Chapter 210: The Shocked Senior!

Wang Che spoke unhurriedly:

“The other nine types of crops are used as supplementary ingredients. They include grains—two types: Red Millet and Hay Grain. There is one type of legume: Roasted Yam. There are two types of oil crops: Red Sunflower and Oil Petal Leaf. There are two types of sugar crops: Sweetheart Root and Sweet Sprout Vegetable. And there are two types of melons and fruits: Snow Melon and Sour Cloud Banana.”

“Although the nutritional content of Pagoda Tree Fragrance Bean is relatively comprehensive, it is only so for ordinary people.”

“For Soul Pets, the nutritional content provided by ordinary crops is far from enough. So, other crops containing various nutrients need to be added to blend and enhance it.”

“The reason these specific crops are chosen is because they are relatively stable and do not cause many changes when blended with other crops. This reduces mistakes during brewing, improves success rates, and enhances stability.”

At this point, everyone suddenly understood.

So that was why.

Shen Mingluan was indeed a bit surprised.

“That’s right… the nine types you mentioned… are all correct.”

Shen Mingluan was somewhat shocked. “The reasoning is also correct. There are many crops with high nutritional content, but they are not very stable. If trying to blend them in large quantities, many unexpected issues would arise… so these nine types were selected.”

These crops, when brewed with Pagoda Tree Fragrance Bean, were the most stable and easy to blend.

It was the optimal combination she and several instructors had arrived at after many experiments under the professor’s guidance.

Had it been seen through just like that?

“There are also six types of Soul Plant crops.”

Wang Che continued, “In the Hundred-Scent Soul Bean, aside from the nutritional content provided by crops, many of its effects come from Soul Plants.”

“Hundred-Scent Soul Bean has the effects of restoring both physical strength and Soul Power. There are many Soul Plant herbs that have these two effects.”

“But considering it also provides trace amounts of metal-type Life Energy and the scent it emits, only these few are suitable: Soul Fragrance Leaf, Yellow Soil Rice, Flame Fall Fruit, Water Star Grass, Wind Harmony Root, and Cloud Drool Xiang.”

Hundred-Scent Soul Bean was an improved version refined on the basis of the Soul Bean.

So, its raw materials were somewhat similar to those of the Soul Bean.

After hearing Tian Xiaoyu’s words, Shen Mingluan had chosen this small test.

Because she had a slight doubt.

If what Tian Xiaoyu said was true, the other party’s Agricultural Planting level was indeed very high.

So, if it were true,

then the raw materials Wang Che mentioned would certainly include those of the Soul Bean.

After hearing him, she had no more doubts.

Only…

“Why these specific types?”

Shen Mingluan immediately asked. She suddenly felt as if she were facing Professor Yun.

“Hundred-Scent Soul Bean can enhance the attribute energy of Soul Pets. And its target audience includes Soul Pets of many attributes.”

Wang Che said slowly, “To provide corresponding attribute Life Energy for a wide range of Soul Pets with many attributes, it’s necessary to mix in Soul Plants that contain multiple types of attribute energies.”

“The above types represent the five different mainstream attribute energies of current Soul Pets. Among them, Flame Fall Fruit is a raw material of the Soul Bean, containing trace fire-type Life Energy. In the Soul Bean, its role is to use its fire-type Life Energy to speed up the blending of various raw materials. In Hundred-Scent Soul Bean, it serves as the fire attribute Life Energy.”

“The others represent grass and wood, earth, water spirit, and sky.”

“However, one thing is quite special. These five different Soul Plants only contain trace amounts of attribute Life Energy. To achieve balance stably in Hundred-Scent Soul Bean, another herb is needed: Cloud Drool Grass. Cloud Drool Grass is an herb containing high Soul Power. It is relatively precious. Its role is not only to restore Soul Power but also to balance and stabilize the attribute Life Energy in these five Soul Plants.”

“Its rich and stable Soul Power can also blend with other crops for refining.”

Wang Che thought for a moment and added one more sentence, “Hundred-Scent Soul Bean is quite good in many aspects. Unfortunately, this makes its cost relatively high… which goes against its intended audience: ordinary families who can afford it as a staple food for their Soul Pets. Both the five Soul Plants and Cloud Drool Grass are bound to be quite expensive.”

“If refined and sold, setting the price too low would result in significant losses. Setting it too high, ordinary families wouldn’t buy it.”

“This is rather regrettable…”

In summary, Hundred-Scent Soul Bean tries to have a bit of everything.

For the Soul Pets of Professional Soul Contractors, the minor effects of Hundred-Scent Soul Bean are too weak to be of much value.

For Soul Pets raised by ordinary families, it would certainly be good, but its production cost is relatively high, so it couldn’t be sold too cheaply either.

This leads to its unclear positioning. So Wang Che estimated that this Hundred-Scent Soul Bean was fine for experimental refining.

But for actual market sales, it would be impossible.

Low cost-performance.

Wang Che finished speaking.

The others felt as if they were listening to an instructor’s lecture.

Shen Mingluan felt different; she felt as if she were listening to a professor’s lecture.

Because the issue Wang Che mentioned was something the professor had also pointed out…

“I feel like I’m listening to something beyond my understanding.” Kong Shijin scratched his head.

“Don’t just feel it; you are.” Yun Feimo said, “Just among those nine crops, I only knew seven… As for those five Soul Plants, I only remember a few because Wang mentioned them yesterday…”

Shui Qingling looked at Wang Che and suddenly felt as if she were gazing up at an insurmountable mountain.

So strong!

Before coming, she thought she had some talent in Agricultural Planting, given her family’s tradition.

So she chose Northern River Linhai College. But just after arriving yesterday, she received a small blow.

Still, she felt relieved; geniuses exist—it’s normal to have one in such a large Linhai College.

Geniuses still need to work hard and can be surpassed.

But now…

Just from Wang Che’s words, what was included wasn’t just knowledge of Agricultural Planting, but also pharmaceuticals and Dietary Meal aspects.

Especially the last part…

This wasn’t just genius; it was genuine, deep study.

Something she could never match.

It seemed she would have to learn more from Wang Che in the future. Shui Qingling changed her perspective.

Shen Mingluan remained silent for a long time.

Her proud Hundred-Scent Soul Bean had its fundamental issue pointed out so sharply.

It truly hit her hard.

Even though she herself knew about this problem,

being seen through by a junior was really discouraging.

“Wang Che, I think I understand now why your Green Caterpillar is so strong…”

Shen Mingluan smiled, “Don’t tell me you’re self-taught! That would make me, your senior, feel very defeated.”

This wasn’t just high Agricultural Planting level!

He must have studied this area deeply!

His level was already unbelievably high!

Not just in Agricultural Planting!

Indeed, to raise a Green Caterpillar so strong,

if he weren’t very skilled in this aspect, the Green Caterpillar probably wouldn’t have been fed properly.

It was impossible to be this strong.

The Agricultural Planting Major itself was closely related to Soul Pet cultivation.

Moreover, the Agricultural Planting Major involved various sub-disciplines, including Dietary Meal preparation and medicine making.

Wang Che smiled and said, “That’s not really the case.”

He had just spent some time reading up on the Agricultural Planting Major knowledge in this world.

After all, he often had to prepare meals and snacks for Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword.

“To be honest, I’m really impressed.”

Shen Mingluan gently touched her bracelet.

A brocade box appeared in her hand.

“The professors in our major often praise me as a genius in Agricultural Planting… Even though the Hundred-Scent Soul Bean had issues, it was still a high-quality main meal.”

Shen Mingluan sighed lightly, “But there’s always someone better. Talents keep emerging. I feel like compared to you, junior, I’m just an ordinary student.”

“Senior, you’re being too modest,” Wang Che said politely. “Researching new types of Soul Pet meals requires lengthy experimentation. I was just making deductions based on your work. The difficulty is much lower than conducting your own research and experiments.”

Everyone thought Wang Che made a good point.

They all believed Senior Shen was being too humble.

However, Shen Mingluan shook her head.

At her level, she clearly understood that merely having a Soul Pet eat one Hundred-Scent Soul Bean and then deducing all its raw materials—

Even pointing out the problem so directly—

The knowledge required and the unparalleled talent behind it were beyond their imagination.

Shen Mingluan herself couldn’t do it. Only Professor Yun could do it easily.

But Professor Yun was a professor, while Wang Che was just a student.

“You passed the test perfectly…”

Shen Mingluan handed the brocade box to Wang Che. “So perfectly that it makes your senior feel a bit ashamed… Well, this is a relatively rare crop containing a small amount of spatial energy. It’s called Ethereal Lotus.”

Everyone was stunned—a crop containing spatial Life Energy?

This wasn’t just rare; it was extremely uncommon!

“Its value is very high… but it’s also very difficult to cultivate. I originally planned to start cultivating it in my fourth year.”

Shen Mingluan said with a smile, “Since you’ve impressed me so much, I’ll reward you with this. There aren’t many—only three seeds. Junior, you might have cultivated crops before, but you should still be careful with this. If the cultivation fails, it becomes completely useless.”

Wang Che took the brocade box and thought, it was worth it.

All that talking wasn’t in vain.

Spatial Life Energy!

Wang Che had previously spent two million just to prepare a main meal containing Spatial Power for Green Caterpillar.

He wanted Green Caterpillar to learn some Spatial Soul Skills from the Empty God Dragon’s inheritance in the future.

But he only managed to prepare Spatial Leaves enough for Green Caterpillar to eat for three months.

Many rare spatial Soul Plant materials were hard to buy.

It wasn’t that they didn’t exist, but most of these raw materials were bought out by large companies.

Then they produced main meals for Soul Pets with spatial attributes.

Only a small portion of raw materials entered the market.

Buying them was also very troublesome.

Directly buying main meals wasn’t cost-effective, and the effect on Green Caterpillar was average.

Buying raw materials himself was difficult.

Back then, Wang Che searched for a long time and spent a lot of money, but only found some raw materials containing faint Spatial Power.

This Ethereal Lotus, containing a small amount of Spatial Power, was much better than those raw materials.

Thinking of this, Wang Che felt quite happy and added:

“Actually, Senior, you could change your approach with this Hundred-Scent Soul Bean.”

“?” Shen Mingluan was slightly stunned and subconsciously asked, “What approach?”

“Besides restoring stamina and Soul Power, you also want the Hundred-Scent Soul Bean to enhance the Life Energy of Soul Pets with different attributes. You don’t actually need to use five Soul Plants containing different attribute energies—that’s too troublesome.”

“The improvement of a Soul Pet’s Life Energy is inherently tied to its Soul Power Cultivation. If you remove those five Soul Plants and just use Cloud-Saliva Grass, then add a few herbs that can purify Soul Power—like the ones you used in your previous Dietary Meal—it would be relatively much cheaper.”

“This way, you can maximize the retention of Cloud-Saliva Grass’s abundant Soul Power, which can enhance the Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation and purity.”

“When a Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation improves, its attribute Life Energy naturally increases. There’s no need to add Soul Plants of different attributes just to achieve the effect of boosting attribute Life Energy.”

“Soul Power Cultivation is the essence for Soul Pets. Moreover, five different attributes only apply to five types of Soul Pets… Other types of Soul Pets wouldn’t get their Life Energy enhanced either.”

The approach was very important.

Based on Wang Che’s feeling, this Senior Shen’s approach was flawed, which led to the critical issue with the Hundred-Scent Soul Bean.

A Soul Pet’s attribute Life Energy was linked to its Soul Power.

Soul Power Cultivation was the foundation.

That’s why the three flavors of snacks Wang Che prepared were just snacks.

Whether it was Floating Sky Feather Leaf or the Spatial Leaves he prepared, the main focus was on enhancing the Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation. The Sky Energy or Spatial Energy they contained were just additional benefits.

They were also more expensive than snacks.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Shen Mingluan seemed to realize something, her eyes suddenly brightening.

It was as if many new ideas popped into her head.

She looked at Wang Che excitedly:

“I understand!”

In her excitement, she even unconsciously grabbed Wang Che’s shoulders with both hands…