The Eternal Farmer: I Trade My Harvest for Immortality Chapter 39
Thus, Jiang Chen and the little yellow dog gained another chicken companion.
Or rather, more accurately, a Spirit Hen.
It was grey all over and covered in regular, round white spots; indeed, it looked somewhat similar to pearls.
It laid an egg every three days. These eggs contained weak spiritual energy and were fairly rich in nutrition.
Because there was no rooster, the eggs could not hatch. Simply put, they were only edible. There would be no cycle of "chicken lays egg, egg hatches chicken."
"Woof, woof!" The little yellow dog, probably seeing it for the first time, seemed exceptionally excited. It would occasionally pretend to bite at it, scaring the Spirit Hen into trembling fearfully.
Jiang Chen grabbed the drooling dog by the snout and warned, "Dare to bite it, and you'll get beaten!"
Now, the spirit rain had been applied, and the manure spread.
Although the Wood Spiritual Energy content was continuously rising, unfortunately, summer had no "Spiritual Energy Tide."
He could only let the spirit plants grow naturally while gathering Wood Spiritual Energy. Thus, the efficiency was naturally lower.
Jiang Chen knew that rushing was useless; the situation could not be changed. Anyway, he was already at the late stage of Qi Condensation, so breaking through to Foundation Establishment was only a matter of time.
Half a month later.
While cultivating the incomplete version of Ironwood Armor, Jiang Chen suddenly felt a stir in his heart.
He looked at the attribute panel.
(Effect 1: Consume spiritual energy to cover the body with a layer of ironwood armor)
(Effect 2: +10% resistance to Fire Attribute and Metal Attribute)
"Wait?" Jiang Chen discovered something surprising. Beside the "(Incomplete)" tag, there was an upward arrow.
Could the Harvest System not only upgrade spell levels?
[Consume 15,000 days of Lifespan to repair Ironwood Armor (Incomplete) to Complete?]
A prompt appeared.
This meant... although he couldn't afford complete spells, as long as he obtained an incomplete or damaged manual cheaply, he could use the Harvest System to repair it and obtain the complete spell!
[Consume 15,000 days of Lifespan to repair Ironwood Armor (Incomplete) to Complete?]
The prompt appeared again.
But for him, this consumption was nothing; he barely felt it.
Instantly, countless pieces of information regarding Ironwood Armor surged forth.
Dazedly, Jiang Chen used his own limited knowledge, experience, and skill. It took a full 41 years to repair the incomplete version to completion.
Although to the outside world this was merely an instant event, the state felt incredibly real, and the immersion was profound.
[Successfully consumed 15,000 days of Lifespan. Repaired Ironwood Armor (Incomplete) to Complete!]
(Effect 1: Consume spiritual energy to cover the body with a layer of ironwood armor)
(Effect 2: +15% resistance to Fire Attribute and Metal Attribute)
"Effect one is unchanged, but effect two increased," Jiang Chen thought inwardly.
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, when it was incomplete, Ironwood Armor wasn't actually labeled "high-level." After the system repaired it to completion, the word 'high-level' was added.
[Consume 888 days of Lifespan to upgrade Ironwood Armor from Level 1 to Level 2?]
A prompt appeared for the third time.
This time's upgrade was completed instantaneously. Because during the repair process, he had already mastered the experience and skill beforehand. It was equivalent to restarting cultivation after dispersing one's cultivation; the speed was astonishingly fast.
[Successfully consumed 888 days of Lifespan. Upgraded Ironwood Armor from Level 1 to Level 2.]
(Effect 1: Consume spiritual energy to cover the body with a layer of ironwood armor)
(Effect 2: +20% resistance to Fire Attribute and Metal Attribute)
(Effect 3: Wood armor surface covered with a layer of sharp thorns)
"Upgrade to the highest level in one go," Jiang Chen said seriously.
[Successfully consumed 1,888 days of Lifespan. Upgraded Ironwood Armor from Level 2 to Level 3.]
[Successfully consumed 2,888 days of Lifespan. Upgraded Ironwood Armor from Level 3 to Level 4.]
(Effect 1: Ironwood armor evolves into Silverwood armor; extra +10% defense)
(Effect 2: +25% resistance to Fire Attribute and Metal Attribute)
(Effect 3: Wood armor surface covered with a layer of sharp thorns)
(Effect 4: When activated, automatically absorbs Wood Spiritual Energy to repair damage)
Immediately, he activated Ironwood Armor (Level 4).
Instantly, his body was covered in a faint silver light. If one looked closely, tree-ring-like patterns were visible. Moreover, the surface was covered in fine, needle-like sharp thorns.
Since there was temporarily no opponent, he didn't know exactly what the defense and resistance were like.
Jiang Chen simply went to the poplar tree he had constantly 'tormented' before. But this time, he didn't attack; instead, he embraced it like an old friend, hugging the tree trunk tightly!
Instantly, a piercing sound was heard!
Hearing the noise, Jiang Chen released his hold and stepped back a few steps!
He saw the surface of the poplar tree he had hugged was a pitiful sight! Everywhere was densely packed with needle holes!
Although he didn't test the rebound effect, clearly, the damage from these sharp thorns was not low either!
Thinking carefully, Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the Spirit Hen and the little yellow dog!
The Spirit Hen instantly curled up into a ball, trembling fearfully again!
The little yellow dog, seeing the situation was not good, immediately tucked its tail and ran away as fast as its legs could carry it! Soon, it disappeared without a trace!
"I feed you and provide you drink, yet at the critical moment, you're unreliable," Jiang Chen rolled his eyes!
Several days later!
Boom, rumble, rumble!
Thunder sounded! Soon, dark clouds gathered in the sky above!
Regarding this, Jiang Chen was not surprised at all! Summer, although temperatures were high, was prone to drought—but occasionally it rained too!
It was just a thunderstorm, though! It comes fast and leaves fast too!
For spirit plants, this was heavenly nectar, a blessing rain! Only benefits, no downsides whatsoever!
However, Jiang Chen kept an eye out, remaining cautious!
Because in spring when it rained, many Rice Planthoppers crawled out of the water! Summer should have insects too, just didn't know what variety yet?!
Soon, pitter-patter sounds followed one another consecutively!
Rain fell!
The Spirit Rice, Spirit Clover, Watermelon, and Chinese Cabbage all received nourishment! They all became moist and glossy-looking!
Jiang Chen stood under the eaves! The little yellow dog squatted on his left side! The Spirit Hen perched on the right side on the chair's armrest!
Human, Animal, and Nature perfectly integrated at that moment! There was no sense of discordance whatsoever!
A few minutes later, the sky cleared after the rain! The temperature rose again!
Jiang Chen, with hands behind his back, slowly strolled onto the path between the field plots!
He consumed spiritual energy, and soon the entire Spirit Farm was perceived clearly!
He immediately uttered a sound of surprise. "Eh?!"
The next second, he removed his shoes and entered the Spirit Farm barefooted!
Soon, he reached a particularly unusual-looking Spirit Rice plant!
It was shimmering golden all over! The Wood Spiritual Energy was extremely dense and rich!
Especially the rice ear; others had three to five strands per ear...
This one actually had as many as nine strands per ear!!
Seeing this, Jiang Chen quickly circulated the Evergreen Art!!
He wondered if it was due to the recent rain, or some other unknown factor—but this stalk of Spirit Rice had actually mutated! Its color was a deeper, richer gold, and its rice ears were far more abundant than the others. Most astonishingly, an incredible new attribute had appeared beside its description!!!