Spirit Plant Masters Sweep Across the Beast Taming Interstellar Space

Chapter 71 Teacher Xiaolu Knows a Lot

"It will take at least 7 to 8 months. The cultivation of weeping willow and Cymbidium goeringii is going on almost simultaneously, but the cultivation of space-type spiritual plants is a little more difficult."

Professor Rowan pondered for a moment before giving his answer.

This period of time is not short, but it is already quite an achievement for the Beijing-Hong Kong Institute of Plant Research to cultivate the seedlings of Weeping Willow and Cymbidium goeringii to maturity within this timeframe. They need to do their best.

"I suggest that in the near future, the relevant resources of Bureau Y should be allocated to the Beijing-Hong Kong Lingzhi Research Institute."

The square-faced committee member frowned deeply; clearly, he was not satisfied with the timeframe given by Professor Rowan, but he also offered a solution and expressed his attitude.

"Whether it's the ancient weeping willow or the Cymbidium goeringii, the cultivation of these two spiritual plant seedlings is the top priority for the research institute in the next stage, and it is of great significance to improving the overall level of spiritual plant masters in the interstellar alliance."

"Agreed. Does anyone have any objections?"

The old man, sitting in the very center of the round table, made the final decision.

"agree."

"agree."

"agree."

The voices in the meeting room were perfectly synchronized.

Could Ge Bai really get funding? No, he could probably get resource support.

That's great.

Professor Rowan was even happier.

"Thank you for the support of the leaders of Bureau Y. The Beijing-Hong Kong Lingzhi Research Institute will work even harder."

"Alright, let's put that aside for now and continue talking about the Lord of the Cave Heaven."

The old man in the middle spoke up, ending the topic.

That's true. Even wild spiritual plants with great potential and excellent spiritual plant masters are only at the mortal spiritual realm right now.

It's already quite an achievement to be able to capture the attention of these top figures in the Interstellar Alliance for even a few minutes at the Y Bureau Committee meeting.

"By the way, I suggest that when we try to make contact with the Lord of the Cave Heaven, we bring this little girl, Ge Bai, along as well."

"Judging from the materials provided by Rowan, although it is unknown whether the teleportation of Ge Bai away from the Plum Garden was random or intentional, not only did the trial not harm Ge Bai, but it even allowed her to take away the spiritual plants from the secret realm. At least it can be seen that the Cave Heaven Ruler had no ill intentions towards Ge Bai."

The committee member with the square face spoke up.

"agree."

"agree."

"This is something we can consider. I remember Rowan has already submitted his application, and Gobai is now a trainee member of Bureau Y, right?"

"Yes."

Professor Rowan answered quickly.

"Open the material library for full members to her and give her priority approval for resource requests."

The old man sitting in the middle did not forget to instruct Rowan, "Encourage her to pass the Plum Garden Trial as soon as possible."

"Okay, okay, thank you on behalf of Director Yan."

Professor Rowan responded with a smile.

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After receiving feedback from the Beijing-Hong Kong Lingzhi Research Institute, the organizers of the city-level competition quickly updated the relevant information.

The 128th place in the preliminary round of the Jinggang City Tournament, profession: spirit plant master, name: Ge Bai, registered pet: Weeping Willow (level 5 in Mortal Spirit Realm), Thousand-Year Spring Sword Orchid (level 8 in Mortal Spirit Realm).

"Look, it's showing up. The race name of the suspected space pet is Chiyo Haruka Orchid."

"Level 8 of the Mortal Spirit Realm? I thought it would be at least Level 1 of the Transcendent Realm."

"The Beijing-Hong Kong Institute of Plant Research has also issued a notice, and will release detailed information at midnight tonight."

"Waiting for midnight!"

"By the way, will we see Ge Bai participate in today's arena matches?"

……

A group of people were staring intently at the relevant information.

As soon as Ge Bai reached the audience area, a little girl who was guarding the entrance rushed out.

"Hello, Mr. Ge Bai, could you please give me your autograph?"

The little girl rushed to a stop three or five steps away from Ge Bai, lowered her head, and asked shyly.

Ge Bai was speechless. This was the first time he had encountered something like this, and he didn't know what to say.

The little girl was wearing a light blue Lolita uniform and carrying a small white crossbody bag. She looked quite young, probably a middle school student.

Just as Ge Bai was looking her over, the zipper on her backpack moved, the zipper was pushed open, and a piece of silver grass emerged from the backpack.

This is a contracted spirit plant, so she should be the same age as me and a junior high school student.

Seeing that Ge Bai didn't respond for a long time, the girl's face turned even redder. She bit her lip and still insisted on explaining.

"Yes, I just watched your match, you are really amazing."

The little girl, her face flushed, was even stuttering a bit.

The silver grass in her bag also jumped out and climbed up her wrist along the folds of her clothes, affectionately circling around her again and again.

The little girl felt her silver thread grass crawl out of her bag and wrap around her wrist, only then realizing that her hands were empty, and her face turned even redder.

After rummaging through her bag, she took out a notebook and pen, holding them in her hand. She wanted to hand them to Ge Bai but was afraid she would refuse, so she was very conflicted.

"Ah, no problem."

Ge Bai finally came to his senses, took the paper and pen from the little girl, wrote his name on them properly, and handed them back to her.

"Is this okay?"

The young girl didn't take it, smiled apologetically, glanced up at the big willow on Ge Bai's shoulder, and then took out a small piece of light green ink from her bag.

"Um, could you please give me a willow leaf imprint too, Da Liu? I really like Da Liu."

Ge Bai grinned and glanced at the little girl's white crossbody bag. She was really well prepared; the bag could hold quite a lot. Could it be a spatial artifact?

"Daliu, okay?"

Instead of making a decision for Da Liu, Ge Bai turned to him and asked directly.

"Liu Gu. No problem." Da Liu, who had been curiously watching the little girl, readily agreed.

As she spoke, Da Liu jumped into Ge Bai's hands. The little girl quickly opened the inkpad and handed it over. Ge Bai held Da Liu with one hand and brought it to the inkpad, while unfolding the notebook with the other to make it easier for Da Liu to operate.

Da Liu raised a lush willow branch, dipped it lightly in the ink, and pressed the branch onto the side of Ge Bai's name.

Da Liu was actually quite excited, as it was his first time signing an autograph.

The little girl had a satisfied expression on her face.

"La!"

"Gebai! Me too! I want to play with stamps too."

Chiyo, who was perched on Ge Bai's head, was now indignant, making a lot of noise. Even though she didn't quite understand what it meant, she just couldn't stand seeing Ge Bai and Da Liu doing things together without her.

Oh, I forgot there's that old man above me who's always staring at Da Liu.

Hearing Chiyo's rant, Kabai was somewhat embarrassed.

The little girl had only seen Dairyu and hadn't noticed Chiyo, whose hair ornaments matched Kaba's, until she heard Chiyo's voice and realized it.

Before Ge Bai could speak, the little girl spoke up.

"Um, I'm really sorry, I'm asking for too much. Could you please leave a mark on Chiyo Haruka Orchid as well? I'll definitely keep it safe."

"no problem!"

Ge Bai readily agreed, as she was worried about how to shamelessly ask Chiyo for her abrupt request.

Hearing the little girl say that, she breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put Da Liu back on her shoulder, then pulled Chiyo off her head and held her up to the seal.

Chiyo didn't care about any of that; she was overjoyed to be able to make a stamp herself.

She stretched out her leaves for a while, then shook the little flowers on the flower stalk. She was still debating whether to stamp the flower or the leaf with her stamp, hesitating and pondering for a long time.

"Hurry up, Chiyo," Kabai urged impatiently.

"Okay, okay!"

In the end, Chiyo chose to touch the inkpad with the tip of an orchid leaf and press it above the Ōyanagi mark.

This orchid really doesn't hide its little thoughts at all. Ge Bai looked at it and shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do. He had no choice but to leave it at that.

The notebook was returned to the little girl, and she left happily.

As Ge Bai was about to turn and head towards the stands, she saw Little Chili come out with King Kong. She stopped and waved in their direction.

"Bell peppers, I was just about to come find you guys. My match is over for today. Are you heading back now?"

"I reckon you won't be able to play a third game today, that's why we came out."

Little Chili strides briskly, and even the miniature King Kong has to run a step to keep up with her after taking two steps.

"Want to come back to Hengran Martial Arts School with us? King Kong said he wants to do extra training tonight, should we arrange a match for them?"

Before she even reached Ge Bai's side, Little Chili couldn't wait to invite him to the martial arts gym for a sparring match.

Ge Bai quickly waved his hand, "Not today. I just finished two games and need to go back and review them. Da Liu and Qian Dai also need to adjust."

"Alright."

Little Chili didn't insist. She wasn't worried about finding opponents at the martial arts school, and Ge Bai and the others couldn't run away. Besides, she still had to take the entrance exam for Beijing-Hong Kong No. 1 Middle School, so there would always be opportunities to practice with them in the future.

The two were going in different directions and parted ways at the entrance of the stadium.

Standing between the Eagle Peregrine Falcon "Eagle Drop" docking point and the bus stop, Ge Bai hesitated for a moment, then touched her mobile terminal. The 1000 million yuan special fund that had arrived in her account the night before gave her confidence.

Yes, saving commuting time for rest and training can be considered an expense that helps the spiritual plant advance, which is quite reasonable.

Seeing the tall, handsome eagles and peregrine falcons standing neatly by the roadside, Ge Bai walked over with full confidence.

"Blue Star Welfare Home, thank you."

"Okay, welcome aboard the 'Eagle Drop' platform, the professional Eagle Peregrine Falcon. Please be seated and fasten your seatbelts. We are about to depart."

Sitting atop a peregrine falcon with its brown down and black feathers, looking down at the landscape below that gradually shrinks as he ascends higher, Ge Bai is lost in thought, a sense of unreality washing over him.

After twirling the willow branches of the large willow and touching the tiny flower buds of Chiyo, it felt a little better.

Ge Bai knew things would get better.

When they returned to the Blue Star Welfare Home, it was just time for dinner. Ge Bai went straight into the canteen, took a little boy from Teacher Xiao Lu, and skillfully fed him.

When Teacher Xiaolu saw Ge Bai return, she smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling into crescents.

In recent days, Ge Bai has been leaving early and returning late, and they haven't spoken to each other for a long time.

"I received a call from your homeroom teacher a few days ago, saying that you are reviewing on your own to prepare for the special admission exam of Beijing-Hong Kong No.1 Middle School."

Teacher Xiaolu sat down next to Ge Bai and said softly.

Ge Bai raised an eyebrow, just about to explain a few words to reassure Teacher Xiao Lu, when he heard her continue.

"Your teacher said they support your decision and told you to prepare well and not to forget to take the graduation exam on the 1st of next month."

Ge Bai was even more surprised. In her memory, her homeroom teacher, Lao Qian, had given her a severe scolding and forced her to change her college application.

Ge Bai wasn't quite sure what had happened at school, but hearing what Teacher Xiao Lu said, it was probably a good thing.

In fact, Teacher Xiao Lu received two phone calls from Ge Bai's school within a span of less than half an hour that day.

It was all from Lao Qian, Ge Bai's homeroom teacher, who made a complete 180-degree turn in attitude.

When she first received the call, she was indeed extremely anxious, but now that the result is good, she doesn't need to tell Ge Bai and make him worry.

This girl, whom she watched grow up, is always so strong that it breaks your heart.

"By the way, Teacher Xiaolu, I received a scholarship from the Spirit Plant Research Institute. I'll try to transfer a portion of it to the orphanage's account after a while."

The little bean sprouted its fill, then closed its mouth and squirmed in Ge Bai's arms, refusing to eat another bite. It just stared at the big willow tree on Ge Bai's shoulder and reached out to grab the willow branches.

Seeing this, Ge Bai put him in the cradle next to him, stuffed a toy into his hand, and then looked at Teacher Xiao Lu with a serious expression.

Teacher Xiaolu gently shook her head.

"The welfare home has sufficient funding each year, so feeding the children is not a problem. Just take care of yourself."

Ge Bai had already anticipated that Teacher Xiao Lu would say that, but she only informed Teacher Xiao Lu and said she would transfer the money directly when she found an opportunity.

"I might move out in a while, which will make it more convenient for pet training, going to the martial arts gym, and the arena."

The Blue Star Welfare Home is located in the suburbs. Coming back from the martial arts school and the arena, it's almost like crossing the entire city of Jinggang. Traveling back and forth like this every day is really too time-consuming.

In addition, there are too many young children at the orphanage, and it's not a long-term solution for them to come back and train in the back mountain every day.

Now that there is special funding, Ge Bai still wants to provide a better environment for Da Liu, Chiyo, and Xiao Momo to grow up in.

Teacher Xiaolu didn't quite understand. "Where are you going? Are you planning to live at school?"

Ge Bai shook his head.

"No, I'm planning to become a professional beast tamer. Pet training requires space, so I'll probably rent a house that's convenient for training."

This was beyond Ms. Xiaolu's comprehension, but fortunately she has always been a reasonable and very open-minded older sister.

"If you've made up your mind, then go ahead and do it. Do you have enough money for rent?" With that, Ms. Xiaolu got up to go back to her room.

Ge Bai quickly pulled her back, saying sincerely, "That's enough! The scholarships at the Spirit Plant Research Institute are exceptionally generous."

He then took out his mobile device, showed his account balance, and handed it to Teacher Xiaolu.

Unexpectedly, upon seeing the account balance, Teacher Lu was not happy at all. Instead, she looked serious, stood up, dragged Ge Bai out of the cafeteria, and led him to a secluded spot, where she solemnly asked him.

"The Spiritual Plant Research Institute you mentioned, is it the Beijing-Hong Kong Spiritual Plant Research Institute? Is Professor Luo aware of this prize money? Did he arrange it?"

Instead of answering the series of questions, Ge Bai asked in confusion.

"How did you come to know Professor Rowan?"

In her memory, Ms. Xiaolu and Professor Luo Wan didn't seem to have much interaction.

Teacher Xiaolu shook her head without saying a word, simply gazing at Ge Bai, waiting for her to give her an answer.