Chapter 94: The Underground Herb Garden
After Shi Lin tucked the floral-scented Wine Gu into his pocket, Shi Zhen turned his gaze to him.
"Kid, what other good stuff do you have? Hurry up and show it to your dad." Shi Zhen ruffled Shi Lin's hair and said with a smile.
"Father, there really is one, but it's just a material for refining Gu, and it's only just sprouted. You probably don't recognize it." Shi Lin smiled awkwardly, then waved his hand, and the crystal jar containing the Heavenly Crystal Lotus appeared in front of Shi Lin and Shi Zhen.
"What is this?" Shi Zhen took out a piece of fluorite, looked closely at the crystal jar, carefully observed the newly sprouted Heavenly Crystal Lotus, and then asked Shi Lin curiously.
"This is the special Heavenly Crystal Lotus. It is the main material for refining the Heavenly Crystal Gu. The soul power crystals in your hand are produced by the Heavenly Crystal Gu. This thing is very valuable, and I want to cultivate more of it at home." Shi Lin introduced it to Shi Zhen and then told him his idea.
"This is a real treasure!" Shi Zhen's eyes lit up after hearing Shi Lin's words, and he became very interested in the item in front of him.
"Dad, I want a larger secret chamber to grow these things. Also, I want to move the Cloud Brew Bamboo to the ground. In the future, there will be more and more people in our manor, and with so many people around, the Cloud Brew Bamboo is still too conspicuous." Shi Lin frowned and then said seriously to Shi Zhen.
"Yes, that is indeed a problem. Although we have successfully cultivated the Cloud Brewed Bamboo, if it is discovered, our family will not be able to protect it at all, and there is even a risk of our entire family being wiped out. We should make preparations in advance." Shi Zhen nodded in agreement.
The Shi family is still too weak and needs to keep a low profile. Recruiting Shrek Academy was a last resort. If it weren't for the Xiao Tianhe incident, the Shi family would have quietly made a fortune and wouldn't have provoked anyone.
"By the way, I built several underground granaries. One of them is still empty. It's spacious inside. If we fill it with water and soil, and solve the sunlight problem, it'll be suitable for growing all kinds of plants." Shi Zhen suddenly thought of a suitable place and said to Shi Lin.
"Dad, take me to see this." Shi Lin's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Shi Zhen's arm, asking Shi Zhen to take him to see it.
Shi Zhen ruffled Shi Lin's hair, then led Shi Lin in one direction.
The granary built by Shi Zhen is very large. If it were converted into a botanical garden, many kinds of plants could be planted.
Furthermore, Shi Lin doesn't plan to plant any fast-growing plants. Once these plants have grown, Shi Lin will harvest them directly, without worrying about them breaking through the roof of the granary.
As for the light source, Shi Lin remembered that there was a light-attribute soul beast in the cold storage earlier. Using the corpse of this soul beast to refine a luminous Gu worm would be no difficulty for Shi Lin.
The problem of light source can also be easily solved.
Shi Zhen quickly led Shi Lin to the unused granary.
Upon opening the door, the granary was indeed empty.
Shi Lin observed the environment. The granary was ten meters high and covered an area of nearly 1,000 square meters. The dome was made of stone and supported by dozens of very thick wooden beams, making it look very sturdy.
The walls and floors are all made of wood, and the place is relatively dry, which must have been specially treated, since storing grain requires a relatively dry environment.
"Great, Dad! This place is perfect for growing plants. Let's go with this place." Shi Lin looked at Shi Zhen excitedly.
"Okay, whatever you like. Oh, by the way, remember to solve the light source problem. It's at least six or seven meters above the ground here, so relying on sunlight is unlikely." Shi Zhen looked at Shi Lin and shook his head with a smile.
The only light source here is some fluorite that Shi Zhen bought, which is far from meeting the growth requirements of these Heavenly Crystal Lotuses.
"Hehe, don't worry, Dad, leave it to me." Shi Lin patted his chest and said to Shi Zhen.
Next, Shi Lin wanted to go to the cold storage to take out the corpse of a light-attribute soul beast and refine it into a light-attribute Gu worm. This way, the lighting here could be guaranteed.
"Where are you going? What time is it? You can do whatever you want tomorrow. It's getting late, go back and rest." Shi Zhen pulled Shi Lin back and earnestly instructed him.
Shi Lin turned around, looked at Shi Zhen's serious expression, sighed, and then nodded.
Shi Zhen is right. It is indeed getting late. Let's discuss these matters tomorrow morning. My father still cares about me.
After all that commotion, I really need to get some rest.
"Alright, Dad, after I retrieve the soul beast's corpse, I'll go back to sleep," Shi Lin said helplessly to Shi Zhen.
"Okay, I'm going back to rest now, I'm going back to sleep too." Shi Zhen nodded and then left.
Shi Lin went to the cold storage alone and retrieved the corpse of the light-attribute soul beast, then returned to his room to rest.
Back in his room, lying on the comfortable and soft bed, Shi Lin felt incredibly relaxed.
"Home is still the best," Shi Lin muttered to himself, then lay down in bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
The next morning, before dawn, Shi Lin was still asleep.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar arrived outside Shi Lin's bedroom and gently pried open the window.
"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, take us on a tour of your estate!" Ma Hongjun said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"Brother Lin, get up quickly! We've never seen such a big manor before. Show us around." Oscar entered Shi Lin's room and waved to him.
The two of them had lived a poor life at Shrek Academy, so they wanted to take a good look around the Shi family's manor.
"Okay, let's go eat first," Shi Lin said to the two people in front of him with his eyes closed.
Shi Lin, still half asleep, crawled out of bed, changed his clothes, and came out of his bedroom.
"I'll arrange for someone to show you two around in a bit. I just moved here and then ran away from home, so I haven't seen everything yet." Shi Lin, still half asleep, came out of his room and led Ma Hongjun and Oscar directly to the restaurant.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Shi Lin found two of his former servants in the courtyard.
"You two, come here for a moment." Shi Lin beckoned to the two servants with his eyes closed.
"Greetings, young master!" Both servants were old members of the Shi family, so they were quite familiar with Shi Lin.
"You two will take these two young masters on a tour of our family's manor later, understand?" Shi Lin grabbed the two men's wrists and squeezed them as he spoke, emphasizing the last three words.
"Understood, young master!" The two men immediately understood what Shi Lin meant.
Shi Lin meant to take Ma Hongjun and Oscar to some places they could visit, but not to show them the secrets of the Shi family.
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