nownovels Chapter 9: "Wood Edge Disease"
Chapter 9: "Wood Edge Disease"
"Tripled?!" Jiang Qiu's heart skipped a beat.
The rate of spiritual energy metabolism is positively correlated with the growth cycle of spiritual plants. A threefold increase in the rate of spiritual energy metabolism means that the [Wood Edge Flower], with a ninety-day cycle, can mature and bear fruit in as little as thirty days under natural growing conditions.
In other words.
If you sow a single seed of a low-grade wood-element flower, with just a little care and timely absorption of its metabolic spiritual energy, you can harvest 90 strands of level 1 wood-element spiritual energy in just one month.
Although it cannot bear fruit, the spiritual energy it produces can be used entirely for the [Growth] unique spiritual plant, focusing on cultivating a high-yield, high-value mother plant.
The 1000 yuan I earned today can be used to buy four identical portions of Grade 1 potting soil, which can then be planted with *Echeveria elegans* seeds.
That is, it can stably produce 360 strands of level 1 wood-attribute spiritual energy per month, and can generate up to 36 strands of [Growth] energy at once!
He took a deep breath and began designing a cultivation plan for the second generation of [Wood Edge Flower]—
"In this way, I can plant a batch of [Wood Edge Flowers] in the deteriorated nutrient soil, and then use all their spiritual energy to supply my unique rare nutrient soil, which will allow the spiritual plants inside to grow explosively."
"The best seeds are sown in the best soil. I turned the only medium-grade fruit into a spirit seed and buried it in rare nutrient soil before I left."
"With the other four portions of spoiled nutrient soil 'infusing' into our diet, we're guaranteed a bumper harvest of medium-grade fruit, making a fortune!"
Without further hesitation, I chose option three.
A white halo swept across the potted plant, and a deep, earthy aroma wafted out. The colorful ingredients, "mixed in a big pot," blended into peat moss, and the spirit stone powder shone faintly, revealing a diseased texture.
But a torch was lit in Jiang Qiu's eyes.
[Level 1 Nutrient Soil: The soil quality has been optimized to a normal degree of "deterioration". No Level 1 spirit seeds will produce fruit, but different spirit seeds will gain different types of significant attribute boosts due to their characteristics.]
Do the same.
Jiang Qiu prepared three more servings.
A short while later.
Four pots of spoiled potting soil were laid out on the table.
With a snap, Jiang Qiu removed the four inferior fruits from the first-generation mother plant, processed them simply, and buried them in the soil as spirit seeds.
[Sow the Level 1 Wood-type Spirit Seed "Wood Edge Flower"]
[Gain bonuses in ordinary, deteriorated Grade 1 nutrient soil]
【——"Wood Edge Disease"——】
The Level 1 spirit plant "Wood Edge Flower" has become diseased in the deteriorated nutrient soil and will no longer produce fruit. At the same time, it will increase the rate of wood-attribute spirit energy metabolism by 3 times. It will release wood-attribute spirit energy once each in the morning, noon and evening. If absorbed in time, its growth cycle will be reduced to one-third.
[Estimated ripening time: 30 days]
3 times the spiritual energy production capacity.
The second generation will reap a bountiful harvest.
However, while Jiang Qiu was lost in thought, her hands did not stop moving.
Snap! Cut off the medium-grade fruit from the mother plant.
Process it carefully and make it into a medium-grade spirit seed.
Dig out the mother plant and extract the rare nutrient soil.
Plant the medium-grade spirit seed.
Pat, pat, gently tapping the soil to compact it.
The moment the optimization panel popped up, Jiang Qiu's eyelids twitched twice, her surprise and delight evident: "The [Sowing] bonus of mid-grade spirit seeds in rare nutrient soil is so much higher than that of low-grade spirit seeds!"
[Sow the Level 1 Wood-type Spirit Seed "Wood Edge Flower"]
[Gain additional bonuses from rare Tier 1 nutrient soil]
[Given that this spirit seed is of medium grade, the bonus is increased.]
[Choose the bonus direction:]
[1. Fruit yield increases by 100%, exceeding the yield limit per plant, but "Growth" will no longer provide additional yield.]
[2. Upon maturity, a minimum of one medium-grade fruit will be produced. Each time "Growth" is selected, the production of medium-grade fruits will be increased to two.]
3. The rate of spiritual energy metabolism of wood-type spiritual seeds is tripled (mid-grade spiritual seeds emit more spiritual energy than low-grade spiritual seeds, but the amounts are not equal)
Choose one: fruit yield doubles. If there is enough spiritual energy for [growth], and the tree is full of mid-grade fruits, the profit can increase more than 10 times.
This is the option with the greatest economic potential.
However, if you choose option two, it means that you only need to consume half of the spiritual energy for [Growth] to grow a full load of mid-grade fruits, and the profit can be increased by more than 5 times.
This is the most cost-effective option.
Each has advantages and disadvantages.
The optimization direction brought about by [sowing] is the most crucial, almost determining the path of spiritual plant development. It cannot be ambiguous. Jiang Qiu calmed down and opened the calculator on her phone, calculating rapidly.
Soon, their eyes focused on the three options:
"The first two options require 90 days to mature, which consumes a lot of spiritual energy. Based on my current estimate of the spiritual energy output of the four pots of deteriorated nutrient soil, even if we completely empty them, the increase will not be significant enough to reach the maximum benefit."
"But if you choose to triple the metabolic rate, it will not only increase its own spiritual energy production, but its growth cycle will also be the same as the 'spiritual energy power bank' in the four pots of deteriorated nutrient soil, which is just right and saves the most resources."
"At the same time, with my current spiritual energy production capacity, I can fully develop the potential of all three options, and profits can reach more than 10 times in a short period of time!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Qiu selected option three with great anticipation.
A unique, rare nutrient-rich soil gave birth to a stream of light, which, like the first sowing, floated into his palm and seeped into his blood vessels along his skin.
A touch of coolness, refreshing and invigorating.
[Absorbed 1 trace of Level 1 Wood Elemental Aura]
The second generation of the Level 1 spirit plant "Wood Edge Flower" is thriving. Due to its tripled rate of wood-attribute spiritual energy metabolism, it emits at least one wisp of wood-attribute spiritual energy each morning, noon, and evening. With timely absorption, its growth cycle is reduced to one-third, resulting in increased yield compared to the first generation.
[Estimated ripening time: 30 days]
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The following day, at the Ninth Plantation.
The interns' work continues as usual.
And in courtyard number 17.
With a splash, Qian Cheng followed Wang Baisheng, watering the potted plants. His mind was preoccupied with the events of last night: "Ugh, I shouldn't have acted impulsively. I bought five spirit seeds at double the price, increasing the cultivation cost several times over. My family is still in debt. What if that vendor scammed me and ran off with the money? Hmm... Holy crap!"
*Drip, drip*, his shoes suddenly became wet. He jumped up, startled to find the potted plant overflowing with water, the flower stand dripping. "Oh, Brother Wang, I didn't mean to! I hope I didn't ruin it!"
Wang Baisheng glanced back, frowned deeply, and spoke crisply like steel balls falling to the ground: "Those are seedlings of the [Fire Radiance Flower], a level 1 fire-attribute spiritual plant. Watering it with too much spring water at once will cause its roots to rot and die."
"It will die?!" Qian Chengru was struck dumb.
【Fireflower】Although it is one of the most common level 1 fire-type spiritual plants, when Wu Shan asked the interns to select plants, the bag containing the "fire-type" plants contained this one.
However, due to environmental factors, the southwestern province is not a major production area for fire-related spiritual plants, and their cultivation in the garden accounts for a relatively small proportion.
However, like the flowers and fruits of the Wood Edge, it is one of the essential basic materials for alchemy and array formation, and the demand is huge, and the price is much higher.
The key point is that this pot belongs to Brother Wang!