Chapter 47 - Chapter 47: Chapter 42: The Plan for Pest Control i (1/2)

Chapter 47: Chapter 42: The Plan for Pest Control i

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He held the Treasured Sword in his hands, studying it closely.

He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but he actually saw tiny green threads on the blade.

He wiped it with his clothes, but those green lines, finer than hair, still remained.

They were only faintly visible, hard to see clearly.

Moreover, they were not on the surface, but seemed to be hidden inside the blade.

“I’ve never heard of a weapon forged from fine iron having green patterns. There were no such strange signs when I bought it. It looks like the Banyan Tree Blood must have caused some changes to it.”

Qin Niu cradled the Treasured Sword, looking it over and over, unable to put it down.

A good weapon is extremely important for defense, self-protection, and combat.

If he really could cultivate a special weapon and awaken its spirit, he would benefit from it for life.

Such a weapon might even make the lord of Black Tiger City envious.

“Although that Ancient Banyan Tree is somewhat sinister, its blood is truly a good thing.”

Qin Niu’s eyes shimmered, and glancing at the small amount of Banyan Tree Blood left in the jar, a bold idea popped into his head that he couldn’t suppress.

In the end, people can’t control their own desires!

In the coming days, I’ll focus on cultivating the termites to make them a bit fiercer and expand the colony. Then I can send a few into the Ancient Banyan Tree as cannon fodder to test it out. As long as the termites can come out, so can I.”

The last time he accidentally entered the range of the Banyan Tree, although he almost couldn’t get out, it did grant him many valuable experiences.

It wasn’t dangerous under the tree during the day; it was only after nightfall that the tree became deadly.

This was a big loophole, and if he utilized it well, he should be able to ensure his safety.

As for whether other dangers would arise, that was uncertain.

The road to eternal life is naturally defying the heavens, and to describe it as fraught with peril at every step is no exaggeration.

Every living creature under heaven wishes to live forever, yet very few can truly achieve this feat. Only a few legends remain for the world to speculate upon.

The Banyan Tree Blood could help him cultivate his sword and possibly even help him cultivate special types of termites, not to mention the cultivation speed under the tree was twenty times faster than the outside world. All these made Qin Niu extremely tempted.

To gain these benefits, taking some risks is very worthwhile.

Packing away the Treasured Sword, Qin Niu, to test whether the Banyan Tree Blood was harmful to plants, used a bit of it and smeared it onto the leaves of a tender green grass.

There was no reaction.

He planned to wait and see it when he returned home that night.

After practicing all night, he was ravenous.

Three pounds of bear meat later, his hunger was sated.

With his basket on his back, he locked the door behind him and headed for the mountains.

There wasn’t much farm work to do for now; he just had to wait for the corn to ripen.

He found that the worse the crops were grown, the more farming work there was to do, with weeding alone keeping him busy, not to mention sporadic loosening of the soil, watering, pest control, and so on.

If the crops grew well, the weeds below wouldn’t sprout.

Checking his crops, he was pleased with the growth of the corn, but he noticed the tips of the leaves on two corn seedlings were rolled up.

They were Core-Boring Worms.

One of the biggest pests of corn.

Qin Niu was still only a Low-grade Farmer, mastering just the five most basic planting skills.

He knew a bit about pest control, but only superficially.

At least a Mid-grade Farmer or higher could handle pest control techniques.

The Core-Boring Worms were particularly troublesome. Though only two corn seedlings were affected now, if left unchecked, they could soon cause widespread damage, resulting in significant losses.

Even though he now had the strength to hunt fierce beasts, having some grain in storage still gave him peace of mind.

He couldn’t let the insects ruin the corn he had worked hard to plant.

With harvest just over a month away, he couldn’t afford any mishaps at this critical juncture.

It took considerable effort to deal with those two corn seedlings whose tips curled. He found three Core-Boring Worms curled within the leaves, and they were quite plump.

They must have been hiding and feeding on the corn leaves for a long time.

It was just Qin Niu’s insect control skills that were poor, not noticing them sooner.

According to his planting experience, discovering one Core-Boring Worm meant there were at least a few hundred in the cornfield already.

He couldn’t wait for them to ruin the corn before taking action.

Not only would the losses be great, but he would never catch them all.

Because their breeding speed was unimaginably fast.

Once they metamorphosed into moths, they could easily lay a large number of eggs under hidden leaves or within the weeds.

In no time, they would hatch into batches of Core-Boring Worm larvae.

Then, not only would he be unable to cope alone, even with two extra helpers, they would never catch them all.