Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 188 Plant Companion Spirits and the Use of Water Mirror Technique

Ning Xuan and others killed the two-headed dragon, a strange beast lurking in the valley, cleaned up all the traces left after the fierce battle, and named the valley Lingquan Valley as their temporary resting place.

This location happens to be between the two major security zones set up by the military. The activity range of the two security zones does not extend here. They will not encounter military personnel when hunting exotic beasts or searching for resources.

"Lan Xin, how far away can you see the scenery around the valley with your Water Mirror Technique?" Ning Xuan asked.

"Master, if you use all your strength, you can see 1000 to 3000 meters around you." Lan Xin stepped forward immediately after hearing Ning Xuan's question. He circulated the energy in his body and drew a circle in the air with his hands in a strange rhythm. The water rippled at the location of the circle and soon formed a mirror. In the water mirror, Ning Xuan first noticed the three-branched old locust tree, which was not far from the entrance of the valley.

The scene outside Lingquan Valley is like an ink painting scroll unfolding in the water mirror, with lush thorn bushes and squirrels jumping in the woods. The scenery is slowly extending outward, inch by inch, and every scene is clearly visible.

"Although the entrance to the valley is very hidden, for safety reasons, we still need to set up some traps and early warning devices. Who can design a plan?" Ning Xuan asked.

As Ning Xuan finished speaking, Wang Teng pulled a yellowed blueprint from his large backpack and slowly unfolded it on the bluestone. "I've researched this problem before coming here, and the environment outside the valley is just right." "As for the traps, I've brought mutant thorn vine seeds. These are condensed from my sister's plant-type companion spirit. Once soaked in the blood of exotic beasts, they'll quickly take root and sprout. In three days, a vine wall with poisonous thorns will form, capable of sucking blood."

He pulled out a few small, pitch-black, iron-ball-like seeds from his bosom. "Not only can they absorb blood to strengthen themselves, but they will also spray juice when encountering an enemy. This juice has a hallucinogenic effect. Then we can set a pit trap behind the thorn vines, and we will definitely be able to trap the invaders."

Wang Teng gave the thorn vine seeds to Ning Xuan. He and Lin Mo were good friends, and it was Lin Mo who recommended him to join Ning Xuan's team this time.

"These seeds can be used repeatedly. Just drop the blood in this bottle on them, and the thorn vine will quickly return to seed form." Wang Teng added.

"Your sister's companion spirit is very powerful. There are very few plant-type companion spirits. I have never seen a plant-type companion spirit." Ning Xuan said. She had only seen records in books about companion spirits, and had never seen anyone with a plant-type companion spirit.

When gene fusion was first carried out, the failure rate of female fusion was too high, so some people proposed to implant relatively mild and more inclusive foreign genes into female bodies to increase the success rate of gene fusion. In the early years, the success rate of female gene fusion was indeed much higher, but the combat effectiveness of plant-based companion spirits was too weak, and they were gradually eliminated.

"Yes, very few. Plant-type companion spirits generally have weak combat capabilities, so there are very few people who have plant-type companion spirits." Wang Teng smiled.

"Just because they're weak doesn't mean they're useless. Look, with these seeds, the outer defenses are much stronger. Once we get back safely, bring your sister to visit me," Ning Xuan said. "Thank you, Miss Ning," Wang Teng said excitedly and gratefully. He had something to ask of her regarding his sister, and while he hadn't said it explicitly, it was clear that Miss Ning had seen through his intentions and was willing to take up the conversation.

Seeing Wang Teng had finished speaking, Lan Xin took out three blue scales from her sleeve and formed a triangle in the air. "Master, these scales are from when I became an adult. They are connected to my life force. If I place these scales in a fixed position outside, I only need to input a small amount of energy, and this water mirror will always exist. Moreover, if a powerful beast rushes into the monitoring range of the water mirror, I will be able to sense it immediately."

Lan Xin twirled her fingertips, and a misty barrier rose from the water mirror, shrouding the entrance and the surrounding scenery in a hazy haze. "Within the range of the water mirror, as long as any creature breaks in, and their mental power is not much higher than mine, I can pull them into the illusion," Lan Xin said confidently.

Lan Xin's water mirror technique is also very useful.

Combining the two people's plans, they set up two layers of defense, with thorn vines as the outer line of defense and water mirror technique as the inner line of defense. The outside of the valley was basically arranged.

The valley is quite large, with a complex topography. The undulating rock faces are dotted with natural caves of varying sizes. Over the ages, these caves have been eroded by wind and rain, forming a myriad of bizarre shapes—some resemble giant beasts with their mouths gaping, others resemble upside-down lotus flowers, and still others have narrow entrances but reveal a hidden world within.

Among them, the cave in the middle is the most spacious, with a dome more than ten feet high and walls covered with crystalline quartz crystals, which are crystal clear and sparkling.

The cave floor was uneven, and in one corner a naturally formed spring of water flowed into the spiritual spring at the center of the valley. Thirty steps east, in a gourd-shaped cave, naturally formed stone tables and benches were arranged in an orderly fashion.

The surface of the stone table is as smooth as a mirror, and the edges still retain traces of ripples from water erosion. Even more amazing is that there is a natural hole as big as a bowl on the top of the cave, which casts a beam of sunlight during the day, illuminating the entire cave.

The caves on the west side are divided into three layers: upper, middle, and lower. However, most of them are narrow, like stacked beehives, making them uninhabitable. The caves at the bottom are damp and cold, with moss-covered walls. The caves in the middle are relatively dry and suitable for storing supplies. The caves at the top are well-ventilated and, with some renovations, can still be habitable.

The most peculiar cave to the south was a dense mass of plants draped over the entrance, like a natural curtain. Passing through this "curtain," a long corridor led inside. At the end, a turn led into a hidden cavern. The interior was a hollow sphere, its walls smooth and flat, without a single bump or unevenness, as if carved by some mysterious force, sculpting it into the eggshell-like shape Ning Xuan had seen.

Ning Xuan chose this eggshell-shaped room as her bedroom and alchemy room. The others each chose their own preferred cave as their bedroom, renovating and decorating it to their liking. Lin Mo, Chen Nan, and Di Youlin nearly came to blows over the cave closest to Ning Xuan. When Yun Han was asked which cave he would choose, he bluntly stated that as an indenture slave, he had to serve his master while he was away from home, so he wanted to live with Ning Xuan.