Chapter 214: Starting to Farm

“…”

A series of ellipses representing speechlessness appeared in the group chat.

There were also all kinds of speechless meme images.

You, a Qihang Cup champion, went to farm?

Truly an unexpected choice.

Ordinary people’s thinking simply couldn’t keep up.

After chatting with his classmates for a while, Wang Che looked at the sky.

“There’s still time, I can do some farming.”

Wang Che thought for a moment, then returned to his Small Wooden House. Wang Che released his Martial Soul.

He entered the first layer of the palace.

The Water Orchid planted last night had already sprouted a pale blue shoot after a day of growth.

“Soul Plants can also grow this fast.”

The growth cycle of Soul Plants was much slower compared to ordinary plants.

Even with forced ripening, it was still much slower.

If that White Birch Fir hadn’t been force-ripened by Wang Che and had just grown naturally in the Spirit Field, it might have taken at least several hours to reach four or five meters in height.

The growth cycle of White Birch Fir in normal soil would take over half a month.

In fertile soil, it would take about a week. With various modern ripening techniques and materials, plus the power of human Martial Souls, the fastest it could be shortened to was three or four days.

White Birch Fir itself was a small tree species with a very fast growth cycle.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have become one of the main food raw materials for many young insects.

But Water Orchid was a Soul Plant, even if it was only the lowest grade Soul Plant, containing just a little Water-Type Life Energy.

It was still a Soul Plant.

Soul Plants couldn’t grow in ordinary soil; they couldn’t even grow in fertile soil.

They could only grow in Soul Land, and the water used for irrigation couldn’t be ordinary water either. Otherwise, natural growth was extremely slow, and they easily withered.

“The Spirit Field isn’t Soul Land, nor is it ordinary soil… The Spirit Field materialized by the Martial Soul possessed a bit of the power of the real Spirit Field from back then… Water Orchids growing in the Spirit Field could also maintain a relatively fast growth speed…”

“As for light, water, and fertilizer…”

“Essentially, what Soul Plants need to grow is just various types of energy… When I inject my Soul Power into the Spirit Field, the Spirit Field injects the various energies the Soul Plants need. Cultivation farming and technological farming really are different.”

“For one Water Orchid, the Soul Power I consumed in a day would be fully replenished by natural recovery. If I didn’t use the Hand of Life for forced ripening, there was basically no consumption at all.”

After a day of observation, Wang Che decided to plant a few more.

There were quite a few Water Orchid seeds.

There were a full nine bags, each containing ten seeds, totaling ninety seeds.

After calculating the area of the Spirit Field and considering the situation after the Water Orchids matured,

Wang Che neatly planted the remaining nine seeds from one bag, plus another ten seeds.

A total of twenty seeds.

Wang Che immediately felt the Soul Power in his body draining more than ten times faster!

The more he planted, the more Soul Power was consumed.

When not a single drop of Soul Power remained, the Spirit Field would stop providing energy, and the Soul Plants would pause their growth.

If this lasted a long time, they would wither.

If he used the Hand of Life for forced ripening, Soul Power was consumed even faster.

It probably wouldn’t even mature before his Soul Power was gone; it wasn’t safe.

“Twenty is about right. If nothing unexpected happens, natural growth would take at least a week to mature. If this were other Soul Land, even with care, it would probably take a month, or even longer.”

“If I force-ripened them, the time could be shortened… but forced ripening isn’t necessary for now. Let them grow naturally for now, and see how the Water Orchids are after a week when they mature. No need to rush.”

After planting the twenty Water Orchid seeds, there was still an empty patch of land left in the middle.

Wang Che thought for a moment, then planted one Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass seed in that small empty patch in the middle.

There were only seven Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass seeds. They themselves contained a bit of Soul Energy and could boost Spiritual Power.

However, cultivating Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass was even more difficult.

As it involved Soul Energy, ordinary Soul Land couldn’t meet its needs.

Its seeds were also very valuable.

It also needed to be in a specific environment, such as a simple Psychic Force Field, to stimulate the seed to grow.

However, after planting the Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass seed, Wang Che found that the rate of Soul Power loss increased several times faster!

Even his Divine Sense was being consumed at a very slow rate!

This herb, which was even harder to grow than Water Orchid, consumed Soul Power very quickly, and also consumed Divine Sense!

But still… for Wang Che at this moment, this bit of Divine Sense consumption was negligible.

The Martial Soul’s own Soul Power recovery speed was just about enough to meet the demand.

The aptitude of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul was at least over level thirty.

With thirty times the Soul Power absorption speed, just the natural recovery of Soul Power was already sufficient.

With the Spirit Field fully planted, Wang Che felt a little anticipation waiting for these crops to mature.

“The small farmland near the wooden house, although that soil isn’t quite Soul Land yet, it is still very fertile. It should be utilized too. Tomorrow I’ll earn some points, exchange for some seeds, and then plant some crops rich in nutrients. Once the Water Orchids mature, I can refine main food containing Water-Type Life Energy for Little Caterpillar.”

“After practicing the Great Freedom Visualization Method, besides its own insect Life Energy, Little Caterpillar needs five different types of Life Energy, combined with Soul Power, to cultivate into the more powerful Five Elements Soul Essence. This is fundamental.”

“Water-Type counts as one.”

“It can also prepare for comprehending Awakening Power in the future!”

Wang Che left the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace and quietly began to cultivate.

There was still some medicinal efficacy from the Dietary Meal he ate during the day in his body; now was the perfect time to cultivate.

“After tonight passes, I should have nineteen, nearly twenty strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force.”

“In a week, when the first batch of Water Orchids mature, I’ll have at least twenty-one strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force. Then I can try to materialize a second Spirit Field. Even if it’s very small, I can plant a bit more. With the aptitude of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul, I’m not afraid of the Soul Power consumed by the normal growth in the Spirit Field. Natural recovery is enough.”

The aptitude of the Martial Soul was clearly demonstrated at this moment.

It wasn’t just Wang Che’s Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul.

Other farmland and herb field Martial Souls were the same.

Even if the grade wasn’t high, after planting crops, only Soul Power was consumed.

If the Martial Soul’s aptitude was high, the Soul Power needed for normal growth in the farmland could be naturally recovered.

And the Martial Soul’s aptitude could be improved.

Therefore, for many professions, the aptitude of the Martial Soul was even more important.

It didn’t matter if the grade was low; as long as it was usable, it was a good Martial Soul.

The more Hundred-Tempered Soul Force he had, the more Spirit Fields Wang Che could materialize in the first layer space of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.

The night soon passed.

Today was the first day of university.

The Agricultural Planting Major had few courses, and it could even be said to be quite leisurely.

Later on, there would be even more free time, because the Agricultural Planting Major itself focused more on practical experience.

No matter how much theory one learned, it was not as good as planting by oneself.

Especially if one hadn’t chosen a specialization yet, it would be even more relaxed.

The Agricultural Planting Major only had four subjects: Soul Pet Knowledge, Martial Soul Studies, Agricultural Planting, and World Culture Studies.

Besides these four, there was also an activity class.

This involved going outside the mountains, to the surrounding fields or other lands, to observe and engage in activities. This class usually took place every few days.

Electives could be chosen in the second half of the semester.

These four subjects had one class each day, taking up at most half a day.

The remaining time was for cultivating the Martial Soul, raising the Soul Pet, and planting experiments.

Wang Che did not skip classes; the university mentors were quite skilled.

The Soul Pet Knowledge, Martial Soul Studies, and Agricultural Planting they taught were all of high quality.

Moreover, they included the mentors’ own insights, experiences, and so on.

Listening to their lectures, Wang Che did not find it boring; he saw it as viewing the world from their perspective.

If he got too bored, he would mentally refine the advanced mental cultivation methods of the Free Contemplation Method: the Five Elements True Art and the Five Elements Primal Clarity World Derivation Record.

These methods were profound and mysterious, each forming a small system of its own.

Refining them into techniques suitable for this world and for the Green Caterpillar to cultivate was not easy at all.

It would take a long time.

This was also a way to plan for the Little Caterpillar’s future.

He was just worried he didn’t have time to do it.

In the Martial Soul Studies class, as it was the first day of the semester,

the mentor began systematically teaching the students how to cultivate their Martial Souls, even imparting different Soul Guiding Arts for various Martial Souls and providing guidance on the side.

As for Wang Che…

After the mentor saw Wang Che’s Martial Soul, he was confused because he couldn’t understand it.

Then he directly contacted the principal, learned about the origin of Wang Che’s Martial Soul, and with a wave of his hand, let Wang Che handle it himself.

Because the mentor could tell at a glance that Wang Che’s Martial Soul was not only perfectly materialized but also extremely mysterious.

The Soul Guiding Arts for cultivating Martial Souls stored at Forest Sea University were of little use for such a mysterious Martial Soul.

For this new type of Martial Soul to cultivate a Soul Guiding Art, it would have to be custom-made specifically for it.

That was not something a single mentor could accomplish.

Jokingly, as Li Yanming had mentioned earlier, even Zhao He from the Xiyue Continent Martial Soul Research Department, who had sent Wang Che’s Martial Soul model to the War Zone Central Martial Soul Research Department, couldn’t develop a suitable Soul Guiding Art.

Not to mention one mentor; even if all the professors studying Martial Souls in Northern River gathered together, they wouldn’t be able to figure it out.

So, it was up to Wang Che to figure it out on his own.

The mentor had no solution, which made many classmates curious about Wang Che’s Martial Soul.

But they couldn’t see anything special about it either.

“In the next couple of days, when you go back, students, you should calm your minds and focus. I will teach you how to formally cultivate Spiritual Power in a few days.”

The mentor’s words made many students a little excited.

After all four classes ended, Wang Che found the Agricultural Planting course the most interesting.

It wasn’t that the mentor’s level was particularly high, but he was very humorous. Many of the little stories or bits of knowledge about Agricultural Planting were things Wang Che couldn’t have learned from books.

These little stories and bits of knowledge were summarized from the mentors’ decades of planting experience.

Whether they were useful or not wasn’t important.

Wang Che found them quite interesting.

For the other students, they were not only fun but also helpful.

After classes ended, there was still the afternoon and evening.

Wang Che first went to the Agricultural Plant Hall, intending to take on some small tasks to earn a few small points.

Then he could exchange them for some common crop seeds to plant in the fields outside his wooden house.

There was no other way. Whether it was the senior student or the professor, the rewards they gave were indeed good.

But they were too good… all of them were seeds of Soul Plants, which he couldn’t use up for now.

Common crop seeds, on the other hand, were not available… which was quite awkward.