The three qi pellet saplings were growing at a visible rate, and the pepper seeds he planted just now were stirring as well. They soon sprouted, bursting out of the soil and growing two green leaves.
Now that his farm was leveled up to level 3, the plants grew much faster. The qi pellets would probably be harvested in an hour, and the peppers would be even faster.
After a few glances, Jiang He left the yard.
It was almost one in the afternoon, and he had not eaten yet.
"If I remember correctly, there should be a small grill at home …"
Everything was moved out when he demolished the house and piled up together. Jiang He found a grill grill, skewers, and several packs of spices from the pile.
"I'm still missing sesame oil and pepper powder … I don't have any charcoal either. Oh, and I need a brush to brush it."
He then went to the supermarket at the entrance of the village. Aside from the charcoal, he had everything else.
"What should I do without charcoal?"
Jiang He stood at the entrance of the village with a bag of items. Just as he was considering if he should go to the city to get some charcoal, his eyes suddenly lit up and he jogged back home.
He took out the snake tail.
Cutting off a large chunk of snake and wolf meat, Jiang He washed the meat with clean water and cut them into small pieces, skewering them with skewers. Then, he picked out a small green bottle gourd under the sun.
[Fourth Brother]
[Breathes fire. Absorbs fire.]
[Usage: Blow to use.]
[Gentle reminder: Remember to charge before use. Method of charging: Bask in the sun.]
He blew on the bottle gourd, and a puff of green smoke landed on the ground, turning into a boy around seven years old.
The boy looked identical to Eldest Brother, the only difference being that his dudou was green and the bottle gourd ornament on his braid was also green.
"Gramps! Gramps! "
Once Fourth Brother appeared, it ran towards Jiang He while sucking its fingers.
Jiang He was speechless. "What a cute kid, but why does it feel like his IQ is a little off … Alright, help me grill this meat."
"By the way, remember to control the heat …"
"Woah!!!"
Even before Jiang He finished, Fourth Brother breathed a mouthful of fire at him.
Whoosh!
It was like magic.
A huge fireball shot out.
The searing heat instantly caused the air around them to crackle. Since Jiang He was too close, he had to use Indestructible Diamond to block it.
When the fireball dissipated …
Skewers?
There was no such thing.
The skewers had melted.
"Damn you!"
Hence, Jiang He caught Fourth Brother and gave him a good beating, slapping him on the buttocks until Fourth Brother bawled. Only then did he feel refreshed and stuffed Fourth Brother back into the green bottle gourd.
"The temperature of Fourth Baby's fire is too high. I don't think even a Class-Seven Vicious Beast can withstand it … It's not suitable for roasting."
Jiang He turned toward Dumbo then.
In a corner of the yard, Dumbo whimpered and shuddered, before digging a hole and crawling inside.
"This fellow."
Jiang He was amused.
After that, he skewered dozens more skewers of meat and called out to Dumbo.
Both Dumbo and Trumbo ran to him. The cat and dog had already smelled the meat, and were now drooling as they stared at the skewers.
"Spit fire."
Jiang He pointed at the skewers and instructed Dumbo, who promptly understood.
It opened its mouth and breathed out a gentle stream of flames.
After several minutes of roasting, Jiang He picked up a brush, brushed it with sesame oil, sprinkled in cumin, seasoned it with chili powder, and had Dumbo keep spitting fire. In just a dozen minutes, the meat was done.
"Good, not bad!"
Jiang He cut off several catties of wolf meat and threw it to Dumbo as a reward.
After a few bites, Jiang He nodded in satisfaction and commented, "Not bad, not bad. This python meat is really delicious. Not only is it fresh and tender, it also contains substantial blood qi. If an average person ate a few grams of it every day, their physique would improve tremendously, and they might even become a martial artist."
"This wolf meat is a little lacking. It's chewy, but the meat is too tough and it doesn't feel like much."
Jiang He threw a dozen skewers of wolf meat to Dumbo.
"Feed the dogs the rest of the wolf meat …"
He muttered.
It was fortunate that no one else heard him, or they would die of jealousy.
Was it really that extravagant to feed rank-six Feral meat to dogs?
An intact rank-six Feral's corpse would be worth at least a million, and even a burnt one would be worth hundreds of thousands. What kind of family would feed a few million to dogs?
Jiang He felt full even after eating four to five catties of python meat in one go.
His physique improved greatly after becoming a martial artist, and his appetite naturally increased as well.
"The roasted python meat is delicious, and the snake stew would be even more delicious and nutritious!"
After cleaning the grill rack and putting away the ingredients, Jiang He leisurely went to the yard to harvest qi pellets.
The three qi pellet trees bore a total of 900 qi pellets.
[Ding!]
[+ 3 Farm Points]
"…"
Jiang He plucked a qi pellet, and could not help being dumbfounded when he heard the System Notification.
What was going on?
Each qi pellet earned him 10 Farm Points when he was at level two, and now it was 3 Farm Points in the blink of an eye?
"This damned System. Could it be the same as games, where the EXP gained from killing lower-level monsters would decrease after my level increased?" Jiang He understood the principle, but he was still upset.
He cursed the System even as he plucked the qi pellets. It took him over twenty minutes to finish harvesting all three qi pellet trees.
Boom!
The three qi pellet trees were reduced to ashes.
Jiang He then turned to look at the peppers beside him.
Each pack of pepper seeds contained 200 seeds.
Normally, when farmers grow chili peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and other vegetables, they don't actually plant seeds, but vegetable seedlings. The survival rate of seeds is too low, and vegetable seedlings are usually cultivated in greenhouses and then sold.
Jiang He's farm, however, had no concept of survival rate at all.
Even a cleaver would sprout if it was planted, and you're talking to me about survival rate?
Two hundred pepper seeds grew into two hundred pepper sprouts.
Each pepper was around a meter tall with lush leaves. Since they were planted so densely, it was an oily green field as far as the eye could see, with three to five peppers hanging on each pepper.
Those peppers were round green peppers.
They were also known as ox-heart peppers in the villages of Xibei. Each was the size of a fist and very round, with a hint of redness amidst the green, making them very beautiful.
Jiang He plucked one pepper and held it in front of his eyes for a closer look, and a row of data appeared.
[Pepper]
[Attribute: Spicy]
The introduction was brief and no different from nothing. With the corn's effect as a precedent, Jiang He felt that it was better to experiment and understand the effect.
He took a bite. It was a little spicy, but it felt good.
"It's crispy, and the skin is thick. It's also seedless, and it tastes like roasted chives …"
Jiang He was amused.
He actually tasted like roasted chives from a pepper.
Crunch, crunch.
He finished the entire pepper.
Then, he immediately felt a burning sensation rising from the Sea of Qi in his lower abdomen and spreading throughout his entire body.
His face started to redden from his neck.
The redness rapidly rose until it reached the back of his head and turned into a puff of white smoke.
Jiang He abruptly clenched his fists, causing the air to crackle. He felt as if his body was filled with inexhaustible energy, and he was very angry. After feeling it for a while, an epiphany occurred to him —
"Pepper. Consumption produces a berserk potion that increases one's ability by fifty percent. Moreover, one would feel a desire to destroy, and gain 50 Rage points …"
After waiting for a full 10 minutes, the force gradually receded.
Jiang He then felt out his own body and inwardly evaluated, "It seems that there are no side effects at the moment … Eh? Hold on, why do I feel my dick heating up? Why are Wang Siyu and Mu Wanqiu's figures appearing before my eyes … and why are they wearing such revealing clothes? "
He shook his head, dispelling that feeling of distraction.
Yes.
There are side effects.
But it is not a big problem.
…
At the same time.
In a dilapidated building at the Ningdong Mines.
Blargh.
The Tranquil Heavenly General opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Hatred surged in his eyes.
Whipping out a satellite phone, the Tranquil Heavenly General dialed a number. "Elder, the mission has failed. Duan Tianhe has reached grandmaster, and one of our hidden pawns has been taken out by him."
"The key reason for the mission's failure is not Duan Tianhe … I've already informed the other hidden pawns to find out who that person is."
After the call, a cold aura erupted around the Tranquil Heavenly General as he growled like a Feral, "Who is it? I, the Tranquil Heavenly General, will cut you into a thousand pieces! "
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