Ding dong! Congratulations, Host! Task completed. Reward: One Rapid Growth Agent, 5000 Love Points!

After returning to the inn, the first thing Olivia heard was the system’s task success notification…

The Bluehaired Loli examined the reward carefully. Hmm… what was this Rapid Growth Agent for?

She opened the item description in her inventory. It read:

[Rapid Growth Agent: Consumable. When used on any developing object, it rapidly accelerates growth, reaching maturity quickly without affecting quality.]

Wow! Olivia’s eyes lit up instantly. This was incredibly useful right now!

If used on developing objects, it made them mature fast. What if she used it on her first batch of Frostworm Grass seeds? She wouldn’t even wait for the growth cycle!

Perfect! She didn’t want to wait anyway. She was already itching to crush that fat aunt-in-law!

Hmm… but the Bluehaired Loli looked at the Rapid Growth Agent and muttered quietly to herself:

After using this… could she grow a bit taller? She was way too short now… Mom had such a great height. Why hadn’t she inherited any of it?

Hmm… or would she still grow? After all, Mom was already a mature woman…

Ahem. Olivia shook her head decisively. No, no, no… Forcing growth wasn’t good for the body. Better to use it on real seedlings.

With her thoughts settled, the Bluehaired Loli returned to the negotiation table, satisfied. Martina glanced behind the girl. Gawain wasn’t there. She frowned slightly, then turned to Olivia and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, senior… you’re the real master at playing hearts. Scammed that fool out of his money and kicked him out? Let me tell you! You think adding thirty thousand makes me back down? Eighty thousand? I’ll raise it to a hundred thousand! Is that enough?"

"A million wouldn’t help…" Olivia rolled her eyes. "And I didn’t take Gawain’s thirty thousand. We’re not close. But even with only fifty thousand on hand… I’m getting these seeds today~"

"On what grounds? Heh, do you think all businessmen are idiots? Can’t tell a hundred thousand from fifty thousand?"

Martina crossed her arms, disdainful. But seeing Olivia’s confident look, she felt uneasy… Where did this girl get such confidence?

"A hundred thousand’s your limit, huh? Tsk tsk… any more, and Miss Rin’s wallet might not hold up. But me? I’m not competing on that front~"

Olivia leaned close to the bearded merchant and whispered something. Martina watched, frowning. After a moment, she slammed the table and shouted:

"Olivia, what trick are you pulling?"

Sadly, the slam only reduced the table’s HP by 10. After hearing Olivia’s whisper, the bearded man nodded thoughtfully. He turned to Martina awkwardly:

"Ahem… Miss Martina, please wait here. I need to handle something."

He stood and followed Olivia out of the inn. Martina was left alone, utterly bewildered…

Huh? The red-haired knight slammed the table again! What trick was this woman playing?

No matter! Martina refused to believe a hundred thousand could lose to fifty thousand.

…

Soon after, Olivia led the bearded uncle to a desolate field. Conveniently, the land borrowed from Natasha was nearby in the city’s south. Easy to reach by carriage.

The bearded man eyed the barren scene uneasily. After a moment, he spoke displeased:

"This is the planting base you wanted to show? The ground isn’t even plowed… Little girl, if you lack skill, don’t show off. Hand over the seeds. Don’t waste my time…"

Olivia didn’t get angry. She chuckled lightly, opened her system inventory, snapped her fingers, and said proudly:

"Don’t rush, uncle. Just look ahead~"

The bearded uncle frowned. What was there? Just wasteland… Uh… Huh?!

Just as he dismissed it, a rumbling sound echoed from afar. It shook the earth and pierced the sky. The roar’s pressure made him gasp. A huge armored base vehicle drove toward them.

Yes, a base vehicle! Like a mountain on wheels, it stopped half a football field away. Its shell instantly unlocked and collapsed outward. The interior transformed. In one minute, a massive modern industrial planting base self-assembled before them.

This was Olivia’s automated planting system!

The girl’s heart raced. Damn, she never thought she’d own something so cool—straight out of Red Alert! It transformed on the spot and could move! Even if she relocated later, she’d just drive it away. Awesome~

The bearded man was dumbfounded. An ordinary merchant in a sword-and-sorcery world… just hearing that oppressive rumble made his legs tremble.

Olivia was impressed too, but at least she knew it was just the engine.

After a few silent minutes, she patted the stunned man’s shoulder cheerfully:

"Well, uncle? This is my planting base. Come in and check the conditions?"

"Huh? Oh… okay! Sure." He still seemed shaken. As the Bluehaired Loli led him to the entrance, he asked uneasily: "Miss Olivia, how… how was this done?"

"Ah… this?" Her eyes twinkled mischievously. She smiled. "Powerful high-level magic. You wouldn’t understand. This transformation’s nothing. The real wonders are inside~"