Chapter 222: Chapter 19: Unmatched Talent! The True Power of Shouzhe’s Triple Bloodline
It is clear that our family ancestor still looks down on him.
If not for the old sentiments, Ancestor Longyan would have already taken action to drive him away. The ancestor is very protective of the family’s food and despises those freeloaders.
Thus, Wang Shouzhe no longer spoke much and led three juniors to retreat first.
The trip to Purple Mansion Academy, planned initially for after the New Year, wouldn’t need urgent arrangements now.
Moreover, Wang Shouzhe certainly needs to go to the Purple Mansion Academy, not just for the continuation of the "Eternal Spring True Technique" regarding the Spirit Platform Chapter cultivation technique.
The cultivation techniques of the Spirit Platform Chapter are not urgent since just entering the Spirit Platform Realm focuses on stabilizing the realm. There is no rush to advance to the second or third layer.
The main aim is to find a map in Purple Mansion Academy.
Because within the Trial Land, the Shouzhe couple passed through the fourth stage and was instructed by the Artifact Spirit to go to the Divine Martial Dynasty’s Divine Martial Army Headquarters as soon as possible to report for intensive training.
Where is this Divine Martial Army Headquarters?
The couple naturally looked puzzled.
The Artifact Spirit did provide a map, but it was a map from ten thousand years ago.
A map from ten thousand years ago!
Enough for the vast sea to change to mulberry fields, mountains to collapse and rise, river courses to change, and terrain to shift unpredictably.
Finding the location of the Divine Martial Army Headquarters from this map is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Thus, they can only pin their hopes on Purple Mansion Academy since, according to Ancestor Xuanfu, the academy has extensively researched the Divine Martial Dynasty and often excavates its relics.
Perhaps they might have information or the location of the Divine Martial Army Headquarters.
Subsequently, Wang Shouzhe focused most of his attention on exploring his bloodline talent.
Now is the maturation period for Red Crystal Spirit Rice.
Already late October, the outside is rather cold, so Wang Shouzhe had someone build a small wooden cabin in the Fire Spiritual Vein cave and settled there.
It didn’t take long before the single Liua Ruolan, struggling alone, followed over.
The couple spent rare and peaceful days here, having almost forgotten about the two children, far into the clouds.
Red Crystal Spirit Rice matures once a year.
In this Middle-Grade Fire Spiritual Vein, the family has gradually developed 20 acres of Middle-Grade Fire Element Spirit Field over the years.
After several years of exploration and learning, the family has gradually mastered the essence of cultivating Red Crystal Spirit Rice.
Now, after meticulous cultivation, the yield per acre has reached 300 jin, with a total yield of 6,000 jin. Given the average price of Red Crystal Spirit Rice at 80 Large Copper per jin, that’s 4,800 Qian Gold.
According to Daqian Law, each acre of Middle-Grade Spirit Field requires 20 Qian Gold annually, amounting to only 400 Qian Gold in taxes.
Even after deducting costs like Spirit Seed, Spiritual Fertilizer, labor, and Array Spirit Stone depreciation, the pure profit for the year far surpasses 3,000 Qian Gold.
Don’t be fooled by Wang Shouzhe’s tendency to spend large amounts, often in the tens of thousands, even though investing such sums builds up the family’s foundation and strength.
Glass, cement, paper, they seem to bring considerable profits to the family each year. But these items could one day be copied by other families, potentially cutting off this layer of profit.
However, why are Spirit Vein and Spirit Field considered the true pillars and foundation of the family? Because no matter when, the Spirit Rice produced always holds value, and Red Crystal Spirit Rice, for instance, is often more in demand than supplied, never worrying about sales.
Over 3,000 Qian Gold annually, over a century, that’s more than 300,000, and over a thousand years, it’s over 3 million.
Some families of slightly greater strength often exist for several hundred years, and in Longzuo County, there are even millennial noble families.
What kind of frightening accumulation occurs year after year, century after century?
Therefore, Wang Shouzhe’s development of various secondary industries naturally contributes to explosive family growth. But ultimately, secondary industries must support the main industry, propelling it forward.
Only such foundational pillars ensure a family’s enduring prosperity.
Moreover, this portion of Middle-Grade Fire Spiritual Vein still holds much potential for development, eventually potentially developing 30 acres of Middle-Grade Fire Element Spirit Field, promising even more lucrative future returns.
But this is merely the foundation of a moderately strong ordinary family, and for Wang Shouzhe, it is not enough.
Many powerful families have long been improving their Spirit Seeds, producing higher yield and better quality Spirit Rice. Even if additional annual income per acre increases by 50 Qian Gold, 30 acres alone boosts income by 1,500 Qian Gold yearly.
Over long years, this becomes a significant figure.
But these powerful families do not improve Spirit Seeds overnight. It results from decades, centuries, or even several centuries of gradual improvement.
They do not sell these improved Spirit Seeds, keeping them highly secret, fearing leaks.
They typically shell the sold Spirit Rice or further process it to ensure it cannot be cultivated after acquisition.
Wang Shouzhe, in the last eight years, has devoted much of his attention to common rice and wheat seeds. Today, Wang’s peripheral farms no longer plant ordinary grains; instead, they use high-quality Wang’s No. 9 rice seed and Wang’s No. 7 wheat seed.
Wang’s No. 9 and No. 7 grain seeds cannot be regenerated, but they vastly outperform ordinary grain seeds in yield and disease resistance.
Thus, farmers, even purchasing at a premium, reap final returns two or three times higher than usual.