The Proud Big White Goose, the Soft Bone Rabbit Breeding Base, and Elder Yi's Astonishing Wisdom

Watching the proud Big White Goose in front of him, Jiang Ci'an gave a faint laugh and nodded.

"With Mr. Niu's support, things have certainly become a lot easier for me."

He paused. The smile in his golden eyes faded a little, and he turned to look seriously into the girl's eyes.

"You really helped me out this time. Thank you."

"..."

For some reason, Wang Dong'er's heart beat a little faster.

The hand hanging behind her clenched the hem of her skirt without her noticing. Her gaze drifted away, glancing at the window lattice beside them, then at the floor by her feet. She just couldn't quite bring herself to look Jiang Ci'an in the eyes.

But soon, she gave a light cough and looked back at him. Lifting her chin slightly, she reclaimed the air of a young lady.

"Good. Just remember how good I've been to you. And make sure I have enough supplements and things for my cultivation from now on."

Jiang Ci'an blinked.

Looking at the Big White Goose before him, who had somehow become a little tsundere again, he smiled and nodded.

"Mm. I'll make sure you're well taken care of, Miss Dong'er."

Wang Dong'er paused without replying. She merely lowered her eyes to the ordinary floorboard in front of her toes.

Damn it, why did something feel off?

Wang Dong'er fell into deep thought.

A little while later, he watched Wang Dong'er hurry off to find Xiao Xiao in the back courtyard, claiming she needed to cultivate. Jiang Ci'an smiled and slowly turned his gaze away.

He put away the thick stack of transfer documents, then glanced at the Gold Soul Coin Card with all those zeroes on it. His expression relaxed a little.

With the Clear Sky Sect's help, a lot of things would indeed be much easier.

Especially with such a large injection of funds. Suddenly, there was so much more he could do.

The plans and projects he had put on hold because of budget constraints could all be picked up again now.

Without lingering in the pharmacy, Jiang Ci'an set aside some funds to take with him, then had someone prepare a carriage.

He climbed into the carriage and left Shrek City, heading east.

This time, he wasn't going to the medicinal herb plantation outside the city, but somewhere else.

The carriage traveled along the main road for about half an hour. The scenery changed from the outskirts of the city to a broad, open plain, and soon they came upon one large base after another.

This was the Soft Bone Rabbit Breeding Base.

The carriage came to a stop, and Jiang Ci'an got out.

The administrator, who had received word in advance, was already waiting at the entrance. As soon as he saw Jiang Ci'an, he hurried over with just the right degree of respect on his face.

"Boss."

Jiang Ci'an gave a slight nod and replied briefly, then handed the administrator the Gold Soul Coin Card he had prepared.

"As we agreed before, start expanding the Soft Bone Rabbit breeding operation right away.

"Remember, I only want Soft Bone Rabbits at the ten-year level that can produce Soul Rings. I don't want any of the others. Understood?"

The administrator accepted the Gold Soul Coin Card with both hands. Without asking any questions, he nodded briskly.

"Understood, Boss."

As a longtime employee at the base, he knew this young boss's style well.

As long as he did a beautiful job of whatever he was told, there would be no shortage of rewards.

He was eager to get ahead, after all!

After respectfully bowing to Jiang Ci'an, the administrator took his leave and hurried off to arrange the expansion.

Jiang Ci'an kept walking, heading deeper into the base.

He passed row after row of neatly arranged rabbit hutches and went around several feed-storage sheds. Before long, he reached a line of buildings at the very back of the base.

They were a row of detached single-story buildings, separated from the rabbit hutches and warehouses by a wall. The place felt especially quiet.

Jiang Ci'an pushed the door open and found himself in a laboratory.

The lab wasn't very large, perhaps only thirty or forty square meters. Yet its walls were made of some kind of specially made alloy, both sturdy and soundproof. It was obvious that it had cost a fortune.

Judging by that alone, the laboratory looked high-end and professional.

However, there was pitifully little equipment inside.

Apart from a metal workbench and some basic facilities, the only other things were the numerous Soft Bone Rabbits neatly arranged in cages in the corner.

Each one had snow-white fur and was more than a size larger than an ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit raised for meat. Clearly, they had all reached the ten-year level and could produce Soul Rings.

He shut the door, sealing off the laboratory from the outside.

The Eye of Life naturally appeared between Jiang Ci'an's brows. A gray figure emerged and drifted down beside him.

Looking at Electrolux, Jiang Ci'an spoke casually. "Elder Yi, same as usual."

"Mm."

Electrolux nodded slightly, then reached out and precisely opened one of the rabbit cages in the corner of the lab. He took a Soft Bone Rabbit in his hand.

With a little force, he twisted its neck to the right. A crisp crack sounded, the rabbit's head lolled to one side, and a faintly luminous white Soul Ring slowly appeared.

Electrolux began the procedure with practiced ease.

In the space of a single breath, the Soft Bone Rabbit's soul, flesh, and bones were separated completely, then all thrown into the Undead Demi-plane to serve as materials for necromancy.

Only the ten-year Soul Ring remained in his hand.

Electrolux held the Soul Ring, its faint white glow reflected in his golden eyes. He focused his divine sense on it and began painstakingly analyzing its energy structure and inner composition, inch by inch.

Jiang Ci'an didn't disturb him.

Unlike Jiang Ci'an, who could sacrifice Xiao Wu endlessly in the Virtual World to obtain materials, Elder Yi could only conduct his research in reality.

Though Jiang Ci'an could share all the data he had observed in the Virtual World with Elder Yi to speed up his research, data and firsthand experience were ultimately two different things. Some things could only truly be understood after seeing and touching them in person.

That was precisely why he had established the Soft Bone Rabbit Breeding Base.

A Soul Ring produced after the death of a ten-year Soft Bone Rabbit might be low in quality and meager in energy, but it was more than enough for studying the basic structure of Soul Rings.

Ten-year and Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings were worlds apart in terms of energy level, but structurally, they followed the same rules.

Though a sparrow may be small, it possesses all its vital organs.

According to Elder Yi, he had already figured out a few things, and was beginning to make headway on the "Self-Condensed Spirit Ring Method" and "self-edited Soul Rings" he wanted to develop.

All one could say was that Elder Yi's wisdom was truly astonishing!

Still, Jiang Ci'an couldn't afford to fall too far behind...

With that thought, Jiang Ci'an took a meditation cushion out of his storage Soul Tool and sat down cross-legged.

Then he took out several bottles of supplements specially formulated for his current stage and downed them all at once.

He felt the warmth of the medicinal power spreading through his body. The Body Tempering Method began circulating on its own, nourishing his meridians and flesh. After confirming that entering the Virtual World wouldn't slow his cultivation, Jiang Ci'an slowly closed his eyes.

The familiar sensation of falling swept over him once more.