Chapter 28 What Went Wrong?

"Earth Vein Synthesis!"

Zhao Xing squatted on the ground, his fingertips touching the ground. A wisp of vital energy immediately flowed down along the soil and sank deep into the ground.

Then came the second and third strands...a total of nine strands of vital energy sank into the ground.

In Zhao Xing's perception, these nine streams of energy formed a box-like structure underground.

"This is the core of the spell, and also the center point. All the underground energy will be gathered and absorbed here."

Drawing on the power of the earth veins and integrating the earth vein vitality is only the first step.

Now that he has the center point, he still needs to determine the direction.

Zhao Xing began to stroll around the edge of the territory. Every time he walked to a place, he would squat down, grab a handful of soil, and look like he was looking for some fertile land.

Wen Nanxing and Xiao Ze both noticed his actions.

However, Zhao Xing did not cross the line, so he just ignored it.

"This is the advantage of the Earth Vein System: concealment!" Zhao Xing even waved at Wen Nanxing.

Feeling that this person was quite polite, Wen Nanxing nodded in response.
After walking around, Zhao Xing was really a little tired.

Although Earth Vein Synthesis is an entry-level spell, it consumes a lot of energy.

The energy consumed by casting this spell is equivalent to that of performing Xingyun dozens of times.

“The vital energy is like a rhizome, taking root in the ground and forming an underground network.”

"The cages are ready, let's see how many fish come." Zhao Xing clapped his hands contentedly.

Then he ran to the spring, leaned against the edge, closed his eyes and began to rest.

Wen Nanxing and Xiao Ze could not see Zhao Xing's actions, but they did not escape Chen Shijie's eyes.

But it took him a while to understand.

"This is... Earth Vein Synthesis?"

"The earth's veins are hidden but not yet unleashed. Do you want to do it secretly at night? Good boy! You act in quite my style." Chen Shijie became more and more satisfied with Zhao Xing. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him.

As a military agriculturalist, he knows this kind of operation very well!
Apart from Chen Shijie, only Xue Wenzhong saw Zhao Xing's intention.

The other officials did not realize it. They were not as comprehensive as Chen Shijie, nor as experienced as Xue Wenzhong.

Xue Wenzhong naturally would not say it out loud at this moment to arouse jealousy from his students, and Chen Shijie only admired him in his heart without showing it.

He knew that he had paid enough attention to Zhao Xing today, and any more would be a bit too much.

Chen Shijie was well aware of the little thoughts of his subordinates.

"Zi Yu, I, I can't go on anymore..." Qian Dong collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, like a fish about to die of thirst.

Chen Ziyu wasn't much better. He was sweating profusely and couldn't wipe it off.

It was already afternoon and they had been busy for several hours, but there was no movement in the fields in front of them.

Most of the seeds never germinated and the seedlings died.

It looks like the remaining small part won’t make it to tomorrow.

"How about, how about we just go? We can just take the make-up exam next time." Qian Dong said. He really didn't want to waste his efforts.

"I won't leave." Chen Ziyu shook his head. "Every time you say you'll try harder next time... When will you ever succeed? Why not this time?"

Qian Dongyi Zheng, then gritted his teeth and climbed up.

More and more people gave up, unable to endure the hardship, and left the venue.

But some people gritted their teeth and persevered.

After struggling through the scorching heat, everyone finally waited until dark.

Xue Wenzhong did not make things too difficult for them. When it got dark, he sent a breeze to the planting area.

…………

Xue Wenzhong's gentle breeze brought a refreshing feeling, and Zhao Xing woke up from his light sleep. He was particularly sensitive to the wind that did not belong to him.

"It's getting dark, and it's time to work."

Zhao Xing stretched and then ran to check the condition of the three plants.

At this time, the 20 green ivy plants have entered the growth stage from the seedling stage. The vines have covered the yellow soil, and flower buds have appeared on some branches and vines.

In the two mud pits, the fragrant lotus has already grown three lotus leaves and has also entered the growth stage.

The only exception is the King Kong bamboo, which, due to the characteristics of bamboo plants, still has only the tip of a bamboo shoot protruding.

"It's worthy of being a second-grade superior product. I have already concentrated all my nutrients on it, but it's still the same as it was at the beginning."

King Kong Bamboo is a high-scoring species, so of course it is impossible to cultivate it so easily.

Zhao Xing was not in a hurry, as he had not yet started to exert his strength.

"It's dark, so I'm working secretly."

A wisp of vital energy emerged from Zhao Xing's fingertips and penetrated into the ground.

"Om~"

The earth veins were suddenly activated!
The net began to spread and quietly moved out of Zhao Xing's range.

To the north, it crosses most of Wen Nanxing's territory, and to the south, it covers Xiao Ze's territory.

To the west, more than a dozen top-ranked students are included.

Li Chengfeng and Zong Shichang were at the westernmost end, and Zhao Xing had no way of reaching them that far. After all, he had just mastered this kind of geographical magic.

"It covers nearly half of the planting area, which is almost enough." Zhao Xing had sharp night vision and could see many officials starting to get busy after dark, expending their energy and casting spells.

"Come on, everyone. How tall the bamboo can grow depends on you."

"It's getting dark. It's time to start ripening the soul-resting incense I got." Huang Tao looked at a seedling on the ground and prepared to take action.

He had a hard time with Zhao Xing in the morning, but he still managed to seize a piece of land near the spring.

The plant Huang Tao chose is called 'Soul-Ancing Incense', a second-grade mid-quality plant.

There is only one effect, that is, after blooming, the fragrance can calm the mind and soul
Many people like to plant a soul-soothing incense at home, which can reduce the probability of going astray when practicing.

The flowering period of the soul-soothing osmanthus is quite long, lasting for several months, but it cannot tolerate extreme heat and it is difficult to bloom, so Huang Tao did not do anything during the day and waited until night.

"Being able to grow even just one plant of the incense during the Beginning of Autumn season is enough to make it to the top of the list," Huang Tao said confidently.

"Get started! Grow strong!"

Huang Tao began to cast a spell on the soul-soothing incense seedlings.

The vital energy enters the soil and goes straight to the roots of the soul-soothing incense.

Part of the vital energy suddenly disappeared when it was about to reach the roots and rhizomes, and only one tenth was absorbed.

"It is indeed difficult for the young seedlings of the Requiem Incense to grow in this season."

Huang Tao didn't take it seriously, thinking that the task he had chosen was difficult enough, so the results were slow.

After waiting for a moment, Huang Tao continued to cast the spell.

The young seedling of the incense tree has grown a little taller.

"Come again!"

…………

At midnight, Huang Tao squatted on the ground in a daze, looking at the soul-soothing incense.

"What's going on? I've been casting spells on it for three hours, but the Soul-Calming Incense hasn't entered its growth stage yet?"

It hasn't even reached the growth stage, let alone flowering.

Huang Tao didn't realize it at first, but until his vitality was drained several times, the soul-soothing incense was still growing slowly. He suddenly realized that it was not his fault, but something else went wrong!
"Did I pick a diseased strain? Impossible, I clearly checked it..." Huang Tao muttered to himself, pulling his hair, "What went wrong?"

(End of this chapter)