Chapter 127: Plant Pet Cao Cao (Part 3)

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Plant Pet Cao Cao (Part 3)

"With Plant Essence, unless it’s a pest from the Cultivation World, those from the Mortal World can’t threaten them." Cao Cao shook its head, then added guiltily, "But you might have to weed more often." It peeked up at Gu Nuan Nuan, and seeing her frown, it quickly added, "The main thing is that Master can’t practice Cultivation. Otherwise, just one spiritual formula and all those weeds would disappear in an instant."

"Hmph, are you blaming me? You said yourself this isn’t the Cultivation World. Even if I could practice Cultivation, how sensational would it be if I really used some spiritual formula and wiped out all those weeds in one go?" Gu Nuan Nuan looked at Cao Cao with a half-smile. "Is just one drop of Plant Essence in a large vat of water this effective on Spirit Plants from the Cultivation World, too?"

’WAHHH, Master is so mean. That’s no way to crush someone’s spirit.’

The tiny bit of confidence Cao Cao had just regained was crushed again. Its leaves wilted, and two of them even made a pitiful gesture of tapping their tips together. In a low, unwilling voice it had no choice but to answer: "Spirit Plants require a lot of nutrients. If it’s a low-level Spirit Plant, a large vat of water would need ten drops of Plant Essence to be enough."

"Oh? And what about High Level Spirit Plants?" Gu Nuan Nuan was purely curious.

"High Level ones are usually watered directly with Plant Essence, but one drop is enough for one Spirit Plant at a time."

"I see."

Gu Nuan Nuan rested her chin in her hand, suddenly recalling the various descriptions of plant superpowers in the web novels she’d read in her past life. She couldn’t help but look at Cao Cao with great anticipation. "Tell me, what if you water plants from the Mortal World directly with Plant Essence? Could you bring them back from the dead, or achieve the effect of a year’s growth in a day, or even ten years in a day?"

’If Cao Cao’s Plant Essence really has that kind of effect, I’d be rich! I could just get some ginseng or Lingzhi seeds and make a fortune selling them.’

"Water plants from the Mortal World directly with Plant Essence?" Cao Cao looked at Gu Nuan Nuan in surprise, its branches and leaves swaying as if shaking its head. "You can’t do that. Plants from the Mortal World aren’t Spirit Plants; they can’t withstand the energy of undiluted Plant Essence."

Ugh—

Gu Nuan Nuan’s face darkened.

Seeing Gu Nuan Nuan’s disappointed expression, Cao Cao grew anxious. "Master, actually, achieving the so-called ’bringing plants back from the dead’ isn’t impossible, but you have to confirm that the plant itself has even a tiny speck of life left. As long as there’s still life, you can just dilute the Plant Essence with a small amount of water and water it. That will work. Similarly, this can also achieve the accelerated growth cycle you want. However, a year in a day or ten years in a day is a bit difficult right now. That’ll have to wait until Cao Cao grows a little bigger."

The more it spoke, the more Cao Cao felt like a useless Plant Pet. Without enough Spirit Stones or energy, it could only maintain a basic state of survival, unable to grow quickly. If it couldn’t grow up, its truly powerful abilities would never be revealed... It couldn’t help but sadly cover its main stem with its leaves. ’I want to cry so badly, but what can I do? I can’t bear to waste the energy from the few Spirit Stones I have left just to squeeze out Plant Essence as tears.’

’WAHHH, when I have enough energy, I’m going to cry out at least a thousand drops of Plant Essence every day! No, ten thousand drops!’ Cao Cao secretly vowed in its heart.

"So it really is possible." Gu Nuan Nuan’s eyes sparkled. ’If Cao Cao’s Plant Essence is really that overpowered, as long as I can guarantee that any plant I put in the ground will survive, so what if I can’t achieve a year’s growth in a day or ten years in a day? I can still go to the flower and bird market to hunt for those rare and expensive, near-dead plants, bring them back, and nurse them back to health. Wouldn’t that still be an incredibly profitable future?’

Gu Nuan Nuan happily fantasized in her mind about her bright and profitable prospects. She decided that the next chance she got, she would definitely drag her mom to the city’s flower and bird market for a look around. And after moving to Lihua Village, she would have to get even more flowers and plants to raise. First, she would develop her "gardening hobby" to lay the groundwork for her future "talent" of being able to grow anything she touched.

"It’s a shame that one drop of Plant Essence a day is too little... Energy! Right, how could I forget about such a crucial issue? Cao Cao, hurry up and tell me, how much longer can you last? What kind of energy do you need?"

"WAHHH, Master, if I don’t get any more energy, Cao Cao can only hold on for less than fifty years. For me, the best energy comes from a Spirit Vein or Spirit Stones from the Cultivation World. Wood Element Spirit Stones are the best, of course, but I can make do with other elements. But unfortunately, this isn’t the Cultivation World. Spirit Veins and Spirit Stones are probably incredibly rare and hard to find."

Hearing that her master had finally remembered its need for energy, Cao Cao danced for joy. Halfway through its sentence, its tone grew dim again, but it returned to normal in just a moment. "But actually, there’s a lot of energy in the Mortal World that’s suitable for Cao Cao to use. If we can find a mineral vein, it will usually contain Spiritual Energy."

"It has to be a mineral vein?" Gu Nuan Nuan was startled. "If you find one, will you absorb its energy and ruin the entire mine?"

"I won’t. Cao Cao isn’t picky, but aside from Spirit Veins and Wood Element Spirit Stones, which I can absorb completely, I can only absorb a tiny bit of those other energies. Just a little bit won’t affect anything. Hmm, at most, it will just cause the quality of the ore to drop a little."

’And that’s what you call not affecting anything?’

Gu Nuan Nuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She mused to herself, ’Looks like I’ll have to cultivate a love for international travel in the future. But to leave the country, besides overcoming the language barrier, it’d be best to have some ability to protect myself. Hmm, I should be fine on both of those fronts—’

She recalled the obvious changes in her body since her rebirth and looked at Cao Cao. "Cao Cao, did you do something to me? Why do I feel like my strength has increased and my five senses have become much sharper since I was reborn?"

"That’s right! Master, you’re so amazing! Cao Cao hadn’t even told you, and you already knew. Cao Cao did indeed use Spiritual Energy to re-temper Master’s soul body. Back then, I had to use a time-reversal Array to bring you back. If I hadn’t done that, I was afraid Master’s soul body would be too fragile to withstand the spatial tearing of the reversal, so I had to do it." Cao Cao said, flattering her with an obsequious tone.

"No wonder." Gu Nuan Nuan nodded, looking at Cao Cao expectantly. "Besides spitting out Plant Essence, can you do anything else? For example, do you know of any plants that can extend a person’s life, and can you find them?"

"I can! There isn’t a single plant or Spirit Plant in this world that Cao Cao doesn’t recognize. Extracting their essence to let them display their greatest effects is a piece of cake for me!"