Demonization?
When the last plant was in place, Yelia lowered her hands, and the hum in the air faded away.
The Everwood farm, once a patchwork of individually managed plots, now looked like a masterfully designed garden, each section harmoniously arranged to bring out the best in the cultivation resources.
Aksai let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. "This is… incredible," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. "I never realized I was wasting so much space and resources with my earlier approach."
At its core, true Spirit farming was all about maximizing gains while minimizing overall production costs. A Spirit farmer would rather have a small, low-maintenance farm than a larger one with even bigger problems.
Aksai had thought he was doing a good job cultivating various resources inside the Everwood farm. He had indeed achieved a harmonious balance by creating a whole ecosystem around his Spirit farming.