I really just want to hang out in the magic world.

Before Ruan Xiaozhe had time to complain, Professor Liu Shu had already swaggered away.

Of course, even if the professor didn't leave, Ruan Xiaozhe wouldn't really complain. After all, a professor who could accept complaints wouldn't assign such a job!

"Yunail, I'm sorry." Ruan Xiaozhe apologized sincerely.

He should have just slid away when he had packed his things, but now he had to pay the price for trying to please the professor.

"Huh? What are you apologizing for?" Yunel was already squatting next to the plant, fiddling with the dry soil to confirm whether it needed watering.

"…This is unpaid labor. Don't you think it's unfair?"

"Taking care of plants is interesting, right? Didn't you say you like it?"

Surprisingly, Yunel seemed to have no complaints.

In fact, she has always liked taking care of plants. Now that she can personally take care of rare plants that she can only see in books, she feels very satisfied.

"I like my own plants, but other people's plants, especially the professor's... never mind, as long as you're happy."

Ruan Xiaozhe originally wanted to say something else, but finally shut his mouth.

He had to admit that Yunel's idea was positive.

It can be frustrating to think of this as a task imposed by the professor, but if you view it as an opportunity to see rare plants in person...

“But I still feel frustrated.”

Ruan Xiaozhe smiled bitterly.

He is not as positive as Yunel, perhaps he is too realistic.

Despite this, Ruan Xiaozhe still took action.

His emotions are his emotions, but he still has to do things.

"Hey, Ruan Xiaozhe, the soil is dry, should we water it?"

"Look at the leaves. This plant doesn't need much water. Let's skip it. This one looks like it needs watering..."

"Wait a minute, this plant only needs rain, I read that in a book."

"Yes, I have read it, too."

"It seems that I am still a bit amateur."

"No, it would be nice to check each other's knowledge."

So the two students in the botanical garden smiled at each other.

As soon as the expert takes action, he will know if there is any!

If other students from Qinglong Tower were present, they would definitely ask in confusion, "Why do you have to be so serious about watering?!"

For young boys and girls from noble families, growing plants is a very troublesome and demanding task.

However, for Ruan Xiaozhe, this is the norm.

"Plants are at least cuter than professors."

Although checking the soil condition, adjusting the water temperature, watering the plants, dealing with pests and mildew, ventilating the plants, and even preparing medicines every day can be tedious tasks, at least the plants won't complain.

This is much cuter than the professors.

……

I don't know how many hours passed.

"Is it almost done?" Ruan Xiaozhe asked.

"Well, yes," Yunel replied.

The two men wiped the sweat off their faces and straightened their backs.

The work of caring for plants is more tiring than sword training, and my muscles are protesting.

At this moment, a voice sounded in their ears:

"You little humans, I'm always watching you."

"……?!What?"

Ruan Xiaozhe immediately drew out his wand and aimed in the direction where the sound came from.

Surprisingly, the sound came from a nearby pond!

As bubbles rose from the pond, a huge water elemental appeared - it looked like a powerful elf!

"My name is Palakis, and I am the guardian spirit of this pond. You little humans, are you the dwarf's students?"

"...Yes, do you know Professor Lei Bu?"

"Yes, I signed a contract with the dwarf to take care of this garden together."

The elves seemed very friendly to them, and the reason was soon revealed - "Among all the little humans, it is rare to find someone who takes care of plants as carefully as you do..."

"So that's how it is?" Seeing Parages, Ruan Xiaozhe suddenly understood why Professor Liu Shu sent them here.

Professor Willow is a professor of botany, and he must have been very moved to see Ruan Xiaozhe and Yunaier's genuine concern for plants.

So he sent them here to be evaluated by the elves, who value plants. If they really care about plants, they will be recognized by the elves.

"I'm sorry, Professor." Ruan Xiaozhe apologized silently in his heart. He originally thought that Professor Liu Shu just asked them to work, but he didn't expect that there was such a deep meaning in it.

"Seeing how attentive you are to plants, I am also moved. Although I don't like to show up in front of humans, seeing how sincere you are, I can't stay out of it."

After the elf finished speaking, he looked at Ruan Xiaozhe, seeming very confused.

"But, you clearly exude an aura that scares the elves, so why would a tree elf sign a contract with you?"

“……”Ruan Xiaozhe suddenly felt a little hurt.

Yunel couldn't help but defend him: "Although Ruan Xiaozhe doesn't look good, he is really a good person."

"I'm sorry, little human, low-level elves are incapable of judging the character of the contractor."

Weak and low-level elves have low intelligence. If you want to understand the character of the contractor, you must spend a long time together and get to know each other.

In a situation like Ruan Xiaozhe, ordinary elves probably wouldn't even approach him.

"I once received a talking oak wand as a gift." Ruan Xiaozhe replied helplessly.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Don't be too sad. Although your tree elf was very scared of you at first, it now praises you as a good person."

"This..." Ruan Xiaozhe couldn't help but look at his wand.

So you've been afraid of me?

Yunel asked with a hint of worry: "Parakis, is there any way to make Ruan Xiaozhe sign a contract with the elves? He tried to contact the elves in the fairy world, but they all avoided him."

"Well... I haven't encountered this kind of problem before..."