11: Chapter 11 Magical Germination

The prices of the magic plant seeds sold in the store were not cheap, with each seed priced at one magic stone. Aside from the seeds purchased this time,

He also needed to prepare some matching tools and fertilizers.

Therefore, besides reserving the magic stones for the magic field's pending payment, Ross's remaining magic stones were bottoming out.

Thus, Ross had no choice but to leave the dazzling array of shops with regret.

The clerk packed up the seeds and utensils, handing the goods over to a goblin courier.

[Goblin Express, door-to-door delivery!] The goblin courier shouted a loud slogan, looking quite spirited.

"Welcome, customer, please come again next time."

"The materials you purchased will soon be delivered to your designated location."

"Our store has already registered a membership for you, and we can offer you a five percent discount on your next purchase."

"Can't it be this time?" Ross said with some regret.

"Sorry, sir, it will have to wait until next time," the clerk smiled politely.

Ross expressed understanding.

Before leaving, however, he planned to make today's daily draw.

The card pool flashed rapidly, and a card landed in Ross's hand.

[Skill Card] Level 0 Trick - 〖Wild Bee Dancing〗 Origin: A Spell Model created by Wizard Ines based on the flight posture of bee swarms combined with magic.

Effect: By releasing sounds of a specific wave frequency through mana, it can attract bee swarms and control their actions.

This includes but is not limited to attacking targets, gathering pollen, brewing nectar, and so on.

It is a rather practical auxiliary sorcery.

This was indeed a pretty good Spell Model.

It was great for pollinating magic plants.

As long as he went to buy some bee swarms, or cast spells in the wild to attract them, he would have a group of helpers to assist with magic plant pollination.

Originally, Ross was still thinking that when the magic plants reached the critical stage of development, just pollinating them would be very troublesome.

This would save Ross a lot of effort.

It was just that this Spell Model was obviously freeloaded from Wizard Ines.

If Ross faced Witch Ines one day, it wouldn't be good to use this model right in front of her.

But regarding drawing a Spell Model, Ross didn't actually dwell on it too much in his heart.

Ross felt that as the old saying goes, only a fool doesn't take advantage when it's there; what needed to be learned should be learned.

Besides, wizards still attached great importance to each other's privacy protection.

They wouldn't suspect others of theft just because they used similar sorceries.

After all, models of this kind of private research were hard to spread outside without one's own consent.

If there really were similar models, it was most likely just a coincidence, or perhaps due to having the same inspiration.

As long as Ross didn't publicize that he invented a certain model, there would be no problem using it privately.

...

Ross returned to the Magic Plant Garden trading center, and after paying the remaining deposit, he set off for his own rushing swamp magic field.

In the next month, this magic field would belong to Ross for use.

First, using the tools purchased from the Ines store—a multifunctional gardening tool shaped like a rake—he renovated the magic field and cleaned up debris such as weeds and dead leaves.

He also used tools like fish traps and landing nets to clear out small creatures in the magic field that might harm the growth of magic plants, such as snails, snakes, and toads.

Ross looked at the empty magic field and still felt uneasy.

He cast [Purification Spell] again to purify the magic field, clearing away the impurities and toxins remaining in the water and soil.

Then he used mana testing paper to test the pH of the magic field, and found that the aquatic environment in the magic field was a bit acidic.

This might be the effect caused by the previous owner planting other acid-preferring magic plants.

This problem was not difficult to solve; just a little plant ash would fix it.

Thus, Ross burned the weeds and dead leaves he had just fished out to ashes.

He evenly sprinkled the clean, grayish-white, powdery plant ash after burning into the water of the magic field.

In this way, the plant ash could not only neutralize the acidity of the water body, but also serve as a natural plant fertilizer to fertilize the magic field.

While waiting for the aquatic environment of the magic field to gradually return to stability, Ross did not idle.

He took out the apprentice-grade water lily seeds and prepared to use mana to begin artificial germination.

You must know that the germination rate of seeds growing in the wild environment was not high.

Usually, it not only required mana elements to be active enough, but also demanded stability and suitability.

However, the method of wizards wrapping and nurturing seeds with their own mana could greatly increase the germination rate of magic plant seeds.

The relevant cultivation method was one of the basic knowledge Ross learned in Magical Botany class.

Ross's mana slowly injected from his fingertips, gradually beginning to nurture the water lily seeds.

The water lily seeds were originally still in deep sleep.

Through Ross's mana germination, cracks began to appear on the surface of the originally hard seed coat.

As the mana was injected, faint little buds appeared under the cracks.

Until a creamy-yellow tender bud growth point was exposed on the brownish-black seed coat, Ross's mana was no longer needed to continue germination at this time.

Long-term research by countless wizards in the magic plant field found that excessive germination was actually bad, which might cause the seeds to experience mana imbalance.

Magical Botany mentioned regarding the maintenance of magic plants: As one of the "Four Elements of Magic Plant Growth", mana must be supplied to magic plants with limits.

Magic plants excessively nourished by mana might wither and die in a short time after losing continuous mana supply.

This was also called phenomena like "seedling burning" and "enrichment effect".

Therefore, nourishment could be stopped once the germination conditions were met.

After all one hundred water lily seeds successfully germinated, the aquatic environment of the magic field also tended to stabilize.

Thus, Ross planted the germinated seeds one by one into the mud of the magic field.

Keeping a certain distance between each water lily seed in the magic field, this could give them enough growth space and facilitate the subsequent harvesting work.

At this time, all Ross needed to do was patiently wait for about three days, and the water lily seedlings would break through the soil.

...

Three days later, in the magic field, slender seedlings grew on the shimmering water surface.

Seeing this, Ross nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad."

This batch of seedlings was growing well, and the planted seeds had all germinated and broken through the soil.

This at least proved that Ross's germination method was effective.

It also showed that the quality of the drawn seeds was quite good, comparable to the seed quality of the Ines store, matching evenly.

These seedlings were still quite fragile during the seedling stage, and during these days, Ross took meticulous care of them like an old father.

By about ten days, clusters of floating leaves appeared, almost covering the entire pond.

"Whew, fortunately I didn't plant more."

"Looking at it this way, planting one hundred per mu is already the limit," Ross thought to himself.

By this time, the Water Lily Magic Plant had broken away from the seedling state and reached the normal growth stage.

The magic plant's own waxy layer had formed a protective layer, so Ross didn't need to squat here every day.

Ross had also accumulated 10 days of daily draws. Since he just happened to be free, why not try another draw to test his luck?