Chapter 972: Wheat of the Celestial Realm, A Heart of Greed

After sighing, Xia Duo re-examined the harvest from this accidental journey. Aside from what he saw and heard in the Boundless Wilderness and the Kingdom of Radiance, the only harvest was, unexpectedly, half the wheat and flour he had gathered to stay for a long time in the wilderness farmland!

It was a full thousand pounds or more!

Judging by the size of the farmland at the time, the unit yield of this wheat far exceeded that of ordinary farmland in the Savile Territory; even the Arcane Garden could not compare.

Furthermore, the growth time of that wheat was also very short. Xia Duo did not know if those four young people suspected of being Reincarnators could continue to harvest so quickly later; if they could, even the production speed would exceed the Arcane Garden!

Of course, this was not the main point. If it were merely a common high-yield crop, the Arcane Garden would obviously be more versatile, as one could plant anything there.

But what if it were a delicacy for Spellcasters capable of restoring spirit, like Bonu Tea or Xibodeng spices?

That would be extraordinary. Thinking of the potential, Xia Duo could not care that it was still the middle of the night. In any case, he had no sleepiness now; having just experienced a magical journey to a foreign land, it would be a miracle if he could fall asleep.

He immediately jumped off the bed, tidied up this temporary residence, and then took out a handful of coarse flour mixed with sand, wheat husks, and bran, along with the relevant kitchen utensils, from his Personal Space.

After a simple sifting, Xia Duo could not wait to start adding water and kneading the dough, then used Spellcasting to steam it. A normal Netherese Mage probably could not do something like this, but Xia Duo happened not to be a Netherese Mage, so naturally, it did not matter where he used his Spells.

A moment later, the familiar scent of steamed buns accompanied by water vapor permeated every corner of this temporary residence.

"This is the feeling!"

At this moment, Xia Duo's expression could no longer be described as happy; it was pure ecstasy. Facts proved that these flours, brought by him from the Boundless Wilderness to the Main Plane, had not deteriorated!

Although the effect was slightly worse than when in the Outer Planes, as long as there was an effect, it was enough. This meant that the Xiaduo Ling would have an additional specialty comparable to Bonu Tea and Xibodeng spices.

Now the only question was—

Could this wheat maintain its growth speed and yield from the Boundless Wilderness?

Even on Earth, there are differences in oranges grown north or south of the Huai River; the differences here were not just in climate and geography, but in the very essence of the Plane!

Whether it could even be grown was still a question!

Thinking of this, Xia Duo's heart, which had already begun to burn with excitement, gradually calmed down. This matter still needed long-term planning; he would let Yatewude slowly experiment with it after he perceived the Natural Holy Power!

Xia Duo quickly made a decision, but at the same time, he felt deep regret.

If ordinary wheat in the Boundless Wilderness had such value, what about the products in the Shenguo? What kind of magical effects would they have?

If he had known he could return to the Main Plane quickly without wasting much time, he would have stayed a while longer. If he could have collected some Shenguo specialties to bring back, this trip would have been truly complete.

Additionally, there were the various fruits that the little light-ball fellows had given him. Xia Duo could not express how much he regretted it now; at the time, he had eaten the vast majority of them. That was fine, as they had gone into his own stomach anyway.

But there were a few left at the end, and before he could put them into his Personal Space, he was suddenly sent back by the Divine Envoy.

"Sigh—I am so stupid, really!" Xia Duo sighed again.

At the time, the Divine Envoy named Kafa clearly had the intention of hosting him, but he had insisted on returning to the Main Plane. As a result, the Divine Envoy ran off, and the next one would not be so easy to talk to.

He was even sent (driven) back by a flash of bright light before he could even speak.

Of course, regret is regret, but that is only from the current perspective. If time were reversed and Xia Duo were to go back to the past and do it again, he would still choose to return to the Main Plane immediately, unless he returned with his memories.

Rather than calling it regret now, it would be better to say that he had developed a desire for the specialties of the Outer Planes; it was the conflicted psychology of wanting something he could not obtain.

Xia Duo understood his own heart better than anyone else; otherwise, his day-after-day Meditation Training would have been in vain!

After eating the freshly "steamed" buns in a few bites, it was still early before dawn. It was not convenient for Xia Duo to wander around the Semi-plane alone, so he stayed in the room and continued to study the Semi-plane itself.

Focused time always passes quickly. Not knowing how much time had passed, when the Warning Magic outside the residence was triggered again, Xia Duo finally came back to his senses from his fully immersed research.

"Is it morning?"

After a brief check, Xia Duo discovered that it was not just morning, but already approaching noon. "Could it be someone delivering lunch?"

He undid the Protection and Warning Magic, opened the door, and stepped outside the temporary residence. Unexpectedly, it was not someone delivering lunch, but Wensen and Gelanasi. The two were looking left and right, lurking at the door like thieves.

Upon asking, Xia Duo learned that Wensen had heard from somewhere that the individual rehearsals for the Pioneers were being personally overseen by the Princess, so he had run over to tip him off.

Xia Duo could not help but feel a bit helpless. "You two! Just wait patiently for the notice from above. Whether Her Highness the Princess is personally overseeing it or not, we will just do as we are told!"

In fact, when he heard that the Princess was personally overseeing it, Xia Duo was also a little nervous. The Princess had not appeared in person for the previous group rehearsals, only having someone temporarily play the role using a Magic Image. Now that she was coming in person, then—

The key to this New Year Festival lay with the Pioneers, was that not confirmed?

Or to be more specific, the key might lie with himself!

With many signs before him, it was hard for Xia Duo not to make such a connection, but he would take things as they came; he had already made a judgment before.

Generally, there should not be anything bad; it was more likely to be something good, but the subsequent impact might be rather troublesome.

After sending Wensen and Gelanasi away, Xia Duo returned to his room to continue studying the Semi-plane, but before he could even sit down, another Pioneer came to visit.

Perhaps because Wensen, Gelanasi, and Xia Duo were in the same team when they were in the Green Field Plane, the other Pioneers had let them come first.

In reality, almost everyone could strike up a relationship with Xia Duo; after all, the origin of Xia Duo's reputation as the "Omniscient Observer, Omnipotent Commander" was closely related to these people.

But after receiving a few, Xia Duo felt a bit bored. Although they could eventually turn the conversation to magic exchange, he was now only one step away from being a Senior Arcanist, and communicating with these people was not to say he gained nothing, but at least it did not meet his expectations.

These Pioneers were not his subordinates, subjects, or friends; what reason did he have to waste this time!

If it were before the Green Field Plane War, Xia Duo might have bestowed favors widely to spread his reputation and harvest Belief Power, but the current him did not lack reputation at all, and was even somewhat burdened by it.

Naturally, he could not muster any interest in the meager gains brought by this little bit of reputation.

However, boredom is boredom, but Xia Duo still patiently received all the visitors; after all, how could life be interesting and satisfactory in every way?

And what he was doing now was not for anything else, but just to understand these people more, to see if they would become his allies or enemies in the future.

Or even to secretly apply Guidance to make these people become allies instead of enemies.