Above the mage

Chapter 427 Everything Goes Smoothly

Elder Gain carefully placed the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed, after the pact was formed, back into the bottle, tucked it into his bosom as if it were a precious treasure, and followed Gao De out the door.

The two arrived at Flora's workplace.

Gao De carefully stepped over the newly dug planting hole and gently asked the lush, mature tree in front of him, which had undergone intensive growth treatment, "Is Lady Flora finished with her work?"

After a moment, a rustling sound came from the lush green leaves.

The leaves seemed to be parted by an invisible hand, scattering in all directions, and scattered snowflakes drifted down.

A tiny figure emerged from the tree, shook its wings, and said to the forestry office staff waiting nearby, "There's nothing serious. It's just that it's located on the edge of a sacred land, and the stress generated by the freezing and thawing of the soil was transmitted to the tree trunk, causing minor damage inside."

Flora is very professional at work.

Flora rattled off a string of technical terms and solutions, while the staff beside her simply nodded repeatedly, making sure to remember what she said.

After she finished, she gently landed on Gao De's shoulder, counted on her fingers, swung her legs, and whispered to Gao De "report" the details.

Flora is very efficient.

In less than an hour, more than forty new tree species had been planted in the most suitable way.

In addition, she used her own abilities to list the details that need to be paid attention to in the cultivation process of each tree species for the staff of the forestry office.

"Lady Flora is really capable."

That's right.

Gao De gestured with his eyes to Elder Gain, who was waiting to the side.

Elder Gain immediately understood and quickly stepped forward, his rough animal-hide boots leaving deep imprints on the ground.

He bowed slightly, deliberately lowering his eyes to a level slightly below Flora's, and said respectfully, "I will have to trouble Minister Flora to help plant this Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed."

His tone was respectful.

Firstly, Flora's contributions to the North and the Zhenbing tribe are so great that he deserves this attitude: they are now able to eat their fill and live a happy life that they never dared to dream of before, all thanks to Flora.

Secondly, Flora, as the Minister of Agriculture, actually holds a much higher position than him, even in terms of rank alone.

It should be said that, in the entire city of Phoenix, apart from God and War Mother Sunefa, there is no one whose "official position" is higher than Flora's.

Elder Gain held the crystal bottle in both hands.

The Lingquan Ganlu tree seeds were immersed in the liquid in the crystal bottle, swaying up and down.

Flora, who had just finished her work, saw this and her eyes lit up. Her thin, cicada-wing-like wings trembled slightly with excitement.

She immediately sensed the grade of the Spirit Spring Dew Tree species.

"Leave it to Lady Flora!"

People don't feel tired when they're doing what they love.

Not to mention, Flora is not a creature that gets tired.

She thought for a moment, then lightly flew off God's shoulder, carrying the two of them to a piece of land with extremely high magical concentration near the east of Yugathira.

"Let's plant it here."

Flora and Yugathira have a very close connection.

She instinctively knew everything about the spiritual land that Yugathira had created.

Including which areas are still empty and what the magic concentration is, there's no need for outsiders to know this, nor is a map necessary as an aid.

Flora selected a plot of land, and Gao De personally cast the spell [Sculpted Soil].

The soil immediately began to churn as if it were alive, and soon a suitable planting hole appeared before us.

However, as a fourth-tier magical tree species, the planting process of the Spirit Spring Dew Tree is more complicated; it's not as simple as just digging a hole and burying it.

Gao De took out another bottle. The soil inside the bottle was a strange bluish-green color, with tiny blue spots floating in it.

"This is the original soil of the Lingquan Ganlu tree species."

When exchanging for the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed, in addition to the tree seed itself, a bottle of native soil and a cultivation manual are also included.

The Lingquan Ganlu tree has extremely high requirements for soil conditions.

Alternatively, it can be planted in the original habitat where the Spirit Spring Dew Tree was discovered.

Alternatively, you can follow the instructions in the cultivation manual and mix moss powder from the water sprites' habitat with lakebed silt and ice chips from millennia-old glaciers to create a special nutrient soil to replace the native soil.

For most people, the latter would definitely be the choice.

Because whether it's a magical plant or a magical tree, their native habitat must be a remote, sparsely populated place far from human settlements.

But for Flora, this principle does not need to be followed.

She is a "terrifying presence" with built-in cheat codes.

Gao De was well aware of Flora's abilities, and without Flora having to say anything more, he used his magic to take the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seed out of the bottle and plant it in the planting pit.

Then, he poured the bottle of native soil into the planting hole, and the green soil instantly covered the tree seed.

A strange energy fluctuation spread out.

Next up is Flora's performance time.

Flora's expression turned serious, and her eyes became focused.

She stretched out her right hand, and a yellowish-brown stream of energy shot from her fingertips, like a nimble little snake, quickly elongating and burrowing into the seed pit.

This yellowish-brown airflow continued to flow out and in.

Visibly, as the yellowish-brown airflow was poured in, the originally grayish-white, hard snowfield ash soil around the planting pit began to undergo a miraculous change.

The soil rippled slightly, like a pebble being thrown into a calm lake.

The grayish-white color gradually faded, replaced by a soft bluish-green.

The gravel in the soil began to blend together, and the originally hard texture became soft and delicate, like melted chocolate.

The fine, polygonal cracks that were originally there are slowly healing, the soil surface is becoming smooth and glossy, and scattered blue spots are beginning to appear.

At the same time, the soil exudes a moist scent.

It is the mother energy of all lands.

All you need is a handful of the desired soil to bury in a normal sacred site.

Flora can use this soil as a source and, through the Mother Earth Qi, slowly improve the soil around the source soil, transforming it into the corresponding soil.

Although Gaode may have mixed in some personal bias with the name "Ten Thousand Earth Mother Qi," in terms of its function, it is actually the most fitting.

With Flora's own talent and the power of the Mother Earth's Qi, there are almost no plants that Flora cannot grow.

The transformation lasted for about three or four minutes, and the soil around the planting pit, covering an area of ​​about ten square meters, turned into the original green soil of the Spirit Spring Dew Tree.

It was at this moment that Flora stopped moving.

"What is it, Lady Flora?"

"I'm too weak," Flora said matter-of-factly.

Using the power of the Mother Earth is like a mage casting a spell; it consumes energy.

Flora was still young and weak, and the original soil of the Spirit Spring Dew Tree was of high quality, so the transformation was extremely costly. Therefore, the transformation had already exhausted Flora.

"Then let's take a break for now. This little bit of land is enough for now. We can renovate it later." Gao De naturally felt sorry for his Flora.

Flora nodded her little head in complete agreement.

She turned to Elder Gain and began explaining the cultivation of the Spirit Spring Dew Tree seedlings.

Although Gaode already had a cultivation manual, Flora's explanation was clearly more specific and precise than the manual's contents.

He watched with a smile as the little girl solemnly gave her instructions, while Elder Gain, who was n sizes older than her, looked like a student receiving an education, with a "well-behaved" expression, nodding from time to time, finding the scene quite amusing.

After she finished explaining, Gao De took out a dark brown wooden box from his pocket, opened it, and showed it to Flora.

A refreshing fragrance wafted over.

Inside the box, a uniquely shaped fungus with fine silver veins on its surface lay quietly.

It was the thirty-year-old Dragon Bird Blood Fungus bestowed upon them by the Marquis of Drake.

"Lady Flora, is there any way to cultivate this Dragon Bird Blood Fungus in the North?" God asked softly, his heart filled with hope.

This thing is a treasure; it can not only increase magical power, but also improve lifespan and physical constitution. If it can be planted in the Northern Territory, it is equivalent to enhancing one's foundation.

For Flora, learning about and observing plants is as simple as breathing; it doesn't require much physical or mental effort.

She placed her small hand on the dragon-bird blood mushroom, which was already the same size as her, and understood in an instant.

"It's a bit difficult," Flora replied.

Gao De was not disappointed, but rather delighted, because Flora said "difficult," not "impossible."

"What do you need?"

Flora gently poked the edge of the Dragon Bird Blood Fungus with her finger, and the silver patterns rippled slightly.

"It grows on special soil formed by the decay and fermentation of silver dragon feces and keratinous scales, and it needs the breath exhaled by the silver dragon to provide it with special energy during its growth process."

"There are no silver dragons in the North," Gaudí said. "What can we use as a substitute?"

"There are no silver dragons in the North, but there is a young Frost Giant Lizard."

Flora's words reminded Gao De of this matter.

Last year, hunters from the Zhenbing tribe discovered a young Frost Giant Lizard with traces of dragon blood on the snowfield.

However, while escorting them back to Phoenix, the hunter team was intercepted and killed by Ryan's men.

The baby lizard was also abducted, and Ryan later used this incident to frame Catherine, causing her to be imprisoned.

Later, he drew North Wind and marched to the Snowfield Guardian headquarters to settle everything. He also brought back the Frost Giant Lizard hatchling. Ryan naturally wouldn't kill this leyline creature with unlimited potential, but would raise it carefully.

However, since it was a young lizard, although it contained a small amount of dragon blood, it was only a small amount.

In addition, the growth rate of ley line creatures is measured in decades. In Gao De's view, by the time it matures and can be used, he will have already become a high-level mage and will not care about its little bit of power.

Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to the baby lizard, and didn't even glance at it, simply entrusting it to the people in the tribe to raise.

It's still a sub-dragon species, so even if it's not perfect after being raised, it can at least guard the house or have its blood used to make magic ink.

Unexpectedly, this young lizard, which he had always looked down upon, was about to play a very important role.

"Lady Flora, how do I operate it?" Gao De humbly asked for instructions.

Flora straightened her back and explained the operation method to Gaode in detail.

It's basically just using the feces and shed shells of baby lizards, along with some magical plants rich in magic and ice elements, and some metal mineral powder. After mixing and fermenting, it can serve as a low-end version of native soil.

Then the breath exhaled by the young lizard can also provide energy similar to that of the silver dragon's breath, but in this process, it is also necessary to supplement with ice elements and metal mineral powder.

Yes, the silver dragon bird's extraordinary abilities are precisely those of metal and ice.

From this perspective, the cultivation of Dragon Blood Fungus in the North is truly perfect.

Of course, these substitutes can only be considered low-end versions, so the quality of the Dragon Bird Blood Fungus cultivated at that time may not even reach 20% of the original.

"Two percent, that's enough!" Gao De waved his hand and made the final decision.

If the quality isn't good enough, we can make up for it with a longer lifespan!

"What part of the body should be used for sowing?" Gao De asked with concern.

He intended to use this Dragon Bird Blood Bacteria to help him break through to the late stage of the first ring, but he was worried that it might affect his ability to take it.

Flora gently lifted the folds at the base of the Dragonblood Fungus, revealing a cluster of shimmering, silvery-white sporangia: "Use this."

Dragon Bird Blood Fungus is essentially a fungus, and the seeds of fungi are their "spores".

Collecting spores does not affect the medicinal efficacy of *Lysimachia christinae*.

Under normal circumstances, given the preciousness of the Dragon Blood Fungus, the spores would definitely be removed before it is released to prevent it from being stolen.

But just as no one can grow Blood Crystal Wheat, Dragon Bird Blood Fungus can only grow in the habitat of Silver Dragon Birds, so the Golden Bird Dynasty did not "go to unnecessary trouble".

This is exactly what benefits Gaode Maps.

All problems were perfectly resolved.

Gaode couldn't be happier.

However, things are not over yet.

There is still one major issue that hasn't been resolved.

Gaode waved his hand, signaling the staff following behind him to take out a cloth bag.

Unwrapping the cloth bag revealed more than two hundred dark brown capsules.

Hidden within the capsule is the species of the buzzing tree.

"Huh?" Flora tilted her head back and stared at God with wide eyes.

"These tree species are quite special. They have unique value and require a designated area for large-scale planting and cultivation. That's why I didn't hand them all over to Lady Flora just now," God quickly explained.

A leader who doesn't assign tasks all at once but instead splits them into two parts, indirectly increasing the workload, is someone everyone dislikes.

Gao De dared not let Flora harbor any resentment towards him.

"Special?" The little one had no objection, but was still a bit curious.

"It's not appropriate to go into details now. Lady Flora will find out later. But for now, we need Lady Flora's help with planting and cultivation."

After thinking for a moment, Gaode gave a number: "Ten thousand trees, that's the goal for the first phase."

"Huh?!"

There aren't even a thousand trees here now.

"Yes, it's not simple. Only Lady Flora has the ability to overcome these difficulties." Gao De seemed not to have grasped Flora's implied meaning, but couldn't help but "sigh".

"Ugh!!"

The little boy's eyes are curved at the corners.

Gao De smiled and exchanged a knowing smile with Elder Gain beside him.

Lady Flora immediately got busy again.

She needs to select a suitable location according to Gaode's needs and Yugathira's tendency to open up the spiritual land, and then take out the buzzing tree seed hidden in the capsule to begin the great tree planting project.

Gao De didn't waste any more time in Vallar Bay, mounted his snow wolf, and headed towards Phoenix.

As for Flora, he can use magic to pull her over once he arrives in Phoenix.

The little one has a lot to do.

With Valar's matter settled, now that they're in Phoenix, Flora still has Blood Crystal Mai to "worry" about!

(End of this chapter)