Chapter 47: Large-Scale Soybean Planting

Afterward, Fang Yun returned to the canyon, waiting for the soybeans to mature while taking the opportunity to rest.

After all, he hadn't had a proper rest since breaking through to Qi Refinement Level 3.

A few days later, the previously planted soybeans entered their growth phase.

Fang Yun cast several Growth Techniques in succession, allowing the soybeans to directly enter their mature phase.

After resting for another ten days, the soybeans were finally fully mature.

Then came the harvesting process; after reaping several points of life energy, Fang Yun's seed reserve work came to a temporary halt.

Calculating the numbers, including the previously stored soybeans, Fang Yun had over two hundred thousand pounds of soybeans in his possession.

Typically, the planting density for soybeans requires about three to five pounds of seeds per acre.

This quantity of soybeans was enough for him to plant several tens of thousands of acres.

Plus, with the previously harvested weed seeds, the life energy harvested later would also be quite considerable.

Most importantly, this would allow him to try providing the seeds while having others help with the planting to see if it aligned with the effect of his special ability and whether he could gain life energy from it.

If it didn't work, then all his efforts during this time would have been in vain.

In that case, the seed reserves wouldn't need to be pursued further.

However, considering such a large quantity of seeds, Fang Yun realized that moving them all down the mountain was impossible, even with his Qi Refinement Level 3 cultivation.

Looking at the environment in the canyon and thinking it over, Fang Yun ultimately decided to have members of the Fang family or those pirates come help with the transport.

Given his Qi Refinement Level 3 cultivation, he didn't feel the need to keep the canyon so secretive.

The main reason was that this canyon didn't harbor many secrets.

It was merely a place for him to cultivate ordinary crops.

Even if others found out, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Perhaps this was the confidence that came with his progress in strength.

Having made up his mind, Fang Yun left the canyon and headed down the mountain.

He met with Fang Lin and the others once again.

"Elder, I have stored some soybean seeds and some weed seeds in the northern mountains.

I plan to plant them in the newly expanded fields.

However, there are quite a few, and I can't move them myself, so I need you to arrange for some people to help me bring them out!"

Fang Lin nodded, "Don't worry, clan leader. I'll arrange for people to move those seeds out right away!

But now that we've cleared tens of thousands of acres of land, are we really going to plant all soybeans?

If we plant too many soybeans, our group won't be able to consume them all!"

Fang Yun glanced at him, "I only have a few hundred thousand pounds of soybean seeds stored, which can only plant about sixty thousand acres.

The remaining land will be used for planting weeds, and after my seeds mature, we can gradually cultivate the rest!

As for the issue of excess soybeans, if our clan can't consume them, we'll find a way to sell them!

After all, we don't have other crop seeds to plant in those water-scarce areas!"

Hearing that they would not only plant soybeans but also weeds in other areas, Fang Lin couldn't help but feel a bit distressed.

He mainly felt that it was a waste to plant such things in the land they had worked hard to clear.

"Clan leader, while we may not have other seeds in our clan, there should be some on the outside islands.

Why don't we trade for some seeds, plant a portion first, and then gradually expand? That would be better than just planting soybeans or weeds everywhere!"

Fang Yun seriously considered Fang Lin's suggestion. It was indeed possible to plant other crops in these areas.

However, doing so would require him to cultivate several varieties of common crop seeds.

That would be too much trouble for him.

Moreover, the main concern was that Fang Yun was still unsure if the crops produced from these seeds would fall within the purview of his golden finger.

If they didn't, he didn't plan to plant the current seeds, let alone others.

Thus, Fang Yun ultimately shook his head, "Elder, let's stick to the current plan and plant those soybeans and weeds.

Planting other crops would be too troublesome, so we won't do that."

Fang Lin opened his mouth, but since Fang Yun had made a decision, he, as the clan elder, could not oppose it.

Moreover, Fang Zhou beside him had already tugged at his sleeve multiple times.

For them as mortals, discussing these matters was already a bit excessive.

Fortunately, Fang Yun had a relatively good temper; otherwise, if he had the temperament of past cultivators, Fang Lin's rebuttal would likely have resulted in punishment.

Having made a decision, Fang Lin immediately arranged for thousands of strong clan members to come to the foot of the mountain.

Fang Yun led these thousands of people around the mountain where he lived and directly reached the ridge behind it.

Although this would take a longer route, the place where Fang Yun lived was quite sacred to the Fang family.

Even the clan elders couldn't linger on this peak for too long.

Let alone ordinary clan members.

So they could only go around the mountain to reach the ridge behind it.

Upon reaching the upper side of the canyon, Fang Yun opened a simple path down the canyon and led these people into it.

Each of these thousands of individuals had a certain martial arts foundation, easily lifting hundreds of pounds of soybean seeds.

In just one trip, they moved all the seeds to the foot of the mountain.

After the seeds were moved out, all that was left was to plant them.

The next day, Fang Yun went to the eastern side of the island.

The terrain here was relatively flat, but due to lack of cultivation in the past, it had always been overgrown with weeds and jungles.

After months of clearing, nearly two hundred thousand acres of land on the eastern side of the island had been cultivated.

Fang Yun looked at the endless fields before him, filled with emotions.

This terrain was actually the most suitable for mechanized farming.

If mechanization were employed, it wouldn't take long for the two hundred thousand acres to be fully planted.

Unfortunately, this was a world of cultivation, and it was a mundane island lacking in cultivation power.

To grow crops, they could only rely on pure human labor.

At this moment, thousands of pirates and nearly ten thousand members of the Fang family had gathered on this land.

Following the clan elder's instructions, they began planting the soybean seeds provided by Fang Yun.