Ball of Nothing

Simple. Too simple! The method that the cacti elder told him how they could get desert poppies and a whole bunch of other mythical desert plants was too simple! Now that he knew, it was almost unbelievable. Yet, it was still going to be a lot easier than locating caves and dungeons with mana crystals to hunt for it.

Also, the desert poppy that people usually found in caves were nothing more than monster parts. There was one type of desert worm that grows a red flower on its head and pretends to be a mana crystal. When the adventurer gets close enough, it would uncoil and swallow the adventurer whole.

Now, all Zero had to do was bring down rain for five minutes and sleep the night. If everything was as the village elder's words, he should be seeing a huge flower field by tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn.

"So I just need to make it rain for five minutes and wake up before dawn to see the flowers bloom? How fast will the flowers last under the hot sun? Must I collect them quickly?"

The cacti elder nodded. "Two hours at most once the sun comes up. A desert poppy's worst enemy is fire and heat."

Zero nodded and met up with Truen after thanking the village elder. The mushroom had to wait for now because he needed Jermine to create a small underground area for a mushroom farm. Yet, they would be able to enjoy another good meal tonight, starring stir-fried mushrooms. This was the best he could do for the thrilled village elder.

When Truen and Bob listened to what Zero wanted to do, they immediately became concerned.

"Summoning rain isn't going to be simple in the desert," Truen warned. "Normally, rain is summoned by magicians by gathering clouds available in the sky into one point over a radius. In Derby Desert, there isn't a single cloud for you to gather."

Bob was also very concerned when he heard that. "Your mana wouldn't hold out that long for you to gather clouds from afar."

Zero agreed. "Mii bring out the map, please."

The strawcherry assistant appeared and Zero pointed to their current location. "This is where I am going to summon rain for a five-mile radius. You're correct about the lack of clouds. I won't even attempt to make clouds but like Bob said, I have to get it from elsewhere."

Moving over to the side, Zero pointed at the sea. "While Derby Desert doesn't have a lot of water, Indra Seagloo has a lot to spare. I'm going to borrow water from this point which is the closest to where we are and transform it into rain. Of course, I'm going to borrow Bob for a day to fly over and absorb a good amount of water to create my own rain. This shouldn't be a problem, right? We can fly over and back in less than six hours."

Truen thought about it. "I'm cooking dinner tonight, don't be late. Jermine and I will work on that mushroom farm after you leave once the water pump is fully functional. Don't overdo it, Earth still needs its water."

Zero gave his friend a thumbs-up. "I'll only take enough for a five-minute rain session for a five-mile radius however much that is. Mii will help me monitor and calculate."

"Hey!" the strawcherry assistant protested. "Do your own Math for crying out loud!"

Truen smiled. "Please take care of Zero for me and if something happens, contact me," he tapped his communicator and Mii nodded.

"You bet. Now let's get moving quickly before the sun goes down."

Bob nodded and got ready, carrying his backpack and saying goodbye to Jermine for a while. Zero didn't need to bring much but he passed the archer some non-poisonous mushrooms types that they could try growing in the mushroom farm once they were done.

"Also, for tonight's dinner, please use these mushrooms. Don't use the other types."

Truen looked at the strange mushrooms. They looked somewhat familiar. "Are these...?"

Zero shook his head. "They're perfectly safe for consumption now! It was too much of a waste to throw them away after I harvested their paralysing spores."

Indeed, they were the giant magic mushrooms from Magus Hilda that caused so many giants to fall into an unknown coma.

"If you say so," he frowned. Zero was a doctor but sometimes, Truen still feared for his health and life. He didn't have a very good first opinion of this mushroom so eating something that could potentially kill you after it was de-spored still made him a little queasy.

Not wanting to delay the journey for too long, Zero and Bob quickly set off to get water and Truen finished installing the rest of the water pump. Jermine worked efficiently and within two hours, the first drop of underground water filled the huge basin beneath the water pump.

The villagers rejoiced and chose to bring their personal tubs to drink from and bathe in the painless water. Vegetables were quickly regrown at an alarming rate when cacti-folks simply drank and wrung the water from their hands without looking shrivelled up. Truen still couldn't get used to the sight until the village elder explained that the crops grew faster after being watered with the water cacti-folks had in their bodies because that water was fused with nature magic mana.

For dinner, the cacti-folks didn't stinge and grew more than twice the number of vegetables harvested this afternoon. Everyone couldn't wait to have more of the delicious food and the villagers became very welcoming after learning that they were going to learn how to grow mushrooms which was the secret ingredient for tasty meals.

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"Do you think we have enough?" Bob asked after hovering in the air for a good ten minutes. They finally reached the edge of Indra Seagloo and Zero had already siphoned enough water for the last ten minutes. The whirlpool might not seem like it was getting any smaller but Bob could definitely see the sealine becoming thinner at the shore.

Zero shook his head. "Mii says not yet. Also, don't worry, this amount of water can easily be replaced. Also, just so you know why I need so much water, I'm going to repeat the rain ritual a few more times in a new area after I leave that village. It's all for good medical research purposes of course. I doubt we're returning to Derby Desert again after we leave with the gnomes so I want to collect as many desert poppies as I can."

Finally, things started making sense for Bob. Although he didn't know a lot of Math, he could tell that Zero definitely had enough for one round of rain. However, it would be a different story if he wanted enough water to perform a few rain rituals all over Derby Desert.

They took about an hour to finally be done with their business and Bob flew back to the village as fast as it could because the sun was starting to set.