"This time, 1,829 tree spirits were captured, including two fierce spirits, twelve vicious spirits, and the rest were evil spirits or below. They have all been moved to the designated living area."
Xia Tianqiong was very satisfied with the first string of numbers the food delivery service reported.
Last time, we only captured a little over nine hundred people on the battlefield between the two races, but this time it's twice that number.
However, most of these tree spirits that remained in the settlement were not suited for combat.
They are better suited to producing various materials, spiritual fruits, and spiritual teas—these are their specialties.
This is also very useful for Xia Tianqiong.
It can be used to enhance the strength of the Contract Ghost, or it can be sold for money.
The deliveryman paused for a moment, then continued his report.
"The trees we dug up include 117 varieties, of which 38 are fruit trees, totaling 115,000 trees."
There are 15 types of tea trees, totaling 526,000 trees, and 12 types of medicinal herbs, totaling 18,000 trees.
The remaining species totaled 387,000 trees, bringing the total number of trees in the country to 1,046,000.
Xia Tianqiong suddenly stopped and turned to look at the takeout stall. "So many? I don't remember seeing so many there."
The deliveryman explained with a sly smile, "Behind the Tree Demon Clan's settlement are several valleys, which were specially planned by the Tree Demon Clan. The peach orchard alone covers more than 200 acres."
The largest of these is the tea forest, which covers as much as 500 acres. It is said that the tea garden was personally cultivated by Hou Kui to increase the number of tea trees.
I am only reporting general figures. Each type of tree has a different age, and the older the tree, the better the effects of the spiritual fruits and teas it produces.
The detailed classification and grading have been handed over to Tao Yao for compilation; after all, she knows more about these things than I do. She will report back to you later.
Xia Tianqiong nodded in satisfaction. Having someone to do things for you makes things so much easier.
"Go on, let me hear if there are any more surprises."
"Of course there will be surprises."
The deliveryman pulled out an A4 sheet of paper with many words written on it: "We have directly harvested a lot of spiritual fruits, spiritual wine, and spiritual tea this time."
The total amount of various spiritual fruits is 87,000 tons, spiritual tea is 260,000 tons, spiritual wine is 427,000 barrels, various medicinal herbs are 154,000 tons, and other materials are more than 200,000 tons.
The specific types and detailed quantities are all listed here; you can take a look when you have time.
Xia Tianqiong was surprised again and took the list to look at it.
"Are these tree spirits squirrels? They've managed to store up so many good things."
The delivery ghost then explained to him: "We discovered that almost every tree ghost's house has a small warehouse storing a large amount of local specialties, and we also found three super-large warehouses underground."
Tao Yao told me that those were cultivation resources that successive clan leaders and elders had specially saved for the entire Tree Ghost Clan in order to prevent its decline.
There are even twenty of each of the Emerald Tree Heart and Enlightenment Fruit, which are of the highest level.
By the way, some of these spirit wines have been stored for hundreds or even thousands of years, and their taste and effects are the best of the best.
If this news gets out, many powerful clans in the Ghost Realm will likely be envious.
Xia Tianqiong was somewhat numb to all of this.
This haul is truly substantial, its value likely amounting to tens of billions of yuan in ghost money.
While he was talking to the delivery guy, Xiao Tao's voice suddenly rang out from around him.
"Boss, I have a very precious peach growing on my body right now. My brother said it should be given to the master to distribute."
Before he finished speaking, the void in front of him opened up.
Xiao Tao walked out gracefully, holding a large, white, and juicy peach in both hands.
"I almost forgot about this, this is the real treasure!"
Xia Tianqiong took the peach, looked it over, and almost couldn't resist taking a bite. "How many of these sacred peaches are left?"
Xiao Tao replied, "Eight in total."
"Only eight? That's a bit few! Can we use time acceleration to speed up their birthing?"
"No, I can't use the power of time on my physical body right now. Maybe I will in the future, boss. I will work hard to cultivate."
Xiao Tao felt a little guilty; she noticed that the boss had slightly frowned.
Xia Tianqiong then asked, "How long does it normally take for the plant to bear fruit?"
"It bears fruit about once every hundred years, with eight to ten fruits at a time."
"A hundred years, that's a long time! But it's understandable. If it were that easy to obtain, the Tree Demon Clan would have become incredibly powerful long ago. By the way, does this stuff have any effect on humans?"
Xiao Tao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, if humans eat it, it can increase their affinity with the power of the underworld, and they can directly transform into a ghost while still alive."
As she was talking, she suddenly noticed that the delivery guy was staring at her with his eyes and even blinking.
Realizing something abruptly, he quickly added, "If the boss eats it, it won't turn into a monster."
Because the boss possesses the power of reincarnation and lightning techniques, eating the peach can weaken cultivation bottlenecks and greatly enhance comprehension abilities.
Seeing that the boss nodded and looked satisfied, she felt relieved.
Xia Tianqiong asked again, "Does taking it repeatedly have any effect?"
Xiao Tao shook her head: "No, the effects don't stack."
"Indeed, you can't eat too much of the really good stuff."
Xia Tianqiong smiled faintly and casually tossed the sacred peach to the delivery ghost.
"Here, have this. Xiao Tao will bring me another one later. Keep the others for now; I haven't decided how to distribute them yet."
The delivery guy, looking completely bewildered, took the peach.
"Isn't it a waste to give this to me? It should be left to my family members who are more suited for combat. Even if I rise to the rank of Ghost General, I may not have any offensive capabilities."
Xia Tianqiong glanced at him and snorted, "You are supposed to be my chief steward. How can you command respect if you are too weak? How can you manage the increasingly powerful contracted monsters for me?"
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