From the name of the ability, Ashton was absolutely sure he wasn’t going to like it. Its very existence seems almost completely opposite to what he wants.
’Legion master?’
’Doesn’t that mean I will be in charge of a legion of some kind, that seems terrible.’
He became a Lord of plants because he wanted abilities that could help in his care of Selene, and now he was forced to control a Plant-Legion.
Despite being aversed to the point, Ashton still calmed down and decided not to jump to a conclusion. He slowly focused on the actual ability and not the name alone.
Almost instantly, a large amount of information flooded into his mind: information about his ability, how it worked, its limitations, and all of that, they came rushing in, making it difficult for Ashton to even keep himself steady.
The information was just too massive.
The strong influx and his disoriented state lasted for a few more minutes before stopping, giving Ashton time to regain his composure.
Before diving into the details, he tried checking out the superficial details of the ability.
Legion-Master: The ability to form a formation of five with the Legion-Master being the lead, accompanied by four plant Summons. Each plant Summon is produced by a seed Sprout and the actual form is dependent on the Master Gardening skills.
"Gardening skills? another vague description,"
Though he felt confident that he had really good gardening skills, it was still slightly difficult to hit his hand on his chest and do it perfectly.
He was just about to begin his further deeper investigation of the ability when he was suddenly startled by a screen pop up in front of him.
[Husband has successfully become a Lord]
[System recalibrating for better care of wife]
[New Feature unlocked]
[Legion Evolution]
[Details: Husband can receive Evolution points that can be used to evolve his legion members based on how well they care for his wife.]
Ashton read through this new piece of information and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It seems like good news since it was an upgrade, but it also felt like a lot of work.
"Things just keep getting more and more complicated."
Since he was actually about to do something before the system’s notifications suddenly popped up, when he was checking through it, he quickly dismissed it and continued with what he was checking.
Seed Sprout—Legion-master can create a total of four seeds by using up a notable amount of a Willforce; the seedlings will germinate into plant sprouts of various kinds. End results are based on Master’s will but the actual level of concurrence is based on the level of Gardening skills.
All while still sitting on the ground with a book directly in front of him, a weird smile suddenly took shape on Ashton’s face. He actually smiled.
’So I can still choose what I want; now that seems like great news.’
As for what he was going to choose, it almost didn’t require any further thoughts. Since he had gotten hold of the fact that he could control a legion, all Ashton had thought about was how he wanted it to be.
And his decision was; Two fighters, One guardian and one for general care.
In his opinion that was the simplest and most logical choice.
With a slightly more optimistic smile on his face, Ashton turned to look at Selene and said to her.
"With this I can protect and care for you with even greater efficiency."
He stood up and scanned the room one more time before heading outside again, he didn’t know when their assailant would be back, so he had to prepare for anything as soon as possible.
Right now, he was going to plant the seed sprouts.
Ashton opened his front door, peeped outside to see if there was anyone there or if anyone was approaching before rushing out and heading towards a corner in his backyard.
This was where he started his farm before he actually got a piece of land from the money he got from his parents’ properties. That place was mostly hidden from public view, and even the guard rails he had put there were still up.
He walked into the spot and concentrated, focusing his mind on that plant brand and thinking of creating a single seed sprout. The brand finally reacted, and he felt a sharp drain in his Willforce.
[Willforce -10]
Immediately after the loss, he felt something slowly coalesce on his hands, and soon he saw small green spindle-shaped seeds appear in his hands.
’This one should be an attacker,’ Ashton thought while putting the seed into the ground.
After the experience gained from the first attempt, Ashton was much faster with the others.
[Willforce -10]
’This one should be another attacker,’
[Willforce -10]
’This one should be a guardian,’
[Willforce -10]
’This one should be a general support,’
Though he wasn’t sure what a general support was going to produce, he still did it anyway; having one that wasn’t overly specific was still a good thing.
Done with the planting process, Ashton stood to his feet and prepared to leave; he walked outside the rails, and before leaving completely, he took one last look at the four spots and then turned to actually leave.
Feeling extremely drained from the series of activities he had done in close succession and even the amount of Willforce he had lost that night, Ashton returned to the bedroom and immediately went to sleep, completely ignoring his injuries.
The bruises from the punches, the cuts on the shoulder and his left palm were still there, only wrapped in thin clothes and all he still thought of before going to sleep was the care Selene was going to need tomorrow.
Since it was already late in the night, it wasn’t long before it was morning again.
The instant Ashton grew conscious, he was mentally overwhelmed by the crazy amount of pain he was feeling; his sores had gotten so bad that moving was becoming a difficult task.
But he struggled and forced himself up; he just couldn’t fight this alarming urge to check up on Selene, and when he finally did, Ashton almost shouted in alarm.
Selene was still lying there, but she wasn’t looking peaceful in any way; her face was involuntarily scrunched, and though he hadn’t felt it, he could see her muscles were also extremely tensed up and tightened; that’s bound to be painful.
Ignoring the pain he himself was in, he got closer to Selene and immediately began slowly massaging her body, starting with her extremities.
He wasn’t sure it was the right treatment, but that was the only thing he could think of.
Every tiny movement he himself made was a lot of torture, but he didn’t mind as long as Selene was fine.
He continued that way for about thirty minutes; later, at this point, he had managed to touch every spot, and the results were already showing.
Her tensed muscles had been successfully relaxed.
"Another moment of ignorance causing trouble," Ashton said while his hand rested on his face.
Though this time it wasn’t actually his fault, he didn’t realize that he was supposed to do that at all; thankfully, he caught it on time.
[Task completed: Ease your Wife’s Pain (Massage)]
[Willforce +10]
[Further rewards: Accelerated Growth of Plant Sprouts]