Chapter 795: The God of Plants
Chapter 795: The God of Plants
He Qian heard the news and asked in a deep voice, "How did it stop?"
"Suddenly, just like that, the clouds have dispersed, and I believe after a few days of sunshine, we can continue the work!" He Jiuguang said with a smile.
While he was happy, He Qian didn’t feel that the matter was over, so she continued, "What exactly happened that caused it to stop? Have you figured it out?"
"Not yet, but I think it must be that the formation has a time limit, it can only last for twenty-four hours!" He Jiaguang remarked.
"I knew it; it’s not possible for such heavy rain to keep falling non-stop, that would be too contrary to natural laws!"
After saying this, He Qian felt a sense of relief and then instructed, "Stay there and keep observing. Report back if there is any new development!"
"Sure, once we can work again, I’ll immediately call people over!" He Jiuguang nodded.
Ling Feng stopped the formation and then headed home.
This battle was a long-term struggle; he wouldn’t see results in a short time. He felt it would take at least one to two months of perseverance to get the He Family to give up completely and leave Shiliu Village.
So he was not in a hurry, one can’t let such matters interfere with their main concerns, right?
After returning home, Ling Feng teleported to the Nine Heavens and then entered the Third Layer.
The seeds of the Five Elements Tree had been harvested, and Wang Wan’er had promptly planted a few dozen more beside them. The newly grown saplings were already over three meters tall.
This could be left alone for the moment. The second seed had also been planted; now her attention was all on that plant.
Ling Feng walked closer and saw Wang Wan’er squatting on the ground, focused, without noticing his arrival, so he coughed before asking, "How is this one doing?"
"Big Brother Ling, you’re here. This plant is a bit strange; it’s growing very slowly. It’s been two hours since I planted it, and it’s only just sprouted!"
"Really? How long would it take to sprout at the normal speed outside?" Ling Feng inquired.
Wang Wan’er tilted her head and calculated, "At least twenty days, I guess!"
"That long?"
Ling Feng was taken aback and shook his head with a wry smile, "Growing so slowly, what could it be?"
"I’m not sure; I have a vague feeling it’s a tree that can grow very big!" Wang Wan’er shook her head.
"Hmm?"
Ling Feng paused for a moment and then looked at her, "A vague feeling?"
"Yeah, it seems like my abilities have improved a bit. When I touch the tender shoots of a plant, I can sense what it will look like when it’s grown!" Wang Wan’er said with a smile.
"That’s actually possible?"
Ling Feng was pleasantly surprised, "Is it because you’ve planted so many that it’s like leveling up and gaining experience in games, reaching a certain point and then advancing in realm?"
Wang Wan’er nodded, "Something like that."
"That’s great news!"
Ling Feng laughed. If she continued to develop like this, wouldn’t she become a superperson who could control plants at will?
At the thought, a realization struck Ling Feng!
Seeing his smile freeze, Wang Wan’er curiously asked, "Big Brother Ling, what are you thinking about?"
"I’m thinking, if your strength keeps improving, could you change the traits of plants in the future, making them grow according to your own ideas, like the seeds we’ve received?" Ling Feng said.
Wang Wan’er paused for a moment, then nodded, "Probably, but how long that would take, I don’t know. After all, such ability would almost be god-like, right?"
After saying this with a wry smile, she shook her head, "Impossible, I feel to reach that level would take at least hundreds of years. I won’t achieve it in my lifetime!"
"Not necessarily, the seeds we have were modified by someone before, implying that our predecessors have already succeeded; you definitely can too!"
Speaking of which, Ling Feng reached out and grabbed Wang Wan’er’s wrist, "Trust me, you can definitely do it!"
Wang Wan’er’s face flushed, but she didn’t break free from his grasp and nodded firmly, "Mhm!"
The two shared a smile, then she whispered, "Big Brother Ling, is there still no power at the house?"
"Yeah, Mr. He seems determined to fight me to the end. Why do you ask?" Ling Feng inquired.
"Doesn’t the agency require daily progress reports? I just installed the upload equipment, but with no electricity, what should I do?" Wang Wan’er asked.
Ling Feng laughed, "Do you think that would be a problem for me?"
After saying that, he pulled her by the hand and stood up, "Come on, let’s teleport directly to Longyuan and report in person to the director!"
After leaving the Third Layer, the two found Lin Xue, who teleported them to the Ling family’s skyscraper in the county town.
Half an hour later, Ling Feng and Wang Wan’er arrived at the entrance of Longyuan.
For Wang Wan’er, who was visiting for the first time, the sight of the armed guards standing sentry at the door immediately made her a bit nervous.
Once inside the office, seeing Chen Ping made her even more nervous, almost enough to hide behind Ling Feng.
"This must be Wan’er, right?"
Chen Ping noticed the girl’s nervousness and immediately flashed a kindly smile.
"Yes, we’ve had a power outage at home, so we couldn’t teleport the documents, which is why I had to bring her here personally!" Ling Feng explained.
Chen Ping nodded, summoned the staff to take Wang Wan’er downstairs to transmit the documents, and it wasn’t until the office was left to him and Ling Feng that he asked, "The commotion at your place is making quite a stir, huh?"
Ling Feng scratched his head, "Huh? Is it?"
"See for yourself!"
Chen Ping gave him a look and tossed a file at him.
Ling Feng glanced down and found a compiled report, all about the torrential rain in Shiliu Village.
There were pieces from both self-media and official media reposts, and even newspapers had printed the news with accompanying pictures.
Seeing this, Ling Feng lifted his head, "The news sure spread fast, huh?"
"With how advanced the internet is these days, and with the incident in the village being so bizarre, of course it spread quickly!"
Chen Ping mentioned then lifted his head, "Luckily you stopped the rain, otherwise the number of onlookers today would have definitely exceeded a thousand."
"Uh..."
Ling Feng scratched his head again, "But wouldn’t that be even better? I could arrange for someone to go sell some drinks and bottled water; the business would boom!"
"Cut it out, do you think this is a good thing?"
Chen Ping’s eyes widened before he went on, "The higher-ups have instructed me to notify you to stop causing these kinds of incidents!"
"Why?"
Ling Feng looked shocked, and asked in disbelief.
"What do you think? You’ve made such a big scene that now some countries suspect we’re testing weather weapons!" Chen Ping retorted irritably.
"..."
Ling Feng was speechless, shaking his head with a bitter smile, "Their imagination sure is rich!"
"That’s why one must always be vigilant. If you keep doing this, you could easily draw negative attention, you know?" Chen Ping said.
"Boss, don’t pin such a big label on me. I never said that I was responsible for the downpour in Shiliu Village, so why are they fixated on me?" Ling Feng shrugged his shoulders.
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