Chapter 81: Buying Seeds

While Zhao Hai was talking with Zhao Qian, Green and Meg had been watching from the side. They didn’t understand what was happening until Zhao Hai put Zhao Qian away, and then Green spoke up, "Young Master, what’s going on?"

Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and said, "I had Zhao Zui turn that guy into an undead creature, but I didn’t expect that after putting him into the space, the space actually upgraded that low-level undead, enhancing his combat ability. However, that guy doesn’t remember anything from before, so we didn’t get any information."

Green nodded and said, "If we can’t get it, it’s fine. I think since those guys have attacked us once, they will definitely do it again. We will surely find clues in the future. By the way, Young Master, when Lara returns, should we talk to her about today’s events and have her help us investigate?"

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "We should have her investigate thoroughly. This not only concerns us but also her. Alright, let’s go back." After saying that, he summoned the alien and headed towards the Rocky Mountains.

It wasn’t until it was completely dark that Zhao Hai and the others returned to the Rocky Mountains. This time, Zhao Hai didn’t plan to go to Casar City again. He intended to wait for Lara at the Rocky Mountains. After talking with her about the cooperation, they would set off back to the Black Earth Wasteland.

To be honest, Zhao Hai wasn’t really used to life outside. In China, where he used to live, it was one of the safest countries in the world. But here, he felt completely unsafe. Today, he was poisoned just by going out for a walk. If it weren’t for the space, he would have been dead. This made Zhao Hai realize how dangerous this world was.

Since returning from Casar City, all the people monitoring the Rocky Mountains had become more relaxed. The Rocky Mountains were now covered by a layer of black fog, which not only enveloped the Green Stone Mountain but the entire Rocky Mountains. Now, those monitoring the mountains couldn’t see anything clearly, so no one dared to go up.

Before the black fog covered the entire mountain, people had noticed that there were many undead creatures guarding the mountain. Now, with the black fog, they were even more afraid to go up. Who knew how many undead creatures were in that fog? Going up would be suicide.

Few people knew about Zhao Hai being poisoned, but his sudden low profile made the people in Casar City nervous. All the forces in Casar City that were paying attention to Zhao Hai weren’t afraid of his actions. The more he acted, the more he exposed himself, and those people weren’t worried at all. But now, with Zhao Hai suddenly becoming quiet, not leaving his house, those people became worried. They didn’t know what Zhao Hai was planning, and since Zhao Hai wasn’t moving, they couldn’t discover more about him, which made them even more nervous.

While those people were nervous, Zhao Hai and his group weren’t. They were busy on the Rocky Mountains. There wasn’t much useful on the mountain, but there were plenty of stones. Zhao Hai had the undead creatures collect stones. Some of these stones were to be used to make millstones and grinding wheels, while others were to be taken back to the Black Earth Wasteland to build a castle.

The Black Earth Wasteland lacked everything. Although they were near a mountain range, it had been extensively mined by the dwarves, and they didn’t dare to mine stones there anymore. Now, with such a good place, Zhao Hai and his group wouldn’t be shy.

While they were busy on the Rocky Mountains, the people outside were watching them. However, those watching them were relaxed because Zhao Hai and his group never left the mountain. They just had to stare at the black fog all day.

Zhao Hai wasn’t idle either. He had Green change out of his shiny armor and go to Casar City under the cover of night.

This time, Green wasn’t going to Casar City for any important matters but to buy seeds. Zhao Hai needed all kinds of seeds available on the continent to see if any of them could be used. If there were usable seeds, the space might upgrade.

Green changed into his warrior’s outfit and set off for Casar City under the cover of night. He knew he couldn’t enter the city at night, but that was fine. It would take him a whole night to reach Casar City anyway.

Although Green was an eighth-level warrior with strong fighting spirit, he was still just one person. A two-day journey would be too much for him to travel without rest. The alien could move at a steady speed, but Green needed to rest.

After traveling half the night, Green found a place to rest. The next morning, he ate some dry rations and continued his journey. With Green’s skills, he traveled all day and reached Casar City just as it was getting dark. Fortunately, the city gates were still open.

Green was dressed as a common adventurer, and there were many such adventurers entering Casar City every day, either completing tasks or looking for work. The city guards didn’t pay much attention to him. Green paid the entry tax and entered the city, then found a small inn to stay in.

Every day, many adventurers entered Casar City, either completing tasks or looking for work. So, Green, dressed as a common adventurer, entering Casar City didn’t cause any ripples. Even the Vanser family wouldn’t bother to observe every adventurer entering the city, as Casar City was a large city with a population of over a million, and the number of transient residents was in the tens of thousands.

After a day of travel, Green was quite tired. He rested well in the inn for the night. The next morning, he had a simple breakfast and went to a seed company in Casar City.

Casar City was a large city, but the sale of farming tools wasn’t very high. Like other capital cities, there weren’t many farmers in Casar City, so the sale of farming tools and seeds was low.

Green searched for a while before finding a small store that sold seeds. Fortunately, the store had a wide variety of seeds, which saved him a lot of time.

There weren’t many types of seeds for various crops on the continent. There were only about a dozen commonly used seeds, and among them, Green didn’t need to buy the seeds for oil trees and alfalfa. For magical vegetables, there were over thirty types, but Green didn’t need to buy the seeds for radishes.

In total, Green needed to buy less than fifty types of seeds. Among these, the seeds for ordinary crops were quite cheap, costing only a few copper coins per pound, while the seeds for magical vegetables were very expensive, costing several silver coins or even tens of silver coins per pound.

Green didn’t plan to buy too much of each type, just one pound would be enough. If it weren’t for the fear of arousing suspicion, he wouldn’t even buy that much.

Zhao Hai had told him before he left that he didn’t need many seeds. Even one good seed would be enough for the space.

In total, nearly fifty types of seeds, one pound each, would be close to fifty pounds. Green didn’t have any space equipment to carry them, so he had to carry them himself.

Fortunately, Green was skilled and didn’t mind the weight. After buying the seeds, he also bought some tools and left Casar City.

He spent the whole day traveling. When it got dark, he stopped to rest for two hours and then continued towards the Rocky Mountains.

It wasn’t until the middle of the night that Green returned to the Rocky Mountains. At this time, the people monitoring the Rocky Mountains were the most relaxed. They thought Zhao Hai and his group wouldn’t act at night, so many of them were resting.

This gave Green an opportunity. He easily sneaked into the Green Stone Manor. However, everyone in the manor was already asleep, so Green didn’t disturb them and found a place to sleep.

Of course, this was only possible for Green. If anyone else tried to enter the Green Stone Manor so easily, it would be impossible. Zhao Hai had placed hundreds of undead creatures around the Rocky Mountains and had Zhao Zui and the others guard the area. If anyone else tried to sneak in, they would be immediately discovered, and Zhao Zui and the others would lead the undead creatures to attack.

The next morning, Green didn’t wake up very early. The two days of travel had exhausted him, and even with his fighting spirit, he felt very tired. So, he slept a bit longer. After all, he had already bought the seeds and didn’t need to rush.

Zhao Hai knew that Green had returned but didn’t rush to find him. He knew that Green had been very busy these past two days and was well aware of the distance between the Rocky Mountains and Casar City. Therefore, he didn’t have anyone disturb Green and let him rest.

During this period, Zhao Hai had a very leisurely life. He just went into the space to harvest and plant crops. Tasks like collecting stones and making millstones and grinding wheels were not his responsibility.

Zhao Hai’s body was still very weak, and he couldn’t even lift heavy objects, let alone do physical labor. However, during this time, he had improved the group’s diet. With the increase in the variety of vegetables in the space, the slaves could occasionally change their diet, which made them more motivated to work.