Chapter 135
Su Jing had only rested against the control panel for half a minute when she got up and walked towards the spatial teleportation point—
The expanded space still needs detailed planning. The 150 seedlings of the spiritual herb cannot be kept in the cultivation box forever. We need to take advantage of this time to completely build the planting area and the incubation area.
She raised her hand and tapped the communicator's spatial interface. A light blue virtual panel floated in front of her, the "Region Customization" button still lit up. With a touch of her fingertip, the panel immediately unfolded into a detailed top-down view of the space.
The 1,000-cubic-meter area is like a grid paper, clearly divided into four quadrants: east, south, west, and north.
"First, set the parameters for the planting area."
Su Jing placed her fingertip on the eastern quadrant, dragged the virtual slider to select a 500-cubic-meter area, and clicked "Set as Spirit Herb Planting Area"—instantly, a light green film lit up the ground in this area, and the interface popped up "Please set basic environmental parameters".
She adjusted the temperature and humidity according to the characteristics of the spiritual herbs: set the temperature to 25℃ (suitable for the growth of low-level spiritual herbs) and humidity to 60%, and then checked "automatic constant temperature and humidity". Fine water vapor immediately emerged from under the light film, and a faint fragrance of herbs and trees floated in the air.
Next, she used her mind to retrieve the stored spiritual soil from the "resource area" in the space. The spiritual soil was dark brown with a moist sheen. Guided by the light membrane, it was evenly spread on the ground of the planting area, with a thickness of about 10 centimeters. After it was spread, Robot No. 1 automatically stepped forward and used a flat metal plate to flatten the spiritual soil to prevent it from sinking.
"We need to add a layer of base fertilizer." Su Jing remembered the remaining spirit herb powder in her space (collected when cleaning up the wisteria demon pests, which can be crushed and used as fertilizer).
With a thought, the powder was evenly sprinkled on the surface of the spiritual soil. Robot No. 5 handed her a miniature rake, and she bent down and gently raked the powder into the surface of the spiritual soil to ensure that every inch of soil could absorb nutrients.
Little Jin squatted at her feet, its black eyes fixed on the spirit soil. Its voice echoed in her mind: "[Su Jing, make sure the spirit soil is leveled out. If the Qi-gathering grass was planted crookedly, it will grow slowly~]"
Su Jing smiled and nodded, "Okay, keep an eye on it when I plant it, and remind me if it's crooked."
Little Gold immediately jumped up and scratched at the edge of the spirit soil with its little paws. [Good! Little Gold has sharp eyes; it can definitely see it!]
After completing the preparations, Su Jing retrieved the seedling inventory from the "Medicinal Plant Area"—150 seedlings of spiritual herbs divided into four categories: 60 Qi-gathering herbs, 50 hemostatic herbs, 30 health-strengthening herbs, and 10 seedlings of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.
She instructed robots No. 3 and No. 4 to remove the seedlings from the cultivation boxes and arrange them by variety on temporary shelves at the edge of the planting area, with each seedling retaining a small amount of its original soil to prevent the roots from being exposed.
"Plant the aerobic grass in the front row on the east side where it gets plenty of sunlight; plant the hemostatic grass in the middle to avoid strong sunlight."
The health-promoting grass seeds are placed in the back row, near the humidity control vent of the planting area;
The seedlings of the Millennium Spirit Herb were planted individually in a small compartment on the north side, separated by a pale golden light-reflecting film, and the temperature was raised to 28℃.
While allocating the planting area, Su Jing used her mind to draw shallow trenches on the ground of the planting area. Each trench was 20 centimeters apart and 5 centimeters deep, which was just right for planting seedlings.
When she started planting, Su Jing first picked up a seedling of Gathering Qi Grass—the seedling was about 15 centimeters tall, with pale green leaves that shimmered and a complete root system.
She carefully placed the seedlings into the shallow furrows, gathered the soil around the roots with her fingers, and gently pressed it down to avoid any gaps.
Little Jin came closer and touched the seedling's stem with its little nose. A voice came from her mind: "[Su Jing, this one is a little crooked, move it a little to the left~]" Su Jing adjusted it in the direction it pointed, and the seedling stood up straighter.
Robots are also working in sync: Robot No. 1 is responsible for planting hemostatic grass, with its robotic arm moving gently and the spacing between each seedling precisely controlled at 20 centimeters.
Robot No. 2 plants the health grass and also uses a mini sprayer to water the newly planted seedlings with a small amount of purified water to keep the roots moist.
Robot No. 5 then spread a thicker layer of spiritual soil (15 cm) in the compartments of the thousand-year-old spiritual herb seedlings, and also mixed in a small amount of root powder from the thousand-year-old ginseng to improve soil fertility.
It took nearly an hour to plant all 150 seedlings. In the planting area, rows of seedlings were neatly arranged. The pale green of the Qi-gathering grass, the pale red of the hemostatic grass, the pale yellow of the health-promoting grass, and the pale gold of the thousand-year-old spirit grass seedlings stood out against the pale green light film, like a miniature "spirit herb garden".
Su Jing straightened up, rubbing her aching back. Just as she was about to catch her breath, Xiao Jin suddenly tugged at her trouser leg, and a voice in her mind said expectantly: "[Su Jing, it's time to water it with the growth serum! The one the wisteria spirit gave us before, it makes the seedlings grow really fast!]"
"Right, I almost forgot." Su Jing took out the growth-accelerating liquid of the spiritual herb given to her by the wisteria demon from her spatial storage—the pale green crystal beads were still in the transparent container, shimmering with tiny lights.
She diluted it according to the system's instructions: she poured the crystal beads into 200 ml of purified water, shook it gently, and the liquid instantly turned light green, carrying a rich herbal fragrance.
Robot No. 5 handed over a mini sprayer. She poured the diluted growth solution into the sprayer and began spraying it onto the first row of aerophyte seedlings. "Just spray 3 milliliters per plant, too much will burn the roots."
The sprayer produces a fine mist that is instantly absorbed by the leaves. After spraying just one aerophyte, the seedling's leaves became noticeably brighter, with a subtle sheen at the edges.
The communicator simultaneously displays a notification: "[The growth cycle of the aerosol grass seedlings has been shortened by 50% after absorbing the advanced growth solution, and it is expected to mature in 15 days]".
Su Jing continued spraying forward. After spraying the hemostatic grass, a message appeared: "[The growth cycle of the hemostatic grass seedlings has been shortened by 50%, and it is expected to mature in 12 days]."
After spraying the health-promoting herb, it is expected to mature in 14 days.
When spraying the seedlings of the Thousand-Year Spirit Herb, she deliberately reduced the dosage, spraying only 2 ml per plant, indicating that the growth cycle of the Thousand-Year Spirit Herb seedlings was shortened by 50%, and they were expected to enter the growth period in 22 days.
Little Jin stayed by the side the whole time, gently wiping the water droplets off the seedling leaves with its little paws. A satisfied voice echoed in its mind: "[It smells so good~ When these spiritual herbs grow up, we can pick the seeds to eat, and we can also give them to the little deer as snacks~]"
Su Jing patted its head, "When the fawn hatches, these spiritual herbs will be ripe, and you can pick the sweetest seeds first."
After planting the spiritual herbs, Su Jing's gaze fell on the 200-cubic-meter empty area on the south side—this area was to be set up as a monster incubation area.
She clicked on the space interface, selected this area, set it as the "Monster Hatching Area", set the temperature to 30℃ (the suitable temperature for the previous Green Deer Egg), the humidity to 55%, laid a layer of soft spirit grass and hay on the ground (previously stored in the space for insulation), and separated the edges with a light blue light film to avoid external interference.
"Move the Qinglu eggs here tomorrow and put them in a constant temperature incubator, then they'll be safe."
Xiao Jin suddenly jumped onto the hay in the hatching area, curled up, and heard its voice in her mind: "[Su Jing, after the fawn eggs are moved over, Xiao Jin will guard them! Xiao Jin can help keep an eye on the temperature, and will tell you if it gets too low~]" Su Jing smiled and nodded, "Okay, I feel more at ease with you guarding them."
At this moment, the display screen of robot No. 5 popped up: "The planting area for the medicinal herbs has been set up, and all seedlings are in good condition."
[Basic parameters for the monster hatching area are complete; monster eggs can be moved in at any time.] Looking at the neat planting area and the cozy hatching area, and then at Little Gold perched on the hay, Su Jing felt a sense of peace—the expanded space finally resembled a "base," with a continuous supply of spirit herbs and a dedicated hatching place for the monster eggs. Now, all that was left was to wait for the Azure Deer eggs to hatch.
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