Wang Chen's Divine Operation

Old Sun wanted nothing more than to curse Wang Chen's outrageous demand and turn around to leave.

Yet he could not make himself take that step.

The situation was stronger than the man.

Earth Rhinoceroses were wicked creatures that liked to come out and forage during the day.

The fiercer the sunlight, the better their appetites.

Old Sun's thirty mu of Spirit Fields had already suffered retaliatory destruction from Earth Rhinoceroses yesterday afternoon.

If he did not hurry and clear them out this morning, the situation would only worsen.

If he went into Yunyang City to find help now, not only would it cost him time, but the expense would not be cheap either.

And there was no guarantee he would find a true pest-control expert.

Wang Chen had not only killed ten Earth Rhinoceroses, one of them had even been a demonized Earth Rhinoceros.

His Gengjin Finger had broken through to the proficient level.

After turning it over and over in his mind, Old Sun decided to haggle with Wang Chen. "Thirty Lower Spirit Stones is really too expensive..."

The old man could not bear to pay a high price, yet he was anxious to solve the Earth Rhinoceros problem.

So he shamelessly pestered Wang Chen.

He blocked the doorway and refused to leave.

Wang Chen grew annoyed. "How about this? We won't calculate by mu. We'll calculate by the head."

He raised two fingers. "For every Earth Rhinoceros I kill, you give me twenty Shattered Spirit Stones. And the Earth Rhinoceroses I kill belong to me too. What do you think?"

Old Sun narrowed his eyes and did the math. It really did seem much more cost-effective this way.

Earth Rhinoceroses possessed a strong sense of territory.

A nest held around ten of them.

Under normal circumstances, thirty mu of Spirit Fields could accommodate no more than three or four nests of Earth Rhinoceroses.

Even at the absolute maximum, four nests meant forty Earth Rhinoceroses. Even if Wang Chen killed them all, he could only earn eight hundred Shattered Spirit Stones.

That was equivalent to eight Lower Spirit Stones.

Most importantly, calculating the price this way would fully ensure Wang Chen's enthusiasm for exterminating pests.

The more Old Sun thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

But he still wanted to bargain a little more. "Doggy..."

"Forget it if you won't agree."

Wang Chen turned to leave. "I still have to tend to my own fields!"

"Fine, fine, fine!"

Seeing Wang Chen's resolute attitude, Old Sun stomped his foot in resentment. "We'll do it your way. Hurry up!"

Old Sun truly had no other choice.

Actually, he knew Gengjin Finger himself.

But this spell required converting Mana into Gengjin power before unleashing it, placing a tremendous burden on the meridians.

Old Sun was frail with age, and his meridians were far less resilient than they had been in his youth. He could not withstand the damage caused by repeatedly activating Gengjin Finger, so he was helpless against the Earth Rhinoceroses ravaging his Spirit Fields.

He could not possibly throw away his old life just to eliminate pests, could he?

He could only seek outside help.

Wang Chen turned back expressionlessly. "Then it's settled. You can't default on the debt."

He laughed inwardly.

In truth, earning five Lower Spirit Stones from helping Old Sun eliminate pests would already have been quite good.

After all, Wang Chen's entire savings currently amounted to only seven Lower Spirit Stones.

And killing Earth Rhinoceroses could both grind Skill proficiency and yield spoils.

It was simply killing three birds with one stone!

Old Sun's face flushed red. "How can you slander a man out of thin air? Am I the sort of person who defaults on debts?"

That was hard to say!

Wang Chen truly had little fondness for this wretched old man.

The original owner's memories told him that.

In the past, Old Sun had often relied on his seniority to scheme against the original owner and take quite a few advantages.

Now, Wang Chen was merely collecting a little interest.

After they settled the terms, Wang Chen briskly followed Old Sun to his family's Spirit Fields.

Old Sun's Spirit Fields were three times larger than Wang Chen's. As far as the eye could see, the Spirit Rice stood lush and emerald, densely packed into a vast expanse.

Yet upon closer inspection, some rice ears showed obvious signs of damage.

Many Rice Stalks had nothing but leaves left, with no rice ears in sight!

Under Old Sun's anxious gaze, Wang Chen activated his Spiritual Sense to empower his five senses and began searching the Spirit Fields.

He naturally entered a state of "Super Sense."

In this state, Wang Chen could form a marvelous resonance with the Spirit Rice in the surrounding Spirit Fields.

He let the Spirit Rice tell him where the pests were!

He quickly sensed something unusual.

And there was more than one place!

The pest infestation in Old Sun's Spirit Fields was far worse than Wang Chen had expected.

He had barely begun searching when he discovered three Earth Rhinoceroses!

Wang Chen immediately held his breath and carefully approached the Earth Rhinoceros nearest to him.

Once he came within roughly one zhang, he decisively made a move.

A stream of Geng Metal Qi energy shot through the air, instantly slicing open an Earth Rhinoceros clinging to a Rice Stalk.

This Earth Rhinoceros had actually hidden itself quite well.

Yet under Wang Chen's Super Sense perception, it had nowhere to hide and died in a single strike.

Without picking up the fallen Insect Corpse, Wang Chen took another five steps to the left.

He used Sword Finger again!

The second Earth Rhinoceros followed in its companion's footsteps.

Then came the third.

Only after completing the triple kill did Wang Chen unhurriedly gather up the spoils scattered across the field one by one.

Old Sun stood on the field ridge, dumbstruck, hardly daring to believe his own eyes.

When he had asked Wang Chen to help exterminate pests, Old Sun had been somewhat like a desperate patient seeking any remedy.

It was not that he had placed much faith in Wang Chen's abilities.

Yet Wang Chen's performance just now had truly stunned Old Sun!

Everyone said Zhang Ada was an expert at pest extermination, but compared to seventeen-year-old Wang Chen, he fell short by more than a level.

Old Sun involuntarily followed behind Wang Chen, though he did not dare get too close.

He feared disturbing him.

Maintaining his Super Sense state, Wang Chen quickly found more Earth Rhinoceroses.

But after killing the fifth Earth Rhinoceros, Wang Chen stopped searching.

He gathered all the spoils together and held them out to Old Sun. "Grandpa Sun, one Lower Spirit Stone, please."

Grandpa Sun was bewildered. "Huh?"

"Pay up!"

Wang Chen said impatiently, "Twenty Shattered Spirit Stones per Earth Rhinoceros. Five Earth Rhinoceroses make one Lower Spirit Stone. Small business—no credit!"

Grandpa Sun was shocked. "Huh!"

What was with all the "huh"s?

Though Old Sun had pounded his chest earlier and declared that he was not someone who defaulted on debts, Wang Chen did not believe this wretched old man one bit!

His thinking was simple: settle the account for however many he killed, then continue killing only after the Spirit Stones were in hand.

Otherwise, the old man could go play with his own eggs!

Understanding Wang Chen's meaning, Old Sun was left speechless.

He had been completely won over by Wang Chen's Divine Operation.

He could only obediently take out one Lower Spirit Stone.

Wang Chen did not cheat him either. After accepting the Spirit Stone, he had Grandpa Sun keep the Earth Rhinoceros Insect Corpses.

Once they had cleared all the Spirit Fields, he would return all the spoils together.

That way, both sides kept the accounts crystal clear.

And so, using five Earth Rhinoceroses as the settlement unit, Wang Chen searched Grandpa Sun's Spirit Fields step by step.

But after receiving the third Lower Spirit Stone, he plopped down onto the field ridge.

He showed no intention of continuing.

Old Sun was dumbfounded again. "Doggy, why have you stopped?"

Wang Chen answered irritably, "Grandpa Sun, I'm only at the third layer of Qi Condensation!"

Using Gengjin Finger consumed a great deal of Mana.

Even with his extremely high accuracy, after killing more than a dozen Earth Rhinoceroses, his Dantian was now completely empty.

He had to circulate his cultivation and restore his Qi.

Wang Chen had not even eaten breakfast yet!

Having understood, Old Sun gritted his teeth and pulled a White Jade Bottle from his Storage Bag.

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