Chapter 17 - Cooperation

  "When each spiritual plant matures, different things will appear in the white light ball."

  After the experience of harvesting two different spiritual plants, Lu Xuan gradually discovered some rules. When

  the firefly grass matures, the light ball contains several months of cultivation, low-grade magic, and first-grade talismans, while the Eclipse Moon Fruit mainly produces fragments of magic tools, elixirs, talismans, and elixir recipes with a relatively low probability.

  "Maybe I can adjust the types of spiritual plants according to my needs in the future."

  However, the most urgent problem to be solved now is to change to a spiritual field with a larger area, richer spiritual energy, and a more complex environment as soon as possible to grow various types of spiritual plants.

  Secondly, I urgently need a storage bag. After all, my wealth is getting richer and richer, and I have more and more talismans and elixirs on me. I can't carry them in my arms every time I go out.

  Thinking of this, Lu Xuan looked at the 28 Eclipse Moon Fruits piled up in the house and decided to sell them in exchange for spiritual stones.

  He packed them in a cloth bag and rushed directly to his destination, Baicaotang, without stopping on the way.

  In the room filled with the strong aroma of medicine, Steward He saw Lu Xuan and the bulging cloth bag he was carrying.

  "Lu kid, I haven't seen you for a while. What other spiritual plants have matured?"

  "Two Eclipse Moon trees have entered the mature stage. I picked some fruits to visit you."

  Lu Xuan said with a smile.

  "You are not visiting me, but you are visiting the spiritual stones in Baicaotang, right?"

  The thin old man said with a smile.

  "Take out your treasures for me to see."

  Lu Xuan put the cloth bag on the wooden cabinet.

  "Twenty-eight Eclipse Moon fruits, one of which is of top quality, and the rest are of good quality."

  "Almost all of them are of good quality? Have you come to your senses?"

  Steward He said in surprise. Although there were also plants of good and top quality in the spiritual firefly grass that Lu Xuan brought over before, there were also many plants of ordinary quality. But this time, all of them were of good quality or above, which surprised him.

  "Indeed, they are all of good quality or above."

  He checked each Eclipse Moon fruit one by one, judging its quality by the size and roundness of the fruit.

  "When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes..."

  The thin old man looked at Lu Xuan and sighed.

  He still remembered that when this teenager first entered Baicaotang, he took out a few ordinary Lingying grass and said he wanted to sell them to Baicaotang.

  Baicaotang had its own stable supply channels and generally did not accept spiritual plants from such small casual cultivators, but when he saw the boy's resolute and stubborn face at that time, the old man felt sympathy and agreed to the boy's request to sell.

  Now, the boy has become a spiritual plant master who can grow high-quality spiritual medicines at any time.

  The thin old man was full of emotion for a while, but the boy's next words brought him back to reality.

  "Manager He, what are you staring at? Are you thinking about how to take advantage of me?"

  "You kid!"

  Manager He laughed and scolded.

  "A good quality Eclipse Moon Fruit costs ten broken spirits for one Spirit Stone, and the top quality one costs twenty broken spirits."

  "Okay."

  Lu Xuan had compared it with other drugstore stalls and knew that this was a fairly fair price, so he agreed readily.

  The price of the Eclipse Moon Fruit is much lower than that of the Firefly Grass, but a Eclipse Moon Tree can produce more than 20 fruits, so its value is still much higher than that of the Firefly Grass.

  Manager He handed a total of 32 low-grade spirit stones to Lu Xuan and asked curiously.   

  "Lu, tell me the truth, have you improved your cultivation skills? You can't just get so many good quality spiritual fruits by luck."

  "It has indeed improved."

  "But this is also the result of a lot of sacrifices."

  "I just spend the time that other cultivators spend on cultivating and exploring secret realms on cultivating spiritual plants."

  "In order to cultivate higher quality spiritual plants, I have completely given up the naive idea of ​​becoming a powerful cultivator. Now, I just want to cultivate spiritual plants well and live a peaceful and ordinary life as a spiritual plant master."

  Lu Xuan's eyes were empty, trying to maintain his persona as an ordinary spiritual plant master.

  "It's good to have such an idea. At least it's relatively safe. You don't have to fight with others for that little chance. Maybe you can live longer than them."

  "Moreover, if you keep this kind of progress, you can also gain a very high status with your identity as a spiritual plant master."

  The thin old man empathized with Lu Xuan and comforted him.

  He paused and continued.

  "I told you before, if you always have this level of planting skills, I will give you an opportunity."

  "You also know that there is an alchemist in Baicaotang. His alchemy level is one of the best in the whole Linyang market, and he has many alchemy boys under him."

  "So, there is a great demand for various elixir materials, and there are also several large spiritual fields, which employ spiritual plant masters to specialize in planting related spiritual medicines."

  "Although my status is not high, I can still have a say in Baicaotang, and I can recommend you to cooperate with Baicaotang."

  "How do you cooperate?" Lu Xuan asked curiously.

  "Generally there are two types. The first type is to directly hire a spiritual plant master to plant spiritual medicine for Baicaotang. The ownership of the spiritual medicine planted belongs to Baicaotang, and the spiritual plant master is given a certain amount of remuneration."

  "The better the quality of the spiritual medicine planted, the more rewards will be given."

  "This cooperation model can provide you with a more stable planting environment, allowing you to concentrate on cultivation without worrying about other things."

  "The second type is much simpler. We will sell spiritual seeds to spiritual plant masters who want to cooperate at a low price, and at the same time agree that when the spiritual plants mature, Baicaotang has the right to purchase them first, and the risks and benefits are borne by the spiritual plant masters alone."

  "Of course, this priority will not be abused. If the price is too different from that of other purchasers, the spiritual plant master can make his own choice."

  Lu Xuan nodded. Both cooperation methods have their pros and cons.

  The first type is more stable. Both the safety of the spiritual field and the spiritual plants are guaranteed, but it is relatively less free.

  The second type is more risky and the benefits may be greater. If you are really an ordinary spiritual plant master who is content with being ordinary, of course the first type is more secure.

  But Lu Xuan never likes to be bound, and because of the white light ball in the spiritual field, it is particularly important for him to have free space.

  "Manager He, I am used to being lazy and not used to being controlled by others, so if we really want to cooperate, then I will choose the second option."

  Lu Xuan just wanted someone to provide him with spiritual seeds.

  "Okay, then I will report to the higher-ups. After it is confirmed, I will notify you when you come over."

  "Okay, thank you very much, Manager He."

  Lu Xuan bowed to the thin old man and said gratefully.

  He could clearly feel the old man's kindness to him and kept it deep in his heart.

  "In this case, the most urgent thing is to have a bigger and better spiritual field."

  This idea in his mind became clearer and more urgent.

  (End of this chapter)