Chapter 9: Free Checkup And Gifts Too!
On the way back to the Spirit Plant Garden, Ge Bai called Liu Hao.
The two of them had just arrived at the Black Card Fruit Seedling nursery.
Liu Hao complained to her, saying Wu Da Mi was stubbornly obstinate.
He kept thinking about the Black Card Fruit and wouldn’t listen no matter what was said.
Ge Bai smiled and advised him to let it go; he wasn’t seeing Wu Da Mi’s single-mindedness for the first time.
The two of them would probably need another forty or fifty minutes to sort it out.
Ge Bai planned to head to the Registration Center first to get an ID for her Spirit Plant.
According to federal law, all contracted Spirit Beasts, Spirit Plant contracts, and evolutions required going to the Registration Center to update information.
Otherwise, it would become an unregistered household.
“Hello, I’m here to register a contracted Spirit Plant.”
Ge Bai noticed that there weren’t many people at the Registration Center.
Only one service window was open, with a female staff member in uniform sitting inside.
“Hello, if you just purchased a Spirit Plant, the Spirit Plant Garden will automatically upload the data to the Registration Center, so no additional procedures are needed.”
The staff member saw that Ge Bai looked like a middle school student and naturally assumed she had come to the Spirit Plant Garden to buy Spirit Plant Seedlings.
Ge Bai shook her head and sat down in front of the window.
“The one I contracted isn’t a Spirit Plant bought from the Spirit Plant Garden; it’s a wild Spirit Plant from the Blue Star Botanical Garden, so it needs to be registered, right?”
The staff member was stunned and didn’t react, staring at Ge Bai like a rare animal without speaking for a long time.
Seeing the staff member like this, Ge Bai cautiously asked.
“Is there a problem? I remember registration doesn’t require payment, right?”
The staff member smiled somewhat awkwardly and quickly resumed her working state.
“Yes, no payment is needed.”
“You should be the first Spirit Planter in our city this year to contract a wild Spirit Plant.”
“Did you just contract the Spirit Plant at the Botanical Garden?”
As she spoke, she handed Ge Bai a form.
Ge Bai nodded, took the form, and filled it out carefully.
While Ge Bai was filling out the form with her head down, the staff member slowly stood up, left her seat, and walked toward the Manager’s Office.
A close observation would reveal that her movement as she turned to leave was somewhat stiff.
The professional smile on her face also seemed a bit forced.
Through the glass of the Manager’s Office, one could see the two whispering to each other.
The manager subtly glanced at Ge Bai, directly picked up the phone to call the Spirit Plant Research Institute, and signaled the staff member to return to her position and keep Ge Bai steady.
Ge Bai quickly finished filling out the form. By then, the staff member had returned, smiling as she took the form and carefully verified and entered the data.
She was quite meticulous, so her speed was naturally quite slow as well.
But the data on the form was really limited; there was nothing more to see on it.
She turned to glance in the direction of the Manager’s Office and saw no movement there yet.
So she pulled out a loan application form and smilingly handed it to Ge Bai.
Ge Bai was somewhat surprised.
“I’m here for Spirit Plant registration. Do I need to apply for a loan now?”
The staff member hurriedly explained.
“It’s like this: our Registration Center is networked with the Federal Bank.”
“I just saw in the system that you qualify for an interest-free welfare loan with a limit of 250,000, but it hasn’t been activated yet.”
“Although you didn’t spend on the loan for purchasing and contracting the Spirit Plant, this loan can also be used to buy Spirit Plant cultivation materials.”
“Handling the loan here is the same as going to the Federal Bank.”
“The Spirit Plant Garden has the largest shopping center in the city for Spirit Plant nutrient solutions and auxiliary materials. You can browse it later, and this loan can be used for payment.”
“Many people handle loan business here; it’s for your convenience.”
The staff member’s speech was gentle and slow, with a very detailed and thoughtful explanation.
Ge Bai couldn’t find any fault with it; thinking it was indeed convenient, she buried her head again to fill out the form.
She didn’t know that the staff member had deliberately given her a blank form.
Normally, much of the information could be directly exported; she just needed to sign.
Seeing that Ge Bai was about to finish writing again and the manager still hadn’t come out, the staff member couldn’t sit still any longer and smilingly interrupted Ge Bai.
“Take your time writing; I’ll get you a cup of water.”
With that, she turned and rushed into the Manager’s Office.
She happened to catch the manager hanging up the phone, looking peaceful, letting out a long breath, and smilingly shaking her head at her.
Both of them felt relieved.
The manager took the tea water poured by the staff member and walked to the service window to sit down.
She efficiently completed Ge Bai’s loan business.
“Hello, Ms. Ge. Our staff member just now wasn’t very proficient with the business; there’s one more step for the wild Spirit Plant contract.”
“You’ll need to cooperate by summoning the Spirit Plant for holographic imaging to create the Spirit Plant’s electronic ID credential.”
The manager explained in great detail.
Ge Bai directly summoned Big Willow; a ten-centimeter willow tree appeared in her palm.
“Does it need to be in its true form? Is miniature state okay?”
“Miniature state is fine.”
The manager immediately brought over the camera and performed a holographic scan on the Weeping Ancient Willow.
After completion, Ge Bai summoned Little Peach again.
Having seen the information Ge Bai filled out, the manager was well aware that this was a wild seedling of the Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree.
It was just that he hadn’t expected the peach sapling’s mimicry to be a little peach.
Ge Bai noticed the manager’s surprise and explained.
“I’m not too sure either, but she really is a Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree seedling. Does it need to show its true form?”
The manager quickly waved his hand. “No need, no need; this is fine.”
As he spoke, he respectfully invited Ge Bai to place Little Peach on the holographic imaging platform.
The holographic scan has a built-in simple Spirit Plant species identification function, so there was no possibility of Ge Bai falsifying the Spirit Plant species.
There are indeed some special Spirit Plants that can exhibit unique miniature state variations.
Moreover, since this peach sapling was a wild Spirit Plant, it couldn’t be judged by common sense.
What a joke? Encountering a special miniature form of a Spirit Plant was far more valuable than recording the original state.
Ge Bai was unaware of all these twists and turns; seeing that this was acceptable, she felt it was convenient.
Little Peach was still yawning, and Ge Bai soothingly spoke.
“Hang in there a bit longer; it’ll be done in just a moment.”
Soon, the manager signaled to Ge Bai that the scan was complete.
“Ms. Ge, the contract registration and loan are all done.”
Ge Bai was just about to thank her and leave when she heard the manager call her back.
“Ms. Ge, please wait a moment; there’s one more thing.”
So she sat back down.
“Since you are the first Spirit Planter in our city this year to contract a wild Spirit Plant, you can receive two free Spirit Plant Health Check Vouchers.”
“You can bring your Spirit Plant to the Jinggang Spirit Plant Research Center at any time for a comprehensive check.”
“This will be very beneficial for you to understand and cultivate your Spirit Plant.”
“The health check vouchers will be sent to your mobile terminal in electronic form.”
Ge Bai nodded nonchalantly.
She just thought this was special treatment from the Spirit Plant Garden and Spirit Plant Research Institute for Spirit Planters who contracted wild Spirit Plants.
As if seeing that Ge Bai didn’t care much, the manager continued.
“This is also a way for the Spirit Plant Research Institute to gather more Spirit Plant information. Of course, there’s absolutely no coercion; it’s entirely voluntary.”
“If you’re willing to cooperate with the Spirit Plant Research Institute for a Spirit Plant checkup, the Research Institute will provide custom nutrient solutions or materials suited to your Spirit Plant cultivation.”
Giving things? Custom ones at that?
Ge Bai immediately became interested.
“How much?”
The manager smiled very professionally.
“It should be quite a lot. I heard that last year, a Spirit Planter who contracted wild Silver Silk Ground-Covering Grass received all the cultivation materials to support the Spirit Plant’s promotion from level 1 to level 10, as well as to impact the first stage.”
Wow, the Research Institute is really wealthy and generous.
Ge Bai raised an eyebrow and mentally calculated; these materials were worth at least several hundred thousand.
She was quite tempted; it seemed she would have to visit the Spirit Plant Research Institute.
Seeing that the manager had finished speaking this time, she stood up to thank her and turned to leave the Registration Center.
Little Peach had long since burrowed back into the Spiritual Consciousness Space to sleep.
Big Willow, however, didn’t go back and continued staying on Ge Bai’s shoulder.
Ge Bai checked the time; only half an hour had passed, so she decided to go take a look at the nutrient solution shopping center.
Big Willow was getting a bit impatient now and extended willow threads to wrap around her hair.
“Bai Bai, I just tried it; it’s too hard to mobilize spiritual power in miniature state. I can’t practice Willow Whip at all.”
“Let’s go back; I want to find a place to practice skills.”
Seeing her Big Willow so motivated, Ge Bai was very pleased but still patiently soothed.
“Don’t be anxious; we can go back in another hour.”
“Let’s go check out the shopping center and pick out some suitable nutrient solution for you. Only when you’re full and well-nourished can you work hard properly.”
