Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 397 - 31: Got the Goods! Ignite a Volcano!_3

Chapter 397: Chapter 31: Got the Goods! Ignite a Volcano!_3

"Whew~"

The group breathed a sigh of relief.

This mission was quite dangerous, after all, it was Fire Dragon Pass.

It was not easy to sneak in, and getting out was just as difficult.

If they were detected, with their small numbers, it would be hard to escape.

However, Zhang Ying and Xu Quan had no idea; Zhao Xing, who knew the mechanisms, was leading the way.

They didn’t encounter much trouble at all on this trip.

The biggest trouble, instead, was caused by Xia Jing and Guan Junyang, who almost attacked their own people, which might have attracted unwanted attention.

.....

Zhixiu City.

"Whew~"

The Flying Boat descended from the sky, and Liao Rulong and Pu Zhong had been waiting for a long time.

"Old Chen, how did it go?"

Liao Rulong ran over, full of anticipation.

"Not fully successful, but almost there." Chen Shijie said.

"What do you mean?" Liao Rulong urgently asked, "Is it doable or not?"

"It depends on whether Zhao Xing can grow the Fifth Order Earth Fire Lotus or not," Chen Shijie said, "If he can grow even one plant, we can consider it a success, but we only found Fourth Rank seeds."

"The Earth Fire Lotus is an exceptional item of the Fifth Order, with very stringent growing conditions. If it doesn’t work out, Capital Commandant, please do not blame us."

Chen Shijie was preemptively tempering expectations, not allowing Liao Rulong to get too hopeful.

Failure would be normal, success would be a surprise.

"Of course, of course." Liao Rulong rubbed his hands together, looking at Zhao Xing, "Little Zhao, just do your best. Whatever you need, just ask. I’ll even dispatch Old Chen’s Nine-Section Camp to assist you."

"If that’s not enough, I’ll have the Minister of Agriculture from the Supply City come to help."

"That will do." Zhao Xing bowed, "Capital Commandant, you don’t need to mobilize anyone for now. Let me plant it first and see."

"Good, good, good. Then I’ll wait for your good news." Liao Rulong gave a few simple instructions and left, not wanting to waste Zhao Xing’s time.

...

"Are there any active volcanoes near Zhixiu City?"

"No, the Flame Mountain Range within the Fire Demon Territory has an earth veins convergence effect, and within a hundred miles, including the Wolf God’s territory, there are no active volcanoes."

"Where is there one?"

"Near Fierce Sun Army’s City No. 32, there is an active volcano," Chen Shijie thought aloud. "But our relationship with the Fierce Sun Army is average; I don’t know if they would lend us the place."

To grow a large number of Earth Fire Lotuses, a volcano was first needed to reduce growth difficulty and speed up the process.

However, Zhao Xing didn’t need it. His Instant Primordial, even paired with ordinary Earth Fire, could make the Fourth Rank Earth Fire Lotus seeds evolve into the Fifth Order upon maturity.

Once the Fifth Order Earth Fire Lotus matured, the seeds it bore would also be Fifth Order.

At that point, the other Ministers of Agriculture could plant it.

They no longer needed to break through growth restrictions, as the seeds were already Fifth Order.

But without sufficient growth conditions, it might regress back to Third or Fourth Rank.

Therefore, a volcano was a must, otherwise, others couldn’t grow it!

The vestment robes made from Earth Fire Lotus were to outfit the entire army. Zhao Xing alone couldn’t supply the gear for tens of thousands of troops in a short time.

"Who is the commander of City No. 32?" Zhao Xing asked, "They wouldn’t refuse just to borrow a volcano, would they?"

"Check the Earth Mirror. Now the Military Realm has issued both advanced and basic missions related to fire attribute plants," Chen Shijie continued. "Previously, active volcanoes might not have been valued, but now they have become a resource."

"Can we find another location?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Going farther, you’d have to fall back to the Yingyuan Prefecture border and plant in the Fengming Mountain Range."

"But now the entire army is occupying areas; borrowing a volcano might be difficult." Chen Shijie said, "Let’s see how well Duwei Liao can negotiate."

"If all else fails, even a dormant volcano would work," Zhao Xing said. "I know the Volcano Skill. Even if there’s a dormant volcano, I can turn it into an active one."

"But if there’s not even a single dormant volcano, the delay would be quite long."

Although Volcano Skill was a high-level skill, Zhao Xing’s Volcano Skill was only at the entry level of the Third Transition, not even close to mastery.

Creating a volcano would not be something that could be accomplished in ten days or half a month.

Half a day later.

Liao Rulong hurried to find Zhao Xing.

"I found one, found one!"

"There is a volcano in East Sang City of the Wolf God Tribe."

"Capital Commandant, what’s the situation?" Zhao Xing asked.

"It hasn’t erupted in a hundred years, but there’s still smoke and gas," Liao Rulong replied, "Will it work?"

"Reporting to Capital Commandant, I can only say, we can try," Zhao Xing said.

"Give it a try," Liao Rulong felt a bit guilty, "It was my oversight, failing to consider occupying a volcano."

Actually, it wasn’t Liao Rulong’s fault. Who could have thought to seize a volcano as a resource beforehand?

When Zhao Xing started planning, volcanoes had already become a scarce resource.

Quick action secured resources; after all, there were so many armies fighting the Fire Demon Clan, escalating the demand for such resources.

"East Sang City is garrisoned by Zhenhai Army’s Jiang Ming, but I have already informed him," Liao Rulong said, "He is willing to let us use it, but once successful, we must also allow their Ministers of Agriculture to plant there."

"No problem," Zhao Xing nodded, "Time waits for no one, let’s get moving."