50 Gravel Path, Bamboo House
In the evening, Mu Qing Lang returned from the Eastern Changzhou Farm.
"Master. Han Xi would like to bring you to a place where we found a new kind of plants we've never seen before." the acting leader he appointed came to report what their group had found.
"Oh? Bring me there. Yulin, get Xiao Hui to follow me." Mu Qing Lang interest only gets more and more from the anticipation. The moment they reach the spot left untouched, Mu Qing Lang knows that he had completed everything he needed.
Without further ado, Mu Qing Lang harvested a few of the plants and returned to his carriage. Because Mu Qing Lang insisted that he stays in his carriage, the others had no choice but to temporary build Mu Qing Lang a parking structure for him to rest his carriage.
He gave them the approval to continue what they are doing, while he got stuck inside his carriage once again. Immediately landing his backside on the seat, Mu Qing Lang impatiently waits for the information to pops up.
[*Prairie's Baneseed*]
"Let's go ahead and check it out." Mu Qing Lang tapped on the choice and allowed a full page of data to appear.
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Prairie's Baneseed Plant [Common]
Condition: matured / One of the six kinds of useless plant flourished in Chang Emperor Prairie
Maturity: 10 hours (Nourishment impossible)
Harvest: 1 poisonous berry with pebbled seed within, may be harvested regularly
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Item Description: poisonous on itself, but harmonizing along with another poison, the Prairie's Baneseed is both banes for life and death. Although the poison is potent enough, it is only fatal if consumed daily for more than ten to fifty years. Once matured, the berry will remain ripe for one month before it rots.
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"It's actually a poisonous plant. Luckily they did not behave recklessly and treated it like the Demonic Juniper Fruits or Prairie Sugar Roots." Mu Qing Lang relaxed knowing how detailed is Han Xi towards his job, and how considerably did he respond when they found this plant.
[Toot!]
Like he was waiting for it, the notice finally came.
[Database on six common plants in Chang Emperor Prairie is complete. User may choose a reward]
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[Reward Option:]
[1] Restore the broken spiritual palace of the Shuiyuan Grey Donkey
[2] Cultivates (1) plant of the user's choice.
[3] Increase user's cultivation experience by 10%
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"I'll choose the first option!" Mu Qing Lang did not hesitates but tapped on the first option immediately.
That choice he made allowed the WUYI Saint Carriage to transfer flow of Spiritual Energy beneficial to the Shuiyuan Grey Donkey. The current soon seeps inside Xiao Hui's body, gathering in the Monster Core within the Shuiyuan Grey Donkey and started to repair the broken palace.
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[Toot!]
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[New Ingredient Found!]
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[Type: Plant]
[Name: Prairie's Baneseed]
[Amount: 10 units]
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[Please choose from the following option:]
[1] Reduces the (-1) health effect in Dou-Xian Pill when added during concoction
[2] Produced (1) Unit of Solid Methane Fuel with (1,000) fruits and (1) Demonic Seed
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"What the hell with this? The berries can be made into solid Methane that people said to be 24 times worst in greenhouse effect? But why would I use them instead?" Mu Qing Lang was a database entry clerk in his previous world, hence knowing about the Methane Gas and their serious effect on the greenhouse scale.
But at the same time, this Solid Methane Fuel, or more well known as Methane Hydrate in his world, is also widely used as fuel for central heating system and intermediate for other chemical productions.
Thinking about the possibility they can be used for, it convinced Mu Qing Lang as time passed. But the requirement to create a unit of the Solid Methane Fuel is also an issue for him.
One of the issues is about the poison content hidden inside of the berries. Although their potency is low enough to be ignored, any small matter can escalate from ignorable to worst given time to take action internally.
He might have the demand for the fruits, but it wasn't persuasive enough for him to plant them en-masse. Unless there's a reason for him to start exploiting the berries, Mu Qing Lang will put this plant aside.
"Let's continue with my cultivation." Mu Qing Lang unequipped his Ashen Full Armor aside and positioned himself into a meditating posture. As usual, he took the three pellets as usual, and begin his meditation.
Cycle after cycle, these repetitive practices became inseparable from Mu Qing Lang.
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Day Thirty-Ninth.
Possessing enough manpower indeed helps in many different ways. By separating a part of the people for various tasks, Mu Qing Lang accepted his responsibility as the leader and also ruler for their soon to be Eastern Changzhou.
Prioritize in agriculture and second with food and leather produce, Mu Qing Lang appointed Fengbu as his trade representative to negotiate with people from the West, South, and North.
As for the land of the East, where Yulan Mountain Sea is located, it is indeed an open sea. To exploit this area, he will have to start building boats and the like for them to get into the sea.
Of course, Mu Qing Lang isn't worried at all.
Instead, his attention is placed mainly on the west and north, where the Yan Emperor Grassland and Hundred Beast Forest. From the way Mister Zizzi describes their Jinjiang Village, they should be located near or inside the Hundred Beast Forest.
This is his own deduction especially when the first battle itself is participated by Mister Zizzi, and two other cultivators on the second battle.
It was not a problem for a cultivator to appear, but when they existed in two out of three settlements, this revealed their hidden intentions.
Batches of harvest faced their final collection this time. At the end of the remaining cycle, the Eastern Changzhou will reclaim the land once more for a more dedicated farming system.
The people from the captive team will handle them by batches, separated into three prime locations. The Mingwen Soybeans will follow a regulated harvest system and accompanied with Chang-Er Bronze Wheat. They will be positioned at the first Relay and Storehouse for the convenience of safekeeping.
Meanwhile, the Amber Root Plant and Prairie's Baneseed Plant will be the focus at the current Eastern Changzhou Farm after the land reclaiming procedure. Accompanying the two plants is Demonic Juniper Flower and Prairie Sugar Root, where their maturity timing is about the same to one other.
As for the other plants such as Chang Empress Poppy, Prairie Rock Sage, Chang Peony Grass, Prairie Golden Potatoes, Xian-Ren Grass and Prairie Herbal-Cress, they will be positioned to the Northwest, Southwest, and west of the Eastern Changzhou.
Lastly, the Yunxia Bamboos. Mu Qing Lang shifted the plant to be planted at both North and South of the Eastern Changzhou. As for the West, the barricade will be made from earth-bamboo mixture foundation, and the expansion will follow the path further east.
His intention starts with claiming the entire Eastern Section of the Chang Emperor Prairie, further expanding their reach until the beachside of the Yulan Mountain Sea.
This change is not something that can be done in a day or two. In fact, Mu Qing Lang stays and directed them one step after another until the Eastern Changzhou started to look like an organized village structure. With this kind of foundation is laid on the Eastern Changzhou, expanding further past the town level is not impossible.
The day progressed as usual, and very soon, three days passed. Tonight is also the day he will break through the Second Stage of Spiritual Palace and entered the Third Stage. As it was a significant night, Mu Qing Lang did not take his promotion carelessly.
He went through the village for the last time today, directing them on one part to another. Gravels are put together with the Binding Solution to create a durable walking path. The path then combined into a street, layered with bamboo on the two sides.
About 60% of the Eastern Changzhou is complete, with only a few main building had yet to form its appearance. Exchange hub is built with Fengbu taking care of it, with fifteen staffs helping him in handling the products they will use to bargain with the outsiders.
Although incomplete, the bamboo houses, sidewalk, and building carried themselves properly and gave the people outside of Eastern Changzhou awe with their meticulous planning and construction.
Based on the quality of the village itself, they surpass both Goldfang-Orc Village and Ashen-Orc Village. From what spoken by the traders, even the human settlement Wencao Village and Kong Village is far too dull to be compared with them.
When asked, all the residents belonged to this village introduces them as the people of Eastern Changzhou.
Who was their chief?
Of course, it's his respectable Chief, Mu Qing Lang.
Unknown to himself who was so busy preparing for his advancement, his name started to spread outside of the Chang Emperor Prairie and heard by powerful chiefs from his neighboring plains.
And in particular, one village located on the Hundred Beast Forest Zone became more excited as they heard his name.
"Mu Qing Lang?" the chief of Jinjiang Village spills his juice as he paid more attention to this name.
