Chapter 50 (1/2)
Wang Yang was still studying the greenery on the ground seriously. It was a plant called sedge that was a herbaceous plant with a short growth cycle. When planted in a dimension with fertile soil and a good environment, it would generally take about two days to mature.
Sedge looked a lot like leeks, but it was much taller than the leek, with almost double the amount of leaves.
Unfortunately, sedges had no nutritional value nor any medicinal uses, so even if the growth cycle was short and came with large yield, it had no practical uses.
At most, it could be used as learning material for beginners. After all, if its growth cycle was short, you would be able to see the results as soon as possible, meaning class could also progress at a faster rate.
Wang Yang took a serious look at the field and the more he looked at it, the more pleased he was with it. Looking at its current growth condition, Shi Qing must have tried to plant them as soon as class had just ended. Since his theoretical knowledge was abundant, his technique was also very skilled, and the rate of growth was very high. Moreover, the survival rate of the plants was also very good.
Only… He frowned as he looked at the empty plot at the side, and asked, “Why is it full of pits here?”
Shi Qing, “…” How was he going to explain that? It was something I made deliberately to fool you! But it’s quite a pity that it didn’t come to use…
Shi Qing could only brush it off with an awkward laugh, but Wang Yang did not pursue the question either. Instead, he started to guide him carefully, corrected some details, and summed up his shortcomings, hoping that Shi Qing would be able to go further in his next try.
Actually, Shi Qing was also quite shocked in his own mind, but temporarily, he did not dare to show it. He only listened carefully and quickly absorbed even more knowledge.
It was not till the end of class that Shi Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had time to think about what happened earlier.
Clearly, these plants needed two days to mature, so why did they grow in only two hours?
Shi Qing slowly recalled that Xia Nuo had never planted anything within his dimension before. That was also something he had paid attention to.
Since his dimension was too cramped, if he started to plant all sorts of plants before the time was right, he might even lose the nutrients in the soil and destroy the fragile dimensional environment. When that time came, it would affect the future growth of his dimension in the long term. So, even though Xia Nuo was very curious, he still would not dare to plant anything so easily.
However, now that he was close to graduating, and since Wang Yang had also specifically arranged homework for him, Shi Qing finally had the courage to try planting something. Of course, it was also done strictly according to the requirements of his textbook, and even though time was short, he still did not dare to have the slightest deviation.
He really never would have expected that Xia Nuo’s dimension would actually be so special!
Speaking of which, everyone had their own dimensions here, and the quality of each of them were different. Still, they all shared certain common points.
Take for example, those with farming dimensions. Even though the scales were different, both the environment and the soil compositions were different, and perhaps some had better environments that could produce a higher output, or maybe they could mature slightly faster, but it definitely was not like Xia Nuo’s! It was simply god’s speed!
One had to know that despite Qi Lu’s genius level 8 dimension and its unimaginable size, even with a lot of fertilization, you could only increase the production at most after planting. The speed would still be fixed.
When it came to the harvesting type, minerals were different, and so were their replenishing cycles. Some minerals matured faster in such dimensions, while others were slightly slower, but those all came with a reason. It was completely determined by the overall quality of the dimension. If the elements were well-packed, then it would definitely take less time for ores to grow and in greater amounts; but if the elements were dispersed, it would naturally take a little more time and also in lesser amounts.
However, in the history of dimension farming, an early maturation for plants was something that nobody had ever heard of.
Hypothetically, if you planted a field of wheat in Qi Lu’s level eight dimension, and if the time to maturity was three months, the food received would be enough to feed the people over a large region. If the rate of maturity for wheat was shortened to three days… the rate of output would simply be shocking!
If Xia Nuo’s dimension was rated as a level four, then there was already a lot of space for development. Even though the final scale would certainly not be comparable to that of Qi Lu’s, even if he only had one percent of the space Qi Lu had in his dimension, the output would still be enough to shock the world with that rate of maturity!
Shi Qing was a little excited, but he still managed to calm himself down. Those were all merely guesses, he still had to do some tests to confirm. He had only planted sedges earlier, it was not certain that all plants would grow faster.
His schedule for these three was fully packed, and this was the final battle before their exams arrived. In three days, they would officially enter the examination month. When that time came, he would definitely be so busy that he would not have a pause in his life. Shi Qing did not dare to delay his time, if he wanted to practice, he could only do it at night.
Fortunately, the dorm leaving procedures were already done. When he returned to the Qi residence, he would have a lot of time for experimentation.
Shi Qing was listening seriously in class, while Qi Zimo had also arrived back home to the Qi residence. He never would have thought that the cold Qi residence would somehow be bustling with a rare bout of excitement.
Before Qi Zimo had even entered his home, he saw some cars that were parked out in the yard. There were five cars: two that were pure black, a silver car, a fiery red one, while the last one was a deep sapphire.
All the cars parked there were top, renowned brands, especially the red and blue ones; they were limited edition cars that came out this year. They were not cars that one could just buy as long as they had money.
Regardless, after sparing them only a single look, Qi Zimo calmly moved his gaze away.
He had already known that his eldest uncle, second eldest uncle, third eldest aunt, as well as two of his cousins were back.
Without stopping, he walked in with undisturbed calm. First, he returned to his own room, and then he changed his clothes in an orderly manner.
Yan Qi was keeping guard outside. He had been with Qi Zimo for many years, so he was also well aware of the members of the Qi family.
The previous patriarch had already passed away, while his six brothers and sisters had their own developments. Since Qi Lu was the rarely seen level eight dimension carrier, as well as the patriarch of this family, he lived in the main residence.
For the youngest child to actually achieve the greatest heights; while it may be an established fact, but it still could not help ease the discomfort felt by his other siblings.
Especially Qi Lu’s eldest brother, Qi Rui. Qi Rui was the first son that Old Man Qi had. As the first to grow up, he was also the first to activate his dimension amongst his siblings.
He started off strong with a level six dimension. It was already very good, as one had to know that even Old Man Qi himself was only a level six dimension carrier.
Therefore, Qi Rui was raised as if he was going to inherit the family. He was the eldest, and had an excellent dimension, while Old Man Qi also showed great favoritism towards him. It really was smooth sailing for the earlier half of his life, and even the last few siblings that were born could not match up to him, which solidified that idea in his mind even further.
Old Man Qi had nearly set the idea of him becoming the next successor in stone, especially since he and the madame were already in their forty or fifties. They could not have any more children, which reassured Qi Rui even more.
Who would’ve known that, after a year, Mrs. Qi’s life would actually end in an accident. With his first wife gone, Old Man Qi was down in the dumps for a while, and nearly passed the family down right then and there.
Unfortunately, the rules of society were there. As long as one was below fifty, and was a male, carrying a dimension of at least level five, then the government advocated for one to remarry.
Old Man Qi could not remain stubborn, but he had no intention of asking for more children. He worried that even if he remarried, he would only end up ignoring them.
Qi Lu’s mother was also an assertive woman, there was no need to mention what she expected to obtain marrying a man near his fifties. Especially if she did not have to have a child holding her down, truly nothing could be better than that.
Playing the part of a good wife who was both gentle and thoughtful, even if she received the ridicule of Qi Rui and the others, or got herself caught in many unlucky situations, Mrs. Qi also came up on top and gave birth to Qi Lu.
How would Old Man Qi be unhappy to receive a child even at such an advanced age? He also had his concerns as the path of the patriarch had already been paved out for Qi Rui. His grandson was about the same age as his youngest child, but if he were to dote on his youngest now, he was afraid that Qi Rui might have some ideas about it.
What’s more, Qi Rui had already developed an opinion about this matter.
He never thought about doing anything to Qi Lu at that time, he was only disgusted. He felt that his father was already so old, even if he had married another wife due to governmental regulations, how could he just pop out another little brother for him?
What were he and his siblings going to think about this? He already had five? Was there really a need for more? His little brother was already young enough to be his own child, and to tell the truth, Qi Rui did not find it anything to be proud of.
For that reason, he had even been the laughing stock of his friends for a good portion of the year, to the point where he even gained a new nickname of ‘little daddy’. That insinuated that he was likely going to be raising that little brother of his for the later years of his life.
The Qi family was a grand household with many great businesses under their name, so it was nothing for them to raise a few people, it was just the psychological response that bothered him.
Due to Qi Rui’s thoughts, one could not say that Qi Lu’s childhood had been very nice either. The mother and child duo lived their lives trembling in fear of the future. No matter how much Old Man Qi doted on them, he would never dare to show it on the surface.