Yi Tian did not receive everyone's support when he announced the new plan in the steward's residence. But at least Tian Zhuangshi and the other two new class leaders were the direct beneficiaries. One of them had 50% more land under his jurisdiction than before, the other two had new prospects, and their statuses had also risen.
Even though they did not say it, they still coveted the recommendation spot. What was originally an unreachable dream was now so close to them, no one could remain calm. Even though they might not be able to get top grade spirit fields by reclaiming the land, but 300 mu of middle grade spirit fields would be on the same level as Tian Zhuangshi.
As for Zhou Buer, he maintained a neutral attitude. He was the most experienced of the five, and had the most profound knowledge of spirit plants. This time, it seemed simple to promote the other two Yuanying cultivators, but he knew that the final result would still depend on the production of the red essence ginseng.
He knew this, and now that he was separated from Meng Hua and the others, he had less trouble with his hands tied. His performance in the future would depend on his own abilities. Also, there was an extra 100 mu of middle grade spirit fields, which was much more reasonable than before.
Meng Hua was the most embarrassed. On one hand, he obtained 50 mu of top grade spirit fields, which greatly increased his strength. But following that was the task of cultivating the red essence ginseng. He could not compare to Zhou Buer in this aspect.
Yi Tian took in everyone's expressions, then turned to Zhou Buer and Meng Hua, "Have you two decided? Who will take the ready-made land, and who will take the newly reclaimed spirit fields?"
The two looked at each other, then moved their lips and started to talk in private. Yi Tian did not want to find out the result of their discussion, so he sat quietly at the side and waited.
Half an hour later, there was a result. He glanced at the two, Meng Hua had a slight smile on his face, while Zhou Buer did look slightly angry, but he did not dare to show it in front of him. Then, Meng Hua said, "Lord Yi, we have decided. The existing 100 mu of spirit fields will be mine, and Fellow Zhou will take the newly reclaimed 100 mu."
"That's good. Then I will put the 50 mu of top grade spirit fields in the west and the 100 mu of middle grade spirit fields in the border under your jurisdiction. The assessment indicators are the same as the previous years. If there's more, it can be considered as extra performance. If there's less, you'll have to find a way to make up for it, "Yi Tian said calmly.
As such, Meng Hua's face could not help but twitch when he heard that. This kind of performance assessment had completely restricted the production of the Red Essence Ginseng. If they could not produce enough of it by the deadline, they would definitely be the first to be cut off.
Ignoring his reaction, Yi Tian turned to Zhou Buer and said, "You will be in charge of the 50 mu of superior spiritual fields on the east side. As for the 300 mu of medium spiritual fields in the center, leave them to Tian Zhuangshi."
When the two heard this, they cupped their hands and said, "Understood."
"As for the newly cultivated spirit fields, I will first measure them and divide them among the three of you according to the grade of the spirit fields. As for the first harvest, let's use 70% of the original medium grade spiritual field as the assessment standard. After all, the yield of newly cultivated spiritual fields is not as stable as the old ones. "Yi Tian had also thought about it again and again before making the next decision.
As expected, the three people's expressions became much more relaxed after hearing this. The first assessment would only use 70% as the limit. As long as the cultivation was done properly, the yield would definitely exceed this limit. As such, the opportunity that came with the risk gave them something to look forward to.
Soon after, Yi Tian had them disperse first and each of them went to pick their own Jin Dan cultivators. Each of them would lead five people. Zhou Buer and the other two could go ahead and set up barriers and other facilities according to the original division.
As for the other two, they would lead their people and wait for him near the mouth of the West Mountain three days later.
After giving these instructions, Yi Tian hastily returned to his cave residence and took out the Purifying Spirit Bottle. He extracted the spirit energy from the West Mountain's earth vein and placed it inside. This large scale spirit vein was indeed different. After extracting a portion of spirit energy, it could be quickly replenished.
Afterwards, he used a technique to compress the spirit spring water in the Purifying Spirit Bottle. Then, he took out eight jade bottles and placed eight drops of crystal-clear spirit seeds in them.
After doing this, Yi Tian sat down cross-legged with a smile on his face and began to meditate.
Three days later, the three groups of people in the Spirit Plant Garden were all waiting at the West Mountain's slope. Tian Zhuangshi and Meng Hua also came uninvited and wanted to see how they were going to open up new land. In their minds, opening up new land wasn't an easy task. However, they didn't dare to refute it due to their supervisor's face.
Soon, a streak of azure light flashed from the side of the mountain and Yi Tian's figure appeared in the air. He looked at the people who were already waiting and said, "I'll start measuring the boundary. You guys just need to prepare the boundary markers."
Soon after, he took out the Heaven Measuring Ruler and the Geng Compass. He first marked the location according to the sundial and then used the compass to investigate the direction of the spirit vein near the mouth of the river.
A moment later, he raised the Heaven Measuring Ruler and lightly drew it on the ground. The two Heaven Measuring Rulers left behind a five inch deep mark. In a few simple strokes, he roughly marked out the location of seven hundred mu of land. There were about six hundred mu of flat land that could be considered proper land. As for the remaining one hundred mu, they were divided into the slope at the foot of the mountain and could only be considered evil land.
Zhou Bu 'er and the others frowned. The flat land was fine, but the soil on the slope was clearly lacking in quality.
Yi Tian, who was in the air, didn't care about what they thought. After dividing the fields, he pointed at the designated spots. In an instant, bowl-sized holes appeared in those places. Not long after, underground spring water slowly flowed out and the surrounding wasteland was gradually nourished.
Soon after, he descended from the cloud and took out seven jade bottles. He handed them over to Zhou Bu 'er and said, "You guys go cut down trees and weed the wasteland. Then, bury the spirit seeds evenly."
Zhou Bu 'er took the jade tablet and said, "Don't worry sir." Soon after, he commanded a dozen or so cultivators to begin plowing the land.
These people were all old spirit farmers. Plowing the land was an easy task for them. Each of them used their controlling technique to move away the stones and uproot the shrubs and trees. The soil on the ground was raised a foot deep and the fertile black soil was turned over.
Next, Zhou Bu 'er picked up the jade bottles and flew to the seven springs and poured the spirit seeds into them. Ten breaths later, the spring water flowing out of the springs became even clearer and the spirit power contained within was even purer than before.
The ground that was irrigated by the spring water became soft. Soon, the color of the soil became even more glossy black.
Not long after, everyone was surprised to find that all of the newly plowed spirit fields had become medium grade spirit fields. Furthermore, the spirit fields on the slope seemed to have surpassed the range of medium grade spirit fields. They weren't high grade spirit fields.
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