yasinovel Chapter 48: Holy crap, how can it be so lush?!
Chapter 48: Holy crap, how can it be so lush?!
The plant, laden with top-quality fruit, paled in comparison the moment the mutated fruit emerged. A cyan light surrounded the mutated fruit, and an intoxicatingly rich fragrance permeated the entire cultivation room. Jiang Qiu instinctively swallowed, feeling a thirst for the fruit, and his eyes brightened even more.
This is a fruit with a chance of awakening a wood-type constitution.
Moreover, the probability of awakening is extremely high.
It was created from the most ordinary level 1 spiritual fruit.
Yet it possesses effects that even a level 2 [Awakening Pill] cannot achieve.
That's the allure of mutation.
The only thing that's a pity is...
I can't eat it myself.
Jin Keming faces a risk of death.
Jiang Qiu sighed inwardly, but he wasn't too disappointed. This thing couldn't be eaten directly, but it might be possible to transform it into a spiritual seed within the body through the [Initial Spiritual Embryo]. Having a mutated fruit as a spiritual seed within the body already puts him ahead of many others. Some apprentices might not even get a mutated fruit after more than ten years of training.
With that thought in mind, he composed himself.
Continue to [top].
Promote the "Abundant Harvest" program!
Whoosh! Fire-attribute spiritual energy surged towards the mother plant, and the remaining mid-grade fruits were all tempered and transformed in the raging fire, shining brightly.
[The third-generation "Wood Edge Flower" has reached the mother plant's production limit. When "growing," there is no option to increase production. Moreover, every fruit reaches the superior grade, achieving "superior harvest." The mother plant continues its genetic characteristics—"wood elemental energy metabolism rate tripled" and 30% mutation rate.]
【"Superior Harvest": In this state, the mother plant maintains its superior grade. After the "transplanting" action is completed, the growth cycle is reset, and it is regarded as a fourth-generation spiritual plant, continuing all the optimized genetic characteristics.】
[This mother plant is equivalent to a top-grade spiritual seed. At the beginning of its cultivation, the direction of optimization can be selected again. It also has the characteristic of "three times the rate of wood-type spiritual energy metabolism", which will be naturally inherited by all spiritual fruits produced in the fourth generation.]
[At the same time, the current cultivation path generates a superior formula, which can consume the required resources to stably cultivate corresponding dual-characteristic superior wood-edged flowers and fruits using this mother plant - with a maximum yield of 30 superior fruits.]
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The next day, Jiuzhi Garden.
The day of the assessment.
Instead of going to work in the greenhouse as usual, the interns followed the instructions of Director Wu Shan in the group chat and took their potted plants to the outer courtyard of courtyard number 17. They talked excitedly along the way.
All the potted plants were covered with a special black cloth to preserve their optimal condition and prevent external environmental interference. Of course, the most common plants were not that fragile, but this was always the rule.
"Hey, Li Si, how come you have two more low-grade fruits than me!" Zhang San secretly lifted Li Si's black cloth and exclaimed in surprise.
"Six, what are you so surprised about? You know how effective Brother Jiang's nutrient-enhancing soil is, it increases yield," Li Si said with a smile, putting down the black cloth and gesturing in another direction. "Look at Yang Zhilan's pot, you can see through the cloth that the Fire Emperor flowers and fruits are plentiful, each one plump and round."
"Hiss, it really is. But... why does that size not seem like a low-grade fruit? Oh well, no matter how well we cultivate it, we can only ever get it to a high-grade one, so it doesn't matter. I'm more interested in seeing how Brother Jiang's cultivation is going. He cultivated a high-grade fruit with two characteristics a month ago!"
With expectant eyes, Zhang San peered out from under his umbrella. Several potted plants belonging to the interns were already displayed on the exhibition area. Finding Jiang Qiu's name tag, his eyes widened. "Holy crap, how is it so lush?!"
"Just noticed? Brother Jiang's 'Wood Edge Flower' is much fatter than ours, and I just counted the number of fruits that are sticking out. There are at least twenty of them, and they are all plump and large."
"That's awesome! Brother Jiang's talent for nurturing is unparalleled."
Zhang San clicked his tongue in amazement and exclaimed, "If the assessment hadn't had two parts, and if Brother Jiang hadn't shown any physical talent, judging solely from the training results, he probably would have had a chance to win first place, right?"
"Sigh, it was fine in previous years, but it's hard to say about this year. Have you smelled a few unique fruit fragrances? Some employees in the courtyard said that Wang Baisheng and Jiang Qiao may be cultivating mutated fruits, and they are both aiming for top-tier results. Brother Jiang's top-grade fruits are not good enough!" Li Si said regretfully.
"What the hell? They're just apprentices, how could they possibly cultivate mutated fruits independently!" Zhang San's eyes widened. "Isn't this obviously using the mutated formula given to them by their parents? And even when the regulatory bureau came, they didn't do anything about it?"
Li Si glanced at a group of middle-aged men in Zhongshan suits not far away and lowered her voice, "The first project was originally to test cultivation ability. If someone can cultivate mutated fruits, they are capable. The formula is just a reference. As long as the parents don't directly interfere with the cultivation process, it's fine."
"How sinister! Wu Shan is a spirit plant master who returned from the front lines. He has been able to establish himself in such harsh conditions for many years. He might have a few mutated formulas. He treats Wang Baisheng like his own son. He even signed the letter of recommendation for Wang Baisheng. He will probably give him the best formula."
Zhang San clicked his tongue and frowned, "Also, Director Jiang has been in charge of logistics for so many years, giving Jiang Qiao any potentially powerful mutant formula would be a game-changer. It's a pity that Brother Jiang only had one person to research it from scratch..."
"Indeed, the background conditions are too different. Jiang Qiu can only be ranked third, and the last one is to choose the [Initial Spirit Embryo]. Alas, the [blessings] obtained in this way are far less than those of the first two. His cultivation start is not as good as theirs. What a pity for such good nurturing talent." Li Si said with regret.
The two were discussing, their gazes occasionally glancing at Jiang Qiu in the front row of the crowd. The other interns were also talking about it, but Jiang Qiu didn't seem to care. He was standing with Jiang Qiao, silently waiting for the assessment to begin.
"Thank you for yesterday..."
A soft voice came from beside her. Jiang Qiu paused, then turned around abruptly. She saw Jiang Qiao holding her hand from behind, her face turned to the side, lips pursed. It seemed she had just spoken, but her words were a little mumbled, and she couldn't quite catch what she was saying. "What?"
"It's better if you didn't hear me..." Jiang Qiao's cheeks flushed with embarrassment, as if she had been "taken advantage of." She gritted her teeth, huffed, crossed her arms, and turned her face away. "I said your cultivation results can only get third place this time!"
"Really? Is the competition that fierce this year?"
"Hmph, of course. The formula my father gave me can cultivate mutated fruits. With Uncle Wu Shan's support, Wang Baisheng's quality will probably be similar, both of them will be top-grade. Top-grade fruits can only be considered average."
Jiang Qiao raised her chin slightly, exuding arrogance.
Although I didn't have a strong physique before, far inferior to Jiang Qiu's [Daily Accumulation of Gold], I only managed to awaken [Golden Spirit Cage] yesterday with Jiang Qiu's help. Otherwise, I would have wasted [Awakening Pill] and risked my life.
But ultimately it's just bad luck.
In short, my physical condition is already no worse than Wang Baisheng's!
If a mutated fruit is produced in the first round, it will be rated as superior.
Jiang Qiu only has top-grade fruits, which are rated as medium.
The three of them can basically achieve the same results.
We'll see whose results are better then.
Jiang Qiu couldn't compete because he couldn't produce a mutated fruit. Besides, even if Wang Baisheng could produce a mutated fruit, he might not be as good as Jiang Qiu. After all, mutated fruits are all incredibly valuable, but their potential varies.
Not all mutations have shaken the park!