Chapter 23: The Germination of Everything
Su Huanli had gone out for training, and now only Senior Sister Shuiping was available for contact at the Flying Sparrow Sect.
Two days in the game, she had finished reading a portion of the Yunzhou Continent Mineral Compendium. She was just starting to slack off when the System spoke.
“At your age, how can you possibly read novels?”
Song Jiulai: “…Even a donkey from the production team needs a break, right?”
Now, she didn’t need to sleep at all; merely maintaining a slow circulation of Spiritual Energy kept her mind clear at all times.
Ever since she arrived on the Yunzhou Continent and awakened her Spiritual Root, she hadn’t rested.
It was either reading books or cultivating; even a donkey wouldn’t work.
System: “You can rest, but don’t rest for too long. Three minutes should be enough, right?”
Song Jiulai: “…”
What kind of beastly System are you.
“Sect Master!”
A Wu’s voice suddenly came from outside. Song Jiulai retracted her legs from the table, stood up straight, and walked out, “What is it, A Wu?”
A Wu said with some confusion, “When I was collecting Spirit Herbs just now, I saw Spirit Stealing Rats heading towards the Junior Disciples’ Spiritual Fields. This time, they didn’t bite the Spirit Herbs; instead, they bit the Junior Disciples a couple of times. I’ve already driven them away. The Spirit Stealing Rats have started attacking people. Should we inform the Flying Sparrow Sect?”
Song Jiulai’s expression sharpened.
Spirit Stealing Rats are First Order Demonic Beasts. They lack Spiritual Intelligence and subsist by gnawing on Spirit Herbs.
However, they are timid by nature. Wild Spirit Herbs can usually be found in corners, and they occasionally harass the Spirit Herbs cultivated by cultivators.
Although annoying, they are very fast, and ordinary Qi Condensation Stage disciples cannot catch them. They are usually just driven away.
But Spirit Stealing Rats injuring people?
This had never happened before.
There are some First Order Demonic Beasts on this mountain. The Flying Sparrow Sect didn’t deal with them because everything has its own ecosystem. The existence of these Demonic Beasts ensures a certain degree of Spiritual Energy circulation. Only Demonic Beasts that injure people are eliminated.
Spirit Stealing Rats attacking her disciples?
Song Jiulai quickly thought of something.
These Players are made of Puppets, and the raw material for Puppets is Spirit Herb Powder. In the eyes of Spirit Stealing Rats, they are just large, glowing food balls. It’s no wonder they would bite.
However, the Flying Sparrow Sect people don’t know this.
If it were discovered that the Players’ bodies were made of Puppets, it would be impossible to explain such a heaven-defying matter.
Song Jiulai immediately asked, “Are they seriously injured?”
A Wu pondered for a moment, “Actually, it’s not serious. One Junior Disciple was just licked, and he screamed terribly. It seems he’s afraid of rats, so he found it disgusting.”
To be honest, Spirit Stealing Rats don’t look bad. At least they resemble squirrels and are quite cute.
“Then it’s fine,” Song Jiulai waved her hand. “Spirit Stealing Rats are naturally timid. Just have the Junior Disciples be careful and drive them away.”
“Oh.”
A Wu took a few steps and then suddenly turned back, “Can we raise them?”
Song Jiulai blinked for a second, “Raise who? You mean the Spirit Stealing Rats?”
A Wu meekly “Mm”ed.
“Did the Junior Disciples say that?”
A Wu wouldn’t say something like that.
A Wu is a traditional local cultivator. In his concept, Demonic Beasts are just Demonic Beasts. No matter how cute a Spirit Stealing Rat is, it’s still a Demonic Beast.
Moreover, Spirit Stealing Rats eat Spirit Herbs. Except for the Beast Taming Sect, which has special methods for raising them, ordinary cultivators wouldn’t bother keeping a Demonic Beast without Spiritual Intelligence around.
They only eat and don’t do anything, and when fighting, they run faster than you.
They are essentially useless.
Anyone who could come up with such a terrible idea must be a Player.
A Wu said sheepishly, “Sect Master, I also think it’s inappropriate, but the Junior Disciples keep pestering me…”
However, the other Players, seeing how cute the Spirit Stealing Rats looked, got ideas.
Coming to the Cultivation Continent, shouldn’t they be doing Artifact Refining, Alchemy, and Beast Taming?
They can’t afford the high-end stuff, so they’ll start with the low-end route!
A Wu is young, and although called Senior Disciple Brother, he lacks the demeanor of one. A group of old foxes instigated a child to ask.
Song Jiulai put on a stern face, “A Wu, tell them that if they want to raise them, they can, but Spirit Stealing Rats eat a lot, and they sometimes damage Spirit Herb fields. If they can’t handle this matter properly, then don’t raise them. Any losses incurred will be their own responsibility.”
A Wu: “Then I’ll go back and tell them.”
After A Wu left, Song Jiulai still had the System issue a warning to the Players.
【Ding: If Players have any information, please inquire with the System first. Only after the System agrees can it proceed.】
The System was bound to everyone, but it didn’t monitor them 24 hours a day, as that would consume energy.
Only when their actions triggered the System’s alarm or they summoned the System themselves would the System appear.
Hearing this warning, the online Players immediately understood.
“See, I told you we should ask ourselves.”
“Exactly, it’s just raising a pet, and we made a child go ask.”
“He’s the Senior Disciple Brother, we can’t bully him!”
…
A Wu excitedly came down from the Sect Master’s courtyard and quickly announced loudly, “The Sect Master said we can raise them!”
At the same time, a System notification came down.
【Ding, Regarding the Issue of Raising Demonic Beasts.】
【Players can raise captured Demonic Beasts. Before they are completely tamed, any losses incurred within the Sect by the Demonic Beasts during this period will be borne entirely by the Players. The food expenses for the Demonic Beasts will also be entirely borne by the Players.】
With this notification, everyone had a clearer idea.
The Player who was licked by the Spirit Stealing Rat jumped up.
“You guys actually want to raise rats?”
Ma Xiaoniao’s good friend Ma Xiaoben retorted, “What do you mean rats? I looked at them; they look like squirrels, so cute. The Sect Master even said we can raise them.”
Chen Miaomiao, who had been studying the Blood Bead Grass bitten by the Spirit Stealing Rat, stood up, “The Sect Master also said that if you capture them, you can raise them. With their speed, you won’t be able to catch them at all. And A Wu said Spirit Stealing Rats eat at least one Spirit Herb a day. Who among you can afford to raise them now?”
Even if they wanted to, it wasn’t the right time.
Upon hearing her words, the Players gave up.
At this moment, two Players were suspiciously discussing in a corner.
“I’m not good at farming; I can only complete Sect missions. I want to do something else. I’ve searched for some information. Big Shot Han and the others went to the foot of the mountain. The living standards of people at the foot of the mountain are equivalent to the ancient technology level in our reality. They can’t use the items of cultivators. Why not start a great development from the foot of the mountain? For example, building some workshops?”
Another Player looked confused, “You want to industrialize? Aren’t we here to play a cultivation game?”
“Are you stupid? The Sect has no money or Spirit Stones right now. Our cultivation is like absorbing essence from the sun and moon. We definitely need to get resources from elsewhere. Don’t you think about it, if you could create a game console, would those mortals be interested? Perhaps some cultivators would be interested too! Let’s earn Spirit Stones first!”
“Can you even create a game console?”
“I’m just using it as an analogy. Everything is difficult at the beginning.”
“It sounds like a huge project. Are the two of us enough? And we have no money!”
“We definitely need to recruit people. There should be some who, like me, dislike farming. I’ll find a few to join and make a plan.”
“Then… alright.”
Yunzhou Continent Local Cultivator’s Diary 1.
【When I started cultivating as a child, the Yunzhou Continent was still quite normal. Until I was flying with my sword in a mortal airspace and was grounded for a year. I was indignant and wanted to complain, but later I discovered that the security chief of the airport built by mortals was at least Golden Core Stage. I behaved myself then. I don’t understand, really.】
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