Chapter 114 Chapter 114 Mengshan Osmanthus and Greening Mango
The most active one was Chongrong. He immediately ran over from the corner and squeezed in front of Ye Ning.
"I'll do it, I'll do it."
He took out a handful of seeds from his pocket and started to germinate them in front of Ye Ning.
Seeing how much he'd lost weight, Hou Lin sighed inwardly. He also felt his personality had changed, becoming much calmer. He no longer had that aggrieved, tearful look he'd had before.
Facts have proven that people do change as they grow. This change can be positive or negative. Fortunately, Chongrong changed for the better.
The seedlings of osmanthus and mango trees are stimulated to grow.
The osmanthus is Osmanthus mongolica, which has the fastest growth rate of all osmanthus species. While a normal osmanthus seedling might reach 0.3-0.5 meters in a year, Osmanthus mongolica can reach 0.8-1 meter in a year. It is also very cold-resistant and frost-resistant, and highly adaptable to soil and climate.
Osmanthus mainly reproduces asexually, so it can be propagated through cuttings, grafting, division, etc., among which the most convenient and simple method is cuttings.
Seedlings need a long period of growth and development before they reach flowering stage. Therefore, it takes about 10 years for an osmanthus tree to grow from seed to flowering stage. However, osmanthus trees propagated through asexual reproduction can bloom in 1-4 years.
The mangoes are green-skinned. These are small, not much bigger than an egg. They're still green when ripe, with a thin skin. They taste good, with a rich mango aroma.
Mango trees typically bloom and bear fruit within three to six years, growing an average of 1 to 2 meters per year. Their rapid growth means they quickly develop a dense canopy. However, the initial yield is relatively low, with only a few dozen mangoes produced in the first year. However, the longer the tree is planted, the more mangoes it will produce.
It takes a lot of supernatural powers to grow seedlings.
Ye Ning observed him carefully.
The surrounding area is full of plants, so the plant elements in the space are hundreds of times more abundant than before.
Before Ye Ning recharged her capacity to use her supernatural powers, she stopped absorbing plant elements.
After experiencing such a period of crazy planting, she was no longer aware of the absorption of elements, as if she had merged into one with the surrounding plant elements.
Since they are integrated into one, there is naturally no such thing as absorption or non-absorption. It is like white mist flowing in the air. If there is a lack of white mist in any direction, the white mist will automatically flow to that direction and fill the empty space.
The plant element lingered on Chongrong's body, then passed through his palm and onto the seeds.
A minute later, the mango seed sprouted first. The tender green embryo vigorously grew upward, and even though the leaves hadn't fully unfolded, it still looked vibrant. After it grew a few centimeters, the osmanthus seed finally broke through the shell, revealing a soft yellow bud tip.
A hint of surprise flashed across Chongji and Jiang Yi's faces, and Chongrong's planting speed became faster.
And it seems that he is doing it with ease.
The surrounding Originium was dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ye Ning felt it was a pity. His planting speed was indeed very fast, but compared to the elements emitted by the plants, he used more of the energy in the source stone.
Probably because they are more accustomed to extracting energy from Originium.
Although she also placed Originium in the nursery, she rarely used it, simply to make her rapid planting less conspicuous.
It seems that Chongrong is unable to consciously choose the element he wants, but only subconsciously chooses an element that is easier to obtain and absorb.
She directly used her supernatural powers to isolate the energy emitted by the source stones.
Chongrong soon felt the strain and frowned slightly. He could only work harder to absorb the plant elements.
After a few more minutes, the seedling in his palm grew a few centimeters, but beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Chongrong felt extremely uncomfortable and gasped for breath, as if even breathing had become a burden.
His brows furrowed, and his muscles began to tense up.
But the seedlings in his hand were growing obviously faster than before.
The bigger the sapling gets, the more energy it needs.
Chongrong's condition was obviously not right. The sweat on his forehead was getting bigger and bigger, and his hands holding the seedlings began to tremble.
The man who had just been ridiculed by him was still rubbing the hand that Ye Ning had tightly held. His hand was now a little red and swollen.
But seeing Chongrong's reluctance, he snorted coldly, as if he had seized an opportunity. "Just now, you were brazenly saying you were going to catch up with me. Now, after using up so much Originium, you can't even produce two seedlings. What a waste of resources."
Chongrong's eyes bulged because of the force. He glared at the man fiercely and continued.
Ye Ning looked at the man. "Recharging capacity is already very impressive. He's struggling now because he's not using the energy in the Originium. You should also try planting without using Originium."
She looked at the others and said with a smile, "Everyone can try it together. Just absorb the elements in the air. It may be a little uncomfortable at first, but it will germinate much faster this way. Once you get used to it, you'll achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Chongrong and Jiang Yi took the lead in taking action, and the other pure humans followed suit.
Ye Ning looked at Hou Lin, and Hou Lin immediately understood and ran to quickly collect the surrounding source stones.
The man frowned. "How can it sprout without Originium? Originium is an important auxiliary tool for germination. Didn't you also use a lot of Originium and Green Stone when you cultivated plants in the Xisha area?"
The Green Singing Stone was extremely valuable, and they had never even seen it. But they heard that the Empire was transporting truckloads of it to the Xisha Islands.
Hou Lin couldn't help but rolled his eyes where no one was looking.
"Our monthly usage in Xisha District is less than what we use in a day here, and we haven't used the Green Singing Stone for a long time."
The man immediately retorted: "How is that possible!"
Hou Lin: "Of course not. Originium and Green Stone are both non-renewable resources. Once they are used up, they are gone. We should cherish them."
"And doesn't the manual for using your innate power say that you should learn to absorb the plant elements in the air? It's the air, not the Originium."
The user manual was very simple, only a single page in total, and Hou Lin had memorized it after reading it several times. They had also tried, under Ye Ning's guidance, to see if they could absorb plant elements, but without exception, they had all failed.
The pure humans all casually picked up a handful of seeds. In Chongrong and Jiang Yi's hands, the seeds quickly broke out of their shells and began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. Ten seedlings took about seven or eight minutes to grow to the standard height of 30 centimeters.
However, the seedlings in the hands of everyone else were only a dozen centimeters tall. Seeing this, some people directly put their innate power on a few of the seedlings, which allowed some of them to reach a height of 30 centimeters first.
Chongrong, who was standing by, finally used up his last bit of strength and completed cultivating the seedlings in his hand.
He felt an inexplicable frustration. His parents had clearly told him not to rely too much on the energy within the Originium. But the other pure humans said it was absolutely impossible to not use the Originium, so sometimes he couldn't help but use the energy within.
It turns out that it is indeed the plant elements in the air that make plants grow faster.
Chongrong took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his face.
The man was the only one present who hadn't germinated his seeds. He was still rubbing his hands. He was a staunch Originium fanatic, always consuming large quantities of Originium with every planting, a fact he took pride in. Now, without Originium, he barely knew where to begin.
Seeing that he didn't move, Hou Lin took the seeds next to him and asked kindly, "Don't you want to try it?"
The man glanced at him sideways and said, "Didn't you see that my hand was just injured?"
Hou Lin took a look and saw that it was indeed red and swollen. It was obvious that Ye Ning had really used a lot of strength just now, and she deserved it.
But on the surface, he just said exaggeratedly: "No way? Master Ye Ning is still young, only eighteen years old this year. Can a light grip hurt you? Did you accidentally touch something before and get hurt?"
Chongrong immediately said, "Uncle, you can't sprout without Originium, right? You always use a lot of Originium, you are the biggest waste of resources."
The man's face darkened again. He saw Ye Ning out of the corner of his eye and said directly, "Didn't we say we should learn from each other? Then why doesn't she plant it? She's so amazing, let us see it with our own eyes."
Ye Ning looked around and found a large area of young seedlings that had just sprouted. They must have just sprouted. They were only one or two centimeters tall and the buds had not yet spread out.
She waved her hand casually, and the sprouts instantly grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just half a minute, more than an acre of sprouts had grown to 30 centimeters.
The pure humans around were stunned and shocked for a moment.
Even though they knew Ye Ning was very capable, it was the first time they saw her planting with their own eyes.
Hou Lin's chin unconsciously lifted again. Ye Ning had always been low-key. Even in the documentary clips, only a few seconds of her direct planting were shown. Most of the footage was directly showing the fruits of her planting.
But he didn't expect that there would actually be people who doubted her ability because she was low-key.
Ye Ning smiled and said, "I came to Gaojiang District this time to plant more plants with everyone."
"You can give me the seedlings you need for greening, and you can just cultivate the crops. This way we can plant faster."
Someone suddenly said, "You're amazing! Can you really do this just with the plant elements in the air?"
Ye Ning spoke gently, "The plant elements in the air are more effective, and once we get used to it, we can absorb them while eating and sleeping. Once we get used to it, it will be much more useful than consuming Originium."
Chongrong's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously.
Ye Ning looked at him with a smile, patted his shoulder gently, and transferred the supernatural power to him.
Rich energy accumulated around him, and Chongrong instantly felt much more relaxed. The feeling of exhaustion that had just been drained away seemed to be swept away.
Ye Ning bent down slightly and said with a smile, "You performed very well today. If you work harder, you will definitely be able to grow more plants."
Chongrong instantly merged her with the little cub Ye Ning whom he had seen before.
He had secretly asked his parents why there were two Ye Nings. But his parents didn't tell him why, they just told him not to tell anyone about his encounter with Little Ye Ning and not to get curious about it.
They were very serious when they said this, and they warned him several times afterwards, so when he saw Ye Ning today, he pretended not to know her.
But now, Ye Ning actually said the same thing to him as before.
Chongrong instantly felt reassured and confident again. He nodded seriously and asked hopefully, "If I work hard, can I become as good as you?"
Ye Ning said honestly: "No."
Everyone seemed to be surprised that Ye Ning would answer like this.
But Ye Ning just looked at Chongrong, smiled and patted his shoulder, "Because when you work hard, I work hard too."
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