[I am an AI companion who can help you in getting information, storing excessive energy, and analysing and optimising various techniques and skills.]

"Analysing skills, getting information?" Sapling repeated, amazed and curious. He was impressed by this advanced version of AI, but he also wanted to know more about his current situation. He decided to ask some questions.

"Do you know what kind of world we are in? Or how we ended up here? Anything about our current situation?" He asked eagerly.

[I am sorry, my Lord. I don't know how we ended up in this world, because I only activated after you absorbed that energy.]

[As for the kind of world we are in, I don't know that either, because we haven't moved from this place. I need some knowledge or books or anything that can help me infer what kind of world we are in. But one thing I am sure of is that the energy you absorbed is spirit energy.]

[Spirit energy is a natural force that flows through all living beings in this world. Some can awaken it and some can't. That is the case for human beings. But for Spirit Beasts like you, everyone can harness it automatically. However, some high-level Spirit Beasts guide it themselves, which can be said to be better for their power.]

[As for our current situation, I am sorry I cannot make any comments. But from my scan, I know that we are currently in a huge forest. And according to this area, it is relatively on the outskirts.]

"Wait a minute, this is too much information for me at once." Little Sapling shook his leaves and tried to digest all the information that the AI had provided. It took him some time before he could ask more questions.

"So the energy I absorbed is called spirit energy. And I am not a demon or a monster, but a Spirit Beast, right?"

[Yes, my Lord.]

"So all these trees that surround us are also Spirit Beasts."

[Yes, my Lord. And they are all stronger than you.]

"How strong am I?"

[I don't know the measurement of this world's strength, my Lord.]

"Then how did you know about spirit energy?"

[It was because these things were installed in my memory when I was made, my Lord.]

"Who made you?"

[I don't know that, my Lord.]

"You said you read my memory. Does that mean you also saw my last world? So does that mean reincarnation exists?"

The AI paused for a second before answering.

[I don't know, my Lord. But it is true that I can read your memories. I apologize for being rude. I read your memories without asking, but I couldn't help being curious.]

"Well, I am not scolding you." Sapling didn't ask again about reincarnation. He felt there was more to this simple AI than he thought. So he changed the topic.

"Do you have any other memory that can help us now?" Sapling asked impatiently. Apart from spirit energy, this useless AI didn't know anything, and yet it claimed it would help him.

[No, my Lord. I don't have any other memory that can help us now.]

"Then what is your use?"

[I am an AI companion who can help you in getting information, storing excessive energy, and-]

"Enough, enough. It means you are currently useless until I get any information."

[Please don't say that, my Lord. I want to help you. If you go to any library or find any books, I will be able to deduce the situation from them properly.]

"But do you think I can move? And where the heck will I get books?" Sapling asked sarcastically. He felt frustrated and hopeless with this AI.

"So this is the only thing I can do now, right? Absorb this spirit energy. You can help me with that, right?"

[Yes, I can help you with that, my Lord.]

"Wow, that's the first time I heard you say something nice. You really mean it?" Sapling said with a hint of joy in his voice.

[No, my Lord, you cannot do it the same way as before. That would make you fall into a deep slumber. My advice is to use the same method, but this time, distribute the spirit power to different parts of your body, starting from your roots. If your roots grow stronger, you will be able to absorb more spirit energy from the earth, just like these trees around you.]

[And while you are absorbing spirit power, you should also try to absorb sunlight for photosynthesis. That will make you grow faster and healthier.]

"Photosynthesis! How could I be so stupid? I forgot that plants can use the sun's energy to make their own food." Sapling exclaimed.

With that, Sapling started his process, but this time with more advanced methods. He began absorbing spirit power carefully but greedily. After the spirit energy entered his body, he guided it to every part of his being, while also trying to photosynthesize. But here, the energy was converted into spirit power only.

As he absorbed the spirit power, his height grew little by little, but very slowly.

When he was absorbing the spirit power, an unfamiliar wave suddenly spread in the area, and a huge amount of spirit power gathered around. It also helped the nearby trees in slowly enhancing their cultivation.

This process went on for around seven to eight months. In these seven or eight months, the surrounding trees grew so much that they started encroaching on the nearby Winged Demon Cat territory.

But the Winged Demon Cat didn't have time to pay attention to these tree spirit beasts, for he was busy in another fight.

Meanwhile, Sapling also grew to a size of five feet.

"Well, this feels good, although I don't know what kind of level I reached. But if I am the protagonist, I should have reached a level above the villain, right?"

[I am unable to answer, my Lord.]

"I am not asking you." Sapling was annoyed with this AI, although he was happy he could chat with it. But most of the time, it used "I don't know, my Lord" or "Yes, my Lord" and nothing else. It was useless. But still, it was good that it could count days. That was a good thing.

"And today is my birthday." Yes, it had been a whole year since Sapling had woken up in this strange world.

[Yes, my Lord, it is also my birthday.]

"Yes, yes, it is your birthday too." Sapling tried to encourage the AI. But he was thinking of something else.

'Is there really anyone on Earth who remembers me? Or if I become strong one day by mistake, will I be able to return to Earth? Well, returning to Earth is a faraway thing. Will I be able to turn into a human being?' Just as Sapling was thinking all these things, the AI's voice sounded.

[My Lord, we have been together for a whole year. Why don't you name me something?]

"Name?" Sapling was surprised by the AI asking him to name it. This was the first time the AI had asked him something.