Chapter 114

"We have a lot of Star Berry available for trade, as well as vegetable leaves and other things. What do you want?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Tata Fish all Star Berry out in unison, "Crunch!"

All the creatures that interact with Xie Juanhan's family love Star Berry.

From Peryton to Tata Fish, from Pixie to great Demon Wolf.

Taking advantage of the warm weather and their relatively free time, Xie Juanhan simply found the collected fruit pits, cleaned them, and then cultivated the seeds into seedlings.

Star Berry is a perennial plant, and planting it in summer and autumn are both good choices.

That way, they will have about six months to grow and thrive, allowing them to survive the harsh winter.

The Goblin were hired to help them brew another batch of fertilizer.

Unfortunately, without the Elemental Crystal, the quality of this batch of fertilizer is very average, only slightly better than fertilizers available on the market.

As a level 2 magical plant, Star Berry actually doesn't have enough fertilizer with this amount.

Xie Juanhan discussed earnestly with the Goblin: "Can Demonic Core really not be used as fertilizer?"

The Goblin hesitated, squeaking.

Xie Juanhan: "If the Demonic Core are too hard, how about grinding them into powder? I can grind them into powder."

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

"Impurities?" Xie Juanhan pondered. "The impurities inside the Demonic Core are completely combined with the Magic Power, making them impossible to separate even in powder form?"

The Goblin nodded, indicating that only a few mages could extract a Demonic Core liquid that was close to the magical elements through repeated replacement of potions.

That method requires many steps and wastes a lot of magical materials.

Not worth it.

Xie Juanhan: "If Demonic Core can't be used as fertilizer, how about Star Berry? Star Berry have plenty of Magic Power."

Before the Goblin could even speak, Harper and the others were stunned. "Chirp?!"

Xie Juanhan turned and touched them. "Fertilizer is necessary. We don't have any other fertilizers that can increase yield. We can try Star Berry. If that doesn't work, we'll use something else."

Xie Juanhan, at least, comes from a world with highly developed agriculture and possesses basic planting knowledge.

Fertilizer is definitely a crucial part of agriculture.

They had previously used humus fertilizer, silt fertilizer, and fermented manure.

Those fertilizers are fine for growing ordinary crops, but they're definitely not good enough for growing magical plants.

Without fertilizer, relying solely on the magical plants' own accumulation of magical elements, their flowering and fruiting process will be very slow, and the yield will be very low.

Star Berry appear to be highly productive, mainly because when these plants are discovered, they have already entered their fruiting cycle.

After being transplanted, they continued to produce high yields, even doubling their output, because they used elemental fertilizers.

If the fertilizer supply is insufficient later, the quality and quantity of their fruit may not be able to keep up.

Harper and the others didn't understand; they were just very reluctant to Star Berry.

Those are Star Berry that they painstakingly cultivated over half a year.

"Waaah." Harper and the others were heartbroken.

Habu even clung to Xie Juanhan's leg with its paws, looking at him pitifully. "Chirp?"

Xie Juanhan coaxed the little ones, "Just pick some Star Berry to try, we won't use them all."

Telingewei sided with Xie Juanhan: "You planted the berries, so you get to decide what happens to them."

Instead of Xie Juanhan, Haxi and the others angrily chirped at Telingewei, "Chirp!"

They help chase away insects and Demon Bird every day and guard the berries; they deserve credit for that too!

Telingewei, unusually, squatted down to discuss with them. "Without fertilizer, we might not see many berries in the future, and there won't be any berry jam, berry wine, or berry preserves."

The Companion Beast chirped listlessly.

That day, Telingewei returned from hunting first.

He was preparing ingredients in the kitchen.

Harper and the others were returning from outside. As soon as they saw him, they ran towards him from afar, ran straight into the kitchen, rushed to his feet, and obediently sat down.

"What is this for?" Telingewei asked.

"Squeak." Harper took the lead and spat out a round object at his feet.

The other Companion Beast also spat out the round objects.

Telingewei looked closely. "Demonic Core? Or a level two Demonic Core?"

Harper gently nudged the round Demonic Core with her paw.

Telingewei looked at the dirt stains on the Demonic Core: "Your secret stash of money? Is this what you're going to do with?"

Harper: "Chirp, chirp."

After chirping for a while, afraid he couldn't explain himself clearly, Harper simply stood up, bumped his head against Telingewei's shin, and then patted him with his paw pads.

He gestured for him to quickly press his forehead against the paper to access the memory.

In the past, when Telingewei wanted to access memories, he would forcibly grab his Companion Beast.

The Companion Beast are always reluctant to participate.

This was the first time they had been so proactive.

Telingewei didn't stand on ceremony and took the initiative to grab Harper and press his forehead against it.

Soon, Telingewei figured out what they were thinking, "You don't want to use the Star Berry as fertilizer, you think it's a waste?"

"Chirp." Harper looked at Telingewei, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"Chirp chirp." The other Companion Beast also looked at Telingewei and chirped softly a few times.

Telingewei told Xie Juanhan about this.

Xie Juanhan in surprise, "The little ones are reluctant to part with them?"

Telingewei nodded. "They're showing they've developed a bond with the Star Berry and don't want to see Star Berry turned into fertilizer."

Xie Juanhan had never expected his Companion Beast to think this way.

For adult dragons, refining planting techniques, planning planting processes, and ensuring planting quality are just part of the job.

The Companion Beast, however, could not bear to watch the Star Berry they had grown turn into fertilizer.

Even if it's turned into fertilizer and reintroduced into the planting chain, it's still not good.

"Chirp chirp." Harper and the others squatted down nearby and chirped softly.

-It took them so long to grow into such delicious berries, chirp!

Xie Juanhan squatted down, looking directly at the Companion Beast.

Logically, he could argue that the Star Berry, once converted into fertilizer, would benefit the mother plant, and that the plant's growth is equally important.

But the Companion Beast have a different perspective.

They felt a childlike tenderness for the berries that had finally ripened.

Xie Juanhan was speechless for a moment, then gently touched his Companion Beast and agreed, "Alright, we won't use Star Berry as fertilizer anymore. Let's think of another way."

==========Author's Note:=========

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 114 [VIP]

In the lush farmland.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei used rakes to gather all the weeds, withered leaves, and poor-quality fruit from the field and put them into their baskets.

Moli and the others also pawed at the debris, trying to help gather it up.

Seeing that the basket on Xie Juanhan's back was getting fuller and fuller, he said, "I'll go check over by the pond. You guys keep collecting."

"Aww!"

Xie Juanhan looked at Telingewei: "Are you here to help?"

Telingewei had intended to follow, but stopped upon hearing this. "Call me when you've collected everything over at the pond, and I'll go fetch it."

Xie Juanhan waved his hand. "Understood."

Since the furry creatures were reluctant to use the Star Berry for compost, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei collected debris from the farmland and aquatic plants and fish manure from the pond and sent them to the Goblin to be brewed into fertilizer.

The Magic Power of these field scraps is relatively weak, and their composting effect is average, but they are still better than ordinary fertilizers.

Xie Juanhan, adhering to the principle that even the smallest mosquito is still meat, didn't let a single one go.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei are both trying to find ways to compost.

They also tried composting with Demonic Beast meat.

The Goblin were troubled, explaining that the meat contained too many impurities and would kill the plants if used in farmland.

Xie Juanhan had no choice but to give up regretfully.

Summer is the peak season for plant growth.

Xie Juanhan became very busy, as they had to manage farmland and seashores, as well as go out hunting and gathering.

That day, Xie Juanhan returned home early, which was unusual for him.

He put the basket he was carrying into the kitchen, which was empty. Telingewei was not there, nor were the furry creatures.

He didn't pay much attention, first making a large pot of drink with the jam the Water Demon had just brought over, then baking a big cake to prepare dinner.

In the summer, the Water Demon reopened their lakeside restaurant and sent them a letter inviting them to dine there.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were too busy, so they just gave the little guys a few gold coins and let them play on their own.

The food made by the Water Demon was indeed unique.

Xie Juanhan didn't have time to eat, but he exchanged a lot of ingredients with the Water Demon.

For example, jams, fruit wines, and candied fruits can be used right now.

Xie Juanhan sandwiched the newly baked cake with jam made by the Water Demon and spread whipped cream on top.

The cake smells delicious.

When you taste it later, besides the smooth and delicate cake, you should also be able to taste slightly chewy, concentrated fruit jam chunks.

Enjoying cake with a refreshing, icy, and perfectly balanced sweet and sour fruit jam drink would make for a wonderful dinner.

A rich, sweet aroma wafted from Xie Juanhan's little house.

With Demon Wolf as sharp a sense of smell as Moli, he should have already smelled the fragrance and brought his companions back.

It was almost time for Telingewei to go home.

But there wasn't a single living creature around.

Xie Juanhan called out from the corridor:

"Telingewei?"

"Moli?"

Harper?

Xie Juanhan searched around the house and felt something was off.

We simply couldn't find Telingewei and the others.

He simply closed the kitchen door and planned to go out and look for it.