Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 175 Lin Mo, let's default on our debt! Spiritual plants and extra income! (Subscribe for monthly tickets)
Just as Lin Mo was lost in thought, he saw Chu Wange on the stage suddenly touching her rumbling stomach, turning around and shouting to him in the audience:

"Lin Mo, I'm hungry."

Lin Mo: “…”

……

Two quarters of an hour later, at the Immortal Food House in Lingxiu Valley.

"Hey, leave some for me!"

Lin Mo looked at Chu Wange who was eating quickly and said unhappily.

Chu Wange's mouth was full, and she said "Oh."

As soon as he finished speaking, he snatched another chicken leg from Lin Mo's hand.

"Okay, let's play it this way!"

Lin Mo snorted coldly, and the six roots of heavenly water in his body began to circulate rapidly, enhancing his five senses and one consciousness.

The next second, he suddenly took action and started fighting for the food on the table.

Although you can use substitute talismans to recover from injuries and restore your true energy in battle on the sword arena, the energy consumed cannot be replenished.

Moreover, after leaving the sword-fighting arena, physical fatigue slowly set in.

For the two of them, the battles on the Sword Arena were all cross-level battles, and the level of the cross-level battle was not low.

Especially Lin Mo, in the last two or three games, almost every game lasted more than an hour.

It is a great test for both physical and mental strength.

When he came out, he found that it was already dark.

Before they knew it, they had been fighting in the ring for a whole day.

At this moment, the two people at the dining table were tired and hungry, and they ate without any hesitation.

It didn't take long before the two of them finished off the entire table of delicious food.

Chu Wange held up her slightly bulging belly, her eyes fixed on the roast chicken that had been finished on the table.

"Lin Mo, let's take another roast chicken back. We'll be hungry at night."

She said so.

Lin Mo picked his teeth with a toothpick while looking at her and chuckled:
"A roast chicken costs 20 contribution points. How much did you earn on the sword arena?"

Chu Wange was silent.

Even though her winning streak reached 32 games today, the rewards were all ones she had won before.

Although I worked hard all day today, I didn't earn a single cent.

The most important thing is that she transferred all the remaining contribution points in her pocket to Brother Feng Geng as an advance payment.

So, it can be said that she really has no money on her now, and even this meal was treated by Lin Mo.

Lin Mo just snorted:
"If you had been a little more frugal when you spent money this afternoon, why wouldn't you have so little money to buy a roast chicken now?"

Chu Wange stretched out his hand towards him: "Lin Mo, borrow some money."

When Lin Mo heard this, his teeth started itching:
"Still borrowing money? Do you know how much money you still owe?"

"Five thousand for the cave construction fee, four thousand low-grade spirit stones, and the daily expenses of your flying sword during this period... all in all, it must be close to ten thousand!"

Chu Wange didn't realize anything was wrong and said:

"Anyway, I can make money by fighting in the sword arena, and I can make more money."

When Lin Mo heard this, he seemed to laugh out of anger:
"Then do you know how many games you need to win to earn back this much money?"

Chu Wange shook his head very honestly, obviously not having thought about it at all.

Lin Mo snorted coldly and began to settle the score with her:
"Since you lent me the money, I will not settle with you for now. Now I will settle the balance that needs to be paid."

"The balance of 2,500 for the cave house, and the 1,500 lower-grade spirit stones you used to buy the Yunlang Xuanjin, so I'll calculate it as 4,000 lower-grade spirit stones."

"Then you would need at least 200 consecutive wins to earn back that much."

"Two hundred games, do you know what that means? It's enough for you to reach the [Complete] level!"

Chu Wange said, "I see..."

"..."Lin Mo had expected this when he saw her like this.

If Chu Wange had really calculated these, he would not have vowed to himself on the ring before that he would earn back all the money on the sword fighting arena.

It’s not that it’s impossible, but it’s simply not realistic in the short term.

After hearing what was said, Chu Wange also frowned, his expression showing that he was lost in thought.

After a while, she raised her head and asked Lin Mo for help: "Lin Mo, it seems that there is really no other way."

Only you know!
Lin Mo held his forehead, not knowing how to complain.

After a moment, she suddenly said something earth-shattering: "Otherwise... let's just default on the debt!"

Lin Mo stared at her with eyes wide open. He couldn't imagine that such a pretty face that looked so delicate could be so thick.

Defaulting on your debt? How could you even say such a thing!
Not to mention that it is immoral to do so, can you deny it?

Although Shan Ersan looks like just an ordinary outer disciple, he represents the Sports Institute decoration team.

Don't think that he is an honest man who is easy to bully just because he is hardworking and down-to-earth.

If you really dare to default on your debt, the ones who will come to collect the debt will be the group of Jindan masters from the inner sect of the Sports Institute.

Besides, Senior Brother Feng might be even harder to provoke, right?

Lin Mo looked at her with difficulty and said:

"You've only ascended for a few days, and you want to be a deadbeat?"

"What 'we' is it? It's you! Where's me?"

To be honest, he is also one of the creditors.

Saying that you are going to default on your debt in front of your creditor, you really don't treat him as a human being!

Chu Wange stood up quickly and said, "Then let's run away."

Lin Mo's forehead was bulging with veins:

"I've already said it, there's no me, only you!"

"Besides, where can you run to? Are you going to betray your sect?"

Seeing that Chu Wange was really thinking about it, Lin Mo stood up and tapped her head with his finger:

"Your brain isn't working well to begin with, stop coming up with those bad ideas!"

A small red spot quickly appeared on the white forehead, but Chu Wange did not react much, just scratched his forehead:
"Oh, I'll listen to you then."

After saying that, she really didn’t want to think about it anymore, and said again:
"Lin Mo, pack a roast chicken and take it back."

Lin Mo: “…”

A few minutes later, the two people, who had eaten and drunk their fill, were walking on the way back to the cave. The cool breeze of the evening blew on their cheeks, taking away a little bit of their physical fatigue.

A meal cost 30 low-grade spirit stones, plus a packaged spirit chicken, which is 50 low-grade spirit stones.

It’s indeed not cheap, but Lin Mo didn’t think it was a big deal.

Most of the food in Xianshifang is spiritual food, which has beneficial effects such as nourishing the body, replenishing qi and blood, increasing energy and restoring essence, etc.

If taken for a long time, it will be of great benefit to spiritual practice.

Therefore, even the inner disciples, deacons and elders are frequent visitors here.

Moreover, after a whole day of hard fighting in the ring, enjoying a meal of spiritual food can better restore your energy.

The province is the province, the flowers are the flowers.

Lin Mo has always held this view, not to mention that his earnings today were more than 300 spirit stones.

"If we follow this progress every day, we will be able to collect the balance of the cave residence in a few days."

The array-cultivating disciples of the Jiugong Pavilion would never allow anyone to default on their fees.

It's not good for people like Senior Brother Shan who work hard in the Sports College to always delay paying the balance to others.

"It seems that I have to work hard in the next few days."

He sighed in his heart, then looked at the heartless Chu Wange beside him.

It’s all because of this spendthrift woman!
The two of them returned to Cave 404 and looked towards Cave 403 next to it. The renovation team moved very quickly, and the "wall" between the two caves had been demolished. From this side, you can directly see the whole picture of Chu Wange's cave.

After obtaining Chu Wange's consent, those earthen houses were also demolished.

Now we just have to wait for the Jiugong Pavilion’s formation repairmen to start construction tomorrow, and rebuild a larger spirit gathering formation on top of the two spirit veins that can cover the area of ​​the two cave dwellings.

In this way, the effects of the original training rooms will be better.

Now all that's left of No. 403 is a bare expanse of land, with nothing on it.

Lin Mo just took a look and then walked into his own small house with Chu Wange.

"Junior Brother Lin, Junior Sister Chu, are you back?"

Zhuang Weiwan has actually returned from the Alchemy Institute.

The moment Lin Mo saw her, he was surprised: "Huh? Senior Sister Zhuang is wearing makeup?"

At this moment, under the light, Zhuang Weiwan's skin had changed from its previous pale color to become rosy and tender, and even the dark circles under his eyes from years of staying up late had faded a lot.

Zhuang Weiwan shook his head gently and said:
"No, I just took a bottle of a new elixir that Senior Brother recently developed. It is said to have the effect of beautifying the face and nourishing the mind."

Wow, the effect is so good! ?
Lin Mo was a little amazed. Zhuang Weiwan's appearance and temperament were directly elevated to a higher level.

If this medicine were to be circulated in the market, it would probably sell like hot cakes! ?
You must know that whether it is a woman in the secular world or a female cultivator in the Lingxu world, they all attach great importance to their appearance.

Do monks not need to take care of their skin?

Big mistake!

Although spiritual practice can prolong life, it can also slow down the aging of the skin to a certain extent.

However, the higher the level of cultivation a cultivator has, the more inward-looking he becomes.

For example, the group of alchemists in the Alchemy Academy face the alchemy cauldrons all year round, exposed to smoke and fire, and coupled with staying up late and having a poor work and rest schedule, it would be strange if they had good skin.

As for the other monks, it should be roughly the same, either rolling this or rolling that.

It’s okay for male monks, as they don’t care much about appearance, but it’s different for female monks.

As expected of the Alchemy Academy, Qingshan Sect’s money-making expert! I wish I could make money like the alchemists someday…

Lin Mo's expression revealed envy.

At this time, Zhuang Weiwan said to Lin Mo:

"You came back just in time. Junior Brother Shan just told me that the cave should be completed within five days, and then we will pay the balance as before."

Lin Mo was surprised: "So fast?"

Zhuang Weiwan explained: "Because this major project only involves gathering spirits and cultivating spirit fields, there is no need to build houses or do renovations, so it will naturally be faster than before."

After speaking, she added:

"By the way, Junior Brother Lin, do you have any ideas for the spiritual plants we will plant next?"

"I have made a list according to my needs. If you have any ideas, you can tell me. I can be responsible for purchasing the spiritual plant seeds, but..."

Lin Mo asked in confusion: "What is it?"

Zhuang Weiwan smiled awkwardly: "Recently, the expenses for alchemy are quite high, and I don't have much spare money. Junior Brother Lin may have to pay for the spiritual plant seeds."

It’s money again…

When Lin Mo heard that he needed more money, he was overwhelmed and asked, "How much is the estimated amount?"

"That depends on what we are going to plant." Zhuang Weiwan's eyes lit up when he mentioned this.

"According to my idea, now that the scope of the spiritual field has expanded, we can cultivate spiritual plants in three steps."

Lin Mo asked doubtfully: "Three steps?"

Zhuang Weiwan nodded and said, "To put it simply, spiritual plant cultivation is divided into three levels: short-term, medium-term, and long-term."

"Growing spiritual plants with a short maturity period can quickly generate profits, but the cost-effectiveness will be relatively low."

“Growing spiritual plants that take a long time to mature is riskier, but once successful, the returns are usually considerable.”

"As for the mid-term, it is to balance the window period between the two..."

Lin Mo listened to Zhuang Weiwan's explanation while thinking about something.

Coming from a farming family, he is no stranger to these things.

However, the cultivation process of spiritual plants is much more complicated than that of ordinary peaches at home.

Zhuang Weiwan's tone gradually became excited:
"Junior Brother Lin Mo originally marked out the area of ​​the cave, and I just wanted to plant some short-term and mid-term spiritual plants."

"But now we have Junior Sister Chu's eight acres of land, plus a second-level mid-grade spiritual vein, so the scope of operation is much larger."

Lin Mo nodded first, then realized something was wrong: "That's not right, my cave is less than four acres, how could hers be eight acres?"

Zhuang Weiwan nodded and said:

"It's eight acres of land. Junior Brother Shan has already measured it today. Otherwise, even without building a house, it should be cheaper than the total price of the cave residence in 404."

This old thief Yan Nanfeng actually has another trick up his sleeve!
Lin Mo's mouth twitched.

His cave was twice as big as Chu Wange's, which meant that his spiritual vein was half the size of the latter.

It is even possible that this was a spiritual vein from the beginning, and the shorter part was just given to himself.

What a good old thief!

But you can never imagine that your disciple's cave is now in my hands, right?
Lin Mo laughed in his heart, but then he started to have a headache.

Although with the presence of Zhuang Weiwan, an inner sect disciple of the Alchemy Academy, they would not lose money, but the size of the cave meant that the initial investment was also large.

According to what Zhuang Weiwan said, the first batch of spirit seeds alone would require an estimated four to eight hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Later on, at least five phases of spiritual seeds will have to be invested continuously, and the price will go up accordingly.

"So...how long will it take for this money?"

Lin Mo asked.

Zhuang Weiwan said, "The sooner the better. It would be best if we could buy the spiritual seeds tomorrow. Once the spiritual platform is cultivated, we can directly sow the seeds and see how the first trial planting goes."

"My recommendation is the Sun Grass, which has a growth cycle of only three to five months."

"For the first phase, let's try planting half an acre of land. It will require about 600 low-grade spirit stones."

Lin Mo said with a sad face, "Senior Sister Zhuang, how about we postpone the spiritual planting for a while? I really have no money..."

Zhuang Weiwan was surprised and said, "Didn't you win a lot yesterday? And I heard that Junior Brother Lin performed brilliantly in the sword fighting arena today and won ten consecutive victories."

Lin Mo glanced at Chu Wange, who was about to fall asleep while listening to the music, and snorted, "It's all someone's fault..."

Chu Wange seemed to realize that she was being talked about, and raised her head blankly: "Ah?"

Zhuang Weiwan pondered for a moment and said:
"That is indeed a problem..."

Right now, almost all the things that require money are piled up together.

And it seems that every expense cannot be saved.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Mo feels so troubled.

Zhuang Weiwan thought for a moment and said, "The brother who sold the spirit seeds is an inner sect brother of our Alchemy Academy. I can discuss with him and ask him to pay a fee first, and then pay in installments..."

"We can try to discuss the payment for Junior Brother Shan's spiritual farm reclamation and cave repairs to see if we can postpone the final payment."

"But the formation cultivators of the Jiugong Pavilion can't do anything. They won't give face to anyone, so it's useless for me to go."

"All told, I need to gather 1700 low-grade spirit stones within five days."

Lin Mo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this number.

If the next consecutive victories in the sword fighting arena go smoothly, it is not impossible to gather so many within a few days.

The premise is that you can’t lose any game.

Once you fail, you will be like Chu Wange, your wins will be instantly reset to zero, and you will need to start from the beginning.

By then, he might become the first deadbeat in Qingshan Sect.

At this moment, Zhuang Weiwan suddenly remembered something, his eyes lit up and he said:
"By the way, Junior Brother Lin, have you ever considered taking a part-time job to earn some extra money?"

"What extra money?" He was stunned.

　I’ll post a 4K word picture first, and there will be another chapter later~!

　　
　
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