To be honest, Yun Luo really didn't want to.
But he looked into the man's eyes, brushing away the smile he was trying to hide, and the determination deep in his eyes showed that the man would not give up.
This is a very dangerous man.
This danger came from the man himself, and also from his identity. Yun Luo didn't want to guess the man's true identity, nor did she want to get involved in any possible trouble.
He skipped the topic: "You want to see mutant plants, right? They're all here."
"The young boss is so unkind," Samuel shook his head and stopped dwelling on the topic as Yun Luo wished.
He walked closer to the Level 3 mutant rice. The irritable plant that usually attacked indiscriminately when Colin and the others approached was now as docile as a lamb. It circled around the plant and asked, "Young Boss, do you want to use its fruit?"
"Hmm?" The man was the first to directly state Yun Luo's intentions. Yun Luo became interested. "Why do you think so?"
"I've read some information. Before the Cataclysm, there was a kind of food that was very similar to the ones you raise."
Yun Luo thought the man only knew a general idea, but he didn't expect that the man had very comprehensive knowledge. He seemed like a real scholar who was engaged in mutant plant research.
"After the catastrophe and a long period of evolution, these rice crops," Samuel paused, "were called rice in the ancient Earth era. Their growth habits are completely different from tens of thousands of years ago."
Indeed, rice now no longer needs to be grown in paddy fields; any patch of soil will allow it to grow freely. It's no longer limited to producing rice once; as long as there's an opportunity, it can continue to grow and even upgrade. The third-level mutant rice in Yunluo's yard was originally just a first-level mutant.
Samuel used the same words as Yun Luo: "At this stage, the highest level of mutant rice recorded in the empire is level three. The one in the boss's yard is about to be promoted."
"You mean, it's going to become a level four mutant plant?" Yun Luo had learned about it on the Star Network recently. If this mutant rice really reached level four, it might be the first mutant rice in the empire to reach level four.
For a moment, Yun Luo even forgot the decision she had just made in her mind to stay away from the man, and hurried forward.
As they got closer, the fluctuations of spiritual power coming from the alien plant became more and more obvious. Yun Luo stroked the stem with one hand and felt a slight tremor under his palm. Suddenly, he realized that the advancement of this mutant rice was most likely related to the spiritual power he had absorbed during this period of time.
This world also has spiritual power. The violent energy in the bodies of mutated plants and strange beasts is actually mottled and chaotic spiritual power. Spiritual powers of different attributes are mutually reinforcing and counteracting. Consuming them rashly will bring very serious consequences.
This is similar to the spiritual plants and spiritual beasts in Yun Luo's original world, except that the spiritual power contained in the spiritual plants and spiritual beasts is relatively simple. If handled properly, it will not only not cause harm to the human body, but will be of great benefit to promoting cultivation.
If Yun Luo were in his prime, dealing with the violent energy in the bodies of these exotic beasts and plants would be a piece of cake. However, his cultivation level is now less than one-tenth of what it used to be. He can only simply and roughly remove the violent energy from the exotic beast meat and plants before cooking them into delicious dishes.
This is actually very wasteful, but there is no other way now.
Yun Luo had a premonition that this mutant rice plant, watered by his spiritual power, would bring him a big surprise.
The rice was already ripe, and with Samuel suppressing it, the mutated rice dared not move. Yun Luo simply took this opportunity to let Colin and his men pick the ripe rice.
"I have helped the young boss so much, doesn't he have any appreciation?" Samuel said as he looked at the servants carrying rice back and forth.
Yun Luo followed his gaze and had to admit that having Samuel's help had greatly reduced their burden. It was one thing not to want to interact with people, but Yun Luo also never liked to owe anyone a favor.
"How do you want me to express it?"
"If I say I want to stay in the manor..." Under Yun Luo's increasingly hostile gaze, Samuel's voice gradually lowered, "I'm joking. Since I contributed to this harvest, it's not too much to want to be the first to taste the fruits, right?"
This is Samuel's real purpose. He knows that Yun Luo will not easily agree to let him stay. If he agrees so easily, there will be no challenge, right?
What he likes to do most is challenging things.
"Even if you don't do anything, no one will stop you if you want to come that day." Yun Luo couldn't understand why the man made such a request. From the attitude of the planetary governor, it was not difficult to see that the man's identity was very unusual. What's more, Yun Luo did not set any restrictions for this banquet. It was easy for the man to participate.
"It's different." Samuel shook his head, but he refused to say what was different.
It was not until the evening that the rice was harvested. Not only the third-level mutant rice, but also several other plants had mature rice. The rice of all sizes filled half of the room.
The planetary governor left in advance due to something, and Samuel stayed behind with the excuse of helping to suppress the mutated plants. This time Yun Luo said nothing.
"Sir, the rice has all been harvested." In front of Yun Luo, Colin always had a strong desire to show off. He came to ask for instructions as soon as he finished collecting the rice.
"Take me to see it." Yun Luo stood up and took only two steps when he suddenly thought of something: "Do you want to go with me?"
"I thought the young boss had forgotten my existence." Samuel stood up. He had been sitting in the yard for several hours. He thought he could take this opportunity to get closer to the young boss, but he didn't expect the young boss to be so cruel and leave him alone for so long.
"Sorry." No matter what the reason was, it was indeed his fault for leaving the guests aside for so long, and Yun Luo did not make excuses for himself.
"I know the boss is very busy, I don't blame you."
The rice storage area was not far away, and it was only a few steps away. The golden rice grains were piled up on one side of the house, of different sizes, but without exception, the grains were plump.
“These…” Samuel frowned slightly, “They are different from what I have seen before.”
Samuel couldn't say exactly what was different, it was just a very subtle feeling.
Of course it’s different, Yun Luo thought to himself. These rice grains contain some of his spiritual power, but the real reason cannot be told to Samuel.
Bending down to pick up a palm-sized grain of rice, Yun Luo explained, "Maybe this mutant rice is about to break through to level four."
Different grades of exotic plants are different. Samuel reluctantly accepted this explanation and looked at the golden rice grains one by one.
Seeing that Samuel was very interested in these quasi-fourth-level mutant rice grains, Yun Luo specially picked out a few large ones and packed them up: "You can take them back to study."
Samuel took the heavy rice, his expression blank for a moment: "Is it for me?"
"Aren't you researching mutant plants? This should be of research value," he said, adding, "By the way, don't eat it casually."
People who do research are always crazy at times. In Yun Luo's original world, there were many people who risked their lives for research, and many of them even lost themselves.
"Young boss, are you concerned about me?" Samuel asked in surprise.
Yun Luo didn't even turn his head: "Just warning you."
Even with Yun Luo's spiritual power, these rice cannot be eaten directly. If the violent energy contained in the rice itself is not removed, the consequences of eating it directly will be more serious.
After instructing the housekeeper not to let anyone disturb him, Yun Luo spent the next period of time concentrating on removing the violent energy from the rice and the exotic beast meat.
It was not difficult for Yun Luo to eliminate the violent energy, but this time the amount was too much and his spiritual power was severely overdrawn.
The benefits are also obvious. After eliminating all the violent energy, Yun Luo's spiritual power increased a lot.
Two days passed in a flash, and on the day of the banquet, people began to arrive at the manor as soon as the sun rose.
After confirming with his eyes, he found that he was the one who wanted to snatch the food from the boss.
Sparks flew as they stared at each other. If they hadn't wanted to maintain their aristocratic demeanor and leave a good impression on the young boss, the hot-tempered males might have already started fighting.
For the orcs, there is no need to talk too much about problems that can be solved by hands-on action.
Knowing well the characteristics of the orcs, and in order to prevent any accidents, the planetary governor dispatched a small garrison one day in advance to help maintain order.
In order to accommodate enough people, Yun Luo held the banquet in the largest open space in the manor.
A variety of cooked exotic animal meats were placed on the table, the dazzling array was overwhelming. A few of them were what Yun Luo had sold before, but most of them were new to everyone.
This time the food was not covered with a lid, and the tempting aroma kept hitting the noses of the guests. They looked at this and that, and their eyes were almost not enough.
"Young boss, what is this? Is it also exotic beast meat?" Finally, someone noticed the only abnormal existence among the exotic beast meat.
They were ellipsoidal objects, some as long as a palm and some as small as a knuckle. They were all white in color and emitted a fragrance that was very different from that of exotic beast meat.
"This is the fruit of a mutant plant called Lingmi, just like the rice from the ancient Earth era. It's also the surprise I said I would give everyone last time." Yun Luo explained.
“Everyone can try it.”
Before Yun Luo finished speaking, someone couldn't help but pick up one and tasted it.
Unlike the meat of exotic beasts, the spiritual rice has a sweet taste. The man took only one bite and his eyes widened.
"How is it? How is it?"
After finishing the spiritual rice in three or two mouthfuls, the man replied, "It's delicious!"
There was no need for him to answer. Seeing his performance just now, everyone knew that this food called Lingmi was delicious. They all started to eat it. In a short while, the whole plate of Lingmi was swept away.
Second floor.
The man with a stern face slowly walked to the window, his silver-blue eyes looking downstairs, his gaze unscrupulously falling on the most dazzling person in the yard.
"Duke Oren has truly gone backwards by giving up the pearl for a piece of stone."
An indistinguishable voice came from above his head. The planet chief lowered his head respectfully without making a sound.
"A pearl should fall into the hands of someone who can appreciate it." The man said calmly with a faint smile.
If the planetary governor looked up at this moment, he would have discovered that the calm man's eyes were full of interest, like a dragon that had found a treasure and couldn't wait to bring it back to its lair.
——Take it for yourself.
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