National Gardener: I can choose the evolution path of spiritual plants.

Chapter 196 Royal Council
In the Mithril Mountains within Mount Tai of the Five Mountains Empire.

The metal castle made of pure silver sits on the top of the mountain in the center of the Mithril Mountains.

The entire Mithril Mountain is made of mithril, and the castle is integrated with it, emitting dazzling light in the sun.

If an ordinary person takes a look at the mountain, even someone with titanium dog eyes will be blinded by the light.

There are metal trees and flowers on the mountain. Colorful mosses cover the tree trunks, coexisting in a certain relationship. The ground between the tree roots is dotted with tomatoes, cabbages, potatoes and other vegetables.

When the wind blows, the waves sparkle, and colorful colors dance like burning butterflies. The so-called fireworks are nothing more than this.

This is the secret land of immortality in Mount Tai, and the home of the Twelve Royal Families - the Tomato Family.

However, at this moment, the scenery in the Mithril Mountains began to "fade" rapidly like an oxidized oil painting.

Soon, it went from being "full of vitality" to being "dull and dull".

……

In the palace belonging to the clan leader, Lin Zhi's consciousness took over the trumpet Wang Lu and slowly opened his eyes.

After reading the memory, his eyes were deep and his expression was a little ugly.

At this time, an old man walked out from the shadow of the palace and saluted Lin Zhi.

"Uncle Lai, why are you here?"

When Lin Zhi saw the old man, a smile appeared on his face.

From Wang Lu's memory, he learned that the old man's name was Rhine, and he was given the surname Wang. He was the steward of the Tomato family.

Normally, Butler Rhine is taking care of the family's secret realm.

"Young Patriarch, the family secret realm has fallen in rank!"

Hearing the news that the family secret realm had been downgraded, Lin Zhi remained calm.

"I had anticipated this situation!"

He said calmly.

Because according to intelligence, players of the Gentleman Civilization used the "Succubus Tree" as a medium to erode the "Half-Demon Tree" of the Five Mountains Empire.

As Tarzan was the one closest to the half-demon tree, it was not surprising that such a change had occurred.

"Young Master, if this secret realm falls, we will lose a large source of extraordinary ingredients, which will be too harmful to the family."

Lin Zhi nodded. He knew from his memory that the Five Mountains Empire was similar to the "One Piece" in his previous life. Their spiritual plants existed in the form of "fruits, but they were actually bacterial spiritual plants that took root in the body.

Therefore, the mainstream practice of the Five Mountains Empire is to rely on "eating" and then gain extraordinary power.

Of course, because the Five Mountains Empire has conquered many worlds, it can still cultivate common spiritual plants.

But their majority, especially the twelve royal families, still like to "eat".

This kind of eating is similar to the gourmet civilization, which uses extraordinary recipes to make extraordinary ingredients to provide nutrition and energy for spiritual plants.

The twelve royal families of the Five Mountains Empire master a large number of recipes and related food cultivation methods.

Only with these recipes and ingredients can they gain followers and build their own power.

Therefore, ingredients and recipes are very important.

Thinking of this, Wang Ming's eyes fixed and he asked:
"Uncle Lai Yin, those families are ready to make a move, right?"

"According to the spy, the Cabbage, Radish, and Leek families have formed an alliance in private. I'm afraid they want to replace my Tomato family."

The old man Rhine looked angry.

"Don't be afraid of a clown. I'm just afraid there are other royal family members plotting behind the scenes. What about the Flame Legion? Uncle Rhine!"

"At present, we can only rely on our stockpile. If we don't eliminate the invasion of the gentleman civilization, we can only last for two years at most before we will be depleted!"

Rhine said worriedly.

Lin Zhi nodded.

The "Flame Legion" is one of the twelve main legions of the empire. It guards the forty-seven golden cities in the Taishan territory all year round. It can be said that whoever has the command of the Flame Legion can firmly control the Taishan territory.

Now that the Tomato Family's secret realm has fallen in rank and the food source is unstable, the morale of the army is bound to be lost.

But this has nothing to do with Lin Zhi. He hopes that the families of the Five Mountains Empire will destroy themselves.

Besides, if the players with gentleman civilization are not eliminated, the other royal families can only unite and dare not fight among themselves.

After Levin left, Lin Zhi stood up and walked out of the palace.

He needs to mobilize the resources of the Tomato Family to cultivate a legendary spiritual plant.

Yes, that’s right, in this body, Wang Lu, the young master of the Tomato Family, is now a legend.

The spiritual plant that Lin Zhi wanted to cultivate belonged to a civilization that was once conquered by the Five Mountains Empire and was dominated by star spiritual plants.

It is called "Crape Myrtle Garden".

This is a spiritual plant that can control the stars.

The reason why he cultivated this spiritual plant was because he wanted to build a plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang!
Mithril Mountains, Fire Lotus Lake.

The sky was clear and the air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur. Lin Zhi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the endless lava lake in front of him.

Beside him, a middle-aged man stood and said respectfully:
"Young Patriarch, this is one of the two main industries of our family."

"Well, what do you estimate the production to be this year?"

Lin Zhi asked, Fire Lotus is another foundation of the tomato family, and yield is the top priority.

The middle-aged man smiled when he heard this.

"Reporting to the clan leader, last year was a bumper year, and tax revenues from various places increased by 30% compared to previous years. Therefore, the old clan leader increased investment and expanded the area of ​​fire lotus cultivation. It is estimated that the production of fire lotus seeds this autumn will be more than 12,000 lotus pods."

"Yes, Uncle Yinshan, you have put a lot of effort into maintaining these fire lotuses."

Lin Zhi praised the other person, his eyes still fixed on the lava lake.

The magma in the lake was boiling hot, bubbling with bubbles, and steam carrying black impurities rose into the sky, covering the lake with a thick gray fog.

Even though Lin Zhi had the legendary physical fitness, he could only see through the fog within a thousand meters.

In the lava lake, the lotus leaves are endless and green, the lotus flowers are particularly red in the sun, and countless emerald green lotus leaves are as big as washbasins, almost covering the entire lake surface.

Among the lotus leaves, there are some blooming lotus flowers and lotus pods that have grown very full after the flowers have fallen.

A page that only Lin Zhi could see appeared in front of him.

[Spiritual Plant: Earth Fire Lotus]

[Quality: Legend]

[Rarity: Unparalleled]

[Effect: One of the main ingredients of God's Recipe "Tomato and Lotus Seed Porridge", one of the main ingredients of God's Recipe "Seven-Color Lotus Soup", one of the main ingredients of God's Recipe "Thirty-Six Lotus Seed Heart Tea", one of the auxiliary ingredients of God's Recipe "Bright Starry Sky Salad", one of the auxiliary ingredients of God's Recipe "Sunny Cloud Mud Mooncake", one of the main ingredients of God's Recipe "Lotus Root, Pork Ribs and Tomato Soup"]

[Wisdom says: Wild spiritual plants are the offspring of spiritual plants and are often seen on the bodies of wild beasts. There must be a corpse of a wild beast that is at least half a step away from being an epic beast under this lake.]

[Cultivation Tips: The Earth Fire Lotus needs to be cultivated in the magma, one plant is planted per kilometer, and it needs to be fertilized with 1 ton of black burning soil, 1 cubic meter of red flame sand, and blood shadow stone every day.]

[Extreme Cultivation: One Qiyan can increase the potential index of one Earth Fire Lotus by a perfect 1 points.]

Lin Zhi suddenly frowned, and then looked at the other fire lotuses, and found that most of the fire lotuses within his sight showed a potential index of two or three points.

Only a very small number of them are above five points. This is a sign of malnutrition, indicating that the lotus seeds are not cultivated perfectly!
From Wang Lu's memory, Lin Zhi learned that the Five Mountains Empire's divine recipes were divided into five qualities: eternal myth, mouth-watering epic, unrivaled in ancient and modern times, delicacies, and delicious food.

Take these ingredients for example, the same ingredients, but with different qualities, will result in different effects when the food is made according to God’s recipes.

He needs to demonstrate his own value in order to pave the way for taking control of the Tomato Family in the future.

"Uncle Yinshan, how is the fire lotus fertilized every day?"

"Fertilizer? Fertilize each Fire Lotus with 1 ton of Black Burning Soil and 1 cubic meter of Red Flame Sand every week."

"That's all?" Lin Zhi waited for a few seconds, but Uncle Yinshan didn't continue to answer.

"It's gone!" Uncle Yinshan looked confused.

It turned out to be a fertilization problem. Lin Zhi knew what was going on.
"Starting next year, we will adjust the fertilizer application to once a day. The dosage will remain the same, and we will add a Blood Shadow Stone."

"Blood Shadow Stone? This thing is very expensive. Each Fire Lotus will cost more than 200 gold coins in a year."

"Do as I say, and each fire lotus can be cultivated to its full potential. By the way, go to the clan library to apply for Qi Yan, and throw it into the lava lake when you come back."

"Ah! Qi Yan?!"

Uncle Yinshan opened his mouth wide, his face full of astonishment.

Then he said, "Chief, this is an important material needed for the evolution of the legendary spiritual plants. Isn't it a waste to use it to cultivate the fire lotus?"

"It's indeed a waste, but our family is facing the crisis of extinction. The materials accumulated in the family library for thousands of years, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't use them?"

Lin Zhi took out a blank parchment scroll, and with a thought, the parchment scroll turned into a deep blue copy scroll of God's Recipe.

As the legitimate son of the family, he is also the only one left in the family who is qualified to inherit the title of patriarch. His predecessor was favored by the world, so it was natural for him to inherit the recipe of God.

"Take it. Come with me to the Silver Maple Forest later. You will be responsible for dividing the ingredients into portions according to the recipe requirements."

"Yes!"

Uncle Yinshan took the divine recipe and looked at the introduction with curiosity.

In the past, the family was large and there was a dedicated person in charge of the side dishes in the recipe. He had never come across a recipe before, so he was very curious.

Then, when he saw the text description on the recipe, his eyes widened.

"This... this Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge can actually change one's aptitude!!!"

he exclaimed.

I saw the parchment scroll in front of me saying:
Food: Tremella and lotus seed porridge
Quality: Unrivaled
Effect: Drinking a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge has a chance to improve the quality. This is ineffective for people with extraordinary talent.

Uncle Yinshan became excited, thinking that the harvest of 12,000 lotus pods this autumn would mean 12,000 bowls of lotus seed porridge. It seemed that the rise of the family was not just a dream?

Seeing him immersed in fantasy, Lin Zhi did not feel any joy in his heart. The effect of Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge would be different depending on the quality of the ingredients used.

Generally speaking, drinking three bowls of porridge can improve the quality by one level.

If you want to achieve the strongest effect, the cost is very high.

Besides, if he hadn't deduced a recipe in order to play the role of the young patriarch well, he wouldn't have needed to care about it.

Of course, there was no need to tell others about this situation. Lin Zhi smiled gently and said:
"Yes, so Uncle Yinshan, you must take the task I assign to you seriously and make sure there is no mistake."

"Yes, Patriarch, I swear on my life.

Uncle Yinshan said hurriedly, his hand tightening around the parchment scroll, and he vowed to complete the task without any mistakes.

This concerns the future of the younger generations of the family!
After Lin Zhi finished his instructions, he left Huolian Lake under the escort of Uncle Yinshan and headed towards the Silver Maple Forest.

Silver maple is a special metal plant in the secret territory of the Tremella family. Due to the decline of the Tremella family, some of their specialties were managed by other families.

A kind of white fungus will grow on the roots and trunk of the tree in front of you. The cultivation time is very short, but the growing conditions are harsh. It takes a lot of precious materials to cultivate a white fungus.

Lin Zhi inspected the silver maple forest and discovered through the information he saw with his own eyes that there were indeed problems with the cultivation of Tremella fuciformis.

"Uncle Yinshan, this is the method for growing Tremella fuciformis. You can grow it according to this method in the future. Don't worry about the cost."

"Yes, Young Chief."

"After using Qisen to replenish the Tremella, weigh the amount and send it to the castle. I need to cook the Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge before the clan meeting."

"Yes!"

Lin Zhi spent two days inspecting all the land in the clan's secret territory, solving all the problems he found one by one, and then returned to the castle.

……

Soon, dozens of days passed.

Lin Zhi only felt that the ring in his hand suddenly became hot.

A reminder came from the Royal Council.

He suddenly disappeared and appeared on a throne the next moment.

In front is a huge round table.

The old man sitting in the main seat spoke first, "The enemy from the Gentleman Civilization has captured Mount Tai and eroded most of our civilization's World Tree. If this thief is not eliminated, our Five Mountains Empire will fall apart and cease to exist."

Memories emerged in Lin Zhi's mind. This old man was the current ruler of the Five Mountains Empire and was from the Scarecrow Family.

He is a staunch "war faction" along with the Poppy Family and the Mousse Family.

The reason is simple, they believe in demons, and many strong people in the family have "ascended to the upper realm".

At this time, a sarcastic voice was heard.

"That sounds good, but the other party has already occupied Mount Tai. What can you do? In my opinion, it's better to wait for them to recruit you."

Lin Zhi couldn't help but look at the blond man who was speaking.

This person is from the Rose Family, and is a wavering fence-sitter like the Salad Family, Nori Family, and Snow Lotus Family.

Not good at fighting, but good at talking.

"Hmph, a bunch of guys who can only talk. How exactly are you going to arrange the reinforcements from the Human Alliance this time? Good fellow, you invited them here, but you can't even guard against them and prevent them from participating in the war. Is there something wrong with you?"

Lin Zhi looked over and found that the man was from the Silver Ear family. No wonder he had such a bad temper.

The other side suffered heavy losses in the last battle in Taoyuan Continent and was full of hatred towards other families.

He belongs to the "reform faction" that believes in light, along with the Bodhi Tree Family, Xiangyun Family, Muguang Family, Tomato Family, and Five-Colored Bean Family.

It is precisely because of the existence of the believers that the World Tree of the Five Mountains Empire has not been completely eroded and turned into a true demon tree.

The believers were further divided into three factions: the "Reformists" who pursued a unified approach, the "Adventists" who sought to use the power of others to gain advantage, and the "Foreign Aid Faction" who attempted to integrate with other civilizations.

This time, the human alliance coalition was invited by foreign aid.

When the Human Alliance Legion was actually invited, both those who were on the fence and those in power suddenly regretted it.

Because they were afraid that with the help of the Human Alliance, the Five Mountains Empire would win, and in this way, the faction's strength would be broken.

Lin Zhi discovered that the internal conflicts within the Five Mountains Empire were more complicated than he had imagined.

It seemed that he could use this opportunity to find the fatal weakness of the Five Mountains Empire.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhi came up with a good idea.

That is to use the Infinite Skynet to "enlighten the people" and use the system and vision that are superior to the Five Mountains Empire to break the feudal system and bring capital power to the other side.

(End of this chapter)