Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 373 The Special Metal Has Been Extracted

Although the attackers suffered heavy losses while Xu Yue was unharmed, he was still very unhappy.

They wanted to get revenge, but didn't know where to start.

With Ye Zhiguo's arrival, Xu Yue found an opportunity.

"How about we reduce the price by half, and give it to you at fifty times the market price?" Xu Yue said. "The Hongmen must have some conflicts with those three forces, right?"

"it is good!"

Ye Zhiguo readily agreed.

Joking around, causing trouble, and doing it within my capabilities.

They've already said how much trouble they'll cause.
It's a trivial trouble; wouldn't they be getting something for nothing?

"Does the Hongmen need a rare elixir like a century-old ginseng?"

Xu Yue glanced at Ye Zhiguo, then asked a question.

How could he not see through Ye Zhiguo's thoughts?

It's obvious.

They simply didn't care at all.

Even at fifty times the market price, it's still higher than the price in China.

Xu Yue had never considered selling them for such a high price before, after all, they were all fellow Chinese.

"Yes, I want it!" Ye Zhiguo said immediately upon hearing this. "What's the price range?"

“One for a first-realm cultivator, twenty for a second-realm cultivator, and two hundred for a third-realm cultivator,” Xu Yue said. “If you can kill one of their fourth-realm cultivators, I can give you ten thousand.”

Ok?
Ye Zhiguo didn't react much, but Huang Liang was surprised.

Did I hear something I shouldn't have?

Kill him?

Is this using ginseng to buy a life?

"Those three forces?"

Ye Zhiguo remained silent for a moment, then asked a question he already knew the answer to.

He had no doubt that Xu Yue could produce so many medicinal herbs.

It doesn't matter if you can't offer something, just give me something of equal value.

He could naturally guess Xu Yue's purpose.

I never expected that this seemingly harmless young man would be so vengeful.

"The royal expert over there at the little red dot, I can double your price!"

Xu Yue continued.

Ok?
Could he have been kidnapped by the royal experts at Little Red Dot?

It seems not impossible.

The price they initially sold to Little Red Dot was not a thousand times the market price.

Ye Zhiguo's visit naturally involved investigating the export prices of agricultural products from Taoyuan.

Are you tempted?
How could I not be tempted?

A cultivator who has already cultivated is like a hundred-year-old ginseng root.

Killing a cultivator at the first level is quite easy.

The second realm is more difficult, and those who reach that realm are considered experts in the cultivation world.

But if you really want to kill someone, it's not as easy as killing someone in the first realm, but it's not difficult either.

The key is that it contains twenty ginseng roots that are over a hundred years old, which has attracted many people.

Ye Zhiguo was even considering taking matters into his own hands.

And what about the Three Realms?

That's a bit difficult.

But it's not impossible.

Two hundred ginseng roots that are over a hundred years old—it's totally worth it.

As for the four borders?

Although they offered 10,000, the chances of getting them are extremely slim.

That’s the fourth realm!

How many are there in the whole world?

The Hongmen also has four realms, but they have absolutely no confidence in taking down a fourth-realm individual.

How powerful are the Four Realms?

Without the use of large-scale firearms, it would be very difficult to kill them.

The Hongmen wanted 10,000 century-old ginseng roots, but they also knew it was impossible.

"how?"

Xu Yue looked at Ye Zhiguo with a calm expression, showing no urgency, as if he didn't care whether Ye agreed or not.

"I need to go back and discuss this matter."

Ye Zhiguo shook his head.

The matter is of great importance, and it is clearly not something he can decide alone.

"Then I'll wait for news."

Xu Yue nodded; he hadn't expected Ye Zhiguo to make the decision on the spot.

"If they really make a move, how can we be sure?" Ye Zhiguo said. "Second and third realm experts are known by name and are hard to fake, but first realm cultivators are not uncommon."

“I will ask the Special Administration Bureau to confirm,” Xu Yue said. “Don’t worry, I, Xu Yue, will not renege on my debts. Of course, you shouldn’t treat me like a sucker.”

Ye Zhiguo looked surprised, and his heart was filled with a huge wave of emotion.

He offered a reward for the Hongmen to kill someone and asked the Special Administration Bureau to determine whether the person to be killed met the criteria.

Just kidding?
But Xu Yue didn't seem to be joking.

Will the Special Administration Bureau agree?
However, Ye Zhiguo suddenly remembered something.

Wang Junyi had offended this person before, and it seems that the bounty was placed through the Special Administration Bureau at the time.

In the end, they even cooperated with the Special Administration Bureau to wipe out Wang Junyi and his gang.

Ye Zhiguo was aware that Xu Yue had close ties with the Special Administration Bureau in China.

The Special Administrative Region Authority may well agree.

After all, those are foreign forces, and they are full of malice towards China.

Not an enemy, but definitely not a friend either.

They probably can't be friends.

The Special Administrative Region Authority may not be unwilling to see this situation.

Ye Zhiguo left, and Huang Liang left with him.

Xu Yue didn't pay too much attention to it.

If it can be done, great; if not, it doesn't matter.

They'll just wait for another opportunity to retaliate.

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

Now that I am in a remote area, going abroad is quite dangerous.

Once I break through to the fifth realm, I'll go straight to their door.

Although he hasn't seen any signs of the Fifth Realm yet, he has gained confidence.

After talking with Ye Chenguang and others, Xu Yue still had some guesses as to why there were no Five Realms now.

This is likely related to the current environment.

Although the cultivation method has evolved to require less spiritual energy than Qi Refining, that is only in the early stages. After reaching the fourth stage of Core Formation, the spiritual energy required to condense the primordial spirit is astonishing.

Moreover, spiritual energy alone is not enough; other cultivation resources are also needed.

Xu Yue has all of these.

Farmers' spiritual practice never relies on spiritual energy, because they can transform the earth's energy into spiritual energy.

Xu Yue's inheritance was very complete, including not only the cultivation methods for the five realms, but also subsequent cultivation methods.

"They should agree."

Xu Yue wasn't busy with Zhang Ruoxi in this matter.

Zhang Ruoxi then gave her opinion.

“The Hongmen has always had conflicts with those forces, but the current environment is not like it was decades ago. The conflicts are not on the surface, but there is no shortage of fighting behind the scenes,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “The Hongmen can stand firm overseas, so it is definitely not lacking in experts.”

Does the Hongmen have any experts?

I am very sure of that.

And there are definitely quite a few.

Otherwise, how can one establish a foothold overseas?

They were able to establish themselves not through pity, but through the power of their fists.

“They can’t resist your temptation,” Zhang Ruoxi continued. “Being able to train more experts and also strike at competitors, why not? Perhaps, in their eyes, you’re just a sucker.”

Spending Xu Yue's money to fight against their Hongmen is something they wouldn't dare do for nothing.

This is a win-win situation.

Of course, are there any downsides?
There are definitely benefits, but the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

"So do you think I'm being taken advantage of?"

Xu Yue smiled at Zhang Ruoxi. As for whether she was being taken advantage of, that depended on one's perspective. "Once you've vented your anger, then it's not," Zhang Ruoxi said. "Isn't the essence of cultivation to have clear and unobstructed thoughts? Besides, those ginseng roots are nothing to us."

Ginseng is planted in batches every six months, and as the spiritual energy of Peach Blossom Village becomes increasingly rich, the land gradually becomes spiritually enriched, and this timeframe is still shrinking.

Therefore, Xu Yue has no shortage of century-old ginseng.

“Cooperating with the Hongmen will also strengthen our influence overseas,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “Taoyuan Farm will eventually go global.”

Xu Yue nodded.

Ultimately, their foundation was too weak, their rise was too rapid, and their rise lasted too short a period of time.

Not to mention abroad, even domestically, we often rely on the power of the Special Administration Bureau.

Of course, Xu Yue did not reject this idea.

He already had close ties with the country.

There's nothing wrong with that either.

"Did you tell the Special Administration Bureau?" Zhang Ruoxi asked.

How can we be sure that the Hongmen won't fraudulently claim the money?

This requires the Special Administration Bureau to step in.

The Special Administration Bureau must also have some understanding of those foreign forces.

"Let's wait for the Hongmen's reply," Xu Yue said. "The Special Administration Bureau shouldn't refuse, and even if they do, it won't matter."

If you want to be sure, you should be able to find out by paying money.

It's just a bit more troublesome.

Before the Hongmen could reply, Guo Tianyou returned from the desert.

"It's good that you're back. After resting for a bit, I'll go to Liujia Village to help Master Liu."

Xu Yue smiled and assigned Guo Tianyou a job.

It wasn't like we were treating it like a beast of burden; after all, we did let it rest.

Moreover, setting up a formation might not necessarily be a bad thing for Guo Tianyou.

"it is good!"

Guo Tianyou nodded.

"Is Guo En settling in well over there?" Xu Yue asked. "Should we transfer him back?"

“No need,” Guo Tianyou said. “That kid probably doesn’t want to come back either.”

Guo En is in charge of security at the farm there, and now he has quite a few people under his command.

After all, the Agricultural Bank of China there is quite large.

They not only grow rice, but also grapes for winemaking, and farm pastures for dairy cows.

The brewery and dairy factory will probably be there.

Then the burden on his shoulders will be even heavier.

This is undoubtedly a good thing.

Compared to the previous idleness, it's a complete transformation.

As a father, he naturally hoped that his son would be successful.

Now that I've been transferred back, it might be closer to my current position, but how much room for development will I have?

The college's security doesn't require their involvement, but the village is only so big.

Obviously, that side has greater development potential.

The key point is that he is not old enough to want his children by his side.

"I heard Guo Huai found you a wife?"

Xu Yue asked casually with a smile.

Guo Huai is not young; he's in his early thirties.

He has heard Guo Tianyou complain about being single many times.

"Not married yet!" Guo Tianyou said with a smile. "I'll try to meet her parents when I have time. Although she's still studying, she's not young anymore."

As their son grows up, parents naturally become concerned about his marriage.

The woman is a student at the Agricultural Technology College.

I used to be at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, but now I'm at a university.

Guo Huai once went to the academy to explain some of the farmers' formations, and that's how they met and fell in love.

In fact, Guo Huai and the woman had known each other for a long time.

Academician Meng once led a group to follow Guo Tianyou and his son to observe their formation.

That person was one of them.

"Then congratulations in advance!"

Xu Yue said with a smile.

Getting married while studying?

Agricultural science and technology colleges are naturally not that particular.

There are couples among the students.

Aren't Hu Hai and Mu Xiaoyan a married couple?

Mu Xiaoyan is pregnant now.

The average age of the students at the school is over the legal marriage age.

The youngest, Meng Hao, and Li Yan, are already nineteen or twenty.

The oldest is in their forties or fifties.

After Guo Tianyou left, Xu Yue received a call from the college.

“I went to the college and Academician Liu called to say that the research had made progress.”

"A bushel?"

Zhang Ruoxi looked at Xu Yue in surprise.

She naturally understood who the "Academician Liu" Xu Yue was referring to was.

"Ok!"

Xu Yue nodded; he was actually quite surprised.

Research on the Douhu (a type of ancient Chinese container) has made little progress, as current technology still has limited space exploration capabilities.

"Academician Liu, any progress?"

Upon arriving at the laboratory, Xu Yue immediately asked a question.

He also hopes for progress.

Because he had tried many methods before, but ultimately found it difficult to replicate.

However, with the help of technology, Xu Yue finally understood the reason.

No matter what material is used, it is difficult to withstand the force of spatial compression.

This is why once a space is formed, anything placed inside will break apart.

"We've found the special substance inside the bushel," Liu Guoxing said. "We extracted it from a rare metal."

"Oh? How much is it?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue was immediately astonished.

“The extraction technology isn’t quite there yet, and we haven’t found many of those rare metals. What we’ve extracted so far is only slightly more than what’s in those bushels,” Liu Guoxing said. “So, we’ll have to rely on your mystical methods next.”

Where is it?

Xu Yue asked.

Liu Guoxing then took Xu Yue there.

A piece of metal, about the size of a baby's fist, once bluish-green.

"Has Academician Liu ever tried to replicate a measuring vessel?" Xu Yue asked. "With modern technology, it should be possible, right?"

"Not yet," Liu Guoxing said with a smile. "I just extracted some and couldn't wait to let you know, didn't I? However, this metal itself is not hard, but rather very soft."

As Liu Guoxing spoke, he picked up the metal and casually shaped it into various forms.

Someone who didn't know better might mistake it for clay for children's play.

"It's so soft that it can only be made by adding it to other metals."

Xu Yue took the metal and easily tore it to shreds.

Making a magical artifact out of metal might be able to withstand spatial compression, but if it gets bumped and knocked around, the formation will deform, so what good is it?

As for whether this metal can withstand spatial compression, and how it does so?
Xu Yue didn't know.

Just try it and you'll know.

"With technological means, we should be able to make some alloy tools, right?" Xu Yue said. "How about I take half of this metal and try it out using the refining method? With the remaining half, Academician Liu can use technological means to make some tools, and then I can come back to activate the runes?"

"it is good!"

Liu Guoxing nodded.

If it is feasible to produce equipment using technological means, then it can be mass-produced on an assembly line.

All that's needed is for Xu Yue to activate those devices.

As for whether mystical methods are needed to retrieve the contents after activation, that's something for further research.

If it can only be made through mystical methods, then it will be less accessible to the general public.

However, Liu Guoxing felt that the possibility was not small.

After all, the magical artifacts that Xu Yue had previously researched for them were those that could not withstand spatial compression, which were mass-produced using technological means.
(End of this chapter)