The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 11 Fertile Peach Field
Looking at the empty valley around him, Hong Yun couldn't help but frown and asked, "Brother Shi Mo, are you sure those peach trees grow here?"

Shi Mo walked forward to a pit and looked at the pits one after another in front of him. It seemed as if the earth was grinning. Shi Mo couldn't help but frowned in surprise and speechless.

"It seems that someone moved it away in advance," Zhen Yuanzi, who also frowned, stepped forward and couldn't help but say:

"Where can so many peach trees be planted? The transplanters won't be afraid of killing them."

"Who knew the peach trees were here? And they took them all away in one go. How could they be so confident they could survive? Could it be that...? It seems like in ancient mythology, the peach roots in the Heavenly Palace's Peach Garden were directly bestowed upon the Queen Mother of the Jade Pool by Hongjun."

Thinking of this, Shi Mo roughly guessed who was behind this and couldn't help but secretly criticize in his heart:
"I never thought that a dignified saint like the Taoist Patriarch would act so secretly."

"Brother Shi Mo, you said you discovered this peach forest before. Why didn't you transplant all of it to the Babao Peak of your Jiuding Tiecha Mountain? Now look what has happened. Someone has got there first," Hong Yun couldn't help but say.

Shi Mo also feigned helplessness and gave a bitter smile: "I wasn't completely sure before, so I transplanted one plant first. Later, I heard the rumor that the Taoist Patriarch was going to preach in the Purple Cloud Palace, so I hurried there and met the Patriarch of the Dark River, and then I ended up in Wanshou Mountain."

"So that's how it is! Brother Shi Mo, it seems that you will not be able to get the other peach trees. You can't force it," Zhen Yuanzi said suddenly.

"Brother Shi Mo, you're just worrying too much. If it were me, I would definitely take them all away if I saw them, regardless of whether they could be transplanted or not." Hong Yun curled his lips slightly, "I thought I could eat peaches! Now look what happened."

"Hongyun, why are you in such a hurry? Brother Shi Mo still has one peach tree! When the peaches are ripe, you won't have less to eat, will you?" Zhen Yuanzi rolled his eyes at him.

Hong Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this: "That's right! Brother Shi Mo, it's a good thing you transplanted one, otherwise I don't know if I'll have the chance to eat it in the future!"

"Humph, no matter who transplanted those peach trees, they'll inevitably be exposed in the future. See who else has peaches besides Brother Shi Mo, and you'll find out," Hong Yun said, adding, "Brother Shi Mo, I'll accompany you to go to my house and vent your anger."

Shi Mo just smiled helplessly and said nothing. By then, you still don’t know whether your brother Hongyun will be alive or dead!
"Although the peach tree has been transplanted, there are still quite a few ripe peaches that have fallen from the tree."

As he spoke, Shi Mo walked towards the nearby pits. He looked at the peaches scattered on the ground and frowned, saying, "What a pity! They're all rotten. What a waste!"

"It seems that Hongjun was indeed the one who took away these peach trees. He is the only one who can not care about these ripe peaches falling." Shi Mo became more and more certain of his guess and then looked around:

"Strange, why is there no preservation effect here? Could it be that the peaches remain fresh after they fall, not because of the environment here, but because of the peach trees?"

"Hey, where is the water in the snow mountain pool? Is it covered by clouds and mist?" Looking up at Shi Mo in the distance, he became more and more confused.

"So many peaches? What a waste of resources!" Hongyun couldn't help stamping his feet in pain when he saw the rotten peaches.

Upon hearing Hong Yun's words, Shi Mo's expression changed. "Peaches, even rotten ones, are still good things! Xiantian spiritual fruits, even if they are rotten and inedible, still contain innate energy. Take them back and use them as fertilizer."

"As for these peach pits, take them back to Babao Peak and plant them to grow peach trees. Even if they can't be compared with the real peach trees, the peaches they produce are incomparable to ordinary spiritual fruits." Thinking of this, Shi Mo's eyes lit up, and he controlled the spiritual energy of the earth veins with a thought, gathering all the rotten peaches together.

"Brother Shi Mo, what are you doing? These rotten peaches are inedible," Hong Yun was stunned and said. "I'm not planning to eat them. I'm taking them back to fertilize the fields," Shi Mo said, leaving Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi speechless.

Using innate spiritual fruits to fertilize the fields was definitely a luxury, something they hadn't considered for a moment. Now that they understood, they looked at each other with amusement.

After Shi Mo brought a large number of rotten peaches to Babao Peak of Jiuding Tiecha Mountain and scattered them in the mountains and forests, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi, who saw it with their own eyes, had somewhat unnatural expressions.

"My two brothers, I'm sorry you've come all this way for nothing," Shi Mo said apologetically. After a slight hesitation, he said, "To be honest, I asked you two to come here because I have something else I'd like you to help me with."

"Brother Shi Mo, just tell me what you want to say. We will definitely help if we can," Hong Yun said readily.

Facing Zhen Yuanzi's smiling gaze, Shi Mo simply said, "This is what happened. When I was connecting the earth veins earlier, I found that the western earth veins were severely damaged. I spent some time connecting and repairing them, and found that I had actually received the power of merit bestowed by the Great Heavenly Dao."

"Merit?" Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi exchanged a glance, and then Hongyun asked, "What is the power of merit? What is the use of this merit?"

What is the use of merit? Shi Mo was somewhat speechless after being asked by Hong Yun. Seeing that Zhen Yuanzi also seemed to understand but not quite, he could not help but ask:

"How could you two Dao brothers not know the power of merit? This merit is not an ordinary thing. It requires great contributions to the prehistoric world to be granted by the Heavenly Dao."

"Merit and luck are closely related. Possessing merit not only allows one to cultivate and attain enlightenment with divine assistance, but also allows one to progress faster. After the innate spiritual treasure absorbs the power of merit and transforms into a merit spiritual treasure, one can even kill people without being affected by karma," Shi Mo continued. "In short, merit has many uses, and possessing great merit is also very beneficial."

"Oh? Merit has these uses?" Hongyun raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"But it's not easy to gain merit," Shi Mo said and looked at Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi's expression also changed. "Brother Shi Mo, do you want us to help you repair the western earth veins? Why would you let us participate when there's such an opportunity to gain merit?"

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi's puzzled expression, Shi Mo smiled helplessly: "Brother Zhen Yuan, do you know how big the West is? How long will it take me to repair it alone? This great merit is destined to be inaccessible to me."

"Moreover, if we can get Brother Zhenyuan to help us mobilize the power of the earth veins with the help of the Earth Book, it will be much easier for us to work together to repair the western earth veins," Shi Mo continued.

"So, Brother Shi Mo, you mainly want Brother Zhenyuan to help you. I'm just a bonus!" Hong Yun couldn't help but laughed jokingly.

"Hongyun, since Brother Shi Mo is willing to share such a great merit with you, you should be content!" Zhen Yuanzi said.

Upon hearing this, Shi Mo couldn't help but look at Zhen Yuanzi with burning eyes: "So, Brother Zhen Yuan has agreed to help?"

"You want to give me great merit, how can I refuse?" Zhen Yuanzi smiled.

(End of this chapter)