Chapter 216: Eating Better Later
Chapter 216: Eating Better Later
Thinking about Yuan Xiaole’s family.
He chose the Kuka Beast as his first young Soul Pet, and it was all planned in advance.
After all, with a good family background, they knew what Martial Soul he would awaken.
Choosing what kind of Soul Pet was carefully prepared ahead of time.
It might not be the best, but it was definitely the most suitable for his own Martial Soul.
Not long after, that new student helplessly walked off the stage, having failed the task.
Wang Che stepped forward.
“Whoa, I know this new student! A Green Caterpillar brutally defeated Senior Shen’s Glazed Azure Luan yesterday!”
“We didn’t attend the freshman ceremony, but is he really that fierce?”
“After the freshman ceremony ended yesterday, someone looked into it—this new student has an impressive background! He’s the champion of the Xiyue Continent Qihang Cup!”
“…”
Whispers came from many students around.
Senior Xiao across the way brightened up and said kindly,
“Junior, I didn’t attend the freshman ceremony yesterday, but I’ve heard of you. Are you planning to challenge my Diamond Tri-Rock too? But the task has restrictions—you can only use strength-related Soul Skills to attack.”
“Otherwise, it won’t help much for the Diamond Tri-Rock to comprehend Extreme Hardening.”
Wang Che nodded.
It was expected that the task had requirements set by the person who posted it.
Wang Che released Little Caterpillar.
After a night’s rest, Little Caterpillar was full of energy.
It was eager to have a big fight and get moving.
“Today isn’t a battle. See that Diamond Tri-Rock over there?”
Wang Che used Telepathy. “Just hit it. It won’t fight back. Treat it like a punching bag.”
Little Caterpillar’s eyes lit up.
There was such a good thing?
“Alright, let’s begin.”
Senior Xiao commanded his Diamond Tri-Rock to use the Hardening and Super Hardening Soul Skills, then stepped back.
As a Hundred-Year Soul Skill, Super Hardening made the originally golden-brown Diamond Tri-Rock look as if it was coated in a layer of steel.
It gleamed faintly.
This Diamond Tri-Rock was also very large, standing over three meters tall.
Now positioned on the Combat Platform, it loomed like a mountain, giving off a strong sense of pressure and solidity.
Little Caterpillar seemed to really enjoy this kind of fight.
Without a word, it immediately reverted to its original form, activated its Martial Spirit Armament, and entered Crimson Form.
Then it charged forward and unleashed a frenzied series of Rattler Tail Strikes.
Crackling sounds filled the air.
The Combat Platform shook violently from the impacts.
In less than thirty seconds, the Diamond Tri-Rock collapsed.
A happy smile remained on its face.
It seemed to have understood something.
But the spectators were left stunned.
“That’s it?”
Senior Xiao stared in disbelief for a long time. Had his Diamond Tri-Rock really been broken and knocked down like that?
“How does it feel?” Wang Che asked.
Senior Xiao quickly communicated with his Diamond Tri-Rock and then became overjoyed:
“Great, great, it had an epiphany! In a few days, after the Diamond Tri-Rock digests what it learned today, come back, junior! I’ll give you the points! A few more times, and it should truly advance to Extreme Hardening!”
“No problem! I’ll come back then.” Wang Che nodded.
Little Caterpillar felt very satisfied during those thirty seconds.
Its pleasure level soared, and it was in a great mood.
It loved this kind of battle!
Fighting without using its brain was so comfortable!
Wang Che left with Little Caterpillar.
They completed the task in just thirty seconds.
It was all about speed!
There was no other way. Even a thousand-year-old Diamond Tri-Rock—let alone a three or four thousand-year-old one—standing still.
If Little Caterpillar could break its defense, it could finish it off quickly.
Wang Che hurried to the location of the second task.
The planting site for the Gold Thunder Cherry Blossom was in the academy’s Soul Plant Garden.
The Soul Plant Garden was a zone dedicated to growing various Soul Plants. Generally, third-year students worked with various Soul Power soils here.
Those with more points could apply for an additional plot of Soul Power soil farmland next to their small fields.
Renting was usually more cost-effective.
Because besides the Soul Power soil, there were environments suited to different Soul Plants, which promoted growth.
Entering the Soul Plant Garden was like stepping into a blooming paradise, with a vast area filled with all kinds of Soul Plants.
However, a large portion of the area was empty because the previous fourth-year students had already graduated.
Wang Che arrived at the Gold Thunder Cherry Blossom planting site.
In the Soul Plant Garden, different zones were divided for growing Soul Plants of various attributes.
Some were in very hot environments, some in pond settings, and others in dense grassy forests.
The Gold Thunder Cherry Blossom was in a thunderfield with electrical stimulation.
This area grew Soul Plants related to thunder energy.
Wang Che could tell at a glance that the electric current in this area was too weak.
“Forest Sea University doesn’t have many thunder-type Soul Pets, and they don’t grow many Soul Plants with thunder Life Energy. The thunderfield’s effectiveness here isn’t strong. If they plant a few more thunder Life Energy Soul Plants, the effect becomes even worse.”
So, they usually needed to use thunder power for stimulation.
If the weather was good with thunderstorms, the plant garden had special lightning conductors that would provide strong lightning to this area, stimulating the Soul Plants’ growth.
This task didn’t require advanced planting skills.
Wang Che walked over to the standing screen network soul guide device next to the thunderfield and placed his badge on it for authentication.
Tasks like this were usually posted online to the Agricultural Plant Hall.
The seniors who posted the tasks might not always be there.
After completing the tasks, they just needed to take photos and send them, or the seniors could come and check in person.
Then, both parties would confirm the task was done, and the points would be transferred to Wang Che’s badge.
After the verification was complete, the gate to the Thunder Field opened, and Wang Che released the Magnetic Sword.
He pointed at the withered Gold Thunder Cherry Blossoms and said:
“Use Mechanical Charge on those flowers over there. Release a bit of stored Heavenly Thunder, but be careful to control it. You don’t need too much, just a little is enough.”
The Magnetic Sword understood and flew out from its Electromagnetic Sword Sheath. Its tip aimed at the slightly withered Gold Thunder Cherry Blossoms.
Zzzzt…
It released several faint red lightning bolts.
The Heavenly Thunder stored in the Magnetic Sword was real and very powerful.
“Speaking of which, the Heavenly Thunder stored in the Magnetic Sword always turns into red lightning…”
Wang Che watched closely. “It’s hard to say how powerful this red lightning is. So far, it hasn’t shown any particularly special effects—just a bit stronger than usual…”
The red lightning came from the special Martial Soul Power inside the Magnetic Sword.
Its blade glowed red because the Mechanical Energy inside it combined with this unique Martial Soul Power.
That was also why it was unstable at first.
After practicing the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture, it became much more stable.
Stimulated by the red lightning, the withered Gold Thunder Cherry Blossoms visibly returned to normal bit by bit.
It was like a long drought finally getting rain; they started to regain their color.
Before long, the Magnetic Sword flew back.
Wang Che took a few photos and sent them to the senior who posted the task via the standing-screen Soul Guiding Device.
Soon after, the Soul Guiding Device showed a task completion notice, along with a thank-you message from that senior.
Wang Che glanced at his points and headed to the next task location.
He had a good idea about the tasks he picked. They usually didn’t take too much time and offered relatively high points.
But for other students, they were very difficult and not cost-effective.
It was even harder for new students to complete them.
The last task was about the withering Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flower.
Withering for a Soul Plant was different from just wilting.
Withering meant its life force was about to disappear, while wilting was just due to poor conditions hindering growth.
Simply put, wilting meant it was injured, but withering meant it was dying.
So this task was relatively difficult and offered more points.
Soul Plants containing Nether Energy were grown in a darker area.
There wasn’t much light there, and faint Soul Energy floated in the air.
Very few Soul Plants were grown here.
Fewer than in the Thunder Field earlier.
And there was no one around.
Wang Che still verified his identity on the standing-screen Soul Guiding Device.
Once verified, he went straight in and found the Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers.
With so few Soul Plants here, he found them quickly.
“It really doesn’t look good.”
Wang Che looked at the three Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers.
This type of flower, also called the Purple Lotus, had a very beautiful shape. It only bloomed in darkness, emitting a soft, serene glow.
But now, they had turned dark black, and the unopened buds had lost their luster.
“These Soul Plants are very hard to cultivate… Since they’re about to wither, reviving them is indeed very difficult.”
Wang Che thought it over.
Difficult was relative. For a teacher-level Agricultural Soul Master, reviving them wouldn’t be hard.
After all, no matter how hard they were to grow, they were still low-level Soul Plants.
But getting a teacher to help was tricky. The points reward would probably need to be several times higher for a teacher to bother.
Wang Che’s Soul Ring appeared briefly. With the Green Caterpillar’s nearly a thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation, his Soul Ring now had a faint purple glow.
“Let’s try using the Hand of Life.”
Wang Che considered. “If that doesn’t work, I’ll try something else.”
Wang Che moved his hand slightly. As a pure green light emerged, it flowed like silk threads into the three Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers.
His Hundred-Tempered Soul Force drained quickly.
Soul Skills from a Martial Soul combined the power of the Martial Soul and the Soul Pet.
When humans grew Soul Plants, especially higher-level ones, they needed Martial Soul Power.
In the Ancient Era, humans developed many crops relying on Martial Souls.
Under the gentle touch of the Hand of Life, the three Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers gained a bit of shine.
“Looks like it’s working. The effect isn’t super obvious, but with a bit more time, it should be fine. It’ll just use more Hundred-Tempered Soul Force.”
After more than ten minutes.
The three Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers changed from withering back to just wilted.
A few more minutes passed, and they slowly returned to normal.
“Letting Soul Plants wither like this probably means they weren’t taken care of properly. It seems someone tried to grow these Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers without enough skill.”
Wang Che shook his head.
It took a full nine bursts of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force to revive these Night Shade Cloud-Grasping Flowers.
According to the task, after reviving them, he could take one plant.
But Wang Che didn’t have a Nether-type Soul Pet, so having one wasn’t very useful.
If he took one, there was no space in his Spirit Field right now.
So he didn’t take any for now.
He just took photos and transmitted them via the Soul Guiding Device.
Soon after, the Soul Guiding Device showed a task completion notice.
It also included a shocked and grateful message from a senior.
With three tasks completed.
Wang Che returned to the Agricultural Plant Hall.
Only a little over an hour had passed.
“You finished all the tasks?”
Qin Li’s expression was strange. He took Wang Che’s badge, scanned it with a device, and indeed saw the points displayed.
Wow, those three tasks were really troublesome.
And he finished them in just an hour.
Is this the most amazing new student this year?
“Forty points total.” Qin Li sighed. “Back in my first year, it took me almost until the end to get that many points.”
It made him feel the gap between people could be pretty big.
Forty points might not sound like much, but with just one point, you could exchange for quite a few crop seeds.
For example, renting various Soul Power soils from the Soul Plant gardens cost only one point for several days.
Wang Che earned his points, spent about an hour selecting a batch of seeds for supplementary materials to refine Soul Pet food with Water Orchids.
He had over twenty points left, planning to save them for later.
He hurried back to the Small Wooden House, ready to plant all these crops.
In a week, when the Water Orchids matured, he could refine the first batch of main food.
Then the Little Caterpillar would have new main food.
Wang Che released the Little Caterpillar.
After that satisfying beating earlier, the Little Caterpillar was in a good mood.
It looked at Wang Che and called out:
“(＾ω＾)”
What’s the good news? Tell me!
Wang Che said:
“Starting today, you and the Magnetic Sword need to help with planting. This is where your future food comes from. I’ll teach you now, and later you’ll be responsible for taking care of them. Learn how hard it is to grow food.”
“Then you’ll enjoy eating it even more.”
The Green Caterpillar: “…”