Chapter 171: Chapter 170: The Focus of the Grand Alchemist
Upon hearing Fang Zheng say it was for feeding dogs, Nanali was quite calm. Initially, she was just like Kuliya, unable to understand at all, but after Fang Zheng shared his concerns with Nanali, she too shuddered. Clearly, she also did not want people to eat the fruits grown with “Sli Fertilizer” and then undergo bodily mutations or give birth to deford children.
It’s known that in the Main World, slis are classified as one of the harmless Demon Beasts. Still, they are Demon Beasts, grouped under the sli species in the taxonomy!
Of course, being a Demon Beast does not an it cannot be consud, as many Demon Beasts can be killed for their at. Unless they are too highly contaminated by Chaos, having undergone secondary mutations, people could still try them.
But the problem is… slis are not among them.
You could say killing an ice wolf or sothing and treating it as stewed dog at is one thing, but slis look like oversized jellyfish without eyes and shells, which makes anyone’s first impression be… can this be eaten?
Although “Sli Fertilizer” is just a refined extraction from the bodily fluids of slis, and exactly for this reason, Nanali hadn’t thought much about it initially. But after hearing Fang Zheng’s reminder, Nanali also realized. So, she supported Fang Zheng’s statent,
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Especially since she had been monitoring the rapid growth of the Tachibana Fruits, which were inflating like balloons, changing everyday. Sotis, even the farrs they hired felt that the fruits were growing too fast to be normal… Under such circumstances, of course people should not consu them randomly.
Even though Nymph had proven through scanning that these Tachibana Fruits were just slightly larger due to external stimuli and were harmless to the human body, Fang Zheng still saw it prudent to err on the side of caution. With transgenic organisms nearly becoming synonymous with the Black Plague back in his own world, he certainly did not want to make such a mistake here.
Fang Zheng’s plan was to first introduce greenhouses and Sli Fertilizer, and as long as he confird the fertilizer was safe, he could proceed with soil-less cultivation. Once these three were handled, Nanali’s rank as an Alchemist would surely increase, and then he could delightfully count Spirit Crystals behind the scenes. After all, in Fang Zheng’s view, these three items were enough to change the agricultural landscape of the Main World, and he was not interested in tinkering with anything else for now.
As for Nanali, Fang Zheng was not worried. He had interacted with her for so ti, finding that aside from the slightly skewed thinking influenced by her mother, her fundantals were solid. This alchemical work also brought significant benefits to Nanali, who was no longer fixated on unattainable high goals as before but was more down-to-earth.
However, Kuliya clearly could not accept this explanation like Nanali. She had gone crazy over the Tachibana Fruits, and right now, in the snow and ice, such juicy fruits were right in front of her, yet she could only look and not eat. Was this not killing her?!
Is it just the fear of poison? Today, even if I, Kuliya, have to die here, I am determined to taste a Tachibana Fruit before I do!
“… I’m going back to find my grandfather. You guys wait here!”
Upon saying this, Kuliya turned and hurriedly left. Now, her mind was filled only with thoughts of Tachibana Fruits. Although she was afraid of poisoning, they were just checking for poison, after all, sothing trivial for the Alchemists’ Association!
“What is she doing?”
Watching Kuliya dash off without another word, Fang Zheng was startled, and then he turned towards Nanali. He had actually planned to have Nanali discuss her further thoughts, but the young girl just stared at the Tachibana Fruits for a while before leaving these words and running off?
Confronted with Fang Zheng’s question, Nanali too just shook her head in bewildernt. She couldn’t understand what folly her friend was committing. They had agreed to check out her invention, and no sooner had they walked in, a few minutes had barely passed, and without even giving Nanali a chance to explain, she had turned and run. What the reason was… Nanali had no idea!
In fact, at that mont, Kuliya had already pushed aside what she had promised Nanali and had only one thought in her mind: to quickly ascertain whether the Tachibana Fruit was poisonous. If it wasn’t, she was determined to take a bite!!
This had been her heartfelt desire for over ten years!
With that thought, Kuliya nearly tapped into her full strength as a Swordsman, rushing ho at top speed.
“Grandfather! Are you there? Grandfather!!”
“What’s the matter, Kuliya?”
Hearing Kuliya’s shouts, an elderly man dressed in an Alchemist’s robe with graying hair ca out of the room. Seeing his granddaughter panting heavily, the old man was also taken aback.
“What happened? Did soone bully you?”
“No, no, no one bullied …”
Hearing the old man’s question, Kuliya raised her hand and waved it a bit, then hurriedly looked at the old man.
“Oh right, Grandpa, do you still have that water bird?”
“Of course, what do you want to do with it?”
“I need to take it for testing!”
Upon hearing the old man’s answer, Kuliya imdiately grew excited.
“You know Nanali, right, Grandpa? Nanali has really co up with an incredible invention this ti!”
“Oh?”
Seeing his excited granddaughter, the old man was slightly taken aback.
“Are you talking about the little girl from the Tilda family? What has she tinkered with this ti?”
At this point, his face also showed a keen interest. Having seen his granddaughter grow up playing with Nanali, he naturally knew a thing or two about Nanali’s “skills.” In fact, Kuliya had often ntioned Nanali’s “great inventions” before him, though those ntions were mostly tinged with helplessness and teasing. But seeing her now… Had she really co up with sothing extraordinary?
“She created sothing called a greenhouse, which allows people to grow crops in winter, and she also made a type of fertilizer that can accelerate crop growth!”
“Oh?!”
Upon hearing Kuliya’s response, the old man’s expression changed instantly. Perhaps Kuliya was just thinking about finding ti to go and bite into one of those Tachibana fruits, but as a Grand Alchemist, the old man imdiately realized the potential value of this invention the mont he heard Kuliya’s answer.
“Did that little girl really co up with sothing like this? Do you have the blueprints?”
“Of course, right here.”
Kuliya imdiately took out the blueprints and handed them over, and the old man took them, opening them and looking over them carefully.
“Hmm…? I see, it’s by covering the crops with a structure, is that it… Hmm? Using Sli’s skin combined with tempered fine wood? I see, this indeed takes into account the cost of materials and setup ti, just like a huge oval tent… Oh? And this fertilizer…”
Although there wasn’t much written on Nanali’s blueprints, just seeing the materials and effects was enough to make the old man’s eyes sparkle.
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“Kuliya, have you confird all of this already?”
“Of course, Grandpa. That greenhouse is particularly aweso, it looks light and flimsy, but it’s actually quite warm inside. And that fertilizer is amazing too, they say that with this fertilizer, it only took a little over half a month for the Tachibana fruits to mature!”
“That fast?”
The old man was also greatly surprised at this ti. Under normal circumstances, it would take three months for Tachibana fruits to mature, but with this fertilizer, it took less than a month?
“Is this why you ca to for the water bird?”
“Yes, I want to check if those Tachibana fruits are poisonous at all. They always worry that the fruits’ rapid growth might lead to adverse effects…”
“Hmm… good, a qualified alchemist should have this kind of cautious temperant.”
Looking at his granddaughter, the old man nodded his head.
“All right, then I’ll go with you to see what good thing your good friend has really co up with.”
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