Chapter 3 Space

But now, she was only a 17-year-old child, with a house looming before her, and wanting to keep her younger brother with her might prove to be no easy task.

Mei Mengzhen's head ached the more she thought about it, but on closer reflection, wasn't this also an opportunity to start over?

She couldn't possibly relive the regrets of her past life a second time.

There would always be a way out. All she needed to do was to deal with problems as they arose. As long as she and her brother were unwilling, who could forcibly take them away?

Right after, she closed her eyes, and her consciousness entered the space.

Rebirth was already an incredible phenomenon, and to inexplicably gain a space after being reborn was even more astonishing.

Speaking of how Mei Mengzhen discovered this space, it actually happened on the day she was reborn.

After waking up in the hospital, Mei Mengzhen returned home alone, only to find that the large Osmanthus Tree in the front yard had disappeared.

Such a big Osmanthus Tree couldn't just vanish into thin air without leaving a trace.

In her panic, the world spun around her, and she was brought into the present space, standing next to the missing Osmanthus Tree.

Mei Mengzhen, recalling the scent of osmanthus before her death and seeing this space and the Osmanthus Tree, couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement, "Could it be that the Osmanthus Tree has shown its powers, allowing me to be reborn and to gain this space for no reason?"

Otherwise, she couldn't think of any other explanation at the moment.

Mei Mengzhen looked around in the space and noticed a thatched cottage not far away, so she walked toward it. It had seemed indistinct from afar, but now, up close, she realized the cottage didn't even have a door.

She stood at the entrance and peered inside, hearing no noise from within, she shouted at the doorway, "Is anyone there?"

...

There was no answer.

Mei Mengzhen shouted again, "Is anyone there? I'm coming in if there's no one."

After speaking, she stepped inside.

The cottage looked square from the outside and was only as big as one's palm, but upon entering, she realized there was much more to it than met the eye.

The area by the entrance should be called the front hall. In the center of the front hall hung a landscape painting, with a square table and four chairs arranged around it in front of the painting.

There was a semicircular archway to the left of the landscape painting, and as Mei Mengzhen passed through it, she couldn't help exclaiming "Wow!" at the sight of the packed room.

The room was not only large, it was full of things.

She estimated the size of the room to be over a hundred square meters. Because there were no partitions, it appeared very spacious.

Despite the spaciousness, sacks were piled up everywhere, neatly stacked to the brim, leaving only a path to the staircase leading up and down.

That's right, this was not a single-story room, but a multi-level building that could not be discerned from the outside, which was part of the magic of this thatched cottage.

Curious about what the sacks contained, Mei Mengzhen opened a few of the nearest ones and found them filled with seeds.

Mei Mengzhen was quite familiar with seeds. There was a vacant lot in her family's backyard where her grandfather, now retired, liked to grow vegetables. Having picked up knowledge through exposure, she naturally recognized some of them.

After checking the seeds, Mei Mengzhen decided to go upstairs.

The staircase wasn't long, and after climbing about a dozen steps, she reached the upper level.

Entering the upstairs, she saw a Study Room, which was large, taking up most of the room. The Study Room was lined with bookshelves, all filled with books.

Mei Mengzhen casually picked up a book to look at but quickly put it down again, as she couldn't understand the writing.

She passed through the Study Room and saw a writing desk; facing the desk was a simple bed, presumably a place for the owner to rest when tired.

Toward the back, near the wall, several large wooden chests were stacked.

Mei Mengzhen cautiously explored this level before discovering a letter on the writing desk.

The envelope was inscribed with "To the destined one."

Mei Mengzhen wondered if 'the destined one' referred to the master of this space. If so, that would mean she was 'the destined one.' With this thought, she opened the letter.

The content of the letter was very useful to her because it was an instruction manual for using the space, written by the previous master of the space.

The previous master mentioned in the letter that she too had accidentally died and was reborn before gaining this space. There was also an Osmanthus Tree at her family's door. After her rebirth, the Osmanthus Tree disappeared from the outside world and appeared in the space. From then on, people's memory of the Osmanthus Tree vanished, and she found the extraordinary uses of the Osmanthus Tree after several experiments.

The Osmanthus Tree was currently in a dormant state and needed to be awakened with one's own blood.

Of course, the space could still be used without awakening it, but once awakened, the Osmanthus Tree would become a little housekeeper of the space, providing very practical features such as helping with harvesting, automated sorting and storage, and automatic cleaning.

The thatched cottage was originally part of the space, but the items inside were left there by previous masters of the space.

After the last master died, these things naturally passed on to the next master to inherit, and the letter assured her to use them with peace of mind.

Medicinal herbs and vegetables in the space would remain as fresh as when picked if they were not taken out, suggesting a basic preservation feature.

The space could also be operated with one's mind, such as organizing, classifying, and moving objects, although planting was not included. Planting required the master to take the seeds and spread them personally on the black soil of the space for the plants to grow. This must be why the seeds were stored on the first level.

The black soil didn't need fertilization or watering; the plants would naturally mature, and they grew much faster than they would outside, which the master could easily determine through personal experimentation.

The previous master also mentioned that there were many other uses for the space. For instance, fish could be raised in the stream, lotuses could be planted in the pond, and poultry could be raised on the savanna. These fish and poultry would stop growing when they reached an optimal size, and any dirty areas they created would be automatically cleaned by the Osmanthus Tree, which could also process them, showing a high level of intelligence.

There was also a Spiritual Spring in the space, with numerous effects such as beautifying the skin, strengthening the body, and enhancing memory. Not only that, the vegetables from the space also had health benefits, albeit not as potent as the Spring. However, the vegetables tasted exceptionally good.

One important point the letter emphasized was that any plants being grown, as well as raised poultry and fish, would vanish at the moment of the space master's death. The space would wait for the next master to start anew, but anything already harvested would remain in the space for years without issue.

This was a summary of patterns observed by several previous masters, and it was noted in hopes of being helpful.

The letter also told her that she, as the next master, was expected to make good use of the space and not to use it for evil.

With that, the letter came to an end.