Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: Host, please keep going (2/2)
Moreover, he may seem to have plenty of Spirit Stones now, over five hundred, but he still needs to learn Alchemy, not to mention purchasing alchemy recipes, Alchemy Ingredients…
And also, he needs to buy a Magic Artifact that can change his appearance and aura.
Once he factored all that in, those Spirit Stones were far from enough. Not to speak of other expenses, just a Magic Artifact that can alter his appearance and aura would probably cost a significant amount of Spirit Stones.
After all, what he needs to buy is not an ordinary Magic Artifact. At the very least, it has to be capable of withstanding the Divine Sense of a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert, to facilitate dealing with others in the future.
In this world, weakness is the original sin. He certainly doesn’t want to be devoured during a trade, not even leaving behind a trace of his bones.
Therefore, concealing his identity is of the utmost importance right now.
……
Unable to cultivate, Lin Jing started to read the alchemy manual.
He read until late at night when the System’s prompt arrived.
“System Space time refreshed, remaining time: 4 hours.”
Lin Jing entered the house and took out the scythe that he had bought along with the furniture.
“Enter the System Space,” Lin Jing silently recited in his mind.
The Spirit Rice was ripe, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Subsequently, Lin Jing began to get busy.
Until one hour later, soaked in sweat, Lin Jing collapsed at the edge of the field.
“System notification: Harvesting one mu of Medium Grade Spirit Rice, reward: 1 Harvest Point.”
Seeing the floating system notification, Lin Jing couldn’t help but ridicule.
“The System is really stingy!!!”
“System notification: Since the host is harvesting a Spirit Plant for the first time, you are rewarded: 10 Harvest Points.”
“Is this another achievement reward?”
Only one Harvest Point for a mu of Spirit Rice—if he wanted to upgrade to the next level, wouldn’t it take an absurdly long time?
“System, come out and explain this.”
“Host, the Harvest Points earned from planting Spirit Plants are determined by the grade of the planted Spirit Plants. The higher the grade of the Spirit Plant, the more Spiritual Power it contains, and the more Harvest Points you will get.”
“To obtain more Harvest Points, you need to find and plant higher-level Spirit Plants.”
“Host, please try your best.”
After listening to the system’s explanation, Lin Jing felt somewhat embarrassed.
“Heh… hehe…”
It seems he can’t blame the system; after all, what he planted was Spirit Rice.
It’s his own low Cultivation that prevents him from accessing higher-level Spirit Plants.
……
Although the Harvest Points given are few, the yield is quite good.
In this mu of land, Lin Jing estimated that the yield should be over a thousand catties, and this is Medium Grade Spirit Rice, much more valuable than Low Grade Spirit Rice.
Based on the price he inquired about today, fifty catties of Medium Grade Spirit Rice could be exchanged for one Lower Grade Spirit Stone—reaping one thousand catties would net him twenty Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
“Indeed, being a landlord oneself is more comfortable.”
With his previous experiences at the Qingyuan Sword Sect for comparison, Lin Jing smiled contentedly.
After reaping the rice, he now had to spread the Spirit Rice out to dry and husk it before it could become genuine Spirit Rice.
Recalling the several mu of Spirit Fields yet to be harvested, Lin Jing did not linger any longer. After spreading out the Spirit Rice to dry, he left the System Space.
That night, Lin Jing did not cultivate but instead slept soundly.
In the days that followed, Lin Jing left early and returned late every day, wandering around the market.
He gained a fairly good understanding of the entire market.
Nanshan Market was established and managed by several Sects nearby to facilitate trading among various powers.
The largest of these forces, of course, is the Qingyuan Sword Sect.
Due to their considerable renown in the Nanming Domain and their proximity to the Night Mist Mountain Range with its abundant resources, many Loose Cultivators came seeking their fortune.
Some smaller clans even moved their entire families here to seek development, and over time, Nanshan Market grew to its current size.
Of course, Lin Jing didn’t need to concern himself with these details; what he was more interested in were the various trade firms in the market.
Because he would inevitably deal with these firms in the future.
So.
It was essential to get to know them in advance.