Starting with Crimson

Firecracker Rice Seeds

[Rank: B]

[When the ancient human scholar Pingping was cultivating rice seeds, she accidentally created a mutated variety with extremely fast growth and reproduction rates, and extremely strong resistance to heat and cold.]

However, due to the aggressiveness resulting from its mutation, it was sealed away by Academician Pingping.

【Want to eat me? No way! ~doo-doo-doo....】

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【Storage Bucket】

[Grade: A]

Having undergone a spatial leap, your foot bath tub has acquired spatial attributes, and Crimson Evolution has further developed its spatial capabilities.

[It can freely change size and has a huge internal space, but unfortunately... it can only hold foot-washing water.]

This is a foot bath tub with a dream: to hold all the foot bath water in the world.

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Looking at the two items in front of him, Li Qingyu couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Although both items have different levels, no matter how Li Qingyu looked at them... he felt that these two things were a bit improper...

Perfectly good rice, suddenly turned aggressive...

Judging from this name, does it... sound like firecrackers popping and crackling? What's the point of that? Is it meant to scare away the Nian monster...?

As for the foot bath tub brought from Earth, Li Qingyu used some evolution points out of curiosity.

I never expected this... I never expected this...

It actually evolved into a space device, but it's a bit of a quirk; it can only hold foot bath water.

Nonsence!

"Having personality my foot... What kind of insane attribute is this?!"

Crimson, can't you be a little more reliable...?

Why do they keep evolving these bizarre things...?

Li Qingyu casually placed the bucket on the head of the fast-sleeping husky, his feelings a mix of emotions...

Let's save the last evolution point for now. It would be awkward if we got something good but didn't have an evolution point.

Li Qingyu, who temporarily gave up using evolution points, checked the time on the mission panel.

Night will fall in less than an hour.

I don't know either...

Will tonight be peaceful...?

Anyway, he's already number one on the Oasis leaderboard. As long as he plays cautiously and doesn't die recklessly, that's the biggest contribution he can make to the game.

Therefore, Li Qingyu decided not to go out to explore. With the resources he currently possessed, he was confident he could last until the end of the competition.

There's no need to go out looking for treasure chests or food anymore; a bag of rice is enough. In these special times, a little monotony is fine.

There's also enough water; Pineapple Castle produces a ton of purified water every day, enough for drinking and even bathing.

Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would receive material rewards tonight, so Li Qingyu was not worried at all.

I took another look at the firecracker rice seeds in my hand.

Li Qingyu narrowed his eyes.

How about... we try planting some?

[Crimson: I think we should let Qiqi plant it; the Thousand-Year-Old Spirit of Nature is the best gardener.]

[It can not only accelerate the plant's growth cycle and make the plant mature faster, but also increase the plant's growth ceiling.]

Deep red... Today, you finally offered some reliable advice...

However... we were already planning to let Kiki carry the seed anyway...

Are they really going to make us become old farmers...?

So your suggestion... is essentially useless...

[Crimson: I...I will try my best....]

Alright, I'm rooting for you, young man.

Without hesitation, Li Qingyu stopped lying down and took Princess Qiqi to the outside of Pineapple Castle.

As soon as I stepped outside, a gentle breeze blew by.

Li Qingyu smacked his lips and noticed that the air outside Pineapple Castle was actually much fresher; he could no longer feel any sand in the wind.

Looking at the endless grasslands surrounding Pineapple Castle, Li Qingyu could hardly believe that he was in the desert.

Apart from the two suns in the sky, he looked nothing like he did when he first arrived.

Li Qingyu squatted down and looked at the green grass on the ground.

Kiki's grass... it's growing so fast!?

[Crimson: To be precise, this isn't grass, but a derivative of the Spirit of Nature, and the true reason why the Spirit of Nature is a treasure of Saha.]

Ordinary nature spirits require planting to produce this derivative green grass. Thousand-year-old nature spirits, however, do not; they can produce it freely, and the derivative green grass they produce is even stronger.

As long as the spirit of nature lives on, these sprouting green grasses will continue to exist, improving the desert soil and truly transforming the desert into an oasis. Furthermore, the more nutrients the grass absorbs, the faster it spreads.

Hmm... the young man has improved...

Wow, you introduced so much in one go...

After praising Shen Hong, Li Qingyu reached out and plucked a small grass from the ground.

Suddenly, the fragrance of earth filled the air.

Li Qingyu looked at the small grass in his hand.

Sure enough, the roots of the grass were covered with soil, no longer sand.

Li Qingyu poked at the hole where he had just pulled out the grass with his finger. The hole was full of mud, and he didn't know how deep it had spread.

Sand can turn into land?!

That's impressive...

Li Qingyu replanted the green grass in his hand, patted it vigorously, and then stood up.

Looking at the little princess Qiqi that he had summoned, Li Qingyu clicked his tongue in amazement.

If we take Qiqi back with us, the top leaders of China will probably appoint him as the mayor of the Taklamakan Desert.

Li Qingyu opened the firecracker rice seeds in his hand, grabbed a handful of seeds, and handed them to Qiqi.

"My good daughter! Go and help Daddy plant them." Li Qingyu instructed Qiqi.

"Daddy?" Qiqi held the seeds in both hands, looked at the seeds, and then looked at Li Qingyu.

Then, with a bewildered look on its face, it nodded and flew into the sky.

Li Qingyu blinked.

I asked you to plant some grass... not to fly to the heavens!

After Qiqi flew high into the sky, she waved her little hand, and the firecracker rice seeds drifted and scattered on the oasis with the breeze.

Wow...look at this simple planting method...

You're so amazing, baby...

After watching Qiqi finish scattering the seeds and fly down from the sky, Li Qingyu hurried over to greet her, praising, "Qiqi is amazing! She's truly a great helper to her father!"

"Daddy!"

Princess Qiqi gave Li Qingyu a big smile, and then flew around him happily.

Li Qingyu glanced once more at the peaceful and serene grassland around him, preparing to take Qiqi back.

Suddenly I realized...

On the green grassland, patches of pale yellow spots appeared.

This is... firecracker rice?

It's growing so fast... Doesn't rice only turn yellow when it's ripe?

Could it be... because of Kiki?

Somewhat puzzled, Li Qingyu walked toward the nearest pale yellow spot.

Sure enough, upon closer inspection, Li Qingyu saw a firecracker-shaped rice plant already laden with ears of rice.

Furthermore, these rice ears are growing rapidly at a rate visible to Li Qingyu...

Until...it turns completely golden...

Unlike ordinary rice, firecracker rice has large, round, and plump grains.

At this moment, they shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun, like golden pearls.