Cultivation is just Chapter 24 Harvest

Li Shiming used his consciousness to harvest the Spirit Rice and recorded the data.

Currently, there are no conditions to optimize the Spirit Rice, but that doesn't an it can't be done in the future. Each seasonal harvest of Spirit Rice takes one month; recording data one more ti is equivalent to saving one month's ti.

The average number of tillers per plant is 60, and the comprehensive yield for a single-layer cultivation rack is 0.65KG per square ter.

After this season's planting, he obtained a total of 364 jin of Spirit Rice, almost two and a half shi.

Looking at the Spirit Rice, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

His consciousness enveloped the Spirit Rice, picking out the most plump and vigorous grains.

These grains would beco the seeds for the next season, continuing to produce more Spirit Rice for him.

He was even happier that such a yield, even if not improved, was enough for his own consumption, with a good surplus remaining.

Though there was an excess of Spirit Rice, it was not suitable for ordinary people to eat.

The Spiritual Energy contained in the Spirit Rice is considered mild for Qi Refining cultivators, but for ordinary people, it's a highly toxic substance.

Eating Spirit Rice would cause an ordinary person's body to burst, so he had no plans to share it with others.

To avoid the aroma of Spirit Rice spreading everywhere, even cooking with it was done within the confines of the machine room space.

He used one jin of Spirit Rice along with the spirit rainwater created by the Spring Breeze and Rain Skill to make a pot of spirit rice.

As soon as Li Shiming took the spirit rice out of the machine room space, an indescribable rice fragrance hit him, and the gentle Spiritual Energy dispersed with the steam.

He hastily ate his fill, fearing that the Spiritual Energy in the spirit rice would dissipate too much over ti.

Although he hadn't had his fill for nearly a month, he could only eat one-fourth of the spirit rice before he couldn't eat any more.

He had overestimated his capacity; one jin of Spirit Rice with water made a large pot of spirit rice. Along with the imdiate fullness it produced after eating, he realized the amount of Spirit Rice needed for each cooking.

His monthly need for Spirit Rice wouldn't exceed seven and a half jin, and that estimate was based on his appetite after nearly a month of hunger; he believed the actual amount would be even less.

In this way, he would have over 350 jin of Spirit Rice left every month.

"I'll save it for now, and see when I can sell so!" Li Shiming thought for a while but didn't stop planting Spirit Rice.

Spirit Rice was the only thing of value he could offer in trade with other cultivators.

Although he had no trading partners yet, it was necessary to prepare in advance.

The second season of Spirit Rice planting didn't require as much effort as the first, with complete planting data, he just needed to check on it regularly.

His consciousness entered the machine room space and opened a wooden box set aside in a small reserved space.

Inside the wooden box, two rows of fist-sized iron objects were cushioned with soft fabric, with five in each row.

These were the self-defense weapons Li Shiming had prepared. The first row contained white phosphorus grenades, which are highly destructive; when they co into contact with an object, they burn continuously until extinguished, so upon contacting a person's body, the flesh would be penetrated, then they'd reach the bone.

The second row contained thermite grenades, which had formidable power. An exploding thermite grenade does more than produce high temperatures and new substances.

A specially treated thermite grenade can release temperatures up to 3000℃, and its blinding light is enough to blind anyone unprepared.

At the sa ti, steel targets attacked by thermite grenades usually lted rapidly.

It was not difficult to understand, after all, a simple thermite reaction could lt pure iron, let alone thermite grenades.

These two types of bombs had imnse power, and they were the strongest life-saving weapons he could make with the materials at hand.

After studying the defensive power of the White Robe Magic Artifact, he lost interest in making firearms.

Ordinary firearms could not breach the defenses of White Robe Magic Artifacts, and more powerful firearms were not sothing he could produce in a short ti.

They were far less practical than white phosphorus grenades and thermite grenades, at least these bombs were the most likely to harm cultivators.

As for that small wooden sword, it wasn't sothing he could use at all; he had tried once and almost completely drained his body's Spiritual Energy.

The problem was that even if he drained all the Spiritual Energy in his body, he couldn't activate the wooden sword.

The wooden sword's demand for Spiritual Energy was like a bottomless pit, and it was not sothing he, at the Qi Refining Second Level, could control.

So even though he knew the wooden sword was stronger, it was less practical for him than a Longsword Magic Artifact.

Li Shiming sensed the Spiritual Energy conditions of the engine room space again, thought for a mont, and began operating the "Five Elents Qi Absorption Technique