Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 246 - 28: So You’re Xia Jing! (Third Update)_2

Chapter 246: Chapter 28: So You’re Xia Jing! (Third Update)_2

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The Cloud Rain Ship weaved through the clouds as Lu Bang held the list, revealing a trace of a sinister smile.

"Shi Yong is arranged in Fu Ying’s group."

"Zhuang Ziqing is arranged in Ye Feng’s group."

"Zhao Xing is arranged in Xia Jing’s group."

"..."

"The seeds supplied by the Taicang Institute are all carefully selected exotic varieties, marvelous, truly marvelous."

Seeing his friend’s demeanor, Zuo Zizhi couldn’t help but speak up, "Brother Lu, what exactly did you put in those seeds? Your expression is a bit unsettling."

Lu Bang tossed the list aside, "Don’t worry, they’re all edible. To cultivate the Martial Artists’ Gluttonous Eating Skill, of course, I had to be selective, this is for their own good, Zizhi, how could you speak of me like that? Right, are the Doctor and Pharmacist ready yet?"

Zuo Zizhi: "..."

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The sun beat down as they descended upon the rocky slopes below.

The Flying Boat carrying Zhao Xing slowly landed.

"Everyone, come down, we’ve arrived."

An official outside called out.

When Zhao Xing stepped out of the cabin, he saw three people at the landing site.

Aside from the Judge who operated the Cloud Flying Boat, there were two other officials.

From their attire, one was a Military Officer and the other a Doctor by profession.

The Military Officer was responsible for training the Martial Artists, which made sense.

But what was the purpose of bringing a Doctor?

The Martial Artists emerging from the cabin had a vague sense of foreboding.

"Follow me," the Military Officer gestured to the ten Martial Artists, "Your training ground is nearby."

"Yes," the ten Martial Artists obediently followed the Military Officer and the Doctor away.

"Zhao Xing, your cultivation area is on this rocky slope. As long as you don’t leave the boundary marker, you can plant wherever you like."

"In addition, here are the seeds and seedlings distributed from above."

The Judge pointed to three bamboo boxes.

"Regardless of whether you successfully cultivate them or not, this is the only quantity you will have. If you use them up, you won’t receive any new ones within three days, understood?"

"Understood," Zhao Xing nodded and used a Wind Spell to move the boxes down from the Flying Boat.

"I’ll call you when it’s time to eat, otherwise you don’t need to come and disturb me," the Judge lay on the Flying Boat, "Remember, don’t run off, if you leave the area, your results will be invalidated."

"Yes."

Zhao Xing bowed his hands and then used the Little Nine Heavens Gang Wind Skill to fly into the sky.

He didn’t rush to choose the seeds; instead, he first observed the surrounding environment.

After flying around the boundary marker in the sky, Zhao Xing had a good understanding of the Heavenly Time and terrain and then landed.

"The training on the first day is not too harsh."

"The Heavenly Time consists only of the two suns in the sky, a tad warmer but not excessively hot, roughly equivalent to the Beginning of Summer in the outside world."

"There is also a water source, a small pond about 1 kilometer away."

"Let’s see how the Earth Advantage is, Divine Movement Protection!"

With a thought, Zhao Xing was enveloped in a pale yellow light, and then he slowly sank into the ground.

The Judge, Zhou Ming, who was lying on the Flying Boat sipping his wine, saw this and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows, "Xuantu Skill, he’s quite skilled."

After sinking into the ground, Zhao Xing plummeted rapidly. The Xuantu Protection would keep him safe while underground, though if he wanted to use the earth veins to move, it would be best to combine two skills into one.

Currently, he was only checking the earth veins, so there was no need for dual skill combination.

"Earth Vein Five Elements, the fire is slightly prosperous, metal marginally abundant, water moderately balanced, earth irritated, wood inconspicuous."

"Not bad, the condition of the earth veins is average, neither good nor bad."

Zhao Xing quickly emerged from the ground again.

"Heavenly Time, Earth Advantage, if I were to rate them, this is currently just the simple mode."

"So, the difficulty must lie with the seeds."

After the inspection, Zhao Xing opened the bamboo box marked with Third-tier.

Naturally, he wouldn’t opt for [Second-tier Supplies] since they provided no extra points, not a suitable choice for a talent like him.

The three large bamboo boxes had significant size; the individual model he carried before was much smaller, and these were the military version.

Used in military campaigns, they typically belonged to a twenty-person unit configuration.

Four people were responsible for carrying, while the remaining sixteen protected it.

It required four Martial Artists to carry, so one could imagine the size and weight.

"Seventy percent seeds, thirty percent seedlings."

"But why are there so many I don’t recognize? So many derived varieties?"

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised as he inspected the bamboo boxes.

Derived varieties were new species bred artificially.

Many of them did not even appear in the "Great View Wood" or "Compendium of Materia Medica."

The seedlings were all trees with long growth cycles; most of the seeds were unfamiliar, adding to the challenge.

If I don’t grow something edible within a day, not only will I not get the base points, but I will also be penalized.

"Indeed, the difficulty lies here, but this is trivial for me, rise!"

Zhao Xing quickly picked one from the selection.

[Numbing Fish Fruit (Seed)]

[Variety: Aquatic Thorn Type]

[Third-tier Top-grade]

[Effect: Short growth cycle, eating can satisfy hunger; absorbing the energy from the numbing fish fruit, brings a sour and numbing sensation; tastes fishy and is hard to stomach; slightly poisonous, but non-lethal in small doses.]

[Overall Evaluation: Third-tier Supply.]

"Not bad, you’re the one."

Zhao Xing pointed, and a batch of seeds immediately floated out.

He then manipulated the Gang Wind and took this batch of seeds flying towards a pond a kilometer away.

"It’s starting." Far away on a flat ground, Chen Fang watched Zhao Xing wrapped in the Gang Wind flying away. "I wonder what he’s planting."

"Chen Fang, you dare to be distracted? Take this punch!" Hu Bing immediately landed a punch on Chen Fang’s eye.

"Damn, that’s a sneak attack! Take this!"

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Arriving beside the pond, Zhao Xing slowly descended.

"Huff~"

The Gang Wind blew past, blowing away the nearby pebbles.

It scraped the ground layer by layer until it had removed the rock layer, exposing the soil, and then it stopped.

All around the pond, within a kilometer radius, everything had been scraped down a layer.

"Ksitigarbha Returning Origin!"

Zhao Xing pointed his hand, and streaks of golden light flashed and entered the ground.

A complex and mystical cage structure appeared in the earth veins, instantly harmonizing the power of the Five Elements, while all the energy also gathered here.

"Go!"

Zhao Xing planted this batch of seeds. There were many of them; he had completely emptied out the numbing fish fruit seeds.

"Swallow Cloud!"

"To Bring Rain!"

Over the pond, the clouds quickly covered the sky, extracting water from the pond, and then it began to rain.

It started with heavy rain, but once enough irrigation filled the trenches, Zhao Xing changed the rainfall to [Light Rain].

The light rain drizzled down, warming the seeds in the soil.

"Barbaric Growth!"

The third-tier top-grade seeds were very resilient, and to hasten ripening, Zhao Xing naturally started with barbaric growth.

"Rustle~"

The soil began to make slight noises, and in the blink of an eye, specks of green appeared all around.

The seeds broke through the soil, sprouting tender shoots.

Fifteen minutes later, they were already half a meter tall.

Zhao Xing then changed his spell.

"Wilderness Condensation Skill!"

By now, the energy was extremely abundant, because Zhao Xing’s Ksitigarbha Returning Origin Plant Version had reached the eighth transmutation.

Its roots had deeply penetrated the ground under the effect of [Barbaric Growth].

Entering the growth phase, what suited best was no longer the Strong Root Skill, but the Condensation Skill.

"Whoosh Whoosh~"

The green leaves fluttered, began to spread wildly around, cycling and replacing themselves, growing along the optimal path.

"The Condensation Skill has already reached the seventh transmutation, the speed is indeed fast."

"Just half an hour, and it has already passed the maturity phase."

"In another half an hour, it will be able to bear fruit."

Zhao Xing estimated the time.

Third-tier top-grade, all in all, it would take about an hour to harvest.

But, Zhao Xing deliberately waited another half an hour.

Why?

Because waiting another half an hour, the energy contained would be more abundant, the fruits larger.

It definitely wasn’t because the numbing sensation would be stronger, the toxicity higher, the fishy taste stronger, and even harder to eat... Definitely not!

"I’ve already cleared out the numbing fish fruit seeds."

"Judging by this coverage area, at the very least, I should be able to harvest five thousand jin of numbing fish fruits, meeting the standard of third-tier supply."

A faint smile appeared on Zhao Xing’s lips.

He looked in the direction where the martial artists were training.

"So you call yourself Xia Jing, huh?!"