Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 115 Eternal Benefits!
"Boss, Boss, can I have a Thousand Machine Vine?"

Hu Li walked up to Li Mu, hugged his arm, and spoke in a coquettish manner.

Hong Pengfei was also staring at Li Mu with longing eyes. Although he didn't say anything, it was obvious that he wanted it too.

Li Mu shook his hand, freed himself from Hu Li's embrace, and said with a smile, "No problem, one for each of you."

After a pause, he changed the subject and said, "However, you have to report to me the changes of the Thousand Machine Vine every once in a while. Can you do it?"

The two of them nodded immediately like chicks pecking at rice.

Seeing this, Li Mu stopped talking nonsense and poured source energy into the mother plant. Under the illumination of the green light, more than a dozen thumb-sized silver-white seeds soon formed on the top of the vine.

He picked two of them and handed them to the two of them. "Plant them in the soil and use source energy to nourish them. According to your strength, they will sprout in about three days. Then you can feed them with metal."

The two of them happily took the seeds of Thousand Machine Vine and held them in their hands as if they were holding a priceless treasure.

As for the remaining seeds, Li Mu decided to give five each to Cheng Cheng and Asao. It was up to them to use them or not. The rest could be rewarded to his subordinates who performed well.

After all, Thousand Machine Vine can not only transform into weapons, but also into armor or other things to meet various needs.

Li Mu believed that no one could refuse such an almighty plant.

Inside the military affairs building, Yu Shuaikang sat at the head seat at a table that was more than ten meters long.

He patted the table and said seriously,

"I believe you have all seen what happened yesterday. What I want to talk about today is related to this."

"In the days ahead, the concentration of source energy between heaven and earth will increase significantly. At the same time, the number and strength of mutant beasts will also increase significantly. Wanling City is facing a new crisis!"

At this point, he glanced at the people present and saw that no one showed any fear. He smiled with some relief and then said seriously,
"However, this incident not only brings crisis, but also opportunities!"

"I'll tell you an insider news. Wanling City will soon announce a breathing method for cultivating source energy to enhance everyone's strength."

Hearing this, everyone's face changed. After they joined the hunting team, they were taught the breathing method immediately, but it was limited to their own practice and could not be taught to others privately. Otherwise, once discovered, they would be punished according to the circumstances. The lightest punishment was a major demerit, cancellation of three months of benefits, and no hope of promotion; in serious cases, they would be expelled from the hunting team and never hired again!

Now they were going to make the breathing method public, which meant that their family and friends who were still ordinary people could all practice it!
Fu Zikui was thinking about something. He now knew what opportunity the captain was talking about. Publicizing the breathing method meant that there would be thousands more people in the city who wanted to increase their strength. But if one wanted to improve their strength quickly, unless they were gifted, it would not be possible to improve quickly by just absorbing the free source energy between heaven and earth.

The increasing number of mutant beasts is like a panacea, stimulating every practitioner who wants to improve their strength. They will go crazy and use all means to hunt mutant beasts!
Yu Shuaikang looked at the thoughtful expressions of most people and knew that they basically understood what he meant.

Many things cannot be set as tasks assigned to others, as this will make them resist. It would be better to try another approach.

There is a passage in Capital:

When the profit reaches 10%, some people will be ready to make a move; when the profit reaches 50%, some people will take risks for him; when the profit reaches 100%, they dare to trample on all human laws; when the profit reaches 300%, they are not even afraid of death!
Hunting mutant beasts is undoubtedly an investment that pays off more than tenfold!
The price of one pound of first-level mutant beast meat is 2 Iron Spirit Coins. A mutant beast weighs at least several dozen pounds, and a large one weighs over a thousand pounds. As long as they can hunt one, it will be enough for them to live very comfortably for several months.

On the other side, in the Interior Affairs Building, Yao Chengcheng was also holding an emergency meeting.

"Everyone, we will face even more difficult challenges next. The energy between heaven and earth has increased dramatically, and there is a high possibility of a beast tide attacking. Although we don't have to go to the battlefield for the time being, we must provide a stable rear for the army."

At this point, he glanced at everyone and his voice turned cold, "In this critical moment, I don't want to see anyone causing trouble, do you understand?"

Hearing his words, everyone present looked serious.

Although the rules in Wanling City are not many and not strict, no one dares to make mistakes at this time, otherwise it will undoubtedly challenge the bottom line of the leader.

They still understand the principle that "severe punishments must be used in the last days."

Seeing that the deterrent effect had been achieved, Yao Chengcheng's cold expression faded and he showed a smile as bright as spring breeze. "Although there will be more work in the next period of time, the benefits will also increase. From tomorrow on, the salary will double!"

Hearing that their wages would be doubled, everyone showed surprise. Their current daily wage was already three Iron Spirit Coins. Doubling it meant that their daily wages would be enough to buy 60 kilograms of food, or 6 kilograms of first-level mutant beast meat!
Yao Chengcheng smiled when he saw their excited expressions. He was not worried that the high wages would lead to a shortage of supplies for exchange.

First of all, no one would spend all their money to buy food when they are safe. Even if they really want to buy it, there are only a dozen people here. How much can they buy?
Secondly, even if there are signs that a large number of people are hoarding food, he has other ways to deal with it.

Before the end of the world, many luxury goods that only had brand effects were sold at such high prices, and many people were crazy about them; but in the end of the world, luxury goods have no way to survive, but there is another thing that will attract everyone to pursue it crazily, that is, "cultivation resources"!
Even if many people do not have to go to the battlefield, this still does not prevent them from improving their ranks. After all, high-level source warriors not only bring strength, but can also enhance physical fitness and "extend life"!
Although the end of the world has only arrived for half a year, no one knows whether high-level source warriors or awakened people will live longer than ordinary people, but the improvement in physical fitness brought about by the increase in level is real.

The most basic point is that once you become a Source Warrior, you can withstand temperatures of more than one hundred degrees below zero for half an hour without any other heating supplies!
And cultivation resources are always the most expensive. Apart from anything else, it’s normal that the meat of a second-level mutant beast is three times more expensive than that of a first-level one, right?
In this way, if all the fourth-order mutant black bears brought back by Li Mu were sold, the spiritual coins obtained would be enough to pay half a year's salary to everyone in the city!
(End of this chapter)