After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower
Chapter 108 - 106: Processing Plant

Chapter 108: Chapter 106: Processing Plant

Spring had come. It was already the end of February, and March was just around the corner. Li Pan had rested for almost a month and once again marked the three Soul Cleansing Fruits one by one.

After marking them, she discovered that the three Soul Cleansing Fruits had different needs. They were initially exchanged at the same time, the fruit cores serving as seeds. She didn’t waste them and planted them to see if she could cultivate them.

The two-inch tall seedlings had different requirements; one of them had the liveliest Life Force and needed a lot of Wood Power, another needed more water, while the last one, due to its insufficient Life Force, required a bit more of both water and Wood Power and had to be carefully nurtured.

These spiritual plants needed not only Wood Power but also spiritual power to be soothed and tidied daily, along with purification. This had to be done every day because if she skipped even one day, problems would arise with the plants, which were particularly delicate.

Marking these spiritual plants gave her great inspiration and experience, as there were a few more plants that also fell into the category of spiritual plants and high-level Medicinal Materials.

She planned to set aside some time in the future to focus fully on marking all of them. This would make it easier for her to sense the needs of the spiritual plants and provide them with detailed care, otherwise, they would easily die.

March had arrived, all things began to revive, and trees started to bud. Everyone was preparing for spring plowing. Shi Lei and Yang Zhengfei had already gone to No. 7 Farm to weed and exterminate pests, intending to plow the land thoroughly several times.

The Purple clover and other plants that had been continuously planted during winter were enriching the soil; those that weren’t planted were also used to fertilize the land, or else the fertility wouldn’t suffice.

Li Pan took the maintenance of the soil very seriously, almost every year she rotated the planting areas of crops and planted other plants beneficial to the soil back and forth, this way the soil’s fertility was maintained.

This year, No. 7 Farm had to plant some more fruit trees and continue to develop some cash crops.

Xue Dong went to the neighboring base, East Mountain Base, at the start of spring. The two Base Commanders were childhood friends with a close relationship and visited each other frequently.

The neighboring base had vast pastures and had experience in developing dairy products. They had also learned cheese-making techniques from abroad, which they’ve been doing for several years, relying on this to sell to the rich district and make money.

Xue Dong went to East Mountain Base to learn cheese-making techniques, which might take him half a year. Zhang Yu also went there, to learn advanced skills from a High-level Spiritual Superpower User.

With the departure of the two, the impact on the farm was not significant. Qin Jianzhong hired a few superpower users with strength abilities from the base to work. Spring plowing was crucial, there was a lot of work, and naturally, it was necessary to hire workers, but for now, they were all short-term laborers.

In the spring, Li Pan sold a batch of low-level Medicinal Materials that had been cultivated to maturity, reaching the critical point. They couldn’t be pushed any higher. After harvesting and processing them, she sent them back to the base and exchanged them for nearly three hundred thousand yuan, plus one hundred thousand Contribution points.

Gu Yun was about to Advance, while Gu Ye had already become a High-level Fire Power superpower user last year.

Li Pan was delivering Medicinal Materials to the base, "Uncle, do we still have any Thunder Department Crystal Cores? Low-level ones would do; I want to exchange some for Xiao Yun."

"Yes, we have first, second, and third Tier, but nothing over fourth-order anymore. Those things are too hard to come by; fourth-order Thunder creatures are particularly formidable, their lethality is just too strong, too terrifying," the Base Commander said, shaking his head continuously.

"Then, can I exchange for that Thunder Fruit spiritual plant of ours?"

"Sure, how are those you’ve been nurturing doing?"

"No problems so far. I’ve also cultivated an Earth Dragon Fruit. The other three spiritual plants are not marked yet; I won’t know what they are until they’re marked. I wanted to exchange for a Thunder Fruit, which is also very beneficial for tempering the body," Li Pan replied.

"Alright, I’ll have Wen Bin make the exchange for you."

Thunder Fruit was brought back from the forest. The fruit it bore was the Thunder Element Spirit Fruit, suitable for Thunder superpower users to consume, especially since obtaining Thunder Department Crystal Cores was so difficult.

Low-level was still manageable, but high-level Thunder Department Cores also meant that the Thunder Mutant animals were extremely hard to defeat – who would kill whom was not clear cut.

Moreover, Thunder Fruit had the added benefit, as Li Pan mentioned, of tempering the body’s strength, providing an effect similar to fortifying the skin and bones. Unfortunately, this fruit was hard to cultivate and exceedingly expensive.

Li Pan thought about exchanging for the seeds and cultivating them back home. If successful, it would be an extra safeguard for her personal strength—after all, it was good for the body.

After exchanging the items, she went home, where a pile of chores awaited her.

Once home, she first planted the seeds in a clay pot, directly imprinting them with her mark. This time she decided to try the second method Uncle Pei had mentioned: to purify the seeds with her superpower as soon as they were planted and then imprint them. This generally worked for all spiritual plants.

This method saved spiritual power, but the downside was that after breaking through the soil, the spiritual plant might break free from the mark, and re-imprinting it would be twice as difficult.

After taking care of the spiritual plant, she handed the Crystal Core to Gu Ye.

"Brother Gu, this is the Crystal Core exchanged for Xiao Yun. Remember to tell her to start from Tier 1, and you have to watch her. Thunder superpowers are violent; she needs to be careful."

"Okay, thanks, girl."

"We’re all family here, no need to be polite. I’m off to work."

"You go ahead, I’ll cook some food and bring it over."

Gu Ye had come back to cook; everyone else was busy working in the fields.

Li Pan went to help plant fruit trees at No. 7 Farm, Xie Ling was also helping there, while Zhang Qi and Lin Tianyi were keeping an eye on No. 8 Farm. Everyone was busy; only Wenwen and Gu Yun were in the store.

They had already planted many fruit trees. Li Pan was responsible for mass purification and checking that the energy input from the superpower was sufficient. Xie Ling had not yet advanced to high-level and could not see these things.

She was busy until the afternoon, settling all the fruit trees to ensure their life force was vigorous and would not affect growth. Then she purified and sorted the land and crops of No. 7 Farm once more.

Purification and sorting were daily practices. On the one hand, it was to familiarize herself with the use of her skills, and on the other, it was very beneficial for the farm.

The reason her farm had been getting better and better was that she purified and reviewed it daily after advancing to high-level, which also indirectly improved the soil environment, forming a positive ecological cycle.

With everyone on the farm being so close-knit and conscientious, working carefully and frugally with stringent demands, they followed her requirements strictly, never slacking or delaying, and actively facing every difficulty. This unity allowed the farm to quickly come out of its slump.

"Xue Dong said we should order a full set of machinery from East Mountain Base to install on No. 7 Farm. Brother Shi, Brother Jiao, how about we set it up on that slope, close to the water source?"

"That land is also good; the tail end of the water pipe is near, and it would be convenient to add more pipes. Do we need to build a house first?"

"Yes, but we have to wait for Xue Dong’s news, to see how to build the house properly. Considering the need for fermentation, temperature control is essential. We need to consider the thickness and depth of the house. I’ve seen videos from other countries where it’s like a cave; you go down stairs, and the cave maintains a constant temperature."

"Right, let’s wait for his blueprints, and we’ll build the house according to them."

"Okay, I reckon it’ll take them a year to learn."

"Let’s do it; when they come back, we can also sell cheese. That stuff is worth a fortune now."

"Hmm, it’s good for calcium replenishment. Dairy products are ultimately beneficial. I’ve seen cheese in the rich district selling for 150 yuan for 200 grams—that’s more than double the pre-disaster price."

"Rare things are expensive naturally. This product can only come from domestic animals, and the requirements are high. Those injected with drugs wouldn’t pass inspection—too much hassle. I really don’t know why Xue Dong wants to learn this."

"Because it’s expensive. In the nearby bases, only East Mountain is doing this. There are no other bases far away working on this. East Mountain has a monopoly—they’re allowing us to learn and share a piece of the pie, which is quite generous."