Chapter 32 Planting of Weeds

Upon arriving at the canyon he hadn't visited in a long time, Fang Yun found, as expected, that it was already overgrown with weeds.

After all, without management for such a long period, even the small grid pattern he had previously made was helpless in this situation.

Feeling the uneasy emotions transmitted from these crops was like a sick child crying out to their parents.

It gave Fang Yun a headache.

He could only quickly put down his magic artifact long knife and start weeding with a hoe.

After several days, he finally cleared all the weeds.

Then, he used the Earth Power Skills to adjust the energy in the soil, concentrating it back into the grid pattern.

Next, he used the Spirit Rain Skill to supplement the nutrients for the herbs and the already grown soybean sprouts.

After the nourishment of the Spirit Rain Skill, these crops finally regained their vitality.

It's a pity, though, that because of the delay and the competition for nutrients from the weeds,

the rice seedlings that had been bred before hadn't grown at all.

Even those that had managed to grow a bit were no longer suitable for transplanting.

With no choice, Fang Yun had to clear out all the rice seedlings.

However, Fang Yun didn't continue breeding at this time.

Because he needed to carefully consider which crops he would primarily plant when expanding his cultivation area next.

After all, large-scale crop planting requires consideration of many factors.

Considering his situation, the traits he needed in his crops were at least easy management and a short growth cycle.

From these traits, rice obviously wasn't suitable for large-scale planting.

These crops require more meticulous farming, and any neglect could lead to a significant decrease in yield.

With a small quantity, Fang Yun could care for them, but once he expanded the scale, he couldn't provide the same level of care as he currently did for these 100 acres of rice.

As for those pirates, it was feasible to let them clear the land, but expecting them to carefully tend to the rice was impossible.

If he stubbornly planted rice, the yield would be easy to predict.

A sharp decrease in yield wasn't of great concern to Fang Yun, but he worried that alongside the reduced yield, the production of Life Essence Qi would also diminish dramatically, which was unacceptable to him.

Another factor was that on Spirit Water Island, apart from the regions close to Big River, there were not many paddy fields elsewhere,

which also limited rice cultivation.

Therefore, after calmly deliberating, Fang Yun excluded rice from his future planting plans.

Unless he could find a suitable place for the growth of rice in the future, only then would he reconsider.

The reason he chose this crop previously was because of the influence of the Spirit Rice planted in the mountains and the Fang Family members growing rice.

It was just a form of mental inertia.

After eliminating rice, which was unsuitable for large-scale cultivation,

Fang Yun looked at the soybeans next to him, which were also the crop most commonly grown by the Fang Family in dry fields.

However, compared to the rice along Big River, these soybeans were merely scattered plantings.

The Fang Family had never thought of using these soybeans to feed their family.

Besides these two crops, the Fang Family hadn't cultivated any other crops.

For example, corn, which was popular nationwide in his previous life, was unseen on this island.

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It's unclear whether this world has the seeds for corn.

In the absence of any surprise, Fang Yun felt that this might be the only option for crops to cultivate.

However, the realization that cultivating 100 acres of soybeans could only yield a little Life Essence Qi made Fang Yun feel it was quite a loss.

After all, so much time spent for such little return.

But there was no alternative; whether it was rice or soybeans, they were just ordinary mundane crops.

They simply couldn't compete with Spirit Rice, which absorbs spiritual energy.

Therefore, Fang Yun was eager to find a crop with a better cost-performance ratio to replace these soybeans.

Preferably a crop that grows faster and does not require meticulous care.

However, this seemed like nothing more than Fang Yun's own wishful thinking; not to mention this island, even in his past life, there weren't many crops easier to manage and with shorter growth periods than soybeans.

He shook his head, dismissing the unrealistic ideas from his mind.

He went back to the cave to continue restoring his mana.

He took a trip to the canyon and used two spells, which depleted several points of his mana value.

Without sufficient Life Essence Qi, mana indeed runs out too quickly.

As for the matters below the mountain, Fang Yun was not in a hurry; it seemed better to wait until his mana was restored.

For the next few days, Fang Yun was busy restoring mana while taking care of the crops on both sides.

One day, while Fang Yun was weeding in the spirit field,

He looked at the freshly sprouted weeds in his hand, and a sudden inspiration struck his mind.

To him, there truly was a plant in this world that offered even greater cost-performance than soybeans.

That was the very weeds before his eyes.

These weeds had a short growth cycle, were not picky about their environment, and required no management whatsoever; once planted, they could be left alone.

Is there any easier plant to manage in this world than these weeds?

The thing to consider was whether these weeds fell within the scope of effect of his Golden Finger.

Considering the Golden Finger's range indicated it worked on plants, it should work on these weeds.

Therefore, what remained to be seen was how much Life Essence Qi these weeds could provide him.

Regardless of the amount, this method of management was nonetheless convenient for him.

He could intersperse the planting of soybeans with these weeds in other areas.

That would also count as a harvest.

However, there was some consideration needed as to which type of weed to plant,

And collecting the seeds of the weeds might take some time.

Thus, Fang Yun went to the canyon in search of the suitable weeds.

Although there were also weeds in the spirit field, they were clearly nourished by spiritual energy, and seemed to produce more Life Essence Qi than ordinary weeds.

However, their environmental requirements were terrifingly high; after all, they would need spiritual energy to grow.

Therefore, Fang Yun never considered the weeds from the spirit field right from the start.

Once in the canyon, after observing with intent, Fang Yun realized the weeds of this world had many similarities with the weeds from his past life.

Among these, Fang Yun quickly identified some familiar weeds from his previous life that met his requirements.

These included Pampa Grass, Eleusine indica, Dallisgrass, and Portulaca oleracea among others.

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