The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 44: Elves are conceived, spirit rice matures

When Li Qing came to Lettuce Island again, the whole island was bustling with activity.

But they were not busy harvesting, but busy driving away birds.

Three fields of rice are about to have a good harvest. The rich aroma of rice drifts with the sea breeze, attracting flocks of seabirds to steal the food.

The straw men in the fields were useless. The islanders waved long wooden poles vigorously to drive away the birds circling overhead.

Ryan, Rick and Leir, father and son, used the power of runes to kill the larger and more ferocious-looking "outsider".

Even Li Qing's pet Feng Lei was working hard to activate the Feng Lei runes and fight a vulture that was three times its size.

Sensing Li Qing's wind and thunder through the spiritual contract, he looked up to the sky and let out a "wow wow wow" cry.

Ryan realized something and shouted at the top of his voice: "Sir! Quickly kill these harmful birds! Otherwise, the spiritual rice will be extinct!"

Li Qing didn't bother to reminisce about the past, and flew directly above the farmland, bombarding it with all kinds of Qi training spells, and finally drove away the swarm of seabirds.

"Sir, you are finally here!" Ryan hid the runes on his body and breathed heavily, "You didn't tell me before that there would be such a big event when the spiritual rice is ripe!"

Li Qing looked at the slightly messy rice fields and sighed: "I didn't think it through."

In the cultivation world, farming is protected by magic arrays. Although it will attract birds and beasts with sharp noses and greed, it is rare to see such a large scene.

Li Qing looked around and found that the spiritual rice, which had originally had a low yield, looked even more sparse.

The Hongya Rice, Golden Glutinous Rice and Green Pearl Rice he selected are all spiritual rices popular in the world of cultivation and can also be grown by ordinary farmers.

Although the quality is only the lower grade of the first rank, it is relatively high-yielding. Even if it is not planted on the sacred peak, the yield per mu of the first two is about 1,200 catties; the latter is about 1,000 catties.

Taking into account the decline of spiritual energy here, Li Qing reduced the density by half when sowing seeds and set up a spirit gathering array. The expected yield per mu would be around 400 kilograms.

In addition, the islanders lacked experience in growing magical rice, and after some discounts, Li Qing was prepared to achieve a yield of 300 kilograms per mu.

But with the damage caused by seabirds, it is a blessing from God that the yield per mu can reach 200 kilograms.

After a quick calculation, he found that not only could he not recover his investment, but he also lost a lot of spirit stones. "But as long as I can breed the spirit rice bug, even if I don't get any harvest, it's worth it!"

Li Qing asked Ryan to clean up the mess first, and he, accompanied by the Rick brothers, went to check the growth of the Qingzhumi Cordyceps.

The wind and thunder hovered around him but did not take the initiative to get close to him. They just kept crying.

Li Qing understood its thoughts through the spiritual contract and said with a smile: "I didn't realize you have such a good memory. After not seeing you for a month and a half, you still remember Ah Zao."

As he spoke, he summoned Ah Zao from his Dantian and placed him on top of Feng Lei's head.

"Wu Li!" "Ah Ah!"

The two little guys were very excited to see each other after a long separation. They completely ignored Li Qing, the master, and went to play happily.

Rick was a little curious: "Didn't you bring Ah Sun with you this time?"

Asun is actually here.

But considering its strange appearance after transformation, Li Qing did not let it out: "A Sun is watching the house."

After a pause, he asked, "How are Reiss and the Green Rose Elf Bug? I brought them some gifts this time. Some brown algae and rose seeds, which you probably don't have here."

Rick was very grateful: "Thank you, sir! Leis is sleeping in Rainbow Cliff Castle. If it knew, it would be very happy!"

Leir, who didn't have an elf bug, followed beside him, feeling so envious that tears were boiling from his eyes.

The three of them walked and talked, and soon they saw the green rice Cordyceps.

There is one good thing about this world. Animals will not actively harm the elf worms. Therefore, even if the rainbow clover around the Cordyceps sinensis is almost plucked out by seabirds, this Cordyceps sinensis is still intact.

This Cordyceps is much taller than ordinary rice plants, almost as tall as sorghum.

It produced several ears of corn, but the side branches were all shriveled, except for the one at the top, which had full and round grains, emitting a jade-like luster.

Li Qing's spiritual sense swept through it and found a light green spirit insect curled up inside. Its body shape was the same as when Asun and Alzao first saw it.

The only difference is that there is no dark rune on its forehead. Instead, there is a green pearl-like jade.

Li Qing was thoughtful: "Are the spirit insects bred by this spirit rice really extraordinary?"

Seeing his strange expression, Rick couldn't help but worry: "Sir, is it because the elf worm is not developing well?"

Li Qing shook his head: "This little guy is healthy and fit, I don't even need to cast a spell to nourish him."

A smile appeared on Rick's face: "Congratulations, sir, you will get another precious elf bug!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to the vast rice fields.

The three kinds of rice have slightly different maturation cycles. Now, four months later, the golden rice has matured and is ready to be harvested.

Hongya rice and Qingzhu rice will take about five days and ten days to mature respectively.

Li Qing casually pinched a golden japonica rice ear and found that its husk had a yellowish metallic luster and required a little force to open.

The rice is long in shape, with one end round and blunt and the other slightly pointed. If you use your spiritual sense to savor it carefully, you will find that the scattered spiritual energy contains a faint gold-type energy.

"There's no need to wait any longer for this golden glutinous rice." Li Qing asked Leir to notify Ryan to prepare for the first round of harvesting.

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Over there, Ryan had just packed up the seabirds he had shot down. Some of the good-looking ones were sent to the castle, while the rest were distributed to the islanders on the spot.

Each villager got two birds, and each serf got one bird, and they were all very happy. These birds were fierce and cunning, and it was not easy for them to eat them on weekdays.

After receiving the message from Leir, Ryan did not dare to delay and brought a few villagers with more flexible minds to listen to Li Qing's instructions.

There are also some rules for harvesting Lingmi.

Golden Japonica Rice contains golden energy. When the rice grains fall off the plant, they should not be contaminated by the fire poison of the sun. They can only be harvested in the dark at night and then stored in clean water of equal weight away from direct sunlight.

The Golden Japonica Rice is considered complete only when the clean water evaporates naturally and the Golden Energy of the Rice is restrained. If it is harvested and cooked directly, the quality will be greatly reduced.

Of course, if you are in the world of cultivation, you can use special spells to replace these tedious steps.

But Li Qing needs to teach Lettuce Island how to fish when he cooperates with it. He can’t take on all the chores himself.

He took out a few night-shining pearls from his storage bag: "These pearls don't shine during the day, but emit moonlight at night. They won't affect the quality of the golden rice. I'll use them for lighting."

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the sun couldn't be exposed to it, so the torch certainly couldn't be lit.

Most of the islanders cannot see at night. We can't ask their family to harvest the crops, or ask Li Qing to do it himself, right?
Li Qing gave some more precautions, and Ryan wrote them down in detail. After confirming that there were no omissions, he began to arrange for people to prepare for the harvest in the evening.

When the islanders heard that they had to work overnight, no one complained or felt tired. Instead, they were in high spirits.

Because Ryan promised that the one with the best harvesting performance will get a spot to participate in the awakening ceremony at the end of the year.

With the hope of advancement, the islanders worked with great enthusiasm.

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