I Became a God in the Refrigerator

61. Enlargement

“If it’s a blessing… does it have any separate effects?”

“For instance, though not immediately noticeable, the growth rate and expansion speed of surrounding plants will gradually accelerate. Even plants that have reached their growth limit will grow at a greater rate than before.”

“In simpler terms, it buffs the growth of plants.”

“That’s correct.”

Indeed.

This fellow was no ordinary creature, possessing a level of divine power akin to a high-ranking deity among humans.

It was the birth of a completely new species that had never existed in the vast history of the universe, infused with Han’s divine abilities.

In other words, a subspecies.

In biological classification, subspecies are closely related to the main species but differ in appearance, genetics, and adaptation due to environmental changes and evolution.

“Is that even possible?”

“As you can see right before your eyes, it is indeed possible.”

Although a subspecies is not entirely different from the main species in terms of biological classification, it represents those that, while still belonging to the same major category, exhibit differences in appearance and genetics compared to previous species.

Still classified under the nightbloom rabbit bee, this subspecies has adapted to divine power and evolved accordingly.

“As a species god, you possess the potential to surpass the countless temporal limits between generations of species. It is a privilege possible only through divinity. This also falls into a category similar to the ability ‘Character Enhancement’ achieved by elves.”

Was that the reason?

“…Is it really true?”

The system’s words were indeed true.

The surroundings where the bee flew and the grass and trees in the distant outskirts were showing signs of change little by little.

There was definitely a presence of change.

The trees seemed to have grown a bit more, and the surrounding grass appeared to have grown even more significantly.

It was visibly noticeable.

“Wow…”

Moreover, this phenomenon was currently ongoing.

With the accumulation of the bee’s powder, the real-time growth of plants was steadily continuing, little by little.

Numerous times, as if magnifying the expansion, observing the grass as if through a microscope.

[Ssshh-]

With the sound, one could see the grass gradually growing.

But that wasn’t all.

Before long, flowers around also began to bloom.

Truly, a creature already providing great help in the square with its mysterious ability.

[Pii!]

Buzzing, a fledgling bird finally entered the mushroom house.

It fed the flower honey it had collected to the queen bee.

Upon seeing the queen bee consume all the food without hesitation, it energetically set out from the hive.

It was to collect new flower honey and pollen from the flowers again.

Although still a young larva for quite some time, it was already fulfilling its role as a worker bee.

“Truly diligent.”

And it must have been early the next morning.

In the mushroom house where the elves lived, the “strange phenomenon” occurred.

***

Early morning.

As always, stretching as she came out, Irina almost tripped as she opened the door.

Though staggering, Irina, with the elves’ quick reflexes, narrowly avoided the situation.

Stepping back, she looked down.

“Huh, what?”

Soon, Irina’s eyes widened at the unexpected sight.

“What on earth is this?”

The height of the threshold that had been firmly on the ground was now towering high.

Easily a meter higher.

Blinking in confusion for a while, she muttered in astonishment.

“Could it be… the mushrooms… have grown?”

It was bizarre.

Such growth happening belatedly in the mushroom house where there had been no change before.

A change that had never occurred once during the elves’ stay in the house unexpectedly happened today.

At that moment, Zion appeared from behind, rubbing his eyes.

“Umm… Irina, why aren’t you going out?”

“Well, Zion, you see.”

Irina awkwardly smiled and stepped aside.

“You’ll understand once you see it.”

“…? Oh, this.”

With widened eyes, Zion looked down.

Looking down, Zion could see the distant view of the ground.

The view was too high.

The boy, who had been looking around in confusion for a while, soon realized the reason and asked, “Could it be that mushrooms have grown?”

“Yeah.”

And it wasn’t just them who witnessed that strange sight.

“System. What’s suddenly happening there? Weren’t those mushrooms already fully grown?” the boy inquired.

In response to Han’s question, the system replied, [Excessive nutrients accumulated in the mushroom house.]

“Is this also due to the influence of the newborn’s sanctity? Because of the divine aura contained within?” Han speculated.

[That’s correct. If I may explain this change, I must say it’s still in progress.]

“…Wait.”

That meant.

Han’s expression changed ambiguously as he quickly grasped the meaning.

“You mean the elves’ house is going to get even bigger than it is now?”

[That’s correct.]

It was a somewhat bewildering sound.

***

Sion began twisting straw to make a long rope.

What was he trying to do?

Not long after, Han understood the reason.

Sion was connecting the rope to make a ladder.

It seemed like it was meant to be hung for climbing up to the mushroom house.

“Well, for now, I can still climb up enough, but Yumina always struggles every time she goes in,” Han remarked.

While other elves could easily enter the house just by jumping lightly, Yumina couldn’t climb up there alone.

To enter the house, someone had to lift her up every time.

She was so clumsy that it made one doubt if she was truly an elf.

In fact, this ladder could be seen as being for Yumina, but that wasn’t the only reason.

The mushrooms are still growing.

In the present tense.

So, even for the future, the necessary item was indeed the ladder.

Creak-

At that moment, the terrifying growth of the mushroom house began.

It started to shake as if trembling, then rapidly grew at a fast pace.

It was a repetition of the growth that had occurred in the early dawn.

“It grew again.”

As a result, the gap between the entrance of the mushroom house and the ground had suddenly exceeded 2m.

Children, including Irina, couldn’t reach it anymore due to its increased height.

Such rapid growth.

If it kept growing like this every time, wouldn’t it become incredibly huge in the end?

Moreover, this kind of growth became even more intense as the baby bees buzzed around and repeated their activities.

In other words, the saying went that the more diligently the bees buzzed around, the faster and bigger the surrounding plants grew.

It seemed almost unbelievable, but since it was happening right before their eyes, it wasn’t impossible to believe.

Moreover, bees were social creatures that lived in colonies.

At the moment, there was just one baby bee, but their numbers were expected to increase continuously.

What if these nocturnal rabbit bees increased to two, then three?

What if they became dozens?

And if this phenomenon continued and intensified even more than it was now?

When Han asked about this fact, the system’s response was as follows:

[When estimating the continuous growth of the nocturnal rabbit bees and the sacred blessings scattered on the ground, all the plants in this area will continue to grow repeatedly. If this continues, all the plants in the plaza will grow to massive sizes, ranging from tens to hundreds of meters.]

Yes.

One day, this place would turn into the world of a giant forest.

In that world, perhaps the elves would not seem much bigger than a handful of ants.

“…a village of towering elves surrounded by endlessly growing plants.”

Just imagining it made one feel refreshed.

Certainly, there was a sense of an exclusive village for the elves.

Of course, the advantage of being able to avoid the threats of monsters roaming the ground was an added bonus.

“It was indeed fortunate to be able to bring out the queen bee of the night from the tower.”

I hope that day comes as soon as possible.

“Yeah.”

That was when.

Mooamoo appeared behind Zion, who was busily making a ladder.

Seemingly just awakened or yawning heavily, Mooamoo approached, saying, “The house has grown this much in just one day. It’s truly astonishing.”

Mooamoo stretched out his hand towards the entrance of the mushroom house.

Due to the fact that it had grown even taller than him, he couldn’t reach it even when he stood on tiptoes.

“Now the mushrooms have grown so much that my hand can’t even reach them.”

He grumbled somewhat discontentedly.

“So, I’m making something to climb up. It’s called a ladder.”

“Hmm? Are you saying this oddly shaped thing can go up and down here?”

“Yes.”

“Wow. I’d like to try it too. This way, even if you want to go in, you can’t.”

In fact, Mooamoo was the smallest among them.

He was even smaller than Yumina, so there was no need to mention that.

Perhaps that was why he hadn’t been able to come and go at all since yesterday, but finally, a solution had been completed.

“By the way, now that I think about it…”

Mooamoo, tilting his head, looked around and asked, “Where is Irina?”

“Oh, Irina? She’s inside right now.”

“Inside?”

“Yes. I said we would dig down to the lower floor today.”

It was that moment.

Thud!

Suddenly, gold spread across the mushroom house’s wall.

“Huh?”

In a bizarre turn of events, Muamuamuamuamuamua’s eyes widened in surprise as Irina revealed herself while digging out mushrooms.

“Oh, Muamuamuamuamua.”

Their eyes met.

Muamuamuamuamuamua, taken aback, asked, eyes wide, “Is it really okay to just make holes randomly in the house like that?”

“Ahahahaha. Did it look like that?” Irina replied with a smirk.

“This is a window.”

“Ah.”

Muamuamuamuamuamua entered the house. As he descended the stairs leading downwards, he spotted Irina and Yumina digging below.

“Wow!”

Muamuamuamuamuamua exclaimed, gaping at the spacious interior. As the mushrooms grew, the available space inside expanded as well.

This area was one floor below the original entrance where the elves used to frequent.

It was a newly created bi-level space.

Through a small window, sunlight streamed in from outside.

By the way, that window was the one where Irina and Muamuamuamuamuamua had locked eyes just a moment ago.

But Muamuamuamuamuamua, surveying the place, seemed somewhat anxious.

“Uh, Irina.”

Looking around cautiously, Muamuamuamuamuamua tentatively asked, “I wonder what this place will be used for.”

“Well, I think it might be used as a storage warehouse, but we haven’t decided on its purpose yet.”

The purpose was undecided.

Perhaps emboldened by this, Muamuamuamuamuamua strongly insisted, “I—I should stay here too! I want a room too! For us dragons, it’s the dream come true, the Dragon’s Lair!”

Irina and Yumina locked eyes and then burst into laughter.

“Yes. Of course.”

And thus, a new guest arrived at the house.