Chapter 227: Gains, the Magnetic Sword’s Training Opportunity
Chapter 227: Gains, the Magnetic Sword’s Training Opportunity
“……” Mo Nan was speechless.
“Hahaha, that’s a killer comeback right off the bat! Brother Nan, you still need to put in more effort.” The students laughed and no longer paid attention to Mo Nan and his veteran group, bypassing them to head toward Mentor Yanshan in the distance.
Mo Nan turned around and watched their retreating figures, seemingly not angered by their words.
Instead, he looked thoughtful.
“These freshmen from Forest Sea Academy who only know how to farm are pretty full of themselves.”
A clubmate beside Mo Nan couldn’t help but chuckle. “Haven’t seen this in a long time. Last year, we had Goddess Shen, and this year there’s another standout.”
“When Brother Nan was resting and recovering earlier, that Toxic Foam Frog suddenly evolved, but something odd happened… Then I saw that freshman—he threw a lot of Toxic Treasures over.”
One of the clubmates suddenly spoke up.
“Why didn’t you mention this sooner?” Mo Nan looked at him. “A Toxic Foam Frog evolving in the wild is a big deal… Throwing Toxic Treasures at it… I thought that Toxic Foam Frog was strange from the start… What else did you guys see?”
He had just saved the Life-Gambling Bee and taken a hit, so he was resting and recovering off to the side, missing much of the action.
“Didn’t that Toxic Foam Frog also swallow its own Toxic Treasure? Is there a connection between that and its evolution in the wild?”
Another student chimed in.
Mo Nan focused, deep in thought. “That’s possible! No wonder that Toxic Foam Frog was so furious. If that’s the case, that freshman is more than just skilled. Did he collect a lot of Toxic Treasures?”
“It was a bit far, so I couldn’t see clearly, but he had a lot. More than double what his classmates had combined. No idea how he gathered so many.”
A student thought for a moment, then added, “Oh, right. His Soul Pet seems to be a Green Caterpillar, which is surprising.”
“How did a freshman collect so many Toxic Treasures?” one clubmate wondered. “We only get the chance to collect Toxic Treasures in our second year, and even then, a few pieces a day is considered good. If you collect too many, those Melon Toxic Frogs get extremely angry.”
“Unless he didn’t disturb a single Melon Toxic Frog while collecting… Now that you mention it, that’s pretty outrageous.”
“More importantly, he actually used the Toxic Treasures he collected. Seriously, who’s that generous? If it were me, I wouldn’t have given them up.”
The more they discussed, the more they felt something was off.
“That evolved Giant Swamp Poison Frog seemed to give them a Jade Moon Lotus.”
One student said, “At least there was some compensation, right?”
“That’s a decent reward for the other freshmen, but for that student, wasn’t it a total loss?”
Another student scratched his head, baffled.
Mo Nan said slowly, “You can’t always focus on immediate gains and losses, or you’ll never achieve anything great. But it’s easier said than done—few can actually do it. That freshman might have figured out the reason behind that Toxic Foam Frog’s evolution early on. With that insight and courage, plus being sharp enough to see through my earlier actions and outmaneuver us…”
“Are freshmen these days all so extraordinary?”
Mo Nan sighed. “And his Soul Pet is a Green Caterpillar… Huh? Why do I feel like I’ve heard something like this somewhere in the academy?”
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Riding the Shanyu Eagle, Wang Che returned to the school.
This trip had been quite fruitful.
The biggest gain was naturally the Poison Crystal from the Giant Swamp Poison Frog.
Aside from that, he also collected some crops from near Jade Moon Lake and a Jade Moon Lotus.
Mentor Yanshan wrote a report on the Giant Swamp Poison Frog’s evolution process, attaching a recorded video, and submitted it to the Northern River Region’s Soul Pet Research Base.
The discoverer’s name listed was Wang Che.
There would likely be some rewards later.
However, Wang Che wasn’t too concerned about those rewards.
By the time he returned to the school, it was already evening.
Moreover, Wang Che noticed two newly laid-out farmland plots behind the Small Wooden House.
One of them was a special medicinal field with unique soil that could directly grow certain herbs.
The academy’s efficiency was impressive.
After resting for a while, Wang Che took out everything he had gathered.
Little Caterpillar first diligently watered the second batch of seeds planted the previous day, using Nature’s Power to hasten their growth.
Then it returned to the Small Wooden House to wash up.
Wang Che went to the first level of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
In the Spirit Field there, the first batch of Water Orchids had matured.
The dark blue orchids emitted a faint, delicate fragrance.
The Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass in the middle still needed another day or two to fully mature.
“Not bad.”
Wang Che nodded in satisfaction.
The Spirit Field’s effects were truly remarkable.
Even without using the Hand of Life to accelerate growth, the plants had matured in less than a week through natural growth in the field.
Wang Che collected the Water Orchids and planted a second batch of Water Orchid seeds.
The Spirit Field wasn’t very large, so Wang Che calculated the spacing to allow the Water Orchids to grow properly.
He could plant about twenty seeds at a time.
Of the seeds Wang Che currently possessed:
Water Orchids: ninety seeds. He had used twenty, planted another twenty, leaving fifty remaining.
Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass: seven seeds.
Ethereal Lotus: three seeds.
Additionally, back in the Soul Illusion Realm, after defeating the Nether Soul King, he had obtained a special seed.
It contained considerable Soul Energy.
Wang Che guessed it was a rare Soul Plant seed related to Soul Energy.
Professor Yun had also given him a seed, which was still kept in its brocade box.
Wang Che hadn’t opened it to look yet.
There was no rush for now.
He would focus on planting the Water Orchids, Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass, and Ethereal Lotus first.
The Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass was especially important because the snacks that boosted Spiritual Power for Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword were running low.
He needed to refine more, and as the main ingredient, Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass was crucial.
The other supplementary materials could be exchanged for points at the school. Given Wang Che’s current situation, acquiring a batch wouldn’t be an issue.
The academy had rewarded him with plenty of points.
Using the Hand of Life, Wang Che accelerated the growth of the Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass, which should have taken two more days to mature.
The Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass consumed quite a bit of Soul Power.
It took several bursts of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force to fully mature it.
Then he planted the second Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass seed.
It couldn’t be helped—Wang Che had a bit of a perfectionist streak. He preferred this batch to mature and be harvested together.
“The academy gave me an extra one hundred points every month. Although the points were not many, they were enough to exchange for some resources I needed.”
The academy’s point support offered great freedom.
Wang Che could exchange for whatever he wanted.
One hundred points was actually quite a lot.
For ordinary freshmen to earn that many points through tasks, it would take several months—impossible in a short time.
“I’ll exchange for a batch of crop seeds and use the second Spirit Field to try accelerating their growth. Tomorrow, I’ll start refining the first Seven-Leaf Soothing Grass along with twenty Water Orchids.”
“If the second Spirit Field also works well, I can start planting some Soul Plants rich in Soul Power. For example, Cloud Drool Grass, one of the raw materials for the Hundred-Scent Soul Bean, would be good. This way, I can refine some pills containing Soul Power… to aid my cultivation.”
“The Poison Crystal from the Giant Swamp Poison Frog must be used properly. Over the next month, I’ll either collect or plant some suitable herbs. It should be possible to refine a Poison Crystal Spirit Pill. After taking it, Little Caterpillar should undergo a significant change.”
Main food was already plentiful.
Wang Che did not plan to turn the Poison Crystal into food.
Instead, he would directly refine it into a Spirit Pill. Spirit Pills had very noticeable effects; unlike main food, they didn’t need to be eaten daily with slow accumulation to show results.
Besides, the Poison Crystal wasn’t suitable for making into food.
However, refining a Spirit Pill required more materials.
It would take time to gather them.
But with the Poison Crystal as the main material, the secondary materials were relatively easier to collect.
After setting his plan,
the next day, after class, Wang Che went to the Agricultural Plant Hall to exchange for seeds.
Qin Li had returned from his tutorial, but his mental state didn’t look good.
“Teacher Qin, why do you look so tired?”
Wang Che asked with a smile, “Over the weekend, I heard from Senior Shen that you took a part-time air transport job?”
“Yes.”
Qin Li sighed. “I took on a batch of goods to deliver to Thunder Cliff Continent east of our North River Continent. Unfortunately, I ran into some trouble on the way and lost part of the cargo. Not only did I not earn anything, but I almost had to pay compensation.”
Wang Che was quite curious and asked, “An accident? What kind of accident?”
Qin Li was an experienced driver.
As a senior student who could become a freshman tutor, his abilities were certainly up to standard.
How could he encounter an accident?
“When passing by the border of our North River Continent, there seemed to be some issue with the Soul Land there,” Qin Li explained, seeing Wang Che’s curiosity. “It caused thunderclouds to gather all around, with Heavenly Thunder rolling. To save time, I didn’t want to take a detour… so I flew through the edge, and then my Sky-Speed Bird got struck by lightning.”
“Luckily, my strength was just enough to handle it, but I lost some cargo. It was tough.”
Qin Li sighed again. “When I delivered the goods, I still had to pay compensation. I can’t take shortcuts anymore. Even if it takes more time and I deliver late, it’s fine… a late delivery might just get a bad review, but losing cargo means direct compensation.”
“Thunderclouds gathering, with Heavenly Thunder rolling?” Wang Che’s interest grew stronger.
The weather in North River Continent was usually very good.
It felt like spring all year round.
Even when it rained, it was just drizzles, never with Heavenly Thunder.
Especially now in autumn, thunderstorms might not occur for one or two months.
A couple of days ago, Wang Che had thought that if things continued like this, it would be very unfavorable for Magnetic Sword’s training.
Heaven wasn’t providing the opportunity.
Hearing this news now, he immediately became interested.
“Teacher Qin, I’m quite interested in this,” Wang Che said. “Could you tell me more about it?”
“Sure,” Qin Li replied with a smile. “The location is near Raging River City at the border of North River Continent. You know the Raging River, right? The big river that runs north-south through our North River Continent, extending all the way to Thunder Cliff Continent. The end of the Raging River is Raging River City. Outside the city, at the border with Thunder Cliff Continent, there’s a small Soul Land in the wild called Thunderous Soul Earth.”
“After I returned, I looked it up. I heard that in Thunderous Soul Earth, a powerful Thunder-Element Soul Beast evolved. They say it has tens of thousands of years of Soul Power Cultivation, very strong. Its evolution caused a heavenly phenomenon, turning the wild areas around the Soul Land into a thunder zone. I heard it still hasn’t been resolved.”
After saying this, Qin Li couldn’t help but sigh. “Where I passed was just the edge; the center must be even more terrifying. Any one of those Heavenly Thunder strikes would be too much for my Soul Pet to handle. I hope it gets resolved soon. Cross-continent air transport is the most profitable.”
After hearing this news, Wang Che thought it over: this was Magnetic Sword’s chance to train.