Chapter 4: Spirit Plant Master? That's called a fruit farmer!

The three of them arrived at the Spirit Plant Garden. Although it was the annual peak contract period, because the garden covered a vast area and had many service staff, there was no feeling of crowding or noise.

"Are the three students here to choose spirit plants for yourselves?"

Just as they stepped into the garden, a shopping guide lady in a navy blue uniform walked over.

Although the three of them were not accompanied by parents like other teenagers, the shopping guide lady still showed strong professionalism.

Liu Hao stepped forward, nodded, and pointed to Wu Dami, saying:

"Choose for him first. We are using loans to purchase, and the spirit plant price needs to be under 170,000."

"Oh, Haozi, no need to be so complicated. I've already chosen; I'll contract a Black Card Fruit Tree."

Dami said carelessly.

Ge Bai rolled her eyes and couldn't even be bothered to pay attention to Wu Dami.

No need to ask; she knew this guy chose this type of spirit plant definitely because Black Card Fruit has been selling expensively recently.

Black Card Fruit is actually a type of apple, cultivated 12 years ago. After the spirit plant characteristics tended to stabilize 3 years ago, the stable seedling purchase channel was opened to the public.

Recently, research has shown that Black Card Fruit has a particularly significant spirit power recovery effect on Highland Snow Wolves.

Not only that, a video of the Highland Snow Wolf of Luleikesi, the grand slam winner of the Interstellar Battle Beast Arena Tournament, gnawing on a Black Card Fruit went viral on the internet.

The white-furred battle wolf gnawing on the black-skinned fruit—the contrast made a bunch of little girls scream.

Just like that, the acquisition and retail prices of Black Card Fruit soared all the way.

This guy Wu Dami must be because of this.

Only then did Liu Hao give Dami a hard knock on the head, glared at him, and continued to say to the shopping guide lady:

"Don't mind him, please recommend some spirit plant types for us."

The shopping guide lady pursed her lips and smiled, rounding things off with a gentle breeze.

"Actually, Black Card Fruit is also a very good choice."

"Our garden recently received a batch of Black Card Fruit tree seedlings in very good condition, priced at around 70,000 Alliance Coins."

Spirit Beast Gardens and Spirit Plant Gardens basically sell spirit beast and spirit plant juveniles.

Not only because juveniles are easy to cultivate, but also because juveniles have a much higher contract success rate than adults.

"After you purchase and contract the tree seedlings, the remaining loan quota is enough to pay for one year of spirit plant basic nutrient solution."

"The evolution path of Black Card Fruit is now clear, and it can stably reach Tier 2 spirit plant, which is very worth contracting and cultivating."

Wu Dami covered his head, pouted, and wanted to argue a few words when he heard the shopping guide lady also supporting him, but seeing that Liu Hao and Ge Bai didn't pay attention to him, he shrank his neck and let it go.

Spirit plants, like spirit beasts, grow rapidly after contracting with humans and achieve advancement through cultivation.

Like spirit beast advancement, not only does the appearance change significantly, but physical fitness is comprehensively improved, and talent skills increase accordingly.

Taking the Highland Snow Wolf as an example.

The Tier 1 state is a white wolf look with a larger body, and common talent skills are Snow Wolf Dash, Ice Blade, and Cold Ice Claw.

After evolving to Tier 2, the Highland Snow Wolf's four claws and pupils turn ice blue, its back is covered with ice armor, the name changes to Ice Armor Snow Wolf, and it will likely awaken the talent skill Blizzard Advance.

Tier 3 ones are called Cold Domain Silver Wolves, but whether they can successfully awaken the Cold Ice Domain talent depends on the Beast Master's cultivation level.

I heard that the Highland Snow Wolves of generals in the interstellar legions have evolved to Tier 4, but more detailed information cannot be widely known to the public.

A Tier 1 Beast Master who completes the test can obtain the Primary Beast Master title, Tier 2 is Intermediate, and Tier 3 is Senior.

Senior Beast Masters are already respected existences in society.

Luleikesi, the grand slam winner of the Interstellar Battle Beast League, is only a Senior Beast Master.

Spirit plants are a bit different.

Advancement standards vary greatly depending on the plant species, and the recognition is also looser.

For fruit-type spirit plants like Black Card Fruit, the recognition of a stable Tier 1 state is that after spirit power catalysis, it can grow a certain number of Black Card Fruits containing basic spirit power.

In the Tier 2 state, the Black Card Fruit tree shows a preference for cold-ice attribute props and nutrient solutions. After directional cultivation, the branches become ice-crystalized, and the Black Card Fruits grown have frost condensed on their skin for a long time and contain rich cold-ice attributes, so they can win the favor of cold-ice beasts like the Highland Snow Wolf.

Yes, everyone's current expectation for fruit-type spirit plants is to grow better fruits.

Ge Bai is very disdainful of such a view. What kind of Spirit Plant Master is this? This is just a contemporary fruit farmer.

Most spirit plants that can evolve to Tier 3 are auxiliary-type spirit plants. Just like every interstellar legion land battle team must be equipped with a Spirit Plant Master who possesses a Devil Vine.

A Tier 1 Devil Vine has a binding skill, which can trap small Tier 1 spirit beasts.

A Tier 2 Devil Vine awakens strangulation and dizziness skills, the vines grow thorns, and after trapping a Tier 2 medium-sized spirit beast, the vines pierce the spirit beast's skin and can release a trace of toxin.

A Tier 3 Devil Vine possesses stealth characteristics, can lurk underground, and quickly break through the ground to strangle larger Tier 2 large spirit beasts.

Therefore, Devil Vine seedlings are almost the most expensive spirit plants. "How about this, let's walk toward the Black Card Fruit seedling nursery area first. On the way, we will pass by the Golden Peach Seedling and Giant Peak Grape Vine, two fruit-type spirit plant areas, and 4 types of ornamental spirit plant areas. You can all take a look."

While speaking, the shopping guide lady led the few of them to sit in a sightseeing vehicle.

Along the way, Ge Bai was uninterested.

Wu Dami was as stubborn as ever.

Even though he couldn't walk when he saw the shiny, golden Golden Peach Seedlings, he still firmly shook his head and refused, thinking only of his Black Card Fruit tree.

When passing by the Golden Peach Seedling nursery, Ge Bai quietly activated the 【Spirit Plant Communicator】 state.

The chattering and noisy sound shocked her.

"Move your roots further away! You're about to grow onto my side!"

"It's not my fault! He's stealing my water, and I'm thirsty."

"Stop shaking your head! You're blocking my light."

"Hmph, I will block it. This afternoon, you'll be blocking my light."

"Look, look, someone is coming again! Choose me, choose me! I want to live in a single room and drink nutrient solution!"

Ge Bai keenly discovered that after they got off the sightseeing vehicle and approached the nursery, this group of Golden Peach Seedlings looked exceptionally excited.

The buds and leaves at the tips of the branches were even more tender.

No wonder the juvenile contract rate is high; it turns out the little cubs are lively, active, and easy to trick home?

Can little plant cubs be so lively? You can't judge things by their appearance!

Looking at this garden full of Golden Peach Seedlings that were too dense to insert a needle into, Ge Bai, for the sake of her own nerves, silently closed the 【Spirit Plant Communicator】 state.

"Um, I want to ask, do you only have spirit plant juveniles here?"

When Liu Hao was pressing Wu Dami to take a closer look at the Golden Peach Seedlings, Ge Bai pulled the shopping guide lady and asked.

"Yes, what we sell are all spirit plant juveniles, but our Spirit Plant Garden and the Blue Star Ecological Botanical Garden are connected. You can go for a stroll in a while."

"That is the largest botanical garden in the country, simulating rainforests, plains, and even desert ecosystems, possessing many types of spirit plants and plants transplanted from all over the world."

"During transplantation, the garden also made selections and conducted regular testing. There are absolutely no alien plants that are aggressive toward humans. Please be absolutely assured in terms of safety."

Alien beasts and alien plants still exist and are extremely aggressive toward humans.

But currently, they are controlled quite well. Plant mutations around cities generally produce strong spirit power fluctuations and will be discovered and strangled in the budding state. Alien beast tides haven't appeared for more than ten years either.

Ge Bai nodded and continued to ask: "Then if I contract a spirit plant in the botanical garden, do I need to pay you a fee?"

The shopping guide lady was clearly stunned for a moment, then showed a professional smile. Clearly, Ge Bai was not the first person to ask such a question.

She simply thought that Ge Bai hadn't learned her spirit plant common sense well at school, or wanted to save some money.

"We don't recommend you try it easily."

"Although contract failure doesn't affect contract qualifications and there is no life danger, it still causes a great shock to spirit awareness and may require a long time of recuperation."

The shopping guide lady persuaded patiently.

"I heard that there are still people who try and succeed, right? Does it cost money?"

Ge Bai asked very persistently.

"The ones in the botanical garden basically belong to wild spirit plants. Contracting successfully indeed doesn't require paying a fee. There have been two cases in the past three years of successfully contracting spirit plants in the botanical garden."

Ge Bai breathed a sigh of relief secretly. Because of the existence of the system, she had confidence that she could trick a spirit plant home in the botanical garden.

Now that she heard there was a precedent, she didn't seem so unconventional, so she was even more relieved.

If it weren't for the inconvenience of leaving the city to go to the deep mountains and wilderness right now, Ge Bai would really want to run to the mountains.

Actually, she didn't know that there were many people going to the botanical garden to try to contract spirit plants every year.

Researchers at the Spirit Plant Research Institute also often try to contract wild spirit plants, it's just that the failure rate is very high.

Getting a satisfactory answer, Ge Bai looked at the shopping guide lady with a smile.

"Excuse me, how do I get to the botanical garden?"

The shopping guide lady was silent for a while. She probably wouldn't earn this little girl's order today, and maybe she would have to help call an ambulance in a while.

But she still thoughtfully found a botanical garden map for Ge Bai, unlocked a sightseeing vehicle for her, and informed her in detail about the closing time and precautions.

Ge Bai listened carefully, greeted Liu Hao and Wu Dami, only saying that she was going to stroll in other areas, and drove the sightseeing vehicle alone toward the Blue Star Ecological Botanical Garden.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 5 =====