Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: Host, please keep going (1/2)

Chapter 9: Host, please keep going

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Lin Jing had just walked out.

The door to the courtyard opposite his also happened to open.

Two very similar-looking young men stepped out, and the two parties faced each other.

To avoid awkwardness, Lin Jing nodded in greeting, intending to leave afterward.

However, just then, a voice came from behind him.

“This fellow Daoist, please wait a moment.”

Lin Jing stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the two men.

The one on the left, smiling, said:

“You must be new here, right?”

“I am Zhang Sen,” he said, pointing to the person next to him, “This is my twin brother, Zhang Lin,”

“May I know your esteemed name?”

“Lin Jing.”

Lin Jing spoke, then asked Zhang Sen with a puzzled look:

“May I ask what it is you need, Fellow Daoist Zhang?”

Lin Jing, being new, was not familiar with those around him and had no plans to interact with others for now, so he came across as rather cold.

Zhang Sen, however, did not mind and said, “So it’s Fellow Daoist Lin. Since you’re new to this place, you must be unfamiliar with everything here.”

“We’ll all be neighbors on this street in the future, so we should look out for each other.”

“If there’s any difficulty where you could use the help of us brothers, feel free to speak up.”

Lin Jing was somewhat surprised; they were just meeting for the first time, and their enthusiasm was unexpected.

“Thank you for your kind offer, Fellow Daoist Zhang, but it’s getting late now, and I still need to purchase some furniture, so I’ll not chat with the two of you,”

“Let’s talk another time when there’s a chance.”

However, Lin Jing didn’t want to get too involved with them for the time being, so he made an excuse to leave.

“You’re too polite, Fellow Daoist Lin,” Zhang Sen said.

“My brother and I have matters to attend to as well, so we won’t delay you. Let’s talk another day.”

After saying this, the two of them left directly.

Watching them go, Lin Jing also turned to leave.

……

After browsing the Fang Market, it was dark by the time he returned.

Back at the courtyard, Lin Jing had gained a preliminary understanding of several merchant houses in the market that bought Spirit Rice.

He had planted ten mu of Spirit Rice in the System Space, and each mu could yield one thousand catties, adding up to a total of ten thousand catties.

Ten thousand catties was not a small amount; he obviously could not sell it all to just one merchant as that would raise suspicions, and he needed to change up the stores he dealt with.

Yet, as a mere Qi Condensation Stage Level 2 cultivator, even if he sold the rice separately, it was still likely to attract attention.

“If only I had a magic artifact to change my appearance and aura, that would be perfect,” Lin Jing thought.

“The maturity period for Spirit Rice is one year, but with the boost from the System Space, it only takes half a year. With twenty mu of Spirit Field in the System Space, if fully planted with Spirit Rice, it would yield forty thousand catties a year.”

“That’s equivalent to the annual yield of a small family.”

“No, that won’t do,” Lin Jing shook his head.

“Forty thousand catties of unexplained Spirit Rice flooding the market would definitely attract the attention of interested parties.”

“I cannot plant solely Spirit Rice; in the following days, I must also find out if there are other crops that I can grow.”

“Moreover, I must arrange for a magic artifact that can change my appearance and aura as soon as possible.”

Naturally, he couldn’t neglect his cultivation either.

Since Lin Jing had used up his time in the System Space the previous night, he could only cultivate in the courtyard for now.

But it wasn’t long before Lin Jing frowned and ceased his cultivation.

“The spiritual energy of this place is so scarce, even poorer than when I was at Qingyuan Peak.”

Lin Jing’s frown was because the spiritual energy was too thin here, and with his Spiritual Root talent, cultivating in this place was utterly ineffective.

“I don’t know how the others cultivate. Do they have to use Spirit Stones?”

He quickly dismissed the idea.

First of all, his talent for cultivation was too poor. Even if he cultivated with Spirit Stones, the effect wouldn’t be significant unless he managed to obtain a Spirit Gathering Array. With the enhancement of a Spirit Gathering Array, it would be somewhat better.