Chapter 182: Another Four Medicinal Ingredients

Lin Manzhi entered the Planting Base, and first faced a group of excited Beastfolk; they were all 1.9-meter-tall burly men, but at this moment they had an expression as if they were about to wipe away tears in front of her:

"Lord Lin! You've finally returned, how wonderful!"

"Damn it, they swooped down from the sky and snatched people, so fast I didn't even have time to react! I was terrified!"

"Glad you're unharmed, that's great!"

Lin Manzhi smiled: "You've worked hard at the Planting Base."

They were each excited, yet they all kept a proper distance, staying two meters away from Lin Manzhi, after all, standing beside her was a lord even more terrifying than a Death God Beast.

That day, besides being frightened by Lord Lin's disappearance, they also witnessed their lord's ability to manipulate sandstorms!

When the chief was a male beast like them, they might still have some petty thoughts, but when the lord's power is an insurmountable mountain to them, they only feel reverence and awe.

Mo Lie remained silent, his aura restrained and pristine, appearing as a rather handsome male beast, but in everyone's hearts his terrifying strength could not be erased.

After seeing Lord Lin, the crowd stepped aside and no longer crowded forward to disturb Lin Manzhi.

With Mo Lie by her side, Lin Manzhi returned to the Planting Base again, free of any shadow in her heart, walking side by side with him between the Planting Greenhouses.

After meeting the Beastfolk at the Planting Base, she went to Greenhouse No. 2 and lifted the cover to inspect the seedlings in the seedling-raising greenhouse.

After over ten days, the seeds under the film grew rapidly; the cherry tomato sprouts had already produced tender young leaves, with green shoots popping up in every cell, just the right time for thinning and transplanting.

The watermelon sprouts were fine too; it's just that the cherry radish, which only grows for thirty to forty days, had its leaves bent out of shape, and I don't know if that will affect the fruit growing underground.

Mo Lie stood beside her, his gaze continually on Lin Manzhi; noticing her expression, he turned his head and ordered Xiang Sa to bring people over to thin and take the seedlings to the neighboring greenhouse for transplanting.

Even though Xiang Sa had only planted mature fruiting cherry tomatoes before, he now had experience with the same transplanting method for cherry tomato seedlings.

He immediately turned around to call people, and soon brought in fifty Beastfolk responsible for planting; they divided the work in the spacious area and began to busy themselves.

Lin Manzhi wanted to plant herself, but realized she didn't need to lift a finger, so she happily stood aside as a technical advisor.

"Right, after planting the seedlings, they need fertilizing once per plant. Xiang Sa, assign a few people to scoop fertilizer from the manure pits, then dilute it with ten times the amount of water; don't pour it directly onto the seedlings, but onto the soil beside their roots." Lin Manzhi said.

Xiang Sa accepted the order and had people carry it out; they no longer felt the embarrassment of just hearing about collecting manure, it's a dirty smelly job, but this is fertilizer for the Holy Maiden Fruit!

The greenhouse, silent for over ten days, became orderly again with Lin Manzhi's arrival—tilling the soil, thinning, digging holes, planting, burying soil, fertilizing—everyone got busy with farm work in high spirits.

Lin Manzhi watched for a while, seeing no mistakes, then took Mo Lie's hand and wandered around the Planting Base.

Now all twenty-five greenhouses are ready; she had prepared seedlings based on planting the entire base, so there would be plenty, not lacking.

"Planting fifty mu at once, Lin Manzhi isn't the slightest bit afraid, because she has backup; just wait until tomorrow when the seedlings have eased a bit, then she'll water them once with the spiritual spring water in the space, guaranteeing survival!"

Lin Manzhi followed Mo Lie; early that morning she had already heard him describe the current situation in Kuangsha City, and this time she came to Greenhouse No. 1, seeing that after over ten days the cherry tomato seedlings still bore fruit.

She said: "Since it's on our own territory, the Holy Maiden Fruit and its medicinal liquid are limited to purchase by the citizens of Kuangsha City only."

Mo Lie smiled and said: "Good, I'll issue the order right away."

"Yes! Subordinate will carry it out immediately." Xiang Sa replied promptly.

As the on-duty planting team captain, he had always lagged a step behind, following the two of them to Greenhouse No. 1.

He was also excited; although that day he had seen the lord seize Lin Manzhi back, only now, seeing her in person, did the worry he'd been holding finally ease.

He was afraid!

He truly feared that if Lord Lin had any mishap, no one would be able to grow such miraculously delicious Holy Maiden Fruit again.

Xiang Sa arrived here and saw a patch of empty ground in the soil; he instantly clenched his fists and said angrily: "That person not only abducted you, but also destroyed a precious patch of our Holy Maiden Fruit! We've now reworked the land, but—those are Holy Maiden Fruit plants! Sixteen seedlings could yield so many Holy Maiden Fruits, and he just ruined them!"

Lin Manzhi asked: "Besides the seedlings, has anyone been injured?"

Xiang Sa: "No one was injured…… but our precious Holy Maiden Fruit has been harmed!"

Lin Manzhi nodded: "Oh, as long as no one is hurt, that's good."

Xiang Sa, hearing this, looked somewhat bewildered: "??"

In his heart, a Beastfolk's injury paled compared to the Holy Maiden Fruit seedlings; he felt that the chief—no, the Lord—was now leading troops to pursue the culprits, and he would be the first to follow, wishing he could personally wring the necks of those people.

As for the lightning in the enemy's yellow sands? Sorry, they only saw their Lord drive that person away,

The Lord is mighty! The Lord is invincible in battle!

Xiang Sa gazed fervently at the expressionless Lord Mo Lie, feeling that with him present, the dim greenhouse seemed to sparkle.

Mo Lie glanced at the subordinate indifferently and said coolly: "What are you doing standing here? Get back to work."

"Yes yes!" Xiang Sa, startled by that glance from the Lord, immediately withdrew in a very sensible manner.

Only two people remained in Greenhouse No. 1; in the early morning Planting Base, all the greenhouse tops had been rolled up halfway, letting in good light—especially this plot, which had long been sown full of crops, a vast expanse of green that contrasted starkly with the golden desert outside, like two different worlds.

Lin Manzhi looked up at the azure sky, her gaze pausing: "Huh? What did you have people add above the Planting Base? It looks like a black net covering the entire upper space."

"An iron net." Mo Lie turned his head, stared at her, and said: "I had this high-altitude defense made; if Cangqiong attacks from the sky again, this layer of iron net can block him for a moment, giving me enough time to counterattack."

It's not that he lacks confidence; it's just that when it comes to matters concerning the Little Female, he can no longer tolerate any further mishaps.

Lin Manzhi blinked, evidently also thinking of Mo Lie's utmost care.

She withdrew her gaze, gave Mo Lie a light smile, and said: "Hmm, then you can keep a close watch on me—Cangqiong has already discovered that the Holy Maiden Fruit and Lettuce are what I grow, so he certainly won't give up so easily."

Mo Lie gave a nonchalant nod: "From now on I won't let you leave my side; if he comes again, I'll bury him in the desert."

Upon hearing that, Lin Manzhi suddenly recalled that when she had regained consciousness, she had given Mo Lie Concentrated Spirit Dew and Cangqiong Solid medicinal liquid, and she whispered anxiously: "You need to gather your Spirit Core as soon as possible and craft it into a potion that heals upon drinking."

Mo Lie narrowed his eyes slightly: "I recall that the ancient Thin Skin Scroll records the six medicinal ingredients for the Soul Cocoon Divine Pill; we have Concentrated Spirit Dew and Cangqiong Solid, and we still need four portions of an ingredient called dragon's blood, which I've never seen—rumor has it they are enshrined in the Mountain Classic Beast Temple."

Lin Manzhi's eyes lit up.

I know that.