Chapter 267 Magic Barley Seeds, Golden Sunflower (6000)

The shadow cloak can only conceal Cao Xing's aura, but it will still be detected by some powerful beings.

Cao Xing glanced at the other party's attribute panel without showing any expression.

I found that Marita is really not what you see.

When he scanned it now, he still saw a bunch of question marks!
What does this mean? It means that Marita has at least the strength of level six, which is 20 levels higher than Cao Xing!
He is the strongest person Cao Xing has ever seen, except for Chinon Dutra!

But he did not show his shock, but still smiled and said: "Thanks to the help provided by the kind and beautiful Ms. Marita. Without you, I would not be able to become stronger so quickly."

Cao Xing is not hypocritical in this regard.

After all, her [Demon-Devouring Box] did help him a lot.

"Your mouth is so sweet~"

A smile appeared on the lady's rather serious face.

"I've heard that Lord Cao Xing and your men won the first and second place in this fishing competition, right?"

Cao Xing nodded, "Yes."

"Then, according to the rules, you will choose the prize for the competition."

"Do you choose hard labor or crown?"

Cao Xing thought for a moment and said, "For the first place reward, I want those 125 goblin laborers, and for the second place reward, I choose 30 crowns."

For Cao Xing, the improvement of three second-level elite knights is not significant.

30 kronor is more realistic.

After hearing this, Marita's long eyelashes fluttered.

Then he chuckled and said, "Okay, then I will take Lord Cao Xing to collect your reward."

"it is good."

To be honest, Cao Xing was also a little curious about where Marita hid these more than one hundred goblin laborers.

After saying this, Marita lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and walked gracefully towards the door.

Everyone followed her into the courtyard.

As she stretched out a pair of white hands, they clapped each other.

"Clap!"

The next moment, in the courtyard behind them, several guards from the Moon God Chamber of Commerce walked out.

Behind them, there were more than a hundred short figures following.

With so many people, the small courtyard was soon filled up.

"Lord Cao Xing, these are the rewards you asked for."

After saying that, Marita turned around gracefully, and the hem of her skirt spread out like a blue rose.

Not only that, Cao Xing also smelled a faint fragrance.

However, his attention was soon attracted to the group of creatures behind Marita.

They are about 1.2 meters tall, with dark yellow skin, pointed ears and curved noses.

There was a hint of timidity and caution in his eyes, his body was tense, and he seemed very nervous.

These are the goblin laborers.

After seeing Marita, these short goblin laborers knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "Greetings, Master Marita."

Marita held her right elbow with her left hand and said elegantly, "Lord Cao Xing, we bought this batch of goblin laborers from the Giant Chamber of Commerce."

"These are creatures that are good at working in caves and underground. They are especially efficient when digging for gemstone veins."

"Of course, you have to be careful that these goblins may hide the gems. These greedy guys can't help but hide the gems themselves when they see them, and they have many ways to do so."

After hearing this, Cao Xing was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.

The goblin laborers looked around with guilty faces.

Marita continued: "However, they have been trained for a long time and are quite obedient."

"After you take him away and train him, it will still be of great help to you."

Cao Xing nodded slightly, his eyes sweeping over the attributes of the group of goblin laborers.

【Goblin Peons】

[Race: Goblin]

[Level: Level 7 (First-order ordinary creature)]

[HP: 560/560]

[Attack Power 37~41]

[Attributes: Strength 14, Agility 12, Spirit 9, Constitution 17]

[Skill: Primary Mining Mastery (Increases mining efficiency by 10%)
Shrink (When the goblin laborer is frightened, he will enter a shrinking state, all attributes will be reduced by 30%, and he will stop working)]

[Talent: Hard work (hard work without complaint, with longer endurance)]

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As introduced, this group of goblins is very suitable for mining.

Of course, it is also possible to arrange them to build territory buildings.

In addition, the goblin laborers have another shortcoming, which is that they are too timid.

If frightened, they will hide and stop working.

Marita turned around, looked at the group of goblin laborers and said, "From today on, you will belong to Lord Cao Xing. You must work hard for him and obey his orders unconditionally. Do you understand?"

This group of goblin laborers knelt down on their knees in front of Cao Xing and spoke respectfully.

"Dear Lord, please treat us well..."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "In my territory, as long as you obey my orders, you will all be treated preferentially."

After hearing this, the goblin laborers looked at each other.

"We will work hard for you, merciful lord. May the god of the crypt bless you..."

At the same time, a guard from the Luna Chamber of Commerce brought over a large box.

It was jingling inside, filled to the brim with crowns.

This is the reward for the second place, a total of 30 kronor.

Cao Xing also took it directly.

A system prompt appears.

【This fishing competition is over. 】

[Rewards: 125 first-level goblin laborers, 30 coins...]

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After receiving the reward, Cao Xing was in a good mood.

This time when I came to Annuohe Village, I can say that all three tasks were successfully completed.

"Thank you, beautiful Ms. Marita."

"This is what you deserve."

Marita stared at him, then whispered, "Lord Cao Xing, is it convenient for you to talk to me alone?"

Cao Xing saw her eyes and understood what Marita meant.

So he looked at Bron and the others beside him and said, "Bron, Renis, take these workers and wait for me at the village entrance."

"And bring along the villagers who purchased it earlier."

"We will return to the territory soon."

Bron said respectfully: "As you command, Lord!"

Then he blew his beard and shouted: "Goblins, follow me!"

"Let me take you to meet the other members of our territory."

The group of goblin laborers looked at Braum in surprise.

"As you command, strong warrior!"

"Oh! This warrior's palm is so big, I feel like he can break my bones with just one slap."

"That's right... None of the bugbears in our tribe are as strong as this warrior!"

"No, the Bugbear is the strongest..."

Amid the chattering of the goblins.

The big guy, Bron, led them out of the yard.

Including the guards of the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce, they also left here.

Soon, he and Marita were the only ones left in the courtyard.

The noble lady in front of him said, "Lord Cao Xing, let's go in and talk."

"Okay." Cao Xing agreed readily.

Soon, they returned to the room.

Marita picked up the kettle and poured tea for Cao Xing gracefully.

Then they both took their seats.

Marita still maintained her upright sitting posture and said directly: "Lord Cao Xing, I heard that you caught the legendary Emerald Snapper this time?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Marita's mature eyes.

She got straight to the point again and said, "I wonder if Lord Cao Xing can give up and sell one to our Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce?"

Cao Xing had expected this result.

This time, the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce spent a huge amount of money to host this fishing competition, and the main purpose was probably to catch the emerald snapper.

However, Cao Xing didn’t know what use this magical creature had for her.

So Cao Xing asked directly.

"Ms. Marita, I will naturally agree to your request."

"But what I want to know is, is the Emerald Snapper important to you?"

After hearing this, the noble lady in front of her sighed leisurely...

"To be honest, our Princess Fran was trying to reach the Grand Mage realm some time ago."

"Although she succeeded, she was interfered by an extremely powerful assassin at the critical moment and fainted on the spot."

"We paid a heavy price to wake Princess Fran up, but she suffered a severe backlash from the spell because of that interference."

"Now, not only can she not display the power of a great wizard, but also because of her serious injuries, her aura is weakening every day..."

At this point, a look of sadness appeared on Marita's mature and capable face, as well as a hint of hidden anger.

“Princess Fulan… is the hope of our Youlan Kingdom. She is also the one who has the greatest hope of breaking through to a higher level than a great wizard in the past hundred years…”

"None of us wants anything to happen to her."

"During this period, the entire Youlan royal family was extremely anxious. We were all trying to find a way to cure Princess Fran."

"Until I accidentally heard that there is a magical sea bream living in the Anno River in the Snowstorm Plains that can heal the damage caused by spell backlash."

"But because this legendary snapper is so rare, it is extremely difficult to catch it. Even those fishing masters are not sure."

"So, I held this fishing tournament, hoping to try my luck."

"I didn't expect that Lord Cao Xing would also come to participate in the competition. Not only that, you also caught this legendary sea bream. I was really surprised!"

There was admiration in Marita's beautiful eyes.

And Cao Xing also understood the cause and effect.

He nodded and said, "No problem, Ms. Marita, I can sell you an emerald salmon."

His ready agreement also made Marita's gentle smile appear on her face again.

She said gratefully: "Thank you, Lord Cao Xing."

"Well, how about I give you 400 million crowns for an emerald snapper?"

To be honest, according to the valuation of the middle-aged man with a goatee at that time, Marita's price was almost twice as high!

But some things cannot be obtained just by having money, just like the emerald snapper this time.

Even though the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce has enormous power and financial resources, they still have to set up a large number of prizes through fishing competitions to attract some talents.

Try your luck and see if you can catch an emerald snapper.

But how could such a rare creature be caught so easily?

If it weren't for Cao Xing this time, none of the contestants on the field would have been able to catch the emerald snapper, let alone the snowflake snapper.

Therefore, Marita's price is quite fair.

After hearing this, Cao Xing said, "Ms. Marita, this price is certainly acceptable."

"But I prefer bartering to Krona."

"I wonder if the Moon God Chamber of Commerce will bring any goods out this time?"

Cao Xing also stated his needs very directly.

There were quite a few things in the last cargo list of the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce that excited him.

Hearing this, Marita's delicate face showed a thoughtful look, and then she nodded.

"Of course, Lord Cao Xing."

"It just so happens that I have brought in a batch of new things from the southern continent this time, and I think you might be interested."

Cao Xing asked: "Oh? What is it?"

"A batch of magical seeds."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ms. Marita, you are right. I am indeed interested."

The corners of the lady's mouth curved into a beautiful arc.

Then, a system prompt appears.

[Marita from the Luna Merchants Guild, I'd like to open the goods list to you. Do you accept it? ]

'Yes. '

The next moment, a dazzling array of goods appeared in front of Cao Xing.

[Secret Elixir of Life (Medium)]: Price: 4000 Crowns
[Cold Dew Rice Seeds (Green)]: Price: 50 kronor per piece

[Cullin Barley Seeds (Green)]: Price: 150 crowns per piece

[Icethorn Bindweed Seed (Blue)]: Price: 120000 crowns per piece

[Golden Sunflower Seeds (Gold)]: Price: 150 million crowns

[Twilight Vine Seed (Gold)]: Price: 150 million crowns

[Primary Farm Construction Blueprint]: Price: 5 crowns

[Ancient Weapon: Frost Launcher]: Price: 32 kronor

[Damaged Tiger King Skin]: Price: 42 kronor

[Snow White Mark Boots (Gold)]: Price: 280 million crowns

[Legion Sword...]

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Looking at the long list of goods, Cao Xing's breathing suddenly stopped.

"Wow, there are so many seeds of plants, and the names sound like they are not ordinary plants!"

As if noticing his look, Marita chuckled and said, "Lord Cao Xing, is there anything you want to buy?"

Cao Xing thought for a moment and then said, "Beautiful Ms. Marita, could you let me take a look at the seeds first?"

To be honest, he was indeed very interested in this batch of seeds.

After all, among them he saw seeds of rice and barley.

But their properties are not yet known, and some magical plants have very demanding growing conditions.

If possible, it is best to use the system's built-in functions to take a look at the properties of these seeds first.

Marita chuckled, "Okay."

"Thank you, Ms. Marita."

The lady turned her head and chuckled at him.

Then he stood up slowly and walked to the small room behind him, took out three bags and two boxes, and placed them all on a small wooden table.

She first gracefully untied the three bags, then took out a round and plump seed from each bag and placed them on the table.

"Please take a look, Lord Cao Xing."

Cao Xing also leaned over to take a look.

[Cold Dew Rice Seeds (Green): Magic Plant]

[Item Effect: Planted in the soil and cultivated regularly, a batch of Cold Dew Rice can be grown. The rice has a sweet taste. Long-term consumption can improve physical fitness. ]

(Note: Hanlu rice is a crop suitable for growing in winter, but too cold weather will also kill it, so it is best to build a greenhouse before planting)
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[Cullin Barley Seeds (Green): Magic Plant]

[Item Effect: Planted in high-quality soil, it can grow a batch of Kulin barley. Long-term consumption can increase weak strength. ]

(Note: Kulin barley is a variant barley carefully cultivated by Kulin Farm, which can be used to make high-grade maltose and high-grade barley wine.

Because of its unique taste, many local wine merchants will travel thousands of miles to buy it, but because the growing conditions are more demanding on the land, it is difficult to transplant Kulin barley.)
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[Icethorn Bindweed Seeds (Blue): Magic Plant]

[Item Effect: When planted in the ground, it will quickly grow an ice spike flower. When an enemy approaches, it will spin at high speed and spray out a large number of ice spikes with a freezing aura, freezing the enemy in place for 1 to 5 seconds.]

(Note: Icethorn bindweed is also the raw material for some potions because of its strong icy aura)

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After reading these three magical plant seeds.

Cao Xing decided on the spot to buy them all!

Just kidding, not to mention the ice thorn bindweed below, he couldn't wait to take the [Cold Dew Rice Seeds] above back to his territory to plant them.

He has never tasted the rice with magical scent!

Moreover, according to the system, long-term consumption of this kind of rice can improve physical fitness. Compared with bread, it is more suitable for Cao Xing's subjects.

Eat rice, give me rice!

As for the other type of [Cullin Barley], it can be used to make high-quality maltose and high-quality barleywine. This crop has high commercial value.

It just so happens that there is a wine-making workshop in my territory, so I can make it and trade it with merchants.

In this way, in addition to the milk of the Cloud Yak, he had something new that could produce resources stably.

"Ms. Marita, I want all these three magical plant seeds."

Hearing this, the noble lady in front of her covered her face and chuckled again.

"No problem, Lord Cao Xing."

"There are 5494 Cold Dew Rice seeds in total. I'll give you 5400 seeds, which is 27 crowns."

"There are 3066 Kulin barley seeds in total. I'll give you 3000 seeds, which is 45 crowns."

"As for the Ice Thorn Convolvulus... This excellent grade is quite rare, there are only 64 of them. How about 50 crowns for you?"

Cao Xing calculated it.

Wow, these three plant seeds alone cost 122 million kronor!
For ordinary crop seeds, such as rice and barley, you can buy hundreds of thousands of them for ten thousand kronor!
But this is also normal.

After all, this is a magical plant that has undergone various research and mutations and can grow in some extreme environments.

The rice and barley produced have special effects.

Moreover, for Cao Xing, this is a profitable deal.

For no other reason than there is a magical [Pale Tree] in his territory.

This tree has grown and changed the soil environment of the territory, so that almost any plant or crop can be grown in it.

It also significantly accelerated the growth rate.

As these crops grow, new seeds will appear.

Then plant new seeds, and it won’t be long before you can have your own Hanlu rice fields and Kulin barley farm!

Cao Xing thought happily.

Then he replied directly: "No problem, Ms. Marita, let's go with this price."

"However, I would like to see two other golden magical plant seeds."

Marita nodded slightly and pushed the mahogany box in her hand.

"Lord Cao Xing, please take a look, because these two kinds of golden seeds are too rare, and there is only one of each."

"That golden sunflower seed has been extinct for many years. It was only recently discovered from an ancient ruin."

The lady finished.

Cao Xing nodded and opened the two boxes.

In an instant, a strong wave of magical power came from inside.

Cao Xing saw a flash of golden light in one of the boxes.

The other box was covered with a hazy mist.

When the fluctuations subsided, two seeds were lying quietly inside.

One of them looks like a sunflower seed, but its surface is golden, like a golden melon seed.

The other one was a finger-sized, flat seed that was emitting a faint mist and white light.

Cao Xing glanced at the attributes.

[Golden Sunflower Seeds (Gold): Magical Plant]

[Seed effect: After planting in the territory, a golden sunflower will grow after 6 years of cultivation, and it will take 2 years to bear fruit. It will produce 7 to 10 golden ancient coins and 3 to 5 golden sunflower seeds.]

(Note: Golden Sunflower is an ancient magical plant that can be traced back to ancient times. Its seeds are very fragile, but can be preserved for a long time)

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When Cao Xing saw the system prompt above, his pupils suddenly shrank!

What did he see?
Ancient gold coins!

This thing is used to exchange for high-level ancient treasure chests!
Up to now, the total number of ancient gold coins in Cao Xing's hands is only 24.

This type of sunflower can produce at least 7 gold coins and one gold sunflower seed in one round.

Although the growth cycle is long.

But, I have the Pale Tree!
Moreover, in the Witch Forest, he also obtained a large number of human-faced tree hearts, which can be used to accelerate the growth of plants.

As long as these two things are there.

Even if there is only one seed, Cao Xing can quickly have a large number of seeds by investing a lot of resources.

By then, he will be able to mass-produce large quantities of ancient gold coins!

Cao Xing seemed to see a large number of high-level ancient treasure chests smashing towards him.

Suppress your excitement.

Cao Xing began to check another seed.

[Twilight Vine Seed (Gold): Magical Plant]

[Seed effect: Plant it near a water source. After several years of growth, a Twilight Vine will grow, which will improve the water source into a Twilight Spring. It has some purification function and can cause damage to the undead.]

(Note: A vine of the legendary plant Twilight Root, which has magical effects.)
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Twilight Spring Water!

Isn't this the main ingredient used to make holy water?
Although he doesn't need to make holy water at the moment, it's not a bad idea to prepare it in advance, just in case he needs it someday!

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(PS: The second chapter of 7,000 words has been reviewed, book friends, please wait until tomorrow morning!)
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(End of this chapter)