Chapter 267: SSS Tier Skill Fruit, Wishes Fulfilled

The Skill Orchard covered an area of 1,000 square meters, with a total of 100 skill fruit trees, each capable of bearing 5 skill fruits. Since this was an additional building of the Sanctuary, she could use the Beta Tester’s Interface Panel icon to check the growth time of each tree and the ripening time of the fruits.

Externally, the Skill Orchard was referred to as the First Forbidden Zone. Li Changde, Wu Yong, and Xiao Zhong—several core personnel of the Sanctuary—gathered inside the orchard, quietly awaiting the moment the fruits ripened.

Why were they called here? Did they expect Sanctuary Director Lady Kamiyu to pick the fruits from all the trees in the 1,000-square-meter orchard by herself?

Such rough and tiring work could be left to these loyal subordinates.

At that moment, a table was indeed set up at the entrance of the orchard, haphazardly arranged with offerings and tributes to pray for a good harvest during the first ripening of the skill fruits, hoping to obtain many high-level and rare skill fruits.

Kamiyu stood before the makeshift altar, bowing in a proper manner and reciting the sacrificial incantations generated by Xiao Zhong using AI.

“￥%%” Kamiyu stumbled through the recitation, pausing and starting intermittently.

“What is this? Why is it so complicated? I can’t even pronounce these words,” Kamiyu stopped and complained.

Xiao Zhong repeatedly apologized.

“Forget it, let’s not bother with these superficial, self-deceptive rituals,” Kamiyu casually picked up a tribute apple from the table and took a bite.

The people around her chuckled happily. Kamiyu was still as childlike and unpredictable as ever, utterly adorable.

“Mmm, first eat the fruit, then eat the skill fruits. Delightful,” Kamiyu happily watched the countdown on her Interface Panel.

“…5, 4, 3, 2, 1.”

One by one, the skill fruit trees emitted a golden light, followed by an alluring fragrance that even Players outside the Sanctuary could sense.

“I feel such pure Strength. What’s happening?” a Player with a Perception Talent said.

“I don’t know. It seems to be coming from the Core Zone.”

“Oh, so Lady Kamiyu has grown stronger again?”

Unlike the eerie and terrifying aura of the Fear Emperor Tree, the leaves of the skill fruit trees glowed with a golden light, and even the tree branches seemed coated in a thin layer of gold.

Looking at the plump and firm skill fruits on the trees, Kamiyu sighed, “This is practically a visible, tangible, living gold mine.”

Li Changde stared at the skill fruits above, his eyes wide open. “Just by eating a skill fruit, you gain a Second Talent and a Second Class. If you eat more, you can have a third, fourth, and even more classes and talents.”

Li Changde’s fervent and passionate gaze turned to Kamiyu. How much hope had she brought to all of us Players? Time and again, she miraculously turned danger into safety, resolved crises, and led everyone to higher and farther realms.

Xiao Zhong looked at the fruits and couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. “Every single skill fruit here is priceless. You could say they are the most valuable Items and the hardest currency in the New World. And this gold mine belongs only to Miss Kamiyu.”

Xiao Zhong was so excited he didn’t even know what he was saying anymore.

“Haha, everyone, stop praising me. Hurry up and pick them so we can see what Skills we get.” Kamiyu excitedly anticipated the moment of revelation.

She now felt grateful that the Interface Panel didn’t directly display the Level or content of each Skill Fruit. You had to pick them yourself to find out.

This feeling was as thrilling as scratching 500 Scratch Lottery tickets or opening Ichiban Kuji prizes.

In fact, she now regretted a little having asked them to help her pick. This rollercoaster of emotions—never knowing what the next fruit’s content or Level would be, the disappointment of not getting a good fruit this time, and the excitement of possibly getting a High Level fruit next time—was simply addictive.

Kamiyu joked, “Me, Jack, Li Changde, Wu Yong, and Xiao Zhong—each of us will pick 100 Skill Fruits. Whoever gets the highest Level fruit gets to keep it.”

“How could we?” Xiao Zhong was the first to object repeatedly.

“I’m in charge of logistics. Even eating the lowest Level Skill Fruit would be a waste for me. Lady Kamiyu, you’re too kind,” Li Changde also shook his head in disagreement.

Wu Yong, needless to say, felt the same. How could they consume such precious Items? They should be given to the most capable combatant, which was Kamiyu.

Seeing everyone being so polite, Kamiyu felt too embarrassed to insist. Instead, she offered specially customized Weapons as another reward.

The first batch of Skill Fruits would likely be stored as Strategic Resources. Even if they weren’t qualified to eat them, everyone happily entered the orchard, excitedly picking fruits.

“It’s been a long time since I last picked fruits. It feels like I’ve returned to my childhood,” Li Changde laughed.

“Same here. My family used to grow fruit trees. Just looking at these plump fruits, I can tell they’re of excellent quality. Their Levels definitely won’t be low,” Wu Yong said excitedly.

“Wow, I got an S-Class fruit called ‘Ice and Snow Fruit.’ It seems they’re all named after Talents,” Xiao Zhong had particularly good luck, getting an S-Class fruit on his fifth try.

Hearing this, Kamiyu felt a bit unhappy. She had been picking continuously but had only gotten C-Class and D-Class fruits in all 23 attempts. “Damn, can my luck be any worse?”

“Haha, I also got an S-Class fruit—the ‘Gas Manipulation’ Fruit. It feels like a perfect match for our Airships. Now, our Airship production won’t be constrained anymore,” Li Changde, not to be outdone, exclaimed loudly.

“Wait, the fruits are all time-limited, Guild Leader. Don’t celebrate too soon,” Wu Yong reminded him.

Li Changde quickly calmed down, realizing he had gotten too carried away. “S-Class fruits last for one day. I remember a Beta Tester also had a Gas Manipulation Talent. She could compress gases. This will help our Bug research team develop some gas storage methods.”

“Why are they all D-Class and E-Class?” Kamiyu’s highest find was only one B-Class Explosion Talent Fruit. What did she need this Talent for? Almost every one of her Skills could create explosive effects.

Refusing to believe her bad luck, Kamiyu kept picking. Unfortunately, her streak of misfortune continued. After picking over 80 fruits, most were C, D, or E-Class Talent fruits. “It’s impossible to be this unlucky forever.”

“Give me something good!” Kamiyu roared, plucking a pineapple-shaped fruit. The information that appeared above it immediately made her sigh in amazement.

Finally, finally she got what she wished for. “The Future Prediction Talent I’ve been longing for has finally been obtained.”

The talent that once caused her so much trouble during the life-and-death duel in Dragon Roar City—Zhong Hao’s talent—had now been drawn by her once again: the SSS Tier Talent Fruit—Future Prediction, lasting for five days.

With it, no matter how formidable Fear Emperor might be, she could foresee his every move, truly achieving pinpoint accuracy and stopping him several steps ahead.