My Daily Life of Farming in the World of Cultivation

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Partial Failure of Crop Cultivation
 

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Because there were so many people, the planting of soybeans was completed in just a few days.

The planting of the remaining weed seeds was much simpler, as it only required scattering them on other lands without much technical skill.

Moreover, because these lands had not been cultivated for many years, the soil fertility was quite good.

During the first planting, there was no need to add extra fertilizer.

This provided some convenience for the first planting.

Next was waiting for the seeds to sprout, and only then would they know whether these seeds could be recognized by the Golden Finger.

In the past few days, Fang Yun simply did not return to the mountain, since there were no other crops planted up there. It was better to wait down the mountain.

He could only feel at ease to return once he confirmed whether these seeds sprouted within the influence range of the Golden Finger.

A few days later, Fang Yun, who was staying in the town, received a report from his subordinates.

They told him that the planted weed seeds had already started to sprout.

Upon receiving the news, Fang Yun immediately went to the eastern location.

He found that the land previously scattered with weed seeds had indeed grown some delicate sprouts and leaves.

However, even as Fang Yun walked up to this piece of land, he did not sense the kind of emotions that weeds would convey to him.

*This left him feeling disheartened.*

He took a deep breath and then opened the panel.

Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Level Three

Mana: 60

Life Essence Qi: 240

Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 55%), Spirit Rain Skill (Skilled 59%), Growth Skills (Beginner 99%), Gold Qi Skill (Beginner 2%)

Plant Control: Vines (5)

Skipping over the values on the panel, Fang Yun looked at the plant control section displayed on the panel.

He found that it only displayed five vines.

There was no indication of controlling weeds.

This meant that the weeds in front of him were not within the control range of his Golden Finger.

So naturally, there would be no harvest of Life Essence Qi.

*This was indeed a heavy blow to Fang Yun.*

He glanced at the weeds in front of him, then at the land beside him where the soybeans had not yet sprouted.

He let out a slow breath.

*Even though he couldn’t accept this fact internally, he had no way to change it.*

*It seemed that the range of the Golden Finger’s function might be limited to the plants he personally planted.*

*If that was the case, obtaining a large amount of Life Essence Qi in the future wouldn’t be so easy.*

“Clan Leader, why do you look so upset?

Did something happen?”

Among the Innate Martial Artists following Fang Yun, Fang Lin was the first to notice Fang Yun’s unusual expression.

So he quickly asked.

Fang Yun turned around and glanced at him, then swept his eyes over Fang Zhou and the other pirate leaders.

In the end, he shook his head and said nothing.

*These matters ultimately related to his Golden Finger, so Fang Yun naturally couldn’t reveal them.*

He waved his hand, not letting the crowd follow him.

Fang Yun, feeling downcast, walked into the land where the weeds were planted.

Just as he reached the center, he suddenly sensed a faint emotional fluctuation.

*This surprised Fang Yun, who was feeling low.*

He looked down and around, searching for where the emotions were being transmitted from.

It was then that he discovered it was the weeds on the ground that were conveying emotions to him.

This instantly lifted Fang Yun’s spirits, and he squatted down, gently touching the newly grown weeds with his hand.

He concentrated on sensing the emotions transmitted by the weeds.

After a while, he confirmed that these weeds did transmit some emotions.

But compared to the weeds he had planted in the canyon, the emotions they conveyed were quite weak.

Only because he had walked into the middle of this land did the weeds all around transmit emotions, allowing him to sense this faint fluctuation.

If these weeds did have emotional fluctuations, it meant they were still within the range of his Golden Finger.

Then why was the emotional fluctuation so weak, and why did it not show up on the panel?

Fang Yun stood up, stroked his chin, and pondered the reason behind this phenomenon.

He contemplated the differences and similarities between these weeds and those he had planted in the canyon.

The similarity was that the seeds for these weeds were all provided by him.

The difference was that, while the weeds in the canyon were planted entirely by himself, the weeds on this land were planted by others, except for the seeds.

*Could it be that this difference led to such a result?*

*How did his Golden Finger recognize which planting actions were done by him and which by others?*

*Could there be an intelligent life inside his Golden Finger monitoring everything?*

*Or was it through some causal relationship that determined whether these planting actions were his own?*

Fang Yun stared at the panel that had reappeared, pondering which of these possibilities was more likely.

After thinking for a while, he realized that with his current capabilities, he couldn’t confirm the reason at all.

Regardless of the reason, Fang Yun was now able to determine that the more involved he was in the planting process, the more he could sense the emotions of the crops.

Of course, besides this aspect, it was also significantly related to the quality of the crops.

If he took the strength of emotional perception as the criterion, did it mean that for this batch of crops, his harvest of Life Essence Qi would be far below his expectations?

If that was the case, to be honest, Fang Yun saw no great necessity to invest much effort into planting these ordinary crops.

After all, the process of cultivating those crops to harvest seeds was quite troublesome and wasted a lot of time.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun looked at the land beneath his feet and then at the nearby land where soybeans were planted.

He decided to wait and see whether there would be any changes after the soybeans sprouted.

So, he led two clan elders and five pirate leaders back into the town.

A few more days passed, and Fang Yun once again returned to the eastern fields.

By this time, the soybeans had already started to sprout, and the weeds from before had also grown quite tall.

This time, when Fang Yun stood at the edge of the field, he could already sense the emotions of these crops with relative clarity.

Noticing this, Fang Yun felt a bit of relief.

*Initially, when he found that he couldn’t sense the emotions of the weeds and there was no display on the panel, Fang Yun had little hope for these crops.*

But now, it seemed there was a bit of hope again.

*This didn’t allow Fang Yun to place too much expectation on these crops.*

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