Chapter 616: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 617: Spiritual Qi Revival Diary (10)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Yu Ze Yun thought back and mentioned that they had encountered several rather special seeds when they were in the Bei Mian Shan Lin.

"The seeds have living things on top and stems and leaves below," gesturing with his hand, Yu Ze Yun exhaled lightly, "I don't know if the Officials will take them out."

Not everything chooses to be made public; for more important items, the Officials, considering the actual situation, can only study them privately.

The Jade Spirit Lotus could be cultivated and catalyzed by so many Wood-type Ability Users, and it was also thanks to the Leader above resisting the pressure.

"Let's wait and see; the Jade Spirit Lotus matter will be wrapped up soon." If they had no new missions assigned, they would be arranged by the Officials to leave.

Shen Yao thought of the grain crops in the farm, thinking that when she returned she would have to contact those purchasers for a win-win, and also hoped the Management Bureau could collect more, reducing waste caused by overripe crops.

Letting Yu Ze Yun take a seat himself, Shen Yao lightly moved her fingertips, directly manually cultivating and catalyzing the Jade Spirit Lotus before her eyes.

Green ability entered the Jade Spirit Lotus's body, causing the entire Jade Spirit Lotus to emit a light halo, especially the flower at the very top of the Jade Spirit Lotus, only the core had not dispersed.

Attempting to input all her ability into it, Shen Yao's face turned slightly pale.

Yu Ze Yun's expression was somewhat worried, but Shen Yao waved her hand with a smile, "It's fine, the Jade Spirit Lotus has matured."

The last remaining flower bud fully bloomed, and a green flower like jade appeared before the two of them.

The elegant lotus fragrance lingered around the tip of their noses, making both of them feel refreshed.

Seizing the time, she cut the flower down from the Jade Spirit Lotus.

Shen Yao contacted the laboratory staff by phone; as the party involved in cultivating and catalyzing the Jade Spirit Lotus, she could receive an extremely generous reward, but not even a single leaf of the Jade Spirit Lotus could she take away without official permission.

The staff arrived very quickly, the scene was grand enough to be scary.

A group of people surrounded the Jade Spirit Lotus and the fallen flower, unable to contain the amazement on their faces.

"It really feels like jade when touched."

"Yes yes."

"Is this a plant? It looks like a bonsai made by industry."

"......"

Finally, the Person in Charge stepped forward, glared at the bold staff member, then expressed thanks to Shen Yao, muttering for a good while before holding the flowerpot and leaving with the fallen flowers.

Shen Yao satisfactorily completed the mission given by the Officials; for the next few days she stayed in her room eating and drinking, occasionally running to the laboratory to gather news.

On the contrary, the other Wood-type Ability Users were stimulated by Shen Yao's nimble speed to the point of being speechless, wishing they could instantly mature the Jade Spirit Lotus in their hands.

However, their skills were not as good as Shen Yao's; no matter how anxious they were, they could only take it slow.

For this reason, the base, which originally had a peaceful atmosphere, suddenly became tense and oppressive.

Shen Yao continued to stroll around leisurely, appearing relaxed and at ease; as for others? Resentment and jealousy rising in their hearts could not be stopped.

"Miss Shen, these are the seeds obtained from this trip to the Bei Mian Shan Lin."

In a narrow conference room, Shen Yao was invited alone to discuss.

Looking down at the bag of seeds pushed before her, Shen Yao said without expression, "Can I take them back to the farm to cultivate?"

The Official's Person in Charge hummed in agreement, saying that Shen Yao's previous excellence was seen by them, that such talent should not be limited to the base, they believed Shen Yao would not disappoint the Officials' expectations, and that cooperation between both sides could achieve a win-win.

Shen Yao:......

Regardless of the final result, at least the high hat was placed on her head for now.

One two three four five...... Shen Yao carefully counted the seeds in the bag.

Fifteen in total.

Ten were of the same variety, and the remaining five were all single seeds; even if they couldn't be grown, there were no backups.

The Official's Person in Charge was somewhat embarrassed; they had a rather abundant harvest this time, but could not give them all to Shen Yao, as the laboratory had to keep most of them.

Shen Yao was already the civilian ability user who received the most seeds; others received even fewer, and of course, some received none at all—this was a signal that the Officials had severed cooperation with them. Unless the Officials truly could not find talent would they choose to consider it; otherwise, both sides absolutely could not cooperate.

"Miss Shen, we will arrange manpower nearby; please understand."

Giving away so many seeds, they were also worried about the probability of not getting them back.

And so, without Shen Yao needing to say anything extra, the Officials took the initiative to show a low posture and say they would arrange manpower; by then, the villagers of Sweetwater Village could also benefit.

Shen Yao stayed at the base for two more days, then was sent back to the farm by the Management Bureau's people.

Yu Ze Yun did not go with her this time because he had other missions.

Compared to the auxiliary effect of Wood-type Ability Users, Yu Ze Yun was worth cultivating, and Yu Ze Yun himself had other little thoughts; no matter how reluctant he was to see Shen Yao leave, he still chose to stay at the base.

"She's back, she's back."

"This trip was long; it's been one and a half months."

"Some crops in the farm have flowered and borne fruit, and Boss xx even called to ask."

Shen Guozhu and his wife had been living at the farm to help for the past one and a half months, and even Shen Le ran back and forth between the two places, starving herself several pounds thinner.

Now Shen Le looked much more spirited than before, and could be considered tempered by it.

Shen Yao distributed some of the souvenirs she brought back (some supplies sent by the Officials) to her family, then simply cleaned the residence, and finally contacted those purchasers, communicating by phone one by one, striving to have the farm's crops shipped out by truck as soon as they came down.

"Second Sister, what do you think about me planting some medicinal herbs alone on the mountain?"

Shen Le, having taken care of the chickens, ducks, and fruit trees these past days, felt that certain medicinal herbs made money faster.

"Medicinal herbs? Just considering their habits would keep you too busy," Shen Yao was an Ability User, Shen Le was an Ordinary Person.

Pointing to the sofa in the living room to indicate Shen Le should sit, "The chickens, ducks, eggs, and fruit tree saplings go through the farm; their survival rate is higher than ordinary varieties," because Shen Yao had privately invested quite a few Spirit Stones and Arrays.

If replaced with ordinary varieties bought from the Boulevard, Shen Le raising them half-heartedly, the result was needless to say; if she didn't lose her shirt, it wouldn't be her.

Shen Le:...

Shen Le hadn't expected growing medicinal herbs to be so troublesome. Recalling her Second Sister's herb field at the foot of the mountain, she shook her head with a look of regret. She'd better stick to raising chickens, ducks, and fruit trees—at least they earned more than outside.

Shen Yao returned to the farmstead relaxed. She put fifteen seeds into flowerpots, and after catalyzing them one by one, seedlings sprouted.

Among them, the most numerous were ordinary varieties; only one seed was rather special, called Jinmian Fo Gua in the Cultivation World.

Golden fruits, shaped like a Buddha's hand, with five fingers clearly visible, edible and usable for alchemy—a spiritual plant loved by the Buddhist Gate.

I didn't expect this in the Bei Mian Shan Lin; truly a Fengshu Baodi.

"Second Sister, Second Sister."

Shen Le returned from Songlin Village once again. Her fair face had grown dark, but only her pair of clear eyes shone astonishingly bright.

After being busy at Songlin Village for several months, with help from her maternal grandfather and uncles, Shen Le's breeding business rose steadily.

The chickens and ducks brought from the farmstead grew smoothly, looking more spirited than ordinary chickens and ducks. The various fruit trees planted around the mountain forest had some already flowering and bearing fruit, waiting for autumn to come for harvest and sale.

Shen Yao was tending to the crops in the flowerpots, each growing to half a person's height.

Who knew if she'd disturbed a nest of vine plants—of the fifteen seeds planted, all the crops that grew were varieties that needed vines to bear fruit.

Watering them slowly one by one with a kettle, Shen Yao didn't forget to expend the supernatural ability within her body.

She came out and saw Shen Le running in. "Something happened at home?"

Shen Le shook her head. "Not home. A group of people came to the village, saying they want to station troops at the village entrance."

Should be stationing troops. Shen Le hadn't heard clearly; she'd only caught an earful while riding her bicycle.

Shen Yao only made an "oh" sound. It seemed official people had come to fulfill their promise.

"Could it be that people from Sweetwater Village committed a crime?" Shen Le touched her pounding little heart. "A whole cartload of people, just looking at them is frightening."

"Maybe it's a good thing. The farmstead has few people around; the neighbors are the Yu Family who've already registered their household. Recently quite a few city people have come to the village." These city people didn't have the Yu Family's means; they could only spend money to buy houses and land privately, but on the surface they had no land certificates.

There were many conflicts between city people and villagers, always kicking up a fuss every now and then. The villagers had the advantage of time and place, winning more than losing.

But precisely because of this, the conflict between villagers and city people wasn't something that could be simply resolved. The Shen Family was at the center of the village and could hear plenty of gossip day to day. The farmstead side, however, was cold and quiet with few people, apart from the aunts and aunties who came to work, and three small animals running around.

Shen Le deeply agreed. "Life isn't easy in the city. They come to the countryside and still put on airs." The villagers wouldn't buy it.

The two sisters, taking advantage of the group of people at the village entrance, talked about the village's recent fresh news.

Nothing more than family trivialities: young people returning for the New Year, middle-aged and elderly people originally in the village, city people coming from afar to settle down... Every day there was new liveliness being staged.

"Miss Shen."

Shen Yao looked up toward the door. Shen Le stood at the side and cried out, "Isn't that the group of people from the village entrance?"

Why did they run to the farmstead?

Shen Yao nodded at Shen Le, telling her not to make a sound, and went out smiling herself.

"Miss Shen."

"Captain Sun."

"We're usually stationed at the village entrance. Contact us anytime if there's anything."

"Alright. The seeds I brought back have luckily already sprouted branches. Captain Sun, coming early is not as good as coming at the right time. How about you report upward first?"

"This... this is allowed?"

"Of course. It's all for work."

Shen Yao led Captain Sun into the room, then brought him to the plant room specially partitioned off. Inside were the fifteen seeds brought back.

Shen Le:...?

Shen Le wanted to go over and look, but Shen Yao stopped her, stuffing her with plenty of fruits and vegetables. "Hurry and take them home. I'll go back in the evening."

"Second Sister, you know him?" Shen Le was curious, thinking to herself that when he was at the village entrance he was cold as frost and rarely smiled, but in front of his own elder sister he was kind and approachable.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Fortunately the Village Chief couldn't see this scene before his eyes, otherwise he'd be heartbroken.

Shen Yao raised her hand and pushed Shen Le out. The farmstead's affairs hadn't been revealed to the Shen Family.

Even if the farmstead's crops and grain were more expensive than outside, the Shen Family would fill in the blanks themselves and gloss over the existing problems.

Captain Sun only came out reluctantly after Shen Le had left for a while.

Shen Yao didn't care how he reported upward. She saw him off the farmstead, set a time, and only then was in the mood to ask the system about village matters.

The system was curious, not knowing what aspect the Host wanted to ask about.

The village wasn't like the base; every household had melons to eat. The system floated out and after a few houses was stuffed full. "Wasn't the Host not concerned before?"

"Times are different now. More and more city people are coming. I need to understand the village's movements."

The excuse Shen Yao gave was aboveboard. The system pondered carefully and indeed it was so. "There are indeed quite a few city people coming to the village. Your Village Chief even wanted to stop them, but unfortunately, with real gold and silver thrown down, few can resist." All the more so for the shallow-sighted villagers.

Right now they happily take a thick stack of money and leave to live in the city. When they can't live in the city anymore, they'll come running back and stir up a big fight.

Shen Yao could predict without much thought what would happen in Sweetwater Village in the future. This was human nature. Even most villagers would subconsciously help relatives and not follow reason. Otherwise, where would such a big conflict come from?

If there's an opportunity, I should remind the Village Chief: the state has state laws, the family has family rules.

Once the village's houses are sold, even if the procedures aren't compliant, this transaction still needs to be fulfilled. Otherwise others will follow suit, and how will the atmosphere of Sweetwater Village be maintained?

"Xiao Yao, you're right. These people covet cheapness and suffer a big loss!"

"Others put effort into running from the city to the countryside, but they run back to put down roots in the city."

Can't see the situation clearly. Fifteen stupid fools!

The Village Chief kept a patch of white beard. When he spoke angrily it trembled, as if he wanted to blast the whole beard apart.

Shen Yao was afraid of angering the Village Chief to death. Even though their kinship was distant, when she rented the land initially the Village Chief had given her many conveniences.

Including later when the farmstead's income came in, many people were jealous and wanted to get a piece, but were all loudly scolded back by the Village Chief.

Just for this human favor, Shen Yao had to accept it. Otherwise wouldn't it be using people when needed and discarding them when not? Anyway Shen Yao didn't want to cause trouble.

The Village Chief was grateful to Shen Yao for telling him the situation. That very afternoon they held a village-wide discussion about this matter. Those previously sold were naturally guaranteed by him. If more were sold later, they'd have to prepare for the possibility of future disputes.

After all, at a time like this, what kind of character does a household have if they're still greedy for money? No need to specially emphasize it; everyone knows.

Moreover, if a real dispute breaks out, the Village Chief won't be tyrannical in how much he interferes, because the words have already been laid out here; if anyone still jumps into the pit, that's self-inflicted.

Indeed, because of the Village Chief's words, more than half of the transactions originally in progress fell through, and many households reneged one after another; no one was willing to end up losing both people and money, and it would be better to change villages and keep smashing, since this place wasn't only Sweetwater Village.

The Village Chief was blamed no little by the villagers for this, complaining that the Village Chief interfered too much; it was just their own homes, they could sell if they wanted to sell, what did it have to do with the villagers? How could it be dragged into all these messy matters?