Emerald Immortal Mushroom
"Buzz~"
The totem pole, which had just been stabilized, trembled slightly, and the mysterious runes on its surface seemed to come alive, moving across the stone pillar and becoming even more intricate.
After a short while, the changes gradually stopped. The stone of the totem pole changed from ordinary bluestone to white marble. The originally dark red, dried blood seemed to be brought to life, slowly swimming and wriggling on the surface of the stone pole like a living thing.
Lin Xu opened the attribute panel and glanced at it. The bonus range had increased from a radius of 10 li to 15 li, the growth speed bonus had increased from 50% to 100%, and the vitality bonus had increased from 5% to 10%.
"Unfortunately, it ends here." He looked at the "Upgrade conditions not met" message displayed on the data panel, closed the panel with regret, and gazed at the newly transformed territory beneath the clouds. "The further development of this territory will require the intervention of professionals."
In his view, the orcs used resources in a very simple and crude way. For example, the most important pasture in animal husbandry was used very inefficiently, with cattle and sheep left to graze on the spot.
If the animals can cut and store this grass, and ferment it as silage, the utilization efficiency of the grassland will be higher, and more cattle and sheep can be raised per unit space.
However, to do these things, you need professional personnel.
"Leave it to me." Elder Jiang nodded. "Such talents are not uncommon in reality."
The development of a territory requires all kinds of talents, some of whom cannot be found in the Spirit Realm but can be easily found in reality.
Besides the totem pole, the golden treasure chest also contained a palm-sized jade box. Upon opening it, one found a small, oval-shaped brown seed with a faint, clear light shimmering on its surface.
Item: Emerald Immortal Mushroom Grade: Cyan Rarity Type: Spirit Herb Effect: A pasture grass that grows in Spiritual Qi environment, with a huge yield. It can be used to feed spirit animals, increasing animal growth speed by 20% and improving meat quality. Description: The leaves have a slightly shimmering emerald glow, and the caps are spread out like umbrellas, emitting a refreshing herbal scent. "It's actually a graded pasture grass?" Lin Xu's eyes lit up.
The most important thing in animal husbandry is good pasture, followed by the breed of cattle and sheep.
Without hesitation, he conjured up the spirit herb seeds and scattered them on the ground, where they fell into the earth with the fluctuations of his magical power.
Stimulated by the Spiritual Qi energy, the seeds of the spiritual herb began to take root and sprout within seconds, growing at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.
"Sure enough, the Emerald Immortal Mushroom grows much faster than ordinary pasture grass!" Lin Xu was delighted. He didn't wait for the pasture grass to grow slowly, but directly used the Source Fire to accelerate its growth.
With just a single Source Fire, thousands of spiritual herbs quickly took root, sprouted, and broke through the soil.
The ground was covered with withered grass, and among the dry blades of grass, clusters of plants emitting a faint bluish light looked like tiny green mushroom caps.
The Source Fire accelerated its growth, and within a few breaths, these thousands of clusters of immortal mushrooms spread out, forming a green carpet of more than ten square meters.
The acceleration of the Source Fire did not stop; soon, tiny pink petals bloomed, only to wither in an instant, giving rise to tiny seeds.
The wind blows across the meadow, and mature grass seeds drift down, take root, and spread across the ground.
Above the clouds, Mother Lin watched as large patches of withered grass turned yellow amidst the green fields of the grassland, while swathes of Emerald Immortal Mushroom took root and spread rapidly.
In just a few minutes, the ground was covered with patches of faint, clear light, resembling a green carpet painted with fluorescent glow under the dim sky.
"So beautiful~" Jiang Wanqing murmured to herself, her beautiful eyes fixed on the emerald green duckweed, almost unable to look away.
Regardless of its actual effects, the appearance of this Emerald Immortal Mushroom alone puts it miles ahead of ordinary pasture grass!
Old Master Jiang was stunned by what he saw, but he quickly came to his senses and calmly watched as the grassland began to be renovated on a large scale.
He had previously noted that the native pasture in the orc territory was not bad; it was a high-yielding alfalfa variety. Although it couldn't compare to the super grass cultivated with modern technology, it was still a relatively excellent pasture variety.
However, once the Emerald Immortal Mushroom appeared, this once excellent pasture instantly turned into roadside weeds!
After scrutinizing it for more than ten minutes, a look of surprise appeared on his face. "A-Xu, this hay... is it very nutritious?"
While manipulating magic to scatter the seeds to a more distant area, Lin Xu used Source Fire to accelerate the growth of the Emerald Immortal Mushroom. Upon hearing this, he replied without hesitation, "Hmm~ I've roughly calculated that the nutritional content of the immortal mushrooms is more than 10 times higher than that of ordinary pasture grass, and they also contain abundant Spiritual Qi. Long-term consumption can improve the quality of livestock."
An adult cow eats about 60 jin (30 kg), and the Emerald Immortal Mushroom can completely replace grass and concentrated feed. It only needs to graze on 6 jin (3 kg) of mushrooms.
One jin (500 grams) is enough to last a day.
"This one feature alone will increase the carrying capacity of cattle and sheep on this territory by 10 times!" Jiang Pu exclaimed as he looked at the vast, newly renovated pasture.
This illustrates the importance of basic resources. The Emerald Immortal Mushroom is a spiritual herb used to raise spirit animals, and using it to feed ordinary cattle and sheep is simply a game-changer.
Of course, in Lin Xu's view, the most important thing is the Spirit Vein. After seeing the situation in the orc territory, he realized that Spirit Vein are not universal. Ordinary areas without Spirit Vein are the norm in the Spirit Realm.
His ability to travel to Xuanwei Monastery and find Azure Cloud Mountain at the very beginning was due to his luck, but it's not certain that other adventurers in the Spirit Realm will encounter the same thing.
More than half an hour later, Lin Xu finally stopped.
At this moment, the orc territory was filled with a soft glow of fireflies, illuminating vast fields and turning them into a carpet radiating a bluish light.
Herds of cattle and sheep roamed contentedly across the green fields, leisurely grazing on the fine grass.
Lin Xu scanned the ranch territory. According to the data panel, this territory could currently recruit 15 cows and 30 [unclear - possibly referring to animals] per month.
A sheep.
He looked at the data and rubbed his temples. "The cattle farm and sheep farm need upgrading."
With a thought, hundreds of points of Source Fire were consumed, and in the distant grassland, the cattle farm and sheep farm, which were originally enclosed by simple wooden fences, simultaneously emitted a faint light.
The building's silhouette subtly extends, with blue brick fences rising from the ground, and covered cattle sheds, feeding troughs, and manure and sewage pools taking shape in succession.
In the center of the farm, the grassland quietly sank, and a fountain gushed out, forming a pool of water that flowed naturally along the shallow irrigation ditches on the grassland to the entire farm.
The upgraded farm doubled its output, so Lin Xu had to stop. "Let's upgrade to this point for now; we won't have enough Source Fire for further upgrades."
Upgrading all 30 farms to level 3 would require several thousand units of Source Fire, which wouldn't be enough even if the territory's reserves were depleted.
After the upgrade, this territory can recruit 30 cows and 60 sheep each month. Currently, there are about 1,000 cows and tens of thousands of sheep on this ranch territory.
"Source Fire is truly a miracle; it can do anything." Elder Jiang couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the transformed farm.
Jiang Wanqing looked at the ranch curiously. "How many newborn calves do the cattle and sheep in this ranch produce each month?"