Chapter 626: Bound to the Birth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 627 Spiritual Qi Revival Diary (20)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Once the back door is opened, open the back door.

The system's back door means directly feeding good things into the mouths of the Shen Family and the Yu Family.

Anyway, they are all the Host's stock, so of course it's better to favor one's own people than outsiders.

Of course, the Host's side cannot be left out either; the foot of the farmstead mountain is a very good treasure-hiding place, and it is only reasonable to occasionally discover traces of cultivation techniques.

Anyway, the system just keeps investing in all sorts of things, and the people of Sweetwater Village have entered the harvest stage.

First, the official discovered traces of cultivation techniques on the mountain; then villagers discovered traces of cultivation techniques in their own homes; then others discovered traces of cultivation techniques on the road, in the ditches, in the fields, and so on... inside and outside Sweetwater Village, quite a few traces of cultivation techniques were discovered in total.

Such a huge number of techniques alarmed the base, and the official kept sending people over because of it.

Also because the official was holding the line, the internal weakness of Sweetwater Village caused by Yu Ze Yun and others leaving was alleviated, and certain restless forces had to press the pause button, waiting for Sweetwater Village to return to calm.

But is that possible? With so many cultivation techniques, the value of Sweetwater Village has been infinitely raised, and the base will definitely not give up this place.

Sweetwater Village is temporarily safe because of the back door the system helped open.

System:... Hehe, as expected of me~

Shen Yao sat on the sofa flipping through the thin manual in her hand; this was a cultivation technique she discovered at the foot of the mountain, and it recorded several related techniques.

However, according to the classification of abilities and the division of ranks, Shen Yao could only learn two of them, namely Entangling Art and Earth Spike.

Both are techniques that need to be activated by relying on wood-type abilities; after use, they have a certain attack power and can be used for self-preservation, no wonder the official hesitated whether to make them public to the masses.

A glistening green light emerged from her fingertips, floated into midair, and suddenly enlarged; as Shen Yao softly shouted "Go," the green light entangled the tables and chairs not far away, binding and crushing them, leaving a ground full of scattered fragments.

This is Entangling Art; after the ability is transformed through the body by the technique, it will achieve greater lethality.

And Entangling Art is a technique that can be recycled; after one target is eliminated, it will autonomously find a new target until all the ability attached to it is consumed, and only then will it lose its instinct to entangle.

With Shen Yao's current ability, Entangling Art can be used several times without worrying about exhaustion.

Next, Shen Yao tried Earth Spike, which is more difficult than Entangling Art but has greater power.

As the name suggests, this is a technique cast through contact with the ground.

Inject the ability emanating from the fingertips into the ground, thereby forming one activation point after another.

When a person steps on an activation point or enters the surrounding range of an activation point, Earth Spike will be triggered, and immediately grow thin, long black spikes.

The spikes are poisonous at the tip; as long as the ability is not exhausted, theoretically they can grow infinitely, and it is a method that can be used for both group attacks and single-target control.

Currently Shen Yao has only obtained these two techniques; the others are not suitable for her, but she believes the official side should have other techniques suitable for wood-type abilities.

The phone in her hand rang, and Shen Yao received a message from the Management Bureau.

'Tsk tsk tsk, clearly they are all our things, yet now equivalent exchange is required.'

The system disdained the official's stingy and petty approach, not generous at all.

Shen Yao:...

'Being cautious does no harm; once the techniques lose control on a large scale, the official won't even be able to maintain the current situation.'

The worst result would be that the human world becomes like purgatory, and ordinary people have no way to survive at all; that would violate Shen Yao's original intention, as she does not love killing and is not cold-blooded.

Wanting ordinary people to survive, the official controlling the situation is inevitable.

Shen Yao exchanged the cultivation techniques she had finished reading with the Management Bureau for two new wood-type techniques: one is Wood Condensing Pearl, which plays a supporting role, and the other is Wood Shield, used for self-preservation.

The aforementioned Wood Condensing Pearl is a method of condensing and compressing the wood-type ability within mutant plants; the extracted Wood Condensing Pearl can be used by oneself or others, is a recovery method without any side effects, and is a bit like when a character in a game runs out of mana and needs to replenish it.

Wood Shield is a round shield; the condensed shield can envelop the whole person, and as long as the shield is not broken, the person inside will not come to harm.

There are many ability users like Shen Yao who have had fortuitous encounters, including the three little ones of the Shen Family and Shen Le, and Yu Father and Yu Mother of the Yu Family all cultivate techniques.

And without exception, they all choose to continue living bound to the official.

There are people like those in Sweetwater Village who understand the bigger picture, but there are also many people with ulterior motives.

After all, cultivation techniques are more precious than abilities; some people are unwilling to hand them over, and instead secretly establish forces and become local emperors/despots.

The official holds the vast majority of the country's sovereignty, but is powerless in some places and can only temporarily let these people do as they please.

'See? The most numerous people in this world are ordinary people; they cannot leave the official's sphere of influence,' the official has bottom lines and rules, but private forces are their own one-man rule, 'not everyone can be a heaven's favorite, with fortune on their side, unafraid of danger.'

System:...

The system immediately stopped nagging about anything and instead focused on investing in cultivation techniques.

Batch after batch, just like cutting leeks; the system has quite a few techniques in hand, and besides, if they are opened one by one, they can last longer.

Like a long drought meeting sweet rain, the appearance of the new system allowed this planet, riddled with holes, to regain vitality.

Shen Yao's life became peaceful and tranquil; every day she brought Yu Sheng to be busy at the farmstead, and occasionally went to the Shen Family or the Yu Family for a simple gathering.

Yu Ze Yun has not returned yet, but no news is good news.

Captain Sun once secretly came over to deliver a letter, saying that the official's team encountering an unexpected event is not necessarily a bad thing; perhaps willows dark, flowers bright, another village appears.

'Do you know about Yu Ze Yun's situation?' Shen Yao chose to ask the system.

'Found a good new address, and also discovered more cultivation techniques; can't return for a while,' the system laughed with a thief-like grin, saying it deliberately chose positions to invest in cultivation techniques in order to take care of Yu Ze Yun.

Otherwise, only opening back doors for the people of Sweetwater Village and not caring for those out and about wouldn't that be favoring one over another?

Shen Yao:...

'Shen Shuo also has one?'

'Of course.'

The system guaranteed, 'The system will not neglect anyone related to the Host.'

This is what you call professional!

The professional system seemed to have found a new toy, running around here and there, sharing new news with Shen Yao for free every day.

The farm's fields were put to use again, and the medicinal herbs at the mountain foot sprouted green shoots.

The condensed Wood Condensing Pearls were used to catalyze the medicinal herbs; this time, without the Management Bureau's interference, Shen Yao planted various varieties as she pleased, all for her own use.

"Mommy, Mommy."

Yu Sheng held two pretty little flowers in his hand, running around Shen Yao and spinning in circles.

Shen Yao raised her hand to wipe the sweat drops from his forehead and straightened his crooked hat, "Go take a rest."

Yu Sheng puffed his little cheeks and made two "mm-hmm" sounds, then asked about his father's situation.

It had been several months since he last saw Yu Ze Yun; Yu Sheng was young, and his memories in his mind were mostly scattered. He showed a pair of slightly bewildered eyes, "Little Sheng hasn't seen Daddy for a long time."

Shen Yao smiled and pointed to the round stool not far away, "Daddy is busy, Little Sheng be good."

Yu Sheng said he had always been good, and as for Daddy being busy, "When will he not be busy?"

"You'll know when Daddy comes back," perhaps in a few days Yu Ze Yun wouldn't be so busy anymore.

Sweetwater Village's importance rose sharply; the officials stationed there were no longer as urgent as before, and everyone could finally catch their breath.

Hearing this, Yu Sheng hurriedly nodded his little head; he couldn't understand things too profound, but since Mommy said to wait for Daddy to return, he would wait for Daddy to return.

Walking on his little short legs with a patter-patter-patter to the round stool not far away and sitting down, Yu Sheng lowered his head to fiddle with the small toy he brought.

Life on the farm was monotonous and repetitive; Yu Sheng had never left Sweetwater Village from childhood to adulthood.

He was a child born after the Spiritual Qi Revival, and everyone felt they owed him, wanting to compensate him to the utmost in daily life.

Well, turning on the small toy's switch, it floated in midair, flying slowly in circles around him, making Yu Sheng clap his palms and laugh with a grin he couldn't contain.

Yu Father's ability, aside from being used for serious matters, was all spent on making Yu Sheng happy, and Yu Mother also paid much attention to Yu Sheng; it was also because this child had been well-behaved and sensible since childhood and didn't cause trouble, otherwise they would surely have spoiled a prodigal.

Quickly finishing the farm work, Shen Yao carried a bucket of clear water from the pond beside her; the fish fry raised in the pond had long since disappeared without a trace, and now the pond's function was to water the fields.

"Go home."

Shen Yao called out to Yu Sheng, then gathered the tools scattered around, bundling and stacking them behind the cart seat to secure them.

Yu Sheng had already stood at his exclusive seat, and the two left on a small electric scooter.

"Captain Sun."

Shen Yao saw Captain Sun coming to the farm and smiled, asking about this person's purpose for coming.

"Good news."

Captain Sun waved his hand, indicating that this time it wasn't to make Shen Yao suffer a loss, but that the Officials planned to expand Sweetwater Village's area and carry out carpet-style extermination of the surrounding mountains and forests, "Need someone to help be responsible for logistics; the treatment is the mutated creatures in the mountains and forests."

Many mutated creatures grew in the mountains and forests, and they had always been at peace with Sweetwater Village.

Occasionally, ability users would go up the mountain themselves, but the Officials took no responsibility for safety issues; it all depended on the ability users' own skills.

This time, too many cultivation techniques were discovered around Sweetwater Village; after repeated discussions, the Officials all felt that giving up here would be more loss than gain.

Therefore, a plan for expansion and renovation was finally made, and the population in the base was moved out, while enriching Sweetwater Village's population and continuing to explore outward at a normal frequency, striving not to miss any trace of cultivation techniques.

"No problem, when does it start?"

Shen Yao understood Captain Sun's painstaking efforts; this was delivering benefits to her.

Field work wasn't tiring, especially since she belonged to the Wood-type ability users, mastering several Wood-type techniques in her hand; those mutated creatures in the mountains and forests were mostly plant-based, and were the main raw materials for refining Wood Condensing Pearls.

Now one Wood Condensing Pearl could be exchanged for many good things; since Shen Yao mastered this technique, she naturally couldn't miss the opportunity to shear wool.

"Set for one week later," Captain Sun said the time, then mentioned that Yu Ze Yun and the others, who had set out several months ago, had just sent back news and were setting off on their journey back.

As for when they would return to Sweetwater Village, they didn't give an accurate time, but this was already rare good news; compared to losing contact and an indefinite wait, at least people had something to look forward to.

Let Shen Yao gather at the village entrance in one week; that place would be the temporary command post for this operation, and these past few days the base had been constantly sending people over.

"I still need to go notify the other people in the village, see you later."

"See you later."

Shen Yao waved her hand, seeing off Captain Sun's departure, then turned and took Yu Sheng to the Yu Family next door.

Yu Father and Yu Mother obviously also knew about Sweetwater Village's imminent expansion, but they were old; even as registered ability users of the Officials, they were not arranged into logistics.

"Your dad and I plan to hitch a ride with the Officials and go directly up the mountain to reclaim land."

That would be more dangerous, but the earnings would also be greater; most of the mutated creatures hunted would belong to themselves, unlike Shen Yao's side where she could only get a small portion as remuneration.

Shen Le of the Shen Family had the same plan; she even contacted Shen Wenqi and the other two, forming a team of four, with the target being the mountain closest to Sweetwater Village.

"Second Sister, what isn't dangerous at this time? The house is chaotic every day and unbearable; on the contrary, going out to do some work can be more leisurely."

Shen Le complained that various big dramas were staged daily at home; those who didn't know would think they were living in Ancient Times.

Eldest Young Master was busy outside and busy at home when he returned; Shen Guozhu and his wife couldn't manage him, causing Shen Wenqi and Shen Wenyu siblings to leave early and return late, unwilling to come back.

"You all be careful, master the techniques well; not seeking to fight enemies, but seeking self-preservation."

Shen Yao's logistics work was eye-catching and high-profile; she didn't tell anyone outside, worrying about causing trouble.

Subsequent developments proved her worry was correct; indeed, someone caused a stir because of a loose tongue, making the atmosphere of the whole village tense.

Captain Sun's selection criteria leaned toward people related to the Officials; among them were relatives of deceased ability users who were selected.

But no matter what, there would always be people gossiping; those who could endure didn't argue, those who couldn't caused a stir, and some even lost the hard-won opportunity.

One week later.

Shen Yao dressed neatly, leading Yu Sheng to the village entrance of Sweetwater Village.

A large crowd gathered there, mostly ability users, followed by ordinary people; the Officials' team coming from the base had already been assigned by area to enter the mountains for extermination.

Shen Yao led Yu Sheng to find her department; after settling Yu Sheng, Shen Yao received the seeds allocated to her for catalysis.

Logistics work also had priorities; Shen Yao's work was routine, with tedious content but not very complex.

After the seeds were catalyzed, tender shoots sprouted, quickly blooming and bearing fruit before being put into baskets.

One morning ended, all the allocated seeds were consumed; Shen Yao stood up to move her body, leading Yu Sheng home to eat and rest.

At the plaza outside the village entrance, mutated creatures transported back from the mountains and forests were densely laid out, mostly plants, mostly tree trunks and vines, sorted and handed over to artificial processing.

Shen Yao and Yu Sheng circled around this plaza, and exclamations rang in their ears from time to time—this was caused by small things hidden among the mutant creatures accidentally injuring someone.

Yu Sheng blinked his eyes, and Shen Yao wanted to say that such liveliness was not a pleasant sight, and it was very easy to accidentally injure oneself.

Unexpectedly, Yu Sheng said nothing, but pointed at a Human Path not far away, "Dad."