Zhang Xiaoman wandered around the flower field and noticed that at the edge, the ground seemed to be much higher than the soil outside.
"These flowers, did you see them a month ago?" he asked Sam, who was standing beside him.
"Yes, actually, this area was the last part of our manor that was still under cultivation. When I returned from London after graduating, I would occasionally come to help take care of it. However, it didn’t seem at the time, not so tall or dense. Now, you can hardly see any other plants in this area."
As Sam spoke, he crouched down, picked up a pinch of the purple soil with his hand, and frowned:
"That’s not right, I remember when I first saw this place, the soil was just like it originally was, but now it has all turned this purple color..."
"Oh? Are you sure the soil was normal back then?"
"I’m absolutely certain!" Sam affirmed confidently.
Zhang Xiaoman bowed his head, his mind beginning to ponder the key points of this situation.
"A month ago... I had not yet activated the Sect Establishment Order, so the flowers here must have arrived on Water Blue Star through the normal ’stowaway’ process..."
"Later, the Sect Establishment Order changed the setting to a world fusion, so that the manor would then have this purple soil..."
"That is to say, in the overlapping fusion of two universes, there will appear not only those monsters but other things as well—land, mountains, rivers, even planets..."
At this thought, Zhang Xiaoman shivered. He could hardly imagine what a terrifying sight it would be if an entire planet happened to fuse right next to Water Blue Star.
He was relieved that, in the settings he had created, fusion was not instantaneous, but a gradual process, which saved him from immediately facing such catastrophic scenarios.
Shaking his head slightly, Zhang Xiaoman refocused his attention. The concerns he had before were still somewhat remote; his current priority was to deal with the immediate situation at hand.
The Touching Spirit Flower Field was located in the southern part of Wencheen Manor, covering an area of about three to four acres, roughly more than 2,000 square meters.
Zhang Xiaoman planned to first use this place as a site for the Star Alliance to cultivate Touching Spirit Flowers, then carve out a small space to experiment with other effects of the soil, to see if ordinary plants could also be cultivated.
These tasks, of course, were to be delegated to Wencheen brothers. They had long abandoned the idea of selling the manor. Now, considering themselves as Guardians, their enthusiasm was at a peak.
Thus, Dane and Sam took on an additional duty while serving as the "Star Alliance British Branch Station Chiefs"—they were to care for the flower field, and also plant and observe other plants to uncover the secrets of the purple soil.
After laboring for so long, Zhang Xiaoman felt that his efforts over this period were indeed not in vain.
From now on, there were already many tasks that he could hand over to the minions he had won over, no longer needing to carry out every task personally.
It must be said that the feeling of being a hands-off manager was really good.
By the time he left the Wencheen family’s place, it was nearly evening. As the anti-gravity car entered Qionghua City, the sky was already pitch black, for due to the time difference, it was nearly midnight here.
Lin Sisi had followed Zhang Xiaoman all day long, traveling across half the planet, and now was utterly exhausted. On the return trip, she had dozed off.
Zhang Xiaoman settled her and then teleported straight back home to start organizing today’s gains.
Having traveled so far, the rewards were quite substantial. One was points, and the other was the formula for the inspiration potion. If he included the Flames developed by Lin Sisi, that would be two more formulas to count.
Of course, these were all tangible and visible. The biggest gain for Zhang Xiaoman’s trip was the recruitment of two new underlings and the opening of a teleportation point in Wencheen Manor, as well as acquiring a flower field capable of producing Touching Spirit Flowers.
There’s no need to say more about the teleportation point. Its uses are vast, allowing ordinary members to use it and greatly increasing the overall mobility of the Star Alliance.
At the same time, the establishment of the British branch station plays a crucial role in future actions and resupply.
As for the Touching Spirit Flower field, Zhang Xiaoman had observed these flowers carefully. They appeared to be just a very normal type of yellow flower.
Although they occupied a good three to four acres of land, due to their thick roots and small petals, the actual yield didn’t seem very high on visual inspection.
Zhang Xiaoman estimated that the output from this entire field might not even be enough for the members within the Star Alliance.
If this inspiration potion really can enhance the efficiency of Dark Energy growth, then it might not be possible to provide it to all members. If one wanted to use it, they would have to spend a certain amount of Contribution Value to exchange for it.
However, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t immediately produce them now as he still needed to find a way to obtain some of the ingredients, such as the poison liquid from a Black Mamba Snake.
The gains from today were overall quite considerable. After clearing his thoughts, he made two more plans for the next steps before returning to his room to sleep.
It was 0:55 at night.
On Changming Tower Street in Qionghua City.
Changming Tower is a historical building situated at the city’s center in Qionghua City, and even at this hour, one could still see many pedestrians and vehicles.
Ren Huixi was a resident nightclub singer at a nearby bar. She almost always worked until this time before finishing her shift. Fortunately, the public security in Qionghua City had always been very good, so she didn’t have to worry about encountering any danger at night.
Ren Huixi didn’t stand out with her looks, but with the right makeup and nice clothes, she could pass as a beauty.
Still, her appearance was rather ordinary in today’s society, which she believed was the reason she had never become famous.
Walking outside the bar on the pedestrian street, she opened the Kuaishou app and played her recently uploaded selfie video. Looking at the likes, which numbered less than two thousand, she felt a bit disappointed.
"Sigh, I sing so well, why doesn’t anyone appreciate it... It’s really a world fixated on looks these days. Those people have no talent at all; they just have to move their necks a bit, and they easily get millions of likes, it’s just not fair..."
Muttering to herself, she switched on the video recording mode, preparing to record a lament of not realizing her potential in life. She also planned to sing a verse or two spontaneously, to see if this impromptu selfie could unexpectedly attract a wave of new fans.
"Hmm... this time I’ll set the beauty filter a bit higher, and the filters, turn them all up. I refuse to believe, with my high potential and my singing so good, that I can’t outdo them!"