Chapter 435: Chapter 259 Emp… Employer?_1
“My sister saves a strange fellow who didn’t say a single word of thanks. All he does is stare at those rotten leaves.” Ai Wei grumbled, her mouth twisted into a scowl.
He was the chubby adventurer who parachuted into the Black Mountain King’s Court, only to get stuck on the rooftop by accident.
Lily, on the other hand, had a different opinion, “Not at all, he’s quite handsome. Are you saying that my sister’s crops are terrible? You’re so dead.”
“Handsome, my ass. You need to reset your aesthetic criteria. Besides, if those aren’t rotten leaves, then what are they? This cabbage she grows on the ground is as long as an arm, weighs three or four pounds. It’s dry, yellow and has no taste.” Ai Wei retorted, getting agitated by the discussion.
Lily sneered at him, “I didn’t see you hold back. It’s always you who are eager to wolf down the most.”
“Um…” Ai Wei scratched his head, then said, “If we don’t eat vegetables, we will get rough skin, bad breath, bleeding gums, and easily fall sick. I eat them reluctantly.”
While the pair bickered quietly at the front of the ship, Jelis, who was at the stern, giggled a bit but did not do much to introduce Ange further.
Though in the other plane’s vast ocean, everyone was human and expected to help each other, Jelis felt a bit alarmed at Ange who, without any malicious intent, managed to see through the key advantage of her vegetable patch straight away.
Everyone could plant vegetables on the ship, but the ‘soilless’ technique was something she solo-researched and was quite valuable in this sea.
Why was it only of value ‘in this sea’?
Because the Master Plane had land, even barren land when tilled could produce more crops than her soilless vegetables.
Soilless vegetables required frequent water changes. The sea in the master plane was salty, and fresh water was scarce. It couldn’t be used for crop cultivation.
Only in this freshwater sea, where freshwater was abundant and there was a strong demand for vegetables, did the idea of soilless vegetables hold any value.
If they have value only in the “sea,” it’s the same as having no value. What was she hiding for?
Once Jelis realized this point, she decided to explain openly, “These are soilless vegetables. As long as you don’t soak the stems and leaves in water, well, many plants can grow in water. Just make sure to change the water regularly. If it’s foul, it could rot the vegetables. However, the vegetables grow slowly in water, and don’t yield much, so we only plant them on the airship.”
Ange crouched in front of the soilless vegetable box, observing it carefully. He showed no reaction to Jelis’s explanation, nor did it seem like he heard her at all.
Negris wasn’t worried that Ange hadn’t heard him. This guy was overly sensitive to planting matters. Usually, Ange didn’t even react when Negris spoke to him.
Negris understood his character, but others didn’t. His lack of reaction seemed impolite. Ange had already spoken, and Negris couldn’t take his place to respond, so he urged Ange, “Show some reaction.”
Ange tilted his head, turned to Jelis and said, “Thank you.”
Jelis got a little annoyed. He didn’t even thank her for saving him, nor did he react to her introduction of the soilless vegetables. Was he acting like a nobleman?
Surprisingly, Ange suddenly turned his head and thanked her. Jelis was taken aback and quickly said, “Oh, it’s nothing, we are all human, we need to help each other.”
At the same time, she came to a realization: this child was not rude but just slow on the uptake. Oh, poor kid.
Ange, who had been deemed slow, was in fact keenly observing the soilless vegetables and their container. His ‘Soul Heart’ pulsed rapidly. With Jelis’s explanation to guide him, he quickly figured out the key elements.
The true value here was in the novelty of the method. Whether he had grasped the key elements or not, as long as someone told Ange ‘we can also plant vegetables without soil’, he would immediately deduce the specifics using contrast and comparisons. That’s how professional a farmer he was.
Whether or not Jelis introduced him to the concept was not important, as Ange had already figured out that vegetables can be grown without soil.
After he finished, Ange subconsciously reached into his pocket and started to dig. However, he remembered that the ‘Fire of Mass Faith’ was in his hand – he couldn’t put it into the Temple of Rest.
Seeing the Holy Fire in his hand, Jelis asked in astonishment, “Holy Fire? Are you a follower of the Church of Light?”
Ange tilted his head.
“You look like such a dolt, never mind, do you want something to eat?” Jelis was annoyed. What did he mean by tilting his head, neither nodding nor shaking?
However, she became a bit less cautious. In this dimension, the Church of Light was a reliable and trustworthy force she could count on.
She got even angrier when he shook his head: “I see you can shake your head! Ah! You’re driving me mad! Stay on your own, and do not touch my vegetables. I am off to adjust the sail.”
Negris burst into laughter, another one has been exasperated by Ange. He loved this feeling, when everyone else annoyed with Ange, he felt content.
But soon he noticed something that infuriated him – Ange was munching down the Holy Fire.
It would have taken the Little Ghost at least a month or two to finish the Fire of Mass Faith, but Ange finished it in two bites? Why didn’t he eat it at first?
Ah, he saved it for the Little Ghost.
Then why did he eat it now?
Ange reached into the Temple of Rest and pulled out a huge wooden barrel.
Negris was furious, “Kvada! You ate up the Fire of Mass Faith just to grab a wooden barrel? Are you planning to use this barrel to plant crops?”