[You have exchanged for resource optimization, please select the sect resource you wish to optimize]
Spending 50 Reputation, after exchanging for [Resource Optimization], the system popped up an inquiry dialog box.
Without much to consider, Lu Ping opened the sect resources section and clicked on the Spirit Field item.
The details emerged.
[Twenty-five Mu of Spiritual Field: Tier One Top-Grade Spirit Field (Tier One Top-Grade Jade Crystal Rice)]
[Estimated income: 1040 Spirit Stones/year (first year newly opened Spirit Field estimated capacity 510 Spirit Stones, next year stable capacity)]
The value estimation of this Spirit Field is quite accurate.
Before expanding the Spirit Field, the sect's ten Mu of Tier One Spirit Field produced Spirit Rice, setting aside sect provisions, the external sale could bring about five hundred and thirty Spirit Stones worth of income to the sect.
This year, the Spirit Rice production compared to last year increased by over three hundred pounds, totaling over three thousand three hundred pounds, which would yield more Spirit Stone income.
This was the income situation before the expansion of the Spirit Field.
After expanding by fifteen Mu, the new Spirit Field also cultivated Jade Crystal Rice.
By rights, with twenty-five Mu of Spirit Field, the annual total yield could reach over eight thousand pounds.
The income would more than double, reaching around one thousand three hundred Spirit Stones income.
This calculation is correct.
However, what needs attention is that, due to it being a new Spirit Field, the first cultivation of Spirit Rice, the soil definitely does not have as abundant Spirit Charm as the old Spirit Field, and the richness of the soil nutrients is not dense.
That is to say, the soil lacks vitality and needs gradual nurturing.
Even though disciples are using Spirit Gathering Rain Technique to constantly irrigate and nurture the fifteen Mu of new Spirit Field, due to soil factors, the first-year Spirit Rice yield naturally cannot reach the old Spirit Field's production capacity.
Now, the system's capacity calculation for the new Spirit Field shows as 'first year newly opened Spirit Field estimated capacity 510 Spirit Stones, next year stable capacity', which is the reason appearing here.
With limited Spirit Rice capacity, the second year, the third year will steadily increase, and it's not a big problem.
"Twenty-five Mu of Spirit Field, next year's income is 1040 Spirit Stones, after spreading them across the sect's various expenditures, not much Spirit Stone will remain."
After calculating a bit, Lu Ping didn't have any hesitations.
Optimizing the Spirit Field will not incur losses.
He straightforwardly chose to optimize the Spirit Field.
[Spirit Field optimization…]
The system popped up a dialog box.
[Twenty-five Mu of Tier One Spirit Field optimization successful, Spirit Field level raised to Tier Two Lower Grade]
Below is the resource details information.
[Twenty-five Mu of Spirit Field: Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Field (Tier Two Lower Grade Jade Crystal Rice)]
[Estimated income: 2095 Spirit Stones/year (first year newly opened Spirit Field estimated capacity 1035 Spirit Stones, next year stable capacity)]
"Hmm? This time optimization upgraded the Spirit Field to Tier Two Lower Grade. The Jade Crystal Rice also benefited, optimized to Tier Two Spirit Rice!"
After closely examining the optimization effect, Lu Ping's expression turned joyful.
Having good luck.
First-time use of [Resource Optimization] immediately elevated the Tier One Top-Grade Spirit Field to Tier Two Lower Grade. The Spirit Field tier, raised by one tier.
The tier of Spirit Rice received an upgrade as well, optimized to Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Rice.
The overall income doubled completely compared to before the optimization!
With the capacity of Tier Two Spirit Field matched with Tier Two Spirit Rice production, next year can bring 2095 Spirit Stones income to the sect!
This upgrade is indeed significant.
Now relying solely on Spirit Field income alone, maintaining the operation of the sect is not a problem. As long as nothing goes wrong in between, just take good care of the Spirit Field.
As for Medicinal Garden and Marketplace Shop's investment expansion, once expanded, it can also boost sect economics like adding wings to a tiger.
Seeing like this, resolving the sect's economic crisis still holds hope.
Thinking about this, Lu Ping felt quite satisfied.
The sect finally is progressing in a positive direction.
But after a dozen days, a system's notification message suddenly confused Lu Ping.
[Spirit Field has encountered Tier One Insect Pest, Li Ziqi who guards the Spirit Field was injured by the pest, losing combat power]
What happened?
Seeing the system notification, Lu Ping was a bit at a loss.
Pests appearing in Spirit Field is very normal.
Every year, old Spirit Field would spawn some pest issues, requiring disciples to promptly eliminate them, solving the pest problems.
Pests are like weeds, spring breeze blows and they grow again, very hard to eliminate thoroughly.
The new Spirit Field is no exception.
When the Spirit Field was opened, the sect had conducted a comprehensive pest cleanup, blanket-removing pests like the Soul-Devouring Worm in the soil.
No matter how meticulous the disciples are, there will still be some that escape the net.
After a period of time, new pests breed inevitably.
Farming, after all, is a battle against pests, weeds, weather, and various other aspects, as it was throughout history.
But the problem lies in, no matter how formidable the pests in the Spirit Field are, aren't they just some weak, insignificant bugs?
Li Ziqi who guards the Spirit Field, he is a Third-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator, a youthful one, has watched over the Spirit Field for some years, also quite experienced, how could he be injured by pests?
This injury caused him to lose combat power.
There must be something odd behind an abnormal occurrence.
Lu Ping didn't believe Li Ziqi was careless, accidentally injured himself by pests to this extent.
As expected.
Another system notification sounded.
[Zuo Luo who guards the Spirit Field battled fiercely with pests, injured by the pests]
Dammit, something's definitely wrong!
If one person gets injured, Lu Ping could still mull it over, not rushing to take a look, but now with another disciple injured, Lu Ping immediately couldn't sit still.
"Zhiwei, quickly go to the Spirit Field!"
With no time to think, considering his own slow movement speed, by the time he reached the Spirit Field maybe the yellow flowers would have turned cold, Lu Ping straightforwardly communicated to Lu Zhiwei.
Compared to the other two children, Lu Ping has yet to inform Lu Changfeng about his awakening matter, naturally would not communicate to Changfeng for now, lest needing to explain that I am your father during communication.
As Sect Master, Lu Yuanshan has sect affairs to attend to, best not to trouble him with this sort of matter.
Regarding communicating to the other disciples, Lu Ping had no such idea, explaining identity is rather bothersome.
Lu Ping simply communicated to Lu Zhiwei.
Upon hearing Lu Ping's communication, Lu Zhiwei instinctively looked around side to side, trying to see who was speaking nearby.
Soon, recognizing it as Lu Ping's voice, she realized it was father.
Why did father tell me to go to the Spirit Field?
Though not knowing what's happened in the Spirit Field, dared not delay, Lu Ping's youngest daughter promptly dashed toward the Spirit Field.
At the same time, Lu Ping also drifted toward the Spirit Field direction.
When he arrived, he saw near the center position of the Spirit Field, Lu Zhiwei was wielding her sword battling fiercely against a yellow-green mixed insect-like creature.
Zuo Luo and Li Ziqi, at this moment, were both standing on a nearby field ridge, both looked disheveled, tensely watching the battle in the Spirit Field.
In the Spirit Field, those Yellow-striped Ducks were frightened away early due to the pest's appearance and hid in the duck shed quacking with agitation.
Around the Spirit Field, several disciples hearing the battle noises rapidly converged toward this side.
"Is this the pest?"
With just a glance, Lu Ping identified the culprit.