I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 15 New Spell: Leaf-Concealed Ant Shaking a Tree
Others who tried it were also surprised to varying degrees.

Chen Kexin pondered for a moment and said, "Your tree is something else, it might be a new variety."

As a professional, she immediately recognized the value of the lychee tree.

If she were still pursuing graduate studies or continuing down the academic path, this lychee tree would probably be enough for her to publish many papers in top journals. She might even be able to get an associate professor or even a full professorship, or perhaps even a chance to be considered for the Yangtze River Scholar or Outstanding Young Scientist award.

It is normal for plants to undergo mutations and evolution.

That "wild alopecia" plant was discovered by chance.

Using it as the female parent, the sterile hybrid rice lines cultivated now account for 83% of the global hybrid rice genetic material.

The Concubine Smile lychee tree in Chen Jingle's home may very well be a new milestone in the lychee industry.

Unfortunately, she is currently working within the system and is very busy, so she really has no time to focus on academic research.

"No, it's just a Concubine's Smile. You can tell just by looking at it. This is the second time this year that it's produced results. Last year, not many were produced either." Chen Jingle waved his hand.

Chen Kexin neither confirmed nor denied the statement.

Looking at the lychee in her hand, both its appearance and the pit were undoubtedly those of the Fei Zi Xiao variety. She could only marvel, "That must be because your land is good; the fruit that grows here tastes better than others."

"Maybe."

Chen Jing chuckled.

They had no idea that the tree had been watered with 10 liters of diluted moonlight dew.

It's even better than Jin Ke La (a type of fertilizer), let alone ordinary chemical fertilizers.

Lin Yuqing had been eyeing it for a long time and even reached out to take it from her mother's hand, but Chen Kexin glared at her and said, "You can't eat it. Your uncle said you've already eaten two and you'll be eating dinner later. I'll save one for you to eat tomorrow, otherwise if you eat them all today, there won't be any left for tomorrow."

Although the little girl was a little unhappy, she didn't dare to cry or make a fuss.

"Do you have any other fruits in your orchard?" Chen Kexin asked.

Chen Jingle said, "We have a little bit of mango, longan, and jackfruit. If I'm still at home next year and take good care of them, we should be able to get more fruit."

At this moment, Chen Yaowu chimed in, "We have plenty of longan and jackfruit at home this year. Just look at how many are on this tree. I'm just worried that you'll eat so many that you won't want to eat anymore."

The old longan tree in front of my house, although not a superior variety, produces fruit that is just as good as the premium fruits on the market, and it bears fruit almost every year. Since there are no children in the family, not many people are willing to eat it.

Chen Yaowu didn't even bother to pick them.

They would stick out a few bamboo poles from under the tree or on the roof to grab a little bit, and the rest would rot on the tree and be eaten by birds and insects.

The tree was too tall to reach the fruit, and he even considered cutting it down.

They say this every year, but they never actually cut anything.

The jackfruit tree is even more exaggerated; there are only three trees, which are not very tall, but each tree bears about ten fruits.

Truly fruitful results.

People who don't like this stuff will find it smelly, with a rubbery odor, while people who like it will find the taste acceptable, but it's troublesome to peel.

After eating it a few times, I got too lazy to peel it, so I mostly gave it away.

……

It was almost noon, so I quickly started cooking.

The ingredients were all prepared. Several stoves, a microwave, and an oven were all turned on at the same time. The chicken and duck were chopped up, and it was done quickly. We could start eating right away.

It wasn't a lavish meal, but in the countryside, such treatment was only given during festivals and holidays.

Anyway, every time Chen Kexin comes back, the chickens and ducks at home suffer.

Lin Yuqing was completely attached to Chen Jingle, and she refused to get down even when it was time to eat.

Chen Kexin, her face dark, looked down and searched for a stick, which frightened her so much that she hid in Chen Jingle's arms and screamed.

"Don't hit her yet, let me try to talk to her."

Chen Jingle quickly replied.

"What's there to advise? She just needs to be taught a lesson," Chen Kexin said angrily.

Helpless, Chen Jingle whispered a few words in Lin Yuqing's ear, promising to secretly give her two lychees later and not let her mother find out, plus that he would sit next to her during the meal, and finally managed to coax the little girl to calm down.

"If you have a daughter in the future, you'll definitely be a doting father."

Chen Kexin shook her head.

"Not necessarily, I just prefer guided education."

Chen Jing chuckled: "You're used to giving orders at work, and you're still like this at home, expecting everyone to listen to you. The problem is, she's not even two years old yet. You need to learn to reason with her and resolve things through communication."

Chen Kexin said disdainfully, "You're a single dog, how dare you tell me how to raise a child?"

Chen Jingle: "..."

So you resort to personal attacks when you can't win an argument?

Haven't you heard the saying, "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me"?

Overall, the meal was alright. We were all family, so there was nothing to be polite about. The only thing was that we occasionally had to look after the kids next to us.

Seeing her mother sitting right next to her, watching her intently, Lin Yuqing didn't dare to be disrespectful and ate her food obediently.

Chen Kexin felt helpless and apologetic towards Chen Jingle, so much so that she kept urging him to take more food during the meal. This seemed to be the most sumptuous meal Chen Jingle had eaten since returning.

The chicken and duck taste so much better than what you usually buy in the supermarket; it's definitely better to raise them yourself.

If it weren't for the hassle, he would have liked to raise some chickens and ducks at home. After all, he has an orchard, so he could just fence it off and let them roam freely.

Even if free-range chickens are fed commercial feed, they taste better than commercially raised chickens bought from outside.

It's just that raising them is too troublesome.

"If chickens and ducks could leave their coops by themselves at dawn and return to their coops by themselves at dusk, and their droppings would all be collected in one place, I wouldn't have to do anything about it, how wonderful that would be."

Chen Jingle felt like he was daydreaming.

……

Lin Yuqing was forcibly taken away by her mother while crying.

The little girl was very reluctant to part with Chen Jingle. It was so comfortable lying in her uncle's arms; it was cool and refreshing, even more comfortable than air conditioning.

But there's nothing you can do; you can't fight city hall.

After saying goodbye to his uncle and the others, Chen Jingle returned to his own home.

Instead of doing farm work in the afternoon, I focused on cultivating myself at home.

My experience points increase by 1 point every minute. Where else can you find such a good deal? I'm about to level up, so I need to hurry.

Even dinner was just something quick and easy.

At 8 p.m., Chen Jingle finally accumulated enough experience to advance to the intermediate-level Qi Refiner.

Seeing that the advanced profession was changed to (0/10000), he knew that he could only slowly hone his skills, just like the Spirit Plant Master profession, and wait for the right opportunity to come to fruition.

Anyway, Earth isn't doomed, and there are no otherworldly monsters invading, so I can just cultivate slowly.

After advancing to the intermediate-level Qi Refiner, I clearly felt that my strength had become much stronger, far exceeding the level of ordinary people.

For example, in the standing long jump, they can easily jump ten meters.

Is this even human?

It feels like a grasshopper that has come to life.

Looking at the attribute panel again, wow, the overall attributes have increased dramatically.

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Name: Chen Jingle
Age: 30
Occupation: Intermediate Spirit Plant Master (793/10000), Intermediate Qi Refiner (0/10000)

Rating: 11
Constitution: 10
Mana: 14
Power: 10
Stamina: 11
Agility: 10
Remaining potential points: 1
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Compared to the last upgrade, each attribute has increased by 4 points this time, and all five attributes have broken through to double digits.

"No wonder it feels so different from before."

Chen Jingle let out a long sigh.

After some thought, he decided to add the remaining potential points to his mana.

Meanwhile, the Evergreen Technique has also added two new spells.

The first one is named "Ye Yin".

This is a disguise and concealment spell; there are many insects in the biological world that use trees to disguise themselves and conceal their existence.

The same applies to Ye Yin.

Wherever there are trees and leaves, they can perfectly blend their form and aura into the environment without being noticed by outsiders.

"So, deserts and Gobi are natural enemies."

Chen Jingle chuckled to himself.

However, in reality, there are very few places without plants; even in offices, there are money trees and lucky bamboo.

Without a doubt, this is a very powerful support spell.

The second one is called "Ants Trying to Shake a Tree".

The idiom "an ant trying to shake a tree" originates from Han Yu's poem "To Zhang Ji" from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Li Bai and Du Fu had only been dead for a few decades, and some people were already criticizing the works of these two great poets. Han Yu disagreed and wrote a poem to his friend Zhang Ji to express his stance. Later, it came to be used to describe people with very little power who presumptuously attempt to shake something powerful, overestimating their own abilities.

If Chen Jingle himself is the tree, then who is the ant is self-evident.

This is a defensive spell.

When attacked, it can release a wood-attribute energy shield to block most of the damage.

It's well known that wood offers high defensive capabilities; in ancient times, there were bamboo armor, rattan armor, rattan shields, and wooden shields. Some high-hardness trees are even difficult for bullets to penetrate.

He had previously wanted a defensive spell, along with the stealthy Leaf Concealment, which would give him a complete set of methods for dealing with enemies.

The next step is to practice diligently, just in case.

Of course, I didn't forget that I still needed to collect moon dew tonight.

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