Pioneering and Farming

After Lu Wanyuan watched the other person leave, he immediately put the seeds on the ground into his storage bag, along with the restriction token.

Then he took out the spirit hoe and began to clear the land. This was his old trade; most of the spirit fields on Green Bamboo Peak had been tidied up by him.

Now that he had something to do, he naturally wanted to finish it as soon as possible. The sooner he finished, the sooner he would see returns.

Once this was done, he could attend to other matters. After all, once the seeds were planted, he wouldn't need to watch over them constantly, leaving him with plenty of free time.

With no distractions, he began to hoe weeds with his spirit hoe, clearing large patches of weeds that fell to the ground as if plowed.

Once he had more spirit stones than he knew what to do with, he would buy a spirit beast to help with the plowing, which would make things much easier. But for now, he had no choice but to do it himself.

These weeds definitely needed to be cleared completely, otherwise, they would compete with the crops for spirit energy, nutrients, rainwater, and so on.

The cleaner he cleared, the less impact there would be. However, these weeds grew very easily, especially before the crops had grown.

An hour later, Lu Wanyuan was already working shirtless. The continuous weeding had made him hot all over, and sweat dripped like rain.

But his achievements were astonishing; he had managed to clear the weeds from nearly an acre of spirit field.

Just then, a string of prompts appeared in his mind.

[Name]: Green White Grass [Attribute]: Wisp of Spirit Energy x2 (Weeding 100% complete)

Seeing this, Lu Wanyuan became very excited. He hadn't expected his Golden Finger to still be active. He had tried many times over the past three days to activate it without success, which had made him feel dejected and even regret his impulsive decision to come down the mountain.

But now that the attribute Golden Finger had reappeared, he felt much more confident!

Without a word, he immediately collected the two attributes.

Since weeding could yield attributes, there was no need to think twice; he would just go all out!

Three hours later, he was exhausted, his face pale, showing signs of overexertion. His limbs felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to move, and his breathing was ragged like a bellows. He then collapsed onto the ground, as if paralyzed, to rest.

However, the results were also very clear. The spirit field, which had been overgrown with weeds, was now completely cleared. He had also received 12 'Wisp of Spirit Energy' attributes. He also discovered that the number of attributes appeared randomly; it wasn't guaranteed to get an attribute every time an acre of weeds was cleared. Sometimes, even after clearing the entire area, no attributes would appear.

Still, with these 12 'Wisp of Spirit Energy' attributes, he was confident he could raise his cultivation level by a small realm.

Feeling that the area behind the courtyard was relatively safe, he decided to refine the spirit energy provided by the attributes there and raise his cultivation level as soon as possible. This would increase his strength and make things less tiring.

Two hours later, Lu Wanyuan had used four attributes, meaning he had refined four wisps of spirit energy, filling his dantian with spiritual energy.

He wanted to continue refining, but he noticed the sky gradually darkening.

Worried that Baili Qiuyue might be scared alone at home, he decided to return home to refine the remaining spirit energy. He planned to reach the Qi Refining second layer today.

It was because of insufficient cultivation resources and inadequate spirit energy that his cultivation level had remained at the Qi Refining Level 1. Now that he had so much spirit energy, he naturally had to refine it properly and advance his cultivation.

He wondered if this spirit energy could be given to others. If so, he could let Baili Qiuyue cultivate as well. Her cultivation was also very low, only at the Qi Refining second layer.

If he had something good, he would definitely share it with his wife.

When he left the courtyard, he discovered that it was actually an abandoned mansion, with the number 9527.

It was located at the end of the main road of the market town, about 3 li from where he lived.

Half an hour later, Lu Wanyuan returned to Shangsha Lane No. 78.

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

Lu Wanyuan knocked on the door several times.

"Qiuyue, I'm back!"

"Ah, husband is back!"

Baili Qiuyue's excited voice came from inside. She ran to the door and opened it.

Lu Wanyuan walked in immediately. "Wife, I found something to do today, so you don't have to worry anymore!"

"Really? That's wonderful!"

"Of course! When has your husband ever lied to you?"

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that? Didn't you trick me into coming here?" Baili Qiuyue said, giving Lu Wanyuan a look of disdain.

"Haha, it's because I'm too handsome and captivated you!" Lu Wanyuan said guiltily. Before she could respond, he added, "I found a job helping someone clear wasteland!"

"Ah, clearing wasteland? Do you think we can afford to live here?"

"You know that the harvest from clearing wasteland isn't enough to cover our expenses here. We don't have a single spirit stone left. We bought 60 jin of spirit rice, and if we eat sparingly, it will last us two months, which is until the lease on this house expires. By then, we'll have nothing!"

Baili Qiuyue said worriedly.

"Don't worry. You haven't even asked me the specifics of what I'm doing, and you're already so worried?"

Lu Wanyuan comforted her.

"Oh, did you find something while clearing the wasteland?"

"Not exactly. This job is quite simple, and I only need to provide the labor. The employer will provide everything else, such as the seeds for the spirit plants to be cultivated."

"Most importantly, in the first year, they won't take any of my earnings. This means the entire harvest from the first year will be mine."

"There are about 5 acres of spirit fields. Even with a low yield of 60 jin per acre, with two harvests a year, I can get 600 jin of spirit grain, which is 60 spirit stones. This is the basic harvest. If the yield is higher, the harvest will be even greater."

"In the following years, they still gave me a 70/30 split. I'm certainly not afraid of such a good deal."

"Besides, after I finish this place, I can go elsewhere and do other things. The employer just wants me to reclaim this wasteland."

"Are there any other traps inside?" Baili Qiuyue asked, a little worried.

"Probably not. They wouldn't bother with poor kids like us. There's nothing worth their attention!"

Lu Wanyuan explained.

"Good, that's a relief. Come eat, I've already steamed the spirit rice. I also packed some meals from Osmanthus Pavilion. These are leftovers from the wealthy patrons; our servers packed some up!"

"There are also your favorite spirit fish balls here!"

Baili Qiuyue pointed to the dishes on the table and said with a smile.

"Have you eaten, Qiuyue?"

"Of course, I ate earlier with the sisters at Osmanthus Pavilion!"

"Oh, good. Then I won't be polite. I'm really starving. I cleared all five mu of weeds today, and I'm exhausted. Tomorrow I'll till the entire field, so we can plant the spirit plant seeds the day after. The sooner, the better, so we can harvest earlier!"

"Mm, earning spirit stones is important, but your health is too. You manage it yourself. Don't ruin your health, or it'll be troublesome. I'm counting on you for the future!"

Baili Qiuyue reminded him carefully, then looked at Lu Wanyuan and said thoughtfully, "When I came back this afternoon, someone next door was staring at me. It scared me so much that I ran straight into the room and activated the restriction!"

"Oh, are you sure it was a neighbor?"

"Of course, I saw him come out of room No. 79. A man!"

"Oh, it's fine, don't worry. This is within the market town, and there are patrols everywhere. Otherwise, why would I have rented here? Who would be a fool and pay if there wasn't any security?"

"Just activate the restriction when you're at home. He definitely won't dare to do anything else!"

"Still, we should be careful. Once I have enough spirit stones, I'll definitely find a house with a private courtyard to live in. That way, I'll feel secure!"

"Mm, I understand! I'll be careful!"