LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 38: Mountain River Fairy: Shanyue
[You have used the skill “Spiritualize” on the Stone Chessboard]
[The spiritual awakening of the Stone Chessboard is at 1%]
[You gained Mountain River Fairy: Shanyue]
[Satiation Level: 100/100]
[Ability 1: Earth Control]
[Ability 2: Spell (Earth)]
[Ability 3: Geomancy Specialization]
“An Earth-based Jianghu?” Chen Xiyi looked at the small stone figure formed from countless clods of earth and stone. Due to its recent birth, it was small, only the size of a palm, and it felt like this thing was somehow plagiarized; would it be accused of copyright infringement?
When he saw the Jianghu earlier, he had this déjà vu, and now with the appearance of Shanyue, that impression of being a knockoff became even stronger.
[Shanyue corrected your statement; every fairy is a unique existence, and there are no replicas]
[Jianghu also agrees with Shanyue’s statement]
This made Chen Xiyi both amused and helpless: “Right, right, right, it’s my fault for saying that.”
[Shanyue states it was just a correction and meant no offense]
“I understand; I’ll make you a box garden and some food first.”
After saying this, Chen Xiyi got busy. He was quite satisfied with Jianghu and Shanyue, especially the abilities of Geomancy Specialization and Earth Control.
As for Earth Control and Spell (Earth), like Jianghu’s Water Control and Spell (Water), they have high versatility but also quite a few limitations.
For instance, with Water Control, Jianghu could manipulate water, create it out of thin air, and could take water from his item bar to control or enhance it, but could not manipulate bodily fluids like blood or urine.
In other words, it was limited to conventional water; for example, toxic wastewater could be manipulated, but venom that contained moisture could not.
It seems that the Water Control ability depends on some kind of defined concept.
If Water Control could manipulate blood and urine, which contain moisture, then Jianghu could efficiently perform significant operations with minimal consumption, but unfortunately, that’s not the case.
Thus, he could be certain that Shanyue’s Earth Control probably also only works on soil and not on rocks or iron ore, but if a large amount of soil were compressed to a density comparable to iron, it should be manipulatable.
However, Geomancy Specialization is indeed a valuable asset. If Jianghu’s Water Geomancy specialization focuses on aquatic ecosystems, then Geomancy Specialization targets non-renewable resources like iron ore, coal, gold, and silver.
As long as Shanyue is present, he could nurture these non-renewable resources with soil, allowing them to proliferate like organisms, and then harvest them. Repeatedly doing so would lead these mineral resources to evolve into spiritual objects, forming a special geomantic ecosystem, just like Jianghu’s water vein ecology.
In other words, as long as Chen Xiyi lets Shanyue conduct geomantic cultivation in the home world, he would periodically gain a substantial amount of mineral resources.
It’s worth noting that whether it’s the geomantic ecology or the water vein ecology, the subsequent spiritual objects obtained would be resources for nurturing fairies.
For instance, dragon eggs; in the later stages, the geomantic habitats could give rise to ecological life forms like ore dragons and crystal dragons, one of the sources of dragon eggs.
After all, this is a sandbox game, not a hack-and-slash game. Even if mods are added, the main theme is still about farming and nurturing life; combat is merely a means to better cultivate.
After finishing the box garden for Shanyue, Chen Xiyi made some charcoal-grilled calcium objects as food.
[Charcoal Grilled Calcium Object (Fairy Food)]
[Satiety +100]
[Fairy Growth +1]
[Fairy Mood +1]
After finishing these, Chen Xiyi now faces a dilemma: which fairy should he take for self-defense?
It’s not that he can only take one fairy when leaving home; rather, Chen Xiyi feels that taking both the Jianghu and the Shanyue is an utter waste.
One fairy will suffice.
Among the Shanyue and Jianghu, Chen Xiyi prefers to leave Shanyue behind. After all, the geomantic ecology constructed through the Shanyues’ geomancy specialization can increase mineral resources, all of which are non-renewable resources.
In contrast, Chen Xiyi currently doesn’t lack the resources generated from the water vein ecology in Jianghu, and he can wait until he has a new fairy or moves on to the next world when he won’t need to act mysteriously to allow Jianghu to construct its water vein ecology.
With the decision made, Chen Xiyi didn’t hesitate and communicated with the Shanyues and Jianghu. As for the King’s Authority, it continues to play the role of a mascot.
The King’s Authority has a passive ability that is always in effect, and it works on the home game. Additionally, since the King’s Authority enjoys being quiet and staying at home, Chen Xiyi didn’t consider taking the King along for self-defense, as the King wouldn’t be able to defend himself anyway; he’s just a bonsai.
[The Shanyues accepted your advice and expressed that they would take good care of the land for you.]
“Hmm, thank you for that. You can go play with the King when you have time; it’s not good for him to be so bored all the time,” Chen Xiyi advised.
[The King weakly expressed his opposition; he doesn’t like being disturbed, PS: Except for you.]
“Alright then, I won’t insist. Anyway, I come back every day, and I can also see the situation of the home from the outside.”
The Shanyues scattered, merging into the soil, and began constructing the geomantic ecology.
“In the wooden storage box in the house, there are various resources. If you need anything, just take it; no need to be polite. For now, we don’t lack resources,” Chen Xiyi thought for a moment and advised.
[The Shanyues heard your advice in the soil and signaled that they understood.]
Having completed these tasks, Chen Xiyi confidently left his home and returned to Prince Zhuang’s Mansion.
“Once I receive this batch of resources from Emperor Li, I can set off to obtain the incomplete modules. It’s a pity they are incomplete.”
“The map has indeed been updated again.”
Upon opening the map, Chen Xiyi found that it had changed once more. Previously, there were only light points and water veins; everything else was pitch black.
But now, it’s different; a complete transformation has occurred.
Geological features, Shanyue ranges, and more have appeared. However, that’s about it; there are no mineral deposits or buildings on the surface, nor any growing plants. It’s merely a blank structural diagram of the ground.
Even so, this is a significant improvement.
“With this, the map’s accuracy has immediately increased.”
Even though it only shows ground structure, Chen Xiyi can make certain judgments based on that structure.
“It seems that to truly create a map like an external aid, various fairies will still be needed to continue improving the map.”
Chen Xiyi feels a bit regretful. How can this world have only three items with historical significance? If only it could have one more zero.
Of course, this is just a thought. If it exists, it exists; if not, it doesn’t. It cannot be forced.
It can only be said that the threshold for this historical spiritual module is ridiculously high; the previous promotions were completely deceptive.