71 The Gardener's Flowerbed (18)
He also liked Qin Fu'an
Qin Fu'an sat up straight again, lightly tapping the two characters "仙葩" on the paper with his pen, pondering how to break the deadlock.
It's actually quite simple; there are probably only two paths to take.
First, follow the steps of the tasks released by the instance system, grow more plants, and take the so-called gardener level assessment. After passing the assessment, you will receive a task completion reward, which will most likely include seeds of fairy-level plants.
However, this would not only extend the time limit, but also potentially lead to unforeseen changes. Even Qin Fu'an did not want to waste time in this instance, because he could sense that the relationship between the gardeners and the flowerbeds was definitely not just a one-sided relationship of gardeners and plants.
There must be an even closer relationship between them, one that could more easily kill the player.
However, since Qin Fu'an had no intention of delving into the matter and also wanted to avoid it, they needed to take the second path.
Raising Gu poison.
Just as he put two ordinary seeds together, he could have used more vitality to cultivate a seed of divine quality, or experimented directly on mature plants, which would have been more effective.
The bone vine in the wooden nest in the flowerbed outside was the first experimental product he intentionally brought back.
Once a plant's level is fixed, will it still have a chance to level up?
Qin Fu'an's biggest advantage in the game right now is that he has Xie Yunhuai.
As a plant, Xie Yunhuai was able to directly answer many secrets that only plants knew for Qin Fu'an, which greatly reduced the time and energy Qin Fu'an had to spend on experiments.
"Yes." Xie Yunhuai gave him a confident answer as expected. "However, the life force nutrients required for the upgrade are extremely large. In addition, their own will is also very important, and their growth needs need to be met."
Qin Fu'an understood and was not surprised by this answer.
He got up and walked outside, using tweezers to remove the buried soil, revealing two seeds placed side by side inside.
Visibly, one of the seeds looked a bit shriveled, while the other was more rounded, with a tiny green bud even sprouting from its tip.
It seems that we don't need to wait a whole day; the outcome of the battle between these two seeds is already in.
Qin Fu'an did not test the black stone again. Instead, he gently poked the shriveled seed with tweezers, causing its life force to dissipate even faster, before covering it with soil again.
The bone vine was planted in the wooden trough next to the two seeds. After witnessing Qin Fu'an doing all this with an expressionless face, it trembled and curled up into a ball, suddenly losing all worldly desire to escape.
It's good that it's alive. It's just that its roots are polluted. Even if the awful gardener never cleans up the pollution as needed, it will learn to survive on its own!
Qin Fu'an casually tossed the black stone into the pool under the eaves.
Facing Xie Yunhuai's questioning gaze from the coffin in the window, and a string of question marks in the comments section, Qin Fu'an nonchalantly snorted, "As long as I can't see their growth needs, then they have no needs."
As plants, what kind of work is it if we don't strive to grow and absorb nutrients ourselves and rely entirely on the gardener?
This overgrown, baby-like plant, which expects everything to be handed to it, will either die on its own or find a way to survive if it doesn't want to.
Of course, Xie Yunhuai is different.
Xie Yunhuai has been living for many, many years, and Qin Fu'an wished he could turn into a giant baby, Xiao Yunduo, in an instant, so that he could make many demands on himself and have endless wishes and growth needs.
This was Xie Yunhuai, whom he had painstakingly fed in two different worlds in the dungeon. Even though Xie Yunhuai had no needs other than the pollution itself, Qin Fu'an had been thinking about how to get Xiao Yunduo a bigger house and flower garden.
After listening to his analysis, Xie Yunhuai fell silent.
The viewers in the live stream found the streamer's double standards unbelievable.
For other plants: they can live, or they will die.
For Xie Yunhuai: a large flowerbed, a sunshade, a small wooden sign, nutrient solution, and kisses and hugs anytime, anywhere...
Isn't this incredibly biased?
Love and indifference are always so obvious (tired smile)
Ignoring these criticisms, Qin Fu'an felt that he had done nothing wrong.
However, the problem we face now remains the same: a plant of extraordinary quality.
Most of the plants he's currently cultivating are seeds, and the highest-grade one is the bone vine that was just "stolen" back, which is a rare plant.
But above the rare level, there's the extraordinary, and only then comes the celestial flower.
Logically speaking, Xie Yunhuai's true form should be at the Immortal Flower level, since Xie Yunhuai is more special than all the plants in Hundred Flowers Town.
However, both the initial main task and subsequent assessment tasks required the plant's pollution level to be below a certain threshold.
Given the extent of Xie Yunhuai's pollution and the lack of other cleansing agents, this was practically a dead end.
Therefore, no matter how high Xie Yunhuai's original level is, it will not be included in the assessment criteria. If Qin Fu'an wants to pass the assessment and leave Baihua Town, he can only find a way to obtain another fairy-level plant.
“That’s difficult.” Xie Yunhuai said in a low voice after hearing Qin Fu’an’s deduction, “Unless… you can have enough plants.”
He raised his eyes, his gaze filled with cold indifference, and slowly said, "You don't have enough seeds, enough plants, or even enough soil and vitality to support their growth. The only way to achieve your goal is the method you mentioned today."
That cruel and direct method was to simply change the name on the wooden sign in front of the gardener's hut.
“I will help you.” He lowered his voice, but every word clearly penetrated Qin Fu’an’s ears: “You just need to deal with the owner of the flower garden and stop them from entering the hut. I can help you block all the plant attacks.”
Xie Yunhuai was very clear about his value and abilities. He was a plant that was almost 100% contaminated, a mobile source of pollution. As long as Qin Fu'an took him with him, he could withstand all attacks from plants.
This was the first time Xie Yunhuai had spoken such murderous words to Qin Fu'an.
He wanted to help Qin Fu'an, and even more so, he wanted Qin Fu'an to get what he wanted.
The next second, a hand forcefully covered and embraced the back of his neck, the warm palm and fingertips taking over every inch of his neck skin without warning, pressing him down slightly.
Xie Yunhuai stumbled into the boy's open arms.
My nose stung a little from the impact, but the kiss on my forehead quickly took away all my senses.
"Does Little Cloud want to help me kill them?" Qin Fu'an whispered, his head close to his ear.
Xie Yunhuai skillfully placed his hand on Qin Fu'an's waist and abdomen. Hearing this, he nodded seriously. Just as he was about to make a promise, he unexpectedly met a pair of smiling light green eyes.
"But wouldn't killing those plants be the exact opposite of our original goal?"
Xie Yunhuai was stunned.
His pupils dilated unconsciously, as if he had been reminded and suddenly realized the contradiction in the matter.
Seeing his bewildered expression, Qin Fu'an's smile deepened. He raised his hand from the back of his neck and rubbed the top of his head. "I appreciate Xiaoyun's kindness, but I'll handle the territorial disputes and resource grabbing."
This is his specialty.
A thousand years ago, after his parents and clansmen all died, Qin Fu'an was just a newborn cub and had to learn to survive by hiding and doing whatever it took on his own mountain.
After his home was occupied by another monster, Qin Fu'an was also injured and fled. However, he quickly killed the powerful monster that had occupied his home. He dragged the monster's dead body and hung it on the highest tree on the mountaintop, both to show off his fighting power and to warn other monsters with ulterior motives.
During his time on the run, Qin Fu'an received protection from the Peacock Clan. It was because of this that he was able to briefly awaken from his slumber due to Kong Yu's visits over the past thousand years, helping him raise his daughter and the other young children of various demon clans that he could not raise.
Therefore, Qin Fu'an was forced to max out his talent points for occupying territory and seizing resources shortly after his birth.
Xie Yunhuai shut up, somewhat annoyed.
He rarely interacted with humans, and high-level plants avoided him like the plague. So although he had lived for a long time, his thinking was not particularly mature. Otherwise, he wouldn't have believed everything people said and been fooled so easily.
Not only did Xie Yunhuai shut up, but the viewers who had been led astray by Xie Yunhuai's logic in the live chat also fell silent.
Yes, if Little Cloud kills all the plants or pollutes them all, what good will it do for Qin Fu'an to occupy someone else's flower garden and wooden house?
In the end, wouldn't all that effort be for nothing? It would also attract the hostility of the entire Hundred Flowers Town, making it a losing proposition.
"There's still time, no rush." Qin Fu'an gently pinched the soft earlobe of the person in his arms and comforted them, "Rather than wanting to grow a celestial-level plant, I actually want to get more assessment rewards and then help you cleanse your body of pollution."
What plant is inherently a mobile source of pollution?
All plants fear pollution, so why shouldn't Xie Yunhuai?
Qin Fu'an never thought Xie Yunhuai was the source of the pollution, nor did he think that the high level of pollution Xie Yunhuai carried was an attack capability that was beneficial to him.
"..." Xie Yunhuai paused, his eyes widening slightly as he looked at Qin Fu'an and made another earnest promise: "I will try my best."
Qin Fu'an chuckled.
Who would have thought that the seemingly aloof and indifferent young man, who appeared cold and detached at first glance, actually had such an obedient and adorable personality?
A black clump of grass, heavily polluted, didn't make any further demands on the gardener. Instead, after the gardener made a request, it obediently promised to work hard.
So cute it's almost unfair.
Qin Fu'an couldn't help but lean in and kiss his forehead, whispering, "Okay, then thank you for your hard work, Little Cloud."
Xie Yunhuai breathed softly and looked up into Qin Fu'an's light green eyes.
If the pollution carried by my own body could be removed, even if only a small part of it, perhaps my branches and leaves could grow as green as many other plants, and even more so as green as Qin Fu'an's eyes.
He likes green.
He also liked Qin Fu'an.
Therefore, I need to work harder so that Qin Fu'an can see a better version of myself.
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While Xiaoyunduo was working hard in secret, Qin Fu'an was not idle either.
He visited all the residents near the Gardener's Hut, distributed the various upgrade materials he received as rewards from the system, and obtained various rare and precious plants of different growth stages from them.
Actually, they didn't want to switch, but they had all heard about Qin Fu'an's brazen act of stealing the vine-covered plants in broad daylight, so they held their breath and tacitly accepted the loss.
It is common knowledge that robbers are often more dangerous when they start to reason than when they don't.
[Author's Note]
My darlings~
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Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine:
Buy one sweet potato from Wumao;
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution:
20 bottles (long-lasting);
6 bottles of candy;
5 bottles of bx;
727 3 bottles;
Dark Dust Only Love 2 bottles;
Wind and Colors Unfading, Clear Rain and Lonely Boat, Yuhe, Kiwifruit 1 bottle;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 11:54:04 and 11:46:39 on July 23, 2024!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: Buy 1 sweet from Wu Mao;
Thank you to the little angels who watered with nutrient solution: Jingjiu 20 bottles; Tangtang 6 bottles; bx 5 bottles; 727 3 bottles; Anchenweiai 2 bottles; Kiwifruit, Fengsebusu, Qingyuguzhou, and Yuhe 1 bottle each;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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