Chapter 168: Chapter 127: Another Update? Three Matters
He rembered the last update only took three days, but this ti it had actually increased to six. Judging by the remaining ti, it must have been about 15 hours ago that the Wilderness Beans transaction was completed, eting the turnover threshold and triggering the system update.
"Six days... I’m going to lose one or two thousand Points in inco," Cheng Zongyang grumbled, but there was nothing he could do about it.
He then turned his attention to the box on the counter.
He opened it. Inside were thirty beans, each about half again as large as a soybean. Imdiately, a panel of information appeared.
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[Wilderness Beans (dium)]
Description: A special plant seed from Bird Rat Mountain in the Wilderness World.
Function: After a lifeform not native to the Wilderness World consus this bean, the target will fall into a coma for six hours and cannot be awakened. They will carry the aura of the wilderness and can freely enter and exit the Wilderness World. The effect wears off when the ti is up.
Quantity: 30
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Seeing that the description was basically unchanged from the previous small Wilderness Beans, Cheng Zongyang felt a bit resigned.
The only difference was the addition of three hours to the coma duration; everything else was the sa. But for him, just being able to buy them was enough. This was just an ergency item, not sothing he used regularly.
After putting the items away, Cheng Zongyang headed outside.
However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Ma San, Xu Yang, and a few others waiting for him.
Seeing Cheng Zongyang erge, Ma San and the others looked solemn. They greeted him with a cupped-fist salute, "Sir, you’ve returned."
Cheng Zongyang noticed their troubled expressions and asked, "What happened?"
"There are three things."
Ma San saluted again and said, "This afternoon, a creature the size of a full-grown water buffalo passed by. The aura it gave off was so powerful that none of us dared to make a move. Luo Zheng said that based on its aura, we couldn’t defeat it. Fortunately, it just drank so water from our pond and left without attacking us."
"Second, there’s been an unexpected breakthrough in the research on the Geomagnetic Stone. You could say it’s a success."
The appearance of an Exotic Beast wasn’t particularly surprising to Cheng Zongyang. But when he heard the second piece of news, his face lit up with joy. He didn’t even wait for the third point, asking, "Tell
the details of the second matter first."
The function of the Geomagnetic Stone was hugely important, so he was genuinely concerned about it.
"Yes, Sir. The discovery regarding the Geomagnetic Stone was an accident, and it’s also related to that creature..." Ma San slowly explained the situation in detail.
When Cheng Zongyang finished hearing the explanation, he smiled. "That was a happy accident."
It turned out that when the cat-like creature appeared, it had startled Ma San, who was studying the Geomagnetic Stone inside the enclosure. This caused the Geomagnetic Stone to fall onto a rock, chipping off so of its Stone Hide and exposing a good portion of its interior.
This not only multiplied the Geomagnetic Stone’s effect, but they also accidentally discovered that the test subjects—the snakes and rats—were fighting over the fallen pieces of Stone Hide. They later found that as long as the test subjects carried the Stone Hide, they were insulated from the Geomagnetic Stone’s influence.
After understanding the situation, Cheng Zongyang imdiately asked, "Where is the Stone Hide now?"
"I’ve collected all the pieces that fell off. They’re all in this Purse." Ma San imdiately handed a small, light Purse to Cheng Zongyang.
Cheng Zongyang took it, opened it, and looked inside. The contents looked no different from normal stone fragnts.
’Looks like this Stone Hide has so special components,’ Cheng Zongyang murmured to himself.
He then conducted a small experint.
Outside, holding the Geomagnetic Stone in one hand and the Purse in the other, he indeed felt none of the usual reaction.
Then he moved the Purse away from his body.
Instantly, a wave of dizziness even stronger than before washed over him, startling him so much that he quickly grabbed the Purse again.
The dizziness imdiately began to subside.
’Without the Stone Hide, the Geomagnetic Stone’s radiation has gotten even stronger! Damn it, I wonder if this thing causes cancer,’ he thought.
Only then did he realize that the purpose of the Stone Hide was to absorb or block the magnetic radiation!
Ma San chid in at the right mont, "Sir, that’s correct. I’ve run experints. The closer you are to the Geomagnetic Stone, the stronger the reaction. At the edge of its hundred-ter range, it’s just a slight discomfort.
However, I suspect that if all the Stone Hide were removed, any person or creature with low resistance in the central area would probably pass out on the spot."
Cheng Zongyang stared at the items in his hand, his eyes glinting.
’This is good stuff!’
’An excellent tool for protecting the territory.’
’But the question is, will long-term exposure to this thing cause cancer?’
"Have you tried to determine how much Stone Hide is needed to completely negate the effect?" Cheng Zongyang continued to ask.
Ma San nodded. "Yes. As long as you carry so Stone Hide, you can avoid the Geomagnetic Stone’s influence. The more you have, the better the effect. With less, the reaction is just not as strong."
"Hahaha, good!" Cheng Zongyang laughed. "I want you to remove all the Stone Hide from it, then run tests to determine what quantities produce different levels of reaction."
"Yes, I’ll rember that," Ma San said with a salute.
"You’ve done well. I’ll have so supplies sent over to your wife and son," Cheng Zongyang added as a tily reminder.
After returning last ti, he had only told Ma San that his wife was safe. He hadn’t revealed the tragedy that his wife had been killed by drifters and their house had been taken. It was better to give him sothing hopeful to hold onto for now.
When the ti was right, he could make up an excuse, saying that after his son got married and had children, he moved with his mother to live in another County Town.
"Thank you, Sir!!" Ma San exclaid happily.
"And the third matter?" Cheng Zongyang finally returned to the original topic.
This ti, it was Li Xingyun who spoke. "Sir, also this afternoon, we finished transplanting the seedlings for one mu of Wilderness Rice. At the normal rate, we should be able to harvest it in four months."
Hearing another piece of good news, Cheng Zongyang was pleased. "Excellent! It took about twenty days, but we’ve finally planted the seedlings. Li Xingyun, keep a close eye on it. Our future sustainability depends on this."
Li Xingyun possessed the Talent for intensive cultivation, which could increase grain yield by 20%.
This one-mu plot was cultivated with rotted-flesh soil and had a theoretical yield of 1,500 kilograms. With the bonus from Li Xingyun’s Talent, they would get an extra 300 kilograms.
That was 1,800 kilograms, enough seed to plant 1,800 mu of farmland!
"Yes, Sir!" Li Xingyun said with a salute.
Next was the matter of the creature.
According to Luo Zheng’s description, it resembled a leopard but wasn’t one, and it looked like a cat but wasn’t one. Its fur was a pale gray...
"ROAR!!"
Suddenly, a beast’s roar echoed from the mountain forest.
"Sir!!" Luo Zheng’s expression changed. "That’s the sound of that big one."
"How do you know?" Cheng Zongyang asked, puzzled.
"I heard it this afternoon, so I can recognize it," Luo Zheng said imdiately.
Cheng Zongyang paused for a mont, then rembered that Luo Zheng’s Talent was Animal Affinity. His ability to distinguish the sound was probably a function of his Talent.
"It’s in that direction." Luo Zheng pointed north.
Cheng Zongyang shook his head. "Ignore it. If the four of you combined don’t think you can win, there’s no need to provoke it."
Based on Luo Zheng’s description, he guessed it was a type of feline—a lynx!
If this thing weren’t an Exotic Beast, any single Soul Slave could have handled it. But even they felt they couldn’t win, and it was the size of a water buffalo besides. ’Best to stay away,’ he thought.
But even so, having such a powerful creature show up in his territory drastically reduced its security!
’Will I have to be on edge every ti I step outside from now on?’
’What if one day it cos here on a whim...’
At that thought, Cheng Zongyang’s eyes narrowed slightly.
’So, I’m supposed to tiptoe around my own damn territory?’ Cheng Zongyang muttered. ’There are four of them, plus , the Geomagnetic Stone, and various weapons made from Exotic Beast materials. As long as we coordinate well... what the hell is there to be afraid of?!’
He imdiately changed his mind. "Ma San, get the equipnt and poison we made last ti ready. We’ll go up and investigate tomorrow morning! Let’s see if we can get a chance to take it down! Better to deal with it now than have problems later. Also, work through the night to remove all the Stone Hide from the Geomagnetic Stone and fully unleash its effects."
"Yes, Sir!"
Hearing Cheng Zongyang’s orders, Ma San and the other three had no objections. After acknowledging the command, they imdiately went to the warehouse to prepare the special bows, arrows, and other weapons they had made previously.
They had used materials from the last Tiger King, Wolf King, Wild Boar King, and Spider King to craft a considerable amount of weaponry and defensive gear.
Although it wasn’t professionally made, it was still adequate for basic personal protection.
But the most crucial elent was the Geomagnetic Stone!
If the Geomagnetic Stone could affect the suspected lynx-like Exotic Beast, their chances of victory would be much greater.
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