I'm Not a Slave Owner

Chapter 86 I'm Not a Slave Owner

Today is a wonderful day!

Not only did they find two semi-spiritual ginseng plants in the Black Mountain, but they also found a gray rice plant that mutated into a first-tier spiritual plant!

Next, simply transplant this mutated gray rice plant into a level 7 vegetable garden and continuously accelerate its ripening process to make it mature as quickly as possible.

They will soon be able to cultivate mutated gray rice on a large scale!

Moreover, this process allows for the continuous selection of superior varieties, resulting in even better quality of subsequent mutant gray rice.

Everyone held their breath as they watched Shen Yi squat down and carefully examine the gray rice.

They were also constantly examining this gray rice plant and indeed found that it looked quite different from other gray rice plants. Its branches and leaves were thicker, and the inner walls of its branches and leaves had a faint luster, which was not conspicuous in the bright light.

It would be difficult to notice without careful observation.

Huang Dahu and his group had seen spiritual plants before, and this gray rice plant looked similar to a spiritual plant with weak medicinal effects.

So, this gray rice plant has become a spiritual plant?!

But how could that be!

They all looked at Mo Guanhai.

Master Mo has been growing gray rice for so many years, but he has never heard of gray rice turning into a spiritual plant.

Mo Guanhai was also very surprised.

"Village chief, this—this gray rice plant seems to have changed, hasn't it?"

Seeing that Shen Yi did not react for a long time, Cao Minghui became even more uneasy and tentatively asked.

"have!"

Shen Yi's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He snapped out of his thoughts, looked at the patiently waiting crowd, and smiled: "This gray rice plant has mutated. If it can be cultivated properly, it can be planted on a large scale very soon!"

Upon hearing this...

Cao Minghui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She was genuinely worried that her overthinking had made Shen Yi's trip a waste of time.

"Ayi, what kind of mutation are you talking about?" Mo Guanhai couldn't help but ask.

"I obtained a secret method for cultivating plants from the wooden puppet's inheritance, which can be used to cultivate spiritual plants. So this gray rice may have mutated because of this, and perhaps it can be cultivated into a spiritual plant!"

Shen Yi smiled casually, still using the wooden puppet inheritance as an excuse.

After all, he would need to plant a large quantity of this gray rice later, and he would have to hand over this task to them.

It's impossible to let him secretly have a few people plant eight acres of mutated gray rice, right?

The people he took in were there to be used, not to be worshipped.

So Shen Yi had already decided that it wouldn't hurt for them to know some things.

Cultivate it into a spiritual plant!

Everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Haven't they considered cultivating spiritual plants?

Having lived in the Black Mountain for so many years, obtaining a spiritual plant is extremely difficult; each time, it takes a near-death experience to acquire it.

The village naturally wanted to develop industries such as cultivating spiritual plants.

However, Heishan Village has too little land available for growing crops.

Most of the land has been eroded by the swamp monsters; even a blade of grass planted there will rot within a day.

Mo Guanhai and the others were curious about how crops could be grown in Shen Yi's area.

However, it's not surprising now that we know he also obtained a spiritual plant cultivation technique from the inheritance of the wooden puppet cultivator.

Shen Yi then carefully removed the mutated gray rice from the soil, making sure not to damage any of the roots, and held it in his hand.

Seeing this, Mo Guanhai couldn't help but ask, "Ayi, what do you mean by this?"

"I have dedicated land there, so I can carefully cultivate it."

Shen Yi said it casually.

He got up, took the mutated gray rice plant, and quickly walked around the eight-acre vegetable garden.

The attempt was made to discover a few more mutant gray rice plants.

As a result, in these eight acres of vegetable garden, there was only this one mutated gray rice plant, and the others remained unchanged.

Shen Yi was not disappointed.

After all, none of the two level 6 vegetable plots in his backyard, which were specifically used for growing gray rice, have mutated so far.

It's already a pleasant surprise that there's even one mutated gray rice plant in this eight-acre, first-grade vegetable plot.

After confirming that there would be no more surprises.

Shen Yi quickly returned to the courtyard with the mutated gray rice plant. He told Huang Dahu and the others to eat first, while he went into the backyard.

After some effort, the mutated gray rice was transplanted into the level 7 vegetable garden.

Nowadays, there are more and more crops in the level 7 vegetable garden.

Guan Yue had just transplanted two ginseng plants into the plant and also planted the seeds of the twelve mutated red eggplant fruits that had ripened today.

Currently, there are a total of 132 plants of the mutated red eggplant!

It has already occupied most of the area of ​​this level 7 vegetable plot.

Shen Yi decided to stop planting mutated red eggplants in this vegetable garden and leave the remaining space for other spiritual plants.

As the number of spiritual plants increased, his level 7 vegetable plot simply didn't have enough space to grow them.

After a while, I need to consider upgrading the other three vegetable plots in the yard to level 7.

After all, level 7 vegetable plots have the "ripening" feature, which is a completely different concept from level 6 and below vegetable plots.

Shen Yi then used one of today's ripening opportunities on the mutated gray rice.

Instantly.

The gray rice plant, with its brownish-gray surface, suddenly grew much taller, and its branches and leaves became thicker and more robust.

The faint light that was previously difficult to see has now become obvious.

[Maturity cycle: 12% → 65%]

He closely observed the maturation cycle of the gray rice mutation.

"Only a single ripening process resulted in a 53% increase?"

The maturation cycle of gray rice is much longer than that of mutated red eggplant.

Shen Yi frowned slightly.

It seems that it will take some time before the mutated gray rice can be cultivated on a large scale.

After observing the vegetable garden for a while, he turned and went to the chicken coop to feed the pheasant king for the day.

When the pheasant cub saw him coming, it still maintained its arrogant demeanor.

It quickly ate the small white jade bead that had formed in the chicken coop, then wagged its tail feathers, tilted its head back, and left without looking back, as if it only regarded Shen Yi as a servant who had come specifically to deliver food.

There is no sign of them being domesticated.

Shen Yi didn't care. He had only just started, so he let this little pheasant cub show off for a while.

At this moment, Shen Yuan came over and called him to have dinner. He nodded and left with Shen Yuan.

After eating.

Dusk had completely passed, and the sky had darkened.

Several people sat around a stone table.

Shen Yi then began arranging the training of all personnel.

"Ayi, are you going to allocate the resources to the other villagers?"

Upon learning of this, Mo Guanhai immediately fell into deep thought.

The others also focused their attention on Shen Yi thoughtfully, listening attentively.

"That's right. Our village used to have a large population, and there weren't enough resources to distribute, so we could only concentrate the monster meat on a small number of people."

"But now it's different. With the monsters we hunt every day, we can provide certain resources to everyone."

Of course, Shen Yi couldn't possibly allocate the same resources to everyone from the very beginning.

For now, the priority should be the three siblings, with the hunting team as a secondary option, and resources should only be allocated to other people as a last resort.

"I want everyone to master the Three Forms of the Savage Bull, to enhance their qi and blood strength as much as possible. The stronger their physique, the more work they can do."

If there are few people, then improve everyone's skills so that they can take on more work.

"That's something we can consider, since our overall strength is indeed relatively weak at the moment."

Mo Guanhai pondered for a moment and said, "Compared to the old Heishan Village, we are just getting started, and our foundation is practically nonexistent."

He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Right now, you are the only wooden puppet cultivator who can shoulder the responsibility of the top combat power in the territory."

"The rest of us are only at the early stage of Qi and Blood Realm, and the monster meat we've hunted is only the lowest grade. Only by obtaining monster meat with higher energy can we all become stronger quickly."

This is indeed true.

Of the sixty-nine people, only a handful were able to reach the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm or above.

Of the four members of the hunting team, Huang Dahu is only at the second level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

Relying on his innate strength, he barely managed to contend with someone at the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm.

Liu Feng and Wang Rui had only broken through to the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm two days ago.

Huang Dahu said casually, "We can hunt monsters every day now, resources are plentiful, and cultivation is much faster than before."

He said confidently, "In just a few years, we will be able to break through to the late stage of the Qi and Blood Realm!"

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"At worst, we can try hunting a mid-level first-tier monster."

Liao Ning and the others were somewhat tempted.

With the magical bow given to them by Shen Yi, hunting monsters was indeed much easier, and they might even be able to deal with mid-level first-tier monsters.

"No need, you only need to deal with low-level monsters for now."

"If you want to deal with a mid-level first-tier demonic beast, wait until one of you reaches the fourth level of the Qi and Blood Realm."

Shen Yi's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable certainty.

He certainly didn't want anyone to damage it by hand.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Wang Shaohui mentioned to me today that he wanted to join the hunting team, and I've already agreed."

Liao Ning and the others were overjoyed.

It's certainly a good thing that the hunting team has an extra person.

"The rest of the people should set aside time for cultivation every day. Fifth Master, I'll trouble you to put some effort into this and give each of them some guidance on cultivation."

She felt Shen Yi's gaze sweep over her.

Mo Guanhai nodded slightly, "No problem, I'll go back and talk to them about it later, and we'll arrange training time for them tomorrow."

"Alright, everyone go back now."

That concludes the discussion.

Shen Yi stood up, and everyone understood and left.

They went back and immediately told the whole village about it.

Everyone was incredibly excited.

They never expected the village chief to increase their resource allocation. With Shen Yi leading them, they were truly blessed!

In the core courtyard of the territory.

Shen Yi and the other three were practicing on the Blood Fiend Wooden Dummy with complete absorption.

There are only three Bloodfiend Wooden Dummy Stakes, so they are usually used in rotation.

After each practice session, everyone needs to rest for a while to recover their energy before continuing, so it doesn't affect the efficiency of the practice.

After using the Blood Fiend Wooden Dummy for some time, everyone has come to appreciate its powerful effects more deeply.

It's a pity that the number is currently limited, otherwise we could arrange one for the hunting team as well.

"Brother, what if they become too powerful in the future and decide to leave us?"

Taking a break from practicing martial arts, Shen Kun asked, catching his breath.

"They can leave whenever they want."

Shen Yi stretched his limbs, "As long as you can follow our arrangements and help us build up our territory during this period, that's fine."

He wasn't some slave owner who had to keep people confined.

"Don't worry, those people are becoming more and more dependent on A-Yi, they can't bear to leave."

Guan Yue wiped away her sweat, walked over and continued the conversation, and said with a smile, "I've been hearing everyone's gratitude towards A Yi lately. Before, they were just helpers at Fifth Master's farm, and they couldn't even smell the slightest bit of monster blood."

"But here, they can drink monster meat soup and eat monster meat. They live such a plentiful life, how could they bear to leave us?"

"To be able to feed people, sleep soundly, and provide them with resources to cultivate and become stronger is an immense favor. There will always be some among these people who genuinely and enthusiastically follow A-Yi."

"Yes, relationships between people need to be maintained through mutual interests, but there are some things that are more reliable than interests."

Shen Yi smiled faintly and said, "Moreover, as long as we can maintain our position of greatest strength, we have nothing to fear from their betrayal."

But most importantly, he can destroy the creations he makes at any time.

If anyone tries to rebel, their weapons will be instantly reduced to ashes, and they will face certain death.

Tonight is another peaceful night.

With wooden puppet soldiers guarding the outside, any monsters that approached were all killed.

However, judging from the current situation, the harvest tonight will probably be meager again.

Since that night when Shen Yi announced the plan for universal conscription.

The group was scheduled to train together the next day.

Many people benefited greatly from exchanging ideas with each other and made significant progress in their cultivation.

After their daily short training session, everyone rested and then hurriedly threw themselves into the construction of their territory.

Everything is proceeding smoothly.

The once empty territory is gradually being filled in.

Time flies.

Ten days have passed without anyone noticing.

boom-

noon.

In the courtyard.

Shen Yuan's qi and blood were rising steadily, and she finally found the opportunity to break through and broke through in one fell swoop!

With a jolt, his blood and qi suddenly flowed into the wider meridians and began to condense rapidly.

Fifth level of Qi and Blood Realm!

"I've broken through!"

Shen Yuan opened her eyes and the first thing she did was to find her older brother to share the good news.

"What?"

Shen Kun was tending the vegetable garden in the yard with his older brother when he learned that his younger sister had actually broken through to the fifth level of the Qi and Blood Realm before him. His eyes widened in surprise.

"How about it, second brother? I told you my talent is better than yours, now you should believe me, right?"

Shen Yuan gave him a smug smile.

Shen Kun immediately curled his lip, "It's all because you've had your parents nourishing your body since you were little, otherwise how could you be faster than me?"

"Go ahead and be stubborn."

Shen Yuan snorted, and as she watched the two of them soaking the mutated gray rice in the well water, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Has another batch of mutated gray rice matured after all these days?"