Chapter 199: The Unintentionally Completed Small Test

Wang Che was actually quite familiar with these crop plants.

Like Flame Luo Luo and Fire Potatoes.

He had bought these ingredients when refining fiery-flavored leaf snacks for the Green Caterpillar.

Needle-leaf Roll and Cold Hu Shan were also used to make fresh-scented leaf snacks.

Everything growing in the farmland below were ingredients containing various types of Life Energy.

They could be used to refine all kinds of food.

Of course, Wang Che noticed more than just twelve plots.

Based on his farming standards from his previous life, he felt there were some issues, especially with the complex Soul Guiding Diagram structures below.

But by current standards, most seemed pretty good.

To get a few more bags of rare seeds, Wang Che pointed out the more obvious problems.

Since he brought it up, he decided to explain a bit more carefully, so he gave detailed explanations.

However, everyone was staring at Wang Che in shock.

Their minds were full of questions.

In fact, some saw Wang Che not as a student…

But more like an old professor?

Are you here to study or to teach?

Tian Xiaoyu, in particular, was completely baffled.

“???” Tian Xiaoyu thought.

She could accept the first few plots he mentioned.

Nine of them were indeed planted by students, and three of those were by second- and third-year students.

But three plots weren’t planted by students—they were planted by instructors…

And he explained in so much detail… How was he so skilled?

Tian Xiaoyu felt a flicker of shame. Even as a second-year student, she could only identify issues in about five or six plots.

And she could only tell from experience; explaining the problems in such detail would be very difficult.

“Did I get it right?” Wang Che asked.

“Huh? Wait, let me check…” Tian Xiaoyu quickly scrolled through the information on her Communicator, a bit embarrassed. “Most of it was correct…”

Indeed, most were correct.

But since the test was only about identifying the student-planted fields,

those three instructor-planted plots didn’t technically count.

Shui Qingling looked down from above, observed for a while, and asked in surprise,

“That’s strange, I think everything Student Wang said was correct… Were there any mistakes?”

As soon as Wang Che finished speaking, she began looking down carefully.

She was utterly shocked to realize… Everything he said was accurate.

Even for the less obvious cases, he spotted early signs of problems.

A few plots had extremely subtle issues.

Without extensive knowledge in this area, it would be nearly impossible to notice…

“Not exactly…” Tian Xiaoyu’s expression turned truly awkward then.

She couldn’t very well say those were planted by instructors, could she?

Instructors are human too; they make mistakes. But they should save some face.

Wang Che smiled, pointed downward, and said,

“Well, I guessed randomly on three plots. Those must be the ones I got wrong, right?”

Of course, the others couldn’t tell, but hearing this, they thought it made sense.

After listing so many, surely a few must be wrong?

Otherwise, it would be way too unbelievable.

Only Shui Qingling seemed puzzled; she felt nothing was wrong.

Then, seeing Tian Xiaoyu’s awkward expression, she thought for a moment and immediately understood.

‘Those three probably weren’t planted by students… So they were indeed wrong.’ Shui Qingling realized.

Wang Che’s observations about the problems were correct.

The mistake was that those three plots weren’t planted by students.

So Wang Che said he was wrong about them.

Tian Xiaoyu froze for a second, looking at Wang Che in astonishment.

Wow, did he figure out that those three might have been planted by instructors?

He’s really sharp…

Actually, Wang Che didn’t notice at first because there were so many issues… He just picked some to mention.

And, considering the skill gap between first-year and fourth-year students, he thought some problems might be mistakes made by third- or fourth-year students.

But after seeing Tian Xiaoyu’s awkward reaction, he guessed those plots weren’t planted by students but by instructors.

Because some skilled fourth-year students could already match the level of certain instructors.

“Well… You correctly identified nine plots in total.”

Tian Xiaoyu thought for a moment, “I only have five bags of Water Orchid seeds on me… Later, I’ll go get some more for you.”

After saying that, she looked at Wang Che with a very strange expression:

“This year’s small test—you answered more than all the other new students combined… Junior, you’re kind of unbelievable. How do you know so much?”

The other new students finally grasped the situation then.

It was absolutely insane!

They couldn’t even recognize some of the crops, let alone spot problems.

“Master!” Kong Shijin gazed at Wang Che with worship. Was he this amazing even before starting school?

He had actually noticed one problematic plot but wasn’t sure. He thought it would be embarrassing if he was wrong, so he decided not to say anything.

“I’m just usually interested in these things and learned a bit more,” Wang Che replied.

Tian Xiaoyu thought to herself, More like learned a lot more.

She didn’t press further.

After speaking, she directed the Windwhisper Eagle to land nearby.

Since the area was full of farmland, the Windwhisper Eagle didn’t land fully but hovered about two or three meters above the fields.

“By the way, senior, is this the only test?”

Kong Shijin asked, “Are there more? Didn’t you say the tests are related to Soul Beans? This small test didn’t have anything to do with Soul Beans, right?”

Tian Xiaoyu’s expression changed again. She looked a bit embarrassed, thought it over, and then said helplessly:

“There was one. The second test was actually based on the Soul Bean that your Soul Pets ate. Through the Life Soul Pact, it gave you feedback. See how many ingredients you can identify. In the fields below, some of the Soul Bean’s raw materials are planted.”

“Because this is quite difficult, as long as you can name three or more, you’ll be rewarded with a bag of Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass seeds.”

If you had some knowledge and observed carefully, you could spot issues with the fields.

But trying to name the ingredients based on the feedback from your Soul Pet after eating the Soul Bean was tricky. Naming one or two was manageable—you could guess a little.

After all, the flavor was there, and some basic ingredients were common in many snacks.

However, naming more than three was very hard.

Then, having to find them among the special crops in the fields made it even tougher.

“Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass… I remember this grass has a calming and energy-restoring effect…” Shui Qingling paused. “It’s a rare Soul Plant herb that can boost Spiritual Power.”

That made it quite valuable.

“Then why not test…” Kong Shijin started to say, but his expression changed, and he immediately looked at Wang Che.

“Exactly, this student Wang Che has already covered most of it…” Tian Xiaoyu said helplessly. “He unintentionally completed this test already…”

Everyone else: “…”

No one expected that!

The test had been completed unexpectedly.

Because Wang Che had spoken in detail earlier, he had indeed mentioned some of the Soul Bean’s ingredients.

Wang Che could even identify all the ingredients in the Soul Bean.

That was because he had eaten it himself.

If he had relied only on his Soul Pet’s feedback, he could only have guessed a few.

“Just lucky, just lucky,” Wang Che said, looking at the others.

With his experience, Wang Che had guessed part of this test…

So while speaking earlier, he had casually mentioned the Soul Bean’s ingredients.

He hadn’t expected it to turn out this way.

“I don’t think it was luck, expert. Did you figure it out early on?” Kong Shijin said. “Actually, this test is my strong suit! I like eating and can detect about four ingredient flavors…”

“Then you have a good talent,” Tian Xiaoyu said, looking at Kong Shijin with some surprise.

There were many food lovers.

But the Soul Bean wasn’t an ordinary snack. Being able to detect four ingredients was quite impressive.

“It runs in the family,” Kong Shijin said with a laugh, then looked regretful.

Wang Che, who had accidentally completed the second small test, didn’t give the others a chance to show off.

Tian Xiaoyu led everyone down into the fields, saying:

“I’ll go get a few bags of seeds.”

Hearing this, everyone felt like laughing but couldn’t.

Tian Xiaoyu hadn’t prepared many seeds, suggesting she had thought that, given the freshmen’s level, few would manage to complete it.

The purpose of this small test was just to let them get a preliminary feel for the farming studies they would do later.

However, the freshmen were generally optimistic and had good attitudes.

Those who chose this major all liked farming.

People who enjoyed farming were mostly laid-back and easygoing.

Few students who were impatient or competitive chose the Agricultural Planting Major.

Of course, this major still had its share of competition.

But compared to other majors, it was much better.

They saw Tian Xiaoyu walk over to a nearby field and talk with an old man who looked like a farmer.

“These farmer uncles aren’t ordinary, are they?”

a freshman said.

“These are probably the academy’s instructors or professors…”

Kong Shijin said. “They can’t be regular farmer uncles… They’re likely doing research…”

As he finished speaking, the old man turned his head in surprise and glanced at the group of freshmen.

Then, smiling, he reached into his wrist and pulled out several bags of seeds.

“Spatial Soul Guiding Device,” Shui Qingling murmured.

That thing was very expensive.

And someone who carried rare seeds like Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass probably held a high position in the academy.

Soon, Tian Xiaoyu walked back and handed Wang Che a few bags of seeds.

The reward efficiency was high.

Very practical.

Wang Che took the bags of seeds and thought it was great.

There were nine bags of Water Orchid seeds, each containing only ten seeds.

The seeds were round, water-blue particles, looking like plump grains of rice.

The Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass seeds were purple and oval-shaped, with fine patterns on them. You could faintly sense energy moving within them—they were clearly special.

There was only one bag, with just seven seeds inside.

Very scarce.

The bags for both types of seeds weren’t ordinary; they were specially made Soul Guiding Devices that could lock in aura and energy.

“Keep them safe; these seeds are very precious,” Tian Xiaoyu said.

“At our academy, to get seeds like these, you need to score excellent or above in every assessment and also complete tasks to earn contribution points to exchange for them. Otherwise, these seeds could easily be wasted.”

“Usually, in your first year, you focus on building a foundation and learning various basics. After about three months, you’ll start planting some simple crops under a mentor’s guidance. In your second year, you’ll begin planting advanced common crops on your own. By your third year, you’ll start working on simple Soul Plants.”

“These seeds are for relatively complex rare Soul Plants. Keep them safe for now. With your level, junior, you might be able to start planting them in your second year.”

“Or, you could ask senior students to plant them for you. You’ll get the harvest in a few months, but they’ll charge a fee.”

Tian Xiaoyu briefly explained.

Wang Che nodded; he planned to plant them himself as soon as he got back.

With the test over, Tian Xiaoyu continued leading the freshmen further into the distance, flying over the vast fields.

Soon, they saw the location of North River Forest Sea University.

It was on a relatively large isolated mountain peak.

The peak was surrounded by endless fields.

The mountain was probably less than five hundred meters tall, but it looked majestic and impressive, with clouds and mist swirling around it.

Amid the mist, at the mountainside, they could see dense clusters of various buildings.

North River Forest Sea University was built around the mountain. Even the mountain itself was planted with various rare plants, divided into many areas.

Everyone looked on in amazement.

Tian Xiaoyu said very proudly:

“Our academy’s scenery is the most beautiful among all universities in the Northern River Region!”

“In the War Zone, it ranks in the top five!”

It truly was beautiful.

It was an isolated mountain, and on that mountain stood a university with a highly modern architectural style.

North River Forest Sea University wasn’t very large.

Unlike other top universities, it didn’t have separate campuses.

Also, North River Forest Sea University didn’t have many majors—less than ten in total.

Aside from Soul Combat and Pet Rearing, which were basic majors found in almost every academy, the rest were all related to planting.