Spirit Plant Masters Sweep Across the Beast Taming Interstellar Space

Chapter 4 Spirit Plant Master? That's more like a fruit farmer!

The three arrived at the Spirit Plant Garden. Although it was the annual peak season for contracts, the garden was spacious and had many staff, so it didn't feel crowded or noisy.

"Are the three of you here to choose spiritual plants for yourselves?"

As soon as I entered the park, a saleswoman in a navy blue uniform greeted me.

Although the three were not accompanied by their parents like other teenagers, the saleswoman still demonstrated a high level of professionalism.

Liu Hao stepped forward, nodded, and pointed at Wu Dami.

"Let him choose first. We'll use a loan to buy them. The price of the spiritual plants needs to be below 17."

"Oh, Haozi, no need to make it so complicated. I've already made my choice. I'll just contract with the Black Card Fruit Tree."

"That's what Da Mi said in a very casual way."

Ge Bai rolled his eyes, too lazy to even acknowledge Wu Dami.

It's obvious without even asking that this guy chose this type of spiritual plant because black card fruit has been selling for a high price lately.

Black card fruit is actually a type of apple. It was cultivated 12 years ago, and after its characteristics stabilized 3 years ago, a stable seedling purchase channel was opened to the public.

Recent studies have shown that black cardamom has a particularly significant effect on restoring the spiritual energy of highland snow wolves.

Furthermore, a video of Lurekos, a grand slam champion in the StarCraft Arena, eating a black card fruit with his highland snow wolf went viral online.

The contrast between the white-haired wolf and the black-skinned fruit made a bunch of girls scream.

As a result, both the purchase and retail prices of black cardamom skyrocketed.

Wu Dami must be doing this.

Liu Hao gave Da Mi a sharp rap on the head, glared at him, and continued talking to the saleswoman.

"Please ignore her and instead recommend some spiritual plants to us."

The sales assistant smiled gently, smoothing things over with a warm, spring-like gesture.

"Actually, black cardamom is also a very good choice."

"We recently received a batch of Black Card fruit saplings in excellent condition, priced at around 7 Federal Dollars."

The spirit beast garden and spirit plant garden mainly sell young spirit beasts and spirit plants.

Not only because juveniles are easier to raise, but also because juveniles have a much higher success rate in contracting than adult individuals.

"After you purchase the contracted saplings, the remaining loan amount is enough to cover the cost of a year's worth of basic nutrient solution for the spiritual plants."

"The Black Card Fruit's advancement path is now clear, and it can reliably reach the second-tier spirit plant level, making it well worth cultivating through a contract."

Wu Dami covered his head and pouted. Hearing the saleswoman support him, he wanted to argue, but seeing that Liu Hao and Ge Bai didn't seem to care, he shrank back and gave up.

Like spirit beasts, spirit plants grow rapidly after forming a contract with humans and can advance through cultivation.

Like a spirit beast advancing in rank, not only will its appearance change drastically, but its physical attributes will also be comprehensively improved, and its innate skills will also increase accordingly.

Take the plateau snow wolf as an example.

In its first stage, it resembles a larger white wolf, and its common innate skills are Snow Wolf Dash, Ice Blade, and Frost Claw.

After evolving to the second stage, the Highland Snow Wolf's four paws and pupils will turn ice blue, its back will be covered with ice armor, and it will be called the Ice Armor Snow Wolf. It will also have a high probability of awakening the talent skill Blizzard Charge.

Those at the third tier are known as the Frost Domain Silver Wolves, but whether they can successfully awaken their Frost Domain talent depends on the Beastmaster's training level.

It is said that a general in the Star Legion has evolved his Highland Snow Wolf to the fourth tier, but more detailed information is not yet widely known to the public.

Beastmasters who complete the test at Tier 1 will receive the title of Novice Beastmaster, Tier 2 Intermediate, and Tier 3 Advanced.

Advanced beast tamers are already respected figures in society.

Lurekos, the grand slam winner of the Star Wars League, is only a high-level Beastmaster.

Spiritual plants are quite different.

The criteria for advancement vary greatly depending on the plant species, and the standards for recognition are somewhat lenient.

For fruit trees and spiritual plants like the Black Card Fruit, a stable first-order state is defined as the ability to grow a certain number of Black Card Fruits containing basic spiritual energy after being catalyzed by spiritual energy.

In its second stage, the Black Card Fruit Tree exhibits a preference for items and nutrient solutions with ice attributes. Through targeted cultivation, its branches crystallize into ice, and the black card fruits that grow from them have frost on their skin for a long time and contain rich ice attributes, which is why they are favored by ice beasts such as the Highland Snow Wolf.

Yes, the general expectation people have for fruit tree spirit plants is that they will produce better fruit.

Ge Bai scoffed at this viewpoint, saying, "What kind of spiritual plant master is this? Isn't this just a modern fruit farmer?"

Most of the spirit plants that can evolve to the third stage are auxiliary spirit plants, just like every interstellar legion's land combat team will be equipped with a spirit plant master who possesses the Devil Vine.

The first-tier Devil Vine has a binding skill that can trap small first-tier spirit beasts.

The second-tier Devil Vine awakens strangulation and stun skills. Spikes grow from the vines, and after trapping a second-tier medium-sized spirit beast, the vines can release trace amounts of toxins by piercing the spirit beast's skin.

The third-tier Devil Vine possesses stealth properties, allowing it to lurk underground and quickly break through the ground to strangle a larger area of ​​second-tier large spirit beasts.

Therefore, devil vine seedlings are almost the most expensive spiritual plants.

"Let's head to the Black Card Fruit Nursery Area now. Along the way, we'll pass two fruit-type spiritual plant areas—Golden Peach Seedling and Giant Peak Grapevine—and four ornamental spiritual plant areas. We can take a look at all of them."

As she spoke, the saleswoman led the group into a sightseeing vehicle.

Throughout the journey, Ge Bai was not in high spirits.

Wu Dami remained as stubborn as ever.

Even though he was almost unable to resist looking at the shiny, golden peach vines, he still firmly shook his head and refused, longing for his black card fruit tree.

As he passed by the nursery of young seedlings of Golden Peach Tree, Ge Bai quietly activated his [Spirit Plant Communicator] status.

The noisy chatter startled her.

"Move your roots further away, you're growing over here!"

"It's not my fault! He took my water; I was thirsty."

"Stop shaking your head, you're blocking my light."

"Hmph, you're going to block my light this afternoon."

"Look, look! Someone else is here! Pick me! Pick me! I want a private room and to drink nutrient solution!"

Ge Bai keenly noticed that when they got off the sightseeing bus and approached the nursery, the group of golden peach seedlings seemed particularly excited.

The buds and leaves at the tips of the branches are even more tender now.

No wonder the contract rate for juveniles is so high; it turns out the little ones are lively, active, and easy to lure home.

Can baby plants be this lively? You can't judge a book by its cover!

Looking at the dense, unyielding golden peach vines in the garden, Ge Bai, thinking of his own brain, silently turned off the [Spirit Plant Communicator] status.

"Um, I wanted to ask, do you only have juvenile spirit plants here?"

As Liu Hao pressed Wu Dami to examine the golden peach seedlings more closely, Ge Bai pulled aside the saleswoman and asked a question.

"Yes, we sell juvenile spiritual plants, but our spiritual plant garden and Blue Star Ecological Botanical Garden are connected. You can go and have a look later."

"It is the largest botanical garden in the country, simulating the ecology of rainforests, plains and even deserts, and has many kinds of sacred plants and plants transplanted from all over the world."

"The plants were carefully selected during transplantation and are regularly inspected. There are absolutely no exotic plants that are aggressive towards humans, so you can rest assured about their safety."

Strange beasts and plants still exist and are extremely aggressive towards humans.

However, the situation is currently under control. Plant mutations around the city usually generate strong spiritual energy fluctuations, which are detected and eliminated in their nascent stage. There hasn't been a beast tide for over a decade.

Ge Bai nodded, then asked, "If I make a contract with a spirit plant in the botanical garden, do I need to pay you any fees?"

The saleswoman was clearly taken aback for a moment, then gave a professional smile. It was obvious that Ge Bai was not the first person to ask such a question.

She naively thought that Ge Bai hadn't learned the basics of spiritual plants well in school, or that he wanted to save some money.

We do not recommend that you try this lightly.

"Although failing the contract does not affect the eligibility for the contract and there is no danger to life, it will still have a great impact on the spiritual consciousness and may require a long period of recuperation."

The sales assistant patiently persuaded her.

"I heard that some people have tried and succeeded, right? Does it cost money?"

Ge Bai asked persistently.

"Most of the plants in the botanical garden are wild spiritual plants. There is indeed no fee for a successful contract. In the past three years, there have been two successful cases of contracting spiritual plants in the botanical garden."

Ge Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because with the system's existence, she was confident that she could swindle a spiritual plant from the botanical garden and take it home.

Now that I've heard there are precedents, I feel even more at ease, as it prevents me from appearing out of place.

If it weren't inconvenient to leave the city and travel to the remote mountains and wilderness right now, Ge Bai would love to go on a trip into the mountains.

What she didn't know was that many people went to the botanical garden every year to try contracting spiritual plants.

Researchers at the Spirit Plant Research Institute also frequently attempt to contract wild spirit plants, but the failure rate is very high.

Having received a satisfactory answer, Ge Bai looked at the saleswoman with a smile.

"Excuse me, how do I get to the botanical garden?"

The sales assistant fell silent for a moment. She knew she probably wouldn't earn any money from this young girl's sale today, and might even have to call an ambulance later.

But she still thoughtfully found a map of the botanical garden for Ge Bai, unlocked a car for her, and explained the closing time and precautions in detail.

After listening attentively, Ge Bai greeted Liu Hao and Wu Dami, saying only that he was going to visit other areas before driving his mobility scooter alone to the Blue Star Ecological Botanical Garden.

(End of this chapter)