ATPnovel Chapter 5: Top-Grade Spirit Rice, Doubling in Value
Chapter 5: Top-Grade Spirit Rice, Doubling in Value
Two days later.
The morning mist is just beginning to dissipate over Black Stone Mountain.
The entire Li family gathered once again at the Lingtian Mountain behind the mountain.
Today is the day that acre of superior spiritual field ripens.
No one was absent.
Even Li Tianheng, who was still recovering from his injuries, personally arrived at the scene, supported by two members of his clan.
Because everyone understands—
With this sickle, more than just spirit rice is harvested.
It's the Li family's fate.
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A misty haze hangs over the fields, and the rice stalks droop low.
Each stalk of rice was crystal clear and plump, its husks gleaming with a bluish-gold luster, their weight bending the stalks.
A breeze carries the fragrance of fresh air across the fields.
Its aroma was completely different from that of ordinary spirit rice; it brought peace to the mind and a slight warmth to the lower abdomen.
Several low-level Qi Refining clansmen had their spiritual energy become more active after standing by the field for only a short while.
Li Yuanshan's eyes were fixed, and he kept repeating the same sentence:
"I'm rich..."
"This time we've really struck it rich..."
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Li Xuanmai stepped into the field, his palm brushing against the rice ears.
The system panel then unfolds.
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[Superior Spiritual Field (1 mu)]
[Status: Mature]
[This batch of produce: Jade Spirit Rice]
[Quality Rating: Superior]
[Additional effects: Accelerates the recovery of spiritual energy for low-level cultivators and improves the nourishment of meridians]
Estimated total output: 312 jin (146 catties)
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Li Xuan's gaze narrowed slightly.
312 jin.
In the past, the Li family's low-grade spiritual fields could only produce a maximum of 60 catties per mu, and the quality was average.
Now, not only has the output increased several times, but the quality is also on a completely different level.
This is no longer a bumper harvest.
This is a dimensional reduction attack.
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"Let's begin harvesting."
Li Xuan gave the order.
The tribespeople, who could no longer contain themselves, immediately rushed into the fields and carefully began harvesting.
No one dared to act roughly.
As if afraid of damaging this field of hope.
Some people's hands were even shaking when the sickle fell.
Li Yuanlie stood by the field, holding a knife, his face full of disgust.
"Is it really necessary to be so nervous about harvesting rice?"
Li Yuanshan angrily said:
"You don't know anything!"
"You're cutting grass, they're harvesting spirit stones!"
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One hour later.
All three hundred jin of spirit rice were stored in the warehouse.
When the last bag was filled, the entire audience erupted in cheers that had been building up for a long time.
Some people were so excited that their eyes turned red.
These past few years, they've been suffocated by the Wang family's oppression, but now they finally see hope for a turnaround.
Li Tianheng stared at the full granary of spirit rice, speechless for a long time.
Finally, he took a deep breath and turned to look at Li Xuan.
"You saved the Li family twice."
"Once at night, once in the fields."
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Inside the council chamber.
Li Yuanshan, carrying an abacus, account books, and a scale, worked for a full half hour, his forehead covered in sweat.
Finally, he stood up abruptly, his voice trembling.
"I've figured it out!"
Everyone turned to look at him.
Li Yuanshan held up the account book as if it were an imperial edict.
"Ordinary low-grade spirit rice costs thirty spirit coins per pound."
"Wang family's top-grade spirit rice, sixty spirit coins per pound."
"And our batch—"
He took a deep breath, and his voice suddenly rose.
"At least three hundred spirit coins per pound!"
The entire venue erupted in cheers.
"three hundred?!"
"One pound is equivalent to ten pounds of regular weight?!"
"Are you crazy?!"
Even Li Yuanlie was stunned.
"This thing can cost so much?"
Li Yuanshan sneered.
"What do you know?"
"What do cultivators lack most? Spiritual energy recovery!"
"One bowl of this spiritual rice is equivalent to half a bottle of Qi-restoring powder, and it doesn't cause any erysipelas."
"Those Qi Refining cultivators are scrambling to buy them!"
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Li Xuan sat in the main seat, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
Three hundred spirit coins per pound.
Over three hundred catties, which is nearly ten thousand spirit coins.
And this is just the harvest from one acre of land.
What if all ten acres were upgraded?
What if it grows to hundreds or thousands of acres in the future?
The future of the Li family is already taking shape.
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At this moment, an elder of the clan stood up excitedly.
"Young Clan Chief!"
"In that case, why not sell it to a major merchant house in the county immediately and secure the profits!"
The other person chimed in.
"Good, let's pay off the debt first, then repair the ancestral home!"
Li Yuanshan immediately shook his head.
"Selling the trading company? That's giving money away to someone else to make a profit!"
"If we sell them ourselves, we'll make at least 30% more!"
The crowd immediately erupted into a heated argument.
Some seek stability, while others seek profit.
Li Xuan listened quietly until all the sounds gradually stopped.
He then slowly opened his mouth.
"We will not sell the business."
"We don't wholesale at low prices either."
Everyone was taken aback.
Li Yuanshan probed:
"What the young clan leader means is..."
Li Xuan's lips curled up slightly.
"I personally went to the county town to sell them."
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The hall fell silent instantly.
Li Tianheng frowned.
"You're going yourself?"
"The Wang family will not stand idly by."
Li Xuan nodded.
"That's why I'm even more determined to go."
"The Wang family thought that by controlling the trade routes, they could kill the Li family."
"Then I'll sell rice in front of the whole county, stepping on the Wang family's face."
These words sent a jolt through everyone present.
mad.
But it gets people's blood pumping.
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Li Yuanlie was the first to stand up, slapping his sword and laughing loudly.
"I'm going too!"
"Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I'll chop them up!"
Li Yuanshan rushed over, clutching the account books.
"I'm going too!"
"Anyone who dares to haggle unnecessarily, I'll fight them to the death!"
A burst of laughter erupted in the hall.
Even Li Tianheng couldn't help but smile slightly.
For the first time in a long time, the dark cloud hanging over the Li family has truly begun to dissipate.
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A system notification slowly sounded in my mind.
[First Harvest Mission Completed]
[Reward: One Spirit Seed Optimization]
[Reward: Family Luck +10]
[Current Luck: 48]
[New Mission Issued: Make the Li Family's Name Known in Qingyun County]
[Task Reward: Opportunity to upgrade the second acre of spirit field]
Li Xuan's eyes lit up.
The second acre of sacred land!
This means that the family's production capacity can double.
It seems the system is also urging him to enter the city.
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It was evening.
Three oxcarts were parked in front of the ancestral home.
The vehicle was filled with Qingyu Lingmi rice, and the bags were sealed.
The Li family guards are fully prepared and ready to go.
Li Yuanlie was sharpening his knife, ready to pounce.
Li Yuanshan held the account book, so nervous that he didn't sleep all night.
Li Xuan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the carriage, looking towards the county town below the mountain.
That place is the Wang family's territory.
It was also the first battlefield for the Li family to turn the tide.
He spoke calmly:
"Set off."
The wheels are rolling.
The Li family's first counterattack has begun.
End of Chapter 5