Chapter 148: Update
Ten minutes later, a two-colored Gu worm, about the thickness of a finger, appeared inside the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
This Gu worm is composed of two colors, dark blue and light blue, with the two colors spiraling upwards. This color scheme makes the Gu worm look less high-level and more like a squeezed tube of toothpaste.
However, the most eye-catching feature is the top of the Gu worm's head, where a green crystal is embedded. This barely makes the top-grade Dual-Flavor Wine Gu look any better.
Although Shi Lin didn't particularly like this Gu worm, he still examined its information. After all, this Gu worm was made according to a recipe, so there was a high probability that it was a top-grade dual-flavor wine Gu.
As Shi Lin gazed at it, information about the Gu worm appeared before his eyes.
[Gu Insect: Dual-Flavor Wine Gu]
[Level: Tier 2]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Functions: 1. After forming a contract, it can increase cultivation speed, improve the purity of soul power, and slightly enhance cultivation talent; 2. Placing it in clean water for three days can transform the water into a dual-flavored wine, and consuming the dual-flavored wine can increase cultivation speed]
[Introduction: One of the second-tier top-grade Gu worms. It can not only increase cultivation speed, but also enhance cultivation talent. The materials used in its refining are excellent, the formula is complete, and the refining technique is superb. It can be used as a material for refining third-tier Gu worms.]
[Note: One wine has two flavors, just as nature divides into yin and yang.]
Although Shi Lin wasn't particularly fond of the appearance of the top-grade Dual-Flavor Wine Gu, its ability was indeed impressive!
Not only can it increase cultivation speed, but the wine produced also has the function of assisting cultivation.
Shi Lin was a little worried that he might go astray if he got drunk.
Shi Lin sat in his chair, took the top-grade dual-flavored wine gu out of the Divine Wood King Cauldron, and carefully played with it in his hand.
Moreover, Shi Lin has now fully mastered the recipe for the top-grade Dual-Flavor Wine Gu. As long as he has enough materials, his entire family can be equipped with the top-grade Dual-Flavor Wine Gu.
In that case, the cultivation speed of the Shi family members could be increased even further.
"It's such a waste of materials to refine this Gu worm, but the only good thing is that the Shi family manor can produce the materials for refining the dual-flavor wine Gu itself." Shi Lin looked at the Gu worm in his hand and sighed helplessly.
Although the materials needed to make the Dual-Flavor Wine Gu are not expensive, the growth cycle is long. Whether it is Cloud Brewed Bamboo or Moon Dew Pine, it takes several months to cultivate.
Therefore, Shi Lin can only increase the number of Cloud Brewed Bamboo and Moon Dew Pine to compensate for the slow growth rate.
"Forget about that, I still have enough materials to refine a lot of Gu worms. Come on, young master!" Shi Lin cheered himself up and then took out all the materials from his soul tool.
Next, Shi Lin began to refine large batches of dual-flavor wine gu.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye. On the morning of the third day, just as dawn broke, Shi Lin, sporting two large dark circles under his eyes, walked out of the secret chamber.
Shi Lin's eyes were lifeless and his steps were unsteady; he looked completely exhausted.
"Heavens! It's finally finished! This Gu worm was so difficult to refine!" Shi Lin raised his hand, looked up at the sky, and shouted helplessly.
"Young Master! What's wrong?" Upon hearing the voice, Shi An rushed over from a short distance away and asked Shi Lin.
Because Shi Lin was in seclusion, Shi An was protecting him near the courtyard, which is why he was able to react so quickly.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just stayed up a few nights. Brother An, help me up, take me to find my dad." Shi Lin said to Shi An, his legs a little weak.
"Alright, young master! Things can't be done in a day, so please take care of yourself." Shi An looked at Shi Lin with concern and whispered some helpless words of advice.
"Hehe, Brother An, this all-nighter was worth it! You'll see what I've been up to when we get to my dad's place!" Shi Lin said with a smile to Shi An.
Shi An sighed helplessly, then picked up Shi Lin and carried him towards Shi Zhen's courtyard.
Soon, Shi An carried Shi Lin to Shi Zhen's courtyard.
Shi Zhen had just woken up at this time.
"Son, you haven't shown up for three days. What happened? How did you get like this?" Shi Zhen looked at Shi Lin behind Shi An and quickly stepped forward to support him. Looking at Shi Lin's appearance, he frowned slightly and asked with concern.
"It's alright, Dad. Here, take this. Eighty-eight top-grade dual-flavored wine gu!" Shi Lin chuckled and took out a bamboo basket from his soul tool, placing it in front of Shi Zhen.
"A top-grade dual-flavored wine gu? Eighty-eight of them? Son, you've succeeded!" Shi Zhen stared wide-eyed at Shi Lin in disbelief.
Shi Zhen's eyes were also filled with excitement. After successfully refining the top-grade dual-flavor wine gu, Shi Zhen's cultivation speed could be further improved.
Shi Zhen had long forgotten how he cultivated before he had the wine gu.
"Dad, our family's botanical garden needs to be expanded. The current size of the botanical garden is too small. As the level of the Gu worms increases, I will need more and more materials." Shi Lin shrugged and then said to Shi Zhen.
After hearing Shi Lin's words, Shi Zhen nodded in agreement. Since his son had brought up this idea, he had no reason to refuse, so he nodded.
"How about this, let's not expand it. That granary wasn't originally built for the botanical garden. This time, I'll build a botanical garden underground, ten times larger!" Shi Zhen pondered for a moment and then made a new suggestion.
Since Shi Lin needs materials, let's build a larger botanical garden.
The Shi family has a large reserve of gold soul coins, so building an underground botanical garden is quite easy for them.
As for the issue of planting plants in the botanical garden, that's something Shi Lin and Lin Yu need to figure out, as Shi Zhen really doesn't know anything about it.
However, if the botanical garden is expanded again, it may require more manpower. After all, it is difficult for Lin Yu to take care of two botanical gardens by himself, which would also affect Lin Yu's cultivation speed.
Lin Yu is now one of the core members of the Shi family, responsible for the production and feeding of Gu worms, and wields considerable power within the family.
"Dad, are there any wood-attribute soul masters near Notting City? Someone we can trust and train. After the botanical garden expands, Lin Yu's workload will increase, and we need someone to share his burden." Shi Lin frowned and asked Shi Zhen.
"You know what, there really is one. Lin Yu's younger sister, Lin Ye, inherited her mother's Huanglian martial spirit and should be studying at Notting Junior Academy now." Shi Zhen thought for a moment and then said to Shi Lin.
"No wonder Sister Lin Yu's martial soul is bitter. It must be because her father's and mother's martial souls have merged together and turned into this. Okay, then call her back. The teaching quality of Notting Junior Academy is really too bad." Shi Lin shook his head and said.
Shi Lin never expected that the bitterness of Lin Yu's martial soul would come from Coptis chinensis; this was truly amazing.
"If it's just Lin Yu alone, the new botanical garden will be much larger than the current one, and two people still won't be enough," Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen, frowning.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, Shi Zhen frowned slightly.
Half of the people Shi Zhen trained in the first batch came from the Shi family, whom he knew well, while the other half came from slaves he had purchased, all of whom were honest and law-abiding children.
However, most of them are Soul Masters with a certain combat ability. Wood-attribute Soul Masters are mostly support, so Shi Zhen did not cultivate any Wood-attribute Soul Masters.
"Oh right, in the neighboring Wu Family Village, there's a sixteen-year-old boy named Wu Di with a Soul Power level of 16 and a Ghost Vine Martial Soul. There's also a boy from our own clan named Shi Yunyi, whose Martial Soul is a Wooden Cauldron. They're a perfect match." Shi Zhen thought for a long time before coming up with these two people.
After hearing Shi Zhen's words, Shi Lin nodded slightly. Four people should be enough to manage two botanical gardens. If necessary, they could hire some servants to support the operation of the entire botanical garden.
"Alright, Father, have the servants call a few people over to take a look. If they're of good character, let them work in the botanical garden," Shi Lin nodded and said to Shi Zhen.
"I'll do whatever you say." Shi Zhen nodded without saying anything.
"Dad, I'm so sleepy. Could you please distribute the top-grade dual-flavored wine gu? I'm going to sleep now." Shi Lin smiled at Shi Zhen, then lowered his head and started snoring.
"Well... never mind, Xiao An, thank you for your trouble. Take him to the study and let him get some sleep." Shi Zhen sighed helplessly and then said to Shi An.
"Yes, Patriarch!" Shi An immediately bowed and then carried Shi Lin to the study, where he placed Shi Lin and let him get a good night's sleep.
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Shi Lin didn't know how long he had slept before he finally opened his eyes.
Rubbing his throbbing temples, Shi Lin got out of bed and saw Shi An sitting by his bedside, cultivating.
"Brother An, where is this?" Shi Lin asked Shi An.
"Young Master, this is the Patriarch's study. Are you feeling alright? Are you hungry? Would you like me to prepare some food for you?" Shi An immediately exited his cultivation state and came to Shi Lin's side, asking respectfully.
"No need to trouble yourself, Brother An. Let's go eat together. I just slept a bit too much, it's not like I'm paralyzed." Shi Lin got out of bed and said to Shi An with a smile.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, Shi An immediately stepped forward to support Shi Lin, and then left the study with Shi Lin.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Shi Lin and Shi An sat facing each other.
"Brother An, how are the dual-flavor wine gu distributed?" Shi Lin asked Shi An while eating.
"You, Master, Uncle Fugui, Lin Yu, and I, the five of us, will have the highest-grade dual-flavor wine gu contract. The others will each have one to three top-grade dual-flavor wine gu. Master has already given me the list, and I have already distributed them." Shi An scratched his head, then took out a bamboo basket from his pocket, which contained more than a dozen top-grade dual-flavor wine gu.
After hearing Shi Zhen's assignment, Shi Lin nodded, then smiled and accepted the dual-flavored wine gu, tucking it into his pocket.
As the botanical garden expands and the planting area of Cloud Brewed Bamboo and Moon Dew Pine increases, Shi Lin will no longer lack top-grade dual-flavor wine gu in the future.
However, this is a long time, as these materials need a long time to grow and mature.
"By the way, Brother An, have all the people my dad arranged come to report for duty?" Shi Lin asked Shi An again.
"Replying to Young Master, the three family heads and Uncle Fugui have already seen them. They should be learning plant care from Lin Yu now. They seem quite clever," Shi An said to Shi Lin after thinking for a moment.
"That's good. I don't need to worry about Dad's affairs anymore. Next, I need to refine a batch of Gu worms needed for the botanical garden, three types: light, water, and earth, to maintain the normal operation of the new botanical garden." Shi Lin stroked his chin and muttered helplessly.
I'm really destined to be a busybody; I can't sit still for a moment.
"Young Master, refining Gu worms is important, but what about your health…" Shi An frowned and asked Shi Lin.
"Well, I shouldn't be staying up so late anymore. There shouldn't be any more troublesome things going on." Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
Shi An smiled with satisfaction and then nodded seriously to Shi Lin.
"Don't worry, I'm fine here. I'll work hard these next couple of days to refine the Gu worms the botanical garden needs. You can go back to Shrek Academy to study first," Shi Lin said with a smile to Shi An.
"Young Master, I think I'd better stay home. I'm worried about you," Shi An said softly, looking at Shi Lin with a pitiful expression.
Looking at Shi An's expression, Shi Lin shook his head helplessly, then pondered for a moment before finally nodding.
"Hehe." Shi An chuckled foolishly.
Shi Lin's next task is to find a way to refine all the soul beast corpses in the warehouse into Gu worms. In addition, he also needs to research the second-stage state of the small grass and wood gu, since the small grass and wood gu is still a core component of the botanical garden.
After the small grass and wood gu is upgraded, Shi Lin can obtain enough information about Gu insects sooner.
After Shi Lin and Shi An had eaten and drunk their fill, they went to the underground ice cellar.
This time, a large number of soul beast corpses were stored.
These soul beast corpses were all purchased by Fugui from other places, and he spent a lot of money on them.
After all, the corpses of soul beasts are very expensive for ordinary people.
After entering the ice cellar, Shi Lin began selecting the corpses of soul beasts.
A 300-year-old Scaled Serpent can be used to refine an Illuminating Gu Insect. Take it with you!
The 500-year-old Autumn Water Fish can be used to refine Gu worms that produce water and essence water. Take it with you!
A hundred-year-old earthworm that has burrowed into the ground can be used to refine a fertilizer gu. Take it away!
An 800-year-old Frost Wolf can be used to refine Frozen Gu to provide ice power for the cold storage. Take it away!
A 300-year-old copper-horned frog can be used to refine a warning-type Gu worm. Take it away!
A whole bunch of plant leaves can be used as materials for the small grass and wood gu to break through to the second stage. Take them away!
After returning to his Gu worm chamber with these materials, Shi Lin began to use them to refine Gu worms.
The Gu worms that Shi Lin is going to refine next will not only be used in the botanical garden, but also to increase the defense of the Shi family manor.
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