"I see. Then please continue."
Xia Tianqiong turned and walked away with her hands behind her back. Xiao Ba pouted behind her but didn't dare to say anything.
After walking around the floating island, it was discovered that more than half of the 380 tree spirits had been planted, gradually turning the once empty island into a lush and verdant place.
He found the Infant Tree Ghost next to the Netherworld Spring, who was directing Xiao Er and Xiao Liu to plant peach trees.
Why plant it here?
The Peach Tree Ghost had been slashed a few times by Xia Tianqiong with the Ghost Fire Scythe, but it was not a big deal; it only had a few branches cut off.
The Infant Tree Ghost explained from the side, "This peach tree contains the most spiritual energy of all trees, and it may be the first to develop sentience. Planting it next to the Netherworld Spring can also speed up the process."
Xia Tianqiong nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
The baby tree spirit, however, became interested and began to chatter on and on in its clear, baby-like voice.
"I have looked closely and there are a total of more than 450 trees on the island. Fruit trees account for two-thirds of them, and the remaining one-third are various other types of trees."
Most of these trees only need water from the Netherworld Spring, but some trees require special care.
For example, the Soul-Stealing Locust Tree needs to be fed with the souls of living beings, with human souls being the best; the Bloodthirsty Tree needs to be fed with fresh flesh and blood; the Burial Tree needs to be fed with strange creatures; and so on. There are eighteen such special trees.
These trees are also quite dangerous. Although they haven't developed sentience yet, they will attack automatically. If strangers or strange entities approach, they will be attacked.
Ying Shugui got more and more excited as he talked, and even gave Xia Tianqiong a lot of suggestions.
For example, adding a large amount of Netherworld Gold to the Netherworld Spring can increase the Netherworld Power contained in the spring water, allowing all trees to evolve and bear fruit more quickly.
You can also bury a gold ingot under the roots of each tree regularly, allowing it to absorb the gold slowly and increase its growth rate.
There were many similar suggestions, and Xia Tianqiong became happier and happier as she listened.
He likes this kind of contractual trickery that involves subjective initiative, as it can help him solve many problems.
"You can stay on the island from now on! You'll be responsible for taking care of these trees. I'll also assign you two helpers. If you need any ghost gold, just go to the delivery guy to get it."
"Haha, I finally have a chance to use my skills!"
The Infant Tree, which had been behaving strangely for a moment, burst into laughter upon hearing Xia Tianqiong entrust it with an important task.
"Hey delivery guy, get the hell over here right now! Let's see if you dare call me a glutton again! I'm useful too!"
It and the food delivery service are like a pair of bickering lovers.
They bicker and argue almost every day, and occasionally they even stage a dramatic chase scene in the ancient town.
It needs to consume two hundred taels of Netherworld Gold every day for nine consecutive days to produce a single Infant Fruit, which was the agreement Xia Tianqiong made with it.
But the delivery ghost is in charge of money, and it hurts to feed the Infant Tree Ghost with ghost gold every day.
I couldn't help but complain that it was a glutton, only knowing how to eat and not very useful, and wasting too much ghost money.
That's not wrong.
Other contracted ghosts only receive rewards for participating in battles and performing tasks, and not every day. The Infant Tree Ghost, however, receives a fixed 200 taels of silver every day, accumulating to the highest amount of ghost gold among all contracted ghosts.
However, he did manage to collect a few Infant Fruits, but Xia Tianqiong doesn't need them for the time being.
The delivery ghost rushed over from afar upon hearing the noise, and the baby tree ghost proudly showed it off.
"Okay, take good care of this orchard from now on. If you need any help, just call me."
Ying Shu Gui was stunned for a moment, feeling very uncomfortable with the soft-spoken attitude of the delivery guy.
When did this miser become so easy to talk to?
"Tch, I don't need your help!"
The Infant Tree Ghost is usually quite arrogant.
The delivery guy chuckled and didn't bother with it. Instead, he turned to Xia Tianqiong and said, "Master, I found a recipe for brewing spirit fruit wine in that pile of junk. There are so many spirit fruits here, we can use them to make wine. Some spirit fruit wines are very beneficial to humans."
As it spoke, it pulled a small booklet bound in animal hide from its bosom and handed it to Xia Tianqiong.
The cover read "Complete Guide to Spirit Fruit Winemaking" in seal script. Inside, each page contained a method for making a different kind of spirit fruit wine, totaling more than ten pages.
However, they are all in seal script, which I don't like to look at.
Xia Tianqiong didn't look at it closely and just threw it to the delivery guy.
"This task will be handled by the two of you. Brew a batch first, and if it works out, then brew a larger batch. The bar on the basement level happens to need drinks. If you need any tools or materials, tell Huang Yu and she will go and buy them."
Brewing definitely requires some tools and equipment, and the supplies stored in the warehouse may not be suitable, so it is necessary to go to the city to buy them.
Xia Tianqiong was too lazy to personally deal with these trivial matters and simply handed them over to the Contract Ghost.
He only needs to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
They were busy until noon before all the tree spirits were planted. Most of the contracted spirits returned to the mirror space, leaving only the infant tree spirit and two or three assistants.
In the summer, Qiong brought out a sandalwood recliner, placed it under the peach tree, and lay down to enjoy the tranquility.
Gazing at the azure sky half-hidden by peach trees, eating unknown spiritual fruits, and inhaling the refreshing and lingering fragrance of peaches, it was truly a delightful experience.
This is the first time since the strange occurrences began that I've been in the mood to enjoy life.
I just want to ignore everything and live a carefree life here!
Of course, it's just a thought.
If we cannot continuously improve our strength, we will eventually lose everything we have now.
In this bizarre era, strength still reigns supreme!
I lay there for who knows how long, almost falling asleep, when suddenly I sensed something.
He opened his eyes, and with a thought, released Huang Yu.
Before he could even speak, Huang Yu started to whine, "Boss, do you need a waitress to serve tea and water? Massage is fine too, I can learn."
Her voice was sweet and her little hands were restless as she squatted down next to the recliner and massaged Xia Tianqiong.
Unfortunately, I didn't have any skill; I just pressed randomly, and it made the summer sky so itchy.
"Alright, stop practicing on me. I'll let you out when I'm around from now on."
Xia Tianqiong understood what it meant.
It didn't want to stay in the mirror space. Although the environment there was beautiful, it was too rigid, like a silent dead city, lacking vitality and without the sunshine and breeze of nature.
Not to mention it, with the Sky Island Orchard, Xia Tianqiong doesn't plan to live in the Mirror Space anymore.
"I've called Jiang Yu over; she's on the ground. Go and bring her up."
"good."
Huang Yu immediately flew down from the sky island to the ground and brought Jiang Yu up.
For more than a month, Jiang Yu and her team hunted down strange creatures in Lin'an City and collected information on folk ghost hunters. This was also the task that Xia Tianqiong assigned to her before he left.
The reason we called her here is to learn about the current situation in Lin'an City.
After hearing the story, Xia Tianqiong remained speechless for a long time.
I never imagined that Lin'an City would become so bad after he left!
If the situation continues to deteriorate, it could become the first city in the country to lose social order.
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