"Since we have the time, why don't we try to encourage a few more to ripen?"
Hearing An Ge's words, Meng Xia was overjoyed, but also a little disappointed. She already owed An Ge too much; how could she let her continue to suffer losses? Although she could be shameless at times, she still knew when to stop.
Hearing Meng Xia's refusal, An Ge was somewhat surprised. Seeing her expression, she guessed what was going on and her impression of Meng Xia improved even more. "I have nothing else to do anyway, and besides, this will also help my cultivation."
She wasn't exaggerating; after circulating her spiritual energy for only a short while, although it didn't increase, she clearly felt it became more solid.
Seeing that An Ge's expression didn't seem fake, Meng Xia finally agreed, keeping this kindness firmly in her heart. She had also had a lot of contact with other chosen ones, and it was already incredibly lucky that those people didn't have any ill intentions towards her; none of them were as selfless as An Ge.
Thinking of this, Meng Xia suddenly felt a little worried about An Ge. She thought she was already quite carefree, but she never expected to encounter an even more innocent little rabbit. Looking at An Ge's tender little face, Meng Xia felt a surge of protectiveness.
“Little Ge’er, don’t be so generous in the future. Not everyone is as kind-hearted as me. What will you do if you encounter someone with a bad heart?” The tone made An Ge feel kind for a moment, and she seemed to see Aunt Dan in a daze.
An Ge was speechless. She didn't seem to be much older than her, so what was with this old woman's tone?
"You don't think I'm some naive little rabbit, do you?"
"What else?"
Seeing Meng Xia's "Don't pretend to be an adult" expression, An Ge swallowed the words she was about to say. Well, even if she explained, Meng Xia probably wouldn't believe her.
In the following days, Meng Xia stopped going online and spent her days showering An Ge with concern and trying her best to make An Ge feel at home. Unfortunately, resources were limited, but thankfully An Ge knew her predicament and never complained.
This made Meng Xia even more grateful. Looking at An Ge's pale face, which was pale from exhaustion of spiritual energy, she felt extremely distressed. If An Ge hadn't repeatedly assured her that she was fine, Meng Xia would never have agreed to let An Ge continue.
After several days of hard work, the results were gratifying; An Ge had successfully sprouted nearly ten seedlings. Perhaps it was because she had put in a lot of effort, but looking at the small seedlings, she felt a sense of satisfaction. She hadn't been to the fields as often as she used to cultivate, but after this experience, she decided to help Uncle Rong more often in the future.
With her departure time fast approaching, An Ge decided not to try any new seeds. After infusing the seedling with spiritual energy one last time, she was about to leave when she suddenly saw a new seedling.
"Huh? I don't think I've tried this seed before, how did it sprout?"
An Ge squatted down and studied the object for a while without regard for her image. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head, and her face lit up with joy.
"Little Ge'er, take a break. This is some delicious food I snagged from the StarNet. It wasn't easy!" Meng Xia's voice was cheerful. The Food Association occasionally sells some ancient foods on the StarNet. Not only are the quantities small, but they are also ridiculously expensive, yet they are still in high demand.
She had worked incredibly hard to snag this, and although it cost her all the star coins she had earned in the past few days, Meng Xia didn't feel the pinch at all. Luckily, she managed to grab the food before An Ge left, which made her feel a little better.
With An Ge's help these past few days, she finally completed the system's assigned task after a long time and received a pretty good reward. At least her life won't be as difficult as before.
An Ge seemed not to hear Meng Xia's words, still staring intently at the small, tender sprout.
Meng Xia squatted down. "What are you looking at so intently?"
An Ge excitedly pointed to the barely visible seedlings, "Look at this one?"
Meng Xia followed An Ge's finger and saw an exceptionally small sprout, almost invisible if you weren't paying attention. "You succeeded again!" Meng Xia was overjoyed. With this one, she now owned more than double digits of plants, and all of them were viable.
It's important to understand that even the wealthiest families in interstellar space might not have this many plants, let alone these special plants.
It's safe to say that even a single plant from this plant would be snapped up outside.
Of course, Meng Xia never considered selling it. She only sold the last one out of necessity, and it pained her for a long time. If it weren't for the StarNet control system's absolute confidentiality of personal information, Meng Xia wouldn't have dared to take the plant out at all.
You know, that potted plant really alarmed the entire empire, and people outside are still trying to find out who got it.
An Ge shook her head, her voice trembling with excitement, "I never tried to use spiritual power to make this seed sprout, but it did."
"Oh, sprouting... what?" Meng Xia didn't react at first and was about to nod when she suddenly realized something. She looked up sharply, staring intently at An Ge. "You said you didn't use any spiritual power? But how could it, how could it sprout?"
At the same time, a puzzled voice came from the system in his mind, "Huh, this plant doesn't seem to be a special plant, but why is its vitality so strong?"
Meng Xia looked at the green plants carefully, her eyes filled with urgency, eager to know the reason.
An Ge didn't keep anyone in suspense and shared her guess: "Perhaps with the addition of other green plants, the environment in this area has improved and become more suitable for plant growth."
Meng Xia's eyes lit up as she listened. "You mean special plants can improve the environment? Does that mean there's more than just this one that can grow?"
“Theoretically, that’s true. And once new plants grow, they will further improve the environment, creating a virtuous cycle. Of course, this is just my guess, and the truth still needs further verification.” An Ge didn’t dare to be too certain, for fear of disappointing Meng Xia.
But she felt this was highly likely; the speed at which her dantian circulated told her that this area was no longer a place devoid of spiritual energy.
Meng Xia's breathing quickened. She understood better than anyone what An Ge's words meant. If that were true, she could even turn the entire planet's environment into a suitable place for plant growth.
"That's wonderful!" Meng Xia cried tears of joy, not only because she was happy to be able to complete the system tasks in the future, but also because after being in interstellar space for so long, she had long since integrated into interstellar life and realized how difficult it was to have an environment where plants could grow normally.
An Ge patted Meng Xia's shoulder reassuringly without saying a word. She could sense Meng Xia's excitement; if it were her, she wouldn't be any calmer.
After waiting for a while, Meng Xia finally composed herself. Looking at An Ge, her long-held belief became even stronger.
But this isn't the time to talk about that. "From now on, leave these plants to me, and I promise I'll take good care of them. Xiaoyuan just said the food has arrived, let's go enjoy it."
An Ge then realized she was starving. She was very curious about the food that Meng Xia had been praising so highly, wondering how the food in the interstellar world compared to that in the inn.
After An Ge took a bite of the food, her expression turned somewhat strange.
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