The Extraordinary Dragon Vein Mushroom, a Land of Dragon Ascendancy! (Continued)
"Give it a try."
"If all else fails, just like Barton suggested, go and fetch some water from the Blackwater River and rebuild a pond."
With that in mind, he pushed his wheelchair toward the eastern district of his territory.
Soon, we stepped onto the steps and entered the vast Lotus Pond.
Ripples spread across the clear pool water, reflecting the golden sky on the calm surface, creating a sacred and serene scene.
Shen Xing opened his backpack and took out the black water tank.
"Clang!"
The heavy water vat landed on the white stone floor with a dull thud, looking quite substantial.
Next, Shen Xing lifted the lid of the water tank and used his mental power to capture a Soul Crystal Bream, which slowly floated to the surface.
The sea bream initially struggled in the air for a few moments.
But after seeing the brilliant golden light in the sky, they quickly quieted down.
Soulfish love light; the stronger and more sacred the light, the happier they are.
"Thump..."
With a soft splash, the Soul Crystal Bream fell into the Lotus Pond.
Shen Xing stared intently, observing its reaction.
At first, the Soul Crystal Bream lingered in the water, seemingly still somewhat unaccustomed to the new aquatic environment.
But soon, it sensed the magic of the pond; the cool lake water carried a special vitality that brought it joy.
The fish gently swayed its tail and began to swim slowly in the water.
"It's in pretty good condition. This Lotus Pond is indeed very versatile; it can grow almost anything."
Shen Xing was satisfied.
Then, they captured the 'Soul Crystal Bream' one by one and placed them into the Lotus Pond.
"Thump... Thump..."
The sound of water breaking continued as the Soul Crystal Bream swam in the Lotus Pond.
Even the blood-red Blood Crystal Bream King was released by Shen Xing.
They lingered in the new waters for a short while, quickly adapted, and gathered together.
Then, led by the king fish, the school of fish swam toward the center of the Lotus Pond.
They would occasionally surface to glance at the golden light in the sky, then dive back into the water.
Ripples spread across the calm lake surface, creating a scene of poetic beauty.
"The Lotus Pond used to be a barren wasteland, with nothing but the lotus platform in the center. Now, it has a lot more life in it."
"Next, we need to work hard to collect Soul Stone, and then we can use Time Acceleration to mass-produce Soul Crystal."
Shen Xing clapped his hands, then began to check the other rewards.
Next up are the fungal strains and mushrooms.
He did the statistics as usual.
All the bacterial blocks added together are:
Black Soil Mushroom Spawn (Green) * 1843 pieces
412 blue Nest Cup Mushroom Spawn
Oil-Cap Termite Mushroom Spawn (blue) * 323 pieces
White-Fleshed Helmet Mushroom Spawn (purple) * 117 pieces
These are all seeds that can be planted, and they are very precious.
Then there were the mushrooms that had been dug up.
After removing the green and blue quality mushrooms, what remains are:
White-Fleshed Helmet Mushroom (Purple) * 76
Silver Coin Mushroom (Purple) * 152
Gold Coin Mushroom (Gold) *5
Beast Strength Mushroom (Gold) *4
Dragon Vein Mushroom (Orange) *1
After counting all the mushrooms and mushroom blocks, Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction.
Then he secretly analyzed:
"If all those mushroom blocks were spread out, they could create a mushroom farm of about 2,800 square meters."
"With the accelerated growth thanks to the Rain God's Blessing, it's equivalent to producing 28,000 kilograms of food per week, and that's a conservative estimate."
"In fact, I estimate that we can produce a batch every 5 days."
"Over a month, that's 208,000 kilograms of food, more than enough to hatch one Shadow Dragon every day."
"Furthermore, I'll find someone with Planting Mastery to cultivate the 'mushroom blocks' myself."
"This would allow us to expand the scale of mushroom farms and further increase grain production."
Shen Xing quickly did the calculations and was very satisfied with the number.
They immediately prepared to send people to spread the inoculum.
However, according to the guides on the forum, growing mushrooms is not an easy task.
It requires a damp, dark environment, and a nutrient-rich substrate needs to be built.
Currently, there are no planting experts in Shen Xing's territory, and they have no experience in growing mushrooms.
However, he had previously seen a blueprint on the forum called a "Mushroom Cultivation Room".
It comes with its own mushroom bed, temperature control, and light regulation, perfectly solving all problems.
Most importantly, it's built underground, like a basement, so it doesn't take up any surface space.
It can be said to be very practical.
Shen Xing immediately contacted Ding Han, asking him to find a way to get him a blueprint for a [Mushroom Cultivation Room], the sooner the better.
Ding Han replied that this type of blueprint is quite Rare and requires around 800,000 contribution points.
Shen Xing was secretly astonished when he heard the price.
After all, the 'Mushroom Cultivation Room' is only a blue-quality blueprint, but it's almost as expensive as a gold-quality blueprint.
That's quite normal, though.
As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable.
Sometimes, the value of an item is determined not only by its quality, but also by its scarcity and market demand.
Lord Shen made a small fortune this time and immediately decided to exchange two Tier Three advancement materials for a mushroom house blueprint.
After dealing with these mushroom blocks, the next step is the mushrooms.
"These 'White-Fleshed Helmet Mushroom' will be given to Nimue later, so she can process them and mix them with the Finger Worm feed."
"As for these Silver Coin Mushroom and Gold Coin Mushroom, they don't resemble fungi at all; they're more like a special kind of plant. Their mycelium Take Root in the ground and absorbs nearby metals."
"So all I have to do is plant them in my territory, and they'll regularly give me tons of gold coins."
After Shen Xing finished his analysis, he began to take action.
He first went to the food processing plant, took out the large pile of [Black Soil Mushroom], [Oil-Cap Termite Mushroom], and [White-Fleshed Helmet Mushroom], and piled them in the corner of the storage area.
In an instant, the area was covered with various mushrooms, forming several small hills.
Seeing so many mushrooms, Nimue clapped her hands excitedly. "Wow! So many mushrooms, and even 'Oil-Cap Termite Mushroom' for seasoning! This is amazing!"
"Now I can make even more delicious food, and I can even make Kodo Beast excrement taste as good as cake."
"Huh?" Shen Xing turned his head sharply. "What did you just say? What kind of cake?"
"Ah... no... it's nothing..." Nimue said somewhat guiltily, "I was just using an example..."
"Yeah?"
"Yes." Nimue nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Shen Xing gave her a strange look, but didn't press further, though he kept a watchful Mind's Eye.
I absolutely will not eat any cakes she makes from now on.
Then he left the food processing plant and called Monday over.
They were instructed to plant all one hundred-plus Gold Coin Mushroom and Silver Coin Mushroom.
Although we don't know how abundant the metal resources are near our territory, let's plant them first.
Of course, before planting them, Shen Xing also picked off the gold and silver coins from the mushrooms.
Total earned:
[Kingdom Gold Coin] * 82
[Kingdom Silver Coin] * 162,374 pieces
"The two types of mushrooms together contributed nearly 1 million silver coins, enough to buy roughly two Epic equipment pieces."
"And most importantly, I found this money on the street, how wonderful!"
Lord Shen thought to himself with a smile.
After processing all of these, only the last two types of the most precious mushrooms remain.
There are 4 Beast Strength Mushroom and 1 Dragon Vein Mushroom.
"These four Beast Strength Mushroom... are extremely valuable."
"Not only can it awaken the 'Beast Strength Instinct' talent in orcs, permanently increasing their strength, but it can also be cultivated into a strain for mass production."
"However, the latter requires 'Master Rank Planting Mastery,' which is still too early to discuss."
Shen Xing decided to eat all three Beast Strength Mushroom and keep one to cultivate into a spawn later.
Thinking of this, he took out the 'communication crystal' and said in a deep voice:
"Hellscream, Da Hou, Gorehowl, come find me in the center of the territory."
Da Hou and Gorehowl immediately came from the other end of the crystal.
"Here we are, boss!"