Chapter 391

Previously, Gao De had ordered the hunters of the Enduring Zhenbing tribe to go out and hunt, bringing ley line creatures back to Phoenix so he could kill them to quickly obtain source.

Relying on this, he quickly obtained a large batch of first-circle source, "squandering" it until now when he fell into a state of being short on funds again.

The reason he didn't let the hunters continue hunting later was, first, because the common first-circle ley line creatures in the area near the Enduring Zhenbing tribe had basically all been searched by the hunters of the Enduring Zhenbing tribe, and continuing to execute it would not have much significance, with twice the effort for half the result.

Another point was that Gao De now ran between the Jin Quehua Dynasty and the northern realm, often only returning once every few months.

If he wanted to keep these captured ley line creatures until Gao De returned to "harvest" the source, he had to feed them first.

At that time, the Jin Hui Farm was still in the midst of intense reclamation and expansion, and food had not yet reached a state of abundance. After thinking about it, Gao De did not add an extra burden to Phoenix.

And after nearly a year of development, Phoenix now had enough manpower and food, and bearing this extra part of the work was no longer a struggle at all.

However, one point was more troublesome: those ley line creatures were mostly carnivores, so they couldn't be fed barley directly, and extra effort had to be spent to arrange food for them.

These ley line creatures were kept for Gao De to "slaughter," so there was no need to feed them too well, but it wouldn't do to starve them to death either.

It was while pondering the food problem that Gao De suddenly remembered the 【Goodberry Spell】 he had just exchanged from the Hai Shao Bing with a second-class merit:

At most 10 berries appear in your hand; the berries are full of magic for the duration of the spell; each transformed berry can provide the nutrition of a normal meal for a medium-sized creature; the created berries will lose their effectiveness if not eaten within 24 hours after the spell is cast.

Extra: The berries created by this spell will have a strong attraction to animals.

One berry can provide the nutrition of a normal meal for a medium-sized creature.

And after the addition of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, it also possessed a strong attraction to animals.

Even carnivores, under the effect of the spell, would certainly be unable to resist having a Goodberry.

From this perspective, weren't the berries obtained from the 【Goodberry Spell】 equivalent to a portion of animal feed?

And it was that kind of perfect animal feed that was pure, natural, healthy, pollution-free, and highly compressed.

It's just that the effectiveness of the berries could only last for 24 hours, so this destined it could not be spread for large-scale use.

The logic was the logic... But the moment he thought of the 【Goodberry Spell】, Gao De also thought of Flora.

Berries, from a botanical definition, refer to a type of fruit that is juicy, has soft flesh, and usually contains multiple seeds.

In Gao De's previous life, common berries included grapes, tomatoes, blueberries, kiwifruit, etc.

Since there were seeds, and Flora was there, could she grow corresponding Goodberry trees?

Reasonably speaking, this was the case; in Flora's hands, there were currently no plants that could not be grown.

And after growing the corresponding Goodberry trees, would the Goodberries that grew have the same effect as the 【Goodberry Spell】's effectiveness?

Gao De didn't know the answer to this point, because he couldn't determine whether the reason the created berries possessed those peculiar effects was that the spell directly and briefly changed the essence of the berries, or if it just added a layer of special spell effects to the berries, and the berries were just a carrier for the spell and did not undergo any changes themselves.

If it was the former, theoretically speaking, as long as the seeds of the berries that still possessed spell effectiveness were planted, after the corresponding berries grew, they would possess the same effectiveness.

If it was the latter, then one could only obtain some ordinary berries that tasted okay.

Whether it would work or not, try it first and then see.

Gao De didn't hesitate and found Flora to express his thoughts.

"Just leave it to Lady Flora." The little person's reply was also very crisp, and she became full of energy.

In the field they were good at, everyone had this performance, and the little person was also a person, so naturally, it was the same.

"Then I will have to trouble Lady Flora to follow me on another tiring journey," Gao De said softly.

"Lady Flora is used to it."

Although Flora's tone was very normal and there shouldn't have been any other meaning in it, Gao De still felt inexplicably guilty for a moment.

After all, for Phoenix to have its current development, Flora's contribution and the work she had done were just too much.

By comparison, he, this "King of Enduring Zhenbing," had somewhat of the aura of a capitalist who was a hands-off manager.

Packing up everything to be taken to the Jin Quehua Dynasty, Gao De rode the snow wolf, the beast pet of Deputy Minister Grant, and under the escort of Deputy Bureau Chief Lanwen, headed straight for Valar Bay.

As for Flora, he just had to wait until he reached Valar Bay and bring her over by canceling and then recasting 【Summon Familiar】.

Just going through the motions in the little dark room was something Lady Flora could still accept.

——It was equivalent to loading a transition progress bar.

Arriving at Valar Bay, he entered the Sacred Tree Camp directly and came under the Yujia Te Xila tree.

Gao De summoned Flora and then cast 【Goodberry Spell+】.

As the spell model was triggered and the power of the spell was stimulated, a pale green light instantly flowed out from Gao De's fingertips, soft and full of vitality.

In the misty green light, it was dotted with points of golden light; these golden lights were pulled by an invisible force and gradually condensed into plump berries.

There were ten of these berries in total, about the same size as blackberries, with crystal-clear skins faintly glowing with a verdant light; they actually looked somewhat like diamonds, and the most standard kind at that.

Each berry was very plump and round, with a faint magic power flowing on the surface, and the juice inside was exceptionally abundant, condensing into threads as if tiny vines were flowing under the skin.

A breeze blew by, and a clear, sweet fragrance, somewhat like a mixture of wild berries and honey, sweet but not greasy, and carrying a hint of the grass and wood scent from deep in the forest, fresh and natural.

This fragrance should be the reason for attracting animals.

The moment Gao De saw the berries appear, Grant's snow wolf twitched its nose slightly, and then its originally lazy body instantly tensed up.

Its eyes widened, and its gaze became exceptionally fiery, staring fixedly at the berries in his hand, while a low, unconscious whimper came from its throat.

However, it had long been tamed, so even though it was seduced by the fragrance of the Goodberry and found it hard to restrain itself, it did not do anything out of line.

Gao De smiled slightly and casually threw a berry to the snow wolf, "You've worked hard."

Every time he returned to the northern realm, traveling between Valar Bay and Phoenix, it was always carrying him.

The snow wolf's originally tensed body instantly sprang out, accurately catching the berry Gao De threw, chewing it gently, its tail wagging unconsciously from side to side, constantly slapping the snow behind it, splashing up a patch of fine snowflakes.

The berry was not big, so it swallowed it into its belly in almost two bites, followed by a slight hiccup from its throat.

——It was full.

Seeing this situation, Gao De finally had a clear understanding of the 【Goodberry Spell+】's "will have a strong attraction to animals."

Watching this scene, his eyes flickered slightly, and he thought of some other ways the 【Goodberry Spell+】 might have miraculous effects.

However, the most important thing at the moment was still planting trees.

Gao De picked up a Goodberry, while the remaining Goodberries were temporarily placed aside, and then he pinched the Goodberry open with a little force from his fingers, and the air instantly emitted a richer, sweet fragrance.

He carefully took off a dark brown seed, which was the seed of the Goodberry, and handed it to Flora: "I will have to trouble Lady Flora."

Flora took the seed.

"Jewel Sweetberry."

"Hmm?"

"Its name."

"Oh!"

"Can be planted!"

"Is it troublesome?"

"Needs moon dew for watering, and also needs to be fed gem powder regularly."

"Moon dew?"

"Dew collected when the moon is bright at night."

"Are any gems okay?"

"Yes."

"That's easy to say." Gao De breathed a sigh of relief; he was afraid that it would need some specific gem variety, and if he was lucky, the northern realm might have it, but if he was unlucky, he might not be able to find it no matter how he looked.

Since any gem would do, it was easy.

"Let Su Nai Fa prepare gem powder for Lady Flora." He said to Flora.

"Lady Flora will tell her."

Confirming that she could satisfy the growth needs of the Goodberry, or "Jewel Sweetberry," Gao De also felt relieved.

"Then I'm leaving first; I'll leave this to Lady Flora?" He asked for Flora's opinion.

"Just leave it to Lady Flora." Flora put on the posture of a dignified Minister of Agriculture and patted her chest.

Gao De nodded and prepared to activate the astral teleportation.

Turning his head to look, he found Flora sitting on a leaf of Yujia Te Xila, watching him without blinking.

"..." Gao De, who was inexplicably a bit embarrassed, asked helplessly: "Why does Lady Flora keep looking at me?"

"Sending off the Mage~" Flora asked back: "What's wrong?"

Usually, Flora sat on Gao De's shoulder; this time, it was rare for her to sit higher than him, the two of them one up and one down, their gazes meeting.

Looking at Flora's clear gaze, Gao De finally gave in, "Before I come back next time, I'll take Lady Flora to play again."

The clear gaze became burning.

"Four horses couldn't catch up!" After she finished speaking, she flapped her wings and finally stopped looking at Gao De.

Colorful astral energy flowed down from the leaves of Yujia Te Xila, and soon gathered into a mysterious and grand astral teleportation gate.

Gao De carried the huge package on his back, which still felt a bit strenuous even with the 【Weight Burden Spell】 applied, took a deep breath, adjusted his pace, and stepped into it.

When he appeared again, he had already returned to the living area on the second floor of the Walmart Magic Material Shop.

The shop did not provide accommodation for recruitment.

After closing the shop at night, Joel still returned to the house he rented, and this second floor still belonged to Gao De and did not allow Joel to go upstairs without asking for instructions.

Therefore, Gao De was not afraid that his sudden appearance would cause Joel to overthink; after all, he didn't know when he had arrived at all.

Checking the time, the northern realm and the Jin Quehua Dynasty looked like they were only separated by the Eryinlaya Range, but because of the vastness of the northern realm, the distance was not close, and there was some "time difference."

It was currently afternoon.

Sunlight spilled onto the ground through the window, forming patches of golden light.

It was a completely different style from the northern scenery of the northern realm.

Gao De first took out the high-rank blood food prepared for Tuanzi, and then moved the package full of special magic materials from the northern realm downstairs.

As usual, there were no customers in the shop at this time, and Joel was in a daze, feeling bored. Hearing Gao De's heavy footsteps, he turned his head subconsciously to look.

After discovering Gao De, he immediately came up to help with great insight.

After the two of them worked together to move the large package downstairs, Joel panted slightly, and fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

He was a bit curious about what was in the package, but he didn't ask much.

"Untie the package and put the things up." Gao De waved his hand, signaling.

"Okay, Mr." Hearing Gao De's instructions, Joel immediately acted nimbly.

So it was goods?

While thinking, he squatted down and skillfully untied the knots on the package with both hands.

As soon as the opening was opened, the dazzling array of magic materials fell out with a clatter, making a crisp clashing sound, which was exceptionally loud in the deserted shop.

The first thing that caught his eye was a mineral emitting a faint blue light, with strange patterns covering the surface, and blue liquid seemed to be flowing slowly inside the mineral.

"Cold Star Mineral, a third-rank mineral, containing rich ice element magic power, suitable for making ice element supernatural equipment. This piece is nearly three pounds; let's set the price at 350 gold coins and place it in the most conspicuous position."

Seeing Joel pick up this mineral, Gao De took the opportunity to explain it to him to facilitate his promotion to customers later, while setting the price.

This was already the highest-level magic material Gao De had brought.

The Walmart Magic Material Shop was still small in scale, just an inconspicuous little magic material shop; if he really brought too many high-level magic materials, that would be "virtue not matching the rank."

Just like a small gold shop in the countryside selling the "Heart of the Ocean," whether anyone could afford it or whether others believed it was genuine was another matter; it would be targeted by thieves the next day or directly attract robbers.

Therefore, Gao De brought many types of magic materials, but the rank was still mainly first-rank; he brought this Cold Star Mineral to use as a treasure to attract traffic to the shop.

A thick white horn, which was the horn of the first-rank ley line creature, the Cold-Horned Deer, and a cyan skull, various crystal fragments... Joel placed these magic materials on the counter one by one.

Gao De explained to Joel while setting the corresponding prices.

Joel's eyes shone with brilliance, firmly remembering Gao De's explanation.

It took nearly an hour to finish everything.

Joel was exhausted, but very excited, his face flushed.

Because the "boss" had finally stocked up, and it was so many good goods at once.

He finally didn't have to worry about the Walmart Magic Material Shop not being able to operate and him being unemployed.

After arranging the affairs of the Walmart Magic Material Shop, Gao De took Tuanzi's blood food, left the shop, and returned to the Hai Shao Bing dormitory.

Although the magic material shop also had accommodation conditions, whether it was the environment or the surrounding facilities, the "dormitory" provided by the Hai Shao Bing was more perfect for the time being.

So Gao De was still staying in the dormitory for the time being, and some important items were also placed in the dormitory.

——Even if he was not there, no thief would be bold enough to steal things on the territory of the Hai Shao Bing.

As soon as he returned to the Hai Shao Bing dormitory, Gao De prepared to start something he had planned for a while.

He took out an extremely exquisite crystal bottle from the box under the bed in the bedroom.

In the bottle, there were three drops of viscous blue gelatinous substance.

Spirit Marrow.

Looking at these three drops of Spirit Marrow, there was a moment of hesitation in Gao De's eyes, and his brows frowned slightly, but he soon made up his mind, and his eyes became firm.

Gao De took a deep breath, opened the bottle, raised his head, and stretched his neck slightly.

He tilted the crystal bottle slightly, and one drop of Spirit Marrow slid down smoothly under the action of gravity, accurately sliding into Gao De's mouth.

As soon as it entered his mouth, Gao De felt a pungent, unpleasant taste erupt in his mouth; that feeling was somewhat like gasoline.

But since it had reached this point, naturally there was no talk of regret.

Gao De swallowed slightly, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and the Spirit Marrow, which Master Lu Ping had solemnly warned was highly toxic, was swallowed into his belly just like that!

(End of chapter)