Chapter 437: Chapter 437

During the time Qian Qi was away from the school, the Magic Plant Department was managed just like always. The students followed the schedule of classes and planting magic plants, and students from the Skill Department occasionally came to the farm behind the mountain to learn how to plant magic plants and practice with them.

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"What the hell is all this?"

Carrying a hoe up to the back mountain, Qian Qi looked at the countless red banners hanging on the mountain, his mouth agape in shock.

"He who dares, produces!"

"Going all out to obsess over magic plant pets!"

"Catch up with the Skill Department in three months, catch up with the Beast Taming Department in five months!"

"Put in all the effort, strive for excellence, and build a frugal society quickly and well!"

Qian Qi’s hands trembled slightly; she had only been gone for a month and the Magic Plant Department had already developed to the Great Leap Forward era?

Not far away, a student led a magic plant over two meters tall, with many branches, past Qian Qi. Those branches were packed with pancakes the cafeteria auntie sold. He was planning to bring them up the mountain for his classmates’ breakfast, but suddenly noticed a somewhat familiar figure.

The thin dog wearing a leather jacket standing there, far away, looked so much like their penny-pinching sect leader who was always wandering outside and not coming home?

Not quite sure, he went over to take a closer look.

What he saw made him burst into a voice-breaking shout of excitement upon recognizing Qian Qi, "Sect Leader! It’s really you! You’re back!"

After shouting, he turned around and gave the magic plant he was leading a big slap on the back.

The slap landed, and the magic plant behind him let out a sharp "Wail!"

Meanwhile, the students and teachers from the Magic Beast Department, Beast Taming Department, Skill Department, and Command Department acted as if they were used to it and calmly covered their ears.

In the back mountain of the Magic Plant Department, it was as if the first shot had been fired on a battlefield. The next moment, it was as if signals were received by similar beings in the mountains, all letting out sharp "Ying" cries like ghostly wails after being burned in a fire, as if an alarm was being raised.

Help, what on earth have you all been up to while I wasn’t here?

With the last "Ying" sound coming to a stop, the entire mountain fell into a dead silence instantly. After a brief silence, the sound of footsteps erupted suddenly, akin to a landslide, seeming to flatten the mountain. Countless students of the Magic Plant Department rushed down like erupting volcanic lava!

"Someone dared to intrude on the back mountain? Daring to run wild in our Magic Plant Department?"

"Whoa! After waiting so long, finally something that doesn’t know the value of his life came knocking!"

"Brothers and sisters, follow me down the mountain! Beat him until he pisses himself!"

"Penny-pinching forever! Penny-pinching prevails!"

A large crowd carrying hoes descended the mountain menacingly, as if they were the bandits from ancient mountain forts coming down to rob, ready to show the intruder what for.

In the end, when they arrived at the spot and took a look.

Huh? This intruder, why do they look so much like the unfeeling and ruthless sect leader who only issues tasks online and goes off on adventures without taking them along?

Not quite sure, took a careful look.

This look was rather alarming because upon recognizing Qian Qi, they were overjoyed to the point of tears!

"Sect Leader! It’s really you? Or is it that our Illusionary Flower secreted hallucinogenic substances again?"

"I thought you planned to die outside! Just knowing to play with magic beasts all day, Ying!"

"Woo woo woo, sect leader, you finally returned! You finally remembered the Magic Plant Department still howling for food!"

A large crowd surrounded Qian Qi, looking at her expectantly, obviously missing her dearly during her absence.

Someone even hurried to complain, saying, "Sect Leader! You have no idea what crazy things Chen Feng and Liang Yuting did while you were gone!"

"We’re practically drained dry by the two of them! Besides sleeping, we were almost always planting Defense Fruits and Blood Stopping Magic Plants in the instance from dawn to dusk. Even meals had to be eaten in the field! Just came back, then we had to take over and keep going up the mountain to plant the Concentration Fruit!"

"Yeah! Take a look, it’s winter, and we’re all tanned and skinny!"

The students of the Magic Plant Department looked toward the sky with teary eyes, countless grievances in their words.

Zhang Feng and Liang Yuting arrived late, and couldn’t help but find it funny upon hearing these words, "Alright, isn’t it that none of you showed any signs of rebellion? Each and every one of you was so obedient, isn’t it because you’re secretly enjoying it."

The Magic Plant Department students chuckled.

"Thank you for your hard work." Qian Qi showed a slight smile, somewhat gently, "It’s been hard on you guys planting the magic plants to support the battlefield during this time, so I plan to reward you."

Upon hearing these words, the students of the Magic Plant Department immediately widened their eyes.

"Reward? What’s the reward?"

Could it be that they’re going to teach them some super invincible and versatile magic plant? Or take them to the city for a feast? Or maybe provide them with new planting equipment?

To be honest, over this month, they’ve almost struck sparks with their hoes!

Qian Qi smiled slightly, "Take you to an A-level dungeon for a spring outing ＾＿＾~"

After a moment of deathly silence, the entire back mountain erupted with sharp explosions, attracting curious glances from students of other department academies.

The Magic Plant Department students, what are they up to now?

"Sect Leader, you’re not joking, right?" a student asked tremblingly, "Are you sure... we’re going to an A-level dungeon... for a spring outing?"

And not going to meet their doom?

"Mhm, didn’t you complain that I wasn’t taking you outside?" Qian Qi smiled very kindly, "It’s almost midterm exams, right? This time, the top 30 in each grade, plus all those with spiritual power levels at B-level or above, must go!"

With smiling eyes, she made a heart gesture with her hands and said in an adorable voice: "If you don’t go, just drop out, okay? ♡~"

Magic Plant Department students: ...

The Devil! It’s the Devil!

Someone more devilish than Chen Feng and Liang Yuting is back!

The changes to the back mountain of the Magic Plant were significant. During her ascent up the mountain, Qian Qi could clearly feel that it was refreshingly new here.

What surprised Qian Qi the most was that Magic Plant Department students were now starting to plant magic pets.

"Didn’t you say before that I should give Old Zhang, the Cannibal Red Grass, more meat, saying it could develop some emotional bond?" Zhang Feng explained nearby, "After more than half a year of cultivation, the Cannibal Red Grass indeed doesn’t eat me now, and even welcomes me. So I started training it to familiarize itself with my voice, performing attack actions according to my commands."

He spoke excitedly, "This also inspired me, if carnivorous magic plants could add a trait to be sensitive to sound, then just like Guardian Beasts, they could be trained. Although the intelligence of low-level magic plants is not high, making them unable to understand complex commands, they’re much easier to tame than magic beasts."

Liang Yuting nodded in agreement, "Yes, subsequently we selected some suitable magic plants based on their carnivorous features to be magic pets."

For instance, the mobile magic plant that just made a "Ying" sound, that’s a mature D-level Ghost Hero Grass. As long as one of them is attacked and makes a sound, all Ghost Hero Grass within two kilometers will make the same noise, making it very suitable as a back mountain alarm.

After all, there are quite a few valuable magic plants grown in the back mountain, and there’ll always be some sneaky-minded people wanting to freeload.

Moreover, the branches of the Ghost Hero Grass have a very high load-bearing capacity and will automatically coil around nearby objects, making them very suitable for transporting items. They are often used to move fertilizer, meat, and planting tools, and occasionally to deliver some food...

"But wasn’t it forbidden to plant mobile magic plants in the school? How did you convince the principal?" Qian Qi asked.

"By saying that if they didn’t let us plant them, we wouldn’t help the Magic Plant Research Institute plant Defense Fruits in the instance anymore." Liang Yuting explained.

"We’re not doing free labor, and we don’t lack money, it’s time to demand some compensation that we actually need."

Wow, what ruthless and cunning woman.