Yes, that is true but didn't you forget the fact that if I were to upgrade you, what would happen if multiple opponents attacked at once? You would be left attacking another foe as one close in and kill me." I said as pointing out the weakness of upgrading her which she starts to shudder and goes quiet, so I eased her by telling her why I'm going with her option.

"But I would highly doubt that such an event would occur because of my small size and the amount of creatures that would target me. The most I can think about is a bunny walking over and trying to eat me but that's about it. Even that is highly unlikely, so a stronger Kona would be capable of solving those problems easily." 

Kona starts to give out a cheerful aura again as I gave the order to Elucidata to upgrade Kona for me. I go to my eagle eye's view and see my plant touching Kona's stomach area as she makes a small moaning sound for a second through the Hive Mind but I ignored it. 

A large flash of light appears and brighten up the forest like the Forth of July; it's pretty and all but wouldn't this attract attention?

[Well...don't worry because we are extremely deep within the forest, so the only thing it will do is freak out some animals or something.]

Is that so? I guess if she says so we're fine but I'm still a little worried as I looked upon the transforming which the chandelier looking plant transformed with thorns on the vines and the cabbage looking head had more of a spherical look and instead of a cabbage it looked like a large work out ball. The ball had a small hole on its head as thorns start to surround that as well.

The ball kept the camouflage and had looked a little sturdier than the cabbage as I observed Kona with interest. "Master, can you...stop?" She said in an embarrassing voice as I looked towards the plant with question marks above my head. "What seemed to be the problem?" I said as I started questioning her behavior "N-nothing just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"Is that so?" I really want to question her further but I didn't want to create any bad blood and just fixed my view on the surroundings as the forest spread for days. When she finished evolving I decided to give out my orders to Kona and what to do which was go into an ambush mode and wait for any prey to come.

Kona hid in the bushes and placed herself around the trees and gotten ready in an ambushing stance before a deer walked near her. She sprinted after it and absolutely covered the whole entire thing with thorns until blood started spurting through the opening that Kona wasn't able to cover.

Ohhh, that was pretty brutal but necessary for us to continue our journey to become the biggest and strongest! I said to myself as Kona brought me the deer full of holes as it lied dead with green gooey stuff coming out of the holes. Ewww! That's poison stuff! It just makes my face cringe but oh well a way of life! I said to myself as I started absorbing that as well.

Yes, more points! As three points enter my body and I started tinkering with them and thought about what I should do with each one. Hmmmm, can I get something that can boost up my long run? Maybe, if I can let say improve my gathering but I also have to focus on defense! God damn this is annoying! I start to wonder about my options as the last thing I want is a bear ravaging my little rainbow sapling. 

I could almost feel the burning sensation of this thing called CHOICES! I really hate it but I guess we got to do something, so I was put on the judging seat what is the best course of action right now!? Do I want more servants or a powerful Kona? There is also the option of getting a better sapling but what is the right option!!

I will choose to grow my plant so I'm capable of influencing the roots of mine and suck out more soil to grow it and give me more LF points instead of 6 months! So, I will give myself one point, while I upgrade Kona as well. And I will get a Survel plant with my one point which shall be useful!

The Survel plant from my questioning of Elucidata tells me it's a scouting plant that is capable of adapting to the scenery of wherever it is at. This plant is capable of moving by digging through the ground and popping up anywhere with soil and dirt. If the ground is connected, the plant can go there with time and this will become my reconnaissance to find animals and potential enemies. 

With that, I spent all my points as my rainbow colored plant grew a little bit more and Kona transformed once again but not as flashy as the first one. Also, another companion joins us as a seed comes from my rainbow plant and grows into a little yellow flower. By the way Elucidata, but why didn't Kona flash up like the Forth of July like last time?

[It's because of the reasoning that it was a large transformation when you first upgraded her giving out large bonuses to her damage output.]

Understanding the reasoning, I took that and looked at my new improved Kona who seemed to have roses spread around her vines now. I wonder what they do as I looked at the crimson red roses, while I stared at the small yellow flower and connect it to the Hive Mind so it's capable of speaking. 

I hear something a small voice come out from inside my head as I go back to the Hive Mind and see our little new friend. "Hello, master." The small flower said in a small but hearable voice as I could hear it as I respond with "Hello their little one and welcome." I said with a welcoming voice. 

"Your name shall be...Daisy." I chose this name because of the color and how she actually looks like a daisy. I know, I'm not the most creative person when it comes to names okay! It's not my forte! While I complain in my mind, Daisy asked a simple question in a small but audible voice "What do you want me to do?" 

"Ahem! I want you to scout out the surrounding and note anything that seems to want to harm us or potential prey for Kona to hunt, or something such as a sentient creature pass by. I want anything of utmost important to is seen and thoroughly observed and if any danger approaches you're to retreats immediately."

"Yes, master," Daisy answered before digging through the ground and disappearing from our sights. I looked at Kona who seemed to understand very well, what I was about to say and starts hiding in the bushes as she awaits for the next prey to cross her.

There is also one last thing I want, Elucidata tell me the status on how many LF points we get from the soil now? 

[1 LF per day.]

Woah! That's a huge jump! What the hell was that!?! 

[1 LF is worth quite a lot and if you add in the fact that it's capable of producing lives it can create a lot and I also decided to personally take control of the roots to efficiently gather more LF.]

Wow! Thanks! I always thought you were a stereotypical informant who only gives out information and that's about it.

[D-don't mention it.]

Did you just stutter?

[Of course, I didn't!]

I'm pretty sure you did.

[You know I should have never taken your compliment.]

I'm sorry Elucidata! Please go back to being cute Elucidata!