Mimicry Cultivation Environment

Two days later

After finishing his training, Lu Fan immediately rushed to the Flower Field.

The two farmers he had hired had already stopped working.

When they saw Lu Fan arrive, they immediately reported their progress. "Everything has been planted. Please inspect it, sir."

Lu Fan nodded and stepped forward to take a look.

"Not bad."

Lu Fan took out two Silver Soul Coins and handed them to them.

However, planting just one mu of land was still far too little for Lu Fan.

He asked, "Are you willing to keep doing this job?"

Naturally, the two agreed. They could earn one Silver Soul Coin in three days; wouldn't that mean one Gold Soul Coin a month?

A single Gold Soul Coin was enough for an ordinary family to live on for several months.

Lu Fan nodded. "Good. Then clear another nine mu of land nearby. I'll need some time to gather the seeds, so you can start clearing it first."

"Also, don't forget to fertilize and water the seeds."

The two nodded and continued working.

Lu Fan, meanwhile, prepared to gather the seeds.

This was going to be a huge undertaking.

One mu required four thousand seeds. For nine mu, that was thirty-six thousand seeds.

Lu Fan returned to the academy and found Flender.

"Dean, could you do me a favor?"

Seeing that his disciple needed help, Flender nodded. "What trouble have you run into?"

"I still need thirty-six thousand chrysanthemum seeds. Could you help me buy them?"

Flender's eyes widened. "What do you need so many for?"

Last time, Lu Fan had only wanted a few thousand. This time, he had directly asked for nine times that amount.

Lu Fan knew his request was a little excessive. He scratched his head and smiled. "Didn't the books mention a Mimicry Cultivation Environment? I was thinking of planting some flowers and making one myself."

"But they don't necessarily have to be chrysanthemums, do they?"

Flender said with some difficulty, "Suotuo City might not even have that many."

Lu Fan nodded. "I'm not sure about that, but my Martial Soul is also a chrysanthemum, so I think chrysanthemums should work best. As for that problem, Dean, you can go buy them from Flower Grass Village. The village should have quite a bit in stock. With your strength, I'm sure you can get it done in no time."

Seeing that Flender was still hesitating,

Lu Fan put on a pitiful expression. "Dean, I've followed you ever since I awakened my Martial Soul. I've never complained about all the hardships along the way. Whether it was the plain food or the shabby accommodations, I never once complained. I'm a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. Can you really bear to let me use no resources at all?"

Flender was somewhat speechless.

But Lu Fan was right.

And it was only a few tens of thousands of chrysanthemums. It would not cost many Gold Soul Coins.

The last time, he had bought four thousand seeds for only ten copper coins.

Thirty-six thousand seeds

would cost less than one Silver Soul Coin.

Flender nodded helplessly. "Fine. Wait at the academy. I'll go to your village and ask around."

As he spoke, Flender held out his right hand toward Lu Fan.

"What?"

Lu Fan was confused.

"Money."

Flender rolled his eyes.

"Last time, I promised you everything would be free. This time is different. This dean is personally running an errand for you. Shouldn't you pay me one Gold Soul Coin? And thirty-six thousand seeds—do you know how much those seeds will cost? That'll be..."

Before Flender could finish, Lu Fan nodded. "I know. About one Silver Soul Coin."

"Uh..."

Flender, who had been planning to fleece Lu Fan, froze.

Then he remembered that Lu Fan came from Flower Grass Village and knew a great deal about flowers.

He had really been showing off before an expert.

Lu Fan took out one Gold Soul Coin and one Silver Soul Coin and gave them to Flender.

"Bye, Dean. I'm going to cultivate first."

"This brat."

Watching Lu Fan leave, Flender muttered a complaint, but he still accepted the money and immediately flew to Flower Grass Village to buy the seeds.

An hour later,

Flender found Lu Fan on the back mountain and handed him a small pouch.

Chrysanthemum seeds were extremely tiny. Several thousand seeds weighed only one gram.

Lu Fan accepted the pouch, which weighed only around five grams, and nodded.

"Thank you, Dean."

Then he handed the pouch to the two workers. "The seeds are here. Once you've finished preparing the land, plant them directly. When everything is done, come find me at Shrek Academy."

After saying that, Lu Fan returned to the academy with Flender.

Once they were planted, it would still take four or five months before they bloomed.

Now that things here had been arranged, he could return to the academy and resume his normal cultivation.

He could come back again in four or five months.

Of course, he would continue hiring people to water and fertilize the chrysanthemums.

Three months later,

The chrysanthemums across all ten mu had broken through the soil. Each one stood like a shy flower bud, on the verge of blooming.

Although they had not fully matured yet, Lu Fan could already feel the benefits these chrysanthemums brought him.

As long as he cultivated among the chrysanthemums, his cultivation speed would increase by twenty percent compared to cultivating elsewhere.

"So this is a Mimicry Cultivation Environment. If I cultivate in this environment every day, I can gain an extra level on average every year."

"I wonder whether expanding this place further could increase that speed."

Lu Fan planned to expand the ten mu chrysanthemum field to twenty mu later and see the results.

But before that, he needed to wait until he had gathered enough seeds.

As for that, Lu Fan planned to make a trip back to Flower Grass Village when he had time.

"Hahaha! This young master has broken through level ten!"

That day, Ma Hongjun was exceptionally excited because he had finally broken through to become a Soul Scholar.

Lu Fan and Oscar were both happy for him.

Flender also personally took his direct disciple out to hunt Soul Beasts.

He even gave Lu Fan and Oscar a day off.

Oscar chuckled. "Hehe, I didn't expect the dean to be so happy about Fatty breaking through. He even gave us a day off."

Lu Fan was also delighted by this hard-won break.

"Brother Fan, since we suddenly have the day off, what should we do?"

Oscar stepped forward and asked.

Their usual lives revolved around three things: theory classes, physical training, and meditating to cultivate on their own.

Now that they had suddenly been given a day off, they truly had no idea what to do.

Lu Fan pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xiao Ao, I suddenly thought of a way to make money."

Oscar became interested when he heard they could earn money. "What way, Brother Fan?"

"Hehe."

Lu Fan grinned. "Let's go to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City for Spirit Fighting."

Oscar froze. "With our strength, we can't beat anyone else."

Lu Fan nodded. "That's the point. I'll register to fight, and then you can go to the betting area and bet on my opponent winning."

"Wouldn't that be a little bad, Brother Fan?"

Oscar hesitated.

It sounded like they would be tricking people.

Lu Fan rolled his eyes at him. "Are you stupid? I'm only level thirteen. Isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to lose to Soul Masters older than me and with higher Soul Power?"