Chapter 202: The First Planting on the Spirit Field

Chapter 202: The First Planting on the Spirit Field

While doing so, Wang Che also took a deep dive into the history of North River Forest Sea University.

You don’t know unless you look. What he found was actually quite interesting.

North River Forest Sea University had a history of roughly three hundred years, yet it had only ever had two presidents.

The first president was the one who founded North River Forest Sea University.

The second was a quasi-legendary figure whose actions allowed North River Forest Sea University to rise to prominence using this very mountain.

Interestingly enough.

His family name was Gu, and his full name was Gu Shanhe.

“Probably the old principal who called me the other day, right?”

Wang Che mused.

This old principal was already over two hundred years old, a true elder.

It was a pity, though. In the last hundred years, North River Forest Sea University had produced some geniuses, but none were quite legendary enough.

Moreover, the number of students applying to North River Forest Sea University hadn’t increased much year-on-year.

Instead, it had gradually decreased.

The mainstream fields remained majors like Douhun Major (Battle Soul Major) and Yushou Major (Beast Nurturing Major), focused on battling with Soul Pets, or nurturing and raising them.

All the major tournaments and competitions, the honors that came with them, the immensely powerful Soul Pets, the Martial Souls possessing incredible power…

These were what captured the passion and chased the dreams of the younger generation anew.

Few young people were willing to settle down, engage in farming, and research various crop resources.

In fact, a hundred years ago, North River Forest Sea University didn’t even have Douhun or Yushou majors.

But back then, the application numbers were so low they had no choice but to add these two majors. Only then did the number of students applying gradually start to increase.

“Farming nurtures Soul Pets better and also cultivates your Martial Soul.”

Relying on the principle embedded in this phrase, North River Forest Sea University, under the old principal’s slow, steady development, gradually grew strong.

Fast forward to today’s society.

As society became increasingly prosperous, the younger generation, chasing after powerful Soul Pets and Martial Souls, had become somewhat restless.

Fewer and fewer took an interest in farming.

So, over a hundred years ago, North River Forest Sea University had seen its peak.

Then it started going downhill, reaching its current lackluster state.

It gradually shifted from a top-tier institution to just a first-rate one.

The underlying principle itself hadn’t changed.

It was just that fewer people believed in it now.

The book Wang Che was reading was this old principal’s autobiography.

The principal also summarized some issues, like how other War Zones had started placing more emphasis on agriculture and planting…

This hunger for talented individuals and his worries about carrying on the agricultural legacy were likely the old principal’s biggest heartaches.

That was why he was so incredibly happy upon learning Wang Che had applied to North River Forest Sea University the other day.

A man of his stature and age had immense connections. He undoubtedly received intelligence about Wang Che’s background from various channels.

Such a radiant genius from Xiyue Continent, exceptional both in combat talent and beast nurturing instincts, who didn’t choose Battle Soul Academy, didn’t choose Beast Nurturing Academy, didn’t select any of those top institutions…

Instead, he chose Forest Sea Academy… and specifically chose Agricultural Planting.

Unless he was acting on some impulsive whim, he must have a profound interest in it…

Thinking back on it now, Wang Che realized the old principal’s joy during that phone call wasn’t just because he’d chosen Forest Sea Academy, but because he was genuinely interested in this field…

After finishing the book, Wang Che felt a touch of melancholy regarding the old principal and gained a deeper understanding of the academy.

The sky, meanwhile, was gradually getting dark.

Wang Che returned to the small wooden house, having spent the afternoon out walking his Green Caterpillar.

He then flipped open his Communicator. There was already a notice in the newly created class group chat:

Arrive promptly at the Central Plaza of Forest Sea Academy at 9:30 AM tomorrow morning for the Opening Ceremony.

The first-year students in the group chat were all very active.

They chatted about their experiences at the academy so far.

“Anyone finish today’s little entrance test? Felt really tough – I barely managed to spot one issue.”

“Impressive! We couldn’t find any at all…”

“The test was basically a joke for us. Both challenges… our whole group just kind of stared at each other.”

“Heard there was someone amazing who actually finished both challenges? What class are they in?”

“Haha, in our class! Super awesome! I was there – the senior overseeing got completely stunned by his answers… We were all just standing there admiring him…”

“That strong? Was it a guy or a girl?”

…

“Tomorrow’s Opening Ceremony, the first event is a Soul Pet Battle! Did you know? Sophomore and junior seniors will give us a welcoming battle! They’ll have friendly matches with us and offer some guidance… Heard there’s a drop-dead gorgeous senior sister involved. Wonder who’ll be lucky enough to face her tomorrow…”

“Not many of us choosing Agricultural Planting probably shine in Soul Pet Battles, right?”

“Pfft, I just raise my Soul Pet like my own kid. Battling? Nah, not for a casual soul like me.”

“But Soul Pet Battles really are exciting… I don’t like battling myself either, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the show…”

…Wang Che scanned these messages and then closed his Communicator.

“Given my current Soul Power capacity, the space within the first layer of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace is sufficient. The Spirit Field inside should also be effective.”

Wang Che pondered for a few moments.

He moved his hand slightly, summoning his Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul.

With his current perception, Wang Che could clearly sense that the space within the first layer of his Martial Soul had solidified, and its Spirit Field had become physically real.

He had amassed Eighteen paths of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, almost Nineteen.

“It should be possible to go inside and take a look.”

Wang Che thought it over. “I’ll check on the Spirit Field on the first layer… find an opportunity to try planting Water Orchids and Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass.”

Currently, the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul was in a special state. Only the first layer was physically manifested; the other layers remained only as ephemeral projections.

As an architectural-type Martial Soul.

It inherently possessed spatial properties.

It could become large or small.

Only by entering its interior could one find its unique world within.

Wang Che left it suspended in the void without resizing it to its normal form.

The Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul in its normal size was quite massive. The area around his student dorm wasn’t large enough to contain it.

“Open.”

Wang Che stared at the door of the first floor.

The door opened, and a beam of light shone on Wang che.

Then, Wang Che quickly grew smaller, became a beam of light, and entered inside.

The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace still floated quietly in the air.

Now, Wang Che had entered the first floor of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.

“Roar!”

As soon as he entered, the dragon shadow on the first floor flew near Wang Che, circling around him unconsciously.

“It has been a long time since I last came here…”

The moment he entered, Wang Che felt deeply emotional.

As the space of his life-bound treasure, the first floor was actually quite large.

It was as big as a small world, with its own internal ecological cycle.

Apart from the Ancestral Tagalong, there were also descendants of various races that Wang Che had saved during his travels across different realms. He let them live on the first floor where they could cultivate while also helping him take care of countless spirit fields.

The Ancestral Tagalong was in charge of managing the first floor.

But now as a Martial Soul, it certainly could not reach the level of a life-bound treasure.

The space on the first floor was not very big, just the size of a normal palace.

“There is no blazing sun in the sky, no mountains and rivers, no land crisscrossed with ravines…”

Wang Che looked at the space of the first floor and sighed softly.

There was only one spirit field that was somewhat familiar… about four or five times larger than the small farmland outside.

Currently, his Hundred-Tempered Soul Force could only materialize one spirit field.

Wang Che walked over and glanced at the spirit field.

What made Wang Che a little happy was that the spirit field looked just like the one in his memory.

As for the effects of the spirit field, he would only know after planting something.

“Back then, I used the soil from the highest heavens, combined with the spiritual spring water from the heavenly waters, to refine this spirit field… even some heaven-defying natural treasures could be planted here…”

Wang Che crouched down, studying these materialized fertile fields.

His spirit field was definitely not an ordinary one.

If it were the kind of spirit field from his life-bound treasure, even if he just threw an ordinary watermelon seed into it, it could grow into a spiritual melon fruit containing spiritual energy.

The lower the level of the crop, the higher the grade it would reach when mature.

But now, as the materialized spirit field within his martial soul… Wang Che did not know how much of its power remained.

“Let me try…”

Wang Che murmured.

Before coming, he had bought some rather ordinary crop seeds.

Wang Che first touched the soil of the spirit field.

The soil gave Wang Che a strange feeling, as if it contained a special kind of power…

Martial Soul.

It was the most mystical power of humans.

Wang Che directly buried an ordinary White Birch Fir seed into it.

White Birch Fir was a very common plant; wild green caterpillars liked to eat the leaves of this tree.

The seed was very small. After Wang Che buried it,

the spirit field faintly glowed, and Wang Che felt the Soul Power within his body slowly draining.

In less than half an hour, the spot where he had buried the seed began to tremble slightly.

A green sprout gradually grew out of the soil.

“Very fast growth speed.”

Wang Che nodded slightly, quite satisfied with the growth speed.

It seemed that although these spirit fields were not the ones refined from the highest heavens’ soil and heavenly waters’ spiritual spring in his life-bound treasure,

they still seemed to possess a bit of power.

A little was enough.

Then, Wang Che’s palm glowed faintly as he used the Soul Skill Hand of Life, placing it above the tender white sprout.

Hand of Life could speed up the growth of plants.

It was a Soul Skill very suitable for farming.

Wang Che felt his Hundred-Tempered Soul Force draining even faster.

But at this time, the sprout began to grow madly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than half an hour, consuming about one strand of Wang Che’s Hundred-Tempered Soul Force,

it grew into a four-meter-tall White Birch Fir tree.

The dense White Birch Fir leaves emitted a faint glow and a fresh fragrance.

“This is no longer an ordinary White Birch tree…”

Wang Che observed.

He plucked a leaf and put it into his mouth.

He felt a faint trace of Soul Power, and through his divine sense, he could also perceive that it had high nutritional value.

Moreover, it tasted very good, quite sweet.

“This… could almost be considered the lowest grade soul plant, right?”

Wang Che thought to himself.

From an ordinary White Birch tree to the lowest grade soul plant… the spirit field indeed had the ability to improve the grade of crops!

And the growth speed was extremely fast too…

Especially after using the Hand of Life.

It was even faster.

“It just uses up a bit of Soul Power.”

Wang Che pulled out the White Birch Fir tree and separated the trunk, branches, and leaves.

“Tomorrow, there seems to be a crop display event. Many new students in the Agricultural Planting Major had tried growing some ordinary crops at home before coming…”

Wang Che thought for a few seconds, “I’ll use this White Birch Fir to display and make a comparison…”

After that, Wang Che buried a bag of Water Orchid seeds in the field, not forcing them to mature, letting them grow naturally.

However, this growth consumed Wang Che’s Soul Power all the time.

“Let me test with one bag of Water Orchid seeds first. Water Orchid is a relatively rare soul plant; its growth speed is certainly much slower than that of ordinary White Birch Fir… probably it won’t show much effect for several days…”

Wang Che left the first floor of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.

He returned to the small wooden house.

The Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword were already fast asleep.

If they had been in a battle, they would rest in the Soul Domain Space.

When there was no battle, they would rest outside.

Wang Che walked over to the Little Caterpillar’s nest.

The little guy was curled up, mouth slightly open, drooling.

Clearly, it had entered the Dream Space, practicing Soul Skills while dreaming…

Wang Che took out a White Birch Fir leaf he had just harvested and fed it into its mouth.

In its sleep, the little caterpillar instinctively chewed a few times.

Then it smiled.

Probably thinking it tasted good, it subconsciously opened its mouth again.

Wang Che fed it a few more White Birch Fir leaves.

Normally, the little caterpillar would dislike such White Birch Fir leaves.

But now it could eat them happily.

It seemed that the White Birch Fir grown from the spirit field had indeed undergone a great change.

After feeding it a few leaves, Wang Che started his own cultivation nearby…

The night passed quickly.

That night, the little caterpillar slept very soundly…

The next morning, after Wang Che finished washing up, he put the Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword back into the Soul Domain Space… and went to attend the Opening Ceremony…