These Days, I Can't Even Afford to Plant Trees (3/5)

As for why they were so obedient, Ma Feifei thought it was probably related to the Master-Servant Contract they had just signed. After all, signing such a contract basically meant entrusting their lives to him, and under such circumstances, no one would be foolish enough to go against Ma Feifei.

"Right now, you're the only page in the Book Garden. I'm temporarily entrusting the management of these 90,000-plus miscellaneous book servants to you. You must work with these 90,000-plus Book Slave to manage my Book Garden well, understand?" Ma Feifei looked at Qin Shuren and said in a deep voice.

"My page Qin Shuren, understands. Please rest assured, Master!" Qin Shuren replied with a cupped hand.

"Alright, show me around the Book Garden first." Ma Feifei waved, signaling Qin Shuren to lead the way.

Qin Shuren nodded quickly and stepped forward to lead the way.

Clearly, Qin Shuren possessed the information about the Book Garden and basic conditions that the system had instilled in him. As they walked, he explained, "Master, the Book Garden is currently in a state of disrepair. Nothing has been planted yet, so there are no designated areas. The entire Book Garden is like this."

Ma Feifei followed behind Qin Shuren, nodding slightly repeatedly, but her heart was filled with doubt.

"Planting? What's that?" Ma Feifei was completely bewildered; he'd never heard of it!

But it's okay, he has a system.

"System, what's the meaning of planting in this Book Garden? Can we actually grow things in there?"

"Ding~! The Book Garden is a garden for writers, where they can grow and produce the materials needed for writing books. For example: Tree Garden, where trees can be planted and, once grown, can be made into paper for writing; Ink Garden, which produces special inks needed by writers; Spirit Garden, which produces special stones such as Book Spirit Stone and Life Spirit Crystal." The system provided an explanation.

Ma Feifei then realized that this Book Garden was actually a kind of farm or orchard where seeds could be planted and the materials needed by the authors to write their books Harvest the following year.

"Where am I supposed to get this seed?" Ma Feifei asked. According to the system's explanation, ordinary tree seeds definitely wouldn't work; only special seeds would be suitable.

"Ding~! The System Shop has opened the list of Book Garden crop seeds. The host can go to the System Shop to purchase them, or obtain the relevant seeds in the Host-Exclusive Dungeon." The system continued to explain.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei did not reply, but instead went directly to the System Shop and found the list of crop seeds.

"Wow! So many!" The dazzling array of goods overwhelmed Ma Feifei. There were so many things: seeds from the Tree Garden, seeds from the Ink Garden, seeds from the Spirit Garden, and some unopened list seeds, but they were all blacked out with question marks on them. Ma Feifei had no idea what they were and could only wait to find out later.

Furthermore, Ma Feifei discovered that these seeds also had different levels. For example, the tree seeds in the arboretum would have numbers like LV1, LV2, and LV3 after them.

Furthermore, the higher the level, the more expensive it is. Ma Feifei saw that level three tree seeds were more than ten times more expensive than level one tree seeds.

"A bit pricey!" Ma Feifei muttered to himself, stroking his chin as he looked at the items in the store.

"Level 1 Begonia Seeds, 100,000 Spirit Crystal per Plant. Maturity Period (Half a Month)."

"Level 2 Little Cloud Seed, 500,000 Spirit Crystal per plant. Maturity period (one month)."

"Level 3 Heart of the Earth Seed, one plant costs one million Spirit Crystal. Maturity period (three months)."

Note! This is just one plant!

Based on the normal size of trees, it would take tens of thousands of trees to cover such a large Book Garden.

It's fair to say that just buying level 3 Heart of the Earth Seeds would be enough to bankrupt Ma Feifei.

"System, how many trees can I plant in the current area of Book Garden?" Ma Feifei asked the system. A child without money has to be careful with his money and can't waste it.

"Ding! The host can only use one-fifth of the Book Garden to construct the Tree Garden. Currently, the seeds that can be planted are: 100,000 Level 1 seeds, 10,000 Level 2 seeds, 1,000 Level 3 seeds, and Level 4 seeds are not yet permitted."

"I see!" After hearing the system's explanation, Ma Feifei stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

"Holy crap! I can't afford to plant that!" Ma Feifei counted on his fingers. If he were to plant only level-one seeds, it would cost him 10 billion Spirit Crystal!

We can't afford to plant anything, we can't even afford to plant trees.

Ma Feifei sighed, looked at the System Shop, and then at his own balance, realizing that he didn't even have 10 billion Spirit Crystal.

"I can only buy a portion to take a look at first, and we'll deal with the rest when the Book Card revenue comes in." Ma Feifei was too lazy to even look at Moyuan and Lingyuan; she couldn't afford them anyway, so it was better not to look at them at all.

Ma Feifei bought 10,000 first-grade seeds, spending one billion Spirit Crystal.

Then I bought 1,000 level-two seeds, which cost 500 million Spirit Crystal.

They bought another 100 level-3 seeds, spending 100 million Spirit Crystal.

With a total of 1.6 billion Spirit Crystal, Ma Feifei was essentially declared bankrupt.

There was nothing I could do. I had some money before, but the issue of Yun Qingyang's bloodline inheritance cost me over a billion Spirit Crystal, and with this, it was another billion, so I didn't have much left.

"No! Qingyang is also responsible for that matter. I have to ask her for some compensation." Thinking of this, Ma Feifei first took out the seeds she had bought, then handed them to Qin Shuren, instructing him and the more than 90,000 servants to plant all the seeds. Then she turned around and left the Book Garden to find Yun Qingyang.

"What? You're saying I owe you over a billion Spirit Crystal?" Yun Qingyang had just flown back from outside and was about to go inside to rest when Ma Feifei, who had just returned, bumped into him, grabbed him, and said a bunch of nonsensical things.

In summary, Yun Qingyang owes Ma Feifei over a billion Spirit Crystal and now hopes she can repay the debt.

"Yes! Qingyang, although you may not want to admit it, that's the truth. I didn't lie to you. Give me the money." Ma Feifei reached out to Yun Qingyang and said seriously.

Yun Qingyang looked at Ma Feifei and shook his head, saying, "That's impossible. I never borrow money from others, let alone more than a billion. Don't try to fool me."

Ma Feifei scratched his head. Yun Qingyang's words made sense! She hadn't asked him for money; it was all the system's doing. How could Yun Qingyang be made to take the blame?

Ma Feifei tilted his head and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He pulled Yun Qingyang aside and whispered, "Qingyang, how about we go into business together?"

"What kind of business?" Upon hearing that there was business, Yun Qingyang's eyes widened, gleaming with golden light.

"I've invested in a garden and spent 1.6 billion to plant a batch of spirit trees, but it's still not enough. Why don't you join in and invest 1.6 billion as well? We'll buy another batch of spirit trees, and once they blossom and bear fruit, we can sell a lot of Spirit Crystal. We'll then split the profits 50/50, how about that?"

Ma Feifei Captivate, saying, "Actually, how could anyone buy the spirit tree once it matures? This isn't the Book Battle Continent. Ma Feifei plans to share some of the profits from Book Card with Yun Qingyang, which can be considered an investment."

"How much can it be sold for?" This was clearly what Yun Qingyang was concerned about.