Chapter 1 Following the Flower Belt

Following the flower belt deeper, Li Cheng颐 soon arrived at a small wooden bridge. Standing by the bridge railing, he looked at the lotus flowers floating in the small lake, feeling a strong urge to jump down and touch them.

He had touched lotus flowers before, but the varieties were different, and the flower language might not be the same. Who knew what kind of lotus flowers were in this lake?

There were so many cultivated variations now, some single flowers had hundreds of variations. It was impossible for a plant maintenance student like him, who just drifted through life, to remember them all.

Winding along the path, another kind of flower soon caught his eye.

It was a patch of crimson flowers blooming on trees more than three meters tall. From a distance, it looked like sea foam, or the lace trim of a woman's dress.

The flowering trees were planted on the paved area beyond the bridge, each in its own circular patch of soil.

Li Cheng颐 approached and looked at the tag on the tree trunk: Crape Myrtle.

"Indeed, it's a crape myrtle..." He looked at the clusters of crimson flowers on the tree. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he jumped up and slapped the nearest crape myrtle flower.

'Crape Myrtle: Lagerstroemia indica of the Lythraceae family, a small tree with a long flowering period, hence the nickname "Hundred Days Red." Crape myrtle trees are long-lived, generally reaching hundreds of years. The wood is hard and rot-resistant, suitable for furniture and building materials. The bark, leaves, and flowers are all strong laxatives, and the roots and bark can treat hematemesis and hematochezia.'

'Flower Language: Power of Words (During the activation of the flower language, your words can exert a powerful persuasive force on others.

When the other party cannot refute, they will be forced to coexist peacefully with you. The duration of peace depends on the physical strength of the other party.

If the other party forcibly refutes successfully, the flower language is invalid.)'

'Flower Language: Good Luck (Passive ability, possessing this flower language slightly improves your luck).'

'Too bad.... If I were a chatterbox, I'd be quite satisfied with this ability....' Li Cheng颐 felt a little regret.

This was the second flower with two flower language abilities that he had seen since the iron tree flower.

Leaving the crape myrtle, he strolled along the open space towards the area with the most flowers.

Wherever the color was pretty and the flowers were plentiful, that's where he went.

Soon, several crimson round flowers in a patch of weeds caught his attention.

Li Cheng颐 walked closer, stepping into the weeds to approach the flowers.

He reached out and gently touched one.

'Roundleaf Morning Glory: Ipomoea obscura of the Convolvulaceae family, also known as purple morning glory. The seeds contain toxins and can be used to make hallucinogens. The entire flower is poisonous, and ingestion can cause vomiting and diarrhea. An annual climbing herb, flowering from May to October.'

'Flower Language: Illusion (Can briefly cause living beings or objects to enter a state of illusion. The duration depends on your mental strength.)'

'Flower Scale Armor Collection: 1%, Evolutionary Times: 3. Select as the second flower god position's main flower?'

Illusion?

This ability seemed a little interesting.

Li Cheng颐 was intrigued that this flower language ability could even make objects enter a state of illusion. This opened up so many possibilities.

'For example, at a crucial moment, I could make the enemy's attack illusory. If the illusion could penetrate objects, there would be even more uses.'

He stood up and glanced around. He was standing at a fork in the road. To the right was a wooden sign that read: Cherry Blossom Garden.

To the left was another wooden sign that read: Rose Garden.

Roses?

Li Cheng颐 had tried touching roses in May, but now it was late July. Perhaps some new variations had bloomed.

After all, many roses had long flowering periods, lasting several months.

Li Cheng颐's heart stirred, and he strode towards the Rose Garden.

As for the cherry blossoms, he had tried a few varieties, but the flower language abilities were generally mediocre, so he didn't want to waste time.

He followed the path towards the sign.

Along the way, he occasionally encountered groups of young women and men taking pictures together, dressed in styles that resembled cosplay, striking exaggerated poses.

He passed through a peacock garden and crossed a yellow wooden bridge more than ten meters long.

Soon, a square garden enclosed by a fence stood between a large lawn and a grove of trees.

A wooden sign stood at the entrance to the garden: Rose Garden.

Before even entering, Li Cheng颐 could see many people coming and going at the entrance.

Through the fence, he could see red, yellow, pink, blue, purple, and white roses of all kinds blooming in competition, filling the entire garden.

His heart leaped with joy, and he hurried forward, entering the garden with a middle-aged couple holding hands.

Before he was completely inside, just as he pushed aside the plastic curtain at the entrance, Li Cheng颐 smelled a strong, mixed fragrance of flowers.

All sorts of fragrances carried a hint of sweetness, very rich, and somewhat cloying if smelled for too long.

Inside the entrance was a concentric circular structure, with rings of brown circular flowerbeds filled with roses.

Between the flowerbeds were paths for visitors.

About thirty people were crowded into the garden, constantly taking pictures of various flowers.

Li Cheng颐 followed suit, took out his phone, switched to photo mode, and pretended to take pictures, but was actually preparing to touch them.

He had touched many roses before, and their flower language abilities were mostly related to love and friendship, which didn't interest him.

But there were some newly bloomed varieties in this garden that he was seeing for the first time.

Following the path, he slowly scanned with his eyes, embracing the idea of not letting any go to waste. His hand began to touch them one by one, from left to right, all the way along.

The first was a large red rose with a yellow center.

'Single-Petaled Rose: Rosa chinensis of the Rosaceae family, flowering from April to September, fruiting from June to November. An erect shrub, generally one to two meters tall.'

'Flower Language: Courage (Can temporarily amplify a large amount of courage, the target can be a group.)'

This was undoubtedly an ability well-suited for group collaboration, but it wasn't applicable to Li Cheng颐.

He moved his finger forward, quickly switching to another type.

This time it was a rose with pale yellow petals and a larger flower body.

'Large-Flowered Tea Rose: Mostly lives at higher altitudes, not demanding on soil, suitable for sunny, well-ventilated environments. An evergreen or semi-evergreen climbing shrub, flowering from June to September. Has the effects of regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling.'

'Flower Language: Vitality (After using the ability, half of your physical and mental strength can be restored in a short period of time. A single individual can use it once a day.)'

Li Cheng颐 directly ignored the other information about the flower scale armor and other inquiries.

His finger paused slightly.

The vitality ability was very good, practical and down-to-earth. Plus, there were a lot of roses, so it should be easy to collect and condense flower scale armor.

But this wasn't the only suitable flower language ability.

'I should still look around more and make a decision after seeing everything.'

He wasn't as anxious as he had been last time.

Last time, he was facing an imminent crisis. If he didn't hurry, he would be cornered immediately. So he had no choice but to choose quickly from what was nearby.

But this time was different.

Li Cheng颐 continued to move his hand forward. Next were rose varieties he had touched before, such as miniature roses, rose pomegranates, and Peace roses, all of which he had tried.

Soon, he had circled half the rose garden, and all the roses he had touched were ones he had touched before. The flower language abilities were mostly related to love and friendship, which made Li Cheng颐 frown slightly.

Beep beep...

Suddenly, his phone's text message tone rang.

Temporarily stopping his random touching, Li Cheng颐 took out his phone, exited photo mode, and checked the text message.

'How's the rest going? Come to the company if you're free. I found someone for you, about the Fei Yi.' - Xindela.

Fei Yi!!?

Li Cheng颐's heart tightened. After learning about the profession of Fei Yi from Song Ran before, he had searched a lot of information separately.

But all the information required him to measure his mental power first, otherwise he couldn't search. Obviously, the threshold for this profession was very high.

He was thinking of finding time to go to the mental power measurement center to measure his mental power.

He didn't expect that before he could start, his boss had already found a way for him.

"Awesome...!" Li Cheng颐 felt for the first time that having a reliable boss was still very good.

He quickly typed a reply.

'Okay, I'll be there right away!'

'Okay.' - Xindela.

Just as he was about to turn off his phone, Li Cheng颐 suddenly saw his unread messages from before.

Among them were messages from his tutor Chen Shan, his friend Chen Xudong, and Lin Sang, with the rest being various advertisements.

He didn't reply for the time being, put away his phone, and looked at the various roses in front of him again.

'I'm going to the company soon, I'll just touch a few more before I leave!'

With this thought in mind, Li Cheng颐 quickly ran his hand over the flowers.

At the same time, he concentrated his mind and checked the information constantly flowing into his brain.

Many times the information was only half-received before being interrupted by new information streams.

But this made the speed much faster than before.

Suddenly, his footsteps stopped, and a variety he had never touched before appeared in his mind.

It was a pure white rose, like a white rose. They grew together in clusters, layer upon layer. Although it was pure white, there was still a light pink color in the center. Compared to roses, this type of rose had more petals and was denser.

'Pure White Floribunda Rose: Also known as Cluster Rose, often mistaken for a rose, but has subtle differences from roses. Likes light, warmth, humidity, and fertile soil. Flowering from May to November, fruiting from September to November.'

'Flower Language: Desperate Dawn (When you are in a desperate adversity, activate the flower language to provide a dawn-like light of hope, guiding you out of the predicament)'

Desperate Dawn....

Li Cheng颐's heart was moved the moment he saw this flower language ability.

At the Griウス parking lot, he had been in a desperate situation several times. If he hadn't recklessly gambled, perhaps his body would have become the excrement of a big-faced monster.

If he had this flower language ability at that time, perhaps.....

Thoughts swirled in his mind, and Li Cheng颐 stood frozen in place, lost in thought.

'The current candidates are gladiolus, pure white floribunda rose, spring fleabane, and roundleaf morning glory.' These four are all types with very practical flower language abilities.

But he couldn't decide which one to choose for the time being.

When there was no immediate crisis approaching, he had to make the best choice.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Cheng颐 didn't make a decision right away. Instead, he turned and walked towards the exit of the botanical garden.

He planned to go to the company first and contact the Fei Yi advisor his boss had hired, to see if he could try to take the Fei Yi route.

Flower scale armor was mistaken for a fully transformed cyborg. That kind of formidable strength, ignoring inertial impact, possessing exaggerated shock absorption, and able to amplify physical strength and speed, this level of flower scale armor was actually considered a cyborg.

That clearly meant that the strength of a fully transformed cyborg would definitely not be weaker than that of an evolved flower scale armor.

'If cyborgs are so powerful, then how strong would Fei Yi, who are on par with them and have the same level of antagonism, be?'

Li Cheng颐's heart was filled with anticipation.