A Senior Brother Gifts a Puppet, and It Was Named Fortress

The enormous Crane Seven descended like a vast shadow blanketing the ground.

Its huge pink eyes looked down from on high at the tiny human standing on the ridge between the fields.

"Junior Brother Xu, long time no see!" Chu Qiu's voice rang out from the crane's back. Then he leaped down, landing steadily in the blink of an eye.

Xu Changqing cupped his hands in greeting and asked with a smile, "Senior Brother Chu, long time no see. Has the Crossing Festival ended?"

Chu Qiu gave a slight nod. "It ended yesterday. I hurried back today."

Xu Changqing pointed at the wooden house with his right hand. "You've had a hard journey. Come in and sit for a while?"

But Chu Qiu waved his hand. "I can't stay long."

Then he looked over the two mu of Spirit Fields around them.

Once a spirit farmer broke through to Foundation Establishment Early Stage, he could receive a gifted mu of Grade-Two Spirit Field.

The mu on the left was planted with a great deal of Spirit Rice, along with some vegetables.

The mu on the right had Golden Crow Vine steaming around its perimeter, while Moonlight Grass curved like crescent moons grew within.

The crops on the left were common.

The ones on the right were rare.

This was practically the standard setup for every spirit farmer in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Of the two mu of Spirit Fields, one was for securing the basics, and the other was for making a fortune.

Xu Changqing blinked. "Senior Brother Chu, you came all the way to the Spirit Fields to find me. Is there something you need?"

Chu Qiu immediately said, "Of course I came to celebrate your Foundation Establishment—"

Before he could finish, Crane Seven behind him interrupted, "All along