novelODS Chapter 99 Planting the Golden Ancient Tree, A Newcomer to the Tavern!
Chapter 99 Planting the Golden Ancient Tree, A Newcomer to the Tavern!
Chapter 99 Planting the Golden Ancient Tree, A Newcomer to the Tavern!
A few minutes later, Xia Wanyin sent a voice message.
"Shen Xing, it's a good thing you asked, otherwise there would have been problems!"
"Something went wrong?" Shen Xing asked, puzzled.
"Yes," Xia Wanyin replied, "You can't just plant these ancient tree seeds anywhere."
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"First, choose a spot that is close to the campfire, but no more than 100 meters away, to ensure a sufficient temperature."
"After choosing a good location, you must water the seeds with your own blood to activate their life force before burying them in the soil."
"Afterwards, it needs to be watered regularly with water rich in vitality, such as water from the Moon Well or the Flaming Heart Spring."
She sent a 60-second voice message, saying it all in one go.
Shen Xing was also somewhat surprised after hearing this, not expecting that there were so many precautions to take when planting these ancient tree seeds.
Luckily, I specifically asked beforehand, otherwise I might have planted it without thinking and wasted this precious seed.
"I understand, thank you."
"You're welcome." Xia Wanyin replied with an emoji, and then added, "By the way, today's update refreshed a lot of resource points."
"I also found a medium-sized logging camp and quarry near the territory!"
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"Once the leaderboard ends, I'll come over and light up the surrounding resource points for you."
Shen Xing was silent for a moment, then replied, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
After turning off his phone, Shen Xing thought to himself that he couldn't keep bothering Xia Wanyin.
After all, I asked her for information and asked her to help me light up resource points, but I didn't seem to give anything back.
Or—when she arrives, could we send her some rare quality Moonlight Bread?
"Let's see later. For now, let's plant the seed."
Thinking of this, Shen Xing put his glasses back on and turned his gaze back to the village.
Next, he went to the spot he had chosen and took out a shovel from his backpack.
They summoned another orc and had him dig a pit nearly half a meter deep on the spot.
Then, he threw the golden seed into the pit.
"The next step is the most crucial one: to water the seeds with my blood and activate their life force."
Shen Xing extended his left palm, grasped a dagger in his right hand, and gently pressed it against it.
"Hey guys, today I'm going to show you how to cut your hand!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he slashed the dagger hard, bringing a sharp pain.
However, the imagined scene of cracked skin and dripping blood did not appear.
There was only one white mark on his palm.
"Huh? It's not broken?"
Shen Xing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.
Now that I'm a level 8 lord, leveling up has brought me a significant boost.
In addition to the previous sacrifices and the Silver Sacred Fruit, his constitution was increased to 73 points.
Ordinary blade attacks don't even cause much damage to oneself.
"It seems we need to increase the pressure."
Shen Xing gripped the blade tightly, then yanked his right hand out sharply.
"hiss!"
A piercing pain shot through my palm, and blood trickled from between my fingers.
He endured the pain and quickly moved his hand to the seed, squeezing out drops of blood and letting them drip onto it.
As Shen Xing's blood continued to nourish the seed, the oval-shaped seed seemed to undergo subtle changes.
The patterns on it seemed to come alive, emitting a faint golden light.
From the edge of the seed, dense roots grow and extend into the surrounding soil.
Upon seeing this, Shen Xing quickly had someone bring over half a cart of red soil and buried the entire seed.
They then took out two full liters of water from the Moon Well and poured it down.
After doing all this, the preliminary work for the seed is complete.
The wound on his palm had stopped bleeding and was beginning to heal slowly.
"Very good. Next, send someone over every 3 to 5 days to water it with one or two liters of Moon Well water, and then we can wait for it to slowly sprout."
These ancient trees have a very long growth cycle, often taking hundreds or even thousands of years.
Moreover, this is a golden ancient tree seed that no one has ever obtained before.
Shen Xing estimated that if things proceeded step by step, the seed might not even sprout by the time he died of old age.
But he also checked and found that there were some items in the Misty Lands that could accelerate the growth of seeds.
So there is still hope that I may see the golden ancient tree standing in my territory in my lifetime.
"Next, we'll wait for Hellscream and the others to return, and then we can digest the other rewards."
Shen Xing pushed the wheelchair, preparing to absorb a few soul stones.
At that moment, he noticed a strong tremor in the tavern of his territory.
Immediately afterwards, a beam of white light descended from the sky and disappeared into the tavern.
"This is... the tavern has recruited a new person!?"
Shen Xing was somewhat excited. He hadn't held out much hope, but he hadn't expected to actually succeed.
However, the new recruits hired by the tavern are all natives of this world, and their quality varies greatly.
You might recruit an ordinary slave laborer, a wandering swordsman with extraordinary skills, or even a legendary beast-eared girl!
Just like drawing cards in a mobile game, the grades range from R to SSR.
I have to say, the feeling of opening blind boxes is actually quite exciting.
In the light that Shen Xing had been waiting for, the tavern door was slowly pushed open.
The first thing to emerge from inside was a huge head.
Her messy, center-parted long hair fell naturally, and a huge, single eye occupied nearly a third of her face, darting around as she surveyed her surroundings.
Then, he bent down and squeezed his massive body out of the doorway with difficulty.
At this moment, a one-eyed giant, over five meters tall, wearing a tattered animal skin vest and holding a long-handled iron hammer, stood in front of Shen Xing.
Shen Xing's illusions were shattered.
Give me back my kemonomimi! Damn it!
Beside them, a red-haired figure silently approached, his right hand resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist, watching the enormous creature warily.
"Hmm, is this the territory that's recruiting new members?"
The Cyclops looked around and commented in a gruff voice, "It doesn't look bad. There are walls and houses. It's much better than the last lousy village I lived in."
Then, his gaze fell on the human sitting in a wheelchair in front of him.
"Oh! By the All-Seeing Mother, are you the lord of this territory?" he asked tentatively.
Shen Xing nodded slightly.
"My God, it's a human kid in a wheelchair, and he's not even as tall as a dwarf."
The Cyclops looked surprised and added, "By the way, please don't misunderstand, I'm not discriminating against disabled people, I'm discriminating against those dwarves."
Shen Xing's lips twitched. What kind of monster had he summoned?
"Getting back to the point, do you need any manpower in your territory? I can help you," the Cyclops said, moving closer.
"My territory is indeed currently recruiting." Shen Xing paused, then said in a deep voice, "But before that, you need to introduce yourself and what your skills are."
"You're right, I should introduce myself first." The Cyclops nodded: "My name is Logan, Logan Stonebreaker, and I'm a mid-level blacksmith who can forge blue or green quality equipment."
"My forging skills are no worse than those dwarves'. As long as you provide me with food, I will work for you."
Blacksmith?
Shen Xing's heart stirred. He already had a blacksmith shop in his territory, but he was just missing a blacksmith.
Moreover, this guy is an intermediate-level blacksmith, making him an extremely rare talent.
If we were to use a mobile game's gacha system as an analogy, it would be equivalent to an SR-level character.
However, something seems off about this.
Even those extraordinary lords would fight over a mid-level blacksmith.
Even in the major royal cities of this world, blacksmiths are a highly sought-after profession.
How could this guy be in such a sorry state, and yet willing to live in the territory of a mere apprentice lord?
"Is there something you're hiding from me?" Shen Xing stared directly at him. "If you don't tell the truth, I won't hire you."
The Cyclops looked surprised, seemingly not expecting the lord to have such keen insight.
After a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I must admit there's something I didn't mention beforehand."
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"A group of dwarves were chasing me, and I fled all the way here to escape them."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xing thought to himself that this guy was indeed suspicious.
"Chasing you? Why?" he continued to ask calmly.
"I don't know, maybe it's because I stole their business in the city."
The cyclops named Logan curled his lip: "But don't worry, I'll stay obediently in my territory and will never run away or cause you any trouble."
"Besides, the Iron City where those dwarves live is hundreds of kilometers away from here. I've been on the run for weeks, and they still can't find me here."
Shen Xing thought for a moment. This guy must have something he hadn't explained clearly, otherwise the dwarves wouldn't have chased him for no reason.
However, he had recently looked up some information about the terrain of the Misty Continent on the forum, especially the area near Viden Royal City.
The giant iron city was indeed hundreds of kilometers away from him; the cyclops was not lying.
Given the great distance and the thick fog, the dwarves had little hope of finding this place.
If our enemies really come knocking on our door, we can just push this guy out.
"Alright, from today onwards, you will be the number one blacksmith in my territory."
Shen Xing made a decision and sent a recruitment invitation to the Cyclops.
[Recruitment successful! Intermediate Blacksmith Logan Stonecutter has joined your territory!]
"Haha, thank you, Lord in the wheelchair."
Logan laughed and then looked at him expectantly: "By the way, is there anything to eat? I've been starving for three or four days, and I can barely walk."
Shen Xing thought for a moment, then took out two pieces of Moonlight Bread and handed them over.
"It smells delicious! It looks so appetizing!"
Logan took the two pieces of bread, placed them in his large palm, and sniffed them intensely, his mouth practically watering.
Compared to his size, the two pieces of bread looked rather tiny, and he shoved them into his mouth like beans.
"What delicious bread! I can smell the moonlight."
He licked his lips, narrowed his single eye slightly, and asked with a look of longing, "My esteemed lord, is there any more?"
Shen Xing looked up: "There's still bread, but before that, I want to test your skills."
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